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 22, 2017


 

Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

   


Delaware

000-24249

22-2919486

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission   File Number)

(IRS Employer   Identification No.)

  

Morris Corporate Center 1, Building A

300 Interpace Parkway

Parsippany, NJ 07054

(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(855) 776-6419

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

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

   

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

 

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 22, 2017, Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”), with an institutional investor (the “Investor”). Prior to the Company entering into the Exchange Agreement, the Investor acquired that certain Non-Negotiable Subordinated Secured Promissory Note, dated as of October 31, 2014, as amended (the “RedPath Note”), issued by the Company and the Company’s subsidiary, Interpace Diagnostics, LLC, in favor of RedPath Equityholder Representative, LLC (the “RedPath Equityholder Representative”) on behalf of the former equityholders of RedPath Integrated Pathology, Inc. (“RedPath”). The RedPath Note, which was entered into in connection with the Company’s acquisition of RedPath in October 2014, had an aggregate principal amount of $9,336,250 outstanding and was acquired by the Investor for $8,869,437.50. The RedPath Equityholder Representative assigned all of its rights, title and interest in the RedPath Note to the Investor, including, but not limited to, its security interest in all of the assets of the Company and the assets of the Company’s subsidiaries.

 

Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company and the Investor agreed to exchange the RedPath Note for (i) a senior secured convertible note in the aggregate principal amount of $5,321,662.50 (the “Exchanged Convertible Note”), which is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), in accordance with its terms, and (ii) a senior secured non-convertible note with an aggregate principal amount of $3,547,775 (the “Exchanged Non-Convertible Note” and collectively, the “Exchanged Notes”), for a combined aggregate principal amount of $8,869,437.50. The Exchanged Notes will rank senior to all of the Company’s outstanding and future indebtedness, other than the indebtedness in favor of the Company’s credit line lender and are secured by a perfected security interest in all of the existing and future assets of the Company and those of the Company’s subsidiaries. Upon the reduction of 55% of the aggregate principal amount of each of the Exchanged Notes, the Investor will release its security interest in its entirety.

 

The Exchange Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company in favor of the Investor. The representations, warranties and agreements made by the parties in the Exchange Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or agreement to or in favor of any other party. In addition, the assertions embodied in any representations, warranties and agreements contained in the Exchange Agreement may be subject to qualifications with respect to knowledge and materiality different from those applicable to security holders generally. Moreover, such representations, warranties or agreements were accurate only as of the date when made, except where expressly stated otherwise. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and agreements should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of the Company’s affairs at any time.

 

The closing of the Exchange Agreement occurred on March 23, 2017.

 

The exchange of the RedPath Note for the Exchanged Notes was made in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The Exchanged Notes

 

The Exchanged Notes mature at 125% of the face value on the fifteenth month anniversary of the closing date, or June 22, 2018, and bear interest quarterly at one and one hundredth percent (1.01%) per annum (as may be adjusted from time to time). Under the terms of the Exchanged Notes, the Company has the right to require a redemption of a portion (not less than $500,000) or all of the applicable Exchanged Notes prior to their maturity at a price equal to 115% of the principal amount of the Exchanged Notes within the first 180 days of issuance, 120% of the principal amount of the Exchanged Notes between 180 and 270 days of issuance, and 125% of the principal amount of the Exchanged Notes after 270 days of issuance. A mandatory redemption may be required by the Investor in connection with the occurrence of an event of default or change of control. In each event, the redemption price is subject to a premium on parity, and the Exchanged Convertible Note redemption may be subject to a premium on parity if certain unfavorable conditions exist, as described therein.

 

 
 

 

 

The Exchanged Convertible Note is convertible into shares of Common Stock. The Investor may elect to convert all or a portion of the Exchanged Convertible Note and all accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such portion, if any, into shares of Common Stock at a fixed conversion price of $2.44 (the “Fixed Conversion Price”). In the event the Company seeks and obtains stockholder approval to issue shares of Common Stock in connection with the conversion of the Exchanged Convertible Note (which determination shall be at the Company’s sole discretion) from and after the date of the Exchange Agreement, the Exchanged Convertible Note may alternatively be converted (“Alternative Conversion”) by the Investor at the greater of (i) $0.40 and (ii) lowest of (x) the applicable conversion price as in effect on the applicable conversion date of the applicable Alternative Conversion, and (y) 88% of the lowest volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock during the 10 consecutive trading day period ending and including the date of delivery of the applicable conversion notice. If the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock exceeds 135% of the Fixed Conversion Price, or $3.29, for five consecutive trading days and no equity conditions failure then exists, the Company has the option to convert the Exchanged Convertible Note into shares of Common Stock at the Fixed Conversion Price. The Company shall not effect the conversion of any portion of the Exchanged Convertible Note, and the Investor shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Exchanged Convertible Note, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the Investor together with any other persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock could be aggregated with the Investor’s collectively would be in excess of 9.99% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. Additionally, any such conversion will be null and void and treated as if never made.

 

Security Agreement s

 

As noted above, simultaneously with the sale of the RedPath Note to the Investor, RedPath Equityholder Representative assigned all of its security interest in the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries to the Investor. Pursuant to this assignment, on March 23, 2017, the Company and its subsidiaries, Interpace Diagnostics Corporation and Interpace Diagnostics LLC (collectively, the “Material Subsidiaries”), entered into an Amended and Restated Security and Pledge Agreement (the “Security Agreement”) and an Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement (the “IP Security Agreement”) with the Investor, evidencing the transfer of security interest in favor of the RedPath Equityholder Representative to the Investor. In addition, the Material Subsidiaries entered into a Guaranty in favor of the Investor, to support the obligations of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement. The Security Agreement, among other things, authorizes the Investor to file UCC-3 financing statements to transfer the liens on file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to the Investor. The Investor will also have control of certain deposit accounts in the name of the Company. Under the IP Security Agreement, the Company also granted the Investor the right to assign the liens on its intellectual property in favor of the RedPath Equityholder Representative to the Investor. The liens in favor of the Investor are senior to any other indebtedness of the Company, except the lien in favor of the Company’s credit line lender. As noted above, upon the reduction of 55% of the aggregate principal amount of each of the Exchanged Notes, the Investor will release its security interest in its entirety.

 

Termination Agreement

 

Simultaneously with the consummation of the sale of the RedPath Note to the Investor, on March 22, 2017, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into a Termination Agreement with the RedPath Equityholder Representative. Under the terms of the Termination Agreement, RedPath Equityholder Representative agreed to terminate certain royalty and milestone rights (collectively, the “Royalties”) provided under that certain Contingent Consideration Agreement, dated October 31, 2014, entered into in connection with the Company’s acquisition of RedPath. In addition, the RedPath Equityholder Representative agreed to terminate its rights, granted under that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 31, 2014, among RedPath, the Company and certain other parties, to designate an observer to be present in an observer capacity at meetings of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board Observer Rights”). As consideration for the termination of its Royalties and Board Observer Rights, the Company agreed to issue warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 100,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to certain former equityholders of RedPath, as designated by the RedPath Equityholder Representative. The Company has 10 days from the instruction of the RedPath Equityholder Representative to effect the issuance of any Warrants.

 

The Warrants will have an exercise price of $4.69 per share, which is subject to adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting the Common Stock. The Warrants will be exercisable at any time on or after the six month anniversary of the issuance date (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and will survive until the fifth anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date.

 

If at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any instruments that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all of the stockholders (the “Purchase Rights”), then the holder of a Warrant will be entitled to acquire, on the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the holder could have acquired if the holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of the Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken or otherwise determined for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights. In addition, during such time as the Warrants are outstanding, if the Company declares any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all of the stockholders, by way of return of capital or otherwise (a “Distribution”), then, in each such case, the holder will be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the holder would have participated therein if the holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of the Warrant immediately before the date of which a record is taken or otherwise determined for participation in such Distribution.

 

 
 

 

 

The foregoing descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the agreements, which are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

 

The Company’s press release, dated March 23, 2017, announcing the transactions is attached as Exhibits 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 1.02.

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

 

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K in relation to the Termination Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03.

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

 

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K in relation to the Exchanged Notes is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K in relation to the Termination Agreement, the Warrant and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)     Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

Description

 

 

4.1

Senior Secured Note, dated March 23, 2017, by Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. in favor of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.

   

4.2

Senior Secured Convertible Note, dated March 23, 2017, by Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. in favor of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.

   

4.3

Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant

   

10.1

Exchange Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2017, by and between Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.

   

10.2*

Amended and Restated Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2017, by and among Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., Interpace Diagnostics, LLC and Interpace Diagnostics Corporation and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.

 

 

10.3*

Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2017, by and among Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., Interpace Diagnostics, LLC and Interpace Diagnostics Corporation and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.

   

10.4*

Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated as of March 23, 2017, by Interpace Diagnostics, LLC and Interpace Diagnostics Corporation in favor of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.

   

10.5

Termination Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2017, by and among Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., Interpace Diagnostics, LLC, Interpace Diagnostics Corporation, PDI Biopharma, LLC, Group DCA, LLC, Interpace Diagnostics Lab, Inc. and RedPath Equityholder Representative, LLC

   

99.1

Press Release dated March 23, 2017

* To be filed by amendment

 

 
 

 

 

signatureS

 

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

 

 

 

Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 23, 2017

By:

/s/ Jack E. Stover

 

 

Name:

 Jack E. Stover

 

 

Title:

 President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit

Number

Description

 

 

4.1

Senior Secured Note, dated March 23, 2017, by Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. in favor of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.

   

4.2

Senior Secured Convertible Note, dated March 23, 2017, by Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. in favor of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.

   

4.3

Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant

   

10.1

Exchange Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2017, by and between Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.

   

10.2*

Amended and Restated Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2017, by and among Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., Interpace Diagnostics, LLC and Interpace Diagnostics Corporation and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.

 

 

10.3*

Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2017, by and among Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., Interpace Diagnostics, LLC and Interpace Diagnostics Corporation and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.

   

10.4*

Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated as of March 23, 2017, by Interpace Diagnostics, LLC and Interpace Diagnostics Corporation in favor of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.

   

10.5

Termination Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2017, by and among Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., Interpace Diagnostics, LLC, Interpace Diagnostics Corporation, PDI Biopharma, LLC, Group DCA, LLC, Interpace Diagnostics Lab, Inc. and RedPath Equityholder Representative, LLC

   

99.1

Press Release dated March 23, 2017

* To be filed by amendment 

 

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc.

 

Senior Secured Note

 

Original Issuance Date: October 31, 2014

Exchange Date: March 23, 2017

Original Principal Amount: U.S. $ 3,547,775.00

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd or its registered assigns (“ Holder ”) the amount set forth above as the Original Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption or otherwise, the “ Principal ”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date, or upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“ Interest ”) on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Interest Rate (as defined below) from the date set forth above as the Exchange Date (as defined below) until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon the Maturity Date or upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof). This Senior Secured Note (including all Senior Secured Notes issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “ Note ”) has been issued in exchange for that certain Non-Negotiable Senior Secured Promissory Note, dated October 31, 2014, with an aggregate principal amount outstanding of $9,336,250.00 pursuant to that certain Exchange Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2017 (the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby, the “ Exchange Date ”), by and among the Company and the investor (the “ Investor ”) referred to therein, as amended from time to time (collectively, the “ Notes ”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 25.

 

1.      PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL . On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing 125% of all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest and accrued and unpaid Late Charges (as defined in Section 18(c)) on such Principal and Interest. Other than as specifically permitted by this Note, the Company may not prepay any portion of the outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest or accrued and unpaid Late Charges on Principal and Interest, if any.

 

2.      INTEREST; INTEREST RATE .

 

(a)     Interest on this Note shall commence accruing on the Exchange Date at the Interest Rate and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months and shall be payable in arrears in cash on the Maturity Date and/or any applicable Redemption Date.

 

 

 
 

 

 

(b)     Prior to the payment of Interest on the Maturity Date and/or any applicable Redemption Date, Interest on this Note shall be payable by way of inclusion of the Interest in the Outstanding Amount upon any redemption in accordance with Section 6 or any required payment upon any Bankruptcy Event of Default. From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Interest Rate shall automatically be increased to twelve percent (12.0%) per annum (the “ Default Rate ”). In the event that such Event of Default is subsequently cured (and no other Event of Default then exists (including, without limitation, for the Company’s failure to pay such Interest at the Default Rate on the Maturity Date), the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective as of the calendar day immediately following the date of such cure; provided that the Interest as calculated and unpaid at such increased rate during the continuance of such Event of Default shall continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after the occurrence of such Event of Default through and including the date of such cure of such Event of Default.

 

3.      RIGHTS UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT .

 

(a)      Event of Default . Each of the following events shall constitute an “ Event of Default ” and each of the events in clauses (iv), (v) and (vi) shall constitute a “ Bankruptcy Event of Default ”:

 

(i)     the suspension from trading or the failure of the Common Stock to be trading or listed (as applicable) on an Eligible Market for a period of five (5) consecutive Trading Days;

 

(ii)     the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, Late Charges or other amounts when and as due under this Note (including, without limitation, the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder) or any other Exchange Document (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) or any other agreement, document, certificate or other instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except, in the case of a failure to pay Interest and Late Charges when and as due, in which case only if such failure remains uncured for a period of at least two (2) Trading Days;

 

(iii)     the occurrence of any default under, redemption of or acceleration prior to maturity of at least an aggregate of $250,000 of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(iv)     bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Company or any Subsidiary and, if instituted against the Company or any Subsidiary by a third party, shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) days of their initiation;

 

 

 
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(v)     the commencement by the Company or any Subsidiary of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal, state or foreign law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the execution of a composition of debts, or the occurrence of any other similar federal, state or foreign proceeding, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, the taking of corporate action by the Company or any Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action or the taking of any action by any Person to commence a Uniform Commercial Code foreclosure sale or any other similar action under federal, state or foreign law;

 

(vi)     the entry by a court of (i) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary of a voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (ii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document adjudging the Company or any Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary under any applicable federal, state or foreign law or (iii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree, order, judgment or other similar document or any such other decree, order, judgment or other similar document unstayed and in effect for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days;

 

(vii)     a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $250,000 are rendered against the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged, settled or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within thirty (30) days after the expiration of such stay; provided, however, any judgment which is covered by insurance or an indemnity from a credit worthy party shall not be included in calculating the $250,000 amount set forth above so long as the Company provides the Holder a written statement from such insurer or indemnity provider (which written statement shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) to the effect that such judgment is covered by insurance or an indemnity and the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) will receive the proceeds of such insurance or indemnity within thirty (30) days of the issuance of such judgment;

 

 

 
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(viii)     the Company and/or any Subsidiary, individually or in the aggregate, either (i) fails to pay, when due, or within any applicable grace period, any payment with respect to any Indebtedness in excess of $250,000 due to any third party (other than, with respect to unsecured Indebtedness only, payments contested by the Company and/or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) in good faith by proper proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP) or is otherwise in breach or violation of any agreement for monies owed or owing in an amount in excess of $250,000, which breach or violation permits the other party thereto to declare a default or otherwise accelerate amounts due thereunder, or (ii) suffer to exist any other circumstance or event that would, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, result in a default or event of default under any agreement binding the Company or any Subsidiary, which default or event of default would or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations (including results thereof), liabilities, properties, condition (including financial condition) or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate;

 

(ix)     other than as specifically set forth in another clause of this Section 3(a), the Company or any Subsidiary breaches any representation or warranty in any material respect (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or breaches any covenant or other term or condition of any Exchange Document, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition that is curable, only if such breach remains uncured for a period of seven (7) consecutive Trading Days;

 

(x)     a false or inaccurate certification (including a false or inaccurate deemed certification) by the Company as to whether any Event of Default has occurred;

 

(xi)     any breach or failure in any respect by the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with any provision of Section 8 of this Note;

 

(xii)     any provision of any Exchange Document (including, without limitation, the Security Documents (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) and the Guaranties (as defined in the Exchange Agreement)) shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the parties thereto, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company or any Subsidiary or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or the Company or any Subsidiary shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Exchange Document (including, without limitation, the Security Documents and the Guaranties);

 

(xiii)     any Security Document shall for any reason fail or cease to create a separate valid and perfected and, except to the extent permitted by the terms hereof or thereof, Lien (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) on the Collateral (as defined in the Security Documents) in favor of the Holder (or any collateral agent appointed by the Holder, if applicable, on behalf of the Holder) or any material provision of any Security Document shall at any time for any reason cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the Company or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Company, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof;

 

 
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(xiv)     any material damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any Collateral, whether or not insured, or any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public enemy, or other casualty which causes, for more than fifteen (15) consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities at any facility of the Company or any Subsidiary, if any such event or circumstance could have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(xv)     if on or prior to the thirtieth (30 th ) calendar day after the Issuance Date, the Company shall fail to be in compliance with Section 5(i) of the Security Agreement (including, without limitation, the Company obtaining Controlled Account Agreements (as defined in the Security Agreement) with respect to each Controlled Accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries), in each case, executed by the applicable Controlled Account Bank (as defined in the Security Agreement) and the Company (or the applicable Subsidiary);

 

(xvi)     any Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) occurs with an adverse impact to the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis, of at least $1 million occurs; or

 

(xvii)     any Event of Default (as defined in the Exchanged Convertible Note) occurs.

 

(b)      Notice of an Event of Default; Redemption Right . After the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to this Note, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day of becoming aware of the occurrence of such Event of Default deliver written notice thereof via facsimile or electronic mail and overnight courier (with next day delivery specified) (an “ Event of Default Notice ”) to the Holder. At any time after the earlier of the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice and the Holder becoming aware of an Event of Default, (such earlier date, the “ Event of Default Right Commencement Date ”) and ending (such ending date, the “ Event of Default Right Expiration Date ”, and each such period, an “ Event of Default Redemption Right Period ”) on the later of (x) the date such Event of Default is cured and (y) the twentieth (20 th ) Trading Day after the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice that includes (I) a reasonable description of the applicable Event of Default, (II) a certification as to whether, in the opinion of the Company, such Event of Default is capable of being cured and, if applicable, a reasonable description of any existing plans of the Company to cure such Event of Default and (III) a certification as to the date the Event of Default occurred and, if cured on or prior to the date of such Event of Default Notice, the applicable Event of Default Right Expiration Date, the Holder may require the Company to redeem (regardless of whether such Event of Default has been cured on or prior to the Event of Default Right Expiration Date) all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (the “ Event of Default Redemption Notice ”) to the Company, which Event of Default Redemption Notice shall indicate the portion of this Note the Holder is electing to redeem. Each portion of this Note subject to redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be redeemed by the Company at a price equal to the product of (A) the Outstanding Amount to be redeemed multiplied by (B) the Redemption Premium (the “ Event of Default Redemption Price ”). Redemptions required by this Section 3(b) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 6. To the extent redemptions required by this Section 3(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of this Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments. In the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of this Note under this Section 3(b), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 3(b) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty. Any redemption upon an Event of Default shall not constitute an election of remedies by the Holder, and all other rights and remedies of the Holder shall be preserved.

 

 

 
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(c)      Mandatory Redemption upon Bankruptcy Event of Default . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, upon any Bankruptcy Event of Default, whether occurring prior to or following the Maturity Date, the Company shall immediately pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing (i) all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest and accrued and unpaid Late Charges on such Principal and Interest, multiplied by (ii) the Redemption Premium, in addition to any and all other amounts due hereunder, without the requirement for any notice or demand or other action by the Holder or any other person or entity, provided that the Holder may, in its sole discretion, waive such right to receive payment upon a Bankruptcy Event of Default, in whole or in part, and any such waiver shall not affect any other rights of the Holder hereunder, including any other rights in respect of such Bankruptcy Event of Default and any right to payment of the Event of Default Redemption Price or any other Redemption Price, as applicable.

 

4.      RIGHTS UPON FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTION .

 

(a)      Assumption . The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Exchange Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(a) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to each holder of Notes in exchange for such Notes a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Notes, including, without limitation, having a principal amount and interest rate equal to the principal amounts then outstanding and the interest rates of the Notes held by such holder and having similar ranking and security to the Notes, and satisfactory to the Holder and (ii) the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Note and the other Exchange Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Exchange Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may elect, at its sole option, by delivery of written notice to the Company to waive this Section 4(a) to permit the Fundamental Transaction without the assumption of this Note. The provisions of this Section 4 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions.

 

 

 
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(b)      Notice of a Change of Control; Redemption Right . No sooner than twenty (20) Trading Days nor later than ten (10) Trading Days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control (the “ Change of Control Date ”), but not prior to the public announcement of such Change of Control, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile or electronic mail and overnight courier to the Holder (a “ Change of Control Notice ”). At any time during the period beginning after the Holder’s receipt of a Change of Control Notice or the Holder becoming aware of a Change of Control if a Change of Control Notice is not delivered to the Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence (as applicable) and ending on the later of twenty (20) Trading Days after (A) consummation of such Change of Control or (B) the date of receipt of such Change of Control Notice, the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (“ Change of Control Redemption Notice ”) to the Company, which Change of Control Redemption Notice shall indicate the Outstanding Amount the Holder is electing to redeem. The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 4 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to the product of (w) the Change of Control Redemption Premium multiplied by (y) the Outstanding Amount being redeemed (the “ Change of Control Redemption Price ”). Redemptions required by this Section 4 shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 and shall have priority to payments to stockholders in connection with such Change of Control. To the extent redemptions required by this Section 4(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of this Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments. In the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of this Note under this Section 4(b), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 4(b) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.

 

 

 
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5.      NONCIRCUMVENTION . The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), Bylaws (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provisions of this Note and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder of this Note.

 

6.      REDEMPTIONS AT THE COMPANY’S ELECTION .

 

(a)      Company Optional Redemption . At any time after the Exchange Date, the Company shall have the right to redeem all, or any part (but no less than the lesser of (x) $500,000 in Conversion Amount of this Note and (y) all of the Conversion Amount then remaining under this Note), of the Conversion Amount then remaining under this Note (each, a “ Company Optional Redemption Amount ”) on the Company Optional Redemption Date (each as defined below) (each, a “ Company Optional Redemption ”). The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 6(a) shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price (each a “ Company Optional Redemption Price ”) equal to the Company Optional Redemption Percentage of the Outstanding Amount being redeemed as of the Company Optional Redemption Date. The Company may exercise its right to require redemption under this Section 6(a) by delivering a written notice thereof by facsimile or electronic mail and overnight courier to all, but not less than all, of the holders of Notes (each, a “ Company Optional Redemption Notice ” and the date all of the holders of Notes received such notice is referred to as each, a “ Company Optional Redemption Notice Date ”). The Company may deliver only one Company Optional Redemption Notice in any three (3) Trading Day period and each Company Optional Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable. The Company Optional Redemption Notice shall (x) state the date on which the Company Optional Redemption shall occur (each, a “ Company Optional Redemption Date ”) which date shall not be less than five (5) Trading Days nor more than ten (10) Trading Days following the Company Optional Redemption Notice Date, and (y) state the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes which is being redeemed in such Company Optional Redemption from the Holder and all of the other holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 6(a) on the Company Optional Redemption Date. Redemptions made pursuant to this Section 6(a) shall be made in accordance with Section 6. In the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of this Note under this Section 6, the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 6 is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.

 

 

 
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7.      REDEMPTIONS .

 

(a)      Mechanics . The Company shall deliver the applicable Event of Default Redemption Price to the Holder in cash within five (5) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Event of Default Redemption Notice. If the Holder has submitted a Change of Control Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 4(b), the Company shall deliver the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price to the Holder in cash concurrently with the consummation of such Change of Control if such notice is received prior to the consummation of such Change of Control and within five (5) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of such notice otherwise. The Company shall deliver the applicable Company Optional Redemption Price to the Holder in cash on the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in connection with any redemption hereunder at a time the Holder is entitled to receive a cash payment under any of the other Exchange Documents, at the option of the Holder delivered in writing to the Company, the applicable Redemption Price hereunder shall be increased by the amount of such cash payment owed to the Holder under such other Exchange Document and, upon payment in full in accordance herewith, shall satisfy the Company’s payment obligation under such other Exchange Document. In the event of a redemption of less than all of the Outstanding Amount of this Note, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued and delivered to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 12(d)) representing the outstanding Principal which has not been redeemed. In the event that the Company does not pay the applicable Redemption Price to the Holder within the time period required, at any time thereafter and until the Company pays such unpaid Redemption Price in full, the Holder shall have the option, in lieu of redemption, to require the Company to promptly return to the Holder all or any portion of this Note representing the Outstanding Amount that was submitted for redemption and for which the applicable Redemption Price (together with any Late Charges thereon) has not been paid. Upon the Company’s receipt of such notice, (x) the applicable Redemption Notice shall be null and void with respect to such Outstanding Amount, (y) the Company shall immediately return this Note, or issue a new Note (in accordance with Section 12(d)), to the Holder. The Holder’s delivery of a notice voiding a Redemption Notice and exercise of its rights following such notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments of Late Charges which have accrued prior to the date of such notice with respect to the Outstanding Amount subject to such notice.

 

8.      COVENANTS . Until all of the Notes have been redeemed or otherwise satisfied in accordance with their terms:

 

(a)      Rank . All payments due under this Note shall be senior to all other Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Permitted Senior Indebtedness).

 

(b)      Incurrence of Indebtedness . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, incur or guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness (other than (i) the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note and (ii) other Permitted Indebtedness).

 

(c)      Existence of Liens . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, allow or suffer to exist any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “ Liens ”) other than Permitted Liens.

 

 

 
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(d)      Restricted Payments . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, redeem, defease, repurchase, repay or make any payments in respect of, by the payment of cash or cash equivalents (in whole or in part, whether by way of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions or otherwise), all or any portion of any Indebtedness (other than the Notes) whether by way of payment in respect of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on, such Indebtedness if at the time such payment is due or is otherwise made or, after giving effect to such payment, (i) an event constituting an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) an event that with the passage of time and without being cured would constitute an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

(e)      Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of its capital stock.

 

(f)      Restriction on Transfer of Assets . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, spin-off, split-off, close, convey or otherwise dispose of any assets or rights of the Company or any Subsidiary owned or hereafter acquired whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, other than (i) sales, leases, licenses, assignments, transfers, conveyances and other dispositions of such assets or rights by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with its past practice, (ii) sales of inventory and product in the ordinary course of business and (iii) sales, leases, licenses, assignments, transfers, conveyances and other dispositions of such assets or rights by the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with joint ventures, strategic transactions and similar development arrangements on arms length business terms and conditions.

 

(g)      Maturity of Indebtedness . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, permit any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to mature or accelerate prior to the Maturity Date.

 

(h)      Change in Nature of Business . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by or publicly contemplated to be conducted by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries on the Exchange Date or any business substantially related or incidental thereto. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, modify its or their corporate structure or purpose.

 

(i)      Preservation of Existence, Etc. Except for the dissolution of any Inactive Subsidiary (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), the Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary.

 

 

 
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(j)      Maintenance of Properties, Etc. Except as provided on Schedule 8(j)8(k), the Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder.

 

(k)      Maintenance of Intellectual Property . Except as provided on Schedule 8(k), the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take all action necessary or advisable to maintain all of the intellectual property of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that are necessary or material to the conduct of its business in full force and effect.

 

(l)      Maintenance of Insurance . The Company shall maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any governmental authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated.

 

(m)      Transactions with Affiliates . The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease, transfer or exchange of property or assets of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any affiliate, except in the ordinary course of business in a manner and to an extent consistent with past practice and necessary or desirable for the prudent operation of its business, for fair consideration and on terms no less favorable to it or its Subsidiaries than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an affiliate thereof.

 

(n)      Restricted Issuances . The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (i) issue any Notes (other than as contemplated by the Exchange Agreement and the Notes), (ii) issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under the Notes or (iii) until the Release Date (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), have any outstanding Indebtedness under the Permitted Senior Indebtedness or borrow any additional amounts under the Permitted Senior Indebtedness.

 

 
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(o)      Independent Investigation . At the request of the Holder either (x) at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (y) upon the occurrence of an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an Event of Default or (z) at any time the Holder reasonably believes an Event of Default may have occurred or be continuing, the Company shall hire an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder to investigate as to whether any breach of this Note has occurred (the “ Independent Investigator ”). If the Independent Investigator determines that such breach of this Note has occurred, the Independent Investigator shall notify the Company of such breach and the Company shall deliver written notice to each holder of a Note of such breach. In connection with such investigation, the Independent Investigator may, during reasonable business hours and upon reasonable notice, inspect all contracts, books, records, personnel, offices and other facilities and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the extent available to the Company after the Company uses reasonable efforts to obtain them, the records of its legal advisors and accountants (including the accountants’ work papers) and any books of account, records, reports and other papers not contractually required of the Company to be confidential or secret, or subject to attorney-client or other evidentiary privilege, and the Independent Investigator may make such copies and inspections thereof as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall furnish the Independent Investigator with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the business and properties of the Company as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall permit the Independent Investigator to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company with, and to make proposals and furnish advice with respect thereto to, the Company’s officers, directors, key employees and independent public accountants or any of them (and by this provision the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss with such Independent Investigator the finances and affairs of the Company and any Subsidiaries), all at such reasonable times, upon reasonable notice, and as often as may be reasonably requested.

 

9.      SECURITY . This Note is secured to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Exchange Documents (including, without limitation, the Security Agreement, the other Security Documents and the Guaranties).

 

10.      AMENDING THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE . The prior written consent of the Company and the Holder shall be required for any change, waiver or amendment to this Note.

 

11.      TRANSFER . This Note may be offered, sold, assigned or transferred by the Holder without the consent of the Company

 

12.      REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE .

 

(a)      Transfer . If this Note is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 12(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Note (in accordance with Section 12(d)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, following redemption of any portion of this Note, the outstanding Principal represented by this Note may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Note.

 

 

 
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(b)      Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary and reasonable form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 12(d)) representing the outstanding Principal.

 

(c)      Note Exchangeable for Different Denominations . This Note is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Note or Notes (in accordance with Section 12(d) and in principal amounts of at least $1,000) representing in the aggregate the outstanding Principal of this Note, and each such new Note will represent such portion of such outstanding Principal as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.

 

(d)      Issuance of New Notes . Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Note pursuant to the terms of this Note, such new Note (i) shall be of like tenor with this Note, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Note, the Principal remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Note being issued pursuant to Section 12(a) or Section 12(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the principal represented by the other new Notes issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Note immediately prior to such issuance of new Notes), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the Original Issuance Date (as set forth on the face of this Note), (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Note, (v) shall have an exchange date, as indicated on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the Exchange Date of this Note and (vi) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest and Late Charges on the Principal and Interest of this Note, from the Exchange Date.

 

13.      REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATIONS, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF . The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and any of the other Exchange Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Note

 

 

 
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14.      PAYMENT OF COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COSTS . If (a) this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or the Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Note or to enforce the provisions of this Note or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting Company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Note, then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by the Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

 

15.      CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS . This Note shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the initial Holder and shall not be construed against any such Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Note are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Note. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Note instead of just the provision in which they are found. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, all section references are to sections of this Note. Terms used in this Note and not otherwise defined herein, but defined in the other Exchange Documents, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Exchange Date in such other Exchange Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Holder.

 

16.      FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER . No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.

 

17.      DISPUTE RESOLUTION .

 

(a)      Submission to Dispute Resolution .

 

(i)     In the case of a dispute relating to a fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of the applicable Redemption Price (as the case may be) (including, without limitation, a dispute relating to the determination of any of the foregoing), the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via facsimile or electronic mail (A) if by the Company, within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute or (B) if by the Holder at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Company are unable to promptly resolve such dispute relating to such fair market value, or the arithmetic calculation of such applicable Redemption Price (as the case may be), at any time after the second (2 nd ) Business Day following such initial notice by the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) of such dispute to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be), then the Holder may, with the consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld), select an independent, reputable investment bank to resolve such dispute.

 

 
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(ii)     The Holder and the Company shall each deliver to such investment bank (A) a copy of the initial dispute submission so delivered in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 17 and (B) written documentation supporting its position with respect to such dispute, in each case, no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) by the fifth (5 th ) Business Day immediately following the date on which the Holder selected such investment bank (the “ Dispute Submission Deadline ”) (the documents referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) are collectively referred to herein as the “ Required Dispute Documentation ”) (it being understood and agreed that if either the Holder or the Company fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then the party who fails to so submit all of the Required Dispute Documentation shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank with respect to such dispute and such investment bank shall resolve such dispute based solely on the Required Dispute Documentation that was delivered to such investment bank prior to the Dispute Submission Deadline). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both the Company and the Holder or otherwise requested by such investment bank, neither the Company nor the Holder shall be entitled to deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank in connection with such dispute (other than the Required Dispute Documentation).

 

(iii)     The Company and the Holder shall cause such investment bank to determine the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and the Holder of such resolution no later than ten (10) Business Days immediately following the Dispute Submission Deadline. The fees and expenses of such investment bank shall be borne solely by the Company, and such investment bank’s resolution of such dispute shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error.

 

(b)      Miscellaneous . The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) this Section 17 constitutes an agreement to arbitrate between the Company and the Holder (and constitutes an arbitration agreement) under § 7501, et seq. of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (“ CPLR ”) and that the Holder is authorized to apply for an order to compel arbitration pursuant to CPLR § 7503(a) in order to compel compliance with this Section 17, (ii) the terms of this Note and each other applicable Exchange Document shall serve as the basis for the selected investment bank’s resolution of the applicable dispute, such investment bank shall be entitled (and is hereby expressly authorized) to make all findings, determinations and the like that such investment bank determines are required to be made by such investment bank in connection with its resolution of such dispute and in resolving such dispute such investment bank shall apply such findings, determinations and the like to the terms of this Note and any other applicable Exchange Documents, (iii) the Holder (and only the Holder), in its sole discretion, shall have the right to submit any dispute described in this Section 17 to any state or federal court sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan in lieu of utilizing the procedures set forth in this Section 17 and (iv) nothing in this Section 17 shall limit the Holder from obtaining any injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (including, without limitation, with respect to any matters described in this Section 17).

 

 

 
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18.      NOTICES; CURRENCY; PAYMENTS .

 

(a)      Notices . Whenever notice is required to be given under this Note, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 8.4 of the Exchange Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Note, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor.

 

(b)      Currency . All dollar amounts referred to in this Note are in United States Dollars (“ U.S. Dollars ”), and all amounts owing under this Note shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies (if any) shall be converted into the U.S. Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. “ Exchange Rate means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into U.S. Dollars pursuant to this Note, the U.S. Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the relevant date of calculation (it being understood and agreed that where an amount is calculated with reference to, or over, a period of time, the date of calculation shall be the final date of such period of time).

 

(c)      Payments . Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Note, unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by a certified check drawn on the account of the Company and sent via overnight courier service to such Person at such address as previously provided to the Company in writing, provided that the Holder may elect to receive a payment of cash via wire transfer of immediately available funds by providing the Company with prior written notice setting out such request and the Holder’s wire transfer instructions. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day. Any amount of Principal and/or other amounts due under the Exchange Documents which is not paid when due (except to the extent such Principal and/or other amounts are then accruing Interest at the Default Rate) shall result in a late charge being incurred and payable by the Company in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from the date such amount was due until the same is paid in full (“ Late Charge ”).

 

19.      CANCELLATION . After all Principal, accrued Interest, Late Charges and other amounts at any time owed on this Note have been paid in full, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled, shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation and shall not be reissued.

 

 
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20.      WAIVER OF NOTICE . To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby irrevocably waives demand, notice, presentment, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and the Exchange Agreement.

 

21.      GOVERNING LAW . This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Note shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Except as otherwise required by Section 17 above, the Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein (i) shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder or (ii) shall limit, or shall be deemed or construed to limit, any provision of Section 17. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

22.      JUDGMENT CURRENCY .

 

(a)     If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company in any court in any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 22 referred to as the “ Judgment Currency ”) an amount due in U.S. dollars under this Note, the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Trading Day immediately preceding:

 

(i)     the date actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date: or

 

(ii)     the date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 22(a)(ii) being hereinafter referred to as the “ Judgment Conversion Date ”).

 

 

 
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(b)     If in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 22(a)(ii) above, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the applicable party shall pay such adjusted amount as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of US dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.

 

(c)     Any amount due from the Company under this provision shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Note.

 

23.      SEVERABILITY . If any provision of this Note is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Note so long as this Note as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

 

24.      MAXIMUM PAYMENTS . Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to the Holder and thus refunded to the Company.

 

25.      CERTAIN DEFINITIONS . For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)     “ 1933 Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

(b)     “ 1934 Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

(c)      “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that “control” of a Person means the power directly or indirectly either to vote 10% or more of the stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

 

 

 
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(d)     “ Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg, L.P.

 

(e)     “ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

(f)     “ Change of Control ” means any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any merger of the Company or any of its, direct or indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiaries with or into any of the foregoing Persons, (ii) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the shares of Common Stock in which holders of the Company’s voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, are, in all material respects, the holders of the voting power of the surviving entity (or entities with the authority or voting power to elect the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities) after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification, or (iii) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(g)     “ Change of Control Redemption Premium ” means 125%.

 

(h)     “ Common Stock ” means (i) the Company’s shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.

 

(i)     “ Company Optional Redemption Percentage ” means, as of any date of determination, as applicable: (i) from the Exchange Date through and including the 179th day anniversary of the Exchange Date, 115%, (ii) from the 180 th day anniversary of the Exchange Date through and including the 269 th day anniversary of the Exchange Date, 120% or (iii) from and after the 270 th day anniversary of the Exchange Date, 125%.

 

(j)     “ Contingent Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.

 

(k)      “ Current Subsidiary ” means any Person in which the Company on the Exchange Date, directly or indirectly, (i) owns any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (ii) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and all of the foregoing, collectively, “ Current Subsidiaries ”.

 

 

 
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(l)     “ Eligible Market ” means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the OTCOB, the OTCOX or the Principal Market.

 

(m)     “ Exchanged Convertible Notes ” shall have the meaning as set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

 

(n)     “ Exchange Date ” means March 23, 2017.

 

(o)      “ Fundamental Transaction ” means (A) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Subject Entity, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its “significant subsidiaries” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) to one or more Subject Entities, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Subject Entities to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Subject Entities making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (iv) consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Subject Entities whereby all such Subject Entities, individually or in the aggregate, acquire, either (x) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all the Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that the Subject Entities become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock , (B) that the Company shall , directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, allow any Subject Entity individually or the Subject Entities in the aggregate to be or become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in outstanding shares of Common Stock, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock not held by all such Subject Entities as of the date of this Note calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all such Subject Entities were not outstanding, or (z) a percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company sufficient to allow such Subject Entities to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other shareholders of the Company to surrender their shares of Common Stock without approval of the shareholders of the Company or (C) directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction.

 

 

 
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(p)      “ GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

 

(q)      “ Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including, without limitation, “capital leases” in accordance with GAAP) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above.

 

(r)     “ Interest Rate ” means one and one hundredth percent (1.01%) per annum, as may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 2.

 

 
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(s)     “ Maturity Date ” shall mean June 22, 2018 ; provided, however, the Maturity Date may be extended at the option of the Holder (i) in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or any event shall have occurred and be continuing that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an Event of Default or (ii) through the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction in the event that a Fundamental Transaction is publicly announced or a Change of Control Notice is delivered prior to the Maturity Date.

 

(t)     “ New Subsidiary ” means, as of any date of determination, any Person in which the Company after the Exchange Date, directly or indirectly, (i) owns or acquires any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (ii) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and all of the foregoing, collectively, “ New Subsidiaries ”.

 

(u)      “ Outstanding Amount ” means the sum of (A) the portion of the Principal to be redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made, (B) accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such Principal and (C) accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such Principal and Interest.

 

(v)      “ Parent Entity ” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

 

(w)     “ Permitted Indebtedness ” means (i) Indebtedness evidenced by this Note, (ii) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens or unsecured but as described in clauses (iv) and (v) of the definition of Permitted Liens, (iii) Permitted Senior Indebtedness and (iv) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 2.15(iii) to the Exchange Agreement.

 

(x)     “ Permitted Liens ” means (i) any Lien for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) any statutory Lien arising in the ordinary course of business by operation of law with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent, (iii) any Lien created by operation of law, such as materialmen’s liens, mechanics’ liens and other similar liens, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (iv) Liens (A) upon or in any equipment acquired or held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such equipment or Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or lease of such equipment, or (B) existing on such equipment at the time of its acquisition, provided that the Lien is confined solely to the property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment, in either case, with respect to Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000, (v) Liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the Indebtedness secured by Liens of the type described in clause (iv) above, provided that any extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase, (vi) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payments of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods, (vii) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 3(a)(vii), (viii) Liens with respect to the Permitted Senior Indebtedness Collateral and (ix) Liens set forth on Schedule 2.15(iii) to the Exchange Agreement.

 

 
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(y)     “ Permitted Senior Indebtedness ” means that certain Credit and Security Agreement dated as of September 28, 2016, by and between Interpace Diagnostic Group, Inc., Interpace Diagnostics Corporation, Interpace Diagnostics LLC, as borrowers, and SCM Specialty Finance Opportunities Fund, L.P., as lender as in effect as of the Subscription Date, provided , however , that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness permitted hereunder does not at any time exceed (x) if prior to the Release Date, $0.00 or (y) from and after the Release Date, $1.2 million.

 

(z)     “ Permitted Senior Indebtedness Collateral ” means any Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) secured by Permitted Liens by the holders of Permitted Senior Indebtedness as in effect as of the Subscription Date.

 

(aa)      “ Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(bb)     “ Principal Market ” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

(cc)     “ Redemption Notices ” means, collectively, the Event of Default Redemption Notices, the Company Optional Redemption Notices, and the Change of Control Redemption Notices, and each of the foregoing, individually, a “ Redemption Notice .”

 

(dd)     “ Redemption Premium ” means 125%.

 

(ee)     “ Redemption Prices ” means, collectively, Event of Default Redemption Prices, the Company Optional Redemption Prices, and the Change of Control Redemption Prices, and each of the foregoing, individually, a “ Redemption Price .”

 

(ff)      “ SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.

 

(gg)      “ Subsidiaries ” means, as of any date of determination, collectively, all Current Subsidiaries and all New Subsidiaries, and each of the foregoing, individually, a “ Subsidiary .”

 

 
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(hh)     “ Successor Entity ” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.

 

(ii)     “ Trading Day ” means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.

 

26.      DISCLOSURE . Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Note, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day after any such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, non-public information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to the Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries provides material non-public information to the Holder that is not simultaneously filed in a Current Report on Form 8-K and the Holder has not agreed to receive such material non-public information, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Holder shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates or agents with respect to, or a duty to any of the foregoing not to trade on the basis of, such material non-public information. Nothing contained in this Section 26 shall limit any obligations of the Company, or any rights of the Holder, under the Exchange Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Exchange Date set out above.

 

 

INTERPACE DIAGNOSTICS GROUP ,

INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jack E. Stover

 

 

 

Name: Jack E. Stover

 

 

 

Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Senior Note - Signature Page

Exhibit 4.2

   

THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE AND, ACCORDINGLY, THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 3(c)(iii) OF THIS NOTE.

 

Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc.

 

Senior Secured Convertible Note

 

Original Issuance Date: October 31, 2014

Exchange Date: March 23, 2017

Original Principal Amount: U.S. $ 5,321,662.50

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd or its registered assigns (“ Holder ”) the amount set forth above as the Original Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the “ Principal ”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date, or upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“ Interest ”) on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Interest Rate (as defined below) from the date set forth above as the Exchange Date until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon the Maturity Date or upon acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof). This Senior Secured Convertible Note (including all Senior Secured Convertible Notes issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “ Note ”) has been issued in exchange for that certain Non-Negotiable Senior Secured Promissory Note, dated October 31, 2014, with an aggregate principal amount outstanding of $9,336,250.00 pursuant to that certain Exchange Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2017 (the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby, the “ Exchange Date ”), by and among the Company and the investor (the “ Investor ”) referred to therein, as amended from time to time (collectively, the “ Notes ”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 31.

 

1.      PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL . On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing 125% of all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest and accrued and unpaid Late Charges (as defined in Section 24(c)) on such Principal and Interest. Other than as specifically permitted by this Note, the Company may not prepay any portion of the outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest or accrued and unpaid Late Charges on Principal and Interest, if any.

 

2.      INTEREST; INTEREST RATE .

 

(a)     Interest on this Note shall commence accruing on the Exchange Date at the Interest Rate and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months and shall be payable in arrears in cash on the Maturity Date and/or any applicable Redemption Date.

 

 

 
 

 

 

(b)     Prior to the payment of Interest on the Maturity Date and/or any applicable Redemption Date, Interest on this Note shall be payable by way of inclusion of the Interest in the Conversion Amount on each Conversion Date in accordance with Section 3(b)(i) or upon any redemption in accordance with Section 10 or any required payment upon any Bankruptcy Event of Default. From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Interest Rate shall automatically be increased to twelve percent (12.0%) per annum (the “ Default Rate ”). In the event that such Event of Default is subsequently cured (and no other Event of Default then exists (including, without limitation, for the Company’s failure to pay such Interest at the Default Rate on the Maturity Date), the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective as of the calendar day immediately following the date of such cure; provided that the Interest as calculated and unpaid at such increased rate during the continuance of such Event of Default shall continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after the occurrence of such Event of Default through and including the date of such cure of such Event of Default.

 

3.      CONVERSION OF NOTES . At any time after the Exchange Date, this Note shall be convertible into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.

 

(a)      Conversion Right . Subject to the provisions of Section 3(d), at any time or times on or after the Exchange Date, the Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 3(c), at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent (as defined below)) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Conversion Amount.

 

(b)      Conversion Rate . The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to Section 3(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the Conversion Price (the “ Conversion Rate ”).

 

(i)     “ Conversion Amount ” means the sum of (x) portion of the Principal to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made and (y) all accrued and unpaid Interest with respect to such portion of the Principal amount and accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such portion of such Principal and such Interest, if any .

 

(ii)     “ Conversion Price ” means, as of any Conversion Date or other date of determination, $2.44 , subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

 
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(c)      Mechanics of Conversion .

 

(i)      Optional Conversion . To convert any Conversion Amount into shares of Common Stock on any date (a “ Conversion Date ”), the Holder shall deliver (whether via facsimile, electronic mail or otherwise), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “ Conversion Notice ”) to the Company. If required by Section 3(c)(iii), within three (3) Trading Days following a conversion of this Note as aforesaid, the Holder shall surrender this Note to a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for delivery to the Company (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Note in the case of its loss, theft or destruction as contemplated by Section 18(b)). On or before the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile or electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation and representation as to whether such shares of Common Stock may then be resold pursuant to Rule 144 or an effective and available registration statement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II , of receipt of such Conversion Notice to the Holder and the Company's transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”) which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Conversion Notice in accordance with the terms herein. On or before the third (3rd) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received a Conversion Notice (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade initiated on the applicable Conversion Date of such shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such Conversion Notice) (the “ Share Delivery Deadline ”), the Company shall (1) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such conversion to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system or (2) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such conversion. If this Note is physically surrendered for conversion pursuant to Section 3(c)(iii) and the outstanding Principal of this Note is greater than the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of this Note and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a new Note (in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing the outstanding Principal not converted; provided, that the Holder shall be permitted to convert such new Note at any time without regard to the date of the Holder’s receipt of such new physical certificate with respect to such new Note. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of this Note shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date.

 

 
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(ii)      Company’s Failure to Timely Convert . If the Company shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Deadline, if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, to issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, to credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder’s designee with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s conversion of this Note (as the case may be) (a “ Conversion Failure ”), and if on or after such Share Delivery Deadline the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock corresponding to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that the Holder is entitled to receive from the Company and has not received from the Company in connection with such Conversion Failure (a “ Buy-In ”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after receipt of the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either: (I) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of the Holder) (the “ Buy-In Price ”), at which point the Company’s obligation to so issue and deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) shall terminate, or (II) promptly honor its obligation to so issue and deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (x) such number of shares of Common Stock multiplied by (y) the lowest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Conversion Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this clause (II) (the “ Buy-In Payment Amount ”). Nothing shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock (or to electronically deliver such shares of Common Stock) upon the conversion of this Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

 

 
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(iii)      Registration; Book-Entry . The Company shall maintain a register (the “ Register ”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the holders of each Note and the principal amount of the Notes held by such holders (the “ Registered Notes ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The Company and the holders of the Notes shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Note for all purposes (including, without limitation, the right to receive payments of Principal and Interest hereunder) notwithstanding notice to the contrary. A Registered Note may be assigned, transferred or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register. Upon its receipt of a written request to assign, transfer or sell all or part of any Registered Note by the holder thereof, the Company shall record the information contained therein in the Register and issue one or more new Registered Notes in the same aggregate principal amount as the principal amount of the surrendered Registered Note to the designated assignee or transferee pursuant to Section 18, provided that if the Company does not so record an assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be) of all or part of any Registered Note within two (2) Business Days of such a request, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 3, following conversion of any portion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless (A) the full Conversion Amount represented by this Note is being converted (in which event this Note shall be delivered to the Company following conversion thereof as contemplated by Section 3(c)(i)) or (B) the Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of this Note upon physical surrender of this Note. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Principal, Interest and Late Charges converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and the dates of such conversions, and/or payments (as the case may be) or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon conversion. If the Company does not update the Register to record such Principal, Interest and Late Charges converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and the dates of such conversions, and/or payments (as the case may be) within two (2) Business Days of such occurrence, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such occurrence.

 

(iv)      Disputes . In the event of a dispute as to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder in connection with a conversion of this Note, the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 23.

 

 

 
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(d)      Limitations on Conversions . T he Company shall not effect the conversion of any portion of this Note, and the Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Note and any such conversion shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted portion of this Note beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 3(d). For purposes of this Section 3(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock the Holder may acquire upon the conversion of this Note without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent, if any, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the “ Reported Outstanding Share Number ”). If the Company receives a Conversion Notice from the Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Conversion Notice would otherwise cause the Holder’s beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 3(d), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such Conversion Notice. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Note, by the Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion of this Note results in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “ Excess Shares ”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and the other Attribution Parties and not to any other Person that is not an Attribution Party of the Holder. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Note in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to convert this Note pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of convertibility. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 3(d) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph (or any portion of this paragraph) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 3(d) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Note.

 

 
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(e)      Right of Alternate Conversion .

 

(i)      General .

 

(1)      Alternate Optional Conversion . At any time after the Company shall have obtained the Stockholder Approval, at the option of the Holder, the Holder may convert (each, an “ Alternate Optional Conversion ”, and the date of such Alternate Optional Conversion, an “ Alternate Optional Conversion Date ”) all, or any part, of the Principal amount of this Note then outstanding (together with any accrued and unpaid Interest thereon and accrued and unpaid Late Charges on such Principal and Interest through such Alternate Optional Conversion Date) into shares of Common Stock (such portion of the Conversion Amount subject to such Alternate Optional Conversion, the “ Alternate Optional Conversion Amount ”) at the Alternate Conversion Price. In the event that the Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer all or any portion of this Note, each transferee shall be allocated such portion of the Conversion Amount eligible to be an Alternate Optional Conversion Amount, if any, as specified in the documentation with respect to such transfer (or, if unspecified therein, pro rata based on the portion of this Note transferred).

 

 

 
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(2)      Alternate Conversion Upon an Event of Default . At any time after the date the Company shall have obtained the Stockholder Approval and during any Event of Default Redemption Right Period (as defined in Section 4(b) below), the Holder may, at the Holder’s option, convert (each, an “ Alternate Event of Default Conversion ” and together with each Alternate Optional Conversion, each, an “ Alternate Conversion ”, and the date of such Alternate Event of Default Conversion, each, an “ Alternate Event of Default Conversion Date ”, and together with each Alternate Optional Conversion Date, each, an “ Alternate Conversion Date ”) all, or any part of, the Conversion Amount (such portion of the Conversion Amount subject to such Alternate Conversion, the “ Alternate Event of Default Conversion Amount ” and together with each Alternate Optional Conversion Amount, each, an “ Alternate Conversion Amount ”) into shares of Common Stock at the Alternate Conversion Price.

 

(ii)      Mechanics of Alternate Conversion . On any Alternate Conversion Date, the Holder may voluntarily convert any Alternate Conversion Amount pursuant to Section 3(c) (with “Alternate Conversion Price” replacing “Conversion Price” for all purposes hereunder with respect to such Alternate Conversion and, solely with respect to the calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount in an Alternate Event of Default Conversion, with “Redemption Premium of the Conversion Amount” replacing “Conversion Amount” in clause (x) of the definition of Conversion Rate above with respect to such Alternate Conversion) by designating in the Conversion Notice delivered pursuant to this Section 3(e) of this Note that the Holder is electing to use the Alternate Conversion Price for such conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3(e), but subject to Section 3(d), until the Company delivers shares of Common Stock representing the applicable Alternate Conversion Amount to the Holder, such Alternate Conversion Amount may be converted by the Holder into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 3(c) without regard to this Section 3(e).

 

 

 
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(f)      Mandatory Conversion .

 

(i)      General . If at any time (x) the VWAP of the Common Stock listed on the Principal Market exceeds $3.29 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations and similar events)(the “ Mandatory Conversion Minimum Price ”) for five (5) consecutive Trading Days (each, a “ Mandatory Conversion Measuring Period ”), and (y) no Equity Conditions Failure then exists, the Company shall have the right to require the Holder to convert all, or any part, of the Conversion Amount of this Note (but in no event less than the lesser of (I) $500,000 in Conversion Amount of this Note and (II) all of the Conversion Amount then remaining under this Note), as designated in the Mandatory Conversion Notice (as defined below) into fully paid, validly issued and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 3(c) hereof at the Conversion Rate as of the Mandatory Conversion Date (as defined below) (a “ Mandatory Conversion ”). The Company may exercise its right to require conversion under this Section 3(f) by delivering within two Trading Days following the end of such Mandatory Conversion Measuring Period a written notice thereof by facsimile and overnight courier to all, but not less than all, of the holders of Notes and the Transfer Agent (the “Mandatory Conversion Notice” and the date all of the holders received such notice by facsimile is referred to as the “ Mandatory Conversion Notice Date ”). The Mandatory Conversion Notice shall be irrevocable. The Mandatory Conversion Notice shall state (i) the Trading Day selected for the Mandatory Conversion in accordance with this Section 3(f), which Trading Day shall be no less than five (5) Trading Days and no more than fifteen (15) Trading Days following the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date (the “ Mandatory Conversion Date ”), (ii) the aggregate Conversion Amount, of the Notes subject to mandatory conversion from the Holder and all of the holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 3(f) (the “ Mandatory Conversion Amount ”), (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder on the Mandatory Conversion Date and (iv) that there has been no Equity Conditions Failure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may affect only one (1) Mandatory Conversion during any twenty (20) Trading Day period. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) if any trading price of the Common Stock listed on the Principal Market fails to exceed the Mandatory Conversion Minimum Price for each Trading Day commencing on the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date and ending and including the Trading Day immediately prior to the applicable Mandatory Conversion Date (a “ Mandatory Conversion Price Failure ”) or an Equity Conditions Failure occurs at any time prior to the Mandatory Conversion Date, (A) the Company shall provide the Holder a subsequent notice to that effect and (B) unless the Holder waives the applicable Equity Conditions Failure and/or Mandatory Conversion Price Failure, as applicable, the Mandatory Conversion shall be cancelled and the applicable Mandatory Conversion Notice shall be null and void and (ii) at any time prior to the date all of the shares of Common Stock to be delivered to the Holder (or its designee) in such Mandatory Conversion have been delivered in full in compliance with Section 3(c) above, the Mandatory Conversion Amount may be converted, in whole or in part, by the Holders into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 3 (including, without limitation, Section 3(e)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conversion Amount subject to a Mandatory Conversion may be converted by the Holder hereunder prior to the applicable Mandatory Conversion Date and such aggregate Conversion Amount converted hereunder on or after the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date and prior to such Mandatory Conversion Date shall reduce the Mandatory Conversion Amount to be converted on such Mandatory Conversion Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall have no right to effect a Mandatory Conversion if any Event of Default has occurred and continuing, but any Event of Default shall have no effect upon the Holder’s right to convert this Note in its discretion.

 

 

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RIGHTS UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT .

 

(a)      Event of Default . Each of the following events shall constitute an “ Event of Default ” and each of the events in clauses (vii), (viii) and (ix) shall constitute a “ Bankruptcy Event of Default ”:

 

(i)     the suspension from trading or the failure of the Common Stock to be trading or listed (as applicable) on an Eligible Market for a period of five (5) consecutive Trading Days;

 

 
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(ii)     the Company’s (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure by delivery of the required number of shares of Common Stock within five (5) Trading Days after the applicable Conversion Date or exercise date (as the case may be) or (B) notice, written or oral, to any holder of the Notes, including, without limitation, by way of public announcement or through any of its agents, at any time, of its intention not to comply, as required, with a request for conversion of any Notes into shares of Common Stock that is requested in accordance with the provisions of the Notes, other than pursuant to Section 3(d);

 

(iii)     except to the extent the Company is in compliance with Section 9(b) below, at any time following the tenth (10 th ) consecutive day that the Holder’s Authorized Share Allocation (as defined in Section 9(a) below) is less than the number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder would be entitled to receive upon a conversion of the full Conversion Amount of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in Section 3(d) or otherwise),;

 

(iv)     the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, Late Charges or other amounts when and as due under this Note (including, without limitation, the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder) or any other Exchange Document (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) or any other agreement, document, certificate or other instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except, in the case of a failure to pay Interest and Late Charges when and as due, in which case only if such failure remains uncured for a period of at least two (2) Trading Days;

 

(v)     the Company fails to remove any restrictive legend on any certificate or any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of this Note, unless otherwise then prohibited by applicable federal securities laws, and any such failure remains uncured for at least five (5) days;

 

(vi)     the occurrence of any default under, redemption of or acceleration prior to maturity of at least an aggregate of $250,000 of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(vii)     bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Company or any Subsidiary and, if instituted against the Company or any Subsidiary by a third party, shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) days of their initiation;

 

 

 
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(viii)     the commencement by the Company or any Subsidiary of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal, state or foreign law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the execution of a composition of debts, or the occurrence of any other similar federal, state or foreign proceeding, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, the taking of corporate action by the Company or any Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action or the taking of any action by any Person to commence a Uniform Commercial Code foreclosure sale or any other similar action under federal, state or foreign law;

 

(ix)     the entry by a court of (i) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary of a voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (ii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document adjudging the Company or any Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary under any applicable federal, state or foreign law or (iii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree, order, judgment or other similar document or any such other decree, order, judgment or other similar document unstayed and in effect for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days;

 

(x)     a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $250,000 are rendered against the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged, settled or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within thirty (30) days after the expiration of such stay; provided, however, any judgment which is covered by insurance or an indemnity from a credit worthy party shall not be included in calculating the $250,000 amount set forth above so long as the Company provides the Holder a written statement from such insurer or indemnity provider (which written statement shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) to the effect that such judgment is covered by insurance or an indemnity and the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) will receive the proceeds of such insurance or indemnity within thirty (30) days of the issuance of such judgment;

   

 
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(xi)     the Company and/or any Subsidiary, individually or in the aggregate, either (i) fails to pay, when due, or within any applicable grace period, any payment with respect to any Indebtedness in excess of $250,000 due to any third party (other than, with respect to unsecured Indebtedness only, payments contested by the Company and/or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) in good faith by proper proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP) or is otherwise in breach or violation of any agreement for monies owed or owing in an amount in excess of $250,000, which breach or violation permits the other party thereto to declare a default or otherwise accelerate amounts due thereunder, or (ii) suffer to exist any other circumstance or event that would, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, result in a default or event of default under any agreement binding the Company or any Subsidiary, which default or event of default would or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations (including results thereof), liabilities, properties, condition (including financial condition) or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate;

 

(xii)     other than as specifically set forth in another clause of this Section 4(a), the Company or any Subsidiary breaches any representation or warranty in any material respect (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or breaches any covenant or other term or condition of any Exchange Document, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition that is curable, only if such breach remains uncured for a period of seven (7) consecutive Trading Days;

 

(xiii)     a false or inaccurate certification (including a false or inaccurate deemed certification) by the Company that either (A) the Equity Conditions are satisfied, (B) there has been no Equity Conditions Failure, or (C) as to whether any Event of Default has occurred;

 

(xiv)     any breach or failure in any respect by the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with any provision of Section 13 of this Note;

 

(xv)     any provision of any Exchange Document (including, without limitation, the Security Documents (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) and the Guaranties (as defined in the Exchange Agreement)) shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the parties thereto, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company or any Subsidiary or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or the Company or any Subsidiary shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Exchange Document (including, without limitation, the Security Documents and the Guaranties);

 

(xvi)     any Security Document shall for any reason fail or cease to create a separate valid and perfected and, except to the extent permitted by the terms hereof or thereof, Lien (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) on the Collateral (as defined in the Security Documents) in favor of the Holder (or any collateral agent appointed by the Holder, if applicable, on behalf of the Holder) or any material provision of any Security Document shall at any time for any reason cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the Company or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Company, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof;

 

 

 
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(xvii)     any material damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any Collateral, whether or not insured, or any strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public enemy, or other casualty which causes, for more than fifteen (15) consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities at any facility of the Company or any Subsidiary, if any such event or circumstance could have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(xviii)     if on or prior to the thirtieth (30 th ) calendar day after the Issuance Date, the Company shall fail to be in compliance with Section 5(i) of the Security Agreement (including, without limitation, the Company obtaining Controlled Account Agreements (as defined in the Security Agreement) with respect to each Controlled Accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries), in each case, executed by the applicable Controlled Account Bank (as defined in the Security Agreement) and the Company (or the applicable Subsidiary);

 

(xix)     any Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) with an adverse impact to the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis, of at least $1 million occurs; or

 

(xx)     any Event of Default (as defined in the Exchanged Non-Convertible Note) occurs.

 

 
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(b)      Notice of an Event of Default; Redemption Right . After the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to this Note, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day of becoming aware of the occurrence of such Event of Default deliver written notice thereof via facsimile or electronic mail and overnight courier (with next day delivery specified) (an “ Event of Default Notice ”) to the Holder. At any time after the earlier of the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice and the Holder becoming aware of an Event of Default, (such earlier date, the “ Event of Default Right Commencement Date ”) and ending (such ending date, the “ Event of Default Right Expiration Date ”, and each such period, an “ Event of Default Redemption Right Period ”) on the later of (x) the date such Event of Default is cured and (y) the twentieth (20 th ) Trading Day after the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice that includes (I) a reasonable description of the applicable Event of Default, (II) a certification as to whether, in the opinion of the Company, such Event of Default is capable of being cured and, if applicable, a reasonable description of any existing plans of the Company to cure such Event of Default and (III) a certification as to the date the Event of Default occurred and, if cured on or prior to the date of such Event of Default Notice, the applicable Event of Default Right Expiration Date, the Holder may require the Company to redeem (regardless of whether such Event of Default has been cured on or prior to the Event of Default Right Expiration Date) all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (the “ Event of Default Redemption Notice ”) to the Company, which Event of Default Redemption Notice shall indicate the portion of this Note the Holder is electing to redeem. Each portion of this Note subject to redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be redeemed by the Company at a price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (A) the Conversion Amount to be redeemed multiplied by (B) the Redemption Premium and (ii) solely if any Equity Conditions Failure exists during the twenty (20) Trading Days immediately prior to such date of determination, the product of (A) the Conversion Amount being redeemed multiplied by (B) the quotient determined by dividing (I) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding such Event of Default and ending on the date the Company makes the entire payment required to be made under this Section 4(b) by (II) the Conversion Price then in effect (the “ Event of Default Redemption Price ”). Redemptions required by this Section 4(b) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 10. To the extent redemptions required by this Section 4(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of this Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3(e), but subject to Section 3(d), until the Event of Default Redemption Price (together with any Late Charges thereon) is paid in full, the Conversion Amount submitted for redemption under this Section 4(b) (together with any Late Charges thereon) may be converted, in whole or in part, by the Holder into Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this Note. In the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of this Note under this Section 4(b), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 4(b) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty. Any redemption upon an Event of Default shall not constitute an election of remedies by the Holder, and all other rights and remedies of the Holder shall be preserved.

 

(c)      Mandatory Redemption upon Bankruptcy Event of Default . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, and notwithstanding any conversion that is then required or in process, upon any Bankruptcy Event of Default, whether occurring prior to or following the Maturity Date, the Company shall immediately pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing (i) all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest and accrued and unpaid Late Charges on such Principal and Interest, multiplied by (ii) the Redemption Premium, in addition to any and all other amounts due hereunder, without the requirement for any notice or demand or other action by the Holder or any other person or entity, provided that the Holder may, in its sole discretion, waive such right to receive payment upon a Bankruptcy Event of Default, in whole or in part, and any such waiver shall not affect any other rights of the Holder hereunder, including any other rights in respect of such Bankruptcy Event of Default, any right to conversion, and any right to payment of the Event of Default Redemption Price or any other Redemption Price, as applicable.

 

 

 
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5.      RIGHTS UPON FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTION .

 

(a)      Assumption . The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Exchange Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(a) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to each holder of Notes in exchange for such Notes a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Notes, including, without limitation, having a principal amount and interest rate equal to the principal amounts then outstanding and the interest rates of the Notes held by such holder, having similar conversion rights as this Note and having similar ranking and security to the Notes, and satisfactory to the Holder and (ii) the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Note and the other Exchange Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Exchange Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of a Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon conversion or redemption of this Note at any time after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 6 and 14, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter) issuable upon the conversion or redemption of the Notes prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had this Note been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Note) , as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may elect, at its sole option, by delivery of written notice to the Company to waive this Section 5(a) to permit the Fundamental Transaction without the assumption of this Note. The provisions of this Section 5 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Note.

 

 

 
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(b)      Notice of a Change of Control; Redemption Right . No sooner than twenty (20) Trading Days nor later than ten (10) Trading Days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control (the “ Change of Control Date ”), but not prior to the public announcement of such Change of Control, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile or electronic mail and overnight courier to the Holder (a “ Change of Control Notice ”). At any time during the period (the “ Change of Control Redemption Period ”) beginning after the Holder’s receipt of a Change of Control Notice or the Holder becoming aware of a Change of Control if a Change of Control Notice is not delivered to the Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence (as applicable) (such date, the “ Change of Control Notice Date ”) and ending on the later of twenty (20) Trading Days after (A) consummation of such Change of Control or (B) the date of receipt of such Change of Control Notice, the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (“ Change of Control Redemption Notice ”) to the Company, which Change of Control Redemption Notice shall indicate the Conversion Amount the Holder is electing to redeem. The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 5 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to the greatest of (i) the product of (w) the Change of Control Redemption Premium multiplied by (y) the Conversion Amount being redeemed, (ii) solely if either (X) any Equity Conditions Failure exists during the twenty (20) Trading Days immediately prior to such date of determination or (Y) less than twenty (20) Trading Days exists between the date of the Change of Control Notice and the Change of Control Date (either, a “ Change of Control Parity Failure ”), the product of (A) the Conversion Amount being redeemed multiplied by (B) the quotient determined by dividing (I) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding the earlier to occur of (1) the consummation of the applicable Change of Control and (2) the public announcement of such Change of Control and ending on the date the Holder delivers the Change of Control Redemption Notice by (II) the Conversion Price then in effect and (iii) solely if a Change of Control Parity Failure then exists, the product of (A) the Conversion Amount being redeemed multiplied by (B) the quotient of (I) the aggregate cash consideration and the aggregate cash value of any non-cash consideration per share of Common Stock to be paid to the holders of the shares of Common Stock upon consummation of such Change of Control (any such non-cash consideration constituting publicly-traded securities shall be valued at the highest of the Closing Sale Price of such securities as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control, the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control and the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the Trading Day immediately prior to the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control) divided by (II) the Conversion Price then in effect (the “ Change of Control Redemption Price ”). Redemptions required by this Section 5 shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 and shall have priority to payments to stockholders in connection with such Change of Control. To the extent redemptions required by this Section 5(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of this Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5, but subject to Section 3(d), until the Change of Control Redemption Price (together with any Late Charges thereon) is paid in full, the Conversion Amount submitted for redemption under this Section 5(b) (together with any Late Charges thereon) may be converted, in whole or in part, by the Holder into Common Stock pursuant to Section 3. In the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of this Note under this Section 5(b), the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 5(b) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.

 

 

 
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6.

RIGHTS UPON ISSUANCE OF PURCHASE RIGHTS AND OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS .

 

(a)      Purchase Rights . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7 below, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all or substantially all of the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note and assuming for such purpose that the Note was converted at the Alternate Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights ( provided , however , that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to the extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to the extent of any such excess) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable) for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right held similarly in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable)) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

(b)      Other Corporate Events . In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “ Corporate Event ”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to ensure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of this Note, at the Holder’s option (i) in addition to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by the Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as the Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Note initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Holder. The provisions of this Section 6 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of this Note.

 

 

 
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7.        RIGHTS UPON ISSUANCE OF OTHER SECURITIES .

 

(a)      Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock . Without limiting any provision of Sections 6 or 7, if the Company at any time on or after the Exchange Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. Without limiting any provision of Sections 6 or 7, if the Company at any time on or after the Exchange Date combines (by any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased. Any adjustment pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this Section 7(a) occurs during the period that a Conversion Price is calculated hereunder, then the calculation of such Conversion Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect such event.

 

(b)      Holder’s Right of Adjusted Conversion Price . In addition to and not in limitation of the other provisions of this Section 7, if the Company in any manner issues or sells or enters into any agreement to issue or sell, any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities (any such securities, “ Variable Price Securities ”), after the Exchange Date that are issuable pursuant to such agreement or convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock at a price which varies or may vary with the market price of the shares of Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to a fixed price, but exclusive of such formulations reflecting customary anti-dilution provisions (such as share splits, share combinations, share dividends and similar transactions) (each of the formulations for such variable price being herein referred to as, the “ Variable Price ”), the Company shall provide written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier to the Holder on the date of such agreement and the issuance of such Convertible Securities or Options. From and after the date the Company enters into such agreement or issues any such Variable Price Securities, the Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion to substitute the Variable Price for the Conversion Price upon conversion of this Note by designating in the Conversion Notice delivered upon any conversion of this Note that solely for purposes of such conversion the Holder is relying on the Variable Price rather than the Conversion Price then in effect. The Holder’s election to rely on a Variable Price for a particular conversion of this Note shall not obligate the Holder to rely on a Variable Price for any future conversion of this Note.

 

 
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(c)      Stock Combination Event Adjustments . If at any time and from time to time on or after the Exchange Date there occurs any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Common Stock (each, a “ Stock Combination Event ”, and such date thereof, the “ Stock Combination Event Date ”) and the Event Market Price is less than the Conversion Price then in effect (after giving effect to the adjustment in Section 7(a) above), then on the sixteenth (16 th ) Trading Day immediately following such Stock Combination Event Date, the Conversion Price then in effect on such sixteenth (16 th ) Trading Day (after giving effect to the adjustment in Section 7(a) above) shall be reduced (but in no event increased) to the Event Market Price. For the avoidance of doubt, if the adjustment in the immediately preceding sentence would otherwise result in an increase in the Conversion Price hereunder, no adjustment shall be made .

 

(d)      Other Events . In the event that the Company (or any Subsidiary) shall take any action to which the provisions hereof are not strictly applicable, or, if applicable, would not operate to protect the Holder from dilution or if any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 7 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s board of directors shall in good faith determine and implement an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price so as to protect the rights of the Holder, provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 7(d) will increase the Conversion Price as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 7, provided further that if the Holder does not accept such adjustments as appropriately protecting its interests hereunder against such dilution, then the Company’s board of directors and the Holder shall agree, in good faith, upon an independent investment bank of nationally recognized standing to make such appropriate adjustments, whose determination shall be final and binding absent manifest error and whose fees and expenses shall be borne by the Company.

 

(e)      Calculations . All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100 th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.

 

(f)      Voluntary Adjustment by Company . At any time after the Company shall have obtained the Stockholder Approval, the Company may, with the prior written consent of the Required Holders, reduce the then current Conversion Price of each of the Notes to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

 

 
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8.        NONCIRCUMVENTION . The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), Bylaws (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provisions of this Note and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder of this Note. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Note or the other Exchange Documents, the Company (a) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon conversion of this Note above the Conversion Price then in effect, and (b) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of this Note. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if after the sixty (60) calendar day anniversary of the Exchange Date, the Holder is not permitted to convert this Note in full for any reason (other than pursuant to restrictions set forth in Section 3(d) hereof), the Company shall use its best efforts to promptly remedy such failure, including, without limitation, obtaining such consents or approvals as necessary to permit such conversion into shares of Common Stock.

 

 

9.

RESERVATION OF AUTHORIZED SHARES .

 

(a)      Reservation . So long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company shall at all times reserve at least 300% of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion, including without limitation, Alternate Conversions, of all of the Notes then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on conversions and assuming such Notes remain outstanding until the Maturity Date ) (the “ Required Reserve Amount ”). The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Notes based on the original principal amount of the Notes held by each holder on the Exchange Date or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the “ Authorized Share Allocation ”). In the event that a holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such holder’s Notes, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Notes shall be allocated to the remaining holders of Notes, pro rata based on the principal amount of the Notes then held by such holders.

 

(b)      Insufficient Authorized Shares . If, notwithstanding Section 8(a), and not in limitation thereof, at any time while any of the Notes remain outstanding the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon conversion of the Notes at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Reserve Amount (an “ Authorized Share Failure ”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Notes then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal. In the event that the Company is prohibited from issuing shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this Note due to the failure by the Company to have sufficient shares of Common Stock available out of the authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock (such unavailable number of shares of Common Stock, the “ Authorized Failure Shares ”), in lieu of delivering such Authorized Failure Shares to the Holder, the Company shall pay cash in exchange for the redemption of such portion of the Conversion Amount convertible into such Authorized Failure Shares at a price equal to the sum of (i) the product of (x) such number of Authorized Failure Shares and (y) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date the Holder delivers the applicable Conversion Notice with respect to such Authorized Failure Shares to the Company and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this Section 9(a); and (ii) to the extent the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Authorized Failure Shares, any brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any, of the Holder incurred in connection therewith. Nothing contained in Section 9(a) or this Section 9(b) shall limit any obligations of the Company under any provision of the Exchange Agreement.

   

 
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10.

REDEMPTIONS AT THE COMPANY’S ELECTION .

 

(a)      Company Optional Redemption . At any time after the Exchange Date (other than during a Change of Control Redemption Period), the Company shall have the right to redeem all, or any part (but no less than the lesser of (x) $500,000 in Conversion Amount of this Note and (y) all of the Conversion Amount then remaining under this Note), of the Conversion Amount then remaining under this Note (each, a“ Company Optional Redemption Amount ”) on the Company Optional Redemption Date (each as defined below) (each, a “ Company Optional Redemption ”). The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 10(a) shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price (each, a “ Company Optional Redemption Price ”) equal to the greater of (i) the Company Optional Redemption Percentage of the Conversion Amount being redeemed as of the Company Optional Redemption Date and (ii) solely if any Equity Conditions Failure exists during the twenty (20) Trading Days immediately prior to such date of determination, the product of (x) the Conversion Amount being redeemed as of the Company Optional Redemption Date multiplied by (y) the quotient determined by dividing (A) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding such Company Optional Redemption Notice Date and ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date the Company makes the entire payment required to be made under this Section 10(a), by (B) the Conversion Price then in effect. The Company may exercise its right to require redemption under this Section 10(a) by delivering a written notice thereof by facsimile or electronic mail and overnight courier to all, but not less than all, of the holders of Notes (each, a “ Company Optional Redemption Notice ” and the date all of the holders of Notes received such notice is referred to as a “ Company Optional Redemption Notice Date ”). The Company may deliver only one Company Optional Redemption Notice in any three (3) Trading Day period and each Company Optional Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable. The Company Optional Redemption Notice shall (x) state the date on which the Company Optional Redemption shall occur (each, a “ Company Optional Redemption Date ”) which date shall not be less than five (5) Trading Days nor more than ten (10) Trading Days following the Company Optional Redemption Notice Date, and (y) state the aggregate Conversion Amount of the Notes which is being redeemed in such Company Optional Redemption from the Holder and all of the other holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 10(a) on the Company Optional Redemption Date. All Conversion Amounts converted by the Holder after the Company Optional Redemption Notice Date shall reduce the Company Optional Redemption Amount of this Note required to be redeemed on the Company Optional Redemption Date. Redemptions made pursuant to this Section 10(a) shall be made in accordance with Section 10. In the event of the Company’s redemption of any portion of this Note under this Section 10, the Holder’s damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for the Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 10 is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall have no right to effect a Company Optional Redemption if any Event of Default has occurred and continuing, but any Event of Default shall have no effect upon the Holder’s right to convert this Note in its discretion.

 

 
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11.

REDEMPTIONS .

 

(a)      Mechanics . The Company shall deliver the applicable Event of Default Redemption Price to the Holder in cash within five (5) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Event of Default Redemption Notice. If the Holder has submitted a Change of Control Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 5(b), the Company shall deliver the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price to the Holder in cash concurrently with the consummation of such Change of Control if such notice is received prior to the consummation of such Change of Control and within five (5) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of such notice otherwise. The Company shall deliver the applicable Company Optional Redemption Price to the Holder in cash on the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in connection with any redemption hereunder at a time the Holder is entitled to receive a cash payment under any of the other Exchange Documents, at the option of the Holder delivered in writing to the Company, the applicable Redemption Price hereunder shall be increased by the amount of such cash payment owed to the Holder under such other Exchange Document and, upon payment in full or conversion in accordance herewith, shall satisfy the Company’s payment obligation under such other Exchange Document. In the event of a redemption of less than all of the Conversion Amount of this Note, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued and delivered to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing the outstanding Principal which has not been redeemed. In the event that the Company does not pay the applicable Redemption Price to the Holder within the time period required, at any time thereafter and until the Company pays such unpaid Redemption Price in full, the Holder shall have the option, in lieu of redemption, to require the Company to promptly return to the Holder all or any portion of this Note representing the Conversion Amount that was submitted for redemption and for which the applicable Redemption Price (together with any Late Charges thereon) has not been paid. Upon the Company’s receipt of such notice, (x) the applicable Redemption Notice shall be null and void with respect to such Conversion Amount, (y) the Company shall immediately return this Note, or issue a new Note (in accordance with Section 18(d)), to the Holder, and, solely if the Company shall have obtained the Stockholder Approval on or prior thereto, in each case the principal amount of this Note or such new Note (as the case may be) shall be increased by an amount equal to the difference between (1) the applicable Redemption Price (as the case may be, and as adjusted pursuant to this Section 10, if applicable) minus (2) the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount submitted for redemption and (z) the Conversion Price of this Note or such new Notes (as the case may be) shall be automatically adjusted with respect to each conversion effected thereafter by the Holder to the lowest of (A) the Conversion Price as in effect on the date on which the applicable Redemption Notice is voided, (B) 75% of the lowest Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock during the period beginning on and including the date on which the applicable Redemption Notice is delivered to the Company and ending on and including the date on which the applicable Redemption Notice is voided and (C) 75% of the quotient of (I) the sum of the five (5) lowest VWAPs of the Common Stock during the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Conversion Date divided by (II) five (5) (it being understood and agreed that all such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period). The Holder’s delivery of a notice voiding a Redemption Notice and exercise of its rights following such notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments of Late Charges which have accrued prior to the date of such notice with respect to the Conversion Amount subject to such notice.

 

 
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12.        VOTING RIGHTS . The Holder shall have no voting rights as the holder of this Note, except as required by law (including, without limitation, the Delaware General Corporation Law) and as expressly provided in this Note.

 

13.         COVENANTS . Until all of the Notes have been converted, redeemed or otherwise satisfied in accordance with their terms:

 

(a)      Rank . All payments due under this Note shall be senior to all other Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Permitted Senior Indebtedness).

 

(b)      Incurrence of Indebtedness . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, incur or guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness (other than (i) the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note and (ii) other Permitted Indebtedness).

 

(c)      Existence of Liens . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, allow or suffer to exist any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “ Liens ”) other than Permitted Liens.

 

 

 
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(d)      Restricted Payments . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, redeem, defease, repurchase, repay or make any payments in respect of, by the payment of cash or cash equivalents (in whole or in part, whether by way of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions or otherwise), all or any portion of any Indebtedness (other than the Notes) whether by way of payment in respect of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on, such Indebtedness if at the time such payment is due or is otherwise made or, after giving effect to such payment, (i) an event constituting an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) an event that with the passage of time and without being cured would constitute an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

(e)      Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of its capital stock.

 

(f)      Restriction on Transfer of Assets . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, spin-off, split-off, close, convey or otherwise dispose of any assets or rights of the Company or any Subsidiary owned or hereafter acquired whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, other than (i) sales, leases, licenses, assignments, transfers, conveyances and other dispositions of such assets or rights by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with its past practice, (ii) sales of inventory and product in the ordinary course of business and (iii) sales, leases, licenses, assignments, transfers, conveyances and other dispositions of such assets or rights by the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with joint ventures, strategic transactions and similar development arrangements on arms length business terms and conditions.

 

(g)      Maturity of Indebtedness . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, permit any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to mature or accelerate prior to the Maturity Date.

 

(h)      Change in Nature of Business . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by or publicly contemplated to be conducted by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries on the Exchange Date or any business substantially related or incidental thereto. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, modify its or their corporate structure or purpose.

 

(i)      Preservation of Existence, Etc. Except for the dissolution of any Inactive Subsidiary (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), the Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary.

 

 
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(j)      Maintenance of Properties, Etc. Except as provided on Schedule 13(j), the Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder.

 

(k)      Maintenance of Intellectual Property . Except as provided on Schedule 13(k), the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take all action necessary or advisable to maintain all of the intellectual property of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that are necessary or material to the conduct of its business in full force and effect.

 

(l)      Maintenance of Insurance . The Company shall maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any governmental authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated.

 

(m)      Transactions with Affiliates . The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease, transfer or exchange of property or assets of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any affiliate, except in the ordinary course of business in a manner and to an extent consistent with past practice and necessary or desirable for the prudent operation of its business, for fair consideration and on terms no less favorable to it or its Subsidiaries than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an affiliate thereof.

 

(n)      Restricted Issuances . The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (i) issue any Notes (other than as contemplated by the Exchange Agreement and the Notes), (ii) issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under the Notes or (iii) until the Release Date (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), have any outstanding Indebtedness under the Permitted Senior Indebtedness or borrow any additional amounts under the Permitted Senior Indebtedness.

 

 

 
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(o)      Independent Investigation . At the request of the Holder either (x) at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (y) upon the occurrence of an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an Event of Default or (z) at any time the Holder reasonably believes an Event of Default may have occurred or be continuing, the Company shall hire an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder to investigate as to whether any breach of this Note has occurred (the “ Independent Investigator ”). If the Independent Investigator determines that such breach of this Note has occurred, the Independent Investigator shall notify the Company of such breach and the Company shall deliver written notice to each holder of a Note of such breach. In connection with such investigation, the Independent Investigator may, during reasonable business hours and upon reasonable notice, inspect all contracts, books, records, personnel, offices and other facilities and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the extent available to the Company after the Company uses reasonable efforts to obtain them, the records of its legal advisors and accountants (including the accountants’ work papers) and any books of account, records, reports and other papers not contractually required of the Company to be confidential or secret, or subject to attorney-client or other evidentiary privilege, and the Independent Investigator may make such copies and inspections thereof as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall furnish the Independent Investigator with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the business and properties of the Company as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall permit the Independent Investigator to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company with, and to make proposals and furnish advice with respect thereto to, the Company’s officers, directors, key employees and independent public accountants or any of them (and by this provision the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss with such Independent Investigator the finances and affairs of the Company and any Subsidiaries), all at such reasonable times, upon reasonable notice, and as often as may be reasonably requested.

 

14.      SECURITY . This Note is secured to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Exchange Documents (including, without limitation, the Security Agreement, the other Security Documents and the Guaranties).

 

15.      DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distributions of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to any or all holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (the “ Distributions ”), then the Holder will be entitled to such Distributions as if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Note and assuming for such purpose that the Note was converted at the Alternate Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for such Distributions (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to the extent of any such excess) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

 

 
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16.      AMENDING THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE . The prior written consent of the Company and the Holder shall be required for any change, waiver or amendment to this Note.

 

17.      TRANSFER . This Note and any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of this Note may be offered, sold, assigned or transferred by the Holder without the consent of the Company

 

18.      REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE .

 

(a)      Transfer . If this Note is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Note to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 18(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Note (in accordance with Section 18(d)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section 3(c)(iii) following conversion or redemption of any portion of this Note, the outstanding Principal represented by this Note may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Note.

 

(b)      Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary and reasonable form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing the outstanding Principal.

 

(c)      Note Exchangeable for Different Denominations . This Note is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Note or Notes (in accordance with Section 18(d) and in principal amounts of at least $1,000) representing in the aggregate the outstanding Principal of this Note, and each such new Note will represent such portion of such outstanding Principal as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.

 

 

 
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(d)      Issuance of New Notes . Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Note pursuant to the terms of this Note, such new Note (i) shall be of like tenor with this Note, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Note, the Principal remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Note being issued pursuant to Section 18(a) or Section 18(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the principal represented by the other new Notes issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Note immediately prior to such issuance of new Notes), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the Original Issuance Date (as set forth on the face of this Note), (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Note, (v) shall have an exchange date, as indicated on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the Exchange Date of this Note and (vi) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest and Late Charges on the Principal and Interest of this Note, from the Exchange Date.

 

19.      REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATIONS, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF . The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and any of the other Exchange Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Note (including, without limitation, compliance with Section 7).

 

20.      PAYMENT OF COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COSTS . If (a) this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or the Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Note or to enforce the provisions of this Note or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting Company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Note, then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by the Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements.

 

 
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21.      CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS . This Note shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the initial Holder and shall not be construed against any such Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Note are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Note. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Note instead of just the provision in which they are found. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, all section references are to sections of this Note. Terms used in this Note and not otherwise defined herein, but defined in the other Exchange Documents, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Exchange Date in such other Exchange Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Holder.

 

22.        FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER . No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 22 shall permit any waiver of any provision of Section 3(d).

 

 

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DISPUTE RESOLUTION .

 

(a)      Submission to Dispute Resolution .

 

(i)     In the case of a dispute relating to a Closing Bid Price, a Closing Sale Price, a Conversion Price, an Alternate Conversion Price, a VWAP or a fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of a Conversion Rate, or the applicable Redemption Price (as the case may be) (including, without limitation, a dispute relating to the determination of any of the foregoing), the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via facsimile or electronic mail (A) if by the Company, within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute or (B) if by the Holder at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Company are unable to promptly resolve such dispute relating to such Closing Bid Price, such Closing Sale Price, such Conversion Price, such Alternate Conversion Price, such VWAP or such fair market value, or the arithmetic calculation of such Conversion Rate or such applicable Redemption Price (as the case may be), at any time after the second (2 nd ) Business Day following such initial notice by the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) of such dispute to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be), then the Holder may, with the consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld), select an independent, reputable investment bank to resolve such dispute.

 

 

 
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(ii)     The Holder and the Company shall each deliver to such investment bank (A) a copy of the initial dispute submission so delivered in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 23 and (B) written documentation supporting its position with respect to such dispute, in each case, no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) by the fifth (5 th ) Business Day immediately following the date on which the Holder selected such investment bank (the “ Dispute Submission Deadline ”) (the documents referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) are collectively referred to herein as the “ Required Dispute Documentation ”) (it being understood and agreed that if either the Holder or the Company fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then the party who fails to so submit all of the Required Dispute Documentation shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank with respect to such dispute and such investment bank shall resolve such dispute based solely on the Required Dispute Documentation that was delivered to such investment bank prior to the Dispute Submission Deadline). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both the Company and the Holder or otherwise requested by such investment bank, neither the Company nor the Holder shall be entitled to deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank in connection with such dispute (other than the Required Dispute Documentation).

 

(iii)     The Company and the Holder shall cause such investment bank to determine the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and the Holder of such resolution no later than ten (10) Business Days immediately following the Dispute Submission Deadline. The fees and expenses of such investment bank shall be borne solely by the Company, and such investment bank’s resolution of such dispute shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error.

 

(b)      Miscellaneous . The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) this Section 23 constitutes an agreement to arbitrate between the Company and the Holder (and constitutes an arbitration agreement) under § 7501, et seq. of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (“ CPLR ”) and that the Holder is authorized to apply for an order to compel arbitration pursuant to CPLR § 7503(a) in order to compel compliance with this Section 23, (ii) the terms of this Note and each other applicable Exchange Document shall serve as the basis for the selected investment bank’s resolution of the applicable dispute, such investment bank shall be entitled (and is hereby expressly authorized) to make all findings, determinations and the like that such investment bank determines are required to be made by such investment bank in connection with its resolution of such dispute and in resolving such dispute such investment bank shall apply such findings, determinations and the like to the terms of this Note and any other applicable Exchange Documents, (iii) the Holder (and only the Holder), in its sole discretion, shall have the right to submit any dispute described in this Section 23 to any state or federal court sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan in lieu of utilizing the procedures set forth in this Section 23 and (iv) nothing in this Section 23 shall limit the Holder from obtaining any injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (including, without limitation, with respect to any matters described in this Section 23).

 

 

 
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24.

NOTICES; CURRENCY; PAYMENTS .

 

(a)      Notices . Whenever notice is required to be given under this Note, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 8.4 of the Exchange Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Note, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice to the Holder (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grant, issuances, or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property to holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.

 

(b)      Currency . All dollar amounts referred to in this Note are in United States Dollars (“ U.S. Dollars ”), and all amounts owing under this Note shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies (if any) shall be converted into the U.S. Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. “ Exchange Rate means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into U.S. Dollars pursuant to this Note, the U.S. Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the relevant date of calculation (it being understood and agreed that where an amount is calculated with reference to, or over, a period of time, the date of calculation shall be the final date of such period of time).

 

(c)      Payments . Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Note, unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by a certified check drawn on the account of the Company and sent via overnight courier service to such Person at such address as previously provided to the Company in writing, provided that the Holder may elect to receive a payment of cash via wire transfer of immediately available funds by providing the Company with prior written notice setting out such request and the Holder’s wire transfer instructions. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day. Any amount of Principal and/or other amounts due under the Exchange Documents which is not paid when due (except to the extent such Principal and/or other amounts are then accruing Interest at the Default Rate) shall result in a late charge being incurred and payable by the Company in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from the date such amount was due until the same is paid in full (“ Late Charge ”).

 

25.      CANCELLATION . After all Principal, accrued Interest, Late Charges and other amounts at any time owed on this Note have been paid in full, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled, shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation and shall not be reissued.

 

26.      WAIVER OF NOTICE . To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby irrevocably waives demand, notice, presentment, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and the Exchange Agreement.

 

 

 
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27.        GOVERNING LAW . This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Note shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Except as otherwise required by Section 23 above, the Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein (i) shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder or (ii) shall limit, or shall be deemed or construed to limit, any provision of Section 23. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

28.        JUDGMENT CURRENCY .

 

(a)     If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company in any court in any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 28 referred to as the “ Judgment Currency ”) an amount due in U.S. dollars under this Note, the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Trading Day immediately preceding:

 

(i)     the date actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date: or

 

(ii)     the date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 28(a)(ii) being hereinafter referred to as the “ Judgment Conversion Date ”).

 

(b)     If in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 28(a)(ii) above, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the applicable party shall pay such adjusted amount as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of US dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.

 

 

 
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(c)     Any amount due from the Company under this provision shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Note.

 

29.      SEVERABILITY . If any provision of this Note is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Note so long as this Note as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

 

30.      MAXIMUM PAYMENTS . Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to the Holder and thus refunded to the Company.

 

31.      CERTAIN DEFINITIONS . For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)     “ 1933 Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

(b)     “ 1934 Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

(c)      “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that “control” of a Person means the power directly or indirectly either to vote 10% or more of the stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

 

 

 
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(d)     “ Alternate Conversion Price ” means, with respect to any Alternate Conversion that price which shall be the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) lowest of (x) the applicable Conversion Price as in effect on the applicable Conversion Date of the applicable Alternate Conversion, (y) 88% of the lowest VWAPs of the Common Stock during the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the date of delivery or deemed delivery of the applicable Conversion Notice (such period, the “ Alternate Conversion Measuring Period ”). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock during such Alternate Conversion Measuring Period.

 

(e)      “ Attribution Parties ” means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Exchange Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.

 

(f)      “ Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg, L.P.

 

(g)     “ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

(h)     “ Change of Control ” means any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any merger of the Company or any of its, direct or indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiaries with or into any of the foregoing Persons, (ii) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the shares of Common Stock in which holders of the Company’s voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, are, in all material respects, the holders of the voting power of the surviving entity (or entities with the authority or voting power to elect the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities) after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification, or (iii) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(i)     “ Change of Control Redemption Premium ” means 125%.

 

 

 
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(j)     “ Closing Bid Price ” and “ Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price (as the case may be) then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price (as the case may be) of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 23. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions during such period.

 

(k)      “ Common Stock ” means (i) the Company’s shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.

 

(l)     “ Company Optional Redemption Percentage ” means, as of any date of determination, as applicable: (i) from the Exchange Date through and including the 179th day anniversary of the Exchange Date, 115%, (ii) from the 180 th day anniversary of the Exchange Date through and including the 269 th day anniversary of the Exchange Date, 120% or (iii) from and after the 270 th day anniversary of the Exchange Date, 125%.

 

(m)     “ Contingent Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.

 

(n)     “ Convertible Securities ” means any stock or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.

 

 

 
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(o)     “ Current Information Failure ” means, as of any date of determination, either (x) the Company fails for any reason to satisfy the requirements of Rule 144(c)(1), including, without limitation, the failure to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c), as of such date of determination or (y) if the Company has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes such an issuer in the future, the Company fails to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) as of such date of determination.

 

(p)     “ Current Subsidiary ” means any Person in which the Company on the Exchange Date, directly or indirectly, (i) owns any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (ii) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and all of the foregoing, collectively, “ Current Subsidiaries ”.

 

(q)     “ Eligible Market ” means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the OTCQB, the OTCQX or the Principal Market.

 

(r)     “ Equity Conditions ” means, with respect to any given date of determination: (i) all Registrable Securities shall be eligible for resale by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144 (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) without restriction or the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of the Notes, other issuance of securities with respect to the Notes); (ii) on each day during the period beginning thirty calendar days prior to the applicable date of determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination (the “ Equity Conditions Measuring Period ”), the Common Stock (including all Registrable Securities ) is listed or designated for quotation (as applicable) on an Eligible Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on an Eligible Market (other than suspensions of not more than two (2) days and occurring prior to the applicable date of determination due to business announcements by the Company) nor shall delisting or suspension by an Eligible Market have been threatened (with a reasonable prospect of delisting occurring after giving effect to all applicable notice, appeal, compliance and hearing periods) or reasonably likely to occur or pending as evidenced by (A) a writing by such Eligible Market or (B) the Company falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable); (iii) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall have delivered all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note on a timely basis as set forth in Section 3 hereof and all other shares of capital stock required to be delivered by the Company on a timely basis as set forth in the other Exchange Documents; (iv) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination (or issuable upon conversion of the Conversion Amount being redeemed in the event requiring this determination) may be issued in full without violating Section 3(d) hereof; (v) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination (or issuable upon conversion of the Conversion Amount being redeemed in the event requiring this determination (without regards to any limitations on conversion set forth herein)) may be issued in full without violating the rules or regulations of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable); (vi) the Company shall have no knowledge of any fact that would reasonably be expected to cause any Registrable Securities to not be eligible for resale by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction or the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of the Notes, other issuance of securities with respect to the Notes) and no Current Information Failure exists or is continuing ; (vii) the Holder shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information provided to any of them by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates, employees, officers, representatives, agents or the like; (viii) the Company otherwise shall have been in compliance with each, and shall not have breached any representation or warranty in any material respect (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or breached any covenant or other term or condition of any Exchange Document, including, without limitation, the Company shall not have failed to timely make any payment pursuant to any Exchange Document; (ix) there shall not have occurred any Volume Failure as of such applicable date of determination; (x) on the applicable date of determination (A) no Authorized Share Failure shall exist or be continuing and the applicable Required Minimum Securities Amount of shares of Common Stock are available under the certificate of incorporation of the Company and reserved by the Company to be issued pursuant to the Notes and (B) all shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination (or issuable upon conversion of the Conversion Amount being redeemed in the event requiring this determination (without regards to any limitations on conversion set forth herein)) may be issued in full without resulting in an Authorized Share Failure; (xi) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred and there shall not exist an Event of Default or an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an Event of Default; and (xii) the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant the event requiring the satisfaction of the Equity Conditions are duly authorized and listed and eligible for trading without restriction on an Eligible Market.

 

 

 
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(s)     “ Equity Conditions Failure ” means that on any day during the period commencing fifteen (15) Trading Days prior to (i) the applicable Mandatory Conversion Notice Date through, and including, the applicable Mandatory Conversion Date, (ii) the applicable Company Optional Redemption Notice Date through, and including, the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date or (iii) the applicable Change of Control Notice Date through, and including, the applicable Change of Control Redemption Date or (iv) the applicable Event of Default Right Commencement Date through, and including, the applicable Event of Default Redemption Date, the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder).

 

(t)     “ Event Market Price ” means, with respect to any Stock Combination Event Date, the quotient determined by dividing (x) the sum of the VWAP of the Common Stock for each of the five (5) Trading Days with the lowest VWAP of the Common Stock during the fifteen (15) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the sixteenth (16th ) Trading Day after such Stock Combination Event Date, divided by (y) five (5) .

 

(u)     “ Exchange Date ” means March 23, 2017.

 

 

 
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(v)     “ Exchanged Non-Convertible Note ” shall have the meaning as set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

 

(w)     “ Floor Price ” means $0.40.

 

(x)     “ Fundamental Transaction ” means (A) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Subject Entity, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its “significant subsidiaries” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) to one or more Subject Entities, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Subject Entities to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Subject Entities making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (iv) consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Subject Entities whereby all such Subject Entities, individually or in the aggregate, acquire, either (x) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all the Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that the Subject Entities become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock , (B) that the Company shall , directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, allow any Subject Entity individually or the Subject Entities in the aggregate to be or become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in outstanding shares of Common Stock, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock not held by all such Subject Entities as of the date of this Note calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all such Subject Entities were not outstanding, or (z) a percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company sufficient to allow such Subject Entities to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other shareholders of the Company to surrender their shares of Common Stock without approval of the shareholders of the Company or (C) directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction.

 

 
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(y)      “ GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

 

(z)     “ Group ” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.

 

(aa)     “ Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including, without limitation, “capital leases” in accordance with GAAP) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above.

 

(bb)     “ Interest Rate ” means one and one hundredth percent (1.01%) per annum, as may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 2.

 

 
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(cc)     “ Maturity Date ” shall mean June 22, 2018 ; provided, however, the Maturity Date may be extended at the option of the Holder (i) in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or any event shall have occurred and be continuing that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an Event of Default or (ii) through the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction in the event that a Fundamental Transaction is publicly announced or a Change of Control Notice is delivered prior to the Maturity Date, provided further that if a Holder elects to convert some or all of this Note pursuant to Section 3 hereof, and the Conversion Amount would be limited pursuant to Section 3(d) hereunder, the Maturity Date shall automatically be extended until such time as such provision shall not limit the conversion of this Note.

 

(dd)     “ New Subsidiary ” means, as of any date of determination, any Person in which the Company after the Exchange Date, directly or indirectly, (i) owns or acquires any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (ii) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and all of the foregoing, collectively, “ New Subsidiaries ”.

 

(ee)     “ Options ” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

(ff)     “ Parent Entity ” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

 

(gg)     “ Permitted Indebtedness ” means (i) Indebtedness evidenced by this Note, (ii) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens or unsecured but as described in clauses (iv) and (v) of the definition of Permitted Liens, (iii) Permitted Senior Indebtedness and (iv) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 2.15(iii) to the Exchange Agreement.

 

 
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(hh)     “ Permitted Liens ” means (i) any Lien for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) any statutory Lien arising in the ordinary course of business by operation of law with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent, (iii) any Lien created by operation of law, such as materialmen’s liens, mechanics’ liens and other similar liens, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (iv) Liens (A) upon or in any equipment acquired or held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such equipment or Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or lease of such equipment, or (B) existing on such equipment at the time of its acquisition, provided that the Lien is confined solely to the property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment, in either case, with respect to Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000, (v) Liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the Indebtedness secured by Liens of the type described in clause (iv) above, provided that any extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase, (vi) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payments of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods, (vii) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 4(a)(x), (viii) Liens with respect to the Permitted Senior Indebtedness Collateral, and (ix) Liens set forth on Schedule 2.15(iii) to the Exchange Agreement..

 

(ii)      “ Permitted Senior Indebtedness ” means that certain Credit and Security Agreement dated as of September 28, 2016, by and between Interpace Diagnostic Group, Inc., Interpace Diagnostics Corporation, Interpace Diagnostics LLC, as borrowers, and SCM Specialty Finance Opportunities Fund, L.P., as lender as in effect as of the Subscription Date, provided , however , that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness permitted hereunder does not at any time exceed (x) if prior to the Release Date, $0.00 or (y) from and after the Release Date, $1.2 million.

 

(jj)     “ Permitted Senior Indebtedness Collateral ” means any Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) secured by Permitted Liens by the holders of Permitted Senior Indebtedness as in effect as of the Subscription Date.

 

(kk)     “ Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(ll)     “ Principal Market ” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

(mm)     “ Redemption Notices ” means, collectively, the Event of Default Redemption Notices, the Company Optional Redemption Notices, and the Change of Control Redemption Notices, and each of the foregoing, individually, a “ Redemption Notice .”

 

(nn)     “ Redemption Premium ” means 125%.

 

(oo)     “ Redemption Prices ” means, collectively, Event of Default Redemption Prices, the Company Optional Redemption Prices, and the Change of Control Redemption Prices, and each of the foregoing, individually, a “ Redemption Price .”

 

(pp)      “ SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.

 

(qq)     “ Stockholder Approval ” means the approval by the requisite number of stockholders of the Company, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Principal Market (including, without limitation, Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d)), to issue Common Stock upon conversion on this Note in accordance with terms set forth herein.

 

 

 
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(rr)     “ Subsidiaries ” means, as of any date of determination, collectively, all Current Subsidiaries and all New Subsidiaries, and each of the foregoing, individually, a “ Subsidiary .”

 

(ss)     “ Subject Entity ” means any Person, Persons or Group or any Affiliate or associate of any such Person, Persons or Group.

 

(tt)      “ Successor Entity ” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.

 

(uu)     “ Trading Day ” means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.

 

(vv)     “ Volume Failure ” means, with respect to a particular date of determination, the aggregate daily dollar trading volume (as reported on Bloomberg) of the Common Stock on the Principal Market on any Trading Days during the fifteen (15) Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination (such period, the “ Volume Failure Measuring Period ”), is less than $100,000 (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions occurring after the Exchange Date). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions during such Volume Failure Measuring Period.

 

 

 
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(ww)      “ VWAP ” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded) during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “HP” function (set to weighted average) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 23. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.

 

32.      DISCLOSURE . Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Note, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day after any such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, non-public information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to the Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries provides material non-public information to the Holder that is not simultaneously filed in a Current Report on Form 8-K and the Holder has not agreed to receive such material non-public information, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Holder shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates or agents with respect to, or a duty to any of the foregoing not to trade on the basis of, such material non-public information. Nothing contained in this Section 32 shall limit any obligations of the Company, or any rights of the Holder, under the Exchange Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Exchange Date set out above.

 

 

INTERPACE DIAGNOSTICS GROUP ,

INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jack E. Stover

 

 

 

Name: Jack E. Stover

 

 

 

Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 
Senior Convertible Note - Signature Page

 

 

EXHIBIT I

 

INTERPACE DIAGNOSTICS GROUP , INC.
CONVERSION NOTICE

 

Reference is made to the Senior Secured Convertible Note (the “ Note ”) issued to the undersigned by Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Note, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the Conversion Amount (as defined in the Note) of the Note indicated below into shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company, as of the date specified below. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in the Note.

 

Date of Conversion:

 
   

Aggregate Principal to be converted:

 
   

Aggregate accrued and unpaid Interest and accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such portion of the Aggregate Principal and such Aggregate Interest to be converted:

 
   

AGGREGATE CONVERSION AMOUNT
TO BE CONVERTED:

 
   

Please confirm the following information:

 

Conversion Price:

 
   

Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:

 
   
 

☐       If this Conversion Notice is being delivered with respect to an Alternate Conversion, check here if Holder is electing to use the following Alternate Conversion Price:____________

 

Please issue the Common Stock into which the Note is being converted to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:

 

☐      Check here if requesting delivery as a certificate to the following name and to the following address:

 

Issue to:

 
   
   

 

 
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☐     Check here if requesting delivery by Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian as follows:

 

DTC Participant:

 
   

DTC Number:

 
   

Account Number:

 

 

 

  

Date: _____________ __,             

 
   
Name of Registered Holder  
   
   

By: _____________________

        Name:
Title:

 

      Tax ID:_____________________

 

      Facsimile:___________________

 

      E-mail Address:

 

 
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Exhibit II

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

The Company hereby (a) acknowledges this Conversion Notice, (b) certifies that the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock [are][are not] eligible to be resold by the Holder either (i) pursuant to Rule 144 (subject to the Holder’s execution and delivery to the Company of a customary 144 representation letter) or (ii) an effective and available registration statement and (c) hereby directs _________________ to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated _____________, 20__ from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by ________________________.

 

 

INTERPACE DIAGNOSTICS GROUP ,

INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

Exhibit 4.3

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “ 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 SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED 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.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

INTERPACE DIAGNOSTICS GROUP, INC.

 

 

Warrant Shares: _______________

Initial Exercise Date:                                                         , 2017

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, RedPath Equityholder Representative, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its assigns , (the “ Holder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after                                   , 2017 (the “ Initial Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on the five year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), up to _______________ shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “ Warrant Shares ”) of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1.      Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the following meanings:

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

 
 

 

 

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.

 

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 MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

 

Section 2.

Exercise .

 

(a)     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) of a duly executed facsimile copy (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto. At the time of delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank.   Except as otherwise provided herein, 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 physically 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 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.

 

(b)      Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $4.69, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”).

 

 
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(c)      Mechanics of Exercise .

 

i.      Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Company’s transfer agent to the Holder by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within five (5) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised .

 

ii.      Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise . If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of the Holder and upon physical surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iii.      Rescission Rights . If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(c)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

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

 

v.      Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder;  provided however , that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when physically surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached as Exhibit B 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.

 

vi.      Closing of Books . The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

 
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Section 3.

Certain Adjustments .

 

(a)      Stock Dividends and Splits . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant or upon exercise of any other warrants), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

(b)      Subsequent Rights Offerings . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all of the record holders of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

(c)      Pro Rata Distributions . During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all of the holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution. To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.

 

 
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(d)      Calculations . All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

(e)      Notice to Holder .

 

i.      Adjustment to Exercise Price . Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall reasonably promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii.      Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder . If, whether prior to the Initial Exercise Date or otherwise, (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer , share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer , share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or winding up; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein, whether such date is prior to the Initial Exercise Date or otherwise .

 

 
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Section 4.

Transfer of Warrant; Representations by the Holder .

 

(a)      Transferability . Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon physical 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 physical 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. 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 physical presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto and the name of the holder(s) of such Warrants so issued.

 

(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 physical 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 promulgated under the Securities Act, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, confirm in writing that the representations and warranties of the Holder as set forth in this Warrant are true and correct with respect to the Holder or such transferee, as the case may be, and agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Warrant that apply to a “Holder”. This Warrant and any Warrant Shares acquired upon any exercise hereof may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, to the Company or to an Affiliate of the Holder, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Warrant under the Securities Act.

 

 
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The Holder agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required, of a legend on any of the Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant in substantially the following form:

 

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE U.S. 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.

 

(e)      Representations by the Holder . The Holder represents and warrants that (i) it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, (ii) 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, (iii) it 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 this Warrant and any Warrant Shares acquired upon any exercise hereof, has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment and is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in this Warrant and any Warrant Shares acquired upon any exercise hereof, (iv) it has had the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the merits and risks of investing in this Warrant, 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 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 and (v) it is not accepting this Warrant as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding this Warrant or the Warrant Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

 

Section 5.

Miscellaneous .

 

(a)      No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(c), except as expressly set forth in Section 3.

 

(b)      Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of this Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon physical surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

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

 

(d)      Authorized Shares . The Company covenants that, during the period this Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of the Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

 
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(e)      Governing Law; . This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law principles of any jurisdiction.

 

(f)      Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that any Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws. The Holder further acknowledges that the Company has no obligation to register or qualify this Warrant or any Warrant Shares acquired upon any exercise hereof for resale.

 

(g)      Nonwaiver . 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.

 

(h)      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 below (or to such other facsimile number as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision) or via email at such email address as a party may hereafter specify (or to such other email address as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision) , in each case 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 below (or to such other facsimile number as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision) or via email at such email address as a party may hereafter specify (or to such other email address as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision) , in each case 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 first (1 st ) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service to the address set forth below (or to such other address as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision) or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given:

 

If to RedPath Equityholder Representative, LLC, to:

Radnor Financial Center
555 E. Lancaster Avenue, Suite 520
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087
Facsimile: 610.567.2388
Attention: Brian Murphy

 

 
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With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC
301 Grant Street, 20th Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
Facsimile: 412.562.1041
Attention: Craig S. Heryford, Esq.

If to the Company, to:

Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc.
Morris Corporate Center 1, Building A
300 Interpace Parkway
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Facsimile: 862.207.7899
Attention: Jack E. Stover

With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

Pepper Hamilton LLP
The New York Times Building
37th Floor, 620 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10018
Facsimile: 212.286.9806
Attention: Merrill M. Kraines, Esq.

 

(i)      Limitation of Liability . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

(j)      Remedies . The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(k)      Successors and Assigns . Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of the 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.

 

 
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(l)      Entire Agreement; Amendment . This Warrant and the Termination Agreement constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof, and supersede and replace in their entirety any prior proposals, term sheets, letters, negotiations or other documents or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

 

(m)     Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

(n)      Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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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 ___ day of ______________, 2017.

 

 

INTERPACE DIAGNOSTICS GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Acknowledged and agreed as of

the ___ day of ______________, 2017:

 

RedPath Equityholder Representative, LLC


By:
                                                                                     
Name:
Title:

 

 
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EXHIBIT A

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO:     INTERPACE DIAGNOSTICS GROUP, INC.

 

(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 be in lawful money of the United States.

 

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

 

                                                             

 

(4)     The undersigned hereby confirms the continued truth and correctness of the Holder’s representations and warranties set forth in the Warrant.

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Investing Person:

 

 

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Person: 

 

 

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: 

 

 

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

 

 
Date: ___________________

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

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

 

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

 

 

Name: 

 

 

(Please Print)

 

 

Address:  

 

 

(Please Print)

 

 

Phone Number:

 

 

 

Email Address:

 

 

 

Dated:

_______________ __, ______

 

 

Holder’s Name:

 

 

 

Holder’s Signature:

 

 

 

Holder’s Address:

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

This Exchange Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of the 22nd day of March 2017, by and between, Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and the holder identified on the signature page hereto (“ Investor ”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in the Exchanged Notes (as defined below).

 

R E C I T A L S

 

A.     On October 31, 2014, the Company and Interpace Diagnostics, LLC issued a Non-Negotiable Subordinated Secured Promissory Note (the “ Note ”) to RedPath Equityholder Representative, LLC (the “ Original Investor ”) with an aggregate principal amount currently outstanding of $9,336,250.00.

 

B.     Immediately prior to the Closing Date (as defined below), the Investor will acquire (from the Original Investor) the Note with an aggregate principal amount currently outstanding of $9,336,250.00 (the “ Existing Note ”) pursuant to that certain Purchase Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Purchase Agreement ”).

 

C.     The Company and the Investor desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company and the Investor shall exchange the Existing Note for (i) a senior secured convertible note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 , with an aggregate principal amount of $5,321,662.50 (the “ Exchanged Convertible Note ”), convertible into Common Stock (as defined below) in accordance therewith (the Exchanged Convertible Note as converted, the “ Exchanged Conversion Shares ”) and (ii) a senior secured note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 , with an aggregate principal amount of $3,547,775.00 (the “ Exchanged Non-Convertible Note ”, and together with the Exchanged Convertible Note, the “ Exchanged Notes ”, and together with the Exchanged Conversion Shares, the “ Exchanged Securities ”).

 

D.     The exchange of the Existing Note for the Exchanged Notes is being made in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).

 

E.     The Exchanged Notes will rank senior to all outstanding and future Indebtedness (as defined below), of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries (as defined below) (other than the Permitted Senior Indebtedness), and the Exchanged Notes will be secured by a first priority perfected security interest in all of the existing and future assets of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries (other than the Permitted Senior Indebtedness, including a pledge of all of the capital stock of each of the Material Subsidiaries, as evidenced by (i) an amended and restated security agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Security Agreement ”, and together with the Security Agreement, the Perfection Certificate (as defined below) and the other security documents and agreements entered into in connection with this Agreement and each of such other documents and agreements, as each may be amended or modified from time to time, collectively, the “ Security Documents ”), and (ii) an amended and restated guaranty executed by each Material Subsidiary of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (collectively, the “ Guaranties ”) pursuant to which each of them guarantees the obligations of the Company under the Exchange Documents (as defined below).

 

 
 

 

   

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1.      Exchange . Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 5 and 6 below, on the Closing Date (as defined below) the Investor shall, and the Company shall, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, exchange the Existing Note for the Exchanged Notes. At the Closing (as defined below), the following transactions shall occur (such transactions in this Section 1.1 to 1.5, the “ Exchange ”):

 

1.1      Delivery . In exchange for the Existing Note, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Investor the Exchanged Notes. As of the Closing Date, all of the Investor’s rights under the Existing Note shall be extinguished.

 

1.2      Other Documents . The Company and the Investor shall execute and/or deliver such other documents and agreements as are customary and reasonably necessary to effectuate the Exchange.

 

1.3      Purchase Price . The Exchanged Notes shall be issued to the Investor in exchange for the Existing Note without the payment of any additional consideration.

 

1.4      Closing . Upon confirmation that the conditions to closing specified in this Agreement have been satisfied or duly waived by the Investor or the Company, as applicable, the closing of the Exchange (the “ Closing ”) shall occur on the date hereof or such other date as is mutually acceptable to the Investor and the Company (the “ Closing Date ”).

 

1.5      Release . At such time (the “ Release Date ”), as both (x) the Exchanged Convertible Note has less than $2,394,748.13 in aggregate principal amount outstanding and (y) the Exchanged Non-Convertible Note has less than $1,596,498.75 in aggregate principal amount outstanding, the Investor shall release its security interest arising pursuant to the Security Documents and the Guaranty.

 

 
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2.      Company Representations and Warranties . As of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:

 

2.1      Organization and Qualification . The Company and each of its Material Subsidiaries are entities duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authorization to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. The Company and each of its Material Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations (including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the transactions contemplated hereby or in any of the other Exchange Documents (as defined below) or (iii) the authority or ability of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries to perform any of their respective obligations under any of the Exchange Documents (as defined below). “ Subsidiaries ” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (I) owns any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (II) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually referred to herein as a “ Subsidiary .” “ Material Subsidiaries ” means, collectively, Interpace Diagnostics Corporation, a Delaware corporation and Interpace Diagnostics, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and any other, direct or indirect, “significant subsidiary” of the Company (as defined in Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933 and the 1934 Act (as defined below)). Each Subsidiary of the Company that is not a “Material Subsidiary” has no material assets or liabilities as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (each, an “ Inactive Subsidiary ”). For purposes of this Agreement, (x) “ Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any Governmental Entity or any department or agency thereof and (y) “ Governmental Entity ” means any nation, state, county, city, town, village, district, or other political jurisdiction of any nature, federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), multi-national organization or body; or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including any entity or enterprise owned or controlled by a government or a public international organization or any of the foregoing.

 

2.2      Authorization and Binding Obligation . The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Guaranties, the Exchanged Securities and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “ Exchange Documents ”) and to issue the Exchanged Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of the Exchange Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Exchanged Notes and the reservation for issuance and issuance of Exchanged Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Exchanged Convertible Note has been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no further filing, consent, or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders. This Agreement and the other Exchange Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities laws.

 

 
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2.3      No Conflict . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.3 , the execution, delivery and performance of the Exchange Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Exchanged Notes and reservation for issuance and issuance of the Exchanged Conversion Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation (as defined below) or any other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Bylaws (as defined below) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market (the Principal Market ”) and including all applicable federal laws, rules and regulations) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) above, to the extent such violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.4      No Consents . Except as provided on Schedule 2.4 , neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with (other than the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) of a Form D with the SEC, any other filings as may be required by any state securities agencies and filing of UCC financing statements), any court, governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its respective obligations under or contemplated by the Exchange Documents, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company or any Subsidiary is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the Closing Date, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are aware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings contemplated by the Exchange Documents. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company is not in violation of the requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future.

 

2.5      Securities Law Exemptions . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investor contained herein, the offer and issuance by the Company of the Exchanged Securities is exempt from registration under the Securities Act. The offer and issuance of the Exchanged Securities is exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof.

 

 
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2.6

Status of Notes; Issuance of Exchanged Securities .

 

(a)     The Existing Note is a “security” under the rules and regulations of the Securities Act. Immediately prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, (i) the Original Investor has good and valid title to the Note free and clear of preemptive or similar rights, security interests, liens, pledges, claims (pending or threatened), charges, escrows, encumbrances, lock-up arrangements, options, rights of first offer or refusal, community property rights, mortgages, indentures, security agreements or other agreements, arrangements, contracts, commitments, understandings or obligations, whether written or oral and whether or not relating in any way to credit or the borrowing of money or encumbrances of any kind (“ Liens ”), (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, the Original Investor has not previously sold, transferred, encumbered or released any part of the Note, (iii) the Note is a bona fide outstanding note owed by the Company to the Original Investor, and represents enforceable obligations arising in the in connection with a merger transaction, for money either (x) loaned to the Company by the Original Investor or (y) due and payable to the Original Investor for services rendered pursuant to a written agreement, by and between the Original Investor and the Company (and/or one or more of its Material Subsidiaries), in each case, in good faith, (iv) to the knowledge of the Company, the Original Investor did not acquire the Note in contemplation of any sale or distribution of any securities of the Company, (v) the purchase and sale of the Note as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement will (A) pass good and marketable title to the Note to the Investor, free and clear of all Liens, and (B) convey to the Investor, free and clear of all Liens, any and all rights and benefits incident to the ownership of the Note, and (vi) except as described on Schedule 2.6(a) attached hereto, there has been no modification, compromise, forbearance, or waiver entered into or given with respect to the Note The Note is not subject to dispute and there is no action based on the Note that is currently pending in any court or other legal venue and, to the Company’s knowledge, no judgments based upon the Note has been previously entered in any legal proceeding. The Company has not delivered or received any written notice from any person challenging or disputing the Note, or any portion thereof, and the Company is unconditionally obligated to pay the entire $9,336,250.00 in aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Note without defense, counterclaim or offset. No default or event of default or other breach of any term or condition of the Note (or event which, upon the passage of time, would reasonably be expected to result in a default or an event of default or other breach of any term or condition of the Note) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exists as of the date hereof, nor will an event of default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exists as of the Closing Date.

 

(b)     Neither the Exchanged Notes nor the Exchanged Conversion Shares shall bear any restrictive legend and, upon any conversion of the Exchanged Convertible Note, the Exchanged Conversion Shares shall be freely tradeable by the Investor. The issuance of the Exchanged Notes has been duly authorized and upon issuance is in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Documents and shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all Liens. Upon issuance or conversion in accordance with the Exchanged Convertible Note, the Exchanged Conversion Shares, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all Liens with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. By virtue of Rule 144(d)(3)(ii) under the Securities Act, the Exchanged Notes will have a Rule 144 holding period that will be deemed to have commenced as of October 31, 2014, the date of the original issuance of the Note to the Original Investor.

 

2.7         Transfer Taxes . On the Closing Date, all share transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the issuance of the Exchanged Notes to be exchanged with the Investor hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.

 

 
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2.8      SEC Documents; Financial Statements . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.8, during the one (1) year prior to the date hereof, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “ SEC Documents ”). The Company has delivered to the Investor or its representatives true, correct and complete copies of each of the SEC Documents not available on the EDGAR system requested by the Investor or its representatives. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material, in the aggregate). No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Investor which is not included in the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made. The Company is not currently contemplating to amend or restate any of the financial statements (including, without limitation, any notes or any letter of the independent accountants of the Company with respect thereto) included in the SEC Documents (the “ Financial Statements ”), nor is the Company currently aware of facts or circumstances which would require the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements, in each case, in order for any of the Financials Statements to be in compliance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company has not been informed by its independent accountants that they recommend that the Company amend or restate any of the Financial Statements or that there is any need for the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements.

 

 
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2.9      Absence of Certain Changes . Since the date of the Company’s most recent audited financial statements contained in a Form 10-K, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business, assets, liabilities, properties, operations (including results thereof) or condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which has not otherwise been disclosed in the SEC Documents. Since the date of the Company’s most recent audited financial statements contained in a Form 10-K, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any assets, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business or (iii) made any capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business. Neither the Company nor any of its Material Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up, nor does the Company or any Material Subsidiary have any knowledge or reason to believe that any of their respective creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so.

 

2.10      No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances . Except as provided on Schedule 2.10 , no event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is reasonably expected to exist or occur with respect to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or condition (financial or otherwise), that (i) would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which has not been publicly announced, (ii) would reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Investor’s investment hereunder or (iii) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.11      Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits . The Company is not in violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation and, any certificate of designation, preferences or rights of any other outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or its Bylaws. None of the Material Subsidiaries of the Company are in violation of their organizational charter, certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, articles of incorporation or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Material Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Material Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except in all cases for possible violations which, in the aggregate, would not reasonably to be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the one year prior to the date hereof, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, (i) the Common Stock has been listed or designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. The Company and each of its Material Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not reasonably be expected to have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Material Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than such effects, in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 
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2.12      Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company, its Subsidiaries or any director, officer, agent, employee, nor any other person acting for or on behalf of the foregoing (individually and collectively, a “ Company Affiliate ”) have violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “ FCPA ”) or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, in all material respects, nor to the knowledge of the Company, has any Company Affiliate offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, to any officer, employee or any other person acting in an official capacity for any Governmental Entity to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office (individually and collectively, a “ Government Official ”) or to any person under circumstances where such Company Affiliate knew or was aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Government Official, for the purpose of:

 

(i)     (A) influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his/her official capacity, (B) inducing such Government Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his/her lawful duty, (C) securing any improper advantage, or (D) inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Entity, or

 

(ii)     assisting the Company or its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company or its Subsidiaries .

 

2.13      Sarbanes-Oxley Act . The Company is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

 

 
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2.14      Transactions With Affiliates . Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, no current employee, partner, director, officer or stockholder (direct or indirect) of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any associate, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any affiliate of any thereof, or any relative with a relationship no more remote than first cousin of any of the foregoing, is presently, or has ever been, (i) a party to any transaction with the Company or its Subsidiaries (including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services by, or rental of real or personal property from, or otherwise requiring payments to, any such director, officer or stockholder or such associate or affiliate or relative Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary course services as employees, officers or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries)) or (ii) the direct or indirect owner of an interest in any corporation, firm, association or business organization which is a competitor, supplier or customer of the Company or its Subsidiaries (except for a passive investment (direct or indirect) in less than 5% of the common stock of a company whose securities are traded on or quoted through an Eligible Market (as defined in the Notes)), nor does any such Person receive income from any source other than the Company or its Subsidiaries which relates to the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries or should properly accrue to the Company or its Subsidiaries. No employee, officer, stockholder or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or member of his or her immediate family is indebted to the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, nor is the Company or any of its Subsidiaries indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any of them, other than (i) for payment of salary for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, and (iii) for other standard employee benefits made generally available to all employees or executives (including stock option agreements outstanding under any stock option plan approved by the Board of Directors of the Company).

 

 
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2.15      Equity Capitalization . As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which, 4,993,175 are issued and outstanding and 315,814 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Existing Note) exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which none are issued and outstanding. 54,254 shares of Common Stock are held in treasury. “ Common Stock ” means (i) the Company’s shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock. All of such outstanding shares are duly authorized and have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. 29,232 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock on the date hereof are as of the date hereof owned by Persons who are “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act and calculated based on the assumption that only officers, directors and holders of at least 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock are “affiliates” without conceding that any such Persons are “affiliates” for purposes of federal securities laws) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, to the Company’s knowledge, as of the date hereof, no Person owns 10% or more of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (calculated based on the assumption that all Convertible Securities (as defined in the Exchanged Convertible Notes), whether or not presently exercisable or convertible, have been fully exercised or converted (as the case may be) taking account of any limitations on exercise or conversion (including “blockers”) contained therein without conceding that such identified Person is a 10% stockholder for purposes of federal securities laws). Except as set forth on Schedule 2.15 : (i) none of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any Liens suffered or permitted by the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are no financing statements (other than in connection with Permitted Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens) securing obligations, other than obligations under such Permitted Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens, in any amounts filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act; (vi) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Exchanged Securities; (viii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (ix) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents which are not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses and which, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has furnished to the Investor true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), and the Company’s bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Bylaws ”), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto that have not been disclosed in the SEC Documents. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) “ Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above; and (y) “ Contingent Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.

 

 
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2.16      Indebtedness and Other Contracts . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, except the Senior Permitted Indebtedness and as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 2.16 , (i) has any outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound, (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) except for financing statements filed in connection with Permitted Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens, has any financing statements securing obligations in any amounts filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) is in violation of any term of, or in default under, any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not reasonably be expected to result, in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (v) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of the Company’s officers, has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents which are not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’, taken as whole, respective businesses and which, in the aggregate, do not or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.17      Litigation Except as set forth on Schedule 2.17 , there is no action, suit, arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, other Governmental Entity, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ officers or directors , whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such. To the knowledge of the Company, no director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has willfully violated 18 U.S.C. §1519 or engaged in spoliation in reasonable anticipation of litigation. Without limitation of the foregoing, there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any current or former director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act or the 1934 Act. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.17 , neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Entity .

 

 
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2.18      Intellectual Property Rights . The Company and its Material Subsidiaries, to their knowledge, own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, original works of authorship, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights and all applications and registrations therefor (“ Intellectual Property Rights ”) necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. Each of the patents owned by the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries is listed on Schedule 2.18 . Except as set forth in Schedule 2.18 , none of the Company's Intellectual Property Rights have expired or terminated or have been abandoned or are expected to expire or terminate or are expected to be abandoned, within three years from the date of this Agreement. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Material Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of others. There is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, being threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries regarding its Intellectual Property Rights. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements or claims, actions or proceedings. The Company and its Material Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights

 

2.19      Environmental Laws . (i) The Company and its Subsidiaries, (A) are in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as defined below), in all material respects, (B) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (C) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval except where, in each of the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “ Environmental Laws ” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “ Hazardous Materials ”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.

 

(i)      No Hazardous Materials :

 

(A)     have been disposed of or otherwise released from any Interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in violation of any Environmental Laws; or

 

(B)     are present on, over, beneath, in or upon an Interest or any portion thereof in quantities that would constitute a violation of any Environmental Laws. No prior use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Property or Interest has occurred that violates any Environmental Laws, which violation would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ii)     Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries knows of any other person who or entity which has stored, treated, recycled, disposed of or otherwise located on any Interest any Hazardous Materials in violation of any Environmental Laws, including, without limitation, such substances as asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls.

 

 
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(iii)     None of the Interests are on any federal or state “Superfund” list or Liability Information System (“ CERCLIS ”) list or any state environmental agency list of sites under consideration for CERCLIS, nor subject to any environmental related Liens.

 

2.20      Subsidiary Rights . The Company or one of its Material Subsidiaries has the unrestricted right to vote, and (subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and distributions on, all capital securities of its Material Subsidiaries as owned by the Company or such Material Subsidiary.

 

2.21      Tax Status . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.21 , the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has timely made or filed all foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has timely paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries know of no basis for any such claim, except unpaid taxes being contested in good faith, if applicable. The Company is not operated in such a manner as to qualify as a passive foreign investment company, as defined in Section 1297 of the Code. The net operating loss carryforwards (“ NOLs ”) for United States federal income tax purposes of the consolidated group of which the Company is the common parent, if any, shall not be adversely effected by the transactions contemplated hereby. The transactions contemplated hereby do not constitute an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Code, thereby preserving the Company’s ability to utilize such NOLs.

 

2.22      Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls . Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company and each of its Material Subsidiaries maintains internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the 1934 Act) that is effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the 1934 Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its Material Subsidiaries has received any notice or correspondence from any accountant, Governmental Entity or other Person relating to any potential material weakness or significant deficiency in any part of the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries .

 

 
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2.23      Ranking of Exchanged Notes . Except with respect to the Permitted Loan Debt, no Indebtedness of the Company, at the Closing, will be senior to, or pari passu with, the Exchanged Notes in right of payment, whether with respect to payment or redemptions, interest, damages, upon liquidation or dissolution or otherwise.

 

2.24      Employee Relations . Neither the Company nor any of its Material Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company and its Material Subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) promulgated under the Securities Act) or other key employee of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries has notified the Company or any such Material Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave the Company or any such Material Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company or any such Material Subsidiary. No executive officer or other key employee of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer or other key employee (as the case may be) does not subject the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Material Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.25      Title .

 

(a)      Real Property . Each of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries holds good title to all leases in real property held by the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries (the “ Real Property Leases ”). The Real Property Leases held by the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries.

 

 
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(b)      Fixtures and Equipment . Each of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries (as applicable) has good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, the tangible personal property, equipment, improvements, fixtures, and other personal property and appurtenances that are used by the Company or its Material Subsidiary in connection with the conduct of its business (the “ Fixtures and Equipment ”). The Fixtures and Equipment are structurally sound, are in good operating condition and repair (usual wear and tear excepted), are adequate for the uses to which they are being put, are not in need of maintenance or repairs except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repairs and are sufficient for the conduct of the Company’s and/or its Material Subsidiaries’ businesses (as applicable) in the manner as conducted prior to the Closing. Each of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries owns all of its Fixtures and Equipment free and clear of all Liens except for (a) Liens for current taxes not yet due, (b) zoning laws and other land use restrictions that do not impair the present or anticipated use of the property subject thereto and (c) any applicable Permitted Liens.

 

2.26      Off Balance Sheet Arrangements . There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.27      Investment Company Status . The Company is not, and upon consummation of the sale of the Securities will not be, an "investment company," an affiliate of an "investment company," a company controlled by an "investment company" or an "affiliated person" of, or "promoter" or "principal underwriter" for, an "investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

2.28      Disclosure . The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Exchange Documents. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Investor regarding the Company and its Material Subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each press release issued by the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement did not at the time of release 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 the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed.

 

 
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3.      Investor’s Representations and Warranties . As a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement and consummate the Exchange, the Investor represents, warrants and covenants with and to the Company as follows:

 

3.1      Reliance on Exemptions . The Investor understands that the Exchanged Securities are being offered and exchanged in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Investor’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Investor set forth herein and in the Exchange Documents in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Investor to acquire the Exchanged Securities.

 

3.2      No Governmental Review . The Investor understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Exchanged Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Exchanged Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Exchanged Securities.

 

3.3      Validity; Enforcement . This Agreement and the Exchange Documents to which the Investor is a party have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Investor and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

3.4      No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Agreement and the Exchange Documents to which the Investor is a party, and the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of the Investor or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Investor is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to the Investor, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Investor to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

3.5      Investment Risk; Sophistication . The Investor is acquiring the Notes hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. The Investor has such knowledge, sophistication, and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluation the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Notes, and has so evaluated the merits and risk of such investment. The Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act.

 

 
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4.      Covenants .

 

4.1      Reasonable Best Efforts . The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Section 6 of this Agreement. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Section 5 of this Agreement.

 

4.2      Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information . The Company shall, on or before 8:30 a.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day (as defined below) after the date of this Agreement, issue a press release and Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and attaching the form of this Agreement and the form of Exchanged Note as an exhibit thereto (collectively with all exhibits attached thereto, the “ 8-K Filing ”). From and after the issuance of the 8-K Filing, the Investor shall not be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates or agents, that is not disclosed in the 8-K Filing. The Company shall not, and shall cause its officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents, not to, provide the Investor with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company from and after the filing of the 8-K Filing without the express written consent of the Investor. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to the Investor without the Investor's express prior written consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Investor shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates or agent with respect to, or a duty to the to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates or agent or not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information. The Company shall not disclose the name of the Investor in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise, unless such disclosure is required by law or regulation. In addition, effective upon the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and the Investor or any of its affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. As used herein “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

4.3      Blue Sky . The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the Exchange required under applicable securities or “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States following the date hereof, if any.

 

4.4      Listing . The Company shall promptly secure the listing or designation for quotation (as applicable) of all of the Exchanged Conversion Shares upon each trading market upon which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable) (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing of all the Exchanged Conversion Shares from time to time issuable under the terms of the Exchange Documents. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4.4.

 

 
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4.5      Fees . The Company shall reimburse the Investor for its legal fees and expenses in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby, less $20,000 previously paid by the Company, to be paid on or prior to the date hereof (the “ Investor Counsel Expense ”). The Investor Counsel Expense shall be paid by the Company whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated. Except as otherwise set forth above, each party to this Agreement 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.

 

4.6      Holding Period . For the purposes of Rule 144, the Company acknowledges that the holding period of the Exchanged Notes (and upon conversion of the Exchanged Convertible Notes, the Exchanged Conversion Shares) may be tacked onto the holding period of the Existing Notes and the Exchanged Notes shall, consequently, be deemed to have been issued as of October 31, 2014 for purposes of Rule 144 and the Company agrees not to take a position contrary to this Section 4.6. The Company agrees to take all actions, including, without limitation, the issuance by its legal counsel of any necessary legal opinions, necessary to issue Exchanged Conversion Shares that are freely tradable on the Principal Market without restriction and not containing any restrictive legend without the need for any action by the Investor and at the Company’s expense.

 

(a)      Material Subsidiary Guarantee . For so long as any Notes remain outstanding, unless the Release Date has occurred, on or prior to such date any entity becomes a Material Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall cause each such Material Subsidiary to become party to the Guaranty by executing a joinder to the Security Agreement and the Guaranty reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Investor.

 

5.      Conditions to Company’s Obligations Hereunder .

 

The obligations of the Company to consummate the Exchange hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Investor with prior written notice thereof:

 

5.1     The Investor shall have duly executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.

 

5.2     The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date which shall be true and correct as of such specified date), and the Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

5.3     The closing of the purchase of the Existing Note pursuant to the Purchase Agreement shall have occurred.

 

 
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6.      Conditions to Investor’s Obligations Hereunder .

 

The obligations of the Investor to consummate the Exchange hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Investor's sole benefit and may be waived by the Investor at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:

 

6.1     The Company and each Material Subsidiary (as the case may be) shall have duly executed and delivered to the Investor each of the Exchange Documents to which it is a party and the Company shall have duly executed and delivered the Investor the Exchanged Notes.

 

6.2     The Investor shall have received the opinion of Pepper Hamilton LLP, the Company's counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, in the form acceptable to the Investor.

 

6.3     The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form acceptable to the Investor, which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company's transfer agent.

 

6.4     The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company and each of its Material Subsidiaries in each such entity's jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction of formation as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.

 

6.5     The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certificate evidencing the Company's and each Material Subsidiary's qualification as a foreign corporation and good standing issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of each jurisdiction in which the Company and each Material Subsidiary conducts business and is required to so qualify, as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.

 

6.6     The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation as certified by the Delaware Secretary of State within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.

 

6.7     Each Material Subsidiary shall have delivered to the Investor a certified copy of its Certificate of Incorporation (or such equivalent organizational document) as certified by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such Material Subsidiary's jurisdiction of incorporation within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.

 

6.8     The Company and each Material Subsidiary shall have delivered to the Investor a certificate, in the form acceptable to the Investor, executed by the Secretary of the Company and each Material Subsidiary and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section 2.2 as adopted by the Company's and each Material Subsidiary's board of directors in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the organizational documents of each Material Subsidiary and (iii) the Bylaws of the Company and the bylaws of each Material Subsidiary, each as in effect at the Closing.

 

 
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6.9     Each and every representation and warranty of the Company shall be true and correct, in all material respects, as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct, in all material respects, as of such specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. The Investor shall have received a certificate, duly executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Investor in the form acceptable to the Investor.

 

6.10     The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a letter from the Company's transfer agent certifying the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Closing Date immediately prior to the Closing.

 

6.11     The Common Stock (A) shall be designated for quotation or listed (as applicable) on the Principal Market and (B) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (I) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (II) by falling below the minimum maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.

 

6.12     The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Exchanged Securities, including without limitation, those required by the Principal Market, if any.

 

6.13     No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Documents.

 

6.14     Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that would reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.15     The Company shall have obtained approval of the Principal Market to list or designate for quotation (as the case may be) the Exchanged Conversion Shares.

 

6.16     In accordance with the terms of the Security Documents, the Company shall have delivered to the Investor (A) original certificates (I) representing the Material Subsidiaries' shares of capital stock to the extent such Material Subsidiary is a corporation or otherwise has certificated equity and (II) representing all other equity interests and all promissory notes required to be pledged thereunder, in each case, accompanied by undated stock powers and allonges executed in blank and other proper instruments of transfer and (B) appropriate financing statements on Form UCC-1 to be duly filed in such office or offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Investor, desirable to perfect the security interests in all assets of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries (the “ Perfection Certificate ”).

 

 
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6.17     The Company shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Investor (A) certified copies of requests for copies of information on Form UCC-11, listing all effective financing statements which name as debtor the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and which are filed in such office or offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Investor, desirable to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the Security Agreement, together with copies of such financing statements, none of which, except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Investor, shall cover any of the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement), and the results of searches for any tax Lien and judgment Lien filed against such Person or its property, which results, except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Investor, shall not show any such Liens; and (B) a Perfection Certificate, duly completed and executed by the Company and each of its Material Subsidiaries, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor.

 

6.18     The Investor shall have received the Security Agreement, duly executed by the Company and each of its Material Subsidiaries together with the original stock certificates representing all of the equity interests and all promissory notes required to be pledged thereunder, accompanied by undated stock powers and allonges executed in blank and other proper instruments of transfer.

 

6.19     With respect to the Intellectual Property Rights, if any, of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries, the Company and/or such Material Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall have duly executed and delivered to the Investor each Assignment For Security for the Intellectual Property Rights of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries, in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Security Agreement.

 

6.20     The closing of the purchase of the Existing Note pursuant to the Purchase Agreement shall have occurred.

 

6.21     The Company and its Material Subsidiaries shall have delivered to the Investor such other documents, instruments or certificates relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Investor or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

7.      Termination .

 

In the event that the Closing does not occur on or before five (5) Business Days from the date hereof due to the Company's or the Investor's failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 5 and 6 hereof (and the nonbreaching party's failure to waive such unsatisfied conditions(s)), the nonbreaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at any time after the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other party. Upon such termination, the terms hereof other than Section 4.5 (Fees) shall be null and void and the parties shall continue to comply with all terms and conditions of the Exchange Documents, as in effect prior to the execution of this Agreement.

 

8.      Miscellaneous .

 

8.1      Successors and Assigns . Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

 
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8.2      Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY .

 

8.3      Titles and Subtitles . The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

8.4      Notices . Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon delivery, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party) or by electronic mail; or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses, facsimile numbers and e-mail addresses for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Company:

 

Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc.
Morris Corporate Center 1, Building A
300 Interpace Parkway

Parsippany, NJ 07054
Telephone: 412-224-6100
Attention: Jack E. Stover, President and Chief Executive Officer

Email: jstover@interpacedx.com

 

 

 
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With a copy to:

 

Pepper Hamilton LLP

The New York Times Building
620 Eighth Avenue, 37th Floor

New York, New York 10018-1405
Telephone: 212-808-2711

Facsimile: 212-286-9806
Attention: Merrill M. Kraines, Esq.

Email: krainesm@pepperlaw.com

 

If to the Investor, to its address, facsimile number and e-mail address set forth on the signature page of the Investor, with a copy (for information purposes only) to:

 

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178
Telephone: 212-808-7540
Facsimile: (212) 808-7897
Attention: Michael Adelstein, Esq.
Email: madelstein@kelleydrye.com

 

or to such other address, facsimile number and/or e-mail address and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or e-mail containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

8.5      Finder’s Fees . Each party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction (excluding any fees required to be paid by the Company to Maxim Group). The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Investor from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Company or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible.

 

8.6      Amendments and Waivers . Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Investor.

 

 
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8.7      Severability . If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

 

8.8      Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the other Exchange Documents represent the entire agreement and understandings between the parties concerning the Exchange and the other matters described herein and therein and supersedes and replaces any and all prior agreements and understandings solely with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

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

 

8.10      Interpretation . Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, (a) references to the plural include the singular, the singular the plural, the part the whole, (b) references to any gender include all genders, (c) “including” has the inclusive meaning frequently identified with the phrase “but not limited to” and (d) references to “hereunder” or “herein” relate to this Agreement.

 

8.11      No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

8.12      Survival. The representations, warranties and covenants of the Company and the Investor contained herein shall survive the Closing , the exchange of the Existing Note for the Exchanged Notes, the delivery of the Exchanged Notes and, upon conversion of the Exchanged Conversion Note, the issuance and delivery of the Exchanged Conversion Shares .

 

8.13      Further Assurances . Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

8.14      No Strict Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

 
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8.15      Independent Nature of Investor 's Obligations and Rights . The obligations of the Investor under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other holder of Notes (each, an “ Other Investor ”), and the Investor shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any Other Investor under any agreement by and between the Company and such Other Investor (each, an “ Other Agreement ”). Nothing contained herein or in any Other Agreement, and no action taken by the Investor pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investor and Other Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investor and Other Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Other Agreement and the Company acknowledges that, to the best of its knowledge, the Investor and the Other Investors are not acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Other Agreement. The Company and the Investor confirm that the Investor has independently participated in the negotiation of the transactions contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. The Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any Other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

INTERPACE DIAGNOSTICS GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jack E. Stover

 

 

 

Name: Jack E. Stover

 

 

 

Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 
 [ Exchange Agreement Signature Page

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

HOLDER:

 

     
  Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ George Antonopoulos

 

 

 

Name: George Antonopoulos

 

 

 

Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

       
  Address:  
     
  777 Third Avenue, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attention: Yoav Roth
Facsimile: (212) 571-1279
E-mail: investments@hudsonbaycapital.com
 

 

 

 
[ Exchange Agreement Signature Page

 

 

Disclosure Schedules

to

Exchange Agreement

 

 

This document and any attachments hereto constitute the Schedules referred to in the Exchange Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of March 22, 2017, by and between Interpace Diagnostics Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the holder identified on the signature page thereto. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms as set forth in the Agreement.

 

The numbered sections and subsections referenced in this Disclosure Schedule correspond to the numbered sections and subsections of the Agreement. The headings in this Disclosure Schedule are for reference purposes only and are not a part of the responses to representations or warranties or a qualification of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Disclosure Schedule or in the Agreement, the information and disclosures contained in any section of this Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosed and incorporated by reference in any other section of this Disclosure Schedule as though fully set forth in such other section for which applicability of such information and disclosure is readily apparent on its face. The fact that any item of information is disclosed in any section of this Disclosure Schedule shall not be construed to mean that such information is required to be disclosed by the Agreement. Such information and the dollar thresholds set forth in the Agreement shall not be used as a basis for interpreting the terms “material” or “Material Adverse Effect” or similar terms whether used in the Agreement or otherwise.  

 

 
 

 

   

Disclosure Schedules

to

Exchange Agreement

 

by and between

 

Interpace Diagnostic Group, Inc.

and

Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd

 

 

 

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Schedule 2.3

Conflicts 

   

Schedule 2.4

Consents

   

Schedule 2.6

Note Modifications

   

Schedule 2.8

SEC C OMPLIANCE

   

Schedule 2.10

Undisclosed Events

   

Schedule 2.15

Preemptive or Other Rights

   

Schedule 2.16

Permitted Indebtedness

   

Schedule 2.17

Litigation

   

Schedule 2.18

Patents; Intellectual Property Rights

   

Schedule 2.21

Tax Status

 

 

 
 

 

 

Schedule 2.3

 

Conflicts

 

 

 

A.     In connection with the Company’s registered direct public offering completed on January 6, 2017 (the “ Second Registered Direct Offering ”), the Company granted each institutional investor who participated in the Second Registered Direct Offering the right, for a period of 15 months following January 6, 2017, or until April 6, 2018, to participate in any public or private offering by the Company of equity securities, subject to certain exceptions, up to such investor’s pro rata portion of 50% of the securities being offered. The Company has not provided written notice to any of the investors in connection with the issuance of the warrant to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock to RedPath Equityholder Representative, LLC (the “RedPath Equityholder Representative”) pursuant to that certain Termination Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, by and between the Company and the RedPath Equityholder Representative (the “Termination Agreement”).

 

B.      The Permitted Senior Indebtedness

 

 
 

 

 

Schedule 2.4

 

Consents

 

 

 

A.

On March 22, 2017, the Company submitted a Listing of Additional Shares notification to The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) covering the issuance of the Exchanged Conversion Shares. As of the date hereof, the Company has not yet received approval for the issuance of the Exchange Conversion Shares from Nasdaq.

 

B.

See Schedule 2.3(A) and (B), which are incorporated herein by reference

 

 
 

 

 

Schedule 2.6

 

Note Modifications

 

 

A.      Amendment No. 1 to the Original Note dated as of July 30, 2015, reducing the principal amount thereof;

 

B.     Limited Waiver, Consent and Amendment No. 2 to the Original Note dated as of October 30, 2015, amending the payment terms in Section 4 thereof;

 

C.     Amendment No. 3 to the Original Note dated as of September 30, 2016, amending the Payment Terms in Section 4 thereof;

 

D.     Amendment No. 4 to the Original Note dated as of October 31, 2016, amending the Payment Terms in Section 4 thereof; and

 

E.     Amendment No. 5 to the Original Note dated as of November 16, 2016, amending the Payment Terms in Section 4 and the Events of Default in Section 10 thereof.

 

 
 

 

 

Schedule 2.8

 

SEC Compliance

 

 

1.  Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 13, 2016.

 

 
 

 

 

Schedule 2.10

 

Undisclosed Events

 

None .

 

 
 

 

 

Schedule 2.15

 

Preemptive or Other Rights

 

 

1.     See Schedule 2.3(A), which is incorporated herein by reference

 

2.     As of the date hereof, the Company has options and warrants to purchase Common Stock outstanding and such options and warrants have been disclosed in the Company’s SEC filings or have been issued pursuant to the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan.

 

3.     In connection with the Termination Agreement, the Company agreed to issue warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock, exercisable at $4.69 per share and subject to a six-month lock up, to the RedPath Equityholder Representative in exchange for termination of the royalty and milestone rights provided in that certain Contingent Consideration Agreement, dated October 31, 2014, entered into in connection with the Company’s acquisition of RedPath Integrated Technologies, Inc. (“RedPath”).

 

4.     The Permitted Senior Indebtedness.

 

 
 

 

 

Schedule 2.16

 

Indebtedness

 

 

A.     Indebtedness in the form of insurance premiums financed through the applicable insurance company.

 

B.     Settlement Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2013, by and between the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and RedPath (now known as Interpace Diagnostics Corporation) whereby RedPath has agreed to make certain annual payments to the DOJ. The Company believes the revenue amounts related to this agreement were below $9,000,000 in 2016.

 

C.     Payments due to former sales representatives under the Contractual Sales Organization (“CSO”) Incentive Plan in the aggregate amount of approximately $678,000 (including taxes), of which approximately $56,000 remains due as of the date hereof.

 

D.     As of the date hereof, the Company had outstanding royalty payments due to third parties in the aggregate amount of approximately $827,000.     

 

E.     The Company had entered into payment plans with certain vendors with outstanding claims on a case by case basis. Claims for which the Company is seeking to restructure or pay on such plans amount to $4,166,000 as of the date hereof. Further, the Company has received collection notices and threats of litigation on smaller debts totaling $526,000, including lease default for its corporate premises of $139,000.

 

F.     See Schedule 2.21(A), which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 
 

 

 

Schedule 2.17

 

Litigation

 

 

 

A.

On May 27, 2016, Michael J. Swann, one of the Company’s former employees, filed a complaint against the Company in the Court of Common Pleas of the Fifth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina in a matter entitled Michael J. Swann v. Akorn, Inc., and Interpace Diagnostic Group Inc. (Civil Action No. 2016-CP-40-03362). In the complaint, Mr. Swann alleges, among other things, that he was discriminated against and wrongfully terminated as a member of a sales force marketing pharmaceutical products of Akorn, Inc., because of an illness suffered by Mr. Swann. Mr. Swann alleges that he was discriminated against in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act/Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act and the Family Medical Leave Act and seeks damages for back pay, reinstatement, front pay, compensatory and punitive damages in an amount not less than $300,000, attorney’s fees and costs. The Company denies that it is liable to Mr. Swann for any of the claims asserted and intends to vigorously defend itself against those claims.

 

 

B.

As previously disclosed in the SEC Documents, on April 8, 2015, Prolias Technologies, Inc. (“Prolias”) filed a complaint against the Company with the Superior Court of New Jersey (Morris County) in a matter entitled Prolias Technologies, Inc. v. PDI, Inc. (Docket No. MRS-L-899-15). In the Complaint, Prolias alleged that it and the Company entered into an August 19, 2013 Collaboration Agreement and a First Amendment thereto (collectively, the “Collaboration Agreement”), whereby Prolias and the Company agreed to work in good faith to commercialize a diagnostic test known as “Thymira.” Thymira is a minimally invasive diagnostic test that detects thyroid cancer.

 

On August 15, 2016, the Court granted the Company’s motion and dismissed Prolias’ complaint with prejudice and struck Prolias’ answer to the Company’s counterclaims. On September 22, 2016, the Court granted the Company’s request to enter default judgment against Prolias for failure to plead or otherwise respond to the counterclaims. Thereafter, on October 13, 2016, the Company filed an application to enter final judgment and taxing of costs against Prolias. The Company requested that the Court enter final judgment against Prolias and in favor of the Company, and a declaratory judgment that Prolias is deemed to have executed and delivered to the Company a promissory note in the amount of $1,000,000.000 under Article 10.2(a) of the Collaboration Agreement. On November 17, 2016, the Court denied the Company’s application without prejudice and with leave to refile. On February 16, 2017, the Company refiled its application for final judgment. On March 9, 2017, final judgment by default was entered in favor of the Company, and against Prolias, in the sum of $636,052.61, plus ten percent interest continuing to accrue on the principal balance of $500,000 (per diem $136.99) unless and until paid. Final judgment was also entered in favor of the Company, and against Prolias, declaring Prolias is deemed to have executed and delivered to Interpace a promissory note in the amount of $1,000,000.00, and Prolias is obligated to repay to the Company the principal amount and all interest in accordance with the terms of the promissory note and Article 10.2(a) of the Collaboration Agreement by and between Prolias and the Company. On March 17, 2017, the Company requested that the final judgment against Prolias be recorded as a statewide lien.

     
 

C.

See Schedule 2.16(E), which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 
 

 

 

Schedule 2.18

 

Patents; Intellectual Property Rights

 

 

 

A. Patents

 


Transaction Party


Country


Title

Application

or Patent No.


Filing Date


Issue
Date


Assignees

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

U.S.

Topographic Genotyping For Determining The Diagnosis, Malignant Potential, And Biologic Behavior Of Pancreatic Cysts And Related Conditions

14/305,727

16-Jun-2014

N/A

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

U.S.

Methods For Measuring Carcinoembryonic Antigen

9,341,628

27-Nov-2013

17-May-2016

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

U.S.

Methods For Measuring Carcinoembryonic Antigen

15/147,960

06-May-2016

N/A

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

U.S.

Methods For Treating Barrett's Metaplasia And Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

13/692,727

03-Dec-2012

N/A

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

U.S.

Methods For Treating Barrett's Metaplasia And Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

13/954,247

30-Jul-2013

N/A

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

U.S.

Methods For Treating Barrett’s Metaplasia And Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

62/267,619

15-Dec-2015

N/A

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

U.S.

Methods For Treating Barrett’s Metaplasia And Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

15/378,370

14-Dec-2016

N/A

Interpace Diagnostic Corporation

 

 
 

 

 


Transaction Party

Country
Title

Application

or Patent No.


Filing Date
Issue Date
Assignees

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

JP

MICRO Rnas DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED IN PANCREATIC DISEASE AND USES THEREOF

5520605

19-Sep-2007

11-Apr-2014

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

AU

MICRO Rnas DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED IN PANCREATIC DISEASE AND USES THEREOF

2007299828

19-Sep-2007

10-Jul-2014

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

CA

MICRO Rnas DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED IN PANCREATIC DISEASE AND USES THEREOF

2664383

19-Sep-2007

N/A

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

EP

MICRO Rnas DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED IN PANCREATIC DISEASE AND USES THEREOF

2487240B1

19-Sep-2007

16-Nov-2016

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

US

Methods And Compositions Involving Mir-135b For Distinguishing Pancreatic Cancer From Benign Pancreatic Disease

13/615,066

13-Sep-2012

N/A

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

US

Mirnas As Biomarkers For Distinguishing Benign From Malignant Thyroid Neoplasms

13/299,226

17-Nov-2011

N/A

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

EP

Mirnas As Biomarkers For Distinguishing Benign From Malignant Thyroid Neoplasms

14150739.2

17-Nov-2011

N/A

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

JP

Mirnas As Biomarkers For Distinguishing Benign From Malignant Thyroid Neoplasms

2013-540026

17-Nov-2011

N/A

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

 

 
 

 

 


Transaction Party

Country
Title

Application

or Patent No.

Filing Date

Issue Date

Assignees

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

AU

Mirnas As Biomarkers For Distinguishing Benign From Malignant Thyroid Neoplasms

2011329772

17-Nov-2011

N/A

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

CA

Mirnas As Biomarkers For Distinguishing Benign From Malignant Thyroid Neoplasms

2817882

17-Nov-2011

N/A

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

BR

Mirnas As Biomarkers For Distinguishing Benign From Malignant Thyroid Neoplasms

BR1120130122650

17-Nov-2011

N/A

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

IL

Mirnas As Biomarkers For Distinguishing Benign From Malignant Thyroid Neoplasms

226356

17-Nov-2011

N/A

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

US

Mirnas As Diagnostic Biomarkers To Distinguish Benign From Malignant Thyroid Tumors

13/662,450

27-Oct-2012

N/A

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

US

Diagnostic Mirnas For Differential Diagnosis Of Incidental Pancreatic Cystic Lesions

13/801,737

13-Mar-2013

N/A

Interpace Diagnostics, LLC

Licensed from

Asuragen, Inc.

Europe

Methods And Compositions Involving Microrna

EP2290066B1

31-May-2005

18-Mar-2015

N/A

Licensed from

Asuragen, Inc.

Europe

Methods And Compositions Involving Microrna

EP2290067B1

31-May-2005

10-Dec-2014

N/A

Licensed from

Asuragen, Inc.

Europe

Methods And Compositions Involving Microrna

EP2290070

31-May-2005

25-Mar-2015

N/A

Licensed from

Asuragen, Inc.

Europe

Methods And Compositions Involving Microrna

EP2290071B1

31-May-2005

31-Dec-2014

N/A

Licensed from

Asuragen, Inc.

Europe

Methods And Compositions Involving Microrna

EP2290072B1

31-May-2005

17-Dec-2014

N/A

Licensed from

Asuragen, Inc.

Europe

Methods And Compositions Involving Microrna

EP2290075B1

31-May-2005

31-Dec-2014

N/A

Licensed from

Asuragen, Inc.

Europe

Methods And Compositions Involving Microrna

EP2474616B1

31-May-2005

08-Jul-2015

N/A

Licensed from

Asuragen, Inc.

US

Methods And Compositions Involving Microrna

14/062,612

24-Oct-2013

N/A

N/A

 

 
 

 

 

B.       Expired, Terminated or Abandoned Intellectual Property :

 

1. U.S. Application No. 11/857,948 was unintentionally abandoned on August 30, 2016. A petition to revive along with the response to the Final Office Action was filed on March 22, 2017;

 

2. Trademark: MIRINFORM (Reg. No. 3,546,361) – abandoned on July 17, 2015;

 

3. Trademark: PATHFINDERTG (Reg. No. 3208314) – in grace period unless a filing is made by August 13, 2017 this registration will be cancelled;

 

4.Trademark: BARAGEN (Reg. No. 86/390,390) – abandoned on November 21, 2016;

 

5.Trademark: INTERPACEDX (Reg. No. 86/526,999) – abandoned on June 20, 2016;

 

6.Trademark: THYMIRA (Reg. No. 86/370,332) – abandoned on January 18, 2016;

 

7.Trademark: MANAGEMDX (Reg. No. 86/434,107) – abandoned on November 30, 2016;

 

 

 
 

 

 

Schedule 2.21

 

Tax Status

 

 

A.      The Company has approximately $277,000.00 of outstanding state tax liabilities known to be claimed due by the taxing authority of various state jurisdictions.     

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

TERMINATION AGREEMENT

 

This TERMINATION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of March 22, 2017, by and among Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Interpace Diagnostics, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of the Company (“ Interpace ”), the subsidiaries of the Company identified on the signature pages hereto (collectively with Interpace, the “ Company Subsidiaries ”), and RedPath Equityholder Representative, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Equityholder Representative ”) .

 

WHEREAS , the Company, Interpace and the Equityholder Representative are party to that certain Contingent Consideration Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2014 (the “ Contingent Consideration Agreement ”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company and Interpace agreed to make certain contingent payments upon the achievement of certain specified milestones described therein; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company, Interpace, the Equityholder Representative and certain other parties are party to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 31, 2014 (the “ Merger Agreement ”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Company and Interpace agreed to deliver any such contingent payments on the terms and conditions of the Contingent Consideration Agreement and (ii) the Equityholder Representative was granted the right to designate an observer to be present in an observer capacity at meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”); and

 

WHEREAS , in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Company and Interpace issued to the Equityholder Representative that certain Non-Negotiable Subordinated Secured Promissory Note, dated October 31, 2014 (as amended from time to time, the “ Note ”); and

 

WHEREAS , in connection with the issuance of the Note, the parties hereto entered into that certain Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2014 (the “ Guarantee ”) and certain other Loan Documents (as defined in the Merger Agreement); and

 

WHEREAS , concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Equityholder Representative is entering into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement with Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. (“ Hudson ”) pursuant to which the Equityholder Representative will sell to Hudson the Note and its right, title and interest in the Guarantee and the other Loan Documents (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”).

 

 
 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.      Termination of Contingent Consideration Agreement ; Warrant . Effective as of the date hereof, the Contingent Consideration Agreement is hereby terminated in its entirety, cancelled and is of no further force and effect , and all rights of the parties to the Contingent Consideration Agreement, including, but not limited to, the right of the Equityholder Representative to receive any Future Payments (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and any other payments pursuant thereto, are hereby waived and relinquished. In consideration of the foregoing, on the date hereof, the Company shall issue to the Equityholders (as defined in the Merger Agreement) designated by the Equityholder Representative Common Stock Purchase Warrants (collectively, the “ Warrant ”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , to purchase up to 100,000 shares in the aggregate (as subject to adjustment thereunder) of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share, upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein. The Company shall provide to the Equityholder Representative a valuation of the Warrant in form and substance suitable for the Equityholder Representative to determine the valuation of the Warrant to determine the distribution of the Warrant to the Equityholders pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The Company agrees to provide such valuation to the Equityholder Representative within thirty (30) days following the date of this Agreement and shall issue the Warrant to the Equityholders in accordance with the instructions of the Equityholder Representative within ten (10) days following delivery by the Equityholder Representative to the Company of written instructions on the distribution of the Warrant. Notwithstanding the termination of the Contingent Consideration Agreement or anything to the contrary contained herein, any Future Payments previously earned by the Equityholder Representative or the Equityholders that has been paid or distributed by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement shall not be affected, altered, revoked or terminated.

 

2.      Termination of Board Observer Rights . Effective as of the date hereof, the Equityholder Representative hereby terminates, relinquishes and waives its right to designate an observer to be present in an observer capacity at meetings of the Board and any and all rights related thereto; provided, however, that the Equityholder Representative agrees to keep, and to cause its representatives and agents and all Observers (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to keep, all non-public information obtained in connection therewith confidential.

 

3.      Representation with respect to the Loan Documents . (A) The Equityholder Representative represents and warrants that the Equityholder Representative has good and valid title to the Note free and clear or preemptive or similar rights, security interests, liens, pledges, claims (pending or threatened), charges, escrows, encumbrances, lock-up arrangements, options, rights of first offer or refusal, community property rights, mortgages, indentures, security agreements or other agreements, arrangements, contracts, commitments, understandings or obligations, whether written or oral and whether or not relating in any way to credit or the borrowing of money or encumbrances of any kind (“ Liens ”), and (B) By execution and delivery of this Agreement to the Equityholder Representative, each of the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and Interpace (collectively, the “Loan Parties”) certifies that, as of the date hereof, after giving effect to this Agreement: (a) the representations and warranties of each of the Loan Parties contained in the Loan Documents are true and correct (or, in the case of any representation or warranty not qualified as to materiality, true and correct in all material respects), except to the extent the same expressly relates to an earlier date, and in such case shall be true and correct (or, in the case of any representation or warranty not qualified as to materiality, true and correct in all material respects) as of such earlier date, (b) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will exist after giving effect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (c) each Loan Party has the requisite authority to execute this Agreement and this Agreement is duly executed by an authorized officer of each Loan Party, (d) no Loan Party has a defense to payment of the Note or enforcement of the Loan Documents, and (e) after giving effect to the Securities Purchase Agreement, Hudson shall (i) be entitled to the benefits of the Loan Documents, as the lender and secured party thereunder and (ii) the purchase and sale of the Note as contemplated by the Securities Purchas Agreement will (A) pass good and marketable title to the Note to Hudson, free and clear of all Liens, and (B) convey to Hudson, free and clear of all Liens, any and all rights and benefits incident to the ownership of the Note and the Loan Parties ratify all of such Loan Documents in their entirety .

 

 

 
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4.      Company Release . The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries hereby releases and forever discharge the Equityholder Representative and each Equityholder and each of their affiliates, members, officers, managers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors and other representatives (including legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors), and all of the foregoing persons’ respective predecessors, successors and assigns (individually, an “ Equityholder Releasee ” and, collectively, the “ Equityholder Releasees ”), from any and all claims, demands, actions, litigations, suits (whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or informal), causes of action, costs, obligations, debts and liabilities, both at law and in equity, of any kind, character or nature whatsoever, through the date hereof, whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise, whether known, matured, or unmatured, contingent or vested, of any kind or nature, and in each case relating to or in connection with the Contingent Consideration Agreement, the Merger Agreement, each of the Loan Documents, any other documents or agreements executed in connection with such agreements and documents, the transactions contemplated thereby and the operations of the Company (collectively, “ Company Claims ”) that the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries now has, had or may have in the future against the respective Equityholder Releasees (the “ Company Release ”). With respect to any and all Company Claims, the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries stipulates and agrees that it shall be deemed to have expressly waived any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which is similar, comparable, or equivalent to Cal. Civ. Code § 1542, which provides: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The foregoing Company Release shall not (a) relieve any Equityholder Releasee of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to or expressly reserved in this Agreement or in the Warrant, and (b) relieve any Equityholder Releasee of its obligations or liabilities under the Securities Purchase Agreement .

 

 
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5.      Equityholder Release . The Equityholder Representative, on behalf of itself and each of the Equityholders (as defined in the Merger Agreement), hereby releases and forever discharges the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries and their respective affiliates, stockholders, members, officers, directors, managers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors and other representatives (including legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors), and all of the foregoing persons’ respective predecessors, successors and assigns (individually, a “ Company Releasee ” and, collectively, the “ Company Releasees ”), from any and all claims, demands, actions, litigations, suits (whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or informal), causes of action, costs, obligations, debts and liabilities, both at law and in equity, of any kind, character or nature whatsoever, through the date hereof, whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise, whether known, matured, or unmatured, contingent or vested, of any kind or nature, and in each case relating to or in connection with the Contingent Consideration Agreement, the Merger Agreement, each of the Loan Documents, any other documents or agreements executed in connection with such agreements and documents, the transactions contemplated thereby and the operations of the Company (collectively, “ Equityholder Claims ”) that the Equityholder Representative and each of the Equityholders now has, had or may have in the future against the respective Company Releasees (the “ Equityholder Release ”). With respect to any and all Equityholder Claims, the Equityholder Representative, on behalf of itself and each of the Equityholders, stipulates and agrees that it shall be deemed to have expressly waived any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which is similar, comparable, or equivalent to Cal. Civ. Code § 1542, which provides: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. The foregoing Equityholder Release shall not (a) relieve any Company Releasee of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to or expressly reserved in this Agreement or in the Warrant and (b) relieve any Company Releasee of its obligations under the Note and the other Loan Documents that are being assigned and transferred to Hudson pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

6.      Conditions to Equityholder Representative’s Obligations Hereunder . The obligations of the Equityholder Representatives to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

 

6.1.     The Company shall have duly executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Equityholder Representatives; and

 

6.2.     The closing and funding of the purchase of the Note pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement shall have occurred.

 

7.      Authority . The Equityholder Representative hereby represents and warrants that (a) it is entering into this Agreement on behalf of itself and each of the Equityholders, (b) it has the requisite authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of itself and each of the Equityholders, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to bind the Equityholders to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Warrant and (c) this Agreement is a legally binding obligation of it and is binding upon each of the Equityholders. The Equityholder Representative understands that the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are entering into this Agreement in reliance upon the foregoing representations and warranties.

 

8.      Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the Warrant constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede and replace in their entirety any prior proposals, term sheets, letters, negotiations or other documents or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

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

 

 
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10.      Governing Law . This Agreement is governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

 

11.      Successors and Assigns . This Agreement and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto .

 

12.      Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement 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 Agreement .

 

13.      Headings . The headings used in this Agreement are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Agreement .

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

 
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In Witness Whereof , the parties hereto have caused this Termination Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

INTERPACE DIAGNOSTICS GROUP, INC.

 

By:  /s/ Jack E. Stover                                        

Name: Jack E. Stover

Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

INTERPACE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC 

 

By: Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc., its Sole Member

 

By:  /s/ Jack E. Stover                                        

Name: Jack E. Stover

Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

PDI BIOPHARMA, LLC 

 

By:  /s/ Jack E. Stover                                        

Name: Jack E. Stover

Title: 

 

 

GROUP DCA, LLC

 

By:  /s/ Jack E. Stover                                        

Name: Jack E. Stover

Title: 

 

 

INTERPACE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION

 

By:  /s/ Jack E. Stover                                        

Name: Jack E. Stover

Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 
(Signature Page to Termination Agreement)

 

 

 

INTERPACE DIAGNOSTICS LAB INC. 

 

By:  /s/ Jack E. Stover                                        

Name: Jack E. Stover

Title: 

 

 
(Signature Page to Termination Agreement)

 

 

 

REDPATH EQUITYHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE, LLC

 

By: Commerce Health Ventures, L.P., its Member

 

By:  /s/ Brian G. Murphy                                   

Name: Brian G. Murphy

Title:   General Partner

 

 
(Signature Page to Termination Agreement)

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Form of Warrant

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

Interpace Diagnostics Group Announces Agreements to Successfully Restructure Debt and Terminate Royalty and Milestone Obligations

 

 

Parsippany, NJ, March 23, 2017-- Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXG) (the “Company”), a fully integrated commercial company that provides clinically useful molecular diagnostic tests and pathology services, today announced that it has entered into agreements to successfully restructure its secured debt with the former RedPath Shareholders (“RedPath”) and concurrently terminate its royalty and milestone obligations.

 

The Company’s outstanding secured debt to RedPath amounting to $9.34 million is being acquired for approximately $8.9 million (95% of face value) by an institutional investor. Subsequently, the institutional investor has agreed to exchange such debt for an approximately $5.32 million secured convertible note with a fixed conversion price of $2.44 (“fixed conversion price”) and an approximately $3.55 million secured note issued by the Company. The new notes will bear nominal interest at the Federal interest rate and, along with interest, will mature on June 22, 2018 at 125% of face value, if not previously converted to common stock. Further, upon conversion and/or redemption of 55% of the balance of each of the notes, all secured liens on the Company’s assets will be terminated. If the Company’s common stock trades above 135% of the fixed conversion price for five consecutive trading days, the Company will have the option to convert the convertible note into shares of its common stock at the fixed conversion price. The Company also will have the right to redeem the notes prior to their maturity at prices ranging from 115% to 125% of the principal amount of the notes depending on the time of redemption.

 

In addition the Company will issue to RedPath 5-year warrants to acquire an aggregate of 100,000 shares of its common stock at $4.69 per share. RedPath agreed to terminate all future royalty and milestone obligations as a result of the Company’s acquisition of RedPath.

 

The restructuring transaction is expected to close on or about March 23, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.

 

Jack Stover, President and CEO of the Company, stated: “The objective of this restructuring is to reduce our principal obligation, initially by approximately $460,000, eliminate our quarterly repayment obligations in 2017 by approximately $4 million, eliminate future royalty and milestone obligations that will result in an immediate positive impact on our balance sheet of approximately $6 million and provide an opportunity to completely eliminate all liens and security interests in our assets with either the conversion or redemption of 55% of each of the new notes.”

 

 
 

 

 

"With this restructuring, we will have a cleaner, stronger balance sheet," said Mr. Stover, "This is another key step in positioning our Company for long-term success. Including the gross proceeds from public offerings of approximately $14 Million, we have increased our stockholder’s equity by over $17 million since December 2016."

 

Maxim Group acted as the sole agent for the transaction.

 

 

About   Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc.

 

Interpace is a fully integrated commercial company that provides clinically useful molecular diagnostic tests and pathology services for evaluating risk of cancer by leveraging the latest technology in personalized medicine for better patient diagnosis and management. The Company currently has three commercialized molecular tests: PancraGEN®, for the evaluation of pancreatic cysts and assessment of risk of concomitant or subsequent cancer; ThyGenX®, for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer from thyroid nodules utilizing a next generation sequencing assay; and ThyraMIR®, for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer from thyroid nodules utilizing a proprietary gene expression assay. Interpace's mission is to provide personalized medicine through molecular diagnostics and innovation to advance patient care based on rigorous science. For more information, please visit Interpace Diagnostics’ website at www.interpacediagnostics.com

 

About Thyroid Nodules, ThyGenX and ThyraMIR testing


According to the American Thyroid Association, approximately 15% to 30% of the 525,000 thyroid fine needle aspirations (FNAs) performed on an annual basis in the U.S. are indeterminate for malignancy based on standard cytological evaluation, and thus are candidates for ThyGenX and ThyraMIR.

 

ThyGenX and ThyraMIR reflex testing yields high predictive value in determining the presence and absence of cancer in thyroid nodules. The combination of both tests can improve risk stratification and surgical decision-making when standard cytopathology does not provide a clear diagnosis for the presence of cancer.

 

ThyGenX utilizes state-of-the-art next-generation sequencing (NGS) to identify more than 100 genetic alterations associated with papillary and follicular thyroid carcinomas, the two most common forms of thyroid cancer. ThyraMIR is the first microRNA gene expression classifier.  MicroRNAs are small, non-coding RNAs that bind to messenger RNA and regulate expression of genes involved in human cancers, including every subtype of thyroid cancer. ThyraMIR measures the expression of 10 microRNAs. Both ThyGenX and ThyraMIR are covered by both Medicare and Commercial insurers.

 

About Pancreatic Cysts and PancraGEN

 

PancraGEN is a pancreatic cyst molecular test that, by using a small sample of pancreatic cyst fluid, can aid in pancreatic cancer risk assessment. PancraGEN is 90% accurate, according to clinical studies, enabling effective risk stratification of patients. Pancreatic cancer is often difficult to diagnose in early stages and typically spreads rapidly with signs and symptoms appearing when the cancer is significantly advanced. Because of this, and that complete surgical removal of the pancreas is not possible, pancreatic cancer is considered a leading cause of cancer deaths.

 

 
 

 

 

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, relating to the Company's future financial and operating performance. The Company has attempted to identify forward looking statements by terminology including "believes," "estimates," "anticipates," "expects," "plans," "projects," "intends," "potential," "may," "could," "might," "will," "should," "approximately" or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, assumptions and uncertainties involving judgments about, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the Company's control. These statements also involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to adequately finance the business, its ability to restructure its debt and other obligations, the market's acceptance of its molecular diagnostic tests, its ability to secure additional business and generate higher profit margins through sales of its molecular diagnostic tests, in-licensing or other means, projections of future revenues, growth, gross profit and anticipated internal rate of return on investments and our ability to maintain our NASDAQ listing. Additionally, all forward-looking statements are subject to the risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC, including without limitation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2016, as amended on April 29, 2016 and June 14, 2016, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 17, 2016, and the prospectus supplement s and accompanying prospectus es related to our recent public offering s that w ere filed with the SEC. Because of these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. In addition, these statements speak only as of the date of this press release and, except as may be required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

 

 

CONTACTS:

 

Interpace Diagnostics

Investor Relations:

 

Paul Kuntz

Redchip

Paul@Redchip.com