UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 5, 2018 (August 31, 2018 )

 

 

ACCELERIZE INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

000-52635   20-385 8769

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

     

20411 SW Birch Street, Suite 250

Newport Beach, California

 

 

92660

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(949) 5 48-2253

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 



 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

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

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

On August 31, 2018, Accelerize Inc. (the “Company”) borrowed an aggregate of $1,500,000 (the “Borrowings”) from ten lenders (the “Lenders”) and issued promissory notes for the repayment of the amounts borrowed. The Lenders are all accredited investors. The promissory notes are unsecured, have a maturity date of August 30, 2021 and all principal is due upon maturity. Amounts borrowed accrue interest at 12% per annum and accrued interest is payable monthly. In the event the Company prepays the promissory notes prior to the end of two years, at prepayment the Lender will be paid the difference between accrued interest already paid and the amount of accrued interest payable for two years on the amount borrowed. The Company must repay the promissory notes within 30 days of retiring or refinancing all of its outstanding secured subordinated debt. The Company also issued to the Lenders six-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock exercisable for cash at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. The warrants were issued under the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as not involving a public offering. The description of the warrants is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of warrant, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Also on August 31, 2018, the Company entered into a third amending agreement (the “Beedie Amendment”) of the credit agreement dated as of January 25, 2018 with Beedie Investments Limited (“Beedie”) to borrow the second tranche of the term loan facility in the amount of $1,500,000, to permit the Borrowings, to amend the commitment fee, to amend the Company’s minimum adjusted EBITDA, revenue renewal, total debt to monthly recurring revenue and secured debt to monthly recurring revenue covenants and to provide for twice monthly reporting of the Company’s projected cash flows. In addition, the Company issued to Beedie a warrant (the “Beedie Warrant”) to purchase up to 835,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share subject to certain adjustments for dividends, splits or reclassifications, and a weighted average adjustment for certain issuances of common stock below the exercise price prior to January 25, 2019. The Beedie Warrant is exercisable for cash until January 25, 2024. The Beedie Warrant will be exercisable on a cashless basis at its expiration if notice of expiration is not timely provided by the Company to Beedie. The Beedie Warrant was issued under the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as not involving a public offering. The description of the Beedie Warrant is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Beedie Warrant, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.2, to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Also on August 31, 2018, the Company entered into a ninth amendment of the loan and security agreement dated as of May 5, 2016 with SaaS Capital Funding II, LLC to permit the Borrowings, to amend the Company’s minimum adjusted EBITDA, revenue renewal, total debt to monthly recurring revenue and secured debt to monthly recurring revenue covenants, to increase the success fee payable upon repayment of the facility to $555,000 and to provide for twice monthly reporting of the Company’s projected cash flows.

 

 

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

 

4.1

Form of Warrant issued on August 31, 2018.

   

4.2

Form of Warrant issued on August 31, 2018.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

   

 ACCELERIZE INC.

     
 

By:

 /s/ Brian Ross

 

Name:

 Brian Ross

 

Title:

 President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: September 5, 2018

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO ACCELERIZE INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED .

 

  

Right to Purchase up to ___,000 shares of Common Stock of Accelerize Inc. (subject to adjustment as provided herein)

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

No. _____

 Issue Date: ________, 2018

 

ACCELERIZE INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for value received, __________ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company at any time after ___________, 2018 (the “Issue Date”) until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Issue Date (the “Expiration Date”), up to _____,000 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at a per share purchase price of $0.35. The aforementioned purchase price per share, as adjusted from time to time as herein provided, is referred to herein as the “Purchase Price.” The number and character of such shares of Common Stock and the Purchase Price are subject to adjustment as provided herein. The Company may reduce the Purchase Price without the consent of the Holder.

 

As used herein the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following respective meanings:

 

(a)     The term “Company” shall include Accelerize Inc. and any corporation which shall succeed or assume the obligations of Accelerize Inc. hereunder.

 

(b)     The term “Common Stock” includes (i) the Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) any other securities into which or for which any of the securities described in (i) may be converted or exchanged pursuant to a plan of recapitalization, reorganization, merger, sale of assets or otherwise.

 

(c)     The term “Other Securities” refers to any stock (other than Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other person (corporate or otherwise) which the holder of the Warrant at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, on the exercise of the Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to the terms herein.

 

(d)     The term “Warrant Shares” shall mean the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

1.      Exercise of Warrant .

 

 

 

 

1.1.      Number of Shares Issuable upon Exercise . From and after the Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date, the Holder hereof shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant in whole in accordance with the terms of subsection 1.2 or upon exercise of this Warrant in part in accordance with subsection 1.3, up to ______,000 of shares of Common Stock of the Company, subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

1.2.      Full Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised in full by the Holder hereof by delivery of an original or facsimile copy of the form of subscription attached as hereto Exhibit A (the “Subscription Form”) duly executed by such Holder and surrender of the original Warrant within three (3) days of exercise, to the Company at its principal office or at the office of its Warrant Agent (as provided hereinafter), accompanied by payment, in cash, wire transfer or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company, in the amount obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is then exercisable by the Purchase Price then in effect. This Warrant may also be exercised by means of a “broker-assisted cashless exercise” procedure in which a broker reasonably acceptable to the Company (a) transmits the Purchase Price to the Company in cash or acceptable cash equivalents against the Holder’s Subscription Form and the Company’s confirmation that it will deliver to the broker stock certificates issued in the name of the broker for at least that number of shares of Common Stock having a fair market value equal to the Purchase Price; or (b) agrees to pay the Purchase Price to the Company in cash or acceptable cash equivalents upon the broker’s receipt from the Company of stock certificates issued in the name of the broker for at least that number of shares of Common Stock having a fair market value equal to the Purchase Price. The Holder’s notice of exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the foregoing procedure must include the name and address of the broker involved, a clear description of the procedure, and such other information or undertaking by the broker as the Company shall reasonably require.

 

1.3.      Partial Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised in part (but not for a fractional share) by surrender of this Warrant in the manner and at the place provided in subsection 1.2 except that the amount payable by the Holder on such partial exercise shall be the amount obtained by multiplying (a) the number of whole shares of Common Stock designated by the Holder in the Subscription Form by (b) the Purchase Price then in effect. On any such partial exercise, the Company, at its expense, will forthwith issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Holder hereof a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the Holder hereof or as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, the whole number of shares of Common Stock for which such Warrant may still be exercised.

 

1.4.      Fair Market Value . Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of a particular date (the “Determination Date”) shall mean:

 

(a)     If the Company’s Common Stock is traded on an exchange or is quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC then the last sale price reported for the last business day immediately preceding the Determination Date;

 

(b)     If the Company’s Common Stock is not traded on an exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC but is traded in the over-the-counter market, then the average of the closing bid and ask prices reported for the last business day immediately preceding the Determination Date;

 

 

 

 

(c)     Except as provided in clause (d) below, if the Company’s Common Stock is not publicly traded, then as the Holder and the Company agree in writing, or in the absence of such agreement, by arbitration in accordance with the rules then standing of the American Arbitration Association, before a single arbitrator to be chosen from a panel of persons qualified by education and training to pass on the matter to be decided; or

 

(d)     If the Determination Date is the date of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or any event deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up pursuant to the Company’s charter, then all amounts to be payable per share to holders of the Common Stock pursuant to the charter in the event of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, plus all other amounts to be payable per share in respect of the Common Stock in liquidation under the charter, assuming for the purposes of this clause (d) that all of the shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of all of the Warrants are outstanding at the Determination Date.

 

1.5.      Company Acknowledgment . The Company will, at the time of the exercise of the Warrant, upon the request of the Holder hereof acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder any rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. If the Holder shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company to afford to such Holder any such rights.

 

1.6.      Delivery of Stock Certificates, etc. on Exercise . The Company agrees that the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to be issued to the Holder hereof as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered and payment made for such shares as aforesaid. As soon as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in full or in part, and in any event within three (3) business days thereafter, the Company at its expense (including the payment by it of any applicable issue taxes) will cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder hereof, or as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct in compliance with applicable securities laws, a certificate or certificates for the number of duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) to which such Holder shall be entitled on such exercise, plus, in lieu of any fractional share to which such Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the then Fair Market Value of one full share of Common Stock, together with any other stock or other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) to which such Holder is entitled upon such exercise pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise.

 

2.      Adjustments.

 

2.1.      Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, etc . In case at any time or from time to time, the Company shall (a) effect a reorganization, (b) consolidate with or merge into any other person or (c) transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other person under any plan or arrangement contemplating the dissolution of the Company, then, in each such case, as a condition to the consummation of such a transaction, proper and adequate provision shall be made by the Company whereby the Holder of this Warrant, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, at any time after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of such dissolution, as the case may be, shall receive, in lieu of the Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on such exercise prior to such consummation or such effective date, the stock and other securities and property (including cash) to which such Holder would have been entitled upon such consummation or in connection with such dissolution, as the case may be, if such Holder had so exercised this Warrant, immediately prior thereto, all subject to further adjustment thereafter as provided in Section 3.

 

 

 

 

2.2.      Dissolution . In the event of any dissolution of the Company following the transfer of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, the Company, prior to such dissolution, shall at its expense deliver or cause to be delivered the stock and other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) receivable in accordance with Section 2.1 by the Holder of the Warrants upon their exercise after the effective date of such dissolution pursuant to this Section 2.

 

2.3.      Continuation of Terms . Upon any reorganization, consolidation, merger or transfer (and any dissolution following any transfer) referred to in this Section 2, this Warrant shall continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof shall be applicable to the Other Securities and property receivable on the exercise of this Warrant after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of dissolution following any such transfer, as the case may be, and shall be binding upon the issuer of any Other Securities, including, in the case of any such transfer, the person acquiring all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company, whether or not such person shall have expressly assumed the terms of this Warrant.

 

3.      Extraordinary Events Regarding Common Stock . In the event that the Company shall (a) issue additional shares of Common Stock as a dividend or other distribution on outstanding Common Stock, (b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (c) combine its outstanding shares of the Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of the Common Stock, then, in each such event, the Purchase Price shall, simultaneously with the happening of such event, be adjusted by multiplying the then Purchase Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the product so obtained shall thereafter be the Purchase Price then in effect. The Purchase Price, as so adjusted, shall be readjusted in the same manner upon the happening of any successive event or events described herein in this Section 3. The number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder of this Warrant shall thereafter, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, be entitled to receive shall be adjusted to a number determined by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this Section 3) be issuable on such exercise by a fraction of which (a) the numerator is the Purchase Price that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this Section 3) be in effect, and (b) the denominator is the Purchase Price in effect on the date of such exercise.

 

4.      Certificate as to Adjustments . In each case of any adjustment or readjustment in the shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on the exercise of the Warrants, the Company at its expense will promptly cause its Chief Financial Officer or other appropriate designee to compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a statement of (a) the consideration received or receivable by the Company for any additional shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold, (b) the number of shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) outstanding or deemed to be outstanding, and (c) the Purchase Price and the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of this Warrant, in effect immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment and as adjusted or readjusted as provided in this Warrant. The Company will forthwith mail a copy of each such certificate to the Holder of the Warrant and any Warrant Agent of the Company (appointed pursuant to Section 7 hereof).

 

 

 

 

5.      Reservation of Stock, etc. Issuable on Exercise of Warrant; Financial Statements . The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery on the exercise of the Warrants, all shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) from time to time issuable on the exercise of the Warrant.

 

6.      Replacement of Warrant . On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement or security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at its expense, once only and then at the expense of the Holder, will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

 

7.      Warrant Agent . The Company may, by written notice to the Holder of the Warrant, appoint an agent (a “Warrant Agent”) for the purpose of issuing Common Stock (or Other Securities) on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 1, and replacing this Warrant pursuant to Section 6, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by such Warrant Agent.

 

8.      Transfer on the Company’s Books . Until this Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

 

9.      Notices . All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur or (c) three business days after deposited in the mail if delivered pursuant to subsection (ii) above. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company to: 20411 SW Birch St. Ste. 250, Newport Beach, CA 92660, and (ii) if to the Holder, to ________________________________ or if subsequently updated, the address in the Company books. The Company may change its address for notices but only to an address and fax number located in the United States.

 

10.      Miscellaneous . This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Warrant shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. Any dispute relating to this Warrant shall be adjudicated in any state court in New York County in the State of New York or in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. By acceptance of this Warrant, Holder acknowledges that it is either an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Warrant as of the date first written above.

 

 

ACCELERIZE INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:                                                                          

 

Name: Brian Ross

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President    

 

 

 

  

Exhibit A

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION

(to be signed only on exercise of Warrant)

TO:     ACCELERIZE INC.

 

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant (No.____), hereby irrevocably elects to purchase (check applicable box):

 

___     ________ shares of the Common Stock covered by such Warrant.

 

Purchase Terms:

 

___ The undersigned herewith makes payment of the full purchase price for such shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant, which is $___________.

 

___ broker-assisted cashless exercise pursuant to the procedure set forth in section 1.2 (describe procedure to be used:____________________).

 

The undersigned requests that the certificates for such shares be issued in the name of, and delivered to                                                                         whose address is__________________________________________________________________________

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that all offers and sales by the undersigned of the securities issuable upon exercise of the within Warrant shall be made pursuant to registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

 

Dated:                               

 

 

 

 

(Signature must conform to name of holder

as specified on the fact of the Warrant.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Address)

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO ACCELERIZE INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED .

 

  

Right to Purchase up to 835,000 shares of Common Stock of Accelerize Inc. (subject to adjustment as provided herein)

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

No. BC -03

 Issue Date: August 31, 2018

 

ACCELERIZE INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for value received, Beedie Investments Limited or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company at any time after August 31, 2018 (the “Issue Date”) until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 25, 2024 (the “Expiration Date”), up to 835,000 Warrant Shares (subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms hereof), at a per share purchase price of $0.35. The aforementioned purchase price per share, as adjusted from time to time as herein provided, is referred to herein as the “Purchase Price.” The number and character of such shares of Common Stock and the Purchase Price are subject to adjustment as provided herein. The Company may reduce the Purchase Price without the consent of the Holder.

 

This warrant to purchase Common Stock (“Warrant”) is issued in connection with and pursuant to that amendment dated August31, 2018 to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of January 25, 2018 (the “Credit Agreement”), by and between the Company and Holder.

 

As used herein the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following respective meanings:

 

(a)     The term “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in the Province of British Columbia or the State of California.

 

(b)     The term “Company” shall include Accelerize Inc. and any corporation which shall succeed or assume the obligations of Accelerize Inc. hereunder.

 

(c)     The term “Common Stock” includes (i) the Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) any other securities into which or for which any of the securities described in (i) may be converted or exchanged pursuant to a plan of recapitalization, reorganization, merger, sale of assets or otherwise.

 

 

 

 

(d)     The term “Material Event” means any of the following:

 

(i)     any dividend or distribution in respect of the outstanding shares of Common Stock;

 

(ii)    any offer for subscription or sale pro rata to all holders of the outstanding Common Stock any additional shares of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock;

 

(iii)   any reclassification, exchange, combination, substitution, reorganization or recapitalization of the outstanding Common Stock;

 

(iv)   (a) any Person, or group of Persons acting jointly or in concert, becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company, (b) a transaction occurring which results in the stockholders of the Company immediately before the transaction owning, as a group, 50% or less of the outstanding shares of the Company or any successor entity after such transaction or (c) the sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

 

(v)     the winding-up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

 

(e)     The term “Other Securities” refers to any stock (other than Common Stock) or other securities of the Company or any other Person which the holder of the Warrant at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, on the exercise of the Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to the terms herein.

 

(f)      The term “Person” means an individual, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization.

 

(g)     The term “Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Company’s Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the NYSE Amex, the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the OTC Bulletin Board, the Toronto Stock Exchange or a nationally recognized stock exchange in Canada.

 

(h)     The term “VWAP” means for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (A) if the shares are then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price per share for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Shares are then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:35 a.m. Eastern Time to 3:58 p.m. Eastern Time); (B) if the shares are not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and if prices for the shares are then quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the volume weighted average price per share of the Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; or (C) if the shares are not then listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the shares are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the Pink OTC Markets Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the shares so reported.

 

 

 

 

(i)     The term “Warrant Shares” shall mean the fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

1.      Exercise of Warrant .

 

1.1.      Number of Shares Issuable upon Exercise . From and after the Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date, the Holder hereof shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant in whole in accordance with the terms of Section 1.2 or upon exercise of this Warrant in part in accordance with Section 1.3, up to 835,000 Warrant Shares, subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

1.2.      Full Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised in full by the Holder hereof by delivery to the Company or Warrant Agent (as provided hereinafter) of an original or facsimile copy (or email attachment) of the form of subscription attached as hereto Exhibit A (the “Subscription Form”) duly executed by such Holder, and, subject to Section 11 below, accompanied by payment, in cash, wire transfer or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company, in the amount obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is then exercisable by the Purchase Price then in effect (the “Full Exercise Price”).

 

1.3.      Partial Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised in part (but not for a fractional share) by delivery of the Subscription Form as provided in Section 1.2 except that the amount payable by the Holder on such partial exercise shall be the amount obtained by multiplying (a) the number of whole shares of Common Stock designated by the Holder in the Subscription Form by (b) the Purchase Price then in effect (the “Partial Exercise Price”). On any such partial exercise, the Company, at its expense, will forthwith issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Holder hereof a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the Holder hereof or as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, the whole number of shares of Common Stock for which such Warrant may still be exercised.

 

1.4.      Fair Market Value . “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock as of a particular date shall mean:

 

(a)     If the Company’s Common Stock is publicly traded, then the arithmetic average of the VWAP of such shares for each of the five (5) consecutive trading days ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the exercise of this Warrant;

 

(b)     Except as provided in clause (c) below, if the Company’s Common Stock is not publicly traded, then as the Holder and the Company agree in writing, or in the absence of such agreement, by arbitration in accordance with the rules then standing of the American Arbitration Association, before a single arbitrator to be chosen from a panel of persons qualified by education and training to pass on the matter to be decided; or

 

(c)     If the date of the exercise of this Warrant is the date of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or any event deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up pursuant to the Company’s charter, then all amounts to be payable per share to holders of the Common Stock pursuant to the charter in the event of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, plus all other amounts to be payable per share in respect of the Common Stock in liquidation under the charter, assuming for the purposes of this clause (c) that all of the shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of all warrants are outstanding at the date of the exercise of this Warrant.

 

 

 

 

1.5.      Company Acknowledgment . The Company will, at the time of the exercise of the Warrant, upon the request of the Holder hereof acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder any rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. If the Holder shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company to afford to such Holder any such rights.

 

1.6.      Delivery of Stock Certificates, etc. on Exercise . The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Company’s transfer agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise 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 by the date that is the earlier of (i) the earlier of (A) two (2) trading days after the delivery to the Company of the Subscription Form and (B) one (1) trading day after delivery of the aggregate Full Exercise Price or Partial Exercise Price (as applicable) and (ii) the number of trading days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Subscription Form, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the Full Exercise Price or Partial Exercise Price (as applicable) (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) trading days and (ii) the number of trading days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Subscription Form. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of trading days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Subscription Form. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional share to which such Holder would otherwise be entitled upon exercise, Holder shall receive cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the then Fair Market Value of one full share of Common Stock, together with any other stock or other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) to which such Holder is entitled upon such exercise pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise.

 

1.7     No Delivery of Warrant on Exercise . The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Subscription Form shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares. The Holder shall deliver the original Warrant to the Company within thirty (30) days after the full exercise of this Warrant, provided, that the Holder’s failure to so deliver the original Warrant shall not affect the validity of such exercise or any of the Company’s obligations under this Warrant and the Company’s sole remedy for the Holder’s failure to deliver the original Warrant shall be to obtain an affidavit of lost warrant and customary indemnity and security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company from the Holder.

 

 

 

 

2.      Adjustments.

 

2.1.      Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, etc . In case at any time or from time to time, the Company shall (a) effect a reorganization, (b) consolidate or amalgamate with or merge into any other Person or (c) directly or indirectly transfer, lease, exclusively license or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other Person under any plan or arrangement contemplating the dissolution of the Company, then, in each such case, as a condition to the consummation of such a transaction, proper and adequate provision shall be made by the Company whereby the Holder of this Warrant, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, at any time after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation, amalgamation or merger or the effective date of such dissolution, as the case may be, shall receive, in lieu of the Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on such exercise prior to such consummation or such effective date, the stock and other securities and property (including cash) to which such Holder would have been entitled upon such consummation or in connection with such dissolution, as the case may be, if such Holder had so exercised this Warrant, immediately prior thereto, all subject to further adjustment thereafter as provided in Section 3.

 

2.2.      Dissolution . In the event of any dissolution of the Company following the transfer of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, the Company, prior to such dissolution, shall at its expense deliver or cause to be delivered the stock and other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) receivable in accordance with Section 2.1 by the Holder of the Warrants upon their exercise after the effective date of such dissolution pursuant to this Section 2.

 

2.3.      Continuation of Terms . Upon any reorganization, consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer (and any dissolution following any transfer) referred to in this Section 2, this Warrant shall continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof shall be applicable to the Other Securities and property receivable on the exercise of this Warrant after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of dissolution following any such transfer, as the case may be, and shall be binding upon the issuer of any Other Securities, including, in the case of any such transfer, the Person acquiring all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company, whether or not such Person shall have expressly assumed the terms of this Warrant.

 

2.4      No Impairment . The Company shall not, by amendment of its charter or other constating documents, or through a reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, arrangement, amalgamation, dissolution, issue, or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed under this Warrant by the Company, but shall at all times in good faith assist in carrying out all the provisions hereof and in taking all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the Holder’s right hereunder against dilution or other impairment.

 

3.      Extraordinary Events Regarding Common Stock .

 

 

 

 

3.1     Dividends and Distributions; Subdivisions and Consolidations . In the event that the Company shall (a) issue additional shares of Common Stock as a dividend or other distribution on outstanding Common Stock, (b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (c) combine its outstanding shares of the Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of the Common Stock, then, in each such event, the Purchase Price shall, simultaneously with the happening of such event, be adjusted by multiplying the then Purchase Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the product so obtained shall thereafter be the Purchase Price then in effect. The Purchase Price, as so adjusted, shall be readjusted in the same manner upon the happening of any successive event or events described herein in this Section 3.1. The number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder of this Warrant shall thereafter, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, be entitled to receive shall be adjusted to a number determined by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this Section 3.1) be issuable on such exercise by a fraction of which (a) the numerator is the Purchase Price that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this Section 3) be in effect, and (b) the denominator is the Purchase Price in effect on the date of such exercise.

 

3.2     Issuance of Additional Shares . If the Company shall issue shares of Common Stock before the January 25, 2019 without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Purchase Price, the Purchase Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest cent) determined by multiplying the Purchase Price then in effect by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration received by the Company for the total number of shares of Common Stock so issued would purchase at the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such issue, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue plus the number of such shares of Common Stock so issued; provided that, immediately after any shares of Common Stock are deemed issued pursuant to this Section 3.2 such shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding. For the purposes of calculating any adjustment to the Purchase Price under this Section 3.2, all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of outstanding convertible securities shall be deemed to be outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment to the Purchase Price or number of Warrant Shares shall be triggered pursuant to this Section 3.2 by (i) the issuance of ordinary course stock options or share-based compensation to directors, officers, employees or other service providers when issued pursuant to the Company’s existing compensation plans or consistent with past practice, to a maximum of 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis at such time; or (ii) shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any convertible security issued prior to the date hereof.

 

4.      Certificate as to Adjustments . In each case of any adjustment or readjustment in the shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on the exercise of the Warrants, the Company at its expense will promptly cause its Chief Financial Officer or other appropriate designee to compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a statement of (a) the consideration received or receivable by the Company for any additional shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold, (b) the number of shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) outstanding or deemed to be outstanding, and (c) the Purchase Price and the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of this Warrant, in effect immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment and as adjusted or readjusted as provided in this Warrant. The Company will forthwith mail a copy of each such certificate to the Holder of the Warrant and any Warrant Agent of the Company (appointed pursuant to Section 7 hereof).

 

 

 

 

5.      Representations and Covenants of the Company .

 

5.1     The Company hereby represents and warrants that it is authorized to create and issue the Warrant and that this Warrant is a valid and enforceable obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant Certificate.

 

5.2     The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery on the exercise of the Warrant, all shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) from time to time issuable on the exercise of the Warrant, and hereby represents and warrants that all Warrant Shares issued upon the exercise of the Warrant will, upon payment of the Purchase Price therefor by the Holder, be fully paid and non-assessable and duly and validly issued.

 

5.3     The Company shall give Holder notice of a Material Event at the same time and in the same manner as the Company notifies the holders of the outstanding Common Stock; provided, that at all times, if any, when the Company shall not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company shall furnish the Holder with:

 

(a)     notice of such Material Event not less than 10 Business Days prior to the earlier to occur of the anticipated effective date thereof or the record date for any dividend, distribution, or subscription rights or for determining rights to vote, if any, in each case together with such information as the Holder may reasonably require regarding the treatment of this Warrant in connection with the Material Event giving rise to such notice;

 

(b)     such additional information as is furnished or required to be furnished to all or any shareholders of the Company, whether pursuant to the Company’s charter or other constating documents, any shareholder, investor rights or similar agreement, or applicable corporate or securities laws or stock exchange rules or policies.

 

6.      Replacement of Warrant . On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement and security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at its expense, once only and then at the expense of the Holder, will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

 

7.      Warrant Agent . The Company may, by written notice to the Holder of the Warrant, appoint an agent (a “Warrant Agent”) for the purpose of issuing Common Stock (or Other Securities) on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 1, and replacing this Warrant pursuant to Section 6, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by such Warrant Agent.

 

 

 

 

8.      Transfer on the Company’s Books . Until this Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

 

9.      Notices . All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first Business Day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the Business Day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur or (c) three Business Days after deposited in the mail if delivered pursuant to clause (ii) above. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company to: 20411 SW Birch St. Ste. 250, Newport Beach, CA 92660, and (ii) if to the Holder, to: Suite 1730, 1111 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 4M3, Canada, or if subsequently updated, the address in the Company books. The Company may change its address for notices but only to an address and fax number located in the United States.

 

10.     No Assignment . Holder shall not be permitted to sell, assign, hypothecate, pledge, dispose or otherwise transfer this Warrant or the rights and obligations hereunder, or any Warrant Shares acquired upon exercise hereunder, except to an affiliate or to a syndicate member under the Credit Agreement without the prior written consent of Company. Any prohibited assignment shall be null and void.

 

 

 

 

11.     Notice of Expiration . The Company shall give notice of the Expiration Date (the “Expiration Notice”) to the Holder within ninety (90) but not less than thirty (30) days before the Expiration Date. If the Company does not deliver the Expiration Notice within ninety (90) but not less than thirty (30) days before the Expiration Date and the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Purchase Price in effect on the Expiration Date, then, subject to any determination of Fair Market Value required pursuant to Section 1.4(b), this Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of the Expiration Date to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 or Section 1.3, as applicable, as to all Warrant Shares for which it shall not previously have been exercised, and the Company shall deliver a certificate representing the Warrant Shares issued upon such exercise to the Holder in accordance with Section 1.6. In lieu of payment of the Full Exercise Price or the Partial Exercise Price in the manner as specified in Section 1.2 or Section 1.3, as applicable, but otherwise in accordance with the requirements of such Section, the Company shall issue to the Holder such number of Warrant Shares as is computed using the following formula:

           

    X = Y(A-B)/A
         
  where:      
    X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder;
         
    Y = the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised (inclusive of the Warrant Shares surrendered to the Company in payment of the Full Exercise Price or Partial Exercise Price, as applicable);
         
    A = the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock; and
         
    B = the Purchase Price.

             

11.    Miscellaneous . This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Warrant shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. Any dispute relating to this Warrant shall be adjudicated in any state court in New York County in the State of New York or in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. By acceptance of this Warrant, Holder acknowledges that it is either an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Warrant as of the date first written above.

 

 

ACCELERIZE INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:                                                   

 

Name: Brian Ross

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President    

 

 

 

  

Exhibit A

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION

(to be signed only on exercise of Warrant)

TO:     ACCELERIZE INC.

 

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant (No.____), hereby irrevocably elects to purchase (check applicable box):

 

___     ________ shares of the Common Stock covered by such Warrant; or

 

 

Purchase Terms:

 

___ The undersigned herewith makes payment of the full purchase price for such shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant, which is $___________.

 

 

The undersigned requests that the certificates for such shares be issued in the name of, and delivered to                                                    whose address is__________________________________________________________________________

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that all offers and sales by the undersigned of the securities issuable upon exercise of the within Warrant shall be made pursuant to registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

 

Dated:                               

 

 

 

 

(Signature must conform to name of holder

as specified on the fact of the Warrant.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Address)