UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
____________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 11, 2016

CHROMADEX CORPORATION
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
000-53290
26-2940963
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

10005 Muirlands Boulevard, Suite G, Irvine, California, 92618
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(949) 419-0288
 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Copies to:
Harvey Kesner, Esq.
61 Broadway, 32nd Floor
New York, New York 10006
Phone: (212) 930-9700

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
 
[   ]Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
[   ]Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[   ]Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
[   ]Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
 

 
 
Item 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
 
On March 11, 2016, ChromaDex Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an existing stockholder pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell in a registered direct offering a total of 384,615 units (the “Units”) at a purchase price of $1.30 per Unit, with each Unit consisting of one share (‘Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value of $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), and one unregistered warrant (the “Warrants”) to purchase one half of a share of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”).  The Common Stock and the Warrants are immediately separable and will be issued separately.  The Company has not engaged an underwriter or placement agent in connection with this offering.
  
Each Warrant will have an exercise price of $1.60 per share, will be exercisable immediately after the date of issuance and will expire three years from the date on which it is initially exercisable. The holder may exercise, in whole or in part, the Warrants on a cash basis. The Warrants also provide for certain rights upon fundamental transactions and adjustments to the exercise price of the Warrants based on stock dividends, stock splits and similar corporate actions.  The Company is prohibited from effecting the exercise of a holder’s Warrant to the extent that, as a result of such exercise, such holder would beneficially own more than 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of such Warrant.  
 
The offering closed on March 11, 2016. The Purchase Agreements also contain customary representations, warranties and agreements by us and the purchasers, indemnification obligations for us, and other obligations of the parties.
 
The Shares were issued pursuant to the Company’s previously filed and effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2015 and became effective on June 5, 2015 (File No. 333-203204). (File No. 333-190387). The Company filed a prospectus supplement (“Prospectus Supplement”) related to this registered direct offering on March 11, 2016. The Warrants and the Warrant Shares are not registered in the Prospectus Supplement.
 
The foregoing is only a summary of the material terms of the Purchase Agreement and the Warrants and does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Purchase Agreement and the form of Warrant, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.  The Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties that the respective parties made to, and solely for the benefit of, the other parties thereto in the context of all of the terms and conditions of that agreement and in the context of the specific relationship between the parties. The provisions of the Purchase Agreement, including the representations and warranties contained therein, are not for the benefit of any party other than the parties to such agreements or as stated therein and are not intended as documents for investors and the public to obtain factual information about the current state of affairs of the parties to those documents and agreements. Rather, investors and the public should look to other disclosures contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
A copy of the opinion of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP relating to the validity of the issuance and sale of the securities in the offering is attached as Exhibit 5.01 hereto.
 
  Item 3.02.
 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
 
 The Warrant and the Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“the Securities Act”),   or any state securities laws, and are being offered and sold only to an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule   501(a) of the Securities Act) pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D of the Securities Act.

Item 9.01.
 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
  
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
     
5.01
 
Opinion of  Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
     
10.01
 
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement
     
10.02
 
Form of Warrant
     
 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
Dated: March 11, 2016  
  CHROMADEX CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Frank L. Jaksch Jr.
  Name: Frank L. Jaksch Jr.
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
Exhibit 5.01
SICHENZIA ROSS FRIEDMAN FERENCE LLP
61 Broadway, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10006
Telephone: (212) 930-9700
Facsimile: (212) 930-9725
 
March 11, 2016

ChromaDex Corporation
1005 Muirlands Blvd., Suite G
Irvine, CA, 92618
 
Re: ChromaDex Corporation
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
We have acted as special counsel for ChromaDex Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), in connection with the preparation and filing of the prospectus supplement, dated March 11, 2016 (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the rules and regulations of the Securities Act. The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-203204 (the “ Registration Statement ”) and the base prospectus included therein with the Commission on April 2, 2015 and amended on May 8, 2015. The base prospectus together with the prospectus supplement dated November 5, 2015 are collectively referred to as the Prospectus .
 
The Prospectus Supplement pertains to a registered direct offering (the “ Offering ”) by the Company of 384,615 shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) pursuant to certain Securities Purchase Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the certain accredited investors (the “ SPA ”).
 
We understand that the Shares are to be offered and sold in the manner set forth in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement.
 
In connection with this opinion, we have examined the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement. We also have examined such corporate records, certificates and other documents and such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purpose of this opinion. We have assumed: (A) the genuineness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and (B) the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof. As to certain factual matters, we have relied upon certificates of officers of the Company and have not sought independently to verify such matters.
 
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that (i) the issuance and sale of the Shares has been duly authorized and, when issued and sold in the manner described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SPA, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; (ii) provided that the Warrants have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and duly delivered to the purchasers thereof against payment therefor, then the Warrants, when issued and sold as set forth in the SPA, will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing, and (iii) the Warrant Shares, when issued upon exercise or exchange of the Warrants in accordance with their terms, will have been duly authorized and validly issued and will be fully paid and non-assessable.
 
We hereby consent to the inclusion of this opinion as Exhibit 5.01 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 11, 2016 and to the references to our firm therein and in the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving our consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.
 
 
 
Very truly yours,
 
/s/ Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP


Exhibit 10.01

 
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of March      , 2016, between ChromaDex Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “ Purchaser ” and collectively the “ Purchasers ”).
 
WHEREAS , subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to (i) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) and (ii) an exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act contained in Section 4(a)(2) thereof and/or Regulation D thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I.
 
DEFINITIONS
 
1.1             Definitions .  In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1 :
 
Affiliate ” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
 
Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company.
 
Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
 
Closing ” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Units pursuant to Section 2.1 .
 
Closing Date ” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Units, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the third Trading Day following the date hereof.
 
Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
 
Company Counsel ” means Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, with offices located at 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006.
 
Disclosure Schedules ” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.
 
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

FCPA ” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 
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Per Unit Purchase Price ” equals $1.30, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
 
Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
 
 “ Proceeding ” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
 
Prospectus ” means the final prospectus filed for the Registration Statement.
 
Prospectus Supplement ” means the supplement to the Prospectus complying with Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act that is filed with the Commission and delivered by the Company to each Purchaser at the Closing.
 
Registration Statement ” means the effective registration statement with Commission file No. 333-203204 which registers the sale of the Shares to the Purchasers.
 
Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
 
Rule 424 ” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
 
Securities ” means the Shares, Warrants, Warrant Shares and Units.
 
 “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issued to each Purchaser at the Closing.
 
Short Sales ” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock)
 
Subscription Amount ” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Units hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.
 
Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) , and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
 
Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
 
Trading Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE AMEX, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTC Markets, Inc., or the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
 
Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Warrants, and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 
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Transfer Agent ” means Equity Stock Transfer LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 237 W 37 th St. Suite 601, New York, NY 10018, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

Warrant ” means the warrant to purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.60 issued to each Purchaser at the Closing, substantially in the form attached in Exhibit A.

 
ARTICLE II.
 
PURCHASE AND SALE
 
2.1             Closing .  On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of units of the Company’s securities (the “ Units ”) with each Unit consisting of one share and a Warrant to purchase 0.5 shares of Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ”).  Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Shares and Warrants as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a) , and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing.  Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Section 2.2 and Section 2.3 , the Closing shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
 
2.2           Deliveries.
 
(a)           On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:
 
(i)           this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
 
(ii)           the Shares, delivery to be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC system in accordance with the instructions set forth on the signature page attached hereto under the heading “DWAC Instructions”;
 
(iii)           the Warrants in physical form; and
 
(iv)           the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement (which may be delivered in accordance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
 
(b)           On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:
 
(i)           this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and
 
(ii)           such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account designated in writing by the Company.
 
 
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2.3           Closing Conditions.
 
(a)           The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing with respect to each Purchaser are subject to the following conditions being met:
 
(i)           the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of such Purchaser contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
 
(ii)           all obligations, covenants and agreements of such Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and
 
(iii)           the delivery by such Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
 
(b)           The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
 
(i)           the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein);
 
(ii)           all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
 
(iii)           the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement; and
 
(iv)           there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof.
 
ARTICLE III.
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
3.1             Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser, as of the Closing Date:

(a)            Organization, Good Standing and Power; Subsidiaries .  The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted.  The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary except for any jurisdiction(s) (alone or in the aggregate) in which the failure to be so qualified will not 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 ”).
 
All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are listed on Schedule 3.1(a). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a), the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens (as such term is defined below), and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
 
 
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(b)            Authorization; Enforcement .  The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to issue and sell the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required in connection therewith.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.  This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor’s rights and remedies or by equitable principles of general application.

(c)            Capitalization .  As of the Closing Date but prior to the issuance of any Units pursuant to this Agreement, the authorized and issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company consists solely of (i) 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per such share, of which 109,142,786 shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding, and (ii) no shares of preferred stock authorized.

The Company has furnished or made available to the Purchasers true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, each as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Charter Documents ”).  All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly and validly authorized and are fully paid and non-assessable.  None of the shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights.  No shares of Common Stock are entitled to registration rights.  The Company is not a party to, and it has no knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting of any shares of the Common Stock of the Company, or restricting the transfer of its securities.

(d)             Issuance of the Securities .   The Shares to be purchased by the Purchasers from the Company have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Purchasers and, when issued and delivered by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Agreements against payment of the consideration set forth therein, will be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. The Warrants have been duly authorized, and when executed and delivered by the Company, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, except that such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance pursuant to the terms of the Warrants, and when issued by the Company upon valid exercise of the Warrants and payment of the exercise price, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(e)            No Conflicts .  The execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement by the Company, and the performance by the Company of its obligations contemplated herein do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the Charter Documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default under any agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party, or (iii) create or impose a lien, mortgage, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any nature on any property of the Company under any agreement or any commitment to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or by which any of its respective properties or assets are bound.

(f)            Financial Statements .  The Company has made available to the Purchasers, by reference to www.sec.gov , true and complete copies its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015 (the “ Annual Financial Statements Date ”) and unaudited financial statements for the Company for the nine (9) months ended October 3, 2015 (the “ Quarterly Financial Statements Date ”).  Such financial statements are collectively referred to as the “ Financial Statements . ”  The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto).  Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports (as defined below), except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made

 
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any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.

(g)             Title to Assets .   Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), the Company has good and marketable title to all of its owned real and personal property whether tangible or intangible (collectively, the “ Assets ”), free and clear of any mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security interests, claim, community property interest, condition, equitable interest or other encumbrances, license, option, right of first refusal or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or exercise of any other attribute of ownership (“ Liens ”).

(h)             Taxes .   The Company has accurately prepared and filed all material foreign, federal, state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by law to be paid or filed by it by any jurisdiction to which the Company is subject.  The Company has no knowledge of any assessments, adjustments or contingent tax liability (whether federal or state) of any nature whatsoever, whether pending or threatened against the Company for any period, nor of any basis for any such assessment, adjustment or contingency.  The Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable legal requirements relating to the payment and withholding of taxes and, within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, has withheld from wages, fees and other payments, and paid over to the proper governments or regulatory authorities, all amounts required.

(i)            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 in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.1 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Prospectus Supplement, (iii) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws and (iv) the filing of a Form D with respect to the Warrants (collectively, the “ Required Approvals ”).

(j)            SEC Reports . The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, together with the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(k)            Litigation . There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign, including FINRA) (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 a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, 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 or FINRA 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 or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 
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(l)            Disclosure . Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus Supplement. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not 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 therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
 
(m)            No Integrated Offering . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 , neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

(n)            Patents and Trademarks . To the knowledge of the Company, the Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(o)            Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.

(p)            Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Other than for Persons engaged by any Purchaser, if any, the Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section 3.1(p) that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 
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3.2             Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers .  Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein) :

(a)            Organization; Authority .  Such Purchaser, if an entity, is an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser.  Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
 
(b)            Understandings or Arrangements .  Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws).  Such Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
 
(c)            Purchaser Status .  At the time such Purchaser was offered the Units, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.  Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
 
(d)            Experience of Such Purchaser .  Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.  Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
 
(e)            Access to Information . Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and, subject to the Company’s need to comply with Regulation FD, has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. 
 
(f)            Trading Activities; No Short Sales .  The Purchaser’s trading activities with respect to the Securities shall be in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.  Neither the Purchaser nor any of its affiliates currently has an open short position in the Common Stock.  Since the earlier of (a) such time when such Purchaser was first contacted by the Company or any other person acting on behalf of the Company regarding the transactions contemplated hereby or (b) thirty (30) days prior to the date hereof, neither such Purchaser nor any affiliate of such Purchaser which (x) had knowledge of the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating to such Purchaser’s investments or trading or information concerning such Purchaser’s investments, including in respect of the Securities, or (z) is subject to such Purchaser’s review or input concerning such affiliate’s investments or trading (collectively, “ Trading Affiliates ”) has, directly or indirectly, effected or

 
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agreed to effect any Short Sale, whether or not against the box, established any “put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) with respect to the Common Stock, granted any other right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with respect to any security that includes, relates to or derived any significant part of its value from the Common Stock or otherwise sought to hedge its position in the Securities (each, a “ Prohibited Transaction ”).  For as long as the Purchaser shall hold any Securities, such Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its Trading Affiliates not to, engage, directly or indirectly, in a Prohibited Transaction.  Such Purchaser acknowledges that the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this clause (e) are being made for the benefit of the Company and that the Company shall have an independent right to assert any claims against such Purchaser arising out of any breach or violation of the provisions of this paragraph (f).
 
(g)        Confidentiality .  Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).
 
(h)        Estimates; Forward-Looking Statement s.  The Purchaser acknowledges that any and all estimates or forward-looking statements or projections with which it may have been provided (collectively, the “ Information ”) were prepared by the Company in good faith, but that the attainment of any such projections, estimates or forward-looking statements cannot be guaranteed, will not be updated by the Company and should not be relied upon.  The Purchaser further acknowledges that any and all Information regarding the historical performance of the Company is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
 
(i)            No Representations .  No oral or written representations have been made, or oral or written information furnished, to the Purchaser or its advisors, if any, in connection with the offering of the Units which are in any way inconsistent with the information contained in the Prospectus.
 
(j)            General Solicitation .  The Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or, to our knowledge, any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 
ARTICLE IV.
 
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
 
4.1             Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity .  The Company shall (a) by 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (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.  The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this Section 4.1 .

 
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4.2             Indemnification of Purchasers .   Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.2 , the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “ Purchaser Party ”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.  If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party.  Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel.  The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.2 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 are incurred.
 
4.3             Equal Treatment of Purchasers .  No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.  For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Shares or otherwise.
 
4.4             Certain Transactions and Confidentiality . Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.1 . Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.1 , such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules. 
 
4.5             Legends .  The Shares shall be issued free of legends. Legend removal regarding the Warrants shall be made in accordance with Section 4.6(c) below.

 
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4.6             Transfer Restrictions .
 
(a)         The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of any Warrants or Warrant Shares, or other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.6(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company and the Transfer Agent an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Transfer Agent, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Warrants or Warrant Shares under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement.
 
(b)           The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.6, of a legend on the Warrants and Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise thereof in the following form: 
 
[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS [EXERCISABLE] [CONVERTIBLE]] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON [EXERCISE] [CONVERSION] OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
 
(c)           Certificates evidencing the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth above): (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent promptly if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. If a Warrant is exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Warrant Shares, or if such Warrant Shares and may be sold under Rule 144 or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Warrant Shares shall be issued free of all legends. Certificates for such Warrant Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser.
  
(d)           Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any restricted Warrants or Warrant Shares pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if any Warrants or Warrant Shares are sold pursuant to a registration statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Warrants or Warrant Shares as set forth in this Section 4.6 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.
 
 
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ARTICLE V.
 
MISCELLANEOUS
 
5.1             Termination .  This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before March 31, 2016; provided , however , that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).
 
5.2             Fees and Expenses . Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.  The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.
 
5.3             Entire Agreement .  The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
 
5.4             Notices .  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2 nd ) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.  The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
 
5.5             Amendments; Waivers .  No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding at least a majority in interest of the Shares based on the initial Subscription Amounts hereunder or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought.  No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
 
5.6             Headings . The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
 
5.7             Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.  The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger).  Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Shares or Warrants, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Shares or Warrants, as applicable, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”
 
5.8             No Third-Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.2 and this Section 5.8 .

 
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5.9             Governing Law .  All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.  Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.  If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
 
5.10             Survival .  The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Units.
 
5.11             Execution .  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart.  In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature 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 facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
 
5.12             Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
 
5.13             Replacement of Securities .  If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction.  The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement securities.
 
5.14             Remedies .  In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents.  The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 
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5.15             Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights.   The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document.  Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.  Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents.
 
5.16             Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc .  If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
 
5.17             Construction . The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
 
5.18           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.

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

CHROMADEX CORP.
 
 
Address for Notice:
10005 Muirlands Blvd., Suite G
Irvine, CA 92618
By:__________________________________________
     Name:
     Title:
 
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Fax: 949-606-8763
 
Harvey Kesner
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61 Broadway, 32 nd Floor
New York, NY 10006
 
 
 



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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO CHROMADEX CORP. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
 
Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
 
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser : _________________________________
 
Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________
 
Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________
 
Email Address of Authorized Signatory:_________________________________________
 
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________
 
Address for Notice to Purchaser:



DWAC Instructions:
 
   
Name of DTC Participant (broker-dealer at which the account or accounts to be credited with the Shares are maintained):
 
   
DTC Participant Number:
 
   
Name of Account at DTC Participant being
credited with the Shares:
 
   
Account Number at DTC Participant being credited
with the Shares:
 

Address for Delivery of Warrants to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):



Subscription Amount: $

Units:

Shares:

Warrant Shares:

EIN or Social Security Number: _______________________


 
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Exhibit A
Form of Warrant

 
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Exhibit 10.02
 
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
 
 
CHROMADEX CORPORATION
 
Warrant No.:__________
 
Initial Exercise Date: March ___, 2016
   
Issuance Date:  March ___,  2016
 
Number of American Transfer Agent   Shares: ________________
 
THIS WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, _____________ or its assigns (the “ Holder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after March ___, 2016 (the “ Initial Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on the third year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Chromadex Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware (the “ Company ”), up to 192,308 shares of Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ”), as subject to adjustment hereunder. The purchase price of one Warrant Share shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
 
Section 1 . Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), dated March __, 2016, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.  
 
Section 2 .             Exercise .
 
a)             Exercise of Warrant . Provided that the Warrant Shares may be sold pursuant to the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available to Holder, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) and the Transfer Agent   of a duly executed facsimile copy (or .pdf copy via e-mail) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto and within three (3) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Warrant Shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the

 
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applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.  The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, further acknowledge and agree that in no event shall the Company be required to issue any Warrant Shares unless (i) the Warrant Shares may be sold pursuant to the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or (ii) a valid exemption to the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available to Holder, and in no event shall Holder be required to pay Company any penalty in connection with failure to issue Warrant Shares due to the absence of the foregoing conditions.   
 
b)             Exercise Price . The exercise price per Warrant Share under this Warrant shall be $1.60 , subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”).
 
c)             Reserved.
 
d)            Mechanics of Exercise .
 
i.            Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . Within three (3) Trading Days of the date that a Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company in accordance with the foregoing provisions, certificates for Warrant Shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent 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 there is an effective registration statement permitting the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is three (3) Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (B) surrender of this Warrant (if required) and (C) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid.
 
ii.            Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise . If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
 
iii.            Reserved .
 
iv.            Reserved
 
v.               No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional Warrant Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a Warrant Share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 
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vi.              Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided , however , that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent   fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise.
 
vii.              Closing of Books . The Company will not close its shareholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
 
e)              Holder’s Exercise Limitations . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not effect the exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the extent that, after giving effect to such exercise, such Person (together with such Person's affiliates, and any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”), including any “group” of which the Holder is a member) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes, convertible stock or warrants) that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 1(g), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company's most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) a more recent notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent to the Holder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days of such request, confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Holder. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Exercise Notice (to the extent permitted pursuant to this Section 2(e)). If the Holder has delivered an Exercise Notice, the Company shall be entitled to assume that such exercise will not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation as a result of the exercise contemplated by such Exercise Notice. The provisions of this Section 2(e) shall be construed, corrected and implemented in a manner so as to effectuate the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained.

 
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Section 3 .           Certain Adjustments .
 
a)            Share Dividends and Splits .  If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date combines (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 3(a) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective
 
b)            Fundamental Transactions .  If the Company enters into or becomes a party to any Fundamental Transaction, then the registered holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of the Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of the Warrant without regard to any limitations on exercise contained in the Warrant (the “ Alternate Consideration ”). The Company shall not effect any such Fundamental Transaction unless prior to or simultaneously with the consummation thereof, any successor to the Company, surviving entity or the corporation purchasing or otherwise acquiring such assets or other appropriate corporation or Person shall assume the Warrant and the obligation to deliver to the registered holder, such Alternate Consideration as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the registered holder may be entitled to receive, and the other obligations under the Warrant.  “ Fundamental Transactions ” 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 unless immediately following the closing of such transaction or series of related transactions the persons holding more than 50% of the voting stock of the Company prior to such closing continue to hold more than 50% of the voting stock of the Company following such closing 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) assist any other person in making 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, 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) excluding any equity financing transaction in which shares of voting stock are issued, or (5) (I) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify the Common Stock, (II) effect or consummate a stock combination, reverse stock split or other similar transaction involving the Common Stock or (III) make any public announcement or disclosure with respect to any stock combination, reverse stock split or other similar transaction involving the Common Stock (including, without limitation, any public announcement or disclosure of (x) any potential, possible or actual stock combination, reverse stock split or other similar transaction involving the Common Stock or (y) board or stockholder approval thereof, or the intention of the Company to seek board or stockholder approval of any stock combination, reverse stock split or other similar transaction involving the Common Stock), or (ii) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding voting stock of the Company.    

 
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c)         Calculations . All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a Warrant Share, as the case may be.
 
d)            Notice to Holder .  Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
 

Section 4 .           Transfer of Warrant .
 
a)            Transferability . Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.6 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
 
b)            New Warrants . This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
 
c)            Warrant Register . The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
 
d)           Transfer Restrictions . If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement, including Section 4.6 thereof.
 
e)            Representation by the Holder . The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
 
 
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Section 5 .           Miscellaneous .
 
a)            Reserved .

 b)            No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof, except as expressly set forth in Section 3.
 
c)            Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
 
d)            Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
 
e)            Reserved .
 
f)             Jurisdiction . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
 
g)            Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
 
h)           Nonwaiver and Expenses . No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
  
i)             Notices . Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
 
j)             Successors and Assigns . Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
 
k)           Amendment . This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
 
 
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l)            Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
 
m)            Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
 
 
CHROMADEX CORPORATION
 
 
By:
 
   
Name:
   
Title:
 

 
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
 
TO:         
CHROMADEX CORPORATION
 
THE EQUITY STOCK TRANSFER LLC
 
(1)   The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
 
(2)   Payment shall take the form of lawful money of the United States.
 
(3)   Please register and issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

[A]
 
DTC Participant name and number: ________________________
Contact of DTC Participant: _______________________
Telephone Number of Participant Contact: _____________________

or

[B]
 
Holder’s name: ________________________
Holder’s address: _______________________
Telephone Number: _____________________

 
(4)   Accredited Investor . The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
 
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
 
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity : _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
  

 
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EXHIBIT B
 
ASSIGNMENT FORM
 
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase Warrant Shares.)
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
 
Name:
   
   
(Please Print)
Address:
   
   
(Please Print)
Dated: _______________ __, ______
   
Holder’s Signature:  ______________________________
   
Holder’s Address:     ______________________________
   
 
 
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