UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________________________________________________
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2014
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Nevada
 
000-54652
 
01-0949984
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
2331 Mill Road, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA
     
22314
(Address of principal executive offices)
     
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 232-1701
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Copies to:
Harvey J. Kesner, Esq.
61 Broadway, 32nd Floor
New York, New York 10006
Telephone: (212) 930-9700

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Item 1.01                        Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
Private Placement
 
On May 1, 2014, Marathon Patent Group, Inc. (the “Company”)  sold an aggregate of 1,000,502 units (the “Units”) to certain accredited investors (the “Investors”) pursuant to a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of $6,503,264.
 
Each Unit was sold for a purchase price of $6.50 per Unit and consisted of: (i) one share of the Company’s 8% Series A Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Shares”), and (ii) a two year warrant (the “PIPE Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in an amount equal to twenty five percent (25%) of the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. The PIPE Warrants have an exercise price of $7.50 per share, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events such as stock splits and dividends.
 
The PIPE Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis at any time that the registration statement to be filed pursuant to the PIPE Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below) is not effective after the Effectiveness Date (as defined below). The PIPE Warrants contain limitations on the holder’s ability to exercise the PIPE Warrants in the event such exercise causes the holder to beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock.
 
Pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement with the Investors (the “PIPE Registration Rights Agreement”), the Company has agreed to file a “resale” registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) covering the Shares and the Common Stock underlying the conversion of the Shares and the exercise of the PIPE Warrants within 60 days of the final closing date of the sale of Units (the “Filing Date”). The Company has agreed to use its best efforts to have the initial registration statement declared effective within 120 days of the Filing Date (or within 135 days of the Filing Date in the event that the registration statement is subject to full review by the SEC) (the “Effectiveness Date”), subject to extension by consent of the Investors. Since there was only one closing of the private placement, the Final Closing Date was May 1, 2014.
 
The Company will pay a placement fee to Laidlaw & Company (UK) LTD., as placement agent, in the amount of $200,000 in connection with the sale of the Units, of which  $100,000 in cash was paid to the placement agent upon the closing of the private placement and $100,000 is payable in Units.   Accordingly, the Company will issue 15,385 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 3,846 warrants to the placement agent.  In addition, the Company will pay the lead investor in the offering $50,000 for due diligence, payable in Units, such that the Company  will issue 7,692 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 1,923 warrants to the lead investor in the offering.

The foregoing is a summary description of the terms and conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, PIPE Warrants and PIPE Registration Rights Agreement, and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Securities Purchase Agreement PIPE Warrants and PIPE Registration Rights Agreement, which are filed as Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit 10.2 and Exhibit 10.3, respectively, and incorporated into this Current Report on Form 8-K by reference.

Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock

On May 1, 2014, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada a Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Certificate of Designations”), authorizing 1,500,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and establishing the designations, preferences, and other rights of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Certificate of Designations became effective upon filing.

The terms of the Series A Preferred Stock are summarized below:

Rank .  The Series A Preferred Stock will rank senior to Common Stock   and to all other classes and series of equity securities of the Company which by its terms do not rank on a parity with or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock.

 
 

 


Dividend .  The holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive dividends at an annual rate equal to 8% based on a value of $6.50 per share.  The Company may pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock in shares of Common Stock, with each share of Common Stock being valued at the higher of $6.50 per share or the thirty day VWAP (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designations) as of the trading day immediately prior to the date that the dividend is to be paid.  All accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, shall be mandatorily paid immediately prior to the earlier to occur of: (i) a liquidation, dissolution or winding up for the Company, (ii) a voluntary conversion by the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock, or (iii) a mandatory conversion pursuant to the terms of the Series A Certificate of Designations, and as further described below.

Liquidation Preference .  In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive $6.50 per share of the respective preferred stock held, before any payments are made to holders of Common Stock or any other class or series of the Company’s capital stock ranking junior as to liquidation rights to Series A Preferred Stock. After such payment to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will not be entitled to any further participation as such in any distribution of the assets of the Company.

Voting Rights .  As long as more than 25% of the Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Company may not, and may not permit any subsidiary to, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at the time: (i) incur Indebtedness or authorize, create, issue or increase the authorized or issued amount of any class or series of stock, including but not limited to the issuance of any more shares of previously authorized Preferred Stock, ranking prior to the Series A Preferred Stock, with respect to the distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution or winding up; (ii) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock; (iii) repurchase, redeem or pay dividends on (whether in cash, in kind, or otherwise), shares of the Company's stock that are junior to the Series A Preferred; (iv) amend the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company so as to affect materially and adversely any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock; (v) effect any distribution with respect to stock junior to or on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock; or (vi) reclassify the Company's outstanding securities.  “Indebtedness” means (a) all obligations for borrowed money, (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptance, current swap agreements, interest rate swaps, or other financial products, (c) all capital lease obligations (to the extent the same exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year), (d) all synthetic leases, and (e) any obligation guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted or sold with recourse) any of the foregoing obligations of any other person; provided, however, Indebtedness shall not include (a) a working capital line of credit, containing typical and customary terms and conditions, of up to $3,000,000 issued by a bank, credit union, governmental agency or similar unaffiliated corporate or institutional lender, (b) usual and customary trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business (c) indebtedness  incurred to fund all or a portion of  the purchase price in connection with the acquisition of  patent portfolios and/or other intellectual property by the Company and (d) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.  Besides the foregoing voting rights, the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights and the Common Stock into which the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible shall, upon issuance, have all of the same voting rights as other issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company.
 
Conversion .  Each share of Series A Preferred Stock may be converted at the holder’s option at any time after issuance into one share of Common Stock, provided that the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion does not exceed, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock owned by such holder at such time, result in such holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder) in excess of 9.99% of all of the Common Stock outstanding at such time, unless otherwise waived  in writing by the Company with sixty-one (61) days’ notice.

Mandatory Conversion.   On a date which at least one day after the VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock has exceeded $9.25 per share for a period of four out of eight consecutive trading days, each share of the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding shall automatically convert into one fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, as adjusted for stock splits, combinations, certain dividends and distributions.

 
 

 


The foregoing description of the Series A Preferred Stock is qualified in its entirety by reference to the certificate of designations for Series A Preferred Stock, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated into this Current Report on Form 8-K by reference.

Certificate of Designations of the Series B Preferred Stock

On May 1, 2014, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada a Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Certificate of Designations”)  authorizing 500,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and establishing the designations, preferences, and other rights of the Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Certificate of Designations became effective upon filing.

The terms of the Series B Preferred Stock are summarized below:

Rank .  The Series B Preferred Stock will rank junior to the Series A Preferred Stock.

Dividend .  The holders of Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive such dividends paid and distributions made to the holders of Common Stock, pro rata to the holders of Common Stock to the same extent as if such holders had converted the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion herein or elsewhere) and had held such shares of Common Stock on the record date for such dividends and distributions.

Liquidation Preference .  In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, after provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Company and the payment of a liquidation preference to the holders of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, any remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed pro rata to the holders of Common Stock and the holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock as if the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted into shares of Common Stock on the date of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

Voting Rights .  The Series B Preferred Stock have no voting rights except with regard to certain customary protective provisions set forth in the  Series B Certificate of Designations and as otherwise provided by applicable law.

Conversion .  Each share of Series B Preferred Stock may be converted at the holder’s option at any time after issuance into  one share of Common Stock, provided that the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion does not exceed, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock owned by such holder at such time, result in such holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder) in excess of 9.99% of all of the Common Stock outstanding at such time, unless otherwise waived  in writing by the Company with sixty-one (61) days’notice.

The foregoing description of the Series B Preferred Stock is qualified in its entirety by reference to the certificate of designations for Series A Preferred Stock, which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto and is hereby incorporated into this Current Report on Form 8-K by reference.

Risk Factors Relating to Issuance of the Promissory Notes described below and the Preferred Stock

In connection with the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock and the PIPE Warrants, holders of the Company’s Common Stock will experience immediate and substantial dilution upon the conversion of such preferred stock and the exercise of such warrants .


 
 

 


In connection with the transactions contemplated in this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company issued 1,000,502 shares of Series A Preferred, 391,000 shares of Series B Preferred and PIPE Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 250,126 shares of Common Stock.  Upon conversion of the preferred Stock and the exercise of the warrants, you will experience dilution.  We currently have 5,489,593 shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Assuming full conversion of the preferred stock and the exercise of the PIPE Warrants, the number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding  will increase 1,641,628 shares from  5,489,593 shares of Common Stock outstanding to 7,131,221 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

The rights of the holders of the Company’s Common Stock will be subordinate  to our creditors and to the holders of our preferred stock in a liquidation and the Series A Certificate of Designation contains certain covenants against the incurrence of indebtedness which could affect our business.

In connection with the transaction contemplated in this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company issued two promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 (which may increase to $6,000,000 in the event that such promissory notes are not paid in full on or prior to June 30, 2014) and preferred stock and warrants.  The promissory notes each mature on October 30, 2014.

Accordingly, the holders of Common Stock will rank junior to such indebtedness and to the liquidation rights of the holders of our Series A Preferred stockholders as well as to other non-equity claims on us and our assets, including claims in our liquidation.

Additionally, the Series A Preferred Stock places restrictions on our ability to incur indebtedness subject to certain limitations set forth in the Series A Certificate of Designation and subject to the voting rights referred to above in the description of the Series A Certificate of Designation for the Series A Preferred Stock.  The failure on the part of the holders of a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock to approve the incurrance of indebtedness, when such approval is required, could adversely affect our business.

The Company is required to pay dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock; if we fail to pay such dividends in cash and pay such dividends in shares of our Common Stock then the holders of our Common Stock will be further diluted.

The holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to annual dividends at a rate of 8% based on a value of $6.50 per share, payable quarterly commencing on January 31, 2015.  If the Company fails to pay such dividends in cash and pays the holders of Series A Preferred Stock their annual dividends in shares of our Common Stock, you will experience further dilution.
 
Item 2.01                      Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On May 2, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of certain ownership rights (the “Acquired Intellectual Property”) from TechDev Holdings, LLC (“TechDev”), Granicus IP, LLC (“Granicus”) and The Spangenberg Family Foundation for the Benefit of Children’s Healthcare and Education (“SFF”) pursuant to the terms of three purchase agreements between: (i) the Company, TechDev,  SFF and DA Acquisition LLC, a newly formed Texas limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company; (ii) the Company, Granicus, SFF and IP Liquidity Ventures Acquisition LLC, a newly formed Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company; and (iii) the Company, TechDev,  SFF and Sarif Biomedical Acquisition LLC, a newly formed Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “DA Agreement,” the “IP Liquidity Agreement” and the “Sarif Agreement,” respectively and the collective transactions, the “Acquisitions”).

Pursuant to the DA Agreement, the Company acquired 100% of the limited liability company membership interests of Dynamic Advances, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, in consideration for: (i) two cash payments of $2,375,000, one payment due at closing and the other payment due on or before June 30, 2014, with such second payment being subject to increase to $2,850,000 if not made on or before June 30, 2014; and (ii) 195,500 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.  Under the terms of the DA Agreement, TechDev and SFF are entitled to possible future payments for a maximum consideration of $250,000,000 pursuant to the Pay Proceeds Agreement described below.

 
 

 


Pursuant to the IP Liquidity Agreement, the Company acquired 100% of the limited liability company membership interests of IP Liquidity Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in consideration for: (i) two cash payments of $2,375,000, one payment due at closing and the other payment due on or before June 30, 2014, with such second payment being subject to increase to $2,850,000 if not made on or before June 30, 2014; and (ii) 195,500 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.  Under the terms of the IP Liquidity Agreement, Granicus and SFF are entitled to possible future payments for a maximum consideration of $250,000,000 pursuant to the Pay Proceeds Agreement described below.

Pursuant to the Sarif Agreement, the Company acquired 100% of the limited liability company membership interests of Sarif Biomedical, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in consideration for two cash payments of $250,000, one payment due at closing and the other payment due on or before June 30, 2014, with such second payment being subject to increase to $300,000 if not made on or before June 30, 2014.  Under the terms of the Sarif Agreement, TechDev and SFF are entitled to possible future payments for a maximum consideration of $250,000,000 pursuant to the Pay Proceeds Agreement described below.

Pursuant to the Pay Proceeds Agreement, the Company may pay the sellers a percentage of the net recoveries (gross revenues minus certain defined expenses) that the Company makes with respect to the assets held by the entities that the Company acquired pursuant to the DA Agreement, the IP Liquidity Agreement and the Sarif Agreement (the “IP Assets”).  Under the terms of the Pay Proceeds Agreement, if the Company recovers $10,000,000 or less with regard to the IP Assets, then nothing is due to the sellers; if the Company recovers between $10,000,000 and $40,000,000 with regard to the IP Assets, then the Company shall pay 40% of the cumulative gross proceeds of such recoveries to the sellers; and if the Company recovers over $40,000,000 with regard to the IP Assets, the Company shall pay 50% of the cumulative gross proceeds of such recoveries to the sellers.  In no event will the total payments made by the Company under the Pay Proceeds Agreement exceed $250,000,000.

Pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement with the  sellers (the “Acquisition Registration Rights Agreement”), the Company has agreed to file a “resale” registration statement with the SEC covering at least 10% of the registrable shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued to the sellers under the terms of the DA Agreement and the IP Liquidity Agreement, at any time on or after November 2, 2014 upon receipt of a written demand from the sellers which describes the amount and type of securities to be included in the registration and the intended method of distribution thereof.  The Company shall not be required to file more than three such registration statements not more than 60 days after the receipt of each such written demand from the sellers.

The foregoing is a summary description of the terms and conditions of the DA Agreement, the IP Liquidity Agreement, the Sarif Agreement, the Pay Proceeds Agreement and the Acquisition Registration Rights Agreement, and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the DA Agreement, the IP Liquidity Agreement, the Sarif Agreement, the Pay Proceeds Agreement and the Acquisition Registration Rights Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

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

On May 2, 2014, the Company issued TechDev and SFF a promissory note in order to evidence the second cash payment due under the terms of the DA Agreement in the amount of $2,375,000 due on or before June 30, 2014, with such amount due under the terms of the promissory note being subject to increase to $2,850,000 if the Company’s payment pursuant to the terms of the DA Agreement are not made on or before June 30, 2014. The promissory note matures on October 30, 2014.

On May 2, 2014, the Company issued Granicus and SFF a promissory note in order to evidence the second cash payment due under the terms of the IP Liquidity Agreement in the amount of $2,375,000 due on or before June 30, 2014, with such amount due under the terms of the promissory note being subject to increase to $2,850,000 if the Company’s payment pursuant to the terms of the IP Liquidity Agreement are not made on or before June 30, 2014. The promissory note matures on October 30, 2014.


 
 

 


On May 2, 2014, the Company issued TechDev and SFF a promissory note in order to evidence the second cash payment due under the terms of the Sarif Agreement in the amount of $250,000 due on or before June 30, 2014, with such amount due under the terms of the promissory note being subject to increase to $300,000 if the Company’s payment pursuant to the terms of the Sarif Agreement are not made on or before June 30, 2014. The promissory note matures on October 30, 2014.
 
The foregoing is a summary description of the terms and conditions of the sale of the foregoing promissory notes and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to promissory notes that are filed as Exhibits 10.9, 10.10 and 10.11, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 3.02        Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
 
The information set forth in Item 1.01, Item 2.01 and Item 2.03 above is hereby incorporated by reference.  The issuance of these securities was deemed to be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D (Rule 506) thereunder, and the corresponding provisions of state securities laws.

This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities discussed herein, and there shall not be any offer, solicitation or sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)           Exhibits.
 
The exhibits listed in the following Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
3.1
 
Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Marathon Patent Group, Inc.
3.2
 
Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Marathon Patent Group, Inc.
10.1
 
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement.
10.2
 
Form of PIPE Warrant.
10.3
 
Form of PIPE Registration Rights Agreement dated May 1, 2014.
10.4
 
Purchase Agreement between the Company, TechDev, SFF and DA Acquisition LLC dated May 2, 2014.
10.5
 
Purchase Agreement the Company, Granicus, SFF and IP Liquidity Ventures Acquisition LLC dated May 2, 2014.
10.6
 
Purchase Agreement the Company, TechDev, SFF and Sarif Biomedical Acquisition LLC dated May 2, 2014.
10.7
 
Pay Proceeds Agreement dated May 2, 2014.
10.8
 
Acquisition Registration Rights Agreement dated May 2, 2014.
10.9
 
Promissory Note between the Company, TechDev and SFF dated May 2, 2014.
10.10
 
Promissory Note between the Company, Granicus and SFF dated May 2, 2014.
10.11
 
Promissory Note between the Company, TechDev and SFF dated May 2, 2014.


 
 

 


 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:  May 7, 2014

 
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
   
By: 
/s/ Doug Croxall
 
Name: Doug Croxall
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer
   
 
 
 


Exhibit 3.1
 
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF THE RELATIVE RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES
OF THE
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.

The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), in accordance with the provisions of the Revised Nevada Statutes, does hereby certify that, pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, the following resolution creating a series of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, was duly adopted on April 20, 2014:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to the authority expressly granted to and vested in the Board of Directors of the Company by provisions of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (the “Articles of Incorporation”), hereby creates out of the shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company authorized in the Articles of Incorporation (the “Preferred Stock”), a series of Preferred Stock designated “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,” consisting of  One Million  Five Hundred Thousand (1,500,000) shares;

RESOLVED, the designations, powers, preferences and relative and other special rights and the following qualifications, limitations and restrictions with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock are as follows:

1.           ­ Designation and Rank .

(a)            Designation .  The designation of such series of the Preferred Stock shall be the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”).  The maximum number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be One Million Five  Hundred Thousand (1,500,000) Shares.

(b)            Rank .  The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank prior to the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and to all other classes and series of equity securities of the Company which by its terms does not rank on a parity with or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock (“Junior Stock”).  The Series A Preferred Stock shall be subordinate to and rank junior to all indebtedness of the Company now or hereafter outstanding.

2.            Dividends .

(a)            Quarterly Dividends .  The holders of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of funds legally available therefor, dividends at an annual rate equal to 8% of the Liquidation Preference Amount, calculated on the basis of a 360 day year, consisting of twelve 30-day months, and shall accrue on a daily basis from October 31, 2014, whether or not declared.  Accrued and unpaid dividends shall compound on a quarterly basis, and shall be, except as set forth in Section 2(b) below, payable in cash.  The first such dividend payment shall be due and payable on  January 31, 2015, with subsequent payments due and payable on April 30, July 31,  October 31, and January 31 of each year (each a “Dividend Payment Date”).   All accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, shall be mandatorily paid immediately prior to the earlier to occur of (i) a liquidation, dissolution or winding up (or deemed liquidation, dissolution or winding up under Section 4(b) hereof) of the Company (a “Liquidation”), (ii) a Voluntary Conversion pursuant to Section 5 hereof or (iii) a Mandatory Conversion pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof (the “Mandatory Dividend Payment Date”).
 
 
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(b)            Payment of Dividends .  At the option of the Company in compliance with this Section 2(b), the Company may pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock in shares of Common Stock, with each share of Common Stock being valued for this purpose at the higher of the Conversion Price or the thirty (30) day VWAP (as defined below) as of the trading day immediately prior to the Dividend Payment date.  In order to pay the dividends in Common Stock, the Company must provide the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock with at least 10 days’ notice, prior to the Dividend Payment Date, of its election to pay a regularly scheduled dividend in shares of Common Stock (the Company may indicate in such notice that the election contained in such notice shall continue for later periods until revised by a subsequent notice). In the event the Company fails to provide such notice, the dividend shall be payable in cash. Notwithstanding the above, no dividend shall be paid in Common Stock (i) in connection with a Liquidation, (ii) if such payment would cause the limitations on beneficial ownership set forth in Section 7 hereof to be exceeded or (iii) unless the shares of Common Stock received upon such payment shall be freely salable by the recipient pursuant to a then effective registration statement.

(c)            Junior Stock Dividends .  The Company shall not declare or pay any cash dividends on, or make any other distributions with respect to or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration, any shares of Junior Stock unless and until all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock have been paid in full.    In all events, Junior Stock dividends shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 3(a) below.

3.           ­ Voting Rights .

(a)           ­ Class Voting Rights .  The Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following class voting rights (in addition to the voting rights set forth in Section 3(b) hereof).  So long as there are more than twenty five percent (25%) of the Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any subsidiary to, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at the time, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting, in which the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock vote separately as a class: (i) incur Indebtedness or authorize, create, issue or increase the authorized or issued amount of any class or series of stock, including but not limited to the issuance of any more shares of previously authorized Preferred Stock, ranking prior to the Series A Preferred Stock, with respect to the distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution or winding up; (ii) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock; (iii) repurchase, redeem or pay dividends on (whether in cash, in kind, or otherwise), shares of the Company's Junior Stock; (iv) amend the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company so as to affect materially and adversely any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock; (v) effect any distribution with respect to Junior Stock or parity stock; or (vi) reclassify the Company's outstanding securities.  “Indebtedness” means (a) all obligations for borrowed money, (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptance, current swap agreements, interest rate swaps, or other financial products, (c) all capital lease obligations (to the extent the same exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year), (d) all synthetic leases, and (e) any obligation guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted or sold with recourse) any of the foregoing obligations of any other person; provided, however, Indebtedness shall not include (a) a working capital line of credit, containing typical and customary terms and conditions, of up to $3,000,000 issued by a bank, credit union, governmental agency or similar unaffiliated corporate or institutional lender, (b) usual and customary trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business (c) indebtedness  incurred to fund all or a portion of  the purchase price in connection with the acquisition of  patent portfolios and/or other intellectual property by the Company and (d) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
 
 
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(b)           ­ General Voti ng Rights .  Except with respect to transactions upon which the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote separately as a class pursuant to Section 3(a) above and except as otherwise required by Nevada law, the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights.  The Common Stock into which the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible shall, upon issuance, have all of the same voting rights as other issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company.

4.           ­ Liquidation Preference .

(a)           In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Company whether such assets are capital or surplus of any nature, an amount equal to $6.50 per share (the “Liquidation Preference Amount”) of the Series A Preferred Stock, on a pro rata and pari passu basis with any parity stock (the “Pari Passu Preferred Stock”), before any payment shall be made or any assets distributed to the holders of the Common Stock or any other Junior Stock.  If the assets of the Company are not sufficient to pay in full the Liquidation Preference Amount payable to the holders of outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and any series of preferred stock or any other class of stock on a parity as to rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding up, with the Series A Preferred Stock, then all of said assets will be distributed among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Pari Passu Preferred Stock and the other classes of stock on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, if any, ratably in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on such shares if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.  The liquidation payment with respect to each outstanding fractional share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be equal to a ratably proportionate amount of the liquidation payment with respect to each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock.  All payments for which this Section 4(a) provides shall be in cash, property (valued at its fair market value as determined by an independent appraiser reasonably acceptable to the holders of a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock) or a combination thereof; provided , however , that no cash shall be paid to holders of Junior Stock unless each holder of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock has been paid in cash the full Liquidation Preference Amount to which such holder is entitled as provided herein.  After payment of the full Liquidation Preference Amount to which each holder is entitled, such holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will not be entitled to any further participation as such in any distribution of the assets of the Company.
 
 
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(b)           A consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the effectuation by the Company of a transaction or series of transactions in which more than 50% of the voting shares of the Company is disposed of or conveyed, shall be, at the election of the holders of a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock, deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up within the meaning of this Section 4.  In the event of the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation that is not treated as a liquidation pursuant to this Section 4(b), the Series A Preferred Stock shall maintain its relative powers, designations and preferences provided for herein and no merger shall result inconsistent therewith.

(c)           Written notice of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, stating a payment date and the place where the distributable amounts shall be payable, shall be given by mail, postage prepaid, no less than forty-five (45) days prior to the payment date stated therein, to the holders of record of the Series A Preferred Stock at their respective addresses as the same shall appear on the books of the Company.

5.           ­ Conversion .  The holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following conversion rights (the “Conversion Rights”):

(a)           ­ Right to Convert .  At any time on or after the Issuance Date, the holder of any such shares of Series A Preferred Stock may, at such holder's option, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 7 herein, elect to convert (a “Voluntary Conversion”) all or any portion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such person into a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i) the Liquidation Preference Amount of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted thereon divided by (ii) the Conversion Price (as defined in Section 5(d) below) then in effect as of the date of the delivery by such holder of its notice of election to convert.  The Company shall keep written records of the conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock converted by each holder.  A holder shall be required to deliver the original certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock upon complete conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.
 
 
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(b)           ­ Mechanics of Voluntary Conversion .  The Voluntary Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock shall be conducted in the following manner:

(i)           ­ Holder's Delivery Requirements .  To convert Series A Preferred Stock into full shares of Common Stock on any date (the “Voluntary Conversion Date”), the holder thereof shall (A) transmit by facsimile (or otherwise deliver), for receipt on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York time on such date, a copy of a fully executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”), to the Company, and (B) with respect to the final conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by any holder, such holder shall surrender to a common carrier for delivery to the Company as soon as practicable following such Conversion Date but in no event later than six (6) business days after such date the original certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to such shares in the case of their loss, theft or destruction) (the “Preferred Stock Certificates”).

(ii)            Company's Response .  Within three (3) business days following the Conversion Notice delivery date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall transmitted the shares of Common Stock to the holder by crediting the account of the holder’s prime broker with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the shares to or resale of the shares by the holder or (B) the shares are eligible for resale by the holders without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery to the holder.  In case of conversion under this Section 5 of only a part of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented by a certificate surrendered to the Company, the Company shall issue and deliver a new certificate for the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock which have not been converted, upon receipt of the original certificate or certificates representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted.  Until such time as the certificate or certificates representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock which have been converted are surrendered to the Company and a certificate or certificates representing the Common Stock into which such shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been converted have been issued and delivered, the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock which have been converted shall represent the shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been converted. The Company shall pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.
 
 
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(iii)           ­ Dispute Resolution .  In the case of a dispute as to the arithmetic calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion, the Company shall promptly issue to the holder the number of shares of Common Stock that is not disputed and shall submit the arithmetic calculations to the holder via facsimile as soon as possible, but in no event later than two (2) business days after receipt of such holder's Conversion Notice.  If such holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the arithmetic calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon such conversion within one (1) business day of such disputed arithmetic calculation being submitted to the holder, then the Company shall within one (1) business day submit via facsimile the disputed arithmetic calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon such conversion to the Company’s   independent, outside accountant.  The Company shall cause the accountant to perform the calculations and notify the Company and the holder of the results no later than seventy-two (72) hours from the time it receives the disputed calculations.  Such accountant's calculation shall be binding upon all parties absent manifest error.  The reasonable expenses of such accountant in making such determination shall be paid by the Company, in the event the holder's calculation was correct, or by the holder, in the event the Company's calculation was correct, or equally by the Company and the holder in the event that neither the Company's or the holder's calculation was correct.  The period of time in which the Company is required to effect conversions or redemptions under this Certificate of Designation shall be tolled with respect to the subject conversion or redemption pending resolution of any dispute by the Company made in good faith and in accordance with this Section 5(b)(iii).

(iv)           ­ Record Holder .  The person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date.

(v)           ­ Company's Failure to Timely Convert .  If within five (5) business days of the Company's receipt of the Conversion Notice (the “Share Delivery Period”) the Company shall fail to issue and deliver to a holder the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder is entitled upon such holder's conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock (a “Conversion Failure”), in addition to all other available remedies which such holder may pursue, the Company shall pay additional damages to such holder on each business day after such  fifth (5 th ) business day that such conversion is not timely effected in an amount equal 0.5% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the holder on a timely basis pursuant to Section 5(b)(ii) and to which such holder is entitled and (B) the VWAP (as defined below) of the Common Stock on the last possible date which the Company could have issued such Common Stock to such holder without violating Section 5(b)(ii).  If the Company fails to pay the additional damages set forth in this Section 5(b)(v) within five (5) business days of the date incurred, then such payment shall bear interest at the rate of 2% per month (pro rated for partial months) until such payments are made. “VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the principal market or exchange during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” function or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the holder. If the Company and the holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 5(b)(iii) above. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.
 
 
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(c)            Mandatory Conversion .

(i)           Subject to the provisions set forth below, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding on the Mandatory Conversion Date (as defined in Section 5(c)(ii)) shall, depending on the  VWAP of the Common Stock on such Mandatory Conversion Date, automatically and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, convert into a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i) the Liquidation Preference Amount of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding on the Mandatory Conversion Date divided by (ii) the Conversion Price in effect on the Mandatory Conversion Date (a “Mandatory Conversion”).

(ii)           As used herein, a “Mandatory Conversion Date” shall be the date which is at least one (1) day after such date that the VWAP of the Common Stock has exceeded $9.25 for a period of four (4) out of eight (8) consecutive trading days immediately preceding such date; provided , further , that there is an effective registration statement covering the resale of all the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such mandatory conversion or the shares of Common Stock into which the Series A Preferred Stock can be converted  or that such shares may be offered for sale to the public pursuant to Rule 144 without regard to any  (“Rule 144”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no mandatory conversion shall be effected if, on the Mandatory Conversion Date the conversion of such share of Preferred Stock would violate Section 7.  In no event shall any shares of Series A Preferred Stock be converted pursuant to this Section 5(c) unless the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be resold pursuant to a then-effective registration statement or such shares of Common Stock may be resold pursuant to Rule 144.  The Mandatory Conversion Date and the Voluntary Conversion Date collectively are referred to in this Certificate of Designation as the “Conversion Date.”

(iii)           On the Mandatory Conversion Date, the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be converted automatically without any further action by the holders of such shares and whether or not the Preferred Stock Certificates are surrendered to the Company or its transfer agent; provided , however , that the Company shall not be obligated to issue the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock unless the Preferred Stock Certificates evidencing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock are either delivered to the Company or the holder notifies the Company that such Preferred Stock Certificates have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, and executes an agreement satisfactory to the Company to indemnify the Company from any loss incurred by it in connection therewith.  Upon the occurrence of the automatic conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 5, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall surrender the Preferred Stock Certificates representing the Series A Preferred Stock for which the Mandatory Conversion Date has occurred to the Company and the Company shall deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion (in the same manner set forth in Section 5(b)(ii)) to the holder within five (5) business days of the holder's delivery of the applicable Preferred Stock Certificates.
 
 
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(d)           ­ Conversion Price .

(i)           The term “Conversion Price” shall mean $6.50 per share, subject to adjustment under Section 5(e) hereof.  Notwithstanding any adjustment hereunder, at no time shall the Conversion Price be greater than $6.50 per share other than pursuant to the second sentence of Section 5(e)(i) in connection with a reverse stock split effected by the Company.

(e)           ­ Adjustments of Conversion Price .

(i)           ­ Adjustments for Stock Splits and Combinations .  If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date, effect a stock split of the outstanding Common Stock, the Conversion Price shall be proportionately decreased.  If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date, combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Price shall be proportionately increased.  Any adjustments under this Section 5(e)(i) shall be effective at the close of business on the date the stock split or combination occurs.

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

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

(2)           the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.
 
 
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(iii)           ­ Adjustment for Other Dividends and Distributions .  If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date, make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the Company other than shares of Common Stock, then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the applicable Conversion Price shall be made and provision shall be made (by adjustments of the Conversion Price or otherwise) so that the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall receive upon conversions thereof, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock receivable thereon, the number of securities of the Company which they would have received had their Series A Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock immediately prior to such event (or the record date for such event, if applicable) and had thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the Conversion Date, retained such securities (together with any distributions payable thereon during such period), giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 5(e)(iii) with respect to the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.

(iv)           ­ Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange or Substitution .  If the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date shall be changed to the same or different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by reclassification, exchange, substitution or otherwise (other than by way of a stock split or combination of shares or stock dividends provided for in Sections 5(e)(i), (ii) and (iii), or a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale of assets provided for in Section 5(e)(v)), then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the Conversion Price shall be made and provisions shall be made (by adjustments of the Conversion Price or otherwise) so that the holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right thereafter to convert such share of Series A Preferred Stock into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities receivable upon reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, by holders of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Series A Preferred Stock might have been converted immediately prior to such reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.

(v)           ­ Adjustments for Reorganization, Merger, Consolidation or Sales of Assets .  If at any time or from time to time after the Issuance Date there shall be a capital reorganization of the Company (other than by way of a stock split or combination of shares or stock dividends or distributions provided for in Section 5(e)(i), (ii) and (iii), or a reclassification, exchange or substitution of shares provided for in Section 5(e)(iv)), or a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's properties or assets to any other person that is not deemed a liquidation pursuant to Section 4(b) (an “Organic Change”), then as a part of such Organic Change an appropriate revision to the Conversion Price shall be made and provision shall be made (by adjustments of the Conversion Price or otherwise) so that the holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right thereafter to convert such share of Series A Preferred Stock into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities or property of the Company or any successor corporation resulting from the Organic Change as the holder would have received as a result of the Organic Change and if the holder had converted its Series A Preferred Stock into the Company’s Common Stock prior to the Organic Change.  In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Section 5(e)(v) with respect to the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock after the Organic Change to the end that the provisions of this Section 5(e)(v) (including any adjustment in the Conversion Price then in effect and the number of shares of stock or other securities deliverable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock) shall be applied after that event in as nearly an equivalent manner as may be practicable.
 
 
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(vi)            [INTENTIONALLY OMMITTED].

(vii)            [INTENTIONALLY OMMITTED].
 
(viii)           ­ Consideration for Stock .  In case any shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities other than the Series A Preferred Stock, or any rights or warrants or options to purchase any such Common Stock or Convertible Securities, shall be issued or sold in connection with any merger or consolidation in which the Company is the surviving corporation (other than any consolidation or merger in which the previously outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company shall be changed to or exchanged for the stock or other securities of another corporation), the amount of consideration therefor shall be deemed to be the fair value, as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, of such portion of the assets and business of the nonsurviving corporation as such Board may determine to be attributable to such shares of Common Stock, Convertible Securities, rights or warrants or options, as the case may be.

(ix)           ­ Record Date .  In case the Company shall take record of the holders of its Common Stock or any other Preferred Stock for the purpose of entitling them to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities, then the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to be such record date.
 
(f)           ­ No Impairment .  The Company shall not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith, assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 5 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the Conversion Rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock against impairment.  In the event a holder shall elect to convert any shares of Series A Preferred Stock as provided herein, the Company cannot refuse conversion based on any claim that such holder or any one associated or affiliated with such holder has been engaged in any violation of law, unless, an injunction from a court, on notice, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or of said shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been issued and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of such holder in an amount equal to 130% of the Liquidation Preference Amount of the Series A Preferred Stock such holder has elected to convert, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such holder in the event it obtains judgment.
 
 
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(g)           ­ Certificates as to Adjustments .  Upon occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price or number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 5, the Company at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each holder of such Series A Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth such adjustment and readjustment, showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.  The Company shall, upon written request of the holder of such affected Series A Preferred Stock, at any time, furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a like certificate setting forth such adjustments and readjustments, the Conversion Price in effect at the time, and the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of a share of such Series A Preferred Stock.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver a certificate unless such certificate would reflect an increase or decrease of at least one percent of such adjusted amount.

(h)           ­ Issue Taxes .  The Company shall pay any and all issue and other taxes, excluding federal, state or local income taxes, that may be payable in respect of any issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock on conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant thereto; provided , however , that the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes resulting from any transfer requested by any holder in connection with any such conversion.

(i)           ­ Notices .  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or by facsimile or three (3) business days following being mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return-receipt requested, addressed to the holder of record at its address appearing on the books of the Company.  The Company will give written notice to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (I) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, (II) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (III) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up and in no event shall such notice be provided to such holder prior to such information being made known to the public.  The Company will also give written notice to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which any Organic Change, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up will take place and in no event shall such notice be provided to such holder prior to such information being made known to the public.

(j)           ­ Fractional Shares .  No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.  In lieu of any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, the Company shall at its option either (i) pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the average of the  VWAP of the Common Stock for the five (5) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Voluntary Conversion Date or Mandatory Conversion Date, as applicable, or (ii) in lieu of issuing such fractional shares issue one additional whole share to the holder.
 
 
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(k)           ­ Reservation of Common Stock .  The Company shall, so long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding; provided that the number of shares of Common Stock so reserved shall at no time be less than 120% of the number of shares of Common Stock for which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are at any time convertible (without regard to the limitations on conversion set forth in Section 7 hereof).  The initial number of shares of Common Stock reserved for conversions of the Series A Preferred Stock and each increase in the number of shares so reserved shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock based on the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by each holder at the time of issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be.  In the event a holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder's shares of Series A Preferred Stock, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the number of reserved shares of Common Stock reserved for such transferor.  Any shares of Common Stock reserved and which remain allocated to any person or entity which does not hold any shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be allocated to the remaining holders of Series A Preferred Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then held by such holder.

(l)           ­ Retirement of Series A Preferred Stock .  Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been effected on the applicable Voluntary Conversion Date or Mandatory Conversion Date.  The Company shall keep written records of the conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock converted by each holder.  A holder shall be required to deliver the original certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock upon complete conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.

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

6.           ­ No Preemptive Rights .  No holder of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to rights to subscribe for, purchase or receive any part of any new or additional shares of any class, whether now or hereinafter authorized, or of bonds or debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any class, but all such new or additional shares of any class, or any bond, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable for shares, may be issued and disposed of by the Board of Directors on such terms and for such consideration (to the extent permitted by law), and to such person or persons as the Board of Directors in their absolute discretion may deem advisable.
 
 
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7.           ­ Conversion Restriction .
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 5 of this Certificate of Designation, at no time may a holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock convert shares of the Series A Preferred Stock if the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion would exceed, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock owned by such holder at such time, the number of shares of Common Stock which would result in such holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder) in excess of 9.99% of all of the Common Stock outstanding at such time; provided , however , that upon a holder of Series A Preferred Stock  providing the Company with sixty-one (61) days’ notice (pursuant to Section 5(i) hereof) (the “Waiver Notice”) that such holder would like to waive Section 7 of this Certificate of Designation with regard to any or all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock, this Section 7 shall be of no force or effect with regard to those shares of Series A Preferred Stock referenced in the Waiver Notice.

8.           .[INTENTIONALLY OMMITTED].

9.           ­ Inability to Fully Convert .

(a)           ­ Holder's Option if Company Cannot Fully Convert .  If, upon the Company's receipt of a Conversion Notice or on the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Company cannot issue shares of Common Stock registered for resale or such shares are can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 for any reason, including, without limitation, because the Company (x) does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available, (y) is otherwise prohibited by applicable law or by the rules or regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Company or its securities from issuing all of the Common Stock which is to be issued to a holder of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to a Conversion Notice or (z) fails to have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock registered for resale in such holder’s name, then the Company shall issue as many shares of Common Stock as it is able to issue in accordance with such holder's Conversion Notice and pursuant to Section 5(b)(ii) above and, with respect to the unconverted Series A Preferred Stock, the holder, solely at such holder's option, can elect, in addition to other remedies available to such holder, within five (5) business days after receipt of notice from the Company thereof to:

(i)           require the Company to redeem from such holder those shares of Series A Preferred Stock for which the Company is unable to issue Common Stock in accordance with such holder's Conversion Notice (“Mandatory Redemption”) at a price per share equal to 120% of the Liquidation Preference Amount as of such Conversion Date (the “Mandatory Redemption Price”);
 
 
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(ii)           if the Company's inability to fully convert Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 9(a)(z) above, require the Company to issue restricted shares of Common Stock in accordance with such holder's Conversion Notice and pursuant to Section 5(b)(ii) above;

(iii)           void its Conversion Notice and retain or have returned, as the case may be, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock that were to be converted pursuant to such holder's Conversion Notice (provided that a holder's voiding its Conversion Notice shall not effect the Company's obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice).

In the event a Holder shall elect to convert any shares of Series A Preferred Stock as provided herein, the Company cannot refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or any one associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, violation of an agreement to which such Holder is a party or for any reason whatsoever, unless, an injunction from a court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or of said shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have issued and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in an amount equal to 130% of the amount of shares of Series A Preferred Stock the Holder has elected to convert, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder in the event it obtains judgment.

(b)           ­ Mechanics of Fulfilling Holder's Election .  The Company shall immediately send via facsimile to a holder of Series A Preferred Stock, upon receipt of a facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice from such holder which cannot be fully satisfied as described in Section 9(a) above, a notice of the Company's inability to fully satisfy such holder's Conversion Notice (the “Inability to Fully Convert Notice”).  Such Inability to Fully Convert Notice shall indicate (i) the reason why the Company is unable to fully satisfy such holder's Conversion Notice, (ii) the number of Series A Preferred Stock which cannot be converted and (iii) the applicable Mandatory Redemption Price.  Such holder shall notify the Company of its election pursuant to Section 9(a) above by delivering written notice via facsimile to the Company (“Notice in Response to Inability to Convert”).

(c)           ­ Payment of Redemption Price .  If such holder shall elect to have its shares redeemed pursuant to Section 9(a)(i) above, the Company shall pay the Mandatory Redemption Price to such holder within thirty (30) days of the Company's receipt of the holder's Notice in Response to Inability to Convert, provided that prior to the Company's receipt of the holder's Notice in Response to Inability to Convert the Company has not delivered a notice to such holder stating, to the satisfaction of the holder, that the event or condition resulting in the Mandatory Redemption has been cured and all shares  of Common Stock issuable to such holder can and will be delivered to the holder in accordance with the terms of Section 2(c).  If the Company shall fail to pay the applicable Mandatory Redemption Price to such holder on a timely basis as described in this Section 9(c) (other than pursuant to a dispute as to the determination of the arithmetic calculation of the Redemption Price), in addition to any remedy such holder of Series A Preferred Stock may have, such unpaid amount shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full.  Until the full Mandatory Redemption Price is paid in full to such holder, such holder may (i) void the Mandatory Redemption with respect to those Series A Preferred Stock for which the full Mandatory Redemption Price has not been paid, (ii) receive back such Series A Preferred Stock, and (iii) require that the Conversion Price of such returned Series A Preferred Stock be adjusted to the lesser of (A) the Conversion Price and (B) the lowest VWAP of the Common Stock during the period beginning on the Conversion Date and ending on the date the holder voided the Mandatory Redemption.
 
 
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(d)           ­ Pro-rata Conversion and Redemption .  In the event the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one holder of Series A Preferred Stock on the same day and the Company can convert and redeem some, but not all, of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 9, the Company shall convert and redeem from each holder of Series A Preferred Stock electing to have Series A Preferred Stock converted and redeemed at such time an amount equal to such holder's pro-rata amount (based on the number shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder relative to the number shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding) of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted and redeemed at such time.

10.           ­ Vote to Change the Terms of or Issue Preferred Stock .  The affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting, of the holders of not less than a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, shall be required (a) for any change to this Certificate of Designation or the Company's Articles of Incorporation which would amend, alter, change or repeal any of the powers, designations, preferences and rights of the Series A Preferred Stock or (b) for the issuance of shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  The provisions hereof may be waived on behalf of all the Holders if in writing and signed by the Holders of not less than a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

11.           ­ Lost or Stolen Certificates .  Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Preferred Stock Certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the holder to the Company and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Preferred Stock Certificate(s), the Company shall execute and deliver new preferred stock certificate(s) of like tenor and date.

12.           ­ Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief .  The remedies provided in this Certificate of Designation shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of Designation, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit a holder's right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation.  Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the holder thereof and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof).  The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate.  The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
 
 
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13.           ­ Specific Shall Not Limit General; Construction .  No specific provision contained in this Certificate of Designation shall limit or modify any more general provision contained herein.  This Certificate of Designation shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and all initial purchasers of the Series A Preferred Stock and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof.

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

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and subscribed this Amended Certificate and does affirm the foregoing as true this ___ day of May, 2014.

 
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Doug Croxall  
    Name:  Doug Croxall  
    Title:    Chief Executive Officer  
       

 
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EXHIBIT I
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
CONVERSION NOTICE

Reference is made to the Certificate of Designation of the Relative Rights and Preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock of Marathon Patent Group, Inc. (the “Certificate of Designation”).  In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), indicated below into shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, by tendering the stock certificate(s) representing the share(s) of Preferred Shares specified below as of the date specified below.

Date of Conversion:    

Number of Preferred Shares to be converted:

Stock certificate no(s). of Preferred Shares to be converted:
 
The Common Stock have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement): YES ____ NO____

Please confirm the following information:

Conversion Price:

Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:

Number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or deemed beneficially owned by the Holder on the Date of Conversion determined in accordance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended:

Please issue the Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares are being converted and, if applicable, any check drawn on an account of the Company in the following name and to the following address:

Issue to:

Facsimile Number: 

Authorization:
By:  
Title:     
 
Dated:

Exhibit 3.2
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
 
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
 
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
 
OF
 
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
 
WHEREAS, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Corporation") provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, comprised of 50,000,000 shares, 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 Bnd the designation thereof, of any of them; and
 
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the preferred stock, which shall consist of Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) shares of the preferred stock which the Corporation has the authority to issue, classified as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, 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 fights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of preferred stock as follows:
 
TERMS OF PREFERRED STOCK
 
1.            Designation and Amount .  The class of preferred stock hereby classified shall be designated the “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock”.  The initial number of authorized shares of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall be Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) , which shall not be subject to increase without the consent of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.  Each share of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001.
 
2.            Dividends .  From and after the first date of issuance of any shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Initial Issuance Date ”), the holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (each, a “ Holder ” and collectively, the “ Holders ”) shall be entitled to receive such dividends paid and distributions made to the holders of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ( the “ Common Stock ”), pro rata to the holders of Common Stock to the same extent as if such Holders had converted the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion herein or elsewhere) and had held such shares of Common Stock on the record date for such dividends and distributions (provided, however, to the extent that a Holder's right to participate in any such dividend or distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage (as defined below), then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such dividend or distribution to such extent) and the portion of such dividend or distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time such Holder shall be delivered such dividend or distribution to the extent as if there had been no such limitation).  Payments under the preceding sentence shall be made concurrently with the dividend or distribution to the holders of Common Stock.
 
 
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3.            Liquidation Preference .  Upon any Liquidation Event (as defined below), after provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Corporation and the payment of a liquidation preference to the holders of the Corporation’s Series A Preferred Stock, any remaining assets of the Corporation shall be distributed pro rata to the holders of Common Stock and the holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock as if the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 hereof immediately prior to such distribution. For purposes of this Certificate of Amendment, a " Liquidation Event " means the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries (as defined below), the sale of assets of which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the business of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in a single transaction or series of transactions.
 
4.            Fundamental Transactions .
 
(a)            Certain definitions .  For purposes of this Certificate of Amendment, the following definitions shall apply:
 
(i)           " 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.
 
(ii)           " Exchange Act " means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
(iii)           " Eligible Market " means The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the NYSE MKT, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Capital Market and the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board.
 
(iv)           " Fundamental Transaction " means that the Corporation shall (or in the case of clause (F) any "person" or "group" (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act)), directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (A) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving corporation) another entity, or (B) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Corporation to another entity, or (C) allow another entity or entities to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock (not including any shares of Voting Stock held by the entity or entities making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the entity or entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (D) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another entity whereby such other entity acquires more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock (not including any shares of Voting Stock held by the other entity or other entities making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other entities making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination), or (E) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, or (F) become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Voting Stock.
 
 
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(v)           " Parent Entity " of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
 
(vi)           " Person " means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.
 
(vii)           " Required Holders " means the holders of record of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
 
(viii)           “ Stated Value ” shall mean $0.0001 per share, subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, reorganizations, reclassifications, combinations, reverse stock splits or other similar events relating to the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock after the Initial Issuance Date.
 
(ix)           " Successor Entity " means the Person, which may be the Corporation, formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been made, provided that if such Person is not a publicly traded entity whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed for trading on an Eligible Market, Successor Entity shall mean such Person's Parent Entity.
 
(x)           " Trading Day " means 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 shares of Common Stock are then traded; provided that "Trading Day" shall not include any day on which the shares of Common Stock are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the shares of Common Stock are 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).
 
 
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(xi)           " Voting Stock " means capital stock of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power to elect or the general power to appoint, at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees thereof (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).
 
(b)            Assumption .  The Corporation shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Amendment in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders and approved by the Required Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to each Holder of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in exchange for such Series B Convertible Preferred Stock a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Certificate of Amendment including, without limitation, having a stated value equal to the Stated Value of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock held by such Holder and having similar ranking to the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, and satisfactory to the Required Holders and (ii) the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market.  Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Amendment referring to the "Corporation" shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Amendment with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Corporation herein.  Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) issuable upon the conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock), such shares of publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity, as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Amendment, which the Holder would have been entitled to receive had such Holder converted the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in full (without regard to any limitations on conversion, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (provided, however, to the extent that a Holder’s right to receive any such shares of publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity would result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to receive such shares to such extent (or to beneficially own any shares of publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity as a result of such consideration to such extent) and the portion of such shares shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time such Holder shall be delivered such shares to the extent as if there had been no such limitation).  The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
 
 
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5.            Voting Rights .
 
(a)            General .  The Holders shall not be entitled to vote, except (i) as otherwise required by applicable law and (ii) subject to Section 6(i), that each issued and outstanding share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which each such share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible (as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 4 hereof), at each meeting of stockholders of the Corporation (or pursuant to any action by written consent) with respect to matters presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration in connection with (A) a Fundamental Transaction or (B) the issuance by the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions or series of related transactions, of shares of Common Stock, Options (as defined below) or Convertible Securities (as defined below) if, in the aggregate, the number of such shares of Common Stock together with the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exercise, as applicable, of such Options and Convertible Securities is more than 20% of the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to any such issuance (such issuance, the " Twenty Percent Issuance ").
 
(b)            Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Protective Provisions .  In addition to any other rights provided by law, the Corporation shall not and shall not permit any direct or indirect Subsidiary (as defined below) of the Corporation to, without first obtaining the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock:
 
(i)           increase the authorized number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock; or
 
(ii)           amend, alter or repeal the preferences, special rights or other powers of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
 
6.            Conversion .  Subject to Section 6(i), each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of Common Stock at any time or times, at the option of any Holder as provided in this Section 6, provided , however , that in connection with any Liquidation Event, the right of conversion shall terminate at the close of business on the full Business Day next preceding the date fixed for the payment of any amounts distributable on liquidation to the holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
 
(a)            Certain definitions .  For purposes of this Certificate of Amendment, the following definitions shall apply:
 
(i)           " Bloomberg " means Bloomberg Financial Markets.
 
(ii)           " Conversion Amount " means the Stated Value.
 
(iii)           " Conversion Price " means $0.0001, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
 
 
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(iv)           " Subsidiary " means, with respect to the Corporation, any entity in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, owns any of the capital stock or holds an equity or similar interest.
 
(b)            Conversion .  The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6 shall be determined by multiplying each such share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock by the fraction set forth below (the " Conversion Rate "):
 
Conversion Amount
Conversion Price
 
No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the conversion of any Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
 
The applicable Conversion Rate and Conversion Price from time to time in effect is subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided.
 
(c)            Mechanics of Conversion .  The conversion of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall be conducted in the following manner:
 
(i)            Holder's Delivery Requirements .  To convert Series B Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on any date (a " Conversion Date "), the Holder shall (A) transmit by facsimile (or otherwise deliver), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on such date, a copy of a properly completed notice of conversion executed by the registered Holder of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock subject to such conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the " Conversion Notice ") to the Corporation and if the Corporation has appointed a registered transfer agent, the Corporation’s registered transfer agent (the " Transfer Agent ") (if the Corporation does not have a registered transfer agent, references hereto to the "Transfer Agent" shall be deemed to be references to the Corporation) and (B) if required by Section 6(c)(iv), surrender to a common carrier for delivery to the Corporation as soon as practicable following such date the original certificates representing the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock being converted (or compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 9) (the " Preferred Stock Certificates ").
 
(ii)            Corporation's Response .  Upon receipt by the Corporation of a copy of a Conversion Notice, the Corporation shall (A) as soon as practicable, but in any event within two (2) Trading Days, send, via facsimile, a confirmation of receipt of such Conversion Notice to such Holder and the Transfer Agent, if applicable, which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Conversion Notice in accordance with the terms herein and (B) on or before the third (3 rd ) Trading Day following the date of receipt by the Corporation of such Conversion Notice (the " Share Delivery Date "), (1) provided the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian system, or (2) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled.  If the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Preferred Stock Certificate(s) submitted for conversion, as may be required pursuant to Section 6(c)(iv), is greater than the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock being converted, then the Corporation shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of the Preferred Stock Certificate(s) (the " Preferred Stock Delivery Date ") and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder a new Preferred Stock Certificate representing the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock not converted.
 
 
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(iii)            Corporation's Failure to Timely Convert .
 
(A)            Cash Damages .  If within  five (5) Trading Days after the Corporation's receipt of the facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice the Corporation shall fail to credit a Holder's balance account with DTC or issue and deliver a certificate to such Holder for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder's conversion of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (a " Conversion Failure "), and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Corporation (a " Buy-In "), then the Corporation shall, within three (3) Trading Days after the Holder's request and in the Holder's discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the " Buy-In Price "), at which point the Corporation's obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Common Stock and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Sale Price on the Conversion Date.  Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation's failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
 
(B)            Void Conversion Notice; Adjustment of Conversion Price .  If for any reason a Holder has not received all of the shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled prior to the tenth (10 th ) Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date with respect to a conversion of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, then the Holder, upon written notice to the Corporation, with a copy to the Transfer Agent, may void its Conversion Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned, as the case may be, any shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock that have not been converted pursuant to such Holder's Conversion Notice; provided that the voiding of a Holder's Conversion Notice shall not effect the Corporation's obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to Section 6(c)(iii)(A) or otherwise.
 
 
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(iv)              Book-Entry .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder thereof shall not be required to physically surrender the Preferred Stock Certificate unless (A) the full or remaining number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Preferred Stock Certificate are being converted, in which case the Holder shall deliver such Preferred Stock Certificate to the Corporation promptly following such conversion, or (B) a Holder has provided the Corporation with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock upon physical surrender of any Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.  The Holder and the Corporation shall maintain records showing the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Corporation, so as not to require physical surrender of the certificate representing the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock upon each such conversion.  In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Corporation establishing the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to which the record holder is entitled shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Series B Convertible Preferred Stock represented by a certificate are converted as aforesaid, a Holder may not transfer the certificate representing the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock unless such Holder first physically surrenders the certificate representing the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to the Corporation, whereupon the Corporation will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of such Holder a new certificate of like tenor, registered as such Holder may request, representing in the aggregate the remaining number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock represented by such certificate.  A Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of a certificate, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of any Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock represented by such certificate may be less than the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock stated on the face thereof.  Each certificate for Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall bear the following legend:
 
ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THE CORPORATION'S CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT RELATING TO THE SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE, INCLUDING SECTION 6(c)(iv) THEREOF.  THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK STATED ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 6(c)(iv) OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT  RELATING TO THE SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.
 
 
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(d)            Reservation of Shares .
 
(i)           The Corporation shall have such number of its duly authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for each Series B Convertible Preferred Stock equal to 130% of the number of shares of Common Stock necessary to effect the conversion at the Conversion Rate with respect to each such Series B Convertible Preferred Stock as of the Initial Issuance Date.  The Corporation shall at all times when the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall be outstanding reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued stock, for the purposes of effecting the conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, such number of its duly authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the " Required Reserve Amount ").  The initial number of shares of Common Stock reserved for conversions of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and each increase in the number of shares so reserved shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders based on the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock held by each Holder at the time of issuance of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the " Authorized Share Allocation ").  In the event a Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the number of reserved shares of Common Stock reserved for such transferor.  Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (other than pursuant to a transfer of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence) shall be allocated to the remaining Holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock then held by such Holders.  Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment reducing the Conversion Price below the then par value of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take any corporate action that may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Corporation may validly and legally issue fully-paid and nonassessable shares of such Common Stock at such adjusted conversion price.
 
 
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(ii)           If at any time while any of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding the Corporation does not have a sufficient number of duly authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Reserve Amount (an " Authorized Share Failure "), then the Corporation shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Corporation's authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Corporation to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Corporation shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.  In connection with such meeting, the Corporation shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its best efforts to solicit its stockholders' approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal.
 
(e)            Dispute Resolution .  In the case of a dispute as to the arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate, the Corporation shall issue to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that is not disputed and shall transmit an explanation of the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the Holder via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such Holder's Conversion Notice or other date of determination.  If such Holder and the Corporation are unable to agree upon the determination of the arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate within two (2) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being transmitted to the Holder, then the Corporation shall within one (1) Business Day submit via facsimile the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate to any "big four" international accounting firm.  The Corporation shall cause, at the Corporation's expense (unless the accounting firm determines in favor of the Corporation, in which case the Holder shall be responsible for such expense), the accountant to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Corporation and the Holders of the results no later than five (5) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations.  Such accountant's determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent error.
 
(f)            Record Holder .  The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date.
 
(g)            Effect of Conversion .  All shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock which shall have been surrendered for conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares, including the rights, if any, to receive notices and to vote, shall forthwith cease and terminate except only the right of the holder thereof to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange therefor and payment of any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared).  Subject to Section 6(c)(iii)(B), any shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock so converted shall be retired and canceled and shall not be reissued, and the Corporation may from time to time take such appropriate action as may be necessary to reduce the authorized Series B Convertible Preferred Stock accordingly.
 
 
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(h)            Transfer Taxes .  The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of such shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock so converted and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.
 
(i)            Maximum Percentage .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, and no Holder shall have the right to convert any Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the beneficial owner of such shares (together with such Person's affiliates) would have acquired, through conversion of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock or otherwise, beneficial ownership of a number of shares of Common Stock that exceeds 9.99% (the " Maximum Percentage ") of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion.  The Corporation shall not give effect to any voting rights of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, and any Holder shall not have the right to exercise voting rights with respect to any Series B Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant hereto, to the extent that giving effect to such voting rights would result in such Holder (together with its affiliates) being deemed to beneficially own in excess of the Maximum Percentage of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise, assuming such exercise as being equivalent to conversion.  For purposes of the foregoing, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by a Person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Person or any of its affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including, without limitation, any notes or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 6(i) beneficially owned by such Person or any of its affiliates.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 6(i), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.  For purposes of this Section 6(i), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Corporation's most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, or Form 8-K, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation, or (3) any other notice by the Corporation or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  For any reason at any time, upon the written request of any Holder, the Corporation shall within one (1) Business Day following the receipt of such notice, confirm orally and in writing to any such 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 Corporation, including the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, by such Holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.  By written notice to the Corporation, the Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice; provided, that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder providing such written notice and not to any other Holder.  In the event that the Corporation cannot pay any portion of any dividend, distribution, grant or issuance hereunder to a Holder solely by reason of this Section 6(i) (such shares, the " Limited Shares "), notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Corporation shall not be required to pay cash in lieu of the payment that otherwise would have been made in such Limited Shares, but shall hold any such Limited Shares in abeyance for such Holder until such time, if ever, that the delivery of such Limited Shares shall not cause the Holder to exceed the Maximum Percentage, at which time such Holder shall be delivered such Limited Shares to the extent as if there had been no such limitation.  The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 6(i) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.
 
 
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7.            Anti-Dilution Provisions .  The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with this Section 7.
 
(a)                       Certain Definitions .  For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the following definitions shall apply:
 
(i)           " Convertible Securities " means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock.
 
(ii)           " Options " means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
 
(iii)           " Principal Market " means the Eligible Market that is the principal securities exchange market for the Common Stock.
 
(b)          Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock .  If the Corporation at any time after the Initial Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) 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 reduced.  If the Corporation at any time after the Initial Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) 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 increased.
 
 
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(c)            Voluntary Adjustment By Corporation .  The Corporation may at any time reduce the then current Conversion Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate and approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with New York law.
 
(d)            Notices .
 
(i)           Immediately upon any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and Conversion Price pursuant to Section 7 hereof, the Corporation will give written notice thereof sent by mail, first class, postage prepaid to each Holder at its address appearing on the stock register, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment.  In the case of a dispute as to the determination of such adjustment, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6(e).
 
(ii)           Except as otherwise required by law, the Corporation will give written notice to each Holder at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date on which the Corporation closes its books or takes a record (I) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, (II) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (III) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Twenty Percent Issuance, any Fundamental Transaction or any Liquidation Event.
 
(iii)           The Corporation will also give written notice to each Holder at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date on which any Twenty Percent Issuance, any Fundamental Transaction or any Liquidation Event will take place.
 
8.            Status of Converted Stock .  In the event any shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall be converted pursuant to Section 6 hereof, the shares so converted shall be canceled and shall not be issuable by the Corporation.
 
9.            Lost or Stolen Certificates .  Upon receipt by the Corporation of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Certificates representing the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of an indemnification undertaking (with surety, if reasonably requested by the Corporation) by the holder thereof to the Corporation in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate(s), the Corporation shall execute and deliver new preferred stock certificate(s) of like tenor and date; provided , however , the Corporation shall not be obligated to re-issue preferred stock certificates if the holder contemporaneously requests the Corporation to convert such Series B Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock.
 
10.            Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief .  The remedies provided in this Certificate of Amendment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of Amendment, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief).  No remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy.  Nothing herein shall limit a holder of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock's right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Amendment.  The Corporation covenants to each holder of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein.  Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the holder of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock thereof and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Corporation (or the performance thereof).  The Corporation acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate.  The Corporation therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
 
 
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11.            Notice .  Whenever notice or other communication is required to be given hereunder, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with contact information provided by each Holder to the Corporation and set forth in the register for the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock maintained by the Corporation as set forth in Section 14.
 
12.            Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver .  No failure or delay on the part of any holder of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.
 
13.            Transfer of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock .  A Holder may assign some or all of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the accompanying rights hereunder held by such Holder without the consent of the Corporation; provided that such assignment is in compliance with applicable securities laws.
 
14.            Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Register .  The Corporation shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Corporation as it may designate by notice to the Holders), a register for the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, in which the Corporation shall record the name and address of the persons in whose name the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock have been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee.  The Corporation may treat the person in whose name any Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any properly made transfers.
 
15.            Stockholder Matters .  Any stockholder action, approval or consent required, desired or otherwise sought by the Corporation pursuant to the NRS, this Certificate of Amendment or otherwise with respect to the issuance of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof may be effected by written consent of the Corporation's stockholders or at a duly called meeting of the Corporation's stockholders, all in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the NRS and the applicable provisions hereof.  This provision is intended to comply with the applicable sections of the NRS permitting stockholder action, approval and consent affected by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
 
 
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16.            General Provisions .  In addition to the above provisions with respect to Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, such Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall be subject to and be entitled to the benefit of the provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation with respect to preferred stock of the Corporation generally.
 
17.     Disclosure . Upon receipt or delivery by the Corporation of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designation, unless the Corporation has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, the Corporation shall within one (1) Business Day after any such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, nonpublic information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise.  In the event that the Corporation believes that a notice contains material, nonpublic information relating to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, the Corporation so shall indicate to the Holders contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holders shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries.
 
 
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EXHIBIT I
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the " Series B Convertible Preferred Stock "), of Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the " Corporation "), indicated below into shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the " Common Stock "), of the Corporation, as of the date specified below. The undersigned represents and warrants that such conversion is not prohibited by Section 6(i) of the Certificate of Designation.
 
     Date of Conversion:                                                                                                                                
 
     Number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted:
 
     Stock certificate no(s). of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted:
 
     Tax ID Number (If applicable): 
 
Please confirm the following information:  
 
     Conversion Price:
 
     Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:
 
Please issue the Common Stock into which the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are being converted in the following name and to the following address:
 
     Issue to:
     Address:
 
     Telephone Number:
 
     Facsimile Number:
 
     Authorization:
 
                         By:
                         Title: 
 
     Dated:
 
     Account Number (if electronic book entry transfer): 
 
     Transaction Code Number (if electronic book entry transfer): 
Exhibit 10.1
 
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

This Subscription Agreement (this “Agreement”) is being delivered to the purchaser identified on the signature page to this Agreement (the “Subscriber”) in connection with its investment in MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC., a Nevada corporation, together with its subsidiaries (the “Company”). The Company is conducting a private placement (the “Offering”) of units (“Units”), with each Unit consisting of one share of the Company’s convertible series A preferred stock, as more fully described below and a warrant to purchase 0.25 shares of the Company’s common stock, as more fully described below, at a purchase price of Six Dollars and Fifty Cents ($6.50) per Unit (the “Purchase Price”). Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. a United Kingdom corporation (“Placement Agent”) will act as the Company’s lead placement agent with respect to the Offering.

Each Unit will consist of:

(i) one share (the “Shares”) of the Company’s 8% Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred”). The form of Certificate of Designation that sets forth the rights, preferences and limitations of the Preferred Shares is attached hereto as Exhibit A.; and

(ii) a two year warrant to purchase an amount of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in an amount equal to twenty five percent (25%) of the number of Shares purchased in the Offering (the “Warrant Shares”) at a per share exercise price of $7.50 (the “Exercise Price”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Warrants”).

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Securities” shall refer to the Units, the Shares, the Common Stock into which the Shares are convertible, the Warrants, and the Warrant Shares.

IMPORTANT INVESTOR NOTICES

NO OFFERING LITERATURE OR ADVERTISEMENT IN ANY FORM MAY BE RELIED UPON IN THE OFFERING OF THESE SECURITIES EXCEPT FOR THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY SUPPLEMENTS HERETO, AND NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS EXCEPT THOSE CONTAINED HEREIN.

THIS AGREEMENT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND THE CONTENTS HEREOF MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED OR DIVULGED BY OR TO ANY PERSONS OTHER THAN THE RECIPIENT OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE, ACCOUNTANT OR LEGAL COUNSEL, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY. EACH PERSON WHO ACCEPTS DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE ALL-INCLUSIVE OR TO CONTAIN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY DESIRE IN EVALUATING THE COMPANY, OR AN INVESTMENT IN THE OFFERING. THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD NORMALLY APPEAR IN A PROSPECTUS FOR AN OFFERING REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. YOU MUST CONDUCT AND RELY ON YOUR OWN EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED, IN DECIDING WHETHER TO INVEST IN THE OFFERING.

THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF VARIOUS DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY. THESE SUMMARIES DO NOT PURPORT TO BE COMPLETE AND ARE QUALIFIED IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE TEXTS OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.


 
 

 
 
THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO ANY PERSON OR IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL OR NOT AUTHORIZED. EACH PERSON WHO ACCEPTS DELIVERY OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AGREES TO RETURN IT AND ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS IF SUCH PERSON DOES NOT PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME NOR ANY SALE OF SECURITIES HEREUNDER SHALL IMPLY THAT INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE. THE COMPANY WILL EXTEND TO EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR (AND TO ITS REPRESENTATIVE, ACCOUNTANT OR LEGAL COUNSEL, IF ANY) THE OPPORTUNITY, PRIOR TO ITS PURCHASE OF UNITS, TO ASK QUESTIONS OF AND RECEIVE ANSWERS FROM THE COMPANY CONCERNING THE OFFERING AND TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, TO THE EXTENT THE COMPANY POSSESSES THE SAME OR CAN ACQUIRE IT WITHOUT UNREASONABLE EFFORT OR EXPENSE, IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION SET FORTH HEREIN. ALL SUCH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHALL ONLY BE PROVIDED IN WRITING AND IDENTIFIED AS SUCH BY THE COMPANY THROUGH ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS ALONE; NO ORAL INFORMATION OR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ANY BROKER OR THIRD PARTY MAY BE RELIED UPON.

NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR ASSURANCES OF ANY KIND ARE MADE OR SHOULD BE INFERRED WITH RESPECT TO THE ECONOMIC RETURN, IF ANY, THAT MAY ACCRUE TO AN INVESTOR IN THE COMPANY.

THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS REGARDING THE COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE, STRATEGY, PLANS, OBJECTIVES, EXPECTATIONS, BELIEFS AND INTENTIONS. THE OUTCOME OF THE EVENTS DESCRIBED IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IS SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL RISKS, AND ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY. THE SECTIONS ENTITLED “EXECUTIVE SUMMARY,” “RISK FACTORS,” AND “DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS,” IN ANY SEC FILING OR REPORT, AS WELL AS THIS AGREEMENT GENERALLY, CONTAINS DISCUSSIONS OF SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THESE DIFFERENCES.

THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE SEC FILINGS AND REPORTS INCLUDE DATA OBTAINED FROM INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS, WHICH THE COMPANY BELIEVES TO BE RELIABLE SOURCES; HOWEVER, NEITHER THE ACCURACY NOR COMPLETENESS OF THIS DATA IS GUARANTEED. WE HAVE NEITHER INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED THIS DATA NOR SOUGHT THE CONSENT OF SUCH SOURCES TO REFER TO THEIR REPORTS IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.

THE OFFERING PRICE OF THE UNITS HAS BEEN DETERMINED ARBITRARILY. THE PRICE OF THE UNITS, THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS DOES NOT NECESSARILY BEAR ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THE ASSETS, EARNINGS OR BOOK VALUE OF THE COMPANY, OR TO POTENTIAL ASSETS, EARNINGS, OR BOOK VALUE OF THE COMPANY. THERE IS NO TRADING MARKET IN THE COMPANY’S SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK OR WARRANTS AND THE COMPANY DOES NOT ANTICIPATE THAT ONE WILL DEVELOP. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS NO ACTIVE TRADING MARKET FOR THE COMPANY’S COMMON STOCK AND THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT AN ACTIVE TRADING MARKET WILL DEVELOP OR BE MAINTAINED. REGISTRATION OF THE COMMON STOCK UNDERLYING THE UNITS SOLD IN THIS OFFERING MAY BE DELAYED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PRICE OF SHARES QUOTED ON THE OTCQB OR ON ANY EXCHANGE MAY BE IMPACTED BY A LACK OF LIQUIDITY OR AVAILABILITY OF SHARES FOR PUBLIC SALE AND ALSO WILL NOT NECESSARILY BEAR ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THE ASSETS, EARNINGS, BOOK VALUE OR POTENTIAL PROSPECTS OF THE COMPANY OR APPLICABLE QUOTED OR TRADING PRICES THAT MAY EXIST FOLLOWING REGISTRATION OR THE LAPSE OF RESTRICTIONS ON THE SECURITIES SOLD PURSUANT TO THE OFFERING OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS. SUCH PRICES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED ACCURATE INDICATORS OF FUTURE QUOTED OR TRADING PRICES THAT MAY SUBSEQUENTLY EXIST FOLLOWING.

THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO REJECT ANY SUBSCRIPTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON. THE COMPANY IS NOT OBLIGATED TO NOTIFY RECIPIENTS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT WHETHER ALL OF THE UNITS OFFERED HEREBY HAVE BEEN SOLD.

SUBSCRIBERS MAY BE DEEMED TO BE IN POSSESSION OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAWS AND REGULATIONS REGARDING PUBLIC COMPANIES. THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COMPANY, AND HAS BEEN PREPARED SOLELY FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING DESCRIBED HEREIN. ANY USE OF THIS INFORMATION FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY THROUGH THE OFFERING DESCRIBED HEREIN MAY SUBJECT THE USER TO CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL LIABILITY. THE RECIPIENT, BY ACCEPTING THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, AGREES NOT TO: (I) DISTRIBUTE OR REPRODUCE THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY; (II) TO KEEP CONFIDENTIAL THE EXISTENCE OF THIS DOCUMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR MADE AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPANY; AND (III) REFRAIN FROM TRADING IN THE PUBLICLY-TRADED SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT COMPANY FOR SO LONG AS SUCH RECIPIENT IS IN POSSESSION OF THE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. SUBSCRIBERS ARE ADVISED THAT THEY SHOULD SEEK THEIR OWN LEGAL COUNSEL PRIOR TO EFFECTUATING ANY TRANSACTIONS IN THE PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY’S SECURITIES.

FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL STATES

THIS OFFERING IS BEING MADE SOLELY TO “ACCREDITED INVESTORS,” AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 501 OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND WILL BE OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION AFFORDED BY SECTION 4(2) THEREUNDER AND REGULATION D (RULE 506) OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTION ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.


 
 

 

THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”), ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.

PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD NOT CONSTRUE THE CONTENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT AS INVESTMENT, LEGAL, BUSINESS, OR TAX ADVICE. EACH INVESTOR SHOULD CONTACT HIS, HER OR ITS OWN ADVISORS REGARDING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THIS INVESTMENT AND THE TAX CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, WHICH MAY DIFFER DEPENDING ON AN INVESTOR’S PARTICULAR FINANCIAL SITUATION. IN NO EVENT SHOULD THIS AGREEMENT BE DEEMED OR CONSIDERED TO BE TAX ADVICE PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY.

FOR FLORIDA RESIDENTS ONLY

THE UNITS REFERRED TO HEREIN WILL BE SOLD TO, AND ACQUIRED BY, THE HOLDER IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT UNDER § 517.061 OF THE FLORIDA SECURITIES ACT. THE UNITS HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IN ADDITION, ALL FLORIDA RESIDENTS SHALL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF VOIDING THE PURCHASE WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS AFTER THE FIRST TENDER OF CONSIDERATION IS MADE BY SUCH SUBSRIBER TO THE COMPANY, AN AGENT OF THE COMPANY, OR AN ESCROW AGENT OR WITHIN THREE DAYS AFTER THE AVAILABILITY OF THAT PRIVILEGE IS COMMUNICATED TO SUCH SUBSCRIBER, WHICHEVER OCCURS LATER.

NASAA UNIFORM LEGEND

IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE ADEQUACY OF THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.

NOTICE TO FOREIGN INVESTORS

IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FULLY OBSERVE THE LAWS OF ANY RELEVANT TERRITORY OR JURISDICTION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PURCHASE, INCLUDING OBTAINING REQUIRED GOVERNMENTAL OR OTHER CONSENTS OR OBSERVING ANY OTHER REQUIRED LEGAL OR OTHER FORMALITIES.
 
 
 

 
 
1. SUBSCRIPTION AND PURCHASE PRICE

(a) Subscription. Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2 hereof, the Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase the number of Units indicated on page 14 hereof on the terms and conditions described herein.

(b) Purchase of Units. The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the purchase price to be remitted to the Company in exchange for the Units shall be set at $6.50 per Unit, for an aggregate purchase price as set forth on page 14 hereof (the “Aggregate Purchase Price”). The Subscriber’s delivery of this Agreement to the Company shall be accompanied by payment for the Units subscribed for hereunder, payable in United States Dollars, by either (i) the cancellation of the Company’s indebtedness by the Subscriber (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the applicable Closing Date, if any), or (ii) by wire transfer of immediately available funds delivered contemporaneously with the Subscriber’s delivery of this Agreement to the Company in accordance with the wire instructions provided on Exhibit C and pursuant to and in accordance with the Escrow Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Escrow Agreement”). The Subscriber understands and agrees that, subject to Section 2 and applicable laws, by executing this Agreement, it is entering into a binding agreement.

(c) Principal Amount. In accordance with Section 3(c) of this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to cancel the Offering if the aggregate gross amount received from Subscribers does not equal or exceed $5,000,000. The Company does not currently anticipate that the aggregate proceeds of the Offering will exceed $8,000,000 but the Company may increase or decrease the size of the Offering in its sole discretion.

2. ACCEPTANCE, OFFERING TERM AND CLOSING PROCEDURES

(a) Acceptance or Rejection. Subject to full, faithful and punctual performance and discharge by the Company of all of its duties, obligations and responsibilities as set forth in this Agreement, the Warrant, the Registration Rights Agreement and any other agreement entered into between the Subscriber and the Company relating to this subscription (collectively, the "Transaction Documents"), the Subscriber shall be legally bound to purchase the Units pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, upon the occurrence of the failure by the Company to fully, faithfully and punctually perform and discharge any of its duties, obligations and responsibilities as set forth in any of the Transaction Documents, which shall have been performed or otherwise discharged prior to the Closing, the Subscriber may, on or prior to the Closing (as defined below), at its sole and absolute discretion, elect not to purchase the Units and provide instructions to the escrow agent under the Escrow Agreement to receive the full and immediate refund of the Aggregate Purchase Price. The Subscriber understands and agrees that the Company reserves the right to reject this subscription for Units in whole or part in any order at any time prior to the Closing for any reason, notwithstanding the Subscriber’s prior receipt of notice of acceptance of the Subscriber’s subscription. In the event the Closing does not take place because of (i) the rejection of subscription for Units by the Company; or (ii) the election not to purchase the Units by the Subscriber as provided for herein; or (iii) failure to effectuate an initial closing on or prior to May 1, 2014 (unless extended not more than 30 Business Days, as that term is defined below, beyond May 1, 2014 in the sole discretion of the board of directors of the Company) for any reason or no reason, this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents shall thereafter be terminated and have no force or effect, and the parties shall take all steps, including the execution of instructions to the escrow agent, to ensure that the Aggregate Purchase Price held in accordance with the Escrow Agreement shall promptly be returned or caused to be returned to the Subscriber without interest thereon or deduction therefrom.

 
 

 
 
    (b) Closing. The Company expects the closing of the purchase and sale of the Units hereunder (the “Closing”) to begin to take place on or around April 25, 2014, subject to the terms of Section 2(a), above. The Closing shall take place at the offices of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference, LLP, 61 Broadway, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10006 or such other place as determined by the Company and may take place in one of more closings. Closings shall take place on a Business Day promptly following the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7, below, as determined by the Company (the “Closing Date”). “Business Day” shall mean from the hours of 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) through 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) of a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required to be closed. The Units purchased by the Subscriber will be delivered by the Company promptly following the Final Closing Date (as defined below) of the Offering. The initial closing of the Offering shall be referred to as the “Initial Closing” and such date of the Initial Closing shall be referred to as the “Initial Closing Date”. The last Closing of the Offering shall be referred to as the “Final Closing” and such date of the Final Closing, shall be referred to as the “Final Closing Date”.

    (c) Following Acceptance or Rejection. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and any other documents delivered in connection herewith will be held by the Company. In the event that this Agreement is not accepted by the Company for whatever reason, which the Company expressly reserves the right to do, this Agreement, the Aggregate Purchase Price received (without interest thereon) and any other documents delivered in connection herewith will be returned to the Subscriber at the address of the Subscriber as set forth in this Agreement. If this Agreement is accepted by the Company, the Company is entitled to treat the Aggregate Purchase Price received as an interest free loan to the Company until: (i) the applicable Closing Date, (ii) such time as the Company ultimately rejects the Subscription pursuant to Section 2(a), or (ii) such time as the Offering is terminated pursuant to Section 2(a).

3. THE SUBSCRIBER’S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

The Subscriber hereby acknowledges, agrees with and represents, warrants and covenants to the Company and Placement Agent, as follows:

(a) The Subscriber has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the execution and delivery of which has been duly authorized, if applicable, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Subscriber, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, reoganization, insolvency, moratorium and similar laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of rights of creditors, and except as enforceability of the obligations hereunder are subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law).

(b) The Subscriber acknowledges its understanding that the Offering and sale of the Securities is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the provisions of Regulation D promulgated thereunder (“Regulation D”). In furtherance thereof, the Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company and its affiliates as follows:

(i) The Subscriber realizes that the basis for the exemption from registration may not be available if, notwithstanding the Subscriber’s representations contained herein, the Subscriber is merely acquiring the Securities for a fixed or determinable period in the future, or for a market rise, or for sale if the market does not rise. The Subscriber does not have any such intention.

(ii) The Subscriber realizes that the basis for exemption would not be available if the Offering is part of a plan or scheme to evade registration provisions of the Securities Act or any applicable state or federal securities laws.

(iii) The Subscriber is acquiring the Securities solely for the Subscriber’s own beneficial account, for investment purposes, and not with a view towards, or resale in connection with, any distribution of the Securities.


 
 

 

 
       (iv) The Subscriber has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of the Subscriber’s investment, has adequate means for providing for its current needs and contingencies, and has no need for liquidity with respect to an investment in the Company.

(v) The Subscriber and the Subscriber’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, the “Advisors”) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of a prospective investment in the Securities. If other than an individual, the Subscriber also represents it has not been organized solely for the purpose of acquiring the Securities.

(vi) The Subscriber (together with its Advisors, if any) has received all documents requested by the Subscriber, if any, has carefully reviewed them and understands the information contained therein, prior to the execution of this Agreement.

(vii) The Subscriber meets the requirements of at least one of the suitability standards for an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D and as set forth on the Accredited Investor Certificate contained herein.

(c) The Subscriber is not relying on the Company or any of its employees, agents, sub-agents or advisors with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations involved in this investment. The Subscriber has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its Advisors. Each Advisor, if any, has disclosed to the Subscriber in writing (a copy of which is annexed to this Agreement) the specific details of any and all past, present or future relationships, actual or contemplated, between the Advisor and the Company or any affiliate or sub-agent thereof.

(d) The Subscriber has carefully considered the potential risks relating to the Company and a purchase of the Securities, and fully understands that the Securities are a speculative investment that involves a high degree of risk of loss of the Subscriber’s entire investment. Among other things, the Subscriber has carefully considered each of the risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s SEC Filings, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference, and any additional disclosures in the nature of Risk Factors described herein.

(e) The Subscriber will not sell or otherwise transfer any Securities without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and fully understands and agrees that the Subscriber must bear the economic risk of its purchase because, among other reasons, the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of any state and, therefore, cannot be resold, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and under the applicable securities laws of such states, or an exemption from such registration is available. In particular, the Subscriber is aware that the Securities are “restricted securities,” as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), and they may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 unless all of the conditions of Rule 144 are met. The Subscriber understands that any sales or transfers of the Securities are further restricted by state securities laws and the provisions of this Agreement.

(f) No oral or written representations or warranties have been made, or information furnished, to the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, by the Company or any of its officers, employees, agents, sub-agents, affiliates, advisors or subsidiaries in connection with the Offering, other than any representations of the Company contained herein, and in subscribing for the Units, the Subscriber is not relying upon any representations other than those contained herein.

(g) The Subscriber’s overall commitment to investments that are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to the Subscriber’s net worth, and an investment in the Securities will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive.

(h) The Subscriber understands and agrees that the certificates for the Securities shall bear substantially the following legend until (i) such Securities shall have been registered under the Securities Act and effectively disposed of in accordance with a registration statement that has been declared effective or (ii) in the opinion of counsel acceptable to the Subscriber, such Securities may be sold without registration under the Securities Act, as well as any applicable “blue sky” or state securities laws:


 
 

 

 
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, DELIVERED AFTER SALE, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED BY THE ISSUER WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION COVERING SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

(i) The Subscriber acknowledges that neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved the Securities or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Offering. There is no government or other insurance covering any of the Securities.

(j) The Subscriber and its Advisors, if any, have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning the Offering and the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Company, and all such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of the Subscriber and its Advisors, if any.

(k) (i) In making the decision to invest in the Securities the Subscriber has relied solely upon the information provided by the Company in the Transaction Documents. To the extent necessary, the Subscriber has retained, at its own expense, and relied upon appropriate professional advice regarding the investment, tax and legal merits and consequences of this Agreement and the purchase of the Securities hereunder. The Subscriber disclaims reliance on any statements made or information provided by any person or entity in the course of Subscriber’s consideration of an investment in the Securities other than the Transaction Documents.

(ii) The Subscriber represents and warrants that: (i) the Subscriber was contacted regarding the sale of the Securities by the Company (or Laidlaw & Company as an authorized agent of the Company) with whom the Subscriber had a prior substantial pre-existing relationship and (ii) no Securities were offered or sold to it by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising, and in connection therewith, the Subscriber did not (A) receive or review any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in a newspaper or magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, whether closed circuit, or generally available; or (B) attend any seminar meeting or industry investor conference whose attendees were invited by any general solicitation or general advertising; or (C) observe any website or filing of the Company with the SEC in which any offering of securities by the Company was described and as a result learned of any offering of securities by the Company.

(l) The Subscriber has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

(m) The Subscriber is not relying on the Company or any of its employees, agents, or advisors with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations of an investment in the Units, and the Subscriber has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its own Advisors.

(n) The Subscriber acknowledges that any estimates or forward-looking statements or projections furnished by the Company to the Subscriber were prepared by the management of the Company in good faith, but that the attainment of any such projections, estimates or forward-looking statements cannot be guaranteed by the Company or its management and should not be relied upon.

(o) No oral or written representations have been made, or oral or written information furnished, to the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, in connection with the Offering that are in any way inconsistent with the information contained herein.


 
 

 
 

        (p) (For ERISA plans only) The fiduciary of the ERISA plan (the “Plan”) represents that such fiduciary has been informed of and understands the Company’s investment objectives, policies and strategies, and that the decision to invest “plan assets” (as such term is defined in ERISA) in the Company is consistent with the provisions of ERISA that require diversification of plan assets and impose other fiduciary responsibilities. The Subscriber or Plan fiduciary (i) is responsible for the decision to invest in the Company; (ii) is independent of the Company and any of its affiliates; (iii) is qualified to make such investment decision; and (iv) in making such decision, the Subscriber or Plan fiduciary has not relied primarily on any advice or recommendation of the Company or any of its affiliates.

(q) This Agreement is not enforceable by the Subscriber unless it has been accepted by the Company, and the Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Company reserves the right to reject any subscription for any reason.

(r) The Subscriber will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, Placement Agent and, where applicable, its directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, affiliates and shareholders, and each other person, if any, who controls any of the foregoing from and against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all fees, costs and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim, lawsuit, administrative proceeding or investigation whether commenced or threatened) (a “Loss”) arising out of or based upon any representation or warranty of the Subscriber contained herein or in any document furnished by the Subscriber to the Company in connection herewith being untrue in any material respect or any breach or failure by the Subscriber to comply with any covenant or agreement made by the Subscriber herein or therein; provided, however, that the Subscriber shall not be liable for any Loss that in the aggregate exceeds the Subscriber’s Aggregate Purchase Price tendered hereunder.

(s) The Subscriber is, and on each date on which the Subscriber continues to own restricted Securities from the Offering will be, an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. In general, an “Accredited Investor” is deemed to be an institution with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 (excluding such person’s residence) or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with his or her spouse.

(t) The Subscriber, 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 Offering, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Subscriber has not authorized any person or entity to act as its Purchaser Representative (as that term is defined in Regulation D of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act) in connection with the Offering. The Subscriber 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.

(u) The Subscriber has reviewed, or had an opportunity to review, all of the SEC Filings (as defined below), and all “Risk Factors” and “Forward Looking Statements” disclaimers contained therein. In addition, the Subscriber has reviewed and acknowledges it has such knowledge, sophistication, and experience in securities matters.

(v) Within five (5) days after receipt of a request from the Company or the Placement Agent, the Subscriber will provide such information and deliver such documents as may reasonably be necessary to comply with any and all laws and ordinances to which the Company or the Placement Agent is subject.

(w) The Subscriber has significant prior investment experience, including investment in non-registered, high risk securities. The Subscriber is knowledgeable about investment considerations in development-stage companies. The Subscriber has a sufficient net worth to sustain a loss of its entire investment in the Company in the event that such a loss should occur. The Subscriber’s overall commitment to investments which are not readily marketable is not excessive in view of the Subscriber’s net worth and financial circumstances and the purchase of the Units will not cause such commitment to become excessive. The investment is a suitable one for the Subscriber.

(x) The Subscriber has substantive relationship with the Placement Agent or subagent through which the Subscriber is subscribing for Units predates the Placement Agent’s or such subagent’s contact with the Subscriber regarding an investment in the Units.

 
 

 
 

(y) The Subscriber should check the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) website at <http://www.treas.gov/ofac> before making the following representations. The Subscriber represents that the amounts invested by it in the Company in the Offering were not and are not directly or indirectly derived from activities that contravene federal, state or international laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering laws and regulations. Federal regulations and Executive Orders administered by OFAC prohibit, among other things, the engagement in transactions with, and the provision of services to, certain foreign countries, territories, entities and individuals. The lists of OFAC prohibited countries, territories, persons and entities can be found on the OFAC website at <http://www.treas.gov/ofac>. In addition, the programs administered by OFAC (the “OFAC Programs”) prohibit dealing with individuals1 or entities in certain countries regardless of whether such individuals or entities appear on the OFAC lists.

(z) To the best of the Subscriber’s knowledge, none of: (1) the Subscriber; (2) any person controlling or controlled by the Subscriber; (3) if the Subscriber is a privately-held entity, any person having a beneficial interest in the Subscriber; or (4) any person for whom the Subscriber is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment is a country, territory, individual or entity named on an OFAC list, or a person or entity prohibited under the OFAC Programs. Please be advised that the Company may not accept any amounts from a prospective investor if such prospective investor cannot make the representation set forth in the preceding paragraph. The Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Company and the Placement Agent should the Subscriber become aware of any change in the information set forth in these representations. The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that, by law, the Company may be obligated to “freeze the account” of the Subscriber, either by prohibiting additional subscriptions from the Subscriber, declining any redemption requests and/or segregating the assets in the account in compliance with governmental regulations, and the Placement Agent may also be required to report such action and to disclose the Subscriber’s identity to OFAC. The Subscriber further acknowledges that the Company may, by written notice to the Subscriber, suspend any of Subscriber’s rights if the Company reasonably deems it necessary to do so to comply with anti-money laundering regulations applicable to the Company and the Placement Agent or any of the Company’s other service providers. These individuals include specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanctions and embargo programs.

(aa) To the best of the Subscriber’s knowledge, none of: (1) the Subscriber; (2) any person controlling or controlled by the Subscriber; (3) if the Purchaser is a privately-held entity, any person having a beneficial interest in the Subscriber; or (4) any person for whom the Subscriber is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment is a senior foreign political figure2, or any immediate family member3 or close associate4 of a senior foreign political figure, as such terms are defined in the footnotes below.

(bb) If the Purchaser is affiliated with a non-U.S. banking institution (a “Foreign Bank”), or if the Purchaser receives deposits from, makes payments on behalf of, or handles other financial transactions related to a Foreign Bank, the Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company that: (1) the Foreign Bank has a fixed address, other than solely an electronic address, in a country in which the Foreign Bank is authorized to conduct banking activities; (2) the Foreign Bank maintains operating records related to its banking activities; (3) the Foreign Bank is subject to inspection by the banking authority that licensed the Foreign Bank to conduct banking activities; and (4) the Foreign Bank does not provide banking services to any other Foreign Bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and that is not a regulated affiliate.

1 These individuals include specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanctions and embargo programs.

2 A “senior foreign political figure” is defined as a senior official in the executive, legislative, administrative, military or judicial branches of a foreign government (whether elected or not), a senior official of a major foreign political party, or a senior executive of a foreign government-owned corporation. In addition, a “senior foreign political figure” includes any corporation, business or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a senior foreign political figure.

3 “Immediate family” of a senior foreign political figure typically includes the figure’s parents, siblings, spouse, children and in-laws.

4 A “close associate” of a senior foreign political figure is a person who is widely and publicly known to maintain an unusually close relationship with the senior foreign political figure, and includes a person who is in a position to conduct substantial domestic and international financial transactions on behalf of the senior foreign political figure.


 
 

 

 
4. THE COMPANY’S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

The Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, any reference to the Company contained herein shall also be a deemed to include the Company’s subsidiaries) hereby acknowledges, agrees with and represents, warrants and covenants to the Subscriber, as follows:

(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization. The Company is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which (a) the ownership or lease of real or personal property for use in the operation of the Company's business or (b) the nature of the business conducted by the Company and no action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition) (“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. The Company has all requisite power, right and authority to own, operate and lease its properties and assets, to carry on its business as now conducted, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. All actions on the part of the Company and its officers and directors necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the performance of all of the Company's obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party on the Closing will be, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and this Agreement is, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party on the Closing will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

(b) Issuance of Securities. The Securities to be issued to the Subscriber pursuant to this Agreement, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and will be fully paid and non-assessable. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred stock and Warrant Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrants.

(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not (a) constitute a violation (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) of any provision of any law or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any court, agency or other governmental authority applicable to the Company, (b) require any consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any person, (c) result in a default (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) under, acceleration or termination of, or the creation in any party of the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel, any agreement, lease, note or other restriction, encumbrance, obligation or liability to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which any assets of the Company are subject, (d) result in the creation of any lien or encumbrance upon the assets of the Company, or upon any Shares or other securities of the Company, (e) conflict with or result in a breach of or constitute a default under any provision of those certain articles of incorporation or those certain bylaws of the Company, or (f) invalidate or adversely affect any permit, license, authorization or status used in the conduct of the business of the Company.

(d) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not 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 (as defined below) in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 5(i) of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in Section 6), and (iii) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 
 

 
 
(e) SEC Filings. The Company is subject to, and in full compliance with, the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company has made available to each Subscriber through the EDGAR system true and complete copies of each of the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Current Reports on Form 8-K, in each case filed since December 16, 2010 (collectively, the “SEC Filings”), and all such SEC Filings are incorporated herein by reference. The SEC Filings, when they were filed with the SEC (or, if any amendment with respect to any such document was filed, when such amendment was filed), complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and did not, as of such date, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All reports and statements required to be filed by the Company under the Exchange Act have been filed, together with all exhibits required to be filed therewith. The Company and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, if any (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), are engaged in all material respects only in the business described in the SEC Filings, and the SEC Filings contain a complete and accurate description in all material respects of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries.

(f) No Financial Advisor. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Subscriber is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Securities and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Subscriber is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by the Subscriber or any of its representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to the Subscriber’s purchase of the Units. The Company further represents to the Subscriber that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

(g) Indemnification. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Subscriber and, where applicable, its directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and shareholders, from and against any and all Loss arising out of or based upon any representation or warranty of the Company contained herein or in any document furnished by the Company to the Subscriber in connection herewith being untrue in any material respect or any breach or failure by the Company to comply with any covenant or agreement made by the Company to the Subscriber in connection therewith; provided, however, that the Company’s liability shall not exceed the Subscriber’s Aggregate Purchase Price tendered hereunder.

(h) Capitalization and Additional Issuances. The authorized and outstanding capital stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis as of the date of this Agreement and the Final Closing Date (not including the Securities) are set forth in the SEC Filings. Except as set forth in the SEC Filings and as described herein, there are no options, warrants, or rights to subscribe to, securities, rights, understandings or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for or giving any right to subscribe for any shares of capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. The only officer, director, employee and consultant stock option or stock incentive plan or similar plan currently in effect or contemplated by the Company is described in the SEC Filings. There are no outstanding agreements or preemptive or similar rights affecting the Company's Common Stock.

(i) Private Placements. Assuming the accuracy of the Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Subscribers as contemplated hereby.

(j) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares will not be or be an affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.

 
 

 

 
(k) Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company, or any of its respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”). Neither the Company nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

5. OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

    (a) Furnishing of Information. As long as any Subscriber owns Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Subscriber owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Subscribers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act such information as is required for the Subscribers to sell the Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such person to sell such Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions proved by Rule 144 under the Securities Act. As it pertains to the foregoing, the Company agrees and covenants that it will accept opinions from counsel acceptable to the Subscriber, in Subscriber’s sole discretion, that such Securities may be sold without registration under the Securities Act.

    (b) Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other person that any Subscriber is an “Acquiring Person” under any shareholder rights plan or similar plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Subscriber could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Subscribers.

    (c) Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Subscriber, or include the name of any Subscriber in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency, without the prior written consent of such Subscriber, except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with the registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law.

    (d) Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no affiliate of the Company shall, after the date hereof, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Subscribers.

    (e) Reservation of Securities. The Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may be required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents. In the event that at any time the then authorized shares of Common Stock are insufficient for the Company to satisfy its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall promptly take such actions as may be required to increase the number of authorized shares, including without limitation promptly preparing and filing any proxy or information statement with the SEC for purposes of a special meeting to authorize the issuance of additions shares to Subscribers, which in no event shall be filed more than ten (10) business days following the date on which the Company becomes aware that it may have inadequate authorized capital.

 
 

 

    (f) Use of Proceeds/Offering Costs. The Company has agreed to pay certain costs and expenses in connection with this Offering, including Placement Agent Fees. Pursuant to the terms of the Offering, the Company has agreed to pay: (i) a flat Placement Agent fee of $200,0005, (ii) reimburse the Lead Investor due diligence fees of $50,0006, and (iii) has agreed to pay its legal counsel, Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, $15,000. These fees will be paid at the Initial Closing. The Company anticipates using the net proceeds from the Offering, after subtracting applicable fees and expenses, for general working capital and other purposes.

    (g) Quotation. As long as any Subscriber owns Securities, the Company shall use its best efforts to maintain eligibility for the Company’s Common Stock on the OTCBB, OTCQB or a national securities exchange.

    (h) DTC Eligibility. For as long as any Subscriber owns Securities, the Company shall use its best efforts to maintain full eligibility of the Company’s Common Stock for electronic clearance and settlement services through the Depository Trust Company.

    (i) Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (a) by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on or prior to the fourth trading day immediately following each respective Closing Date, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Subscribers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Subscribers by the Company, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Subscriber, or include the name of any Subscriber in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of such Subscriber, except: (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with (i) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or trading market regulations.

6. REGISTRATION RIGHTS

The Company shall file a “resale” registration statement with the SEC covering all shares of Common Stock included within the Units sold in the Offering and underlying any Shares and the Warrants, so that such shares of Common Stock will be registered under the Securities Act. The Company will maintain the effectiveness of the “resale” registration statement from the effective date of the registration statement until all Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) covered by such registration statement have been sold, or may be sold without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to have such “resale” registration statement filed within 60 days after the Initial Closing Date (the “Filing Deadline”) and declared effective by the SEC as soon as possible and, in any event, within 120 days after the Initial Closing Date (or the 135th calendar day after the Initial Closing in the event that such Registration Statement is subject to full review by the SEC) of the Offering (the “Effectiveness Deadline”), unless extended by Subscriber Consent.
The description of registration rights is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Registration Rights Agreement annexed hereto as Exhibit E.

5 The flat Placement Agent fee shall be paid at the election of the Company in cash or paid $100,000 in cash and $100,000 through the issuance of 15,385 Units.

6 This fee may be paid in cash or Units at the election of the Company.
 
 
 

 
 
7. CONDITIONS TO ACCEPTANCE OF SUBSCRIPTION

The Company’s right to accept the subscription of the Subscriber is conditioned upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or before the date the Company accepts such subscription:

(a) this Agreement duly executed by the Subscriber and Company;

(b) payment of Subscriber’s Aggregate Purchase Price by wire transfer to the Escrow Agent;

(c) Subscriber’s completed and executed Accredited Investor Certification as contained herein;

(d) Subscriber’s completed and executed Rule 506 “Bad Actor” Questionnaire as contained herein;

(e) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Subscriber and Company;

(f) evidence of the filing and acceptance of the Certificate of Designation from the Secretary of State of Nevada;

(g) As of the Closing, no legal action, suit or proceeding shall be pending that seeks to restrain or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(h) The representations and warranties of the Company and Subscriber contained in this Agreement shall have been true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct as of the Closing as if made on the Closing Date.

8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

(a) All parties hereto have been represented by counsel, and no inference shall be drawn in favor of or against any party by virtue of the fact that such party’s counsel was or was not the principal draftsman of this Agreement.

(b) Each of the parties hereto shall be responsible to pay the costs and expenses of its own legal counsel in connection with the preparation and review of this Agreement and related documentation.

(c) Neither this Agreement, nor any provisions hereof, shall be waived, modified, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, modification, discharge or termination is sought.

(d) The representations, warranties and agreement of the Subscriber and the Company made in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the delivery of the Securities.

(e) Any party may send any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder to the Subscriber at the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement or to the Company at its primary office (including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, fax, ordinary mail or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim or other communication will be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the intended recipient. Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties written notice in the manner herein set forth.
(f) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the be
nefit of, the parties to this Agreement and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and assigns. If the Subscriber is more than one person or entity, the obligation of the Subscriber shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, each such person or entity and its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and assigns. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any and every nature among them.

 
 

 
 
(g) This Agreement is not transferable or assignable by the Subscriber.

(h) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles.

(i) The Company and the Subscriber hereby agree that any dispute that may arise between them arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be adjudicated before a court located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, and they hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the State of New York located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan with respect to any action or legal proceeding commenced by any party, and irrevocably waive any objection they now or hereafter may have respecting the venue of any such action or proceeding brought in such a court or respecting the fact that such court is an inconvenient forum, relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any acts or omissions relating to the sale of the securities hereunder, and consent to the service of process in any such action or legal proceeding by means of registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in care of the address set forth herein or such other address as either party shall furnish in writing to the other.

(j) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

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

[Signature Pages Follow]

 
 

 
 

ALL SUBSCRIBERS MUST COMPLETE THIS PAGE

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscriber has executed this Agreement on the ____ day of _____, 2014.

   x $6.50 for each Unit =
Units subscribed for    Aggregate Purchase Price


The undersigned Subscriber hereby elects to purchase Units consisting of

[X] Series A Preferred Share(s)
[X] Warrant(s)

Manner in which Title is to be

 held (Please Check One):

1. ___ Individual 7. ___ Trust/Estate/Pension or Profit sharing Plan
Date Opened:______________
2. ___ Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship 8. ___ As a Custodian for
________________________________
Under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act of the State of
________________________________
3. ___ Community Property 9. ___ Married with Separate Property
4. ___ Tenants in Common 10. ___ Keogh
5. ___ Corporation/Partnership/ Limited Liability Company 11. ___ Tenants by the Entirety
6. ___ IRA


ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

To direct distribution to a party other than the registered owner, complete the information below. YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS SECTION IF THIS IS AN IRA INVESTMENT.

Name of Firm (Bank, Brokerage, Custodian):
Account Name:
Account Number:
Representative Name:
Representative Phone Number:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
 

 
 

 

 
IF MORE THAN ONE SUBSCRIBER, EACH SUBSCRIBER MUST SIGN.
INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIBERS MUST COMPLETE THIS PAGE 15.
SUBSCRIBERS WHICH ARE ENTITIES MUST COMPLETE PAGE 16.
EXECUTION BY NATURAL PERSONS

_____________________________________________________________________________
Exact Name in Which Title is to be Held
 
 
_________________________________
Name (Please Print)    _________________________________
Name of Additional Subscriber
 
_________________________________
Residence: Number and Street    _________________________________
Address of Additional Subscriber

 
_________________________________
City, State and Zip Code    _________________________________
City, State and Zip Code

 
_________________________________
Social Security Number    _________________________________
Social Security Number

 
_________________________________
Telephone Number    _________________________________
Telephone Number

_________________________________
Fax Number (if available)    ________________________________
Fax Number (if available)

_________________________________
E-Mail (if available)    ________________________________
E-Mail (if available)
 
 
__________________________________
(Signature)    ________________________________
(Signature of Additional Subscriber)

 
ACCEPTED this ___ day of _________ 2014, on behalf of the Company.
 
 
   By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOR SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT]

 
 

 


EXECUTION BY SUBSCRIBER WHICH IS AN ENTITY
(Corporation, Partnership, LLC, Trust, Etc.)

_____________________________________________________________________________
Name of Entity (Please Print)

Date of Incorporation or Organization:
 
State of Principal Office:
 
Federal Taxpayer Identification Number:
____________________________________________
Office Address
____________________________________________
City, State and Zip Code
____________________________________________
Telephone Number
____________________________________________
Fax Number (if available)
____________________________________________
E-Mail (if available)
   By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
[seal]
Attest: _________________________________
(If Entity is a Corporation) _________________________________
_________________________________
Address

 
ACCEPTED this ____ day of __________ 2014, on behalf of the Company.


 
   By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOR SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT]

 
 

 

 
INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
(THE “COMPANY”)
ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATION

For Individual Investors Only
(all Individual Investors must INITIAL where appropriate):

Initial _____ I have an individual net worth, or joint net worth with my spouse, as of the date hereof (excluding, for the purpose of net worth calculation, the value of such person’s or persons’ primary residence, after deducting any mortgage securing such primary residence) in excess of $1 million.

 
Initial _____ I have had an annual gross income for the past two years of at least $200,000 (or $300,000 jointly with my spouse) and expect my income (or joint income, as appropriate) to reach the same level in the current year.
 
Initial _____ I am a director or executive officer of the Company.
 
For Non-Individual Investors
(all Non-Individual Investors must INITIAL where appropriate):
 
Initial _____ The investor certifies that it is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or business trust that is 100% owned by persons who meet at least one of the criteria for Individual Investors set forth above.
 
Initial _____ The investor certifies that it is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, Nevada or similar business trust that has total assets of at least $5 million and was not formed for the purpose of investing the Company.
 
Initial _____ The investor certifies that it is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, whose investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary (as defined in ERISA §3(21)) that is a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment adviser.
 
Initial _____ The investor certifies that it is an employee benefit plan whose total assets exceed $5,000,000 as of the date of this Agreement.
 
Initial _____ The undersigned certifies that it is a self-directed employee benefit plan whose investment decisions are made solely by persons who meet either of the criteria for Individual Investors.

 
 
 

 
Initial _____ The investor certifies that it is a U.S. bank, U.S. savings and loan association or other similar U.S. institution acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity.

Initial _____ The undersigned certifies that it is a broker-dealer registered pursuant to §15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Initial _____ The investor certifies that it is an organization described in §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with total assets exceeding $5,000,000 and not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company.
 
Initial _____ The investor certifies that it is a trust with total assets of at least $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Company, and whose purchase is directed by a person with such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment.

 
Initial _____ The investor certifies that it is a plan established and maintained by a state or its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, for the benefit of its employees, and which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
 
Initial _____ The investor certifies that it is an insurance company as defined in §2(13) of the Securities Act, or a registered investment company.
 
Initial _____ An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act.
 
Initial _____ A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.
 
Initial _____ A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
 
Date:

 
 

 
 
Rule 506 “Bad Actor” Questionnaire

Date: _________________________________

Name: _________________________________

This Questionnaire is being furnished to you to obtain information in connection with an offering (the “Offering”) of securities by Marathon Patent Group, Inc. (the “Issuer”) under Rule 506 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). As used in this Questionnaire, “you” also refers to any entity on whose behalf you are responding.

Important Note: If your answer to a question is “Yes,” please provide details in the explanation. Please briefly describe the facts concerning any “Yes” answer below, including the date of the event in question. If you have copies of any relevant filings, orders or other documents attach them.

Unless otherwise stated, your answers should be given as of the date you sign the Questionnaire. Please note that certain questions are necessarily broad in scope, so if you have doubts regarding whether something should be included in your response please err on the side of over-inclusion. The Issuer may have additional follow-up questions for you in connection with the Offering.

Once you have completed the Questionnaire, please sign it to indicate: (i) your consent for the Issuer to rely upon the information provided in this Questionnaire; (ii) your acknowledgement that in order for the Issuer to be able to rely on the Rule 506 private placement exemption, the Issuer may disclose to investors the information provided in this questionnaire, and your consent to such disclosure; (iii) your agreement to promptly notify the Issuer of any changes in information provided in the Questionnaire occurring after the date you sign the Questionnaire; and (iv) your confirmation that the information contained in the Questionnaire is true and correct, to the best of your knowledge and belief after a reasonable investigation, as of the date you sign the Questionnaire.

THE EXISTENCE AND CONTENTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE, AS WELL AS YOUR ANSWERS AND ALL NOTES AND DRAFTS PREPARED BY YOU, ARE CONSIDERED EXTREMELY CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY BY THE ISSUER AND WILL BE TREATED ACCORDINGLY.

This Questionnaire must be completed by the following persons:

   The Issuer;
 
   Any predecessor of the Issuer;

   Any affiliated7 issuer;
 
   Any director, executive officer,8 other officer9 participating in the offering, general partner or managing member of the Issuer;

7 An “affiliate” of, or person “affiliated” with, a specified person means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified.
 
 

 
 
   Any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Issuer’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power;
 
   Any promoter10 connected with the Issuer in any capacity;

   Any investment manager of an issuer that is a pooled investment fund; any general partner or managing member of any such investment manager; and any director, executive officer, or any other officer participating in the Offering, of any such investment manager or general partner or managing member of such investment manager;
 
   Any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with such sale of securities (a “compensated solicitor”); any general partner or managing member of any such compensated solicitor; and any director, executive officer, or any other officer participating in the Offering, of any such compensated solicitor or general partner or managing member of such compensated solicitor.
 
(8) The term executive officer includes an issuer’s president, any vice president in charge of a principal business unit, division or function (such as sales, administration or finance), any other officer who performs a policy making function, and any other person who performs similar policy making functions for the issuer, including executive officers of a subsidiary of the issuer if such executive officers perform policy making functions for the issuer.

(9) The term officer means a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer or principal financial officer, comptroller or principal accounting officer, and any person routinely performing corresponding functions with respect to any organization.

(10) The term promoter includes:

   (i) any person who, acting alone or in conjunction with one or more other persons, directly or indirectly takes initiative in founding and organizing the business or enterprise of an issuer; or
   (ii) any person who, in connection with the founding and organizing of the business or enterprise of an issuer, directly or indirectly receives in consideration of services or property, or both services and property, 10 percent or more of any class of securities of the issuer or 10 percent or more of the proceeds from the sale of any class of such securities. However, a person who receives such securities or proceeds either solely as underwriting commissions or solely in consideration of property shall not be deemed a promoter within the meaning of this paragraph if such person does not otherwise take part in founding and organizing the enterprise.

All persons coming within the definition of promoter in paragraph (i) of this definition may be referred to as founders or organizers or by another term provided that such term is reasonably descriptive of those persons' activities with respect to the issuer.

 
 

 

 
Name, Address, Telephone Number and E-mail Address

Your full name:

Please provide all previous, assumed or fictitious names or aliases:

Business Address: Home Address:
 
Business Telephone: ( ) Home Telephone: ( )
E-Mail Address:
   Have you been convicted, within the past ten years (or five years, in the case of the Issuer, its predecessors and affiliated issuers), of any felony or misdemeanor:
 
   in connection with the purchase or sale of any security;
   involving the making of any false filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); or
   arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment advisor or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities?
 
Yes. If yes, please explain: ___________________________________________________________
No.

   Are you subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, entered within the past five years, that, currently restrains or enjoins you from engaging or continuing to engage in any conduct or practice:
 
     in connection with the purchase or sale of any security;

   involving the making of any false filing with the SEC; or
 
   arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment adviser or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities?

 
Yes. If yes, please explain: ___________________________________________________________
No.

 
 

 


   Are you subject to a final order11 of a state securities commission (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); a state authority that supervises or examines banks, savings associations, or credit unions; a state insurance commission (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); an appropriate federal banking agency; the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission; or the National Credit Union Administration that:
 
   currently bars you from:

   association with an entity regulated by such commission, authority, agency or officer;
   engaging in the business of securities, insurance or banking; or

   engaging in savings association or credit union activities; or
   was entered within the last ten years based on a violation of any law or regulation that prohibits fraudulent, manipulative, or deceptive conduct ?

Yes. If yes, please explain: ___________________________________________________________
No.

   Are you subject to an order of the SEC entered pursuant to Section 15(b) or 15B(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or Section 203(e) or 203(f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) that currently:
 
 
   suspends or revokes your registration as a broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment adviser;

   places limitations on your activities, functions or operations;
   bars you from being associated with any entity or from participating in the offering of any penny stock?

Yes. If yes, please explain: ___________________________________________________________
No.

   Are you subject to any order of the SEC, entered within the past five years, that currently orders you to cease and desist from committing or causing a violation or future violation of:
 
   any scienter-based anti-fraud provision of the federal securities laws, including, but not limited to, Section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, Section 15(c)(1) of the Exchange Act and Section 206(1) of the Advisers Act or any other rule or regulation thereunder; or

   Section 5 of the Securities Act.

11 A “final order” is a written directive or declaratory statement issued by a federal or state agency described in Rule 506(d)(1)(iii) under the Securities Act of 1933 under applicable statutory authority that provides for notice and an opportunity for a hearing, which constitutes a final disposition or action by that federal or state agency.
 

 
 

 

 
Yes. If yes, please explain: ___________________________________________________________
No.

   Have you been suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from association with a member of, a registered national securities exchange or a registered national or affiliated securities association (such as FINRA) for any act or omission to act constituting conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade?

Yes. If yes, please explain: ___________________________________________________________
No.

   Have you filed (as a registrant or issuer), or were you ever an underwriter or named as an underwriter in any registration statement or Regulation A offering statement filed with the SEC that, within the past five years, was the subject of a refusal order, stop order, or order suspending the Regulation A exemption, or is currently the subject of an investigation or proceeding to determine whether a stop order or suspension order should be issued?
 
Yes. If yes, please explain: ___________________________________________________________
No.

   Are you subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order entered within the past five years, or are you currently subject to a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction with respect to conduct alleged by the United States Postal Service to constitute a scheme or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by means of false representations?
 

Yes. If yes, please explain: ___________________________________________________________
No.

Exhibit 10.2
 
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.
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
Form Of Warrant To Purchase Common Stock
 
Warrant No.: 2014 Q2 [     ]
Date of Issuance: May [   ], 2014 (“ Issuance Date ”)
 
Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [          ] , the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “ Holder ”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon exercise of this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “ Warrant ”), at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below), [       ] 1 (subject to adjustment as provided herein) fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below)   (the “ Warrant Shares ”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 16. Any capitalized term not otherwise defined herein shall have the definition ascribed to it in the Subscription Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company and the initial Holder (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”).
 

1 To insert the share amount. The holder will receive 25% warrant coverage for every share of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock purchased in the private placement.
 
 
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1.
EXERCISE OF WARRANT .
 
(a)            Mechanics of Exercise . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(f)), this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder on any day on or after the Issuance 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 Warrant. Within one (1) Trading Day following an exercise of this Warrant as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Exercise Price in effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant was so exercised (the “ Aggregate Exercise Price ”) in cash or via wire transfer of immediately available funds if the Holder did not notify the Company in such Exercise Notice that such exercise was made pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as provided for in Section 1(d)). The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original of this Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice for all of the then-remaining Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant after delivery of the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. On or before the  third (3rd) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received an Exercise Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile 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 ”). On or before the fourth  (4 th ) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received such Exercise Notice, the Company shall instruct and otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Transfer Agent to accomplish, on or prior to such  fourth (4 th ) Trading Day, the following:  (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program and to the extent eligible, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the Holder or, at the Holder’s instruction pursuant to the Exercise Notice, the Holder’s agent or designee, in each case, sent by reputable overnight courier to the address as specified in the applicable Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee (as indicated in the applicable Exercise Notice), for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon delivery of an Exercise Notice, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares (as the case may be). If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, 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 Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised. No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, 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 taxes and fees which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.
 
 
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(b)            Exercise Price . For purposes of this Warrant, “ Exercise Price ” means $7.50 , subject to adjustment as provided herein.
 
(c)            Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities . If the Company shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, on the  third (3rd) Trading Day immediately following the Company’s receipt of the applicable Exercise Notice from a Holder, to give notice to and instruct, and otherwise use the Company’s reasonable best efforts to cause, the Transfer Agent to thereafter promptly issue to such Holder a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or to credit the Holder’s or it’s designee’s balance account with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant (as the case may be) (a “ Delivery Failure ”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Holder may declare the Company to be in breach under this Warrant. Furthermore, the Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Exercise Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned (as the case may be) any portion of this Warrant that has not been converted pursuant to such Exercise Notice, provided that the voiding of a Exercise Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 1(c) or otherwise. In addition to the foregoing, if within five (5) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of the applicable Exercise Notice, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder (as the case may be), and if on or after such fifth (5 th ) Trading Day, the Holder (or any other Person   in respect, or on behalf, of the Holder) purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, issuable upon such exercise that the Holder so anticipated receiving from the Company, then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of the Holder) (the “ Buy-In Price ”), at which point the Company’s obligation to so issue and deliver such certificate or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder (as the case may be) (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to so issue and deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or, if eligible, credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock multiplied by (B) the lowest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Exercise Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this clause (ii).
 
 
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(d)            Cashless Exercise . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (other than Section 1(f) below), if at any time after the Effectiveness Deadline (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement),   a Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)) is not effective (or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use) for the resale by the Holder of all of the Warrant Shares, then the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “ Cashless Exercise ”):
 
Net Number = 
(A x B) - (A x C)
 
 
B
 
 
For purposes of the foregoing formula:
 
A= the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.
 
B= as applicable: (i) the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) the Bid Price of the Common Stock as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof or (iii) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if the date of such Exercise Notice is a Trading Day and such Exercise Notice is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day.
 
 
C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
 
(e)            Disputes .  In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 13.
 
 
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(f)            Limitations on Exercises .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant, this Warrant shall not be exercisable by the Holder hereof to the extent (but only to the extent) that the Holder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) of the Common Stock. To the extent the above limitation applies, the determination of whether this Warrant shall be exercisable (vis-à-vis other convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates) and of which such securities shall be exercisable (as among all such securities owned by the Holder) shall, subject to such Maximum Percentage limitation, be determined on the basis of the first submission to the Company for conversion, exercise or exchange (as the case may be). No prior inability to exercise this Warrant 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. For the purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership and all determinations and calculations (including, without limitation, with respect to calculations of percentage ownership) shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this paragraph to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Maximum Percentage beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such Maximum Percentage limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor Holder of this Warrant. The holders of Common Stock shall be third party beneficiaries of this paragraph and the Company may not waive this paragraph without the consent of holders of a majority of its shares of Common Stock. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding, including by virtue of any prior conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable securities into shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, pursuant to this Warrant or securities issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
 
(g)            Insufficient Authorized Shares . The Company shall at all times keep reserved for issuance under this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to satisfy the Company’s obligation to issue shares of Common Stock hereunder (without regard to any limitation otherwise contained herein with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant). If, notwithstanding the foregoing, and not in limitation thereof, at any time while any of the Warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement remain outstanding, the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon exercise of such Warrants at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of all such Warrants then outstanding without giving effect to any limitation otherwise contained herein with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant (the “ Required Reserve Amount ”) (an “Authorized Share Failure ”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for all the such Warrants then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, to the extent required by law or the rules of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is traded or quoted, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, to the extent required by law or the rules of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is traded or quoted, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal.
 
 
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2.            ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES . The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 2.
 
(a)            Stock Dividends and Splits . Without limiting any provision of Section 4, if the Company, at any time on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (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 such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event.  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. If any event requiring an adjustment under this paragraph occurs during the period that an Exercise Price is calculated hereunder, then the calculation of such Exercise Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect such event.
 
(b)            Number of Warrant Shares . Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 2, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment (without regard to any limitations on exercise contained herein).
 
(c)            Other Events . In the event that the Company  shall take any action to which the provisions hereof are not strictly applicable, or, if applicable, would not operate to protect the Holder from dilution or if any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 2 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s board of directors shall in good faith determine and implement an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares (if applicable) so as to protect the rights of the Holder, provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(c) will increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 2, provided further that if the Holder does not accept such adjustments as appropriately protecting its interests hereunder against such dilution, then the Company’s board of directors and the Holder shall agree, in good faith, upon an independent investment bank of nationally recognized standing to make such appropriate adjustments, whose determination shall be final and binding and whose fees and expenses shall be borne by the non-prevailing party.
 
 
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(d)            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 issue or sale of shares of Common Stock.
 
3.            RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distributions would result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or the beneficial ownership of any such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and such Distribution to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage).
 
4.
PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS .
 
(a)            Purchase Rights .  In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) 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 (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage).
 
 
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(b)            Fundamental Transactions .  The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i)  the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such adjustments to the number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction) and (ii) the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market. Upon the consummation of each Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of each Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 3 and 4(a) above, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction, such shares of publicly traded common stock (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of the applicable Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of each Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “ Corporate Event ”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 3 and 4(a) above, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of the applicable Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant). Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder.
 
 
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(c)            Application . The provisions of this Section 4 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied as if this Warrant (and any such subsequent warrants, options or other instruments or securities) were fully exercisable and without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant (provided that the Holder shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of the Maximum Percentage, applied however with respect to shares of capital stock registered under the 1934 Act and thereafter receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (and any such subsequent warrants, options or other instruments or securities)).
 
5.            NONCIRCUMVENTION . The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), By-Laws (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) 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 Warrant, and (iii) shall, so long as the Warrant is  outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the Warrant, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of the Warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement that are then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
 
6.            WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of this Warrant, 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 Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in its capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, 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 Warrant Shares which it is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant.  In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant 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.
 
 
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7.            REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS .
 
(a)            Transfer of Warrant . If this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) to the Holder representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred.
 
(b)            Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant (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 Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.
 
(c)            Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants . This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided, however, no warrants for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be given.
 
(d)            Issuance of New Warrants . Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.
 
 
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8.            NOTICES .  Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 8(e) of the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Warrant, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice to the Holder (i) promptly upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment(s) and (ii) at least  ten (10) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property to holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder and (iii) at least  five (5) Trading Days prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction.  To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. It is expressly understood and agreed that the time of execution specified by the Holder in each Exercise Notice shall be definitive and may not be disputed or challenged by the Company.
 
9.            AMENDMENT AND WAIVER .  Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant (other than Section 1(f)) 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. The Holder shall be entitled, at its option, to the benefit of any amendment of (i) any other similar warrant issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement or (ii) any other similar warrant. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.
 
10.            SEVERABILITY .  If any provision of this Warrant 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 Warrant so long as this Warrant 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).
 
 
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11.            GOVERNING LAW . This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accor­dance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
12.            CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS . This Warrant 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 Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant. Terms used in this Warrant but defined in the other Transaction Documents shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Closing Date (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) in such other Transaction Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Holder.
 
13.            DISPUTE RESOLUTION . In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price, the Closing Sale Price, the Bid Price or fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares (as the case may be), the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations (as the case may be) via facsimile (i) within  three (3) Business Days after receipt of the applicable notice giving rise to such dispute to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) or (ii) if no notice gave rise to such dispute, at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute (including, without limitation, as to whether any issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale was an issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of Excluded Securities). If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation (as the case may be) of the Exercise Price, the Closing Sale Price, the Bid Price or fair market value or the number of Warrant Shares (as the case may be) within  five (5) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be), then the Company shall, within  three (3) Business Days submit via facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price, the Closing Sale Price, the Bid Price or fair market value (as the case may be) to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to an independent, outside accountant selected by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Company shall cause the investment bank or the accountant (as the case may be) to perform the determinations or calculations (as the case may be) and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives such disputed determinations or calculations (as the case may be). Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation (as the case may be) shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.  All costs incurred in connection with a dispute pursuant to this Section 13 shall be borne by the non-prevailing party.
 
 
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14.            REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATION, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF . The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents, 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 Warrant. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, exercises and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Warrant (including, without limitation, compliance with Section 2 hereof). The issuance of shares and certificates for shares as contemplated hereby upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder or such shares for any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than the Holder or its agent on its behalf.
 
15.              TRANSFER . This Warrant may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned.. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act.  As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement.
 
16.            CERTAIN DEFINITIONS .  For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
(a)           “ Bid Price ” means, for any security as of the particular time of determination, the bid price for such security on the Principal Market as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the bid price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or if the foregoing does not apply, the bid price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, or, if no bid price is reported for such security by Bloomberg as of such time of determination, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC) as of such time of determination. If the Bid Price cannot be calculated for a security as of the particular time of determination on any of the foregoing bases, the Bid Price of such security as of such time of determination shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 13. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.
 
 
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(b)            “ Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg, L.P.
 
(c)           “ 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.
 
(d)           “ Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last trade price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 13. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.
 
(e)           “ Common Stock ” means (i) the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such shares of Common Stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such shares of Common Stock.
 
(f)            “ 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.
 
(g)           “ Eligible Market ” means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or the Principal Market.
 
 
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(h)           “ Expiration Date ” means the date that is May ___ , 2016 2 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)           “ Fundamental Transaction ” means that (i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (1) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the surviving corporation) any other Person, or (2) sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its respective properties or assets to any other Person, or (3) allow any other Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Company (not including any shares of Voting Stock of the Company held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (4) consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with any other Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Company (not including any shares of Voting Stock of the Company held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination), or (ii) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Voting Stock of the Company.
 
(j)            “ Options ” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
 
(k)            “ Parent Entity ” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
 
(l)            “ 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.
 
(m)           “ Principal Market ” means the OTCQB maintained by the OTC Markets Group Inc. or the Company’s then current principal trading market.
 
(n)           “ Successor Entity ” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
 

2 To insert a date that is two (2) years from the issuance date.
 
 
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(o)           “ Trading Day ” means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price determinations relating to the Common Stock, (A) 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, and (B) any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities, 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.
 
(p)           “ Voting Stock ” of a Person means capital stock of such Person of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power to elect, or the general power to appoint, at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.
 
 
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
       
 
By: 
   
   
Name: 
Title: 
 
       
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT A
 
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.

 
The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“ Warrant Shares ”) of Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), evidenced by Warrant No. 2014 Q2 [     ]   (the “ Warrant ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
 
1.            Form of Exercise Price .  The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as:
 
 
____________
a “ Cash Exercise ” with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; and/or
 
 
____________
a “ Cashless Exercise ” with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares.
 
In the event that the Holder has elected a Cashless Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the Holder hereby represents and warrants that (i) this Exercise Notice was executed by the Holder at __________ [a.m.][p.m.] on the date set forth below and (ii) if applicable, the Bid Price as of such time of execution of this Exercise Notice was $________.
 
2.            Payment of Exercise Price . In the event that the Holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the Holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
 
3.            Delivery of Warrant Shares .  The Company shall deliver to Holder, or its designee or agent as specified below, __________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.  Delivery shall be made to Holder, or for its benefit, to the following address:
 
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
 
Date: _______________ __, ______
 

__________________________________
   Name of Registered Holder
 
 
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT B
 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
 
The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby acknowledges its obligation to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated _________, 20__, from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by _______________].
 
 
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
       
 
By: 
   
   
Name: 
Title: 
 
       
 
 
 
Exhibit 10.3
 
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
 
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of May __, 2014, is by and among Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), and each of the undersigned buyers (each, a “ Buyer ,” and collectively, the “ Buyers ”).
 
RECITALS
 
A.           In connection with the Subscription Agreement by and among the parties hereto, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to each Buyer (i) the Shares (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), (ii) the Common Stock (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) issuable upon the conversion of the Shares and (iii) the Warrants (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), which will be exercisable to purchase Warrant Shares (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the Warrants.
 
B.           To induce the Buyers to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “ 1933 Act ”), and applicable state securities laws.
 
AGREEMENT
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Buyers hereby agree as follows:
 
1.
Definitions.
 
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement or Warrant.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
(a)            “ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
 
(b)           “ Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
 
(c)           “ Company Counsel ” means Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP.
 
(d)           “ Effective Date ” means the date that the applicable Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.
 
 
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(e)           “ Effectiveness Deadline ” means (i) with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the earlier of the (A) 120 th calendar day after the Final  Closing Date (or the 135 th calendar day after the Filing Deadline in the event that such Registration Statement is subject to Full Review by the SEC),  and (B) the fifth day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review, and (ii) with respect to any additional Registration Statements that may be required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the earlier of the (A) 90 th calendar day following the date on which the Company was required to file such additional Registration Statement and (B) the fifth day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review.
 
(f)           “ Filing Deadline ” means (i) with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the 60 th calendar day after the  Final Closing Date, and (ii) with respect to any additional Registration Statements that may be required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the date on which the Company was required to file such additional Registration Statement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
 
(g)           “ Full Review ” in respect of any Registration Statement shall mean an instance where the staff of the SEC does not inform the Company either that the Registration Statement will not be reviewed or that such review will be on a limited, monitor or expedited (or other similar) basis.
 
(h)           “ Investor ” means a Buyer or any transferee or assig nee of any Registrable Securities, Series A Preferred Stock or Warrants, as applicable, to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee of any Registrable Securities or Warrants, as applicable, assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.
 
(i)           “ Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any department or agency thereof.
 
(j)             “ register ,” “ registered ,” and “ registration ” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415 and the declaration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the SEC.
 
 
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(k)           “ Registrable Securities ” means (i) the Warrant Shares, (iii) the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Shares and (iii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Warrants, including, without limitation, (1) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise and (2) shares of capital stock of the Company into which the shares of Common Stock (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) are converted or exchanged and shares of capital stock of a Successor Entity (as defined in the Warrants) into which the shares of Common Stock are converted or exchanged, in each case, without regard to any limitations on exercise of the Warrants and the Certificate of Designation with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock provided , however , that Registrable Securities shall not include any securities of the Company that have previously been registered and remain subject to a currently effective registration statement or which have been sold to the public either pursuant to a registration statement or Rule 144, or which have been sold in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Section 1 are not assigned, or which may be sold immediately without registration under the Securities Act and without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 .
 
(l)           “ Registration Statement ” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering Registrable Securities.
 
(m)           “ Required Holders ” means the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities.
 
(n)           “ Required Registration Amount ” means the Shares, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares and the maximum number of Warrant Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Warrants as of the Trading Day (as defined in the Warrants) immediately preceding the applicable date of determination (without taking into account any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants set forth therein), all subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(d).
 
(o)           “ Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration.
 
(p)           “ Rule 415 ” means Rule 415 promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the SEC providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis.
 
(q)           “ SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.
 
(r)           “ Staff ” means the staff of the SEC.
 
2.
Registration .
 
(a)            Mandatory Registration .  The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC an initial Registration Statement on Form S-1 covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities; provided that such initial Registration Statement shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Registration Amount as of the date such Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC; and provided further that the Company shall use such other form as is required by Section 2(b) once the Company becomes eligible to use such form. Such initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Required Holders) the “ Selling Stockholders ” and “ Plan of Distribution ” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A . The Company shall use its best efforts to have such initial Registration Statement, and each other Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline for such Registration Statement.
 
 
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(b)            Use of Form S-3 . In the event that the Company becomes eligible to use Form S-3 for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall undertake to register the resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of all Registration Statements then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
 
(c)            Sufficient Number of Shares Registered . In the event the number of shares available under any Registration Statement is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement or an Investor’s allocated portion of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(f), the Company shall amend such Registration Statement (if permissible), or file with the SEC a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover at least the Required Registration Amount as of the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the necessity therefor arises (but taking account of any Staff position with respect to the date on which the Staff will permit such amendment to the Registration Statement and/or such new Registration Statement (as the case may be) to be filed with the SEC). The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such amendment to such Registration Statement and/or such new Registration Statement (as the case may be) to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof with the SEC, but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline for such Registration Statement. For purposes of the foregoing provision, the number of shares available under a Registration Statement shall be deemed “insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities” if at any time the number of shares of Common Stock available for resale under the applicable Registration Statement is less than the product determined by multiplying (x) the Required Registration Amount as of such time by (y) 0.90. The calculation set forth in the foregoing sentence shall be made without regard to any limitations on exercise of the Warrants (and such calculation shall assume that the Warrants are then fully exercisable for shares of Common Stock at the then-prevailing applicable Exercise Price).
 
 
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(d)            Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of any Registration Statement . If (i) a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby (disregarding any reduction pursuant to Section 2(e)) and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is (A) not filed with the SEC on or before the Filing Deadline for such Registration Statement (a “ Filing Failure ”) (it being understood that if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording each Investor the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(c) hereof, the Company shall be deemed to not have satisfied this clause (i)(A) and such event shall be deemed to be a Filing Failure) or (B) not declared effective by the SEC on or before the Effectiveness Deadline for such Registration Statement (an “ Effectiveness Failure ”) (it being understood that if on the Business Day immediately following the Effective Date for such Registration Statement the Company shall not have filed a “final” prospectus for such Registration Statement with the SEC under Rule 424(b) in accordance with Section 3(b) (whether or not such a prospectus is technically required by such rule), the Company shall be deemed to not have satisfied this clause (i)(B) and such event shall be deemed to be an Effectiveness Failure), (ii) other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined below), on any day after the Effective Date of a Registration Statement, sales of all of the Registrable Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement (disregarding any reduction pursuant to Section 2(e)) cannot be made pursuant to such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, because of a failure to keep such Registration Statement effective, a failure to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration Statement, on or after the Closing Date a suspension or delisting of (or a failure to timely list) the Common Stock on an Eligible Market (as defined in the Warrant), or a failure to register a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock or by reason of a stop order) or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use for any reason (a “ Maintenance Failure ”), or (iii) at any time when a Registration Statement is not effective for any reason or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use for any reason, the Company fails to file with the SEC any required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act such that it is not in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) (a “ Current Public Information Failure ”) as a result of which any of the Investors are unable to sell Registrable Securities without restriction under Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions), then, as partial relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay in, or reduction of, its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities relating to such Registration Statement an amount in cash equal to one percent (1%) of the Aggregate Purchase Price initially paid on the Closing Date associated with such shares (1) on the date of such Filing Failure, Effectiveness Failure, Maintenance Failure or Current Public Information Failure, as applicable, and (2) on every thirty (30) day anniversary of (I) a Filing Failure until such Filing Failure is cured; (II) an Effectiveness Failure until such Effectiveness Failure is cured; (III) a Maintenance Failure until such Maintenance Failure is cured; and (IV) a Current Public Information Failure until the earlier of (i) the date such Current Public Information Failure is cured and (ii) such time that such public information is no longer required pursuant to Rule 144 (in each case, pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days). The payments to which a holder of Registrable Securities shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(e) are referred to herein as “ Registration Delay Payments .” Following the initial Registration Delay Payment for any particular event or failure (which shall be paid on the date of such event or failure, as set forth above), without limiting the foregoing, if an event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured prior to any thirty (30) day anniversary of such event or failure, then such Registration Delay Payment shall be made on the third (3 rd ) Business Day after such cure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Registration Delay Payments shall be owed to an Investor (other than with respect to a Maintenance Failure resulting from a suspension of listing or quotation or delisting of (or a failure to timely list or quote) the Common Stock on the Principal Market) with respect to any period during which all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities may be sold by such Investor without restriction under Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable). Notwithstanding the foregoing,  the Company shall not be obligated to pay any such liquidated damages pursuant to this Section 2(d)  if the Company is unable to fulfill its registration obligations as a result of rules, regulations, positions or releases issued or actions taken by the Commission pursuant to its authority with respect to “Rule 415”, and the Company registers at such time the maximum number of shares of Common Stock permissible upon consultation with the Staff  or as contemplated pursuant to Section 2(e) below.
 
 
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(e)            Offering . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event the Staff or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities by, or on behalf of, the Company, or in any other manner, such that the Staff or the SEC do not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and used for resales in a manner that does not constitute such an offering and that permits the continuous resale at the market by the Investors participating therein (or as otherwise may be acceptable to each Investor) without being named therein as an “underwriter,” then the Company shall reduce the number of shares to be included in such Registration Statement by all Investors until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective as aforesaid. In making such reduction, the Company shall reduce the number of shares to be included by all Investors on a pro rata basis (based upon the number of Registrable Securities otherwise required to be included for each Investor) unless the inclusion of shares by a particular Investor or a particular set of Investors are resulting in the Staff or the SEC’s “by or on behalf of the Company” offering position, in which event the shares held by such Investor or set of Investors shall be the only shares subject to reduction (and if by a set of Investors on a pro rata basis by such Investors or on such other basis as would result in the exclusion of the least number of shares by all such Investors).  In addition, in the event that the Staff or the SEC requires any Investor seeking to sell securities under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement to be specifically identified as an “underwriter” in order to permit such Registration Statement to become effective, and such Investor does not consent to being so named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement, then, in each such case, the Company shall reduce the total number of Registrable Securities to be registered on behalf of such Investor, until such time as the Staff or the SEC does not require such identification or until such Investor accepts such identification and the manner thereof. Any reduction pursuant to this paragraph will first reduce all securities that are not Registrable Securities, if any such securities are permitted by the Required Holders to be included in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, an affected Investor shall have the right to require, upon delivery of a written request to the Company signed by such Investor, the Company to file a registration statement within thirty (30) calendar days of such request (subject to any restrictions imposed by Rule 415 or required by the Staff or the SEC) for resale by such Investor in a manner acceptable to such Investor, and the Company shall following such request cause to be and keep effective such registration statement in the same manner as otherwise contemplated in this Agreement for registration statements hereunder, in each case, until such time as: (i) all Registrable Securities held by such Investor have been registered and sold pursuant to an effective Registration Statement in a manner acceptable to such Investor or (ii) all Registrable Securities may be resold by such Investor without restriction (including, without limitation, volume limitations) pursuant to Rule 144 (taking account of any Staff position with respect to “affiliate” status) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) or (iii) such Investor agrees to be named as an underwriter in any such Registration Statement in a manner acceptable to such Investor as to all Registrable Securities held by such Investor and that have not theretofore been included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement (it being understood that the special demand right under this sentence may be exercised by an Investor multiple times and with respect to limited amounts of Registrable Securities in order to permit the resale thereof by such Investor as contemplated above). Any reduction made to securities included in a Registration Statement in accordance with this Section 2(e) shall not constitute a Filing Failure, Effectiveness Failure or a Maintenance Failure and shall not be subject to the payment requirements under Section 2(d).
 
 
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(f)            Allocation of Registrable Securities . The initial number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and any increase in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Registrable Securities held by each Investor at the time such Registration Statement covering such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared effective by the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities, each transferee or assignee (as the case may be) that becomes an Investor shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then-remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such transferor or assignee (as the case may be). Any shares of Common Stock included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, as a result of the sale or disposition of such Registrable Securities other than through the Registration Statement, shall be allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement.
 
(g)            Inclusion of Other Securities . Other than as set forth in this Agreement and with respect  to the piggyback registration rights of certain warrants issued in the Company’s May 31, 2013 offering, in no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Required Holders. Until the Expiration Date (as defined in the Warrant), the Company shall not enter into any agreement providing any registration rights to any of its security holders that have any priority to any of the Investor’s rights contained in this Agreement or adversely affect any Investor’s rights under this Agreement.
 
3.
Related Obligations .
 
The Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
 
 
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(a)           The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to all the Registrable Securities (but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline) and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing (but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline). Subject to Allowable Grace Periods, the Company shall keep each Registration Statement effective (and the prospectus contained therein available for use) pursuant to Rule 415 for resales by the Investors on a delayed or continuous basis at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which all of the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement (disregarding any reduction pursuant to Section 2(e)) without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 (including, without limitation, volume restrictions) and without the need for current public information required by Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the “ Registration Period ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall ensure that, when filed and at all times while effective, each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) and the prospectus (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) used in connection with such Registration Statement (1) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading and (2) will disclose (whether directly or through incorporation by reference to other SEC filings to the extent permitted) all material information regarding the Company and its securities.
 
(b)           Subject to Section 3(o) of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) and supplements to each Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with each such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep each such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period for such Registration Statement, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company required to be covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement; provided, however, by 9:30 a.m. (New York time) no later than the second Business Day immediately following each Effective Date, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement (whether or not such a prospectus is technically required by such rule). In the case of amendments and supplements to any Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”), the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement.
 
(c)           [RESERVED]
 
 
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(d)           The Company shall promptly furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one (1) copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) and supplement(s) thereto, including, without limitation, financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus (unless such Registration Statement is available on EDGAR), (ii) upon the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (unless such Registration Statement is available on EDGAR) and (iii) such other documents, including, without limitation, copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time (unless such document is available on EDGAR) in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.
 
(e)           The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
 
(f)           The Company shall either notify each Investor in writing or file a current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC providing disclosure of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and, subject to Section 3(o), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement and such prospectus contained therein to correct such untrue statement or omission and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to each Investor (or such other number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request) (unless such supplements or amendments are available on EDGAR). The Company shall also promptly notify each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to each Investor by facsimile or e-mail on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), and when the Company receives written notice from the SEC that a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment will be reviewed by the SEC, (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate; and (iv) of the receipt of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for any additional information relating to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or any related prospectus. The Company shall respond as promptly as practicable to any comments received from the SEC with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto (it being understood and agreed that the Company’s response to any such comments shall be delivered to the SEC no later than ten (10) Business Days after the receipt thereof).
 
 
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(g)           The Company shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of each Registration Statement or the use of any prospectus contained therein, or the suspension of the qualification, or the loss of an exemption from qualification, of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and (ii) notify each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
 
(h)           [RESERVED]
 
(i)           If any Investor may be required under applicable securities law to be described in any Registration Statement as an underwriter and such Investor consents to so being named an underwriter, upon the written request of such Investor, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) such Investor, (ii) legal counsel for such Investor and (iii) one (1) firm of accountants or other agents retained by such Investor (collectively, the “ Inspectors ”), all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “ Records ”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, each Inspector shall agree in writing to hold in strict confidence and not to make any disclosure (except to such Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company’s board of directors determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (1) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (2) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (3) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement). Such Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and such Investor, if any) shall be deemed to limit any Investor’s ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
 
 
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(j)           The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required to be disclosed in such Registration Statement pursuant to the 1933 Act, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at such Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.
 
(k)           Without limiting any obligation of the Company under the Securities Purchase Agreement, on and after the Closing Date, the Company shall use its best efforts either to (i) cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, (ii) secure designation and quotation of all of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement on the OTCQB, or (iii) if, despite the Company’s best efforts to satisfy the preceding clauses (i) or (ii) the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding clauses (i) or (ii), without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use its best efforts to arrange for at least two market makers to register with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”) as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. In addition, the Company shall cooperate with each Investor and any broker or dealer through which any such Investor proposes to sell its Registrable Securities in effecting a filing with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 as requested by such Investor. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 3(k).
 
(l)           To the extent that any registration statement  filed pursuant to this Agreement has been declared effective by the SEC or restricted legends have been removed, then  the Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts (as the case may be) as the Investors may reasonably request from time to time and registered in such names as the Investors may request, or, if requested by an Investor and the Common Stock is traded through the facilities of the DTC (as defined below), credit such aggregate number of Registrable Securities to be offered by such Investor to such Investor’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system.
 
 
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(m)           If reasonably requested by an Investor, the Company shall as soon as practicable after receipt of notice from such Investor, (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as an Investor reasonably requests to be included therein, but only as to which information the Company Counsel agrees (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld), relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement or prospectus contained therein if reasonably requested by an Investor holding any Registrable Securities.
 
(n)           The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.
 
(o)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (but subject to the last sentence of this Section 3(o)), at any time after the Effective Date of a particular Registration Statement, the Company may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the board of directors of the Company, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of Company Counsel, otherwise required (a “ Grace Period ”), provided that the Company shall promptly notify the Investors in writing of the (i) existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each such notice the Company shall not disclose the content of such material, non-public information to any of the Investors) and the date on which such Grace Period will begin and (ii) date on which such Grace Period ends, provided further that (I) no Grace Period shall exceed twenty (20) consecutive days and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day period all such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of forty-five (45) days, (II) the first day of any Grace Period must be at least five (5) Trading Days after the last day of any prior Grace Period and (III) no Grace Period may exist during the thirty (30) Trading Day period immediately following the Effective Date of such Registration Statement (provided that such thirty (30) Trading Day period shall be extended by the number of Trading Days during such period and any extension thereof contemplated by this proviso during which such Registration Statement is not effective or the prospectus contained therein is not available for use) (each, an “ Allowable Grace Period ”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, such Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (i) above and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) above and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of the first sentence of Section 3(f) and the provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of each Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) and the provisions of Section 3(g) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3(o), the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor provided the shares are subject to an effective registration statement or are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144, in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which such Investor has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the particular Registration Statement (unless an exemption from such prospectus delivery requirement exists), prior to such Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
 
 
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4.
Obligations of the Investors .
 
(a)           At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of each Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such Investor with respect to such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.
 
(b)           Each Investor, by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of each Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor’s election to exclude all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
 
(c)           Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f), such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(c), the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which such Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) and for which such Investor has not yet settled unless such shares are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144.
 
(d)            Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
 
5.
Expenses of Registration .
 
All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, FINRA filing fees (if any), blue sky fees and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company. The Company shall have no obligation to pay the expenses of any Investor incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement.
 
 
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6.
Indemnification .
 
(a)           To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor and each of its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents, advisors, representatives (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding the lack of such title or any other title) and each Person, if any, who controls such Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act and each of the directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents, advisors, representatives (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding the lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling Persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”), against any losses, obligations, claims, damages, liabilities, contingencies, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs (including, without limitation, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of defense and investigation), amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “ Claims ”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“ Indemnified Damages ”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“ Blue Sky Filing ”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, “ Violations ”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of such Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto and (ii) shall not be available to a particular Investor to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of such Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company (to the extent applicable), including, without limitation, a corrected prospectus, if such prospectus or corrected prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d) and then only if, and to the extent that, following the receipt of the corrected prospectus no grounds for such Claim would have existed; and (iii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of any of the Registrable Securities by any of the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
 
 
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(b)           In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is participating, such Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case, to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c) and the below provisos in this Section 6(b), such Investor will reimburse an Indemnified Party any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided further that such Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the applicable sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of any of the Registrable Securities by any of the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
 
 
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(c)           Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including, without limitation, any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party (as the case may be); provided, however, an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by the indemnifying party if: (i) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Claim and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) in any such Claim; or (iii) the named parties to any such Claim (including, without limitation, any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) and the indemnifying party, and such Indemnified Person or such Indemnified Party (as the case may be) shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Person or such Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party (in which case, if such Indemnified Person or such Indemnified Party (as the case may be) notifies the indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, then the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, provided further that in the case of clause (iii) above the indemnifying party shall not be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one (1) separate legal counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be). The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent.  No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation, and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnified Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as the case may be) with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party (as the case may be) under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
 
(d)           No Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities who is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to indemnification from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who is not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.
 
(e)           The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
 
(f)           The indemnity and contribution agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
 
 
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7.
Contribution .
 
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however: (i) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement, (ii) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (iii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the applicable sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Investor shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such Investor from the applicable sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Claim exceeds the amount of any damages that such Investor has otherwise been required to pay, or would otherwise be required to pay under Section 6(b), by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contribution agreement contained in this Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed
 
8.
Reports Under the 1934 Act.
 
With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144, on and after the Closing Date, the Company agrees to:
 
(a)           make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
 
(b)           file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood and agreed that nothing herein shall limit any obligations of the Company under the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
 
(c)           furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting, submission and posting requirements of Rule 144 and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company with the SEC if such reports are not publicly available via EDGAR, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
 
 
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9.
Assignment of Registration Rights .
 
The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be transferred or assigned, but only with all related obligations, by an Investor to a transferee or assignee who (a) acquires at least 25,000 Shares or Warrants to acquire at least 25,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends and combinations) from such transferring Investor, unless waived in writing by the Company, or (b) holds Registrable Securities immediately prior to such transfer or assignment; provided , that in the case of (a), (i) prior to such transfer or assignment, the Company is furnished with written notice stating the name and address of such transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, (ii) such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (iii) such transfer or assignment shall be effective only if immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act.
 
10.
Amendment of Registration Rights .
 
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company, provided that no such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it (1) applies to less than all of the holders of the holders of Registrable Securities, (2) imposes any obligation or liability on any Investor without such Investor’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in such Investor’s sole discretion) or (3) applies retroactively.  No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party, provided that the Required Holders (in a writing signed by all of the Required Holders) may waive any provision of this Agreement, and any waiver of any provision of this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 10 shall be binding on each Investor, provided that no such waiver shall be effective to the extent that it (1) applies to less than all the Investors (unless a party gives a waiver as to itself only) or (2) imposes any obligation or liability on any Investor without such Investor’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in such Investor’s sole discretion). No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
 
11.
Miscellaneous .
 
(a)           Solely for purposes of this Agreement, a Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns, or is deemed to own, of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from such record owner of such Registrable Securities.
 
 
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(b)           Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); (iii) with respect to Section 3(c), by e-mail (provided confirmation of transmission is electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iv) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
 
If to the Company:
 
Marathon Patent Group, Inc.2331 Mill Road, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: (703) 232-1701
Facsimile:  703-997-7320
Email: doug@marathonpg.com
Attn: Douglas Croxall

With a copy (for informational purposes only) to:
 
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61 Broadway, 32 nd Floor
New York, NY 10006
Telephone: (212) 930-9700
Facsimile:  (212) 930-9725
Email: hkesner@srff.com
Attn: Harvey Kesner, Esq.


 
If to a Buyer, to its address, facsimile number or e-mail address (as the case may be) set forth on the signature page to the Securities Purchase Agreement, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on such signature page, or to such other address, facsimile number and/or e-mail address and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or e-mail transmission containing the time, date and recipient facsimile number or e-mail address or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
 
(c)           Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
 
 
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(d)           All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
(e)           This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto and thereto solely with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto solely with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof; provided, however, nothing contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall (or shall be deemed to) (i) have any effect on any agreements any Investor has entered into with, or any instrument that any Investor received from, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof with respect to any prior investment made by such Investor in the Company, (ii) waive, alter, modify or amend in any respect any obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any rights of or benefits to any Investor or any other Person in any agreement entered into prior to the date hereof between or among the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and any Investor or any instrument that any Investor received prior to the date hereof from the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and all such agreements and instruments shall continue in full force and effect or (iii) limit any obligations of the Company under any of the other Transaction Documents.
 
(f)           Subject to compliance with Section 9 (if applicable), this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto. This Agreement is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any Person, other than the parties hereto, their respective permitted successors and assigns and the Persons referred to in Sections 6 and 7 hereof.
 
 
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(g)           The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.
 
(h)           This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
 
(i)           Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
(j)           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. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 10, terms used in this Agreement but defined in the other Transaction Documents shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Closing Date in such other Transaction Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by each Investor.
 
(k)           All consents and other determinations required to be made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by the Required Holders.
 
 
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(l)           The obligations of each Investor under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as, and the Company acknowledges that the Investors do not so constitute, a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or any matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Investors are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other the Transaction Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of any other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement with respect to the obligations of the Company contained herein was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Investor, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Investor. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and an Investor, solely, and not between the Company and the Investors collectively and not between and among Investors.
 
[ Signature Pages Follow ]
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
 

COMPANY:
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
 
By: __________________________
Name:
Title:
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
 
 
BUYER:
 
 
Name of Buyer: __________________________
 
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Buyer : __________________________
 
Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________
 
Title of Authorized Signatory: __________________________
 
   
   

 
Signature Page to Marathon RRA

[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]
 
 
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EXHIBIT A

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
 
The shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholders are those shares issued to the selling stockholders and issuable to the selling stockholders exercise of the warrants or the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock. For additional information regarding the issuance of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the shares of Common Stock and the warrants, see “Private Placement of Shares and Warrants” above. We are registering the shares of Common Stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Unless otherwise stated below in the footnotes, to our knowledge, no Selling Stockholder nor any affiliate of such stockholder: (i) has held any position or office with us during the three years prior to the date of this prospectus; or (ii) is a broker-dealer, or an affiliate of a broker-dealer. Additionally, unless stated in the footnotes, to our knowledge, any Selling Shareholder who is an associated or affiliated person of a broker-dealer, as identified herein, purchased the securities in the ordinary course of business and at the time of purchase, had no agreement or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person, to distribute the securities.The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder) of the shares of Common Stock held by each of the selling stockholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholders, based on their respective ownership of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock and warrants, as of ________, 20__, assuming exercise of the warrants and the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock held by each such selling stockholder on that date, but taking account of any limitations on exercise set forth therein.
 
The third column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders and does not take into account any limitations on exercise of the warrants or the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth therein.
 
In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the warrants, this prospectus generally covers the resale of (i) the shares and (ii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock determined as if the outstanding warrants were exercised in full and the Series A Preferred Stock were fully converted (without regard to any limitations on exercise contained therein) as of the trading day immediately preceding the date this registration statement was initially filed with the SEC. Because the exercise price of the warrants and the conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock may be adjusted, the number of shares that will actually be issued may be more or less than the number of shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.
 
Under the terms of the warrants and the Series A Preferred Stock, a selling stockholder may not exercise the warrants or convert the Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock to the extent (but only to the extent) such selling stockholder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own a number of shares of our shares of Common Stock which would exceed 9.99%. The number of shares in the second column reflects these limitations. The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering.  See “Plan of Distribution.”
 
 
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Name of Selling Stockholder
Number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering
Maximum Number of shares of Common Stock to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus
Number of  shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After Offering
       

*  Table to be completed based on information provided by the Buyers and their assignees.
 
 
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
We are registering the shares of Common Stock issued to the holders and issuable upon exercise of the warrants and the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and warrants from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the shares of Common Stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of Common Stock.
 
The selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock held by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of Common Stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of Common Stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, pursuant to one or more of the following methods:
 
 
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on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
 
 
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in the over-the-counter market;
 
 
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in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;
 
 
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through the writing or settlement of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;
 
 
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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
 
 
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block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
 
 
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purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
 
 
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an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
 
 
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privately negotiated transactions;
 
 
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short sales made after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC;
 
 
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broker-dealers may agree with a selling securityholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
 
 
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a combination of any such methods of sale; and
 
 
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any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
 
The selling stockholders may also sell shares of Common Stock under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if available, rather than under this prospectus. In addition, the selling stockholders may transfer the shares of Common Stock by other means not described in this prospectus. If the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling shares of Common Stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of Common Stock or otherwise, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of Common Stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of Common Stock short and deliver shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge shares of Common Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.
 
The selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the notes, warrants, shares of Common Stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of Common Stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending, if necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer and donate the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
 
To the extent required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, the selling stockholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed, which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling stockholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to broker-dealers.
 
 
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Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
 
There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.
 
The selling stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock by the selling stockholders and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock.
 
We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be $[     ] in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, a selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act in accordance with the registration rights agreements or the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling stockholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling stockholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements or we may be entitled to contribution.

Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

 
 
Exhibit 10.4
 
Agreement—Dynamic Advances
 
This Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), is made as of May 2, 2014 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and among TechDev Holdings, LLC , a Texas limited liability company, of 719 W. Front Street, Suite 242, Tyler, TX 75702 (“ TechDev ”), The Spangenberg Family Foundation for the Benefit of Children’s Healthcare and Education , a 501(c)(3) charitable organization organized under the laws of Texas (“ SFF ”; TechDev and SFF are collectively referred to as the “ Sellers ” and individually as a “ Seller ”); DA Acquisition LLC , a newly formed Texas limited liability company with an address of 2331 Mill Road, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314   ( “DAA” ), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon Patent Group, Inc. , a Nevada corporation with an address of 2331 Mill Road, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314 (“ Marathon ”) and Marathon.  All the parties to this Agreement shall be referred to collectively herein as the “Parties” and separately as a “Party”.
 
W i t n e s s e t h:
 
WHEREAS, TechDev and SFF collectively own 100% of the limited liability company membership interests (the “ Dynamic Interests ” or “ Interests ”) of Dynamic Advances, LLC (“ Dynamic ”), a Texas limited liability company; and
 
WHEREAS, DAA wishes to acquire Sellers’ entire interest in the Interests, following which DAA will become the sole interest holder of Dynamic, all according to the provisions set forth herein below;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
1.             Definitions
 
1.1            “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to a Party, any Person in any country that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Party.  For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Control” of a Person means ownership, of record or beneficially, directly or through other Persons, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting equity of such Person or, in the case of a non-corporate Person, equivalent interests.
 
1.2            “ Collateral Agreements ” means all such concurrent or subsequent agreements, documents and instruments, as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, including without limitation, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Opportunity Agreement, the Pay Proceeds Agreement, the Common Interest Agreement and the Promissory Note.
 
1.3            “ Entity ” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, Governmental Body (as defined below) or any other legal entity.
 
1.4            “ Governmental Body ” means any (i) U.S. Federal, state, county, municipal, city, town village, district, or other jurisdiction or government of any nature; (ii) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or other entity and any court or other tribunal); or (iii) body exercising, or entitled or purporting to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature.
 
 
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1.5            “ Intellectual Property ” means all domestic or foreign rights in, to and concerning Dynamic’s:  (i) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, d/b/a’s, trade dress, logos, symbols, trade names, assumed names, fictitious names, corporate names and other indications or indicia of origin, including translations, adaptations, derivations, modifications, combinations and renewals thereof; (ii) published and unpublished works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not (including databases and other compilations of data or information), copyrights therein and thereto, moral rights, and rights equivalent thereto, including but not limited to, the rights of attribution, assignation and integrity; (iii) trade secrets, confidential and/or proprietary information (including ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, schematics, designs, discoveries, drawings, prototypes, specifications, hardware configurations, customer and supplier lists, financial information, pricing and cost information, financial projections, and business and marketing methods plans and proposals), collectively “ Trade Secrets ”; (iv) computer software, including programs, applications, source and object code, data bases, data, models, algorithms, flowcharts, tables and documentation related to the foregoing; (v) other similar tangible or intangible intellectual property or proprietary rights, information and technology and copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium); (vi) all applications to register, registrations, restorations, reversions and renewals or extensions of the foregoing; (vii) internet domain names; and (viii) all the goodwill associated with each of the foregoing and symbolized thereby; and (ix) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights and claims or causes of action arising out of or related to any infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing, including rights to recover for past, present and future violations thereof.
 
1.6            “ Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien, charge or debt of any kind, any trust, any filing or agreement to grant, deposit or file a pledge or financing statement as debtor under applicable law, any subordination arrangement in favor of any Person, or any other Third Party right.
 
1.7            “ Patents ” means the patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 1.7 hereto all of which are owned, controlled or licensable by Dynamic pursuant to an exclusive license.
 
1.8            “ Patent Rights ” means all right, title and interest in the Patents owned, controlled or licensable by Dynamic and, subject in all cases to the terms and conditions of the applicable exclusive license pursuant to which Dynamic holds its rights in such Patents, as applicable, all rights to (a) make, have made, use, import, put into use, distribute, sell and have sold products and to practice any process, method, or use under the Patents; (b) engage in any causes of action (whether currently pending, filed, or otherwise), Proceedings and other enforcement rights under the Patents including, without limitation, all rights to sue, to countersue and to pursue damages, injunctive relief, and any other remedies of any kind for past, current and future infringement; and (c) all rights to agreements or understandings with respect to settlements, licenses, royalties and the like and the right to enforce, recover and collect settlement arrangements, license payments (including lump sum payments), royalties and other payments due now or hereafter due or payable with respect thereto and to the matters described in Section 1.8(a), under or on account of any of the Patents and any Proceeding with respect to any of the foregoing; and (d) any and all privileges, including the benefit of all attorney-client privilege and attorney work product privilege, in respect of the items described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (c).
 
 
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1.9            “ Person ” means any individual or Entity.
 
1.10            “ Proceeding ” means any claim, suit, litigation, arbitration, mediation, hearing, audit, charge, inquiry, investigation, governmental investigation, regulatory proceeding or other proceeding or action of any nature (whether civil, criminal, legislative, administrative, regulatory, prosecutorial, investigative, or informal) commenced, brought, conducted, or known to be threatened, or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body, arbitrator or mediator or similar person or body.
 
1.11            “ Third Party ” means any Person other than a Party or its Affiliates.
 
2.             Sale and Purchase of Interests
 
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing, Sellers shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to DAA the Interests and DAA shall purchase and accept the assignment, transfer conveyance and delivery of the Interests from the Sellers, free and clear from any and all Liens.
 
3.             Closing of Sale and Purchase of Interests; Covenants of Purchaser
 
3.1             Closing .  The sale, assignment, transfer and delivery of the Interests by the Sellers and the purchase thereof by the Purchaser, shall take place at a closing, to be held remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures immediately following the execution of this Agreement (the “ Closing ” and the “ Closing Date ,” respectively).
 
3.2             Transactions at Closing .  At the Closing, the following transactions shall occur, which transactions shall be deemed to take place simultaneously and no transaction shall be deemed to have been completed or any document delivered until all such transactions have been completed and all required documents delivered:
 
3.2.1            The Sellers shall each duly execute an interest assignment deed in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.1A and Schedule 3.2.1B (the “ Transfer Deeds ”) and shall deliver their respective Transfer Deed to DAA; and DAA will countersign the Transfer Deeds and deliver the same to the Sellers. Upon Closing, the Transfer Deeds shall be filed with Dynamic, who shall then issue to DAA a validly executed certificate evidencing the Interests purchased by DAA.
 
3.2.2              At Closing, Dynamic shall appoint Doug Croxall as sole manager (“ Manager ”) and thereafter Manager shall have sole and exclusive authority over the business and Patents of Dynamic.
 
 
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3.2.3            Marathon shall deliver to the Sellers copies of resolutions of its Board of Directors in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.3 , approving, inter alia , the transactions contemplated hereunder and the issuance of the Shares (as defined below) by Marathon to Seller.
 
3.2.4            The Collateral Agreements shall have been executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto.
 
3.2.5            Marathon shall deliver to each of the Sellers a validly executed share certificate for the Shares (as defined below) issuable in the name of the Sellers in such amounts as shall be directed by Sellers not less than 72 hours subsequent to Closing.
 
3.2.6            Marathon shall deliver to Sellers evidence that each Required Approval (as defined below) has been obtained.
 
3.2.7            Dynamic and Marathon shall have entered into the Common Interest Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.7 .
 
3.2.8            Sellers and Marathon shall have entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the Shares, in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.8 .
 
3.2.9            DAA and Marathon, as applicable shall deliver to Sellers the First Cash Payment and Promissory Note (as defined below), in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.9 .
 
3.2.10            The Certificate of Designation for the Shares (as defined below) shall have been delivered and filed with Secretary of State of Nevada.
 
3.3             Conditions to Closing .  The obligations of each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by the Party entitled to the benefit thereof, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by the applicable law:
 
3.3.1            No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, or other legal restraint or prohibition shall be in effect which prevents the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, nor shall any proceeding brought by any Governmental Body seeking any of the foregoing be pending, and there shall not be any action taken, or any law, regulation or order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated herein illegal.
 
3.3.2            The representations and warranties of the Sellers, Marathon and DAA contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date, except for those (i) representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects and (ii) representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct on and as of such particular date.
 
 
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3.3.3            Each Party shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements ancillary hereto (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”) to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date, including for the avoidance of doubt, the payment of the First Cash Payment (as defined below).
 
3.3.4            Each Party shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it, that any and all approvals of Governmental Bodies and other Third Parties required to have been obtained by a Party to consummate the transactions under the Transaction Documents, if any, have been obtained (each a “ Required Approval ”).
 
3.4             Covenant of Marathon .  Promptly following the Closing and thereafter, as applicable, Marathon shall (a) reimburse Sellers for all of their costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Sellers in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to exceed $28,500 (b) reimburse Sellers for all of their costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by Sellers in connection with the preparation and filing from time to time of Schedules 13D or 13G, Forms 3, Forms 4 and Forms 5 with respect to the ownership of Marathon securities and (c) file with the relevant Governmental Bodies all legally required reports in respect of the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents, including, but not limited to, the SEC Form 8-K and any Forms 3, Forms 4 or Schedule 13D’s.  Prior to any future press releases issued by or on behalf of Marathon which mention any of SFF, TechDev, or Audrey Spangenberg or the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents, Sellers shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such proposed press release.
 
4.             Consideration
 
In consideration for the sale, assignment, transfer and delivery of the Interests, Marathon shall pay to the Sellers (as directed by Sellers) the consideration, as follows:
 
4.1             First Cash Payment .  Two million three hundred seventy five thousand U.S. Dollars ($2,375,000) payable at Closing (the “ First Cash Payment ”);
 
4.2             Second Cash Payment .  Two million three hundred seventy five thousand U.S. Dollars ($2,375,000) payable on or before June 30, 2014 (the “ Second Cash Payment ,” together with the First Cash Payment, the “ Cash Closing Consideration ”); provided, that, if the Second Cash payment is not paid to Sellers on or before June 30, 2014, then the amount of the Second Cash Payment shall be increased from two million three hundred seventy five thousand U.S. Dollars ($2,375,000) to two million eight hundred fifty thousand U.S. Dollars ($2,850,000). The obligation to make the Second Cash Payment shall be evidenced by Marathon’s promissory note (the “ Promissory Note ”) in the form of Schedule 3.2.9 attached hereto; and
 
4.3             Shares Payment .  One hundred ninety five thousand five hundred (195,500) shares of Marathon’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Shares ”), convertible into an aggregate of one hundred ninety five thousand five hundred (195,500) shares of Marathon’s Common Stock, par value of $0.0001 each (the “ Underlying Shares ”). The rights, preferences and privileges of the Shares are as set forth in the Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3 .
 
 
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4.4             Possible Future Cash Payment .  Sellers will be entitled to possible additional future cash payments pursuant to the terms of the Pay Proceeds Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 4.4 (the “ Pay Proceeds Agreement ”).
 
4.5             Release .  Each of Marathon and DAA for itself, its respective Affiliates, employees, officers, directors, representatives, predecessors in interest, successors and assigns (collectively, the “ Releasing Parties ”) knowingly, voluntarily, and irrevocably releases, forever discharges and covenants not to sue the Sellers, and their respective Affiliates, employees, officers, directors, representatives, predecessors in interest, successors and assigns (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”) from and against any and all rights, claims, losses, lawsuits or causes of action (at law or in equity), liabilities, duties, actions, demands, expenses, breaches of duty, damages, obligations, proceedings, debts, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, judgments, and executions of whatever nature, type, kind, description or character (each a “ Claim ”), whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, vested or contingent, past or present, that a Releasing Party ever had, now has or hereafter can, shall or may have against or with respect to the Released Parties or any of them for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing related to or arising from any agreement to which Dynamic is a party or by which it is bound prior to the Closing Date, which are listed on Schedule 4.5 (the “ Company Agreements ”), except in the case that such Claim arises out of an act of fraud, intentional misconduct or gross negligence on the part of one or more of the Released Parties, as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.  For the avoidance of doubt, Dynamic shall continue to be bound by the Company Agreements and neither the Sellers nor any of the Released Parties has or shall have any further obligation or liability under any Company Agreement (other than confidentiality, common interest and other similar provisions).  The Releasing Parties hereby waive the benefits of any provisions of the law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which provides that a general release does not extend to claims which the Releasing Parties do not know or suspect to exist in its favor at the time of executing the release, which if known to it, may have materially affected the release.  It is the intention, understanding and agreement of the Releasing Parties to forever discharge and release all known and unknown, present and future claims within the scope of the releases set forth in this Agreement, provided, however, this Release shall not affect or limit any Claims arising under this Agreement, for enforcement, gross negligence or willful misconduct, fraud, misrepresentation, or similar matters.
 
5.             Representations and Warranties of the Sellers
 
The Sellers, jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant to DAA and Marathon, and acknowledge that DAA and Marathon is entering into this Agreement in reliance thereon, as follows:
 
5.1            The Sellers are the sole lawful owners, beneficially and of record, of the Interests and the Interests constitute all of the membership interests in Dynamic, and upon the consummation of the transactions at the Closing, DAA will acquire from the Sellers, good and marketable title to the Interests sold by it, free and clear of all Liens.  There are no preemptive, anti-dilution or other participatory rights of any other parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder.
 
 
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5.2            The Sellers have full and unrestricted legal right, power and authority to enter into and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and to sell and transfer the Interests to DAA as provided herein.  The Transaction Documents, when executed and delivered by the Sellers, shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Sellers, legally enforceable against the Sellers in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
 
5.3            The Sellers are acquiring the Shares and, will upon conversion, acquire the Underlying Shares for investment purposes only, for their own account, and not for the benefit of others, nor with any view to, or in connection with any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities Act ”).
 
5.4            The Sellers understand that neither the Shares nor the Underlying Shares have been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities law by reason of its issuance in a transaction which is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such laws and the Shares and the Underlying Shares must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and such laws or a subsequent disposition thereof is exempt from registration under the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and such laws.  The Sellers acknowledge that any certificates evidencing the Shares and the Underlying Shares will contain a legend to the foregoing effect.
 
5.5            Each of the Sellers has sufficient knowledge and expertise in business and financial matters so as to enable it to analyze and evaluate the merits and risks of acquiring the Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and is able to bear the economic risk of such acquisition, including a complete loss of its investment in the Shares.
 
5.6            Each of the Sellers acknowledges that it has made detailed inquiries concerning Marathon and DAA and its respective business, and that the respective officers of Marathon and DAA have made available to the Sellers any and all written information which it has requested and have answered to the Sellers’ satisfaction all inquiries made by the Sellers.
 
5.7            The transactions provided for in this Agreement with respect to the Shares are not part of any pre-existing plan or arrangement for, and there is no agreement or other understanding with respect to, the distribution by the Sellers of any of the Shares or the Underlying Shares.
 
6.             Representations and Warranties of Dynamic
 
6.1            Dynamic hereby represents and warrants to DAA and Marathon, and acknowledges that DAA and Marathon is entering into this Agreement in reliance thereon, as follows:
 
 
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(a)           Dynamic is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas, and has full limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now being conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted. The Operating Agreement of Dynamic as in effect on the date hereof is attached hereto as Schedule 6.1(a) (the “ Operating Agreement ”).
 
(b)           As of the Closing Date, except for litigation concerning the Patents (including proceedings before the USPTO), Dynamic is not a party to any pending litigation.
 
(c)           Based solely on a limited search of Dynamic’s records, conducted by counsel, Dynamic’s sole executive officer is not aware of any exclusive or non-exclusive licenses under or with respect to any of Dynamic’s Patents, except for those listed on Schedule 6.1(c) (as may be updated by Dynamic from time to time prior to Closing).  All exclusive or non-exclusive licenses under or with respect to any of Dynamic’s Patents (the “ Dynamic Preexisting Licenses ”), including those listed on Schedule 6.1(c) or otherwise disclosed to Marathon, shall remain in full force and effect, shall remain binding on Dynamic and any successor or assignee of Dynamic or of the Patents or Patent Rights  and shall not be terminable by Dynamic or any successor or assignee of Dynamic or of the Patents or Patent Rights.  By signing this Agreement, Dynamic and Marathon hereby confirm their understanding that Dynamic and any successor or assignee of Dynamic or of the Patents or Patent Rights remains bound by each of the Dynamic Preexisting Licenses.
 
(d)           Except as set forth on Schedule 6.1(d) , to Dynamic’s knowledge, Dynamic is not obligated or under any liability whatsoever to make any payments by way of royalties, fees or otherwise to any owner or licensee of, or other claimant with respect to any of the Dynamic Patents or in connection with the licensing or sale of any of the Dynamic Patents (“Pre-Existing Commitments”).
 
(e)           Other than as set forth on Schedule 6.1(e) , to Dynamic’s knowledge, none of the Dynamic Patents has been or is currently involved in any reexamination, reissue, interference proceeding, or any similar proceeding, or that any such proceedings are pending or threatened before the USPTO.
 
(f)           To Dynamic’s knowledge, Dynamic is not a party nor bound by any contracts, agreements, promises or commitments except the Company Agreements executed by Dynamic (and the Dynamic Preexisting Licenses), which shall remain in full force and effect, shall remain binding on Dynamic and shall not be terminable by Dynamic, Marathon, or any successor or assignee of Dynamic or of the Patents or Patent Rights except in accordance with their terms.  By signing this Agreement, Dynamic and Marathon, hereby confirm their understanding that Dynamic and any successor or assignee of Dynamic or of the Patents or Patent Rights remains bound by each of the Company Agreements and Dynamic Preexisting Licenses.
 
 
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(a)           Other than the Patent Rights, Dynamic has no material assets.  None of Dynamic’s employees will continue with Dynamic after the Closing, however Audrey Spangenberg has agreed to continue in a role mutually acceptable to Dynamic and her. Dynamic’s bank accounts and the contents thereof will be not transferred to Marathon. Any amounts paid or payable to Dynamic (or any of its Affiliates) under licenses or other agreements or judgments entered into by or awarded to any Affiliates of Dynamic prior to the Closing Date, shall be retained as the exclusive property of such Affiliates and after the Closing Date, Dynamic or any of its Affiliates will disclaim any interest therein.
 
7.             Representations and Warranties of Marathon and DAA
 
Marathon and DAA, jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant to the Sellers and acknowledge that the Sellers are entering into this Agreement in reliance thereon as follows:
 
7.1            Marathon is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Nevada and has full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now being conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted.  The corporate governance documents of Marathon (including but not limited to its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and any Voting Rights Agreements, Stockholders’ Agreements, Investors’ Rights Agreements and the like) as in effect on the date hereof have been provided or made available to the Sellers (the “ Marathon Governance Documents ”).
 
7.2            The Transaction Documents, when executed and delivered by Marathon or DAA, as applicable, shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Marathon and DAA, respectively, legally enforceable against each of Marathon and DAA in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
 
7.3            The authorized capital stock of Marathon consists of 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, each having a par value of USD $0.0001, of which ­­­­­­­­­5,579,337 shares are issued and outstanding (exclusive of shares issued hereunder).  Marathon’s fully-diluted capital structure before and after Closing is set forth in the capitalization table attached hereto as Schedule 7.3 .  All capital stock, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, rights of co-sale, convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities, outstanding warrants, options or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from Marathon or DAA or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates any capital stock of the Marathon, DAA and/or any of its subsidiaries are set forth in detail on Schedule 7.3 .  Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the current Marathon Governance Documents, there are no Liens, options to purchase, proxies, preemptive rights, convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities, outstanding warrants, options, voting trust and other voting agreements, calls, promises or commitments of any kind and, Marathon has no knowledge that any of the said stockholders owns any other stock, options or any other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire any capital stock of Marathon from Marathon or from each other.
 
 
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7.4            All issued and outstanding capital stock of Marathon has been duly authorized, and is validly issued and outstanding and fully-paid and non-assessable.  The Shares, when issued and allotted in accordance with this Agreement:  (a) will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, and free of any preemptive rights, (b) will have the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions set forth in Marathon’s Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Designation and By-laws, and (c) will be issued free and clear of any Liens of any kind. DAA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon and Marathon owns 100% of the ownership or other equity interests of DAA.
 
7.5            Each of Marathon and DAA is currently in material compliance with all applicable laws, including securities laws. Marathon has timely filed all forms and reports required to be filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) including, without limitation, all exhibits required to be filed therewith, and has made available to the Sellers true, complete and correct copies of all of the same so filed (including any forms, reports and documents incorporated by reference therein or filed after the date hereof, the “ Marathon SEC Reports ”).  For purposes hereof, such Marathon SEC Reports shall be deemed delivered to Sellers via the SEC’s EDGAR database.  The Marathon SEC Reports: (i) at the time filed complied (or will comply when filed, as the case may be) in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and/or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case applicable to such Marathon SEC Reports at the time they were filed; and (ii) did not at the time they were filed (or, if later filed, amended or superseded, then on the date of such later filing) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
7.6            Marathon has timely filed (or has been deemed to have timely filed pursuant to Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act) and made publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR system, and the Sellers may rely upon, all certifications and statements required by (i) Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and (ii) Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 with respect to any documents filed with the SEC. Since the most recent filing of such certifications and statements, there have been no significant changes in Marathon’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act), or in other factors that could significantly affect its disclosure controls and procedures.
 
7.7            The financial statements (including footnotes thereto) included in or incorporated by reference into the Marathon SEC Reports (the “ Marathon Financial Statements ”) were complete and correct in all material respects as of their respective filing dates, complied as to form in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable accounting requirements, rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder as of their respective dates and have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein).  The Marathon Financial Statements fairly present the financial condition of Marathon as of the dates thereof and results of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the periods referred to therein (subject, in the case of unaudited Marathon Financial Statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments which were not and will not be material in amount). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) no independent public accountant of Marathon has resigned or been dismissed as independent public accountant of Marathon as a result of or in connection with any disagreement with Marathon on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, (ii) no executive officer of Marathon has failed in any respect to make, without qualification, the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to any form, report or schedule filed by Marathon with the SEC since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (iii) no enforcement action has been initiated or, to the knowledge of Marathon, threatened against Marathon by the SEC relating to disclosures contained in any Marathon SEC Report.  There has been no change in Marathon’s accounting policies except as described in the notes to the Marathon Financial Statements.
 
 
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7.8            Except as set forth in Schedule 7.8 or as otherwise set forth in Marathon SEC Reports, since December 31, 2013, the operations and business of Marathon have been conducted in all material respects only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, Marathon has not entered into any transaction which was not in the ordinary course of its business and there has not been:  (i) any material change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of Marathon from those reflected in the Marathon Financial Statements; (ii) any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, to any of the material assets, properties, financial condition, operating results, prospects or business of Marathon (as such business is presently conducted and as it is presently proposed to be conducted); (iii) any waiver or compromise by Marathon of a valuable right or of a material debt owed to it; (iv) any satisfaction or discharge of any security interest; (v) any change or amendment to a material contract or arrangement by which Marathon or any of its assets or properties are bound or subject; (vi) any material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee, officer, director or shareholder of Marathon; (vii) any sale, assignment or transfer of any patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or other intellectual property or intangible assets of Marathon; (viii) any resignation or termination of employment of any officer or key employee of Marathon; (ix) any change in the accounting methods or accounting principles or practices employed by Marathon; (x) any receipt of written notice that there has been a loss of, or material order cancellation by, any major customer of Marathon; (xi) any mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or security interest, created by Marathon, with respect to any of its material properties or assets, except liens for taxes not yet due or payable; (xii) any loans or guarantees made by Marathon to or for the benefit of its employees, officers or directors, or any members of their immediate families, other than travel advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of its business; (xiii) any other event or condition of any character that might materially and adversely affect the assets, properties, financial condition, operating results or business of Marathon, as such business is presently conducted; (xiv) any failure of Marathon to pay its debts as they come due; or (xv) any commitment to do any of the foregoing.
 
 
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7.9            Marathon is not in default and neither the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents nor compliance by Marathon with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, will conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of:  (i) the Marathon Corporate Governance Documents, or (ii) any note, indenture, mortgage, lease, agreement, contract, purchase order or other instrument, document or agreement to which Marathon is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, or (iii) any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, order, writ, injunction, decree, or judgment of any court or any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality in any country in which Marathon conducts business. Such execution, delivery and compliance with the Transaction Documents will not (a) give to others any rights, including rights of termination, cancellation or acceleration, in or with respect to any agreement, contract or commitment referred to in this paragraph, or to any of the properties of Marathon, or (b) except for compliance with any applicable requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any requirements of the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“ OTCBB ”), no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with any Governmental Body or any other Person is required by or with respect to Marathon in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, which consent or approval has not heretofore been obtained or will be obtained by Closing.  To the knowledge of Marathon, no third party is in default under any agreement, contract or other instrument or document to which Marathon is a party.  To the knowledge of Marathon, Marathon is not a party to or bound by any order, judgment, decree or award of any Governmental Body.
 
7.10            No action, proceeding or governmental inquiry or investigation is pending or, to the knowledge of Marathon, threatened against Marathon or any of its officers, directors or employees (in their capacity as such or as shareholders, if applicable), or against any of Marathon’s properties, including, without limitation, assets, licenses and rights transferred to Marathon under any written agreement or other binding undertaking, or with regard to Marathon’s business, before any court, arbitration board or tribunal or administrative or other governmental agency, nor does Marathon believe that there is any basis for the foregoing.
 
8.             Survival; Indemnification; Limitation of Liability; No Consequential Damages
 
8.1            The representations and warranties of each Party hereunder shall survive the Closing and remain in effect for a period of one (1) year thereafter.
 
8.2             Indemnification .  The Sellers, on the one side and Marathon and DAA on the other side (as applicable, the “ Indemnifying Party ”) agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Parties of the other side and their respective Affiliates (as applicable, the “ Indemnified Parties ”), against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened or any claim whatsoever) arising out of or based upon (a) any breach of any of such Party’s representations or warranties herein, misrepresentation or warranty or breach or failure by the Indemnifying Party to comply with any covenants or agreement made by it herein, in the other Transaction Documents or in any other document furnished by it to any of the foregoing in connection with this transaction and (b) any action for securities law violations instituted by an Indemnifying Party which is finally resolved by judgment against such Indemnifying Party.
 
 
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8.3             Mechanics of Indemnification .  Whenever any claim arises for indemnification under this Agreement or an event which may result in a claim for such indemnification has occurred, the Indemnified Party(ies) will promptly notify the Indemnifying Party of the claim and, when known, the facts constituting the basis for such claim.  The Indemnifying Party shall have the obligation to dispute and defend all such Third Party claims and thereafter so defend and pay any adverse final judgment or award or settlement amount in regard thereto.  Such defense shall be controlled by the Indemnifying Party, and the cost of such defense shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party, provided that the Indemnified Parties shall have the right to participate in such defense at their own expense, unless the Indemnified Parties require their own attorney due to a conflict of interest, in which case, the expense of a single law firm acceptable to such Indemnified Party will be borne by the Indemnifying Party.  The Indemnified Parties shall cooperate in all reasonable respects in the investigation, trial and defense of any such claim at the cost of the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party fails to take action within thirty (30) days of notice, then the Indemnified Parties shall have the right to pay, compromise or defend any third party claim, such costs to be borne by the Indemnifying Party.  The Indemnified Parties shall also have the right and upon delivery of ten (10) days advance written notice to such effect to the Indemnifying Party, exercisable in good faith, to take such action as may be reasonably necessary to avoid a default prior to the assumption of the defense of the Third Party claim by the Indemnifying Party, and any reasonable expenses incurred by the Indemnified Parties so acting shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party.  The Indemnifying Party will not settle or compromise any Third Party claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Parties, not to be unreasonably withheld.
 
8.4             Marathon Indemnification .  Marathon, DAA and Dynamic shall indemnify and hold the Sellers harmless with respect to any loss, expense, cost, damage and settlement (collectively, “ Indemnified Expenses ”) caused to Sellers as a result of Marathon’s, DAA’s or Dynamic’s or any of their Affiliates’ actions or omissions with respect to the Patents following the Closing Date, provided Sellers are not determined to responsible for such actions as a result of their fraud or intentional misconduct.  In particular, in the event that the enforcement or other activities with the Patents results in litigation or other dispute resolution processes with one or more Third Parties, with one or both of the Sellers being required to be involved ( e.g ., being added as a party to the process, even if such joinder is improper, or being subject to Third Party discovery requests or otherwise having any exposure for any claims arising through activities of Dynamic), Marathon, DAA and Dynamic shall, at Sellers’ request, indemnify Sellers all of Sellers’ Indemnified Expenses arising from that involvement.
 
8.5             Limitation of Liability .  SELLERS’ TOTAL LIABILITY UNDER THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS WILL NOT EXCEED THE CASH CLOSING CONSIDERATION ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY SELLERS HEREUNDER. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS LIMITATION ON POTENTIAL LIABILITIES WAS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN SETTING CONSIDERATION UNDER THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.
 
8.6             Limitation on Consequential Damages .  NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAULT, NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), REPRESENTATION, STRICT LIABILITY OR PRODUCT LIABILITY), FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFIT, SAVINGS OR BUSINESS ARISING FROM OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF A PARTY OR ITS EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
 
 
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9.             Miscellaneous
 
9.1            Each of the Parties hereto shall perform such further acts and execute such further documents as may reasonably be necessary to carry out and give full effect to the provisions of the Transaction Documents and the intentions of the Parties as reflected thereby.
 
9.2             Governing Law; Arbitration; Prevailing Party .  This Agreement and all claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the Collateral Agreements will be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of Texas applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.  Any dispute arising under or in connection with any matter of any nature (whether sounding in contract or tort) relating to or arising out of this Agreement, shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration.  The arbitration shall be in conformity with and subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association.  The arbitration shall be conducted before a panel of three (3) arbitrators, with one arbitrator to be selected by each of Seller and Buyer and the third arbitrator to be selected by the arbitrators selected by the Parties.  The Parties agree to be (a) subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the arbitration in the Eastern District of Texas (b) bound by the decision of the arbitrator as the final decision with respect to the dispute, and (c) subject to the jurisdiction of both of the federal courts of the United States of America or the courts sitting in the Eastern District in the State of Texas for the purpose of confirmation and enforcement of any award.  The prevailing party in any arbitration shall be entitled to recover its costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses) from the non-prevailing party.
 
9.3             Limitations on Assignment .  Except as expressly permitted in this Section, none of Marathon, DAA or Dynamic may grant or assign any rights or delegate any duties under this Agreement to any Third Party (including by way of a “change in control”) or may sell, transfer, or spin-off any of the Interests in Dynamic or any of its material assets, including the Patents, without the prior written consent of TechDev and SFF.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Marathon, DAA or Dynamic shall be permitted to transfer or assign (i) the Patents; (ii) a majority of the Interests; or (iii) its respective its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement, as applicable, without Sellers’ prior written consent as part of a sale of all or substantially all of its business, equity to, or a change in control transaction with a Third Party acquirer (an “ M&A Transaction ”, and an “ Acquirer ,” respectively); provided that (a) such transfer or assignment is subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements; and (ii) such Acquirer executes a written undertaking towards Sellers agreeing to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements with respect to the rights being transferred or assigned.  Except as otherwise expressly limited herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, permitted assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators of the Parties hereto.
 
 
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9.4            This Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the Parties with regard to the subject matters hereof and thereof and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the Parties are expressly canceled.  Any term of this Agreement may be amended only with the written consent of all Parties thereto.  The observance of any term hereof may be waived (either prospectively or retroactively and either generally or in a particular instance) only with the written consent of the party against which such waiver is sought.
 
9.5            All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder to be given to a Party to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be faxed, emailed or mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or prepaid air courier, or otherwise delivered by hand or by messenger, addressed to such Party’s address as set forth above; or at such other address as the Party shall have furnished to each other Party in writing in accordance with this provision.  Any notice sent in accordance with this Section shall be effective (i) if mailed, seven (7) business days after mailing, (ii) if by air courier two (2) business days after delivery to the courier service, (iii) if sent by messenger, upon delivery, and (iv) if sent via facsimile or email, upon transmission and electronic confirmation of receipt or (if transmitted and received on a non-business day) on the first business day following transmission and electronic confirmation of receipt (provided, however, that any notice of change of address shall only be valid upon receipt).
 
9.6            No delay or omission to exercise any right, power, or remedy accruing to any Party upon any breach or default under this Agreement, shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring.  Any waiver, permit, consent, or approval of any kind or character on the part of any Party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any Party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.  All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any of the Parties, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have signed this Agreement as of the date first hereinabove set forth.
 
SELLERS:
 
 
TECHDEV HOLDINGS, LLC
 
By: /s/ Audrey Spangenberg
Name: Audrey Spangenberg
Title: Manager
Date: May 2, 2014
 
 
 
SPANGENBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION
 
By: /s/ Audrey Spangenberg
Name: Audrey Spangenberg
Title: CEO
Date: May 2, 2014
 
 
PURCHASER:
DA ACQUISITION LLC
 
By: /s/ Doug Croxall
Name: Doug Croxall
Title: CEO
Date:  May 2, 2014
 
 
 
MARATHON:
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
By: /s/ Doug Croxall
Name: Doug Croxall
Title: CEO

Date: May 2, 2014
 
 
   
 
DYNAMIC ADVANCES, LLC
 
By: /s/ Audrey Spangenberg
Name: Audrey Spangenberg
Title: Manager
Date: May 2, 2014
 

 
Exhibit 10.5
 
Agreement—Liquidity
 
This Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), is made as of May 2, 2014 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and among Granicus IP, LLC , a Texas limited liability company, with an address of 719 W. Front Street, Suite 242, Tyler, TX 75702 (“ Granicus ”), The Spangenberg Family Foundation for the Benefit of Children’s Healthcare and Education , a 501(c)(3) charitable organization organized under the laws of Texas (“ SFF ”; Granicus and SFF are collectively referred to as the “ Sellers ” and individually as a “ Seller ”); IP Liquidity Ventures Acquisition LLC , a newly formed Delaware limited liability company with an address of 2331 Mill Road, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314   ( “LVA” ), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon Patent Group, Inc. , a Nevada corporation with an address of 2331 Mill Road, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314 (“ Marathon ”) and Marathon.  All the parties to this Agreement shall be referred to collectively herein as the “Parties” and separately as a “Party”.
 
W i t n e s s e t h:
 
WHEREAS, Granicus and SFF collectively own 100% of the limited liability company membership interests (the “ Liquidity Interests ” or “ Interests ”) of IP Liquidity Ventures, LLC (“ Liquidity ”), a Delaware limited liability company; and
 
WHEREAS, LVA wishes to acquire Sellers’ entire interest in the Interests, following which LVA will become the sole interest holder of Liquidity, all according to the provisions set forth herein below;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
1.             Definitions
 
1.1            “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to a Party, any Person in any country that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Party.  For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Control” of a Person means ownership, of record or beneficially, directly or through other Persons, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting equity of such Person or, in the case of a non-corporate Person, equivalent interests.
 
1.2            “ Collateral Agreements ” means all such concurrent or subsequent agreements, documents and instruments, as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, including without limitation, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Opportunity Agreement, the nXn license agreement, the Pay Proceeds Agreement, the Common Interest Agreement and the Promissory Note.
 
1.3             “Contract Rights and Obligations” means the rights and obligations assigned to Liquidity under the Company Agreements (as defined in Section 4.5 herein) .
 
1.4            “ Entity ” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, Governmental Body (as defined below) or any other legal entity.
 
 
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1.5            “ Governmental Body ” means any (i) U.S. Federal, state, county, municipal, city, town village, district, or other jurisdiction or government of any nature; (ii) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or other entity and any court or other tribunal); or (iii) body exercising, or entitled or purporting to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature.
 
1.6            “ Intellectual Property ” means all domestic or foreign rights in, to and concerning Liquidity’s: (i) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, d/b/a’s, trade dress, logos, symbols, trade names, assumed names, fictitious names, corporate names and other indications or indicia of origin, including translations, adaptations, derivations, modifications, combinations and renewals thereof; (ii) published and unpublished works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not (including databases and other compilations of data or information), copyrights therein and thereto, moral rights, and rights equivalent thereto, including but not limited to, the rights of attribution, assignation and integrity; (iii) trade secrets, confidential and/or proprietary information (including ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, schematics, designs, discoveries, drawings, prototypes, specifications, hardware configurations, customer and supplier lists, financial information, pricing and cost information, financial projections, and business and marketing methods plans and proposals), collectively “ Trade Secrets ”; (iv) computer software, including programs, applications, source and object code, data bases, data, models, algorithms, flowcharts, tables and documentation related to the foregoing; (v) other similar tangible or intangible intellectual property or proprietary rights, information and technology and copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium); (vi) all applications to register, registrations, restorations, reversions and renewals or extensions of the foregoing; (vii) internet domain names; (viii) all the goodwill associated with each of the foregoing and symbolized thereby; (ix) inventions and discoveries (whether patented, patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), including ideas, research and techniques, technical designs, and specifications (written or otherwise), improvements, modifications, adaptations, and derivations thereto, and patents, patent applications, inventor’s certificates, and patent disclosures, together with divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, reissuances and reexaminations thereof; and (x) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights and claims or causes of action arising out of or related to any infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing, including rights to recover for past, present and future violations thereof.
 
1.7            “ Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien, charge or debt of any kind, any trust, any filing or agreement to grant, deposit or file a pledge or financing statement as debtor under applicable law, any subordination arrangement in favor of any Person, or any other Third Party right.
 
1.8            “ Person ” means any individual or Entity.
 
1.9            “ Proceeding ” means any claim, suit, litigation, arbitration, mediation, hearing, audit, charge, inquiry, investigation, governmental investigation, regulatory proceeding or other proceeding or action of any nature (whether civil, criminal, legislative, administrative, regulatory, prosecutorial, investigative, or informal) commenced, brought, conducted, or known to be threatened, or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body, arbitrator or mediator or similar person or body.
 
 
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1.10            “ Third Party ” means any Person other than a Party or its Affiliates.
 
2.             Sale and Purchase of Interests
 
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing, Sellers shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to LVA the Interests and LVA shall purchase and accept the assignment, transfer conveyance and delivery of the Interests from the Sellers, free and clear from any and all Liens.
 
3.             Closing of Sale and Purchase of Interests; Covenants of Purchaser
 
3.1             Closing .  The sale, assignment, transfer and delivery of the Interests by the Sellers and the purchase thereof by the Purchaser, shall take place at a closing, to be held remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures immediately following the execution of this Agreement (the “ Closing ” and the “ Closing Date ,” respectively).
 
3.2             Transactions at Closing .  At the Closing, the following transactions shall occur, which transactions shall be deemed to take place simultaneously and no transaction shall be deemed to have been completed or any document delivered until all such transactions have been completed and all required documents delivered:
 
3.2.1            The Sellers shall each duly execute an interest assignment deed in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.1A and Schedule 3.2.1B (the “ Transfer Deeds ”) and shall deliver their respective Transfer Deed to LVA; and LVA will countersign the Transfer Deeds and deliver the same to the Sellers. Upon Closing, the Transfer Deeds shall be filed with Liquidity, who shall then issue to LVA a validly executed certificate evidencing the Interests purchased by LVA.
 
3.2.2            At Closing, Liquidity shall appoint Doug Croxall as sole manager (“ Manager ”) and thereafter Manager shall have sole and exclusive authority over the business and Intellectual Property rights of Liquidity.
 
3.2.3            Marathon shall deliver to the Sellers copies of resolutions of its Board of Directors in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.3 , approving, inter alia , the transactions contemplated hereunder and the issuance of the Shares (as defined below) by Marathon to Seller.
 
3.2.4            The Collateral Agreements shall have been executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto.
 
3.2.5            Each of Marathon and LVA shall deliver to each of the Sellers a validly executed share certificate for the Shares (as defined below) issuable in the name of the Sellers in such amounts as shall be directed by Sellers not less than 72 hours subsequent to Closing.
 
 
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3.2.6             LVA shall deliver to Sellers evidence that each Required Approval (as defined below) has been obtained.
 
3.2.7            Liquidity and Marathon shall have entered into the Common Interest Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.7 .
 
3.2.8            Sellers and Marathon shall have entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the Shares, in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.8 .
 
3.2.9             LVA and marathon, as applicable, shall deliver to Sellers the First Cash Payment and Promissory Note (as defined below) evidencing the obligation to pay the Second Cash Payment, in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.9 .
 
3.2.10            The Certificate of Designation for the Shares (as defined below) shall have been delivered and filed with Secretary of State of Nevada.
 
3.2.11           Sellers shall deliver to LVA duly executed waivers of any preemptive, anti-dilution or other participatory rights of the Sellers’ stockholders or any other parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder, if any.

3.3             Conditions to Closing .  The obligations of each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by the Party entitled to the benefit thereof, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by the applicable law:
 
3.3.1            No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, or other legal restraint or prohibition shall be in effect which prevents the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, nor shall any proceeding brought by any Governmental Body seeking any of the foregoing be pending, and there shall not be any action taken, or any law, regulation or order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated herein illegal.
 
3.3.2            The representations and warranties of the Sellers, Marathon and LVA contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date, except for those (i) representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects and (ii) representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct on and as of such particular date.
 
3.3.3            Each Party shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements ancillary hereto (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”) to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date, including for the avoidance of doubt, the payment of the First Cash Payment (as defined below).
 
 
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3.3.4            Each Party shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it, that any and all approvals of Governmental Bodies and other Third Parties required to have been obtained by a Party to consummate the transactions under the Transaction Documents, if any, have been obtained (each a “ Required Approval ”).
 
3.4             Covenant of Marathon .  Promptly following the Closing and thereafter, as applicable, Marathon shall (a) reimburse Sellers for all of their costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Sellers in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to exceed $28,500 (b) reimburse Sellers for all of their costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by Sellers in connection with the preparation and filing from time to time of Schedules 13D or 13G, Forms 3, Forms 4 and Forms 5 with respect to the ownership of Marathon securities and (c) file with the relevant Governmental Bodies all legally required reports in respect of the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents, including, but not limited to, the SEC Form 8-K and any Forms 3, Forms 4 or Schedule 13D’s.  Prior to any future press releases issued by or on behalf of Marathon which mention any of SFF, Granicus, Erich or Audrey Spangenberg or the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents, Sellers shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such proposed press release.
 
4.             Consideration
 
In consideration for the sale, assignment, transfer and delivery of the Interests, Marathon shall pay to the Sellers (as directed by Sellers) the consideration, as follows:
 
4.1             First Cash Payment .  Two million three hundred seventy five thousand U.S. Dollars ($2,375,000) payable at Closing (the “ First Cash Payment ”);
 
4.2             Second Cash Payment .  Two million three hundred seventy five thousand U.S. Dollars ($2,375,000) payable on or before September 30, 2014 (the “ Second Cash Payment ,” together with the First Cash Payment, the “ Cash Closing Consideration ”); provided, that, if the Second Cash payment is not paid to Sellers on or before June 30, 2014, then the amount of the Second Cash Payment shall be increased from two million three hundred seventy five thousand U.S. Dollars ($2,375,000) to two million eight hundred fifty thousand U.S. Dollars ($2,850,000). The obligation to make the Second Cash Payment shall be evidenced by Marathon’s promissory note (the “ Promissory Note ”) in the form of Schedule3.2.9 attached hereto; and
 
4.3             Shares Payment .  One hundred ninety five thousand five hundred (195,5000) shares of Marathon’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Shares ”), convertible into an aggregate of one hundred ninety five thousand five hundred (195,5000) shares of Marathon’s Common Stock, par value of $0.0001 each (the “ Underlying Shares ”). The rights, preferences and privileges of the Shares are as set forth in the Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3.
 
4.4             Possible Future Cash Payment . The Sellers will be entitled to possible additional future cash payments pursuant to the terms of the Pay Proceeds Agreement attached hereto as Schedule 4.4 .
 
 
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4.5             Release .  Each of Marathon and LVA for itself, its respective Affiliates, employees, officers, directors, representatives, predecessors in interest, successors and assigns (collectively, the “ Releasing Parties ”) knowingly, voluntarily, and irrevocably releases, forever discharges and covenants not to sue the Sellers, and their respective Affiliates, employees, officers, directors, representatives, predecessors in interest, successors and assigns (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”) from and against any and all rights, claims, losses, lawsuits or causes of action (at law or in equity), liabilities, duties, actions, demands, expenses, breaches of duty, damages, obligations, proceedings, debts, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, judgments, and executions of whatever nature, type, kind, description or character (each a “ Claim ”), whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, vested or contingent, past or present, that a Releasing Party ever had, now has or hereafter can, shall or may have against or with respect to the Released Parties or any of them for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing related to or arising from any agreement to which Liquidity is a party or by which it is bound prior to the Closing Date, which are listed on Schedule 4.5 (the “ Company Agreements ”), except in the case that such Claim arises out of an act of fraud, intentional misconduct or gross negligence on the part of one or more of the Released Parties, as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.  For the avoidance of doubt, Liquidity shall continue to be bound by the Company Agreements and neither the Sellers nor any of the Released Parties has or shall have any further obligation or liability under the Company Agreement (other than confidentiality, common interest and other similar provisions).  The Releasing Parties hereby waive the benefits of any provisions of the law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which provides that a general release does not extend to claims which the Releasing Parties do not know or suspect to exist in its favor at the time of executing the release, which if known to it, may have materially affected the release.  It is the intention, understanding and agreement of the Releasing Parties to forever discharge and release all known and unknown, present and future claims within the scope of the releases set forth in this Agreement, provided, however, this Release shall not affect or limit any Claims arising under this Agreement, for enforcement, gross negligence or willful misconduct, fraud, misrepresentation, or similar matters.
 
5.             Representations and Warranties of the Sellers
 
The Sellers, jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant to LVA and Marathon, and acknowledge that LVA and Marathon are entering into this Agreement in reliance thereon, as follows:
 
5.1            The Sellers are the sole lawful owners, beneficially and of record, of the Interests and the Interests constitute all of the membership interests in Liquidity, and upon the consummation of the transactions at the Closing, LVA will acquire from the Sellers, good and marketable title to the Interests sold by it, free and clear of all Liens.  There are no preemptive, anti-dilution or other participatory rights of any other parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder.
 
5.2            The Sellers have full and unrestricted legal right, power and authority to enter into and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and to sell and transfer the Interests to LVA as provided herein.  The Transaction Documents, when executed and delivered by the Sellers, shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Sellers, legally enforceable against the Sellers in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
 
 
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5.3            The Sellers are acquiring the Shares and, will upon conversion, acquire the Underlying Shares for investment purposes only, for their own account, and not for the benefit of others, nor with any view to, or in connection with any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities Act ”).
 
5.4            The Sellers understand that neither the Shares nor the Underlying Shares have  been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities law by reason of its issuance in a transaction which is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such laws and the Shares and the Underlying Shares must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and such laws or a subsequent disposition thereof is exempt from registration under the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and such laws.  The Sellers acknowledge that any certificates evidencing the Shares and the Underlying Shares will contain a legend to the foregoing effect.
 
5.5            Each of the Sellers has sufficient knowledge and expertise in business and financial matters so as to enable it to analyze and evaluate the merits and risks of acquiring the Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and is able to bear the economic risk of such acquisition, including a complete loss of its investment in the Shares.
 
5.6            Each of the Sellers acknowledges that it has made detailed inquiries concerning Marathon and LVA and its respective business, and that the respective officers of Marathon and LVA have made available to the Sellers any and all written information which it has requested and have answered to the Sellers’ satisfaction all inquiries made by the Sellers.
 
5.7            The transactions provided for in this Agreement with respect to the Shares are not part of any pre-existing plan or arrangement for, and there is no agreement or other understanding with respect to, the distribution by the Sellers of any of the Shares or the Underlying Shares.
 
6.             Representations and Warranties of Liquidity
 
6.1            Liquidity hereby represents and warrants to LVA and Marathon, and acknowledges that LVA and Marathon are entering into this Agreement in reliance thereon, as follows:
 
(a)           Liquidity is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now being conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted. The Operating Agreement of Liquidity as in effect on the date hereof is attached hereto as Schedule 6.1(a) (the “ Operating Agreement ”).
 
(b)           As of the Closing Date, Liquidity is not a party to any pending litigation.
 
 
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(c)           As of the Closing Date the Company Agreements are in full force and effect and none of the respective parties to the Company Agreements are in breach of any material obligation under the Company Agreements.
 
(d)            Liquidity owns all right, title, and interest to its Intellectual Property, if any.
 
(e)           To Liquidity’s knowledge, Liquidity is not a party to nor bound by any contracts, agreements, promises or commitments except the Company Agreements.
 
(f)           Other than the assignments related to the Company Agreements, Liquidity has no material assets.  None of Liquidity’s employees will continue with Liquidity after the Closing.   Liquidity’s bank accounts and the contents thereof will not be transferred to Marathon. Any amounts paid or payable to Liquidity (or any of its Affiliates) under licenses or other agreements or judgments entered into by or awarded to any Affiliates of Liquidity prior to the Closing Date, shall be retained as the exclusive property of such Affiliates and after the Closing Date, Liquidity or any of its Affiliates will disclaim any interest therein.
 
7.             Representations and Warranties of Marathon and LVA
 
Marathon and LVA, jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant to the Sellers and acknowledge that the Sellers are entering into this Agreement in reliance thereon as follows:
 
7.1            Marathon is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Nevada and has full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now being conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted. LVA is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and has full limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now being conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted  The corporate governance documents of Marathon (including but not limited to its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and any Voting Rights Agreements, Stockholders’ Agreements, Investors’ Rights Agreements and the like) as in effect on the date hereof have been provided or made available to the Sellers (the “ Marathon Governance Documents ”).
 
7.2            The Transaction Documents, when executed and delivered by Marathon or LVA, as applicable, shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Marathon and LVA, respectively, legally enforceable against each of Marathon and LVA in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
 
 
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7.3            The authorized capital stock of Marathon consists of 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, each having a par value of USD $0.0001, of which 5,579,337 shares are issued and outstanding (exclusive of shares issued hereunder).  Marathon’s fully-diluted capital structure before and after Closing is set forth in the capitalization table attached hereto as Schedule 7.3 .  All capital stock, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, rights of co-sale, convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities, outstanding warrants, options or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from Marathon or LVA or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates any capital stock of Marathon, LVA and/or any of its subsidiaries are set forth in detail on Schedule 7.3 .  Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the current Marathon Governance Documents, there are no Liens, options to purchase, proxies, preemptive rights, convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities, outstanding warrants, options, voting trust and other voting agreements, calls, promises or commitments of any kind and, Marathon has no knowledge that any of the said stockholders owns any other stock, options or any other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire any capital stock of Marathon from Marathon or from each other.
 
7.4            All issued and outstanding capital stock of Marathon has been duly authorized, and is validly issued and outstanding and fully-paid and non-assessable.  The Shares, when issued and allotted in accordance with this Agreement:  (a) will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, and free of any preemptive rights, (b) will have the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions set forth in Marathon’s Article of Incorporation, Certificate of Designation and By-laws, and (c) will be issued free and clear of any Liens of any kind. LVA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon and Marathon owns 100% of the ownership or other equity interests of LVA.
 
7.5            Each of Marathon and LVA are currently in material compliance with all applicable laws, including securities laws. Marathon has timely filed all forms and reports required to be filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) including, without limitation, all exhibits required to be filed therewith, and has made available to the Sellers true, complete and correct copies of all of the same so filed (including any forms, reports and documents incorporated by reference therein or filed after the date hereof, the “ Marathon SEC Reports ”).  For purposes hereof, such Marathon SEC Reports shall be deemed delivered to Sellers via the SEC’s EDGAR database.  The Marathon SEC Reports: (i) at the time filed complied (or will comply when filed, as the case may be) in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and/or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case applicable to such Marathon SEC Reports at the time they were filed; and (ii) did not at the time they were filed (or, if later filed, amended or superseded, then on the date of such later filing) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
7.6            Marathon has timely filed (or has been deemed to have timely filed pursuant to Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act) and made publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR system, and the Sellers may rely upon, all certifications and statements required by (i) Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and (ii) Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 with respect to any documents filed with the SEC. Since the most recent filing of such certifications and statements, there have been no significant changes in Marathon’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act), or in other factors that could significantly affect its disclosure controls and procedures.
 
 
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7.7            The financial statements (including footnotes thereto) included in or incorporated by reference into the Marathon SEC Reports (the “ Marathon Financial Statements ”) were complete and correct in all material respects as of their respective filing dates, complied as to form in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable accounting requirements, rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder as of their respective dates and have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein).  The Marathon Financial Statements fairly present the financial condition of Marathon as of the dates thereof and results of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the periods referred to therein (subject, in the case of unaudited Marathon Financial Statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments which were not and will not be material in amount). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) no independent public accountant of Marathon has resigned or been dismissed as independent public accountant of Marathon as a result of or in connection with any disagreement with Marathon on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, (ii) no executive officer of Marathon has failed in any respect to make, without qualification, the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to any form, report or schedule filed by Marathon with the SEC since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (iii) no enforcement action has been initiated or, to the knowledge of Marathon, threatened against Marathon by the SEC relating to disclosures contained in any Marathon SEC Report.  There has been no change in Marathon’s accounting policies except as described in the notes to the Marathon Financial Statements.
 
7.8            Except as set forth in Schedule 7.8 or as otherwise set forth in the Marathon SEC Reports, since December 31, 2013, the operations and business of Marathon have been conducted in all material respects only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, Marathon has not entered into any transaction which was not in the ordinary course of its business and there has not been:  (i) any material change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of Marathon from those reflected in the Marathon Financial Statements; (ii) any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, to any of the material assets, properties, financial condition, operating results, prospects or business of Marathon (as such business is presently conducted and as it is presently proposed to be conducted); (iii) any waiver or compromise by Marathon of a valuable right or of a material debt owed to it; (iv) any satisfaction or discharge of any security interest; (v) any change or amendment to a material contract or arrangement by which Marathon or any of its assets or properties are bound or subject; (vi) any material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee, officer, director or shareholder of Marathon; (vii) any sale, assignment or transfer of any patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or other intellectual property or intangible assets of Marathon; (viii) any resignation or termination of employment of any officer or key employee of Marathon; (ix) any change in the accounting methods or accounting principles or practices employed by Marathon; (x) any receipt of written notice that there has been a loss of, or material order cancellation by, any major customer of Marathon; (xi) any mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or security interest, created by Marathon, with respect to any of its material properties or assets, except liens for taxes not yet due or payable; (xii) any loans or guarantees made by Marathon to or for the benefit of its employees, officers or directors, or any members of their immediate families, other than travel advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of its business; (xiii) any other event or condition of any character that might materially and adversely affect the assets, properties, financial condition, operating results or business of Marathon, as such business is presently conducted; (xiv) any failure of Marathon to pay its debts as they come due; or (xv) any commitment to do any of the foregoing.
 
 
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7.9            Marathon is not in default and neither the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents nor compliance by Marathon with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, will conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of:  (i) the Marathon Corporate Governance Documents, or (ii) any note, indenture, mortgage, lease, agreement, contract, purchase order or other instrument, document or agreement to which Marathon is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, or (iii) any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, order, writ, injunction, decree, or judgment of any court or any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality in any country in which Marathon conducts business. Such execution, delivery and compliance with the Transaction Documents will not (a) give to others any rights, including rights of termination, cancellation or acceleration, in or with respect to any agreement, contract or commitment referred to in this paragraph, or to any of the properties of Marathon, or (b) except for compliance with any applicable requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any requirements of the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“ OTCBB ”), no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with any Governmental Body or any other Person is required by or with respect to Marathon in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, which consent or approval has not heretofore been obtained or will be obtained by Closing.  To the knowledge of Marathon, no third party is in default under any agreement, contract or other instrument or document to which Marathon is a party.  To the knowledge of Marathon, Marathon is not a party to or bound by any order, judgment, decree or award of any Governmental Body.
 
7.10            No action, proceeding or governmental inquiry or investigation is pending or, to the knowledge of Marathon, threatened against Marathon or any of its officers, directors or employees (in their capacity as such or as shareholders, if applicable), or against any of Marathon’s properties, including, without limitation, assets, licenses and rights transferred to Marathon under any written agreement or other binding undertaking, or with regard to Marathon’s business, before any court, arbitration board or tribunal or administrative or other governmental agency, nor does Marathon believe that there is any basis for the foregoing.
 
8.             Survival; Indemnification; Limitation of Liability; No Consequential Damages
 
8.1            The representations and warranties of each Party hereunder shall survive the Closing and remain in effect for a period of one (1) year thereafter.
 
 
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8.2             Indemnification .  The Sellers, on the one side and Marathon and LVA on the other side (as applicable, the “ Indemnifying Party ”) agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Parties of the other side and their respective Affiliates (as applicable, the “ Indemnified Parties ”), against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened or any claim whatsoever) arising out of or based upon (a) any breach of any of such Party’s representations or warranties herein, misrepresentation or warranty or breach or failure by the Indemnifying Party to comply with any covenants or agreement made by it herein, in the other Transaction Documents or in any other document furnished by it to any of the foregoing in connection with this transaction and (b) any action for securities law violations instituted by an Indemnifying Party which is finally resolved by judgment against such Indemnifying Party.
 
8.3             Mechanics of Indemnification .  Whenever any claim arises for indemnification under this Agreement or an event which may result in a claim for such indemnification has occurred, the Indemnified Party(ies) will promptly notify the Indemnifying Party of the claim and, when known, the facts constituting the basis for such claim.  The Indemnifying Party shall have the obligation to dispute and defend all such Third Party claims and thereafter so defend and pay any adverse final judgment or award or settlement amount in regard thereto.  Such defense shall be controlled by the Indemnifying Party, and the cost of such defense shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party, provided that the Indemnified Parties shall have the right to participate in such defense at their own expense, unless the Indemnified Parties require their own attorney due to a conflict of interest, in which case, the expense of a single law firm acceptable to such Indemnified Party will be borne by the Indemnifying Party.  The Indemnified Parties shall cooperate in all reasonable respects in the investigation, trial and defense of any such claim at the cost of the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party fails to take action within thirty (30) days of notice, then the Indemnified Parties shall have the right to pay, compromise or defend any third party claim, such costs to be borne by the Indemnifying Party.  The Indemnified Parties shall also have the right and upon delivery of ten (10) days advance written notice to such effect to the Indemnifying Party, exercisable in good faith, to take such action as may be reasonably necessary to avoid a default prior to the assumption of the defense of the Third Party claim by the Indemnifying Party, and any reasonable expenses incurred by the Indemnified Parties so acting shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party.  The Indemnifying Party will not settle or compromise any Third Party claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Parties, not to be unreasonably withheld.
 
8.4             Marathon Indemnification .  Marathon, LVA and Liquidity shall indemnify and hold the Sellers harmless with respect to any loss, expense, cost, damage and settlement (collectively, “ Indemnified Expenses ”) caused to Sellers as a result of Marathon’s, LVA’s or Liquidity’s or any of their Affiliates’ actions or omissions with respect to the Intellectual Property or Company Agreements following the Closing Date, provided Sellers are not determined to responsible for such actions as a result of their fraud or intentional misconduct.  In particular, in the event that the enforcement or other activities with the Company Agreements results in litigation or other dispute resolution processes with one or more Third Parties, with one or both of the Sellers being required to be involved ( e.g ., being added as a party to the process, even if such joinder is improper, or being subject to Third Party discovery requests), Marathon, LVA and Liquidity shall, jointly and severally, at Sellers’ request, indemnify Sellers all of Sellers’ Indemnified Expenses arising from that involvement.
 
 
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8.5             Limitation of Liability .  SELLERS’ TOTAL LIABILITY UNDER THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS WILL NOT EXCEED THE CASH CLOSING CONSIDERATION ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY SELLERS HEREUNDER. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS LIMITATION ON POTENTIAL LIABILITIES WAS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN SETTING CONSIDERATION UNDER THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.
 
8.6             Limitation on Consequential Damages .  NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAULT, NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), REPRESENTATION, STRICT LIABILITY OR PRODUCT LIABILITY), FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFIT, SAVINGS OR BUSINESS ARISING FROM OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF A PARTY OR ITS EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
 
9.             Miscellaneous
 
9.1            Each of the Parties hereto shall perform such further acts and execute such further documents as may reasonably be necessary to carry out and give full effect to the provisions of the Transaction Documents and the intentions of the Parties as reflected thereby.
 
9.2             Governing Law; Arbitration; Prevailing Party .  This Agreement and all claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the Collateral Agreements will be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of Texas applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.  Any dispute arising under or in connection with any matter of any nature (whether sounding in contract or tort) relating to or arising out of this Agreement, shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration.  The arbitration shall be in conformity with and subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association.  The arbitration shall be conducted before a panel of three (3) arbitrators, with one arbitrator to be selected by each of Seller and Buyer and the third arbitrator to be selected by the arbitrators selected by the Parties.  The Parties agree to be (a) subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the arbitration in the Eastern District of Texas (b) bound by the decision of the arbitrator as the final decision with respect to the dispute, and (c) subject to the jurisdiction of both of the federal courts of the United States of America or the courts sitting in the Eastern District in the State of Texas for the purpose of confirmation and enforcement of any award.  The prevailing party in any arbitration shall be entitled to recover its costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses) from the non-prevailing party.
 
 
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9.3             Limitations on Assignment .  Except as expressly permitted in this Section, none of Marathon, LVA, nor Liquidity may grant or assign any rights or delegate any duties under this Agreement to any Third Party (including by way of a “change in control”) or may sell, transfer, or spin-off any of the Interests in Liquidity or any of its material assets, including the Company Agreements or Intellectual Property, without the prior written consent of Granicus and SFF.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Marathon, LVA or Liquidity shall be permitted to transfer or assign (i) the Company Agreements; (ii) a majority of the Interests; or (iii) its respective its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement, as applicable, without Sellers’ prior written consent as part of a sale of all or substantially all of its business, equity to, or a change in control transaction with a Third Party acquirer (an “ M&A Transaction ”, and an “ Acquirer ,” respectively); provided that (a) such transfer or assignment is subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements; and (ii) such Acquirer executes a written undertaking towards Sellers agreeing to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Collateral Agreements with respect to the rights being transferred or assigned.  Except as otherwise expressly limited herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, permitted assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators of the Parties hereto.
 
9.4            This Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the Parties with regard to the subject matters hereof and thereof and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the Parties are expressly canceled.  Any term of this Agreement may be amended only with the written consent of all Parties thereto.  The observance of any term hereof may be waived (either prospectively or retroactively and either generally or in a particular instance) only with the written consent of the party against which such waiver is sought.
 
9.5            All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder to be given to a Party to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be faxed, emailed or mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or prepaid air courier, or otherwise delivered by hand or by messenger, addressed to such Party’s address as set forth above; or at such other address as the Party shall have furnished to each other Party in writing in accordance with this provision.  Any notice sent in accordance with this Section shall be effective (i) if mailed, seven (7) business days after mailing, (ii) if by air courier two (2) business days after delivery to the courier service, (iii) if sent by messenger, upon delivery, and (iv) if sent via facsimile or email, upon transmission and electronic confirmation of receipt or (if transmitted and received on a non-business day) on the first business day following transmission and electronic confirmation of receipt (provided, however, that any notice of change of address shall only be valid upon receipt).
 
9.6            No delay or omission to exercise any right, power, or remedy accruing to any Party upon any breach or default under this Agreement, shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring.  Any waiver, permit, consent, or approval of any kind or character on the part of any Party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any Party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.  All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any of the Parties, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have signed this Agreement as of the date first hereinabove set forth.
 
SELLERS:
GRANICUS IP, LLC
 
By: /s/ Erich Spangenberg
Name: Erich Spangenberg
Title: Manager
Date: May 2, 2014
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SPANGENBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION
 
By: /s/ Audrey Spangenberg
Name: Audrey Spangenberg
Title: CEO
Date: May 2, 2014
 
 
PURCHASER:
IP LIQUIDITY VENTURES ACQUISITION LLC
   
 
By: /s/ Doug Croxall
Name: Doug Croxall
Title: CEO
Date: May 2, 2014
   
   
MARATHON:
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
By: /s/ Doug Croxall
Name: Doug Croxall
Title: CEO
Date: May 2, 2014
 
 
LIQUIDITY:
IP LIQUIDITY VENTURES, LLC
 
By: /s/ Erich Spangenberg
Name: Erich Spangenberg
Title: Manager
Date: May 2, 2014
 

 
 
Exhibit 10.6
 
Agreement—Sarif Biomedical
 
This Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), is made as of May 2, 2014 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and among TechDev Holdings, LLC , a Texas limited liability company, of 719 W. Front Street, Suite 242, Tyler, TX 75702 (“ TechDev ” or the “ Seller ”); Sarif Biomedical Acquisition LLC , a newly formed Delaware limited liability company with an address of 2331 Mill Road, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314   ( “SBA” ), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon Patent Group, Inc. , a Nevada corporation with an address of 2331 Mill Road, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314 (“ Marathon ”) and Marathon.  All the parties to this Agreement shall be referred to collectively herein as the “Parties” and separately as a “Party”.
 
W i t n e s s e t h:
 
WHEREAS, TechDev owns 100% of the limited liability company membership interests (the “ Sarif Interests ” or “ Interests ”) of Sarif Biomedical, LLC (“ Sarif ”), a Delaware limited liability company; and
 
WHEREAS, SBA wishes to acquire Seller’s entire interest in the Interests, following which SBA will become the sole interest holder of Sarif, all according to the provisions set forth herein below;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
1.             Definitions
 
1.1            “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to a Party, any Person in any country that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Party.  For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Control” of a Person means ownership, of record or beneficially, directly or through other Persons, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting equity of such Person or, in the case of a non-corporate Person, equivalent interests.
 
1.2            “ Collateral Agreements ” means all such concurrent or subsequent agreements, documents and instruments, as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, including without limitation, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Opportunity Agreement, the Pay Proceeds Agreement, the Common Interest Agreement and the Promissory Note.
 
1.3            “ Entity ” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, Governmental Body (as defined below) or any other legal entity.
 
1.4            “ Governmental Body ” means any (i) U.S. Federal, state, county, municipal, city, town village, district, or other jurisdiction or government of any nature; (ii) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or other entity and any court or other tribunal); or (iii) body exercising, or entitled or purporting to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature.
 
 
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1.5            “ Intellectual Property ” means all domestic or foreign rights in, to and concerning Sarif’s:  (i) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, d/b/a’s, trade dress, logos, symbols, trade names, assumed names, fictitious names, corporate names and other indications or indicia of origin, including translations, adaptations, derivations, modifications, combinations and renewals thereof; (ii) published and unpublished works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not (including databases and other compilations of data or information), copyrights therein and thereto, moral rights, and rights equivalent thereto, including but not limited to, the rights of attribution, assignation and integrity; (iii) trade secrets, confidential and/or proprietary information (including ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, schematics, designs, discoveries, drawings, prototypes, specifications, hardware configurations, customer and supplier lists, financial information, pricing and cost information, financial projections, and business and marketing methods plans and proposals), collectively “ Trade Secrets ”; (iv) computer software, including programs, applications, source and object code, data bases, data, models, algorithms, flowcharts, tables and documentation related to the foregoing; (v) other similar tangible or intangible intellectual property or proprietary rights, information and technology and copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium); (vi) all applications to register, registrations, restorations, reversions and renewals or extensions of the foregoing; (vii) internet domain names; and (viii) all the goodwill associated with each of the foregoing and symbolized thereby; and (ix) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights and claims or causes of action arising out of or related to any infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing, including rights to recover for past, present and future violations thereof.
 
1.6            “ Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien, charge or debt of any kind, any trust, any filing or agreement to grant, deposit or file a pledge or financing statement as debtor under applicable law, any subordination arrangement in favor of any Person, or any other Third Party right.
 
1.7            “ Patents ” means the patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 1.7 hereto all of which are owned, controlled or licensable by Sarif pursuant to an exclusive license.
 
1.8            “ Patent Rights ” means all right, title and interest in the Patents owned, controlled or licensable by Sarif and, subject in all cases to the terms and conditions of the applicable exclusive license pursuant to which Sarif holds its rights in such Patents, as applicable, all rights to (a) make, have made, use, import, put into use, distribute, sell and have sold products and to practice any process, method, or use under the Patents; (b) engage in any causes of action (whether currently pending, filed, or otherwise), Proceedings and other enforcement rights under the Patents including, without limitation, all rights to sue, to countersue and to pursue damages, injunctive relief, and any other remedies of any kind for past, current and future infringement; and (c) all rights to agreements or understandings with respect to settlements, licenses, royalties and the like and the right to enforce, recover and collect settlement arrangements, license payments (including lump sum payments), royalties and other payments due now or hereafter due or payable with respect thereto and to the matters described in Section 1.8(a), under or on account of any of the Patents and any Proceeding with respect to any of the foregoing; and (d) any and all privileges, including the benefit of all attorney-client privilege and attorney work product privilege, in respect of the items described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (c).
 
 
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1.9            “ Person ” means any individual or Entity.
 
1.10            “ Proceeding ” means any claim, suit, litigation, arbitration, mediation, hearing, audit, charge, inquiry, investigation, governmental investigation, regulatory proceeding or other proceeding or action of any nature (whether civil, criminal, legislative, administrative, regulatory, prosecutorial, investigative, or informal) commenced, brought, conducted, or known to be threatened, or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body, arbitrator or mediator or similar person or body.
 
1.11            “ Third Party ” means any Person other than a Party or its Affiliates.
 
2.             Sale and Purchase of Interests
 
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to SBA the Interests and SBA shall purchase and accept the assignment, transfer conveyance and delivery of the Interests from the Seller, free and clear from any and all Liens.
 
3.             Closing of Sale and Purchase of Interests; Covenants of Purchaser
 
3.1             Closing .  The sale, assignment, transfer and delivery of the Interests by the Seller and the purchase thereof by the Purchaser, shall take place at a closing, to be held remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures immediately following the execution of this Agreement (the “ Closing ” and the “ Closing Date ,” respectively).
 
3.2             Transactions at Closing .  At the Closing, the following transactions shall occur, which transactions shall be deemed to take place simultaneously and no transaction shall be deemed to have been completed or any document delivered until all such transactions have been completed and all required documents delivered:
 
3.2.1            The Seller shall duly execute an interest assignment deed in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.1A (the “ Transfer Deed ”) and shall deliver the Transfer Deed to SBA; and SBA will countersign the Transfer Deed and deliver the same to the Seller. Upon Closing, the Transfer Deed shall be filed with Sarif, who shall then issue to SBA a validly executed certificate evidencing the Interests purchased by SBA.
 
3.2.2              At Closing, Sarif shall appoint Doug Croxall as sole manager (“ Manager ”) and thereafter Manager shall have sole and exclusive authority over the business and Patents of Sarif.
 
3.2.3            Marathon shall deliver to the Seller copies of resolutions of its Board of Directors in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.3 , approving, inter alia , the transactions contemplated hereunder.
 
3.2.4            The Collateral Agreements shall have been executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto.
 
 
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3.2.5            Marathon shall deliver to Seller evidence that each Required Approval (as defined below) has been obtained.
 
3.2.6            Sarif and Marathon shall have entered into the Common Interest Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.6 .
 
3.2.7            Seller and Marathon shall have entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.7 .
 
3.2.8            SBA and Marathon, as applicable shall deliver to Seller the First Cash Payment and Promissory Note (as defined below), in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.2.8 .
 
3.3             Conditions to Closing .  The obligations of each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing by the Party entitled to the benefit thereof, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by the applicable law:
 
3.3.1            No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, or other legal restraint or prohibition shall be in effect which prevents the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, nor shall any proceeding brought by any Governmental Body seeking any of the foregoing be pending, and there shall not be any action taken, or any law, regulation or order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated herein illegal.
 
3.3.2            The representations and warranties of the Seller, Marathon and SBA contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date, except for those (i) representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects and (ii) representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct on and as of such particular date.
 
3.3.3            Each Party shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements ancillary hereto (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”) to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date, including for the avoidance of doubt, the payment of the First Cash Payment (as defined below).
 
3.3.4            Each Party shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it, that any and all approvals of Governmental Bodies and other Third Parties required to have been obtained by a Party to consummate the transactions under the Transaction Documents, if any, have been obtained (each a “ Required Approval ”).
 
 
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3.4             Covenant of Marathon .  Promptly following the Closing and thereafter, as applicable, Marathon shall (a) reimburse Seller for all of its costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Seller in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to exceed $3,000 (b) reimburse Seller for all of its costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by Seller in connection with the preparation and filing from time to time of Schedules 13D or 13G, Forms 3, Forms 4 and Forms 5 with respect to the ownership of Marathon securities and (c) file with the relevant Governmental Bodies all legally required reports in respect of the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents, including, but not limited to, the SEC Form 8-K and any Forms 3, Forms 4 or Schedule 13D’s.  Prior to any future press releases issued by or on behalf of Marathon which mention any of TechDev or Audrey Spangenberg or the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents, Seller shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such proposed press release.
 
4.             Consideration
 
In consideration for the sale, assignment, transfer and delivery of the Interests, Marathon shall pay to the Seller (as directed by Seller) the consideration, as follows:
 
4.1             First Cash Payment .  Two hundred fifty thousand U.S. Dollars ($250,000) payable at Closing (the “ First Cash Payment ”).
 
4.2             Second Cash Payment .  Two hundred fifty thousand U.S. Dollars ($250,000) payable on or before June 30, 2014 (the “ Second Cash Payment ,” together with the First Cash Payment, the “ Cash Closing Consideration ”); provided, that, if the Second Cash payment is not paid to Seller on or before June 30, 2014, then the amount of the Second Cash Payment shall be increased from two hundred fifty thousand U.S. Dollars ($250,000) to three hundred thousand U.S. Dollars ($300,000). The obligation to make the Second Cash Payment shall be evidenced by Marathon’s promissory note (the “ Promissory Note ”) in the form of Schedule 3.2.8 attached hereto.
 
4.3             Possible Future Cash Payment .  Seller will be entitled to possible additional future cash payments pursuant to the terms of the Pay Proceeds Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 4.4 (the “ Pay Proceeds Agreement ”).
 
 
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4.4             Release .  Each of Marathon and SBA for itself, its respective Affiliates, employees, officers, directors, representatives, predecessors in interest, successors and assigns (collectively, the “ Releasing Parties ”) knowingly, voluntarily, and irrevocably releases, forever discharges and covenants not to sue the Seller, and its Affiliates, employees, officers, directors, representatives, predecessors in interest, successors and assigns (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”) from and against any and all rights, claims, losses, lawsuits or causes of action (at law or in equity), liabilities, duties, actions, demands, expenses, breaches of duty, damages, obligations, proceedings, debts, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, judgments, and executions of whatever nature, type, kind, description or character (each a “ Claim ”), whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, vested or contingent, past or present, that a Releasing Party ever had, now has or hereafter can, shall or may have against or with respect to the Released Parties or any of them for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing related to or arising from any agreement to which Sarif is a party or by which it is bound prior to the Closing Date, which are listed on Schedule 4.5 (the “ Company Agreements ”), except in the case that such Claim arises out of an act of fraud, intentional misconduct or gross negligence on the part of one or more of the Released Parties, as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.  For the avoidance of doubt, Sarif shall continue to be bound by the Company Agreements and neither the Seller nor any of the Released Parties has or shall have any further obligation or liability under any Company Agreement (other than confidentiality, common interest and other similar provisions).  The Releasing Parties hereby waive the benefits of any provisions of the law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which provides that a general release does not extend to claims which the Releasing Parties do not know or suspect to exist in its favor at the time of executing the release, which if known to it, may have materially affected the release.  It is the intention, understanding and agreement of the Releasing Parties to forever discharge and release all known and unknown, present and future claims within the scope of the releases set forth in this Agreement, provided, however, this Release shall not affect or limit any Claims arising under this Agreement, for enforcement, gross negligence or willful misconduct, fraud, misrepresentation, or similar matters.
 
5.             Representations and Warranties of the Seller
 
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to SBA and Marathon, and acknowledges that SBA and Marathon is entering into this Agreement in reliance thereon, as follows:
 
5.1            The Seller is the sole lawful owner, beneficially and of record, of the Interests and the Interests constitute all of the membership interests in Sarif, and upon the consummation of the transactions at the Closing, SBA will acquire from the Seller, good and marketable title to the Interests sold by it, free and clear of all Liens.  There are no preemptive, anti-dilution or other participatory rights of any other parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder.
 
5.2            The Seller has full and unrestricted legal right, power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and to sell and transfer the Interests to SBA as provided herein.  The Transaction Documents, when executed and delivered by the Seller, shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Seller, legally enforceable against the Seller in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
 
6.             Representations and Warranties of Sarif
 
6.1            Sarif hereby represents and warrants to SBA and Marathon, and acknowledges that SBA and Marathon is entering into this Agreement in reliance thereon, as follows:
 
(a)           Sarif is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now being conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted. The Operating Agreement of Sarif as in effect on the date hereof is attached hereto as Schedule 6.1(a) (the “ Operating Agreement ”).
 
 
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(b)           As of the Closing Date, except for litigation concerning the Patents (including proceedings before the USPTO), Sarif is not a party to any pending litigation.
 
(c)           Based solely on a limited search of Sarif’s records, conducted by counsel, Sarif’s sole executive officer is not aware of any exclusive or non-exclusive licenses under or with respect to any of Sarif’s Patents, except for those listed on Schedule 6.1(c) (as may be updated by Sarif from time to time prior to Closing).  All exclusive or non-exclusive licenses under or with respect to any of Sarif’s Patents (the “ Sarif Preexisting Licenses ”), including those listed on Schedule 6.1(c) or otherwise disclosed to Marathon, shall remain in full force and effect, shall remain binding on Sarif and any successor or assignee of Sarif or of the Patents or Patent Rights  and shall not be terminable by Sarif or any successor or assignee of Sarif or of the Patents or Patent Rights.  By signing this Agreement, Sarif and Marathon hereby confirm their understanding that Sarif and any successor or assignee of Sarif or of the Patents or Patent Rights remains bound by each of the Sarif Preexisting Licenses.
 
(d)           Except as set forth on Schedule 6.1(d) , to Sarif’s knowledge, Sarif is not obligated or under any liability whatsoever to make any payments by way of royalties, fees or otherwise to any owner or licensee of, or other claimant with respect to any of the Sarif Patents or in connection with the licensing or sale of any of the Sarif Patents (“Pre-Existing Commitments”).
 
(e)           Other than as set forth on Schedule 6.1(e) , to Sarif’s knowledge, none of the Sarif Patents has been or is currently involved in any reexamination, reissue, interference proceeding, or any similar proceeding, or that any such proceedings are pending or threatened before the USPTO.
 
(f)           To Sarif’s knowledge, Sarif is not a party nor bound by any contracts, agreements, promises or commitments except the Company Agreements executed by Sarif (and the Sarif Preexisting Licenses), which shall remain in full force and effect, shall remain binding on Sarif and shall not be terminable by Sarif, Marathon, or any successor or assignee of Sarif or of the Patents or Patent Rights except in accordance with their terms.  By signing this Agreement, Sarif and Marathon, hereby confirm their understanding that Sarif and any successor or assignee of Sarif or of the Patents or Patent Rights remains bound by each of the Company Agreements and Sarif Preexisting Licenses.
 
(a)           Other than the Patent Rights, Sarif has no material assets.  None of Sarif’s employees will continue with Sarif after the Closing, however Audrey Spangenberg has agreed to continue in a role mutually acceptable to Sarif and her. Sarif’s bank accounts and the contents thereof will be not transferred to Marathon. Any amounts paid or payable to Sarif (or any of its Affiliates) under licenses or other agreements or judgments entered into by or awarded to any Affiliates of Sarif prior to the Closing Date, shall be retained as the exclusive property of such Affiliates and after the Closing Date, Sarif or any of its Affiliates will disclaim any interest therein.
 
 
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7.             Representations and Warranties of Marathon and SBA
 
Marathon and SBA, jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant to the Seller and acknowledge that the Seller is entering into this Agreement in reliance thereon as follows:
 
7.1            Marathon is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Nevada and has full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now being conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted.  The corporate governance documents of Marathon (including but not limited to its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and any Voting Rights Agreements, Stockholders’ Agreements, Investors’ Rights Agreements and the like) as in effect on the date hereof have been provided or made available to the Seller (the “ Marathon Governance Documents ”).
 
7.2            The Transaction Documents, when executed and delivered by Marathon or SBA, as applicable, shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Marathon and SBA, respectively, legally enforceable against each of Marathon and SBA in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
 
7.3            The authorized capital stock of Marathon consists of 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, each having a par value of USD $0.0001, of which ­­­­­­­­­5,579,337 shares are issued and outstanding.  Marathon’s fully-diluted capital structure before and after Closing is set forth in the capitalization table attached hereto as Schedule 7.3 .  All capital stock, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, rights of co-sale, convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities, outstanding warrants, options or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from Marathon or SBA or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates any capital stock of the Marathon, SBA and/or any of its subsidiaries are set forth in detail on Schedule 7.3 .  Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the current Marathon Governance Documents, there are no Liens, options to purchase, proxies, preemptive rights, convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities, outstanding warrants, options, voting trust and other voting agreements, calls, promises or commitments of any kind and, Marathon has no knowledge that any of the said stockholders owns any other stock, options or any other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire any capital stock of Marathon from Marathon or from each other.
 
7.4            All issued and outstanding capital stock of Marathon has been duly authorized, and is validly issued and outstanding and fully-paid and non-assessable. SBA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon and Marathon owns 100% of the ownership or other equity interests of SBA.
 
 
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7.5            Each of Marathon and SBA is currently in material compliance with all applicable laws, including securities laws. Marathon has timely filed all forms and reports required to be filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) including, without limitation, all exhibits required to be filed therewith, and has made available to the Seller true, complete and correct copies of all of the same so filed (including any forms, reports and documents incorporated by reference therein or filed after the date hereof, the “ Marathon SEC Reports ”).  For purposes hereof, such Marathon SEC Reports shall be deemed delivered to Seller via the SEC’s EDGAR database.  The Marathon SEC Reports: (i) at the time filed complied (or will comply when filed, as the case may be) in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and/or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case applicable to such Marathon SEC Reports at the time they were filed; and (ii) did not at the time they were filed (or, if later filed, amended or superseded, then on the date of such later filing) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
7.6            Marathon has timely filed (or has been deemed to have timely filed pursuant to Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act) and made publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR system, and the Seller may rely upon, all certifications and statements required by (i) Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and (ii) Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 with respect to any documents filed with the SEC. Since the most recent filing of such certifications and statements, there have been no significant changes in Marathon’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act), or in other factors that could significantly affect its disclosure controls and procedures.
 
7.7            The financial statements (including footnotes thereto) included in or incorporated by reference into the Marathon SEC Reports (the “ Marathon Financial Statements ”) were complete and correct in all material respects as of their respective filing dates, complied as to form in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable accounting requirements, rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder as of their respective dates and have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein).  The Marathon Financial Statements fairly present the financial condition of Marathon as of the dates thereof and results of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the periods referred to therein (subject, in the case of unaudited Marathon Financial Statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments which were not and will not be material in amount). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) no independent public accountant of Marathon has resigned or been dismissed as independent public accountant of Marathon as a result of or in connection with any disagreement with Marathon on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, (ii) no executive officer of Marathon has failed in any respect to make, without qualification, the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to any form, report or schedule filed by Marathon with the SEC since the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (iii) no enforcement action has been initiated or, to the knowledge of Marathon, threatened against Marathon by the SEC relating to disclosures contained in any Marathon SEC Report.  There has been no change in Marathon’s accounting policies except as described in the notes to the Marathon Financial Statements.
 
 
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7.8            Except as set forth in Schedule 7.8 or as otherwise set forth in Marathon SEC Reports, since December 31, 2013, the operations and business of Marathon have been conducted in all material respects only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, Marathon has not entered into any transaction which was not in the ordinary course of its business and there has not been:  (i) any material change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of Marathon from those reflected in the Marathon Financial Statements; (ii) any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, to any of the material assets, properties, financial condition, operating results, prospects or business of Marathon (as such business is presently conducted and as it is presently proposed to be conducted); (iii) any waiver or compromise by Marathon of a valuable right or of a material debt owed to it; (iv) any satisfaction or discharge of any security interest; (v) any change or amendment to a material contract or arrangement by which Marathon or any of its assets or properties are bound or subject; (vi) any material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee, officer, director or shareholder of Marathon; (vii) any sale, assignment or transfer of any patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or other intellectual property or intangible assets of Marathon; (viii) any resignation or termination of employment of any officer or key employee of Marathon; (ix) any change in the accounting methods or accounting principles or practices employed by Marathon; (x) any receipt of written notice that there has been a loss of, or material order cancellation by, any major customer of Marathon; (xi) any mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or security interest, created by Marathon, with respect to any of its material properties or assets, except liens for taxes not yet due or payable; (xii) any loans or guarantees made by Marathon to or for the benefit of its employees, officers or directors, or any members of their immediate families, other than travel advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of its business; (xiii) any other event or condition of any character that might materially and adversely affect the assets, properties, financial condition, operating results or business of Marathon, as such business is presently conducted; (xiv) any failure of Marathon to pay its debts as they come due; or (xv) any commitment to do any of the foregoing.
 
7.9            Marathon is not in default and neither the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents nor compliance by Marathon with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, will conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of:  (i) the Marathon Corporate Governance Documents, or (ii) any note, indenture, mortgage, lease, agreement, contract, purchase order or other instrument, document or agreement to which Marathon is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, or (iii) any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, order, writ, injunction, decree, or judgment of any court or any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality in any country in which Marathon conducts business. Such execution, delivery and compliance with the Transaction Documents will not (a) give to others any rights, including rights of termination, cancellation or acceleration, in or with respect to any agreement, contract or commitment referred to in this paragraph, or to any of the properties of Marathon, or (b) except for compliance with any applicable requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any requirements of the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“ OTCBB ”), no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with any Governmental Body or any other Person is required by or with respect to Marathon in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, which consent or approval has not heretofore been obtained or will be obtained by Closing.  To the knowledge of Marathon, no third party is in default under any agreement, contract or other instrument or document to which Marathon is a party.  To the knowledge of Marathon, Marathon is not a party to or bound by any order, judgment, decree or award of any Governmental Body.
 
 
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7.10            No action, proceeding or governmental inquiry or investigation is pending or, to the knowledge of Marathon, threatened against Marathon or any of its officers, directors or employees (in their capacity as such or as shareholders, if applicable), or against any of Marathon’s properties, including, without limitation, assets, licenses and rights transferred to Marathon under any written agreement or other binding undertaking, or with regard to Marathon’s business, before any court, arbitration board or tribunal or administrative or other governmental agency, nor does Marathon believe that there is any basis for the foregoing.
 
8.             Survival; Indemnification; Limitation of Liability; No Consequential Damages
 
8.1            The representations and warranties of each Party hereunder shall survive the Closing and remain in effect for a period of one (1) year thereafter.
 
8.2             Indemnification .  The Seller, on the one side and Marathon and SBA on the other side (as applicable, the “ Indemnifying Party ”) agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Parties of the other side and their respective Affiliates (as applicable, the “ Indemnified Parties ”), against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened or any claim whatsoever) arising out of or based upon (a) any breach of any of such Party’s representations or warranties herein, misrepresentation or warranty or breach or failure by the Indemnifying Party to comply with any covenants or agreement made by it herein, in the other Transaction Documents or in any other document furnished by it to any of the foregoing in connection with this transaction and (b) any action for securities law violations instituted by an Indemnifying Party which is finally resolved by judgment against such Indemnifying Party.
 
8.3             Mechanics of Indemnification .  Whenever any claim arises for indemnification under this Agreement or an event which may result in a claim for such indemnification has occurred, the Indemnified Party(ies) will promptly notify the Indemnifying Party of the claim and, when known, the facts constituting the basis for such claim.  The Indemnifying Party shall have the obligation to dispute and defend all such Third Party claims and thereafter so defend and pay any adverse final judgment or award or settlement amount in regard thereto.  Such defense shall be controlled by the Indemnifying Party, and the cost of such defense shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party, provided that the Indemnified Parties shall have the right to participate in such defense at their own expense, unless the Indemnified Parties require their own attorney due to a conflict of interest, in which case, the expense of a single law firm acceptable to such Indemnified Party will be borne by the Indemnifying Party.  The Indemnified Parties shall cooperate in all reasonable respects in the investigation, trial and defense of any such claim at the cost of the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party fails to take action within thirty (30) days of notice, then the Indemnified Parties shall have the right to pay, compromise or defend any third party claim, such costs to be borne by the Indemnifying Party.  The Indemnified Parties shall also have the right and upon delivery of ten (10) days advance written notice to such effect to the Indemnifying Party, exercisable in good faith, to take such action as may be reasonably necessary to avoid a default prior to the assumption of the defense of the Third Party claim by the Indemnifying Party, and any reasonable expenses incurred by the Indemnified Parties so acting shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party.  The Indemnifying Party will not settle or compromise any Third Party claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Parties, not to be unreasonably withheld.
 
 
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8.4             Marathon Indemnification .  Marathon, SBA and Sarif shall indemnify and hold the Seller harmless with respect to any loss, expense, cost, damage and settlement (collectively, “ Indemnified Expenses ”) caused to Seller as a result of Marathon’s, SBA’s or Sarif’s or any of their Affiliates’ actions or omissions with respect to the Patents following the Closing Date, provided Seller is not determined to responsible for such actions as a result of their fraud or intentional misconduct.  In particular, in the event that the enforcement or other activities with the Patents results in litigation or other dispute resolution processes with one or more Third Parties, with the Seller being required to be involved ( e.g ., being added as a party to the process, even if such joinder is improper, or being subject to Third Party discovery requests or otherwise having any exposure for any claims arising through activities of Sarif), Marathon, SBA and Sarif shall, at Seller’s request, indemnify Seller all of Seller’s Indemnified Expenses arising from that involvement.
 
8.5             Limitation of Liability .  SELLER’S TOTAL LIABILITY UNDER THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS WILL NOT EXCEED THE CASH CLOSING CONSIDERATION ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY SELLER HEREUNDER. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS LIMITATION ON POTENTIAL LIABILITIES WAS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN SETTING CONSIDERATION UNDER THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.
 
8.6             Limitation on Consequential Damages .  NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAULT, NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), REPRESENTATION, STRICT LIABILITY OR PRODUCT LIABILITY), FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFIT, SAVINGS OR BUSINESS ARISING FROM OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF A PARTY OR ITS EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
 
9.             Miscellaneous
 
9.1            Each of the Parties hereto shall perform such further acts and execute such further documents as may reasonably be necessary to carry out and give full effect to the provisions of the Transaction Documents and the intentions of the Parties as reflected thereby.
 
 
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9.2             Governing Law; Arbitration; Prevailing Party .  This Agreement and all claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the Collateral Agreements will be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of Texas applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.  Any dispute arising under or in connection with any matter of any nature (whether sounding in contract or tort) relating to or arising out of this Agreement, shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration.  The arbitration shall be in conformity with and subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association.  The arbitration shall be conducted before a panel of three (3) arbitrators, with one arbitrator to be selected by each of Seller and Buyer and the third arbitrator to be selected by the arbitrators selected by the Parties.  The Parties agree to be (a) subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the arbitration in the Eastern District of Texas (b) bound by the decision of the arbitrator as the final decision with respect to the dispute, and (c) subject to the jurisdiction of both of the federal courts of the United States of America or the courts sitting in the Eastern District in the State of Texas for the purpose of confirmation and enforcement of any award.  The prevailing party in any arbitration shall be entitled to recover its costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses) from the non-prevailing party.
 
9.3             Limitations on Assignment .  Except as expressly permitted in this Section, none of Marathon, SBA or Sarif may grant or assign any rights or delegate any duties under this Agreement to any Third Party (including by way of a “change in control”) or may sell, transfer, or spin-off any of the Interests in Sarif or any of its material assets, including the Patents, without the prior written consent of TechDev and SFF.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Marathon, SBA or Sarif shall be permitted to transfer or assign (i) the Patents; (ii) a majority of the Interests; or (iii) its respective its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement, as applicable, without Seller’ prior written consent as part of a sale of all or substantially all of its business, equity to, or a change in control transaction with a Third Party acquirer (an “ M&A Transaction ”, and an “ Acquirer ,” respectively); provided that (a) such transfer or assignment is subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements; and (ii) such Acquirer executes a written undertaking towards Seller agreeing to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements with respect to the rights being transferred or assigned.  Except as otherwise expressly limited herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, permitted assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators of the Parties hereto.
 
9.4            This Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the Parties with regard to the subject matters hereof and thereof and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the Parties are expressly canceled.  Any term of this Agreement may be amended only with the written consent of all Parties thereto.  The observance of any term hereof may be waived (either prospectively or retroactively and either generally or in a particular instance) only with the written consent of the party against which such waiver is sought.
 
9.5            All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder to be given to a Party to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be faxed, emailed or mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or prepaid air courier, or otherwise delivered by hand or by messenger, addressed to such Party’s address as set forth above; or at such other address as the Party shall have furnished to each other Party in writing in accordance with this provision.  Any notice sent in accordance with this Section shall be effective (i) if mailed, seven (7) business days after mailing, (ii) if by air courier two (2) business days after delivery to the courier service, (iii) if sent by messenger, upon delivery, and (iv) if sent via facsimile or email, upon transmission and electronic confirmation of receipt or (if transmitted and received on a non-business day) on the first business day following transmission and electronic confirmation of receipt (provided, however, that any notice of change of address shall only be valid upon receipt).
 
 
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9.6            No delay or omission to exercise any right, power, or remedy accruing to any Party upon any breach or default under this Agreement, shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring.  Any waiver, permit, consent, or approval of any kind or character on the part of any Party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any Party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.  All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any of the Parties, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have signed this Agreement as of the date first hereinabove set forth.
 
SELLER:
 
 
TECHDEV HOLDINGS, LLC
 
By: /s/ Audrey Spangenberg
Name: Audrey Spangenberg
Title: Manager
Date: May 2, 2014
   
PURCHASER:
SARIF BIOMEDICAL ACQUISITION LLC
 
By: /s/ Doug Croxall
Name: Doug Croxall
Title: CEO
Date: May 2, 2014
                                             
   
MARATHON:
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
By: /s/ Doug Croxall
Name: Doug Croxall
Title: CEO
Date: May 2, 2014
 
   
 
SARIF BIOMEDICAL, LLC
 
By: /s/ Audrey Spangenberg
Name: Audrey Spangenberg
Title: Manager
Date: May 2, 2014
                                                             

 
Exhibit 10.7
 
PAY PROCEEDS AGREEEMENT
 
This Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), is made as of May 2, 2014 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and among Granicus IP, LLC , a Texas limited liability company, with an address of 719 W. Front Street, Suite 242, Tyler, TX 75702 (“ Granicus ”), TechDev Holdings, LLC , a Texas limited liability company, of 719 W. Front Street, Suite 242, Tyler, TX 75702 (“ TechDev ”), The Spangenberg Family Foundation for the Benefit of Children’s Healthcare and Education , a 501(c)(3) charitable organization organized under the laws of Texas (“ SFF ”; Granicus, TechDev and SFF are collectively referred to as the “ Sellers ” and individually as a “ Seller ”); and Marathon Patent Group, Inc. , a Nevada corporation with an address of 2331 Mill Road, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314 (“ Marathon ”);  All the parties to this Agreement shall be referred to collectively herein as the “Parties” and separately as a “Party”.
 
W i t n e s s e t h:
 
WHEREAS, Granicus and SFF have entered into an Agreement with Marathon and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon of even date herewith (“ Liquidity Interest Sale Agreement ”) which provides for the possibility of additional cash consideration (“ ACC ”) to be paid to Granicus and SFF pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Liquidity Interest Sale Agreement;
 
WHEREAS, TechDev and SFF have entered into an Agreement with Marathon and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon of even date herewith (“ Dynamic  Interest Sale Agreement ”) which provides for the possibility of ACC to be paid to TechDev and SFF pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Dynamic Interest Sale Agreement;
 
WHEREAS, TechDev has entered into an Agreement with Marathon and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon of even date herewith (“ Sarif  Interest Sale Agreement ”) which provides for the possibility of ACC to be paid to TechDev pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Sarif  Interest Sale Agreement;
 
WHEREAS, the Sellers have entered into an agreement as to how the ACC that may be payable to them, if and when received, will be allocated among them; and
 
WHEREAS, Marathon and Sellers desire to set forth the terms under which the ACC is payable pursuant to the Liquidity Interest Sale Agreement, Dynamic  Interest Sale Agreement and the Sarif Interest Sale Agreement;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
 Definitions:
 
All defined terms used herein that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the definition set forth in the Liquidity Interest Sale Agreement, Dynamic  Interest Sale Agreement and the Sarif Interest Sale Agreement (collectively, the “ Interest Sale Agreements ”), as applicable.
 
 
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“Applicable Percentage” shall mean the percentage of Net Recoveries payable to Sellers based on the level of Net Recoveries realized by Marathon, Dynamic, Liquidity, Sarif or any of their Affiliates after the Closing solely with respect to the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Interest Sale Agreements in respect of the DL Assets as set forth in Section 1.1.2 of this Agreement.
 
“Cash ” shall mean cash and Cash Equivalents.
 
Cash Equivalents ” shall mean debt, equity securities and/or any real or personal property, received by any of Marathon, Sarif, Liquidity or Dynamic or any of their Affiliates, as applicable, after the Closing in respect of the DL Assets that is reducible to cash (net of taxes required to be paid by either Marathon, Sarif, Liquidity or Dynamic or any of their Affiliates, as applicable, on Sellers’ allocable portion in order to take possession of the same) but only at such time as such debt securities, equity securities, real or personal property have been converted to cash.  Marathon, Sarif, Liquidity or Dynamic or any of their Affiliates, as applicable, shall convert Cash Equivalents to cash as soon as commercially practical and legally permissible.
 
DL Assets shall mean the assets owned, controlled or licensable by Dynamic, Sarif  and Liquidity.
 
Net Recoveries ” shall mean the cumulative gross Cash compensation received by or on behalf of any of Marathon, Liquidity, Sarif or Dynamic or any of their Affiliates, as applicable, in respect of the DL Assets, from and after the Closing Date, minus (without double counting) only (i) amounts paid by Marathon, Liquidity, Sarif or Dynamic or any of their Affiliates, as applicable, under the Pre-Existing Commitments, (ii) costs and fees of litigation counsel and prosecution counsel paid by Marathon, Liquidity, Sarif or Dynamic or any of their Affiliates, as applicable, and incurred solely in respect of the DL Assets, (iii) costs and fee of testifying and consulting experts paid by Marathon, Liquidity, Sarif or Dynamic or any of their Affiliates, as applicable, and incurred solely in respect of the DL Assets, (iv) fees paid to IP Navigation Group, LLC (“IPNav”) solely in respect of the DL Assets pursuant to that certain Advisory Letter Agreement, dated May 13, 2013, between Marathon and IPNav and (v) no other fees, costs, expenses or other amounts (including, Marathon’s overhead and costs associated with any other assets that are not DL Assets).
 
1.1            Possible Future Cash Payment.
 
1.1.1             Prior to Payment of Second Cash Payment in Full . (a) If any portion of the Second Cash Payment has not been paid to Sellers under either of the Interest Sale Agreements, then within ten (10) calendar days after each calendar month (commencing with May 2014), until the Second Cash Payment under both of the Interest Sale Agreements is paid in full, Marathon will pay any and all Net Recoveries pursuant to the terms of the Promissory Notes of even date herewith made by Marathon for the benefit of Sellers.
 
 
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1.1.2             After Payment of the Second Cash Payment in Full . After all amounts of the Second Cash Payment that may be owing to Sellers has been paid in full to Sellers, then within ten (10) calendar days after each calendar month (commencing with the first full calendar month following the date in which the Second Cash Payment has been paid in full), Marathon will pay to Sellers to the bank account designated by Sellers an amount calculated as set forth below:
 
Total Net Recoveries
Applicable Percentage
$0 - $10.0 million
0%
$10.0 million - $40.0 million  
40%
Over $40.0 million
50%
 
By way of example, if the Net Recoveries totaled $38.0 million on May 31, 2015 and during the month of June 2015, another $10 million of Net Recoveries were realized by Marathon, Sarif, Liquidity, Dynamic or their Affiliates, the amount payable to Sellers would be calculated as follows:
 
Total Net Recoveries Prior to Calculation for June 15 (the applicable period in the above example) $38.0 million

Net Recoveries Realized for Applicable Month (June 2015): $10.0 million

Amount Payable to Sellers for Applicable Month (June 2015):

$2.0 million x 40% = $800,000
$8.0 million x 50% = $4,000,000
Total of Net Recoveries Payable to Sellers for Applicable Month (June 2015): $4,800,000

1.1.3   Maximum Payment . The maximum amount payable to Sellers under Section 1.1.2 shall not exceed two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000).

1.2             No Combining or Mixing of Assets .  Following the Closing, Marathon will not, and will not permit, Dynamic, Sarif or Liquidity to combine any of their assets (including any Patents) with any DL Assets without the written consent of Sellers.  Marathon and its Affiliates will not, directly or indirectly, (i) compromise any claim related to the DL Assets that may benefit Marathon or any of its Affiliates, other than Dynamic, Sarif or Liquidity or (ii) include, directly or indirectly, in any transaction, rights to the DL Assets that does not solely benefit Dynamic, Sarif or Liquidity, as the case may be.  In addition Marathon will not, directly or indirectly, sell or permit either Dynamic, Sarif or Liquidity to sell, any of the DL Assets without the written consent of Seller.
 
 
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1.3             Audit .  The Sellers shall have the right to audit, at their expense, the books and records of Marathon, Dynamic, Sarif or Liquidity in sufficient detail to permit Sellers’ outside counsel (the “ Auditor ”) solely to confirm the accuracy of payments made or payable under this Agreement and the Interest Sale Agreements.  Such Auditor shall be bound by standard confidentiality obligations consistent with this Agreement and subject to the terms of any applicable protective order (if any), provided, however, that the Auditor shall be permitted to communicate to Sellers any underpayments.  Any such audit shall take place upon reasonable prior written notice to Marathon, during Marathon’s regular business hours.  Any audit may address multiple payment periods; but in no event shall an audit be held more than twice per calendar year or address a previously audited period.  Each party shall pay the costs it incurs in the course of an audit, however if such audit reveals a deviation of five percent (5%) or more of the payment actually made, Marathon will reimburse the Sellers for Sellers’ reasonable expenses in connection with such audit.
 
 
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2.   Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by each party separately and when each party has executed a copy thereof, such copies taken together shall be deemed to be a full and complete contract between the parties.

3.   Waiver and Amendments.  This Agreement may be modified only by written instrument signed by both parties hereto after the date hereof.

4.   Assignments.  No Party shall have any right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties.  Any assignment or transfer which is made in violation of the foregoing provision shall be null and void.  Subject to the foregoing, in the event of a valid assignment or transfer, this Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the respective Parties.

5.   Notices.   Notices under this Agreement may be given to any Party by personal delivery or by certified mail or by other service providing confirmation of delivery (whether public or private) or by email, fax or other electronic means.

6.   Disputes.  In the event any Party to this Agreement claims a default and wishes to pursue a claim against the other Parties, the Parties' dispute shall be submitted first to mediation before one or more persons selected by mutual agreement of the Parties.  This Agreement shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made in the State of Texas and shall be interpreted in accordance with Texas law.  As part of its award, any court hearing a dispute involving this Agreement shall be required to award the prevailing Party its reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees.

7.   Relationship of the Parties.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall create, or be deemed to create, any sort of partnership, agency, joint venture or other similar type of legal relationship between the Parties hereto.  No Party hereto shall have any power or authority to act for or on behalf of the other, or to represent or purport to represent the other, except as expressly provided herein.  All of the rights, duties, obligations and liabilities of each of the Parties hereto shall belong to it solely and exclusively, and shall not be, or be deemed to be, joint or collective, it being the intention of the Parties that each of them will be liable only for those matters expressly delegated to it hereunder and not for any obligation of the other Party.  

8.   Counsel.  Each Party hereto acknowledges that it has been represented by independent legal counsel in the preparation of this Agreement and each Party waives any conflicts of interest and other allegations that it has not been represented by its own counsel.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have signed this Agreement as of the date first hereinabove set forth.
 
SELLERS:
 
 
TECHDEV HOLDINGS, LLC
 
By: /s/ Audrey Spangenberg
Name: Audrey Spangenberg
Title: Manager
Date: May 2, 2014
 
 
 
SPANGENBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION
 
By: /s/ Audrey Spangenberg
Name: Audrey Spangenberg
Title: CEO
Date: May 2, 2014
                                                               
 
GRANICUS IP, LLC
 
By: /s/ Erich Spangenberg
Name: Erich Spangenberg
Title: Manager
Date: May 2, 2014
                                                                   
   
MARATHON:
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
By: /s/ Doug Croxall
Name: Doug Croxall 
Title: CEO
Date: May 2, 2014
                                                             

 
Exhibit 10.8
 
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
 
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of May 2, 2014, is made by and among Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), and the undersigned parties listed as Holders on the signature pages hereto (each, a “ Holder ” and collectively, the “ Holders ”).
 
RECITALS
 
WHEREAS, the Holders are holders of shares of capital stock of the Company, including, as applicable, shares of Common Stock or shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”); and
 
WHEREAS, the Company and the Holders desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
 
The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:
 
Adverse Disclosure ” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (a) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (b) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (c) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.
 
Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or is a director or officer of such Person or of an Affiliate of such Person.
 
Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
 
Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
 
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Commission ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Common Stock ” shall mean the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
 
Company ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
 
 “ Demand Registration ” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1(a) .
 
Demanding Holder ” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1(a) .
 
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Form S-1 ” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1(a) .
 
Form S-3 ” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(d) .
 
Holders ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
 
Maximum Number of Securities ” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1(d) .
 
Misstatement ” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement, preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, or any amendment thereto or supplement thereof, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus not misleading.
 
Person ” shall mean any individual or entity, and the heirs, personal representatives, administrators, legal representatives, successors, and assigns of such “Person” where the context so requires.
 
Piggy-back Registration ” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2 .
 
Prospectus ” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
 
Registrable Security ” shall mean (a) the shares of Common Stock underlying the Shares of Preferred Stock held by the Holders or their Affiliates, (b) any outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) held by a Holder or its Affiliates as of the date of this Agreement, and (c) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such shares of Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of stock, acquisition, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, stock exchange, stock reconstruction and amalgamation or contractual control arrangement with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, or engagement in any other similar transaction; provided , however , that such security shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (i) a Registration Statement is in effect under the Securities Act with respect to the sale of such security; (ii) such security shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such security not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such security shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (iii) such security shall have ceased to be outstanding; (iv) such security shall have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction or (v) when such security has been sold to the public pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
 
 
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Registration ” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such Registration Statement becoming effective.
 
Registration Expenses ” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following: (a) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and any securities exchange on which the Common Stock are then listed); (b) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities); (c) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses; (d) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; (e) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and (f) reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration to be registered for offer and sale in the applicable Registration.
 
Registration Statement ” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
 
Requesting Holder ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1(a) .
 
Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933.
 
Shares ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
 
 “ Underwriter ” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.
 
Underwritten Registration ” or “ Underwritten Offering ” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.
 
 
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ARTICLE II
REGISTRATIONS
 
2.1 Demand Registration .
 
(a) Request for Registration . Subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(d) and Section 2.4 hereof, at any time and from time to time on or after the date that is six (6) months from the date hereof, the Holders may make a written demand (the “ Demanding Holders ”) for Registration of at least 10% of the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (such written demand a “ Demand Registration ”). The Company shall, within ten days of the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, notify, in writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration, a “ Requesting Holder ”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within five days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder to the Company, such Requesting Holder shall be entitled to have its Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall file, as soon thereafter as practicable, but not more than 60 days immediately after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, a Registration Statement and use its reasonable best efforts to effect the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders pursuant such the Demand Registration. Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of three Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under this Section 2.1(a)   with respect to any or all Registrable Securities; provided , however , that a Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement that may be available at such time (“ Form S-1 ”) has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities in such Form S-1 Registration have been sold, in accordance with Section 3.1   of this Agreement.
 
(b) Effective Registration . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(a) above or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission; provided , that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or any other governmental agency the Registration Statement with respect to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated.
 
(c) Underwritten Offering . Subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(d) and Section 2.4 hereof, if a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so advise the Company as part of their Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of such Demanding Holder or Requesting Holder (if any) to include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this Section 2.1(c) shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating the Demand Registration.
 
 
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(d) Reduction of Underwritten Offering . If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “ Maximum Number of Securities ”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have collectively requested be included in such Underwritten Registration (such proportion is referred to herein as “ Pro Rata ”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities, Pro Rata, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
 
(e) Demand Registration Withdrawal . A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration or a majority-in-interest of the Requesting Holders (if any), pursuant to a Registration under subsection 2.1(a)   shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred by any Holder in connection with any Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.1(e) .
 
 
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2.2 Piggy-back Registration .
 
(a) Piggy-back Rights . If, at any time on or after six (6) months from the date hereof, the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1   hereof), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) to be filed in connection with that certain private placement consummated by the Company on or around the date hereof pursuant to that certain subscription agreement and registration rights agreement by and among the Company and the subscribers that are signatories to such agreements,  (iv) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company,  or (v) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “ Piggy-back Registration ”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggy-back Registration and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.2(a)   to be included in a Piggy-back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this Section 2.2(a)   shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.
 
(b) Reduction of Piggy-back Registration . If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggy-back Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggy-back Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of the shares of Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant Section 2.2   hereof, and (iii) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:
 
(i) If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (c) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.2(a)   hereof as to which registration has been requested pursuant to the applicable written contractual piggy-back registration rights of such security holders, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;
 
 
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(ii) If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.2(a) , Pro Rata, based on the number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Registration, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
 
(c) Piggy-back Registration Withdrawal . Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggy-back Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggy-back Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggy-back Registration. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggy-back Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred by any Holder in connection with the Piggy-back Registration prior to such Holder’s withdrawal under this Section 2.2(c) .
 
(d) Unlimited Piggy-back Registration Rights . For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1   hereof.
 
 
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2.3 Registrations on Form S-3 . The Holders of Registrable Securities may at any time, and from time to time, on or after the date that is six (6) months from the date hereof, request in writing that the Company, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), register the resale of any or all of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short-form Registration Statement that may be available at such time (“ Form S-3 ”); provided , however , that the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an Underwritten Offering. Within five days of the Company’s receipt of a written request from a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall promptly give written notice of the proposed Registration on Form S-3 to all other Holders of Registrable Securities, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration on Form S-3 shall so notify the Company, in writing, within ten days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. As soon as practicable thereafter, but not more than 30 days after the Company’s initial receipt of such written request for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall register all or such portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such written request, together with all or such portion of Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in the written notification given by such Holder or Holders; provided , however , that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such Registration pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof if (i) a Form S-3 is not available for such registration; or (ii) the Holders of Registrable Securities, together with the Holders of any other equity securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such Registration, propose to sell the Registrable Securities and such other equity securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $1,000,000.
 
2.4 Restrictions on Registration Rights . The Company may defer Registration so long as any of the following circumstances exist: (i) if the Company receives a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1(a) during the period starting on the date that is 60 days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on the date that is 120 days after the effective date of, a Company initiated Registration and, after receipt of such Demand Registration, the Company continues to actively employ, in good faith, reasonable best efforts to cause the applicable Registration Statement to become effective; (ii) the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer; or (iii) in the good faith judgment of the Board such Registration would be seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement at such time.
 
ARTICLE III
COMPANY PROCEDURES
 
3.1 General Procedures . If at any time on or after the date hereof, the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall:
 
(a) prepare and file with the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;
 
 
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(b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be requested by the Holders or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
 
(c) prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;
 
(d) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “ blue sky ” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided , however,   that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;
 
(e) cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
 
(f) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
 
(g) advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;
 
 
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(h) notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;
 
(i) obtain a “ cold comfort ” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Registration, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “ cold comfort ” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;
 
(j) if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $5,000,000, use its reasonable best efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “ road show ” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and
 
(i) otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration.
 
3.2 Registration Expenses . The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “ Registration Expenses, ” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.
 
3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings . No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (a) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (b) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
 
3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure . Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no event more than thirty (30) days, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4 .
 
 
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3.5 Reporting Obligations . As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be reporting under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, including providing any officers’ certificates or legal opinions that are consistent with market practice. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
 
ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
 
4.1 Indemnification .
 
(a) The Company shall indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, each such Holder’s officers and directors and each person who controls each such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, “ Losses ”) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as any such statement or omission is caused by or contained in (i) any information furnished to the Company by such Holder for use therein or (ii) any information furnished by such Holder pursuant to Section 4.1(b) .
 
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company and its Affiliates, their respective directors, officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any Losses resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading that was contained in any information or affidavit so furnished by such Holder for use therein; provided , however , that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among the Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.
 
 
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(c) Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, subject to the last sentence of this Section 4.1(c) ).  An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement (w) that is not settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement), (x) that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation, (y) imposes an injunction on any indemnified party, or (z) includes the finding of any criminal violation by any indemnified party.
 
(d) The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of, or knowledge of, the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities and termination of this Agreement. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
 
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
 
5.1 Notices . Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (a) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (b) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (c) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt of the intended recipient or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement addressed to the Company should be sent to:
 
 
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Marathon Patent Group, Inc.
2331 Mill Road, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: (703) 232-1701
Facsimile:  703-997-7320
Email: doug@marathonpg.com
Attn: Douglas Croxall
 
and any notice or communication addressed to a Holder should be sent to the address or facsimile number listed below the Holder’s signature on the signature page. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective 30 days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1 .
 
5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part. This Agreement, and any and all rights, duties and obligations hereunder, shall not be assigned, transferred, delegated or sublicensed by any Holder without the prior written consent of the Company and any attempt by any Holder without such permission to assign, transfer, delegate or sublicense any rights, duties or obligations that arise under this Agreement shall be void. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto.
 
5.3 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.
 
5.4 Governing Law . NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
 
5.5 Amendments and Modifications . Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.
 
 
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5.6 Termination . This Agreement shall terminate and the registration rights granted hereunder shall expire on the date that is the earlier of five years after the date hereof and the first date upon which no Registrable Securities exist; provided , that such termination and expiration shall not affect registration rights exercised prior to such date.
 
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
 
COMPANY:
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
 
By: 
/s/ Doug Croxall
 
Name: Doug Croxall
Title: CEO
 
 
HOLDERS:
 
GRANICUS IP, LLC
   
By: 
/s/ Erich Spangenberg
 
Name: Erich Spangenberg
Title: Manager
 
 
Address:
   
 
Facsimile:
 
 
TECHDEV HOLDINGS, LLC
   
By: 
/s/ Audrey Spangenberg
 
Name: Audrey Spangenberg
Title: Manager
 
 
Address:
 
Facsimile:
 
 
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SPANGENBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE AND EDUATION
   
By: 
/s/ Audrey Spangenberg
 
Name: Audrey Spangenberg
Title: CEO
 
 
Address:
   
 
Facsimile:
 
 
IPNav Capital, LLC
 
By: 
/s/ Erich Spangenberg
 
Name: Erich Spangenberg
Title:
 
 
Address:
 
Facsimile:
 
 
IPNav Capital, LLC
   
By: 
/s/ Erich Spangenberg
 
Name: Erich Spangenberg
Title:
 
 
Address:
 
Facsimile:
 
     
 
/s/ Erich Spangenberg
ERICH SPANGENBERG
 
Address:
 
Facsimile:
 
 
/s/ Audrey Spangenberg
AUDREY SPANGENBERG
 
Address:
 
Facsimile:
 
 
Exhibit 10.9
 
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT 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 APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 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.  ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE.  THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF.
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
PROMISSORY NOTE
 
Principal Amount: $2,375,000
   
Original Issuance Date: May 2, 2014
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), promises to pay to TechDev Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, of 719 W. Front Street, Suite 242, Tyler, TX 75702 (“TechDev”) and The Spangenberg Family Foundation for the Benefit of Children’s Healthcare and Education, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization organized under the laws of Texas (“SFF”; TechDev and SFF are collectively referred to as the “Holders” and individually as a “Holder”) an aggregate principal amount of Two Million Three Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($2,375,000.00) (payable in the proportions as directed by Holders and representing the Second Cash Payment as provided for and defined in the Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), to which the Company and the Holders are parties) payable on or prior to September 30, 2014 (the “ Maturity Date ”), provided, however, that if this Note is not paid in full by June 30, 2014 the aggregate principal amount of this Notice shall be increased to Two Million Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,850,000.00) (the “New Principal Balance”).
 
The following is a statement of the rights of the Holders of this Note and the conditions to which this Note is subject, and to which the Holders, by the acceptance of this Note, agree:
 
1.             Event of Default .
 
(a)            For purposes of this Note, an “ Event of Default ” means:
 
(i)            the Company shall default in the payment of principal on this Note on or prior to the applicable Maturity Date; or
 
(ii)            the Company shall be in breach of any obligation, covenant or representation made in this Note or the Purchase Agreement; or
 
 
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(iii)            the Company shall (a) become insolvent; (b) dissolve or terminate its existence; (c) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (d) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; or (e) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator, receiver or similar official for it or for a substantial part of its property or business; or
 
(iv)            a trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within thirty (30) days after such appointment; or
 
(v)            any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the insistence of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company and shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) days thereafter; or
 
(vi)            bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, or relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debt shall be instituted by or against the Company and, if instituted against the Company shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) days after such institution, or the Company shall by any action or answer approve of, consent to, or acquiesce in any such proceedings or admit to any material allegations of, or default in answering a petition filed in any such proceeding.
 
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the entire unpaid and outstanding indebtedness due under this Note shall be immediately due and payable without notice and Holders shall be entitled to such additional rights and remedies as are provided by law.

Until the Note is paid in full, the Company shall be obligated to make payments on this Note to the Holders out of 50% of the net proceeds of any debt or equity financing received by the Company subsequent to the date hereof and from 100% of any Net Recoveries (as such term is defined in the Pay Proceeds Agreement (as delivered in connection with the Purchase Agreement)) within two business day of receiving any such net proceeds or Net Recoveries.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, in no event shall the total of all charges payable under this Note which are or could be held to be in the nature of interest exceed the maximum rate permitted to be charged under applicable law.  Should a Holder receive any payment which is or would be in excess of that permitted to be charged under any such applicable law, such payment shall have been, and shall be deemed to have been, made in error and shall automatically be applied to reduce the principal balance outstanding on this Note.

(b)            As soon as possible and in any event within two days after the Company becomes aware that an Event of Default has occurred, the Company shall notify the Holders in writing of the nature, extent and time of and the facts surrounding such Event of Default, and the action, if any, that the Company proposes to take with respect to such Event of Default.
 
2.             Prepayment . The Company may prepay this Note at any time, in whole or in part, without penalty or premium.
 
 
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3.             Miscellaneous .
 
(a)             Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Note .  Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note and delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company and, in the case of mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Note (or what remains thereof), the Company shall execute and deliver, in lieu of this Note, a new note executed in the same manner as this Note, in the same principal amount as the unpaid principal amount of this Note and dated the date of this Note.
 
(b)             Payment .  All payments under this Note shall be made in lawful tender of the United States no later than 5:30 pm, Eastern Standard Time, on the date on which such payment is due, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account identified by the Holders. Time is of the essence as to all dates set forth herein, provided, however, that whenever any payment to be made under this Note shall be stated to be due on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, or the equivalent for banks generally under the laws of the State of New York (any other day being a “Business Day”), such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest.
 
(c)             Waivers .  The Company hereby waives notice of default, presentment or demand for payment, protest or notice of nonpayment or dishonor and all other notices or demands relative to this instrument.
 
(d)             Waiver and Amendment .  Any provision of this Note may be amended, waived or modified only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the same is sought.
 
(e)             Notices .  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing sent by mail, facsimile with printed confirmation, nationally recognized overnight carrier or personal delivery and shall be effective upon actual receipt of such notice, to the following addresses until notice is received that any such address or contact information has been changed:
 
To the Company:
 
Marathon Patent Group, Inc.
2331 Mill Road, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
 
To Holders:
 
TechDev Holdings LLC.
The Spangenberg Family Foundation for the Benefit of Children’s Healthcare and Education
719 W. Front Street, Suite 242
Tyler, TX 75707
 
 
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(f)             Expenses; Attorneys’ Fees .  If action is instituted to enforce or collect this Note, the Company promises to pay or reimburse all reasonable costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by the Holders in connection with such action.
 
(g)             Successors and Assigns .  This Note may not be assigned or transferred by the Company without the express written consent of the Holders.  This Note may only be assigned or transferred by Holders subject to applicable securities laws.  Subject to the preceding sentence, the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holders of this Note shall be binding upon and benefit the successors, permitted assigns, heirs, administrators and permitted transferees of the parties.
 
(h)             No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies .  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Holders, any right, option, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, option, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, option, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, options, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, options, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
 
(i)             Governing Law; Jurisdiction .  THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE THAT THIS NOTE IS MADE AND ENTERED INTO IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND FURTHER AGREE THAT ALL ACTS REQUIRED BY THIS NOTE AND ALL PERFORMANCE HEREUNDER ARE INTENDED TO OCCUR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.  THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL AND SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS OVER ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, (A) ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT; AND (B) ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.  FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND BINDING UPON EACH PARTY DULY SERVED WITH PROCESS THEREIN AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN THE COURTS OF THE JURISDICTION OF WHICH EITHER PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR PROPERTY IS SUBJECT, BY A SUIT UPON SUCH JUDGMENT.  THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY.
 

 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be executed as of the date first above written by its duly authorized officer.
 
 
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
       
 
By: 
/s/ Doug Croxall  
   
Name: Doug Croxall
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
       
 
 
Exhibit 10.10
 
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT 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 APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 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.  ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE.  THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF.
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
PROMISSORY NOTE
 
Principal Amount: $2,375,000
   
Original Issuance Date: May 2, 2014
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), promises to pay to Granicus IP, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, with an address of 719 W. Front Street, Suite 242, Tyler, TX 75702 (“Granicus”) and The Spangenberg Family Foundation for the Benefit of Children’s Healthcare and Education, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization organized under the laws of Texas (“SFF”; Granicus and SFF are collectively referred to as the “Holders” and individually as a “Holder”) an aggregate principal amount of Two Million Three Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($2,375,000.00) (payable in the proportions as directed by Holders and representing the Second Cash Payment as provided for and defined in the Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), to which the Company and the Holders are parties) payable on or prior to September 30, 2014 (the “ Maturity Date ”), provided, however, that if this Note is not paid in full by  June 30, 2014 the aggregate principal amount of this Notice shall be increased to Two Million Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,850,000.00) (the “New Principal Balance”).
 
The following is a statement of the rights of the Holders of this Note and the conditions to which this Note is subject, and to which the Holders, by the acceptance of this Note, agrees:
 
1.             Event of Default .
 
(a)            For purposes of this Note, an “ Event of Default ” means:
 
(i)            the Company shall default in the payment of principal on this Note on or prior to the applicable Maturity Date; or
 
 
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(ii)            the Company shall be in breach of any obligation, covenant or representation made in this Note or the Purchase Agreement; or
 
(iii)            the Company shall (a) become insolvent; (b) dissolve or terminate its existence; (c) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (d) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; or (e) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator, receiver or similar official for it or for a substantial part of its property or business; or
 
(iv)            a trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within thirty (30) days after such appointment; or
 
(v)            any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the insistence of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company and shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) days thereafter; or
 
(vi)            bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, or relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debt shall be instituted by or against the Company and, if instituted against the Company shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) days after such institution, or the Company shall by any action or answer approve of, consent to, or acquiesce in any such proceedings or admit to any material allegations of, or default in answering a petition filed in any such proceeding.
 
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the entire unpaid and outstanding indebtedness due under this Note shall be immediately due and payable without notice and Holders shall be entitled to such additional rights and remedies as are provided by law.

Until the Note is paid in full, the Company shall be obligated to make payments on this Note to the Holders out of 50% of the net proceeds of any debt or equity financing received by the Company subsequent to the date hereof and from 100% of any Net Recoveries (as such term is defined in the Pay Proceeds Agreement (as delivered in connection with the Purchase Agreement)) within two business day of receiving any such net proceeds or Net Recoveries.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, in no event shall the total of all charges payable under this Note which are or could be held to be in the nature of interest exceed the maximum rate permitted to be charged under applicable law.  Should a Holder receive any payment which is or would be in excess of that permitted to be charged under any such applicable law, such payment shall have been, and shall be deemed to have been, made in error and shall automatically be applied to reduce the principal balance outstanding on this Note.

(b)            As soon as possible and in any event within two days after the Company becomes aware that an Event of Default has occurred, the Company shall notify the Holders in writing of the nature, extent and time of and the facts surrounding such Event of Default, and the action, if any, that the Company proposes to take with respect to such Event of Default.
 
 
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2.             Prepayment .  The Company may prepay this Note at any time, in whole or in part, without penalty or premium.
 
3.             Miscellaneous .
 
(a)             Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Note .  Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note and delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company and, in the case of mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Note (or what remains thereof), the Company shall execute and deliver, in lieu of this Note, a new note executed in the same manner as this Note, in the same principal amount as the unpaid principal amount of this Note and dated the date of this Note.
 
(b)             Payment .  All payments under this Note shall be made in lawful tender of the United States no later than 5:30 pm, Eastern Standard Time, on the date on which such payment is due, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account identified by the Holders. Time is of the essence as to all dates set forth herein, provided, however, that whenever any payment to be made under this Note shall be stated to be due on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, or the equivalent for banks generally under the laws of the State of New York (any other day being a “Business Day”), such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest.
 
(c)             Waivers .  The Company hereby waives notice of default, presentment or demand for payment, protest or notice of nonpayment or dishonor and all other notices or demands relative to this instrument.
 
(d)             Waiver and Amendment .  Any provision of this Note may be amended, waived or modified only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the same is sought.
 
(e)             Notices .  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing sent by mail, facsimile with printed confirmation, nationally recognized overnight carrier or personal delivery and shall be effective upon actual receipt of such notice, to the following addresses until notice is received that any such address or contact information has been changed:
 
To the Company:
 
Marathon Patent Group, Inc.
2331 Mill Road, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
 
To Holders:
 
Granicus IP, LLC
The Spangenberg Family Foundation for the Benefit of Children’s Healthcare and Education
719 W. Front Street, Suite 242
Tyler, TX 75707
 
 
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(f)             Expenses; Attorneys’ Fees .  If action is instituted to enforce or collect this Note, the Company promises to pay or reimburse all reasonable costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by the Holders in connection with such action.
 
(g)             Successors and Assigns .  This Note may not be assigned or transferred by the Company without the express written consent of the Holders.  This Note may only be assigned or transferred by Holders subject to applicable securities laws.  Subject to the preceding sentence, the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holders of this Note shall be binding upon and benefit the successors, permitted assigns, heirs, administrators and permitted transferees of the parties.
 
(h)             No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies .  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Holders, any right, option, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, option, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, option, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, options, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, options, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
 
(i)             Governing Law; Jurisdiction .  THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE THAT THIS NOTE IS MADE AND ENTERED INTO IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND FURTHER AGREE THAT ALL ACTS REQUIRED BY THIS NOTE AND ALL PERFORMANCE HEREUNDER ARE INTENDED TO OCCUR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.  THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL AND SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS OVER ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, (A) ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT; AND (B) ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.  FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND BINDING UPON EACH PARTY DULY SERVED WITH PROCESS THEREIN AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN THE COURTS OF THE JURISDICTION OF WHICH EITHER PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR PROPERTY IS SUBJECT, BY A SUIT UPON SUCH JUDGMENT.  THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY.
 

 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be executed as of the date first above written by its duly authorized officer.
 
 
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
       
 
By: 
/s/ Doug Croxall  
   
Name: Doug Croxall
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
       
 
 
Exhibit 10.11
 
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT 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 APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 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.  ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE.  THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF.
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
PROMISSORY NOTE
 
Principal Amount: $250,000
   
Original Issuance Date: May 2, 2014
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), promises to pay to TechDev Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, of 719 W. Front Street, Suite 242, Tyler, TX 75702 (“TechDev” or “Holder”) an aggregate principal amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) (representing the Second Cash Payment as provided for and defined in the Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), to which the Company and the Holder are parties) payable on or prior to September 30, 2014 (the “ Maturity Date ”), provided, however, that if this Note is not paid in full by June 30, 2014 the aggregate principal amount of this Notice shall be increased to Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) (the “New Principal Balance”).
 
The following is a statement of the rights of the Holder of this Note and the conditions to which this Note is subject, and to which the Holder, by the acceptance of this Note, agrees:
 
1.             Event of Default .
 
(a)            For purposes of this Note, an “ Event of Default ” means:
 
(i)            the Company shall default in the payment of principal on this Note on or prior to the applicable Maturity Date; or
 
(ii)            the Company shall be in breach of any obligation, covenant or representation made in this Note or the Purchase Agreement; or
 
(iii)            the Company shall (a) become insolvent; (b) dissolve or terminate its existence; (c) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (d) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; or (e) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator, receiver or similar official for it or for a substantial part of its property or business; or
 
 
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(iv)            a trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within thirty (30) days after such appointment; or
 
(v)            any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the insistence of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company and shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) days thereafter; or
 
(vi)            bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, or relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debt shall be instituted by or against the Company and, if instituted against the Company shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) days after such institution, or the Company shall by any action or answer approve of, consent to, or acquiesce in any such proceedings or admit to any material allegations of, or default in answering a petition filed in any such proceeding.
 
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the entire unpaid and outstanding indebtedness due under this Note shall be immediately due and payable without notice and Holder shall be entitled to such additional rights and remedies as are provided by law.

Until the Note is paid in full, the Company shall be obligated to make payments on this Note to the Holder out of 50% of the net proceeds of any debt or equity financing received by the Company subsequent to the date hereof and from 100% of any Net Recoveries (as such term is defined in the Pay Proceeds Agreement (as set forth in the Purchase Agreement)) within two business days of receiving any such net proceeds or Net Recoveries.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, in no event shall the total of all charges payable under this Note which are or could be held to be in the nature of interest exceed the maximum rate permitted to be charged under applicable law.  Should Holder receive any payment which is or would be in excess of that permitted to be charged under any such applicable law, such payment shall have been, and shall be deemed to have been, made in error and shall automatically be applied to reduce the principal balance outstanding on this Note.

(b)            As soon as possible and in any event within two days after the Company becomes aware that an Event of Default has occurred, the Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the nature, extent and time of and the facts surrounding such Event of Default, and the action, if any, that the Company proposes to take with respect to such Event of Default.
 
2.             Prepayment . The Company may prepay this Note at any time, in whole or in part, without penalty or premium.
 
 
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3.             Miscellaneous .
 
(a)             Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Note .  Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note and delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company and, in the case of mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Note (or what remains thereof), the Company shall execute and deliver, in lieu of this Note, a new note executed in the same manner as this Note, in the same principal amount as the unpaid principal amount of this Note and dated the date of this Note.
 
(b)             Payment .  All payments under this Note shall be made in lawful tender of the United States no later than 5:30 pm, Eastern Standard Time, on the date on which such payment is due, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account identified by the Holder. Time is of the essence as to all dates set forth herein, provided, however, that whenever any payment to be made under this Note shall be stated to be due on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, or the equivalent for banks generally under the laws of the State of New York (any other day being a “Business Day”), such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest.
 
(c)             Waivers .  The Company hereby waives notice of default, presentment or demand for payment, protest or notice of nonpayment or dishonor and all other notices or demands relative to this instrument.
 
(d)             Waiver and Amendment .  Any provision of this Note may be amended, waived or modified only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the same is sought.
 
(e)             Notices .  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing sent by mail, facsimile with printed confirmation, nationally recognized overnight carrier or personal delivery and shall be effective upon actual receipt of such notice, to the following addresses until notice is received that any such address or contact information has been changed:
 
To the Company:
 
Marathon Patent Group, Inc.
2331 Mill Road, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
 
To Holder:
 
TechDev Holdings LLC.
719 W. Front Street, Suite 242
Tyler, TX 75707
 
(f)             Expenses; Attorneys’ Fees .  If action is instituted to enforce or collect this Note, the Company promises to pay or reimburse all reasonable costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by the Holder in connection with such action.
 
 
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(g)             Successors and Assigns .  This Note may not be assigned or transferred by the Company without the express written consent of the Holder.  This Note may only be assigned or transferred by Holder subject to applicable securities laws.  Subject to the preceding sentence, the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder of this Note shall be binding upon and benefit the successors, permitted assigns, heirs, administrators and permitted transferees of the parties.
 
(h)             No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies .  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Holder, any right, option, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, option, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, option, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, options, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, options, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
 
(i)             Governing Law; Jurisdiction .  THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE THAT THIS NOTE IS MADE AND ENTERED INTO IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND FURTHER AGREE THAT ALL ACTS REQUIRED BY THIS NOTE AND ALL PERFORMANCE HEREUNDER ARE INTENDED TO OCCUR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.  THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL AND SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS OVER ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, (A) ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT; AND (B) ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.  FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND BINDING UPON EACH PARTY DULY SERVED WITH PROCESS THEREIN AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN THE COURTS OF THE JURISDICTION OF WHICH EITHER PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR PROPERTY IS SUBJECT, BY A SUIT UPON SUCH JUDGMENT.  THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY.
 

 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be executed as of the date first above written by its duly authorized officer.
 
 
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
 
       
 
By: 
/s/ Doug Croxall  
   
Name: Doug Croxall
Title: Chief Executive Officer