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): February 5, 2019

 

 

BioLargo, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

000-19709

 

65-0159115

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

14921 Chestnut St., Westminster, California

 

92683

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 643-9540

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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 (17CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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.   ☐

 

 

 

 

1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

We (BioLargo, Inc., the “Company”) entered into a 12% Convertible Promissory Note with Tangiers Global, LLC (“Tangiers”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $495,000 (the “Tangiers Note”) dated January 31, 2019. The initial principal amount of the Tangiers Note is $330,000, for which Tangiers paid a purchase price of $300,000 on February 5, 2019, representing a 10% original issue discount, due November 5, 2019. Upon our mutual consent, Tangiers may pay up to an additional $150,000 consideration, and in such event, the maturity date for the additional payment would be nine months from the effective date of such payment, and the principal amount of the Tangiers Note would increase by $165,000 to $495,000. The sum that we must repay to Tangiers would be prorated based on the consideration actually paid by Tangiers, such that we are only required to repay the amount funded (plus the original issue discount, interest and other fees, as applicable), and we are not required to repay any unfunded portion of the Tangiers Note.

 

The Tangiers Note is convertible at the option of Tangiers at a conversion price equal to 75% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock during the 25 consecutive trading days prior to the conversion date. We may prepay the Tangiers Note up to 180 days after the effective date. If a prepayment is made within 90 days, we must pay a prepayment penalty of 25%; from 91 to 180 days, we must pay a prepayment penalty of 30%. We may pay such prepayment penalties, if we so choose, by issuing common stock at the conversion price. If such shares are not eligible for removal of restrictions pursuant to a registration statement or Rule 144 within 10 trading days following the six-month anniversary of the effective date, Tangiers may rescind the stock issuance and force the Company to pay the prepayment penalty in cash. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, as such term is defined under the Tangiers Note, additional interest will accrue from the date of the event of default at a rate equal to the lower of 22% per annum or the highest rate permitted by law, and an additional 25% shall be added to the principal amount of the note.

 

In connection with the Tangiers Note, the Company caused its transfer agent to reserve 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, in the event that the Tangiers Note is converted.

 

With respect to the above transaction with Tangiers, Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”) consented to waive the provisions of the Purchase Agreement dated August 25, 2017 prohibiting variable rate transactions. As consideration for the consent, we agreed to issue Lincoln Park a stock purchase warrant allowing for the purchase of 50,000 shares of our common stock at $0.25 per share for a period of five years (the “Lincoln Park Warrant”).

 

This current report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of common stock, nor shall there be any sale of shares of common stock in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Tangiers Note and the Lincoln Park Warrant are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, copies of which are attached as Exhibits hereto. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in such agreements were made only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.

 

 

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

 

The discussion set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)     Exhibits.

 

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Exhibit Description

Form

File Date

10.1*

Convertible Promissory Note issued to Tangiers Global, LLC dated January 31, 2019  

   

10.2*

Stock Purchase Warrant issued to Lincoln Park Capital on January 31, 2019

   

 

* Filed hereto.

 

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.

 

                 

Date: February 8, 2019

 

 

 

BIOLARGO, INC.

         
 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Dennis P. Calvert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dennis P. Calvert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

Note : January 31 , 2019

 

NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE UNIT ED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 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.

 

THIS NOTE DOES NOT REQUIRE PHYSICAL SURRENDER OF THE NOTE IN THE EVENT OF A PARTIAL REDEMPTION OR CONVERSION. AS A RESULT, FOLLOWING ANY REDEMPTION OR CONVERSION OF ANY PORTION OF THIS NOTE, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE PRINCIPAL SUM AND ACCRUED INTEREST SET FORTH BELOW.

 

12% CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

OF

 

BI O LARGO, INC.

 

Issuance Date: January 31 , 2019

Total Face Value of Note: $495,000

Initial Consideration: $300,000

Initial Original Issue Discount: $30,000

Initial Principal Sum Due: $330,000

Security Number: 33198

 

This Note is a duly authorized Convertible Promissory Note of BioLargo, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), designated as the Company's 12% Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $495,000 (the “ Note ”). This Note will become effective only upon execution by both parties and delivery of the first payment of consideration by the Holder, defined below, (the “ Effective Date ”).

 

For Value Received , the Company hereby promises to pay to the order of Tangiers Global, LLC or its registered assigns or successors-in-interest (the “Holder” ) the principal sum of $495,000 (the “ Principal Sum ”) and to pay “guaranteed” interest on the principal balance hereof at an amount equivalent to 12% of the Principal Sum, to the extent such Principal Sum and “guaranteed” interest and any other interest, fees, liquidated damages and/or items due to Holder herein have not been repaid or converted into the Company's Common Stock (the “Common Stock” ), in accordance with the terms hereof. Upon the execution of this Note the sum of $300,000 (the “ Initial Consideration ”) shall be remitted and delivered to the Company, and $30,000 (the “ Initial Original Issue Discount ”) shall be retained by the Holder through an original issue discount (the “ OID ”) for due diligence and legal bills related to this transaction. The OID is set at 10% of any Consideration, defined below, paid. The Company covenants that within 3 months of the Effective Date of the Note, it shall utilize approximately $300,000 of the proceeds in the manner set forth on Schedule 1, attached hereto (the “ Use of Proceeds ”), and shall promptly provide evidence thereof to Holder, in sufficient detail as reasonably requested by Holder.

 

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Upon the mutual consent of the Company, the Holder may pay additional consideration (each, a “ Consideration ”) to the Company in such amounts and at such dates (each, an “Additional Consideration Date” ) as Holder may choose in its sole discretion. The Principal Sum due to Holder shall be prorated based on the Consideration actually paid by Holder (plus the “guaranteed” interest and 10% OID, both which are prorated based on the Consideration actually paid by the Holder, as well as any other interest or fees) such that the Company is only required to repay the amount funded and the Company is not required to repay any unfunded portion of this Note. The Maturity Date is nine months from the Effective Date of each payment (the “Maturity Date” ) and is the date upon which the Principal Amount of this Note, as well as any unpaid interest and other fees, shall be due and payable.

 

In addition to the “guaranteed” interest referenced above, and in the Event of Default pursuant to Section 2.00(a), additional interest will accrue from the date of the Event of Default at the rate equal to the lower of 22% per annum or the highest rate permitted by law (the “ Default Rate ”).

 

This Note will become effective only upon the execution by both parties, including the execution of Exhibits B, C, D, E, Schedule 1, and the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (the “ Date of Execution ”) and delivery of the initial payment of consideration by the Holder (the “ Effective Date ”).

 

This Note may be prepaid by the Company, in whole or in part, according to the following schedule:

 

Days Since Effective Date

 

Prepayment Amount

 

0-90 days

 

125% of Principal Amount

 

91-180 days

 

130% of Principal Amount

 

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may repay the entirety of the premium of the then-appropriate Prepayment Amount to the Holder, but not less than the entirety of such premium, in shares of the Company’s Common Stock, as follows: (i) each share of “prepayment shares” shall be valued at the Conversion Price, (ii) the shares are registered under the 1933 Act or exempt from registration, and (iii) for purposes of this section, the restricted ownership percentage shall under no circumstances result in the Holder beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the then total outstanding shares of the Company. If a result of the potential issuance hereunder would be a breach of this section’s restricted ownership percentage, then the Company shall not cause to be issued to the Holder any shares of “repayment shares” in excess thereof. Any remaining obligations of the Company, whether the premium of the then-appropriate Prepayment Amount or calculated at the Principal Amount, shall be paid by the Company to the Holder in cash, or, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Holder, may be converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at the Conversion Price. If the Company elects to repay the premium of the then-appropriate Prepayment Amount in stock in lieu of cash, and if, within 10 Trading Days following the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date of this Note, the Holder is unable to clear the “prepayment shares” on a six-month-tack-back-to-date-of-Effective-Date-of-this-Note opinion, then the Holder, at its sole option, shall have the right to rescind the “prepayment shares” issuance and the Company shall be required to repay the premium of the then-appropriate Prepayment Amount in cash within the subsequent 10 Trading Days.

 

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After 180 days from the Effective Date this Note may not be prepaid without written consent from Holder, which consent may be withheld, delayed or denied in Holder’s sole and absolute discretion. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a Business Day (as defined below), the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day. If the Note is in default, per Section 2.00(a) below, the Company may not prepay the Note (whether in cash or in “repayment shares”) without written consent of the Holder, which consent may be withheld, delayed or denied in Holder’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

For purposes hereof the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:

 

“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

“Conversion Price” shall be equal to 75% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock during the 25 consecutive Trading Days prior to the Conversion Date. For the purpose of calculating the Conversion Price only, any time after 4:00 pm Eastern Time (the closing time of the Principal Market) shall be considered to be the beginning of the next Business Day. If the Company is placed on “chilled” status with the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”), the discount shall be increased by 10%, i . e ., from 25% to 35%, until such chill is remedied. If the Company is not Deposits and Withdrawal at Custodian ( “DWAC” ) eligible through their Transfer Agent and DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“ FAST ”) system, the discount will be increased by 5%, i . e ., from 25% to 30%. In the case of both, the discount shall be a cumulative increase of 15%, i . e ., from 25% to 40%. Any default of this Note not remedied within the applicable cure period will result in a permanent additional 10% increase, i . e ., from 25% to 35%, in addition to any other discount, as provided above, to the Conversion Price discount.

 

Prepayment Amount ” shall have the definition ascribed to it in the Recitals.

 

Principal Amount ” shall refer to the sum of (i) the original principal sum of this Note (including the original issue discount, prorated if the Note has not been funded in full), (ii) any additional payments made by the Holder towards the Principal Sum (iii) all guaranteed and other accrued but unpaid interest hereunder, (iv) any fees due hereunder, (v) liquidated damages, and (vi) any default payments owing under the Note, in each case previously paid or added to the Principal Amount.

 

Principal Market ” shall refer to the primary exchange on which the Company’s common stock is traded or quoted.

 

“Trading Day” shall mean a day on which there is trading or quoting for any security on the Principal Market.

 

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“Underlying Shares” means the shares of common stock into which the Note is convertible (including interest, fees, liquidated damages and/or principal payments in common stock as set forth herein) in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

The following terms and conditions shall apply to this Note:

 

Section 1.00          Conversion .

 

(a)      Conversion Right . Subject to the terms hereof and restrictions and limitations contained herein, the Holder shall have the right, at the Holder's sole option, at any time and from time to time to convert in whole or in part the outstanding and unpaid Principal Amount under this Note into shares of Common Stock as per the Conversion Price, but not to exceed the Restricted Ownership Percentage, as defined in Section 1.00(f). The date of any conversion notice (“ Conversion Notice ”) hereunder shall be referred to herein as the “Conversion Date” .

 

(b)       Stock Certificates or DWAC . The Company will deliver to the Holder, or Holder’s authorized designee, no later than 4 Trading Days after the Conversion Date, a certificate or certificates (which certificate(s) shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions if the shares of Common Stock underlying the portion of the Note being converted are eligible under a resale exemption pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1)(ii) and Rule 144(d)(1)(ii) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) representing the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon the conversion of this Note. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, provided the Company's transfer agent is participating in DTC’s FAST program, the Company shall instead use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit such shares issuable upon conversion to the Holder (or its designee), by crediting the account of the Holder’s (or such designee’s) broker with DTC through its DWAC program (provided that the same time periods herein as for stock certificates shall apply).

 

(c)      Charges and Expenses . Issuance of Common Stock to Holder, or any of its assignees, upon the conversion of this Note shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issuance fee, transfer tax, legal opinion and related charges, postage/mailing charge or any other expense with respect to the issuance of such Common Stock. Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees incurred from the issuance of the Common Stock to Holder, as well as any and all other fees and charges required by the Transfer Agent as a condition to effectuate such issuance. Any such fees or charges, as noted in this Section that are paid by the Holder (whether from the Company’s delays, outright refusal to pay, or otherwise), will be automatically added to the Principal Sum of the Note and tack back to the Effective Date for purposes of Rule 144.

 

(d)      Delivery Timeline . If the Company fails to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates (or shares through the DWAC program) pursuant to this Section (free of any restrictions on transfer or legends, if eligible) prior to 4 Trading Days after the Conversion Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder as liquidated damages an amount equal to $2,000 per day, until such certificate or certificates are delivered. The Company acknowledges that it would be extremely difficult or impracticable to determine the Holder’s actual damages and costs resulting from a failure to deliver the Common Stock and the inclusion herein of any such additional amounts are the agreed upon liquidated damages representing a reasonable estimate of those damages and costs. Such liquidated damages will be automatically added to the Principal Sum of the Note and tack back to the Effective Date for purposes of Rule 144.

 

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(e)      Reservation of Underlying Securities . The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available for Holder, out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Note, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder, five times the number of shares of Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the adjustments under this Section 1.00, but without regard to any ownership limitations contained herein) upon the conversion of this Note (consisting of the Principal Amount) to Common Stock (the “ Required Reserve ”). The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be issuable will, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully-paid, non-assessable and freely-tradable (if eligible). If the amount of shares on reserve in Holder’s name at the Company’s transfer agent for this Note shall drop below the Required Reserve, the Company will, within 2 Trading Days of notification from Holder, instruct the transfer agent to increase the number of shares so that the Required Reserve is met. In the event that the Company does not instruct the transfer agent to increase the number of shares so that the Required Reserve is met, the Holder will be allowed, if applicable, to provide this instruction as per the terms of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions attached to this Note. The Company agrees that the maintenance of the Required Reserve is a material term of this Note and any breach of this Section 1.00(e) will result in a default of the Note.

 

(f)       Conversion Limitation . The Holder will not submit a conversion to the Company that would result in the Holder beneficially owning more than 9.99% of the then total outstanding shares of the Company (“ Restricted Ownership Percentage ”).

 

(g)      Conversion Delays . If the Company fails to deliver shares in accordance with the timeframe stated in Section 1.00(b), the Holder, at any time prior to selling all of those shares, may rescind any portion, in whole or in part, of that particular conversion attributable to the unsold shares. The rescinded conversion amount will be returned to the Principal Sum with the rescinded conversion shares returned to the Company, under the expectation that any returned conversion amounts will tack back to the Effective Date.

 

(h)      Shorting and Hedging . Holder may not engage in any “shorting” or “hedging” transaction(s) in the Common Stock prior to conversion.

 

(i)       Conversion Right Unconditional . If the Holder shall provide a Conversion Notice as provided herein, the Company's obligations to deliver Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any claim of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Company.

 

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Sec tion 2 .00          Defaults and Remedies .

 

(a)      Events of Default . An “ Event of Default ” is: (i) a default in payment of any amount due hereunder which default continues for more than 5 Trading Days after the due date; (ii) a default in the timely issuance of underlying shares upon and in accordance with terms of Section 1.00, which default continues for 2 Trading Days after the Company has failed to issue shares or deliver stock certificates within the 3rd Trading Day following the Conversion Date; (iii) if the Company does not file the Current Report on Form 8-K in accordance with the provisions and the deadlines referenced Section 4.00(j); (iv) failure by the Company for 3 days after notice has been received by the Company to comply with any material provision of this Note; (v) failure of the Company to remain compliant with DTC, thus incurring a “chilled” status with DTC; (vi) any default of any mortgage, indenture or instrument which may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness, for money borrowed by the Company or for money borrowed the repayment of which is guaranteed by the Company, whether such indebtedness or guarantee now exists or shall be created hereafter; (vii) if the Company is subject to any Bankruptcy Event; (viii) any failure of the Company to satisfy its “filing” obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”) and the rules and guidelines issued by OTC Markets News Service, OTCMarkets.com and their affiliates; (ix) failure of the Company to remain in good standing with its state of domicile; (x) any failure of the Company to provide the Holder with information related to its corporate structure including, but not limited to, the number of authorized and outstanding shares, public float, etc. within 1 Trading Day of request by Holder; (xi) failure by the Company to maintain the Required Reserve in accordance with the terms of Section 1.00(e); (xii) failure of Company’s Common Stock to maintain a closing bid price in its Principal Market for more than 3 consecutive Trading Days; (xiii) any delisting from a Principal Market for any reason; (xiv) failure by Company to pay any of its Transfer Agent fees in excess of $2,000 or to maintain a Transfer Agent of record; (xv) failure by Company to notify Holder of a change in Transfer Agent within 24 hours of such change; (xvi) any trading suspension imposed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) under Sections 12(j) or 12(k) of the 1934 Act; (xvii) failure by the Company to meet all requirements necessary to satisfy the availability of Rule 144 to the Holder or its assigns, including but not limited to the timely fulfillment of its filing requirements as a fully-reporting issuer registered with the SEC, requirements for XBRL filings, and requirements for disclosure of financial statements on its website; (xviii) failure of the Company to abide by the Use of Proceeds or failure of the Company to inform the Holder of a change in the Use of Proceeds; or (xix) failure of the Company to abide by the terms of the right of first refusal contained in Section 4.00(l).

 

(b)      Remedies . If an Event of Default occurs, the outstanding Principal Amount of this Note owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Holder's election, immediately due and payable in cash at the “ Mandatory Default Amount ”. The Mandatory Default Amount means 25% of the outstanding Principal Amount of this Note, will be automatically added to the Principal Sum of the Note and tack back to the Effective Date for purposes of Rule 144. Commencing 5 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default that results in the eventual acceleration of this Note, this Note shall accrue additional interest, in addition to the Note’s “guaranteed” interest, at a rate equal to the lesser of 22% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. Finally, commencing 5 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default that results in the eventual acceleration of this Note, an additional permanent 10% increase to the Conversion Price discount will go into effect. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Issuer hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by the Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the note until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 2.00(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent event of default or impair any right consequent thereon. Nothing herein shall limit the Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Issuer's failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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Section 3 .00         Representations and Warranties of Holder .

 

Holder hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

(a)     Holder is an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”), and will acquire this Note and the Underlying Shares (collectively, the “ Securities ”) for its own account and not with a view to a sale or distribution thereof as that term is used in Section 2(a)(11) of the 1933 Act, in a manner which would require registration under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws. Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Securities. Holder can bear the economic risk of the Securities, has knowledge and experience in financial business matters and is capable of bearing and managing the risk of investment in the Securities. Holder recognizes that the Securities have not been registered under the 1933 Act, nor under the securities laws of any state and, therefore, cannot be resold unless the resale of the Securities is registered under the 1933 Act or unless an exemption from registration is available. Holder has carefully considered and has, to the extent Holder believes such discussion necessary, discussed with its professional, legal, tax and financial advisors, the suitability of an investment in the Securities for its particular tax and financial situation and its advisers, if such advisors were deemed necessary, and has determined that the Securities are a suitable investment for it. Holder has not been offered the Securities by any form of general solicitation or advertising, including, but not limited to, advertisements, articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper, magazine, or other similar media or television or radio broadcast or any seminar or meeting where, to Holders’ knowledge, those individuals that have attended have been invited by any such or similar means of general solicitation or advertising. Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive satisfactory answers from the Company, or any person or persons acting on behalf of the Company, concerning the terms and conditions of the Securities and the Company, and all such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of Holder. The Company has not supplied Holder any information regarding the Securities or an investment in the Securities other than as contained in this Agreement, and Holder is relying on its own investigation and evaluation of the Company and the Securities and not on any other information.

 

(b)     The Holder is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. The Holder is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on its business or properties.

 

(c)     All limited liability company action has been taken on the part of the Holder, its officers, directors, managers and members necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Note. The Holder has taken all limited liability company action required to make all of the obligations of the Holder reflected in the provisions of this Note, valid and enforceable obligations.

 

(d)     Each certificate or instrument representing Securities will be endorsed with the following legend (or a substantially similar legend), unless or until registered under the 1933 Act or exempt from registration:

 

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THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT COVERING SUCH SECURITIES, THE TRANSFER IS MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 PROMULGATED UNDER SUCH ACT OR THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER OF THESE SECURITIES WHICH IS REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, STATING THAT SUCH SALE, TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT OR HYPOTHECATION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT.

 

Section 4 .00          General .

 

(a)      Payment of Expenses . The Company agrees to pay all reasonable charges and expenses, including attorneys' fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in successfully enforcing this Note and/or collecting any amount due under this Note.

 

(b)      Assignment, Etc. The Holder may assign or transfer this Note to any transferee at its sole discretion. This Note shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and shall inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and permitted assigns.

 

(c)      Amendments . This Note may not be modified or amended, or any of the provisions of this Note waived, except by written agreement of the Company and the Holder.

 

(d)      Funding Window . The Company agrees that it will not enter into a convertible debt financing transaction, including 3(a)9 and 3(a)10 transactions, with any party other than the Holder for a period of 30 Trading Days following the Effective Date and each Additional Consideration Date, as relevant, other than investors into the Company’s retail offering which commenced in January 2019 (the “ 2019 OID Offering ) ”. The Company agrees that this is a material term of this Note and any breach of this Section 4.00(d) will result in a default of the Note.

 

(e)      Piggyback Registration Rights . Excluding the registration statement filed on Form S-1 as filed with the SEC on November 6, 2018 (File number 333-228213), and any amendments thereto (collectively, the “ Company’s Filed S-1 ”), the Company shall include on the next registration statement that the Company files with the SEC (or on the subsequent registration statement if such registration statement is withdrawn) all shares issuable upon conversion of this Note. Failure to do so will result in liquidated damages of 30% of the outstanding Principal Sum of this Note, but not less than $20,000, being immediately due and payable to the Holder at its election in the form of a cash payment or an addition to the Principal Sum of this Note.

 

(f)      Terms of Future Financings . So long as this Note is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Company of any convertible debt security (whether such debt begins with a convertible feature or such feature is added at a later date) with any term more favorable to the holder of such security or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to the Holder in this Note, then the Company shall notify the Holder of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at the Holder's option, shall become a part of this Note and its supporting documentation. The types of terms contained in the other security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing conversion discounts, conversion look back periods, interest rates, and original issue discount percentages. Excluded from the foregoing are the following: (i) the issuance by the Company of stock or options to employees, directors, officers, consultants and vendors; and (ii) the Company’s 2019 OID Offering.

 

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(g)      Governing Law; Jurisdiction .

 

(i)     Governing Law. This Note will be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico without regard to any conflicts of laws or provisions thereof that would otherwise require the application of the law of any other jurisdiction.

 

(ii)    Jurisdiction and Venue . Any dispute, claim, suit, action or other legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note or the rights and obligations of each of the parties shall be brought only in the San Juan, Puerto Rico or in the federal courts of the United States of America located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

 

(ii i )   No Jury Trial . The Company hereto knowingly and voluntarily waives any and all rights it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation based on, or arising out of, under, or in connection with, this Note.

 

(iv)   Delivery of Process by the Holder to the Company . In the event of an action or proceeding by the Holder against the Company, and only by the Holder against the Company, service of copies of summons and/or complaint and/or any other process that may be served in any such action or proceeding may be made by the Holder via U.S. Mail, overnight delivery service such as FedEx or UPS, email, fax, or process server, or by mailing or otherwise delivering a copy of such process to the Company at its last known attorney as set forth in its most recent SEC filing.

 

(v)    Notices . Any notice required or permitted hereunder (including Conversion Notices) must be in writing and either personally served, sent by facsimile or email transmission, or sent by overnight courier, to the addresses set forth on the signature page, or to the Company’s address as set forth in its most recent SEC filing. Notices will be deemed effectively delivered at the time of transmission if by facsimile or email, and if by overnight courier the business day after such notice is deposited with the courier service for delivery.

 

(h)      No Bad Actor . No officer or director of the Company would be disqualified under Rule 506(d) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of being a “bad actor” as that term is established in the September 13, 2013 Small Entity Compliance Guide published by the SEC.

 

(i)      Usury . If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates any applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal, fees, liquidated damages or interest on this Note.

 

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(j)      Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity . The Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including a copy of this Note as an exhibit thereto, with the SEC within the time required by the 1934 Act. From and after the filing of such Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company represents to the Holder that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to the Holder by the Company, or any of its officers, directors, employees, or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note. The Company and the Holder shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor the Holder shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of the Holder, or without the prior consent of the Holder, with respect to any press release of the Company, none of which consents shall be unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied, or conditioned except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Holder, or include the name of the Holder in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or Principal Market, without the prior written consent of the Holder, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Principal Market regulations, (in which case the Company need not provide the Holder with prior notice of such disclosure).

 

The Company agrees that this is a material term of this Note and any breach of this Section 4.00(j) will result in a default of the Note.

 

(k)      Attempted Below-par Issuance . In the event that the Holder delivers a Conversion Notice to the Company and, if as of such date, (i) the Conversion Price would be less than par value of the Company’s Common Stock and (ii) within three business days of the delivery of the Conversion Notice, the Company shall not have reduced its par value such that all of the requested conversion transaction may then be accomplished, then the Company and the Holder shall utilize the following conversion protocol for Par Value Adjustment. The Holder shall transmit to the Company: (X) a “preliminary” Conversion Notice for the full number of shares of Common Stock that would be issued at the Conversion Price without regard to any below-par value conversion issues; followed by (Y) a “par value” Conversion Notice for the number of shares of Common Stock with the Conversion Price increased from the “preliminary” Conversion Price to a Conversion Price at par value; and, finally, (Z) a “liquidated damages” Conversion Notice for that number of shares of Common Stock that represents the difference between the “preliminary” Conversion Notice full number of shares and the “par value” Conversion Notice limited number of shares. The Conversion Price of such “liquidated damages Common Shares” would be the par value of the Common Stock. Accordingly, through this protocol, the Company would issue, in two transactions, an amount of shares of its Common Stock equivalent to the full number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued in accordance with the “preliminary” Conversion Notice without regard to any below-par value conversion issues. In the event that the Holder is precluded from exercising any or all of its conversion rights hereunder as a result of a proposed “below par” conversion, the Company agrees that, in lieu of actual damages for such failure, liquidated damages may be assessed and recovered by the Holder without being required to present any evidence of the amount or character of actual damages sustained by reason thereof. The amount of such liquidated damages shall be an amount equivalent to the trading price utilized in the “preliminary” Conversion Notice multiplied by the number of shares calculated on the “liquidated damages” Conversion Notice. Such amount shall be assessed and become immediately due and payable to the Holder (at its election) in the form of a (i) cash payment, (ii) an addition to the Principal Sum of this Note, or (iii) the immediate issuance of that number of shares of Common Stock as calculated on the “liquidated damages” Conversion Notice. Such liquidated damages are intended to represent estimated actual damages and are not intended to be a penalty, but, by virtue of their genesis and subject to the election of the Holder (as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence), will be automatically added to the Principal Sum of the Note and tack back to the Effective Date for purposes of Rule 144, as the Company’s failure to maintain the par value of its Common Stock at an amount that would not result in a “below par” conversion failure is equivalent to a default as of the Issuance Date of the Note.

 

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(l)      Right of First Refusal . From and after the date of this Note and at all times hereafter while the Note is outstanding, the Parties agree that, in the event that the Company receives any written or oral proposal (the “ Proposal ”) containing one or more offers to provide additional capital or equity or debt financing (the “ Financing Amount ”), that the Company intends to accept, the Company agrees that it shall provide a copy of the negotiated transaction documents (e.g., the note) relating to the Proposal (the “ Proposal Documents ”) no later than 3 business days after such Proposal Documents have been drafted on terms acceptable to the Company. Following receipt of the Proposal Documents from the Company, the Holder shall have the right (the “ Right of First Refusal ”), but not the obligation, for a period of 5 business days thereafter (the “ Exercise Period ”), to invest, at similar or better terms to the Company, an amount equal to or greater than the Financing Amount, upon written notice to the Company that the Holder is exercising the Right of First Refusal provided hereby. In furtherance of the Right of First Refusal, the Company agrees that it will cooperate and assist the Holder in conducting a due diligence investigation of the Company and its corporate and financial affairs and promptly provide the Holder with information and documents that the Holder may reasonably request so as to allow the Holder to make an informed investment decision. However, the Company and the Holder agree that the Holder shall have no more than 5 business days from and after the expiration of the Exercise Period to exercise its Right of First Refusal hereunder. This Right of First Refusal shall extend to all purchases of debt held by, or assigned to or from, current stockholders, vendors, or creditors, all transactions under Sections 3(a)9 and/or 3(a)10 or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all equity line-of-credit transactions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature P age to F ollow.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Convertible Promissory Note to be duly executed on the day and in the year first above written.

 

 

 

  BIOLARGO, INC.
   
   
  By:  
   
  Name:    Dennis P. Calvert
  Title:      President
   
  Notice information:
  14921 Chestnut St., Westminster, CA 92683
  Email: dennis.calvert@biolargo.com
  Facsimile: (949) 625-9819

 

 

 

 

This Convertible Promissory Note of January31, 2019 is accepted this ____ day of  January, 2019 by

 

TANGIERS GLOBAL, LLC

 

 

 

By:                                                                                

Name:

Title: Managing Member

Notice information:

Address:

Email:

Facsimile:

Payment instructions (wire information):

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE

 

(To be executed by the Holder in order to convert all or part of that certain $495,000 Convertible Promissory Note identified as the Note)

 

DATE:                                                                      

FROM:

Tangiers Global, LLC (the “ Holder ”)

 

 

Re:

$495,000 Convertible Promissory Note (this “ Note ”) originally issued by BioLargo, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to Tangiers Global, LLC on January 31, 2019.

 

The undersigned on behalf of Tangiers Global, LLC , hereby elects to convert $ _______________________ of the aggregate outstanding Principal Amount (as defined in the Note) indicated below of this Note into shares of Common Stock, $0.00067 par value per share, of BioLargo, Inc. (the “ Company ”), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any. The undersigned represents as of the date hereof that, after giving effect to the conversion of this Note pursuant to this Conversion Notice, the undersigned will not exceed the “Restricted Ownership Percentage” contained in this Note.

 

Conversion information:   
  Date to Effect Conversion
   
   
  Aggregate Principal Sum of Note Being Converted
   
   
  Aggregate Interest/Fees Being Converted
   
   
  Remaining Principal Balance
   
   
  Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Issued
   
   
  Applicable Conversion Price
   
   
  Signature
   
   
  Name
   
   
  Address

   

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EXHIBIT B

 

WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

 

BIOLARGO, INC.

 

 

The undersigned, being directors of BioLargo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), acting pursuant to the Bylaws of the Corporation, do hereby consent to, approve and adopt the following preamble and resolutions:

 

Convertible Note with Tangiers Global, LLC

 

The board of directors of the Company has reviewed and authorized the following documents relating to the issuance of a Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $495,000 with Tangiers Global, LLC.

 

The documents agreed to and dated January 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

12% Convertible Promissory Note of BioLargo, Inc.

Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions

Notarized Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

Disbursement Instructions

Company Capitalization Table

Schedule 1 – Use of Proceeds

 

The board of directors further agree to authorize and approve the issuance of shares to the Holder at Conversion prices that are below the Company’s then current par value.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersign member(s) of the board of the Company executed this unanimous written consent as of January 31, 2019.

 

 

_________________________________

 

By: Dennis P. Calvert

 

Its: President

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

NOTARIZED CERTIFICATE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF

 

BIOLARGO, INC.

 

(Two Pages)

 

 

The undersigned, Dennis P. Calvert is the duly elected Chief Executive Officer of BioLargo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”).

 

I hereby warrant and represent that I have undertaken a complete and thorough review of the Company’s corporate and financial books and records, including, but not limited to, the Company’s records relating to the following:

 

 

(A)

The issuance of that certain Convertible Promissory Note dated January 31, 2019 (the “ Note Issuance Date ”) issued to Tangiers Global, LLC (the “ Holder ”) in the stated original principal amount of $495,000 (the “ Note ”);

 

 

(B)

The Company’s Board of Directors duly approved the issuance of the Note to the Holder;

 

 

(C)

The Company has not received and does not contemplate receiving any new consideration from any persons in connection with any later conversion of the Note and the issuance of the Company’s Common Stock upon any said conversion;

 

 

(D)

To my best knowledge and after completing the aforementioned review of the Company’s stockholder and corporate records, I am able to certify that the Holder (and the persons affiliated with the Holder) are not officers, directors, or directly or indirectly, ten percent (10.00%) or more stockholders of the Company and none of said persons has had any such status in the one hundred (100) days immediately preceding the date of this Certificate;

 

 

(E)

The Company’s Board of Directors have approved duly adopted resolutions approving the Irrevocable Instructions to the Company’s Stock Transfer Agent dated January 31, 2019;

 

 

(F)

Mark the appropriate selection:

 

 

_X__ The Company represents that it is not a “shell company,” as that term is defined in Section 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and has never been a shell company, as so defined; or

 

 

___ The Company represents that (i) it was a “shell company,” as that term is defined in Section 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (ii) since ______, 201__, it has no longer been a shell company, as so defined, and (iii) on _______, 201__, it provided Form 10-type information in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(G)

I understand the constraints imposed under Rule 144 on those persons who are or may be deemed to be “affiliates,” as that term is defined in Rule 144(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

(H)

I understand that all of the representations set forth in this Certificate will be relied upon by counsel to Tangiers Global, LLC in connection with the preparation of a legal opinion.

 

 

I hereby affix my signature to this Notarized Certificate and hereby confirm the accuracy of the statements made herein.

 

 

Signed:     Date:  
         
         
Name:     Title:  

 

 

 

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME ON THIS ________ DAY OF ____________________ 201 9 .

 

Commission Expires:______________

____________________________________

Notary Public

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

TO:

Tangiers Global, LLC

 

FROM:

BioLargo, Inc.

 

DATE:

January 31, 2019

 

RE:

Disbursement of Funds

 

Pursuant to that certain Convertible Promissory Note between the parties listed above and dated January 31, 2019, a disbursement of funds will take place in the amount and manner described below:

 

Please disburse to:

 

Amount to disburse:

$300,000

Form of distribution

Wire

Name

BioLargo, Inc.

Company Address

14921 Chestnut St.

Westminster, CA 92683

 

 

Wire Instructions:

BioLargo's wire instructions are:

FBO: BioLargo, Inc.

Account #: 001549768543

ABA Routing #: 026-00-9593

Bank of America, attention: Branch Manager

Address: 24211 Paseo De Valencia, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Phone: 949-951-4076

 

 

TOTAL: $300,000

For: BioLargo, Inc.

 

By:                                                                                                                                                                                        Dated: January 31, 2019

 

Name:  Dennis P. Calvert

 

Its:        President

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

COMPANY CAPITALIZATION TABLE AS OF JANUARY 31 , 2019

 

COMMON STOCK AND COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS

ISSUED, OUTSTANDING AND RESERVED

 

 

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

 

Authorized Common Stock

 

 

    Authorized Capital Stock

-0-

 

    Authorized Common Stock

400,000,000 

 

    Issued Common Stock

142,000,000

 

    Outstanding Common Stock

142,000,000

 

    Treasury Stock

-0- 

 

*Authorized, but unissued

258,000,000

     
 

Authorized Preferred Stock

50,000,000

 

Issued Preferred Stock

-0- 

     
 

Reserved for Equity Incentive Plans

40,000,000

 

Reserved for Convertible Debt

10,000,000

 

Reserved for Options and Warrants

58,000,000

 

Reserved for Other Purposes

-0-

     
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK AND COMMON

STOCK EQUIVALENTS OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

* This number includes all shares reserved for Convertible Debt

 

Note: If not applicable, enter “n/a” or “zero” in Column 2.

 

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CURRENT DEBT AND LIABILITIES TABLE

 

CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE BALANCES AND PROMISSORY NOTE BALANCES

 

DEBT

 

Short Term Bridge Financing

 

Amount

   

Shares

   

Price

 

Maturity Date

Sept 19, 2018 Notes

  $ 440,000       n/a       n/a  

3/6/2019

Vista Capital Investments (Dec 2017)

    530,100       3,313,125       $0.16 (1)  

4/15/2019

Vista Capital Investments (Jan 2019)

    369,600       2,274,462       $0.13 (2)(3)  

10/7/2019

    $ 1,339,700       5,587,587            

 

 

(1) Convertible at 80% of lowest closing bid price over prior 25 trading days; share number assumes 80% of $0.20

 

(2) Convertible at 65% of lowest closing bid price over prior 25 trading days (Rule 144 eligible July 7, 2019)

 

(3) Share number assumes 65% of $0.20

 

Other Debt

 

Amount

   

Shares

   

Price

 

Maturity Date

2018 Line of Credit

  $ 430,000       n/a       n/a  

9/1/2019

Kelber Note

    50,000       n/a       n/a  

3/8/2023

    $ 480,000                    

 

Convertible Debt - Mandatory Conversion at Fixed Prices (Equity)

 

   

Amount

   

Conversion
Shares

   

Conversion
Price

 

Mandatory

Conversion Date

Kelber Note (1)

  $ 440,000       1,047,619       $0.42  

6/20/2019

OID Offering (2019)

    62,500       250,000       $0.25  

10/15/2019 (2)

Winter 2016 Unit Offering

    75,000       131,579       $0.57  

12/31/2019

Summer 2017 Unit Offering

    25,000       83,334       $0.30  

6/20/2020

Spring 2018 Unit Offering

    100,000       400,000       $0.25  

4/20/2021

OID Offering (2018)

    110,000       366,667       $0.30  

6/15/2021

    $ 812,500       2,279,199            

 

 

(1) Kelber note may be converted into either BioLargo or BioLargo subsidiary Clyra Medical common stock

 

(2) OID Offering (2019) notes mature in 9 months, must be paid through major (e.g., HCW) financing

 

Note: If not applicable, enter “n/a” or “zero” in Column 2.

 

To my best knowledge and after completing the aforementioned review of the Company’s stockholder and corporate records, I am able to certify the accuracy of the statements made herein.

 

BIOLARGO , INC.

 

 

By:                                                                                                                                                                                       Dated: January 31, 2019    

                               

Name:         Dennis P. Calvert                         

 

Title:           President

 

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SCHEDULE 1

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

 

Pursuant to that certain Convertible Promissory Note between the parties listed above and dated January 31, 2019, the Company covenants that it will within, 3 month(s) of the Effective Date of the Note, it shall use approximately $300,000 of the proceeds in the manner set forth below (the “ Use of Proceeds ”):

 

 

General working capital.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

BIOLARGO, INC.

 

 

By:                                                                                                                                                                                        Dated: January 31, 2019                                   

 

Name:         Dennis P. Calvert                         

 

Title:           President

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

BIOLARGO, INC .

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT THERE IS AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

 

INSTRUMENT NO. 3319 9

ISSUED : January 31 , 2019

 

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (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 the date issued set forth above (the “ E xercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on January 31, 2024 (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from BioLargo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), up to Fifty Thousand (50,000) shares (the “ Warrant Shares ”) of common stock, par value, $0.00067, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”). The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.25 subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”).

 

1.      Method of Exercise; Payment; Issuance of New Warrant .

 

(a)      Exercise of Warrant .  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 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 of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto; and, within three (3) Trading Days (for purposes herein, “ Trading Day ” means a day on which any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted is open for trading on the date in question (“ Trading Market ”): the NYSE AMEX, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Markets (or any successors to any of the foregoing)), of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company.  Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the 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 Form within one Business Day of receipt of such notice.  In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error.  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.

 

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If the Market Price of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price, and the Warrant Shares are not subject to a registration statement filed by the Company for the resale of the Warrant Shares that has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Holder may elect to receive Warrant Shares pursuant to a cashless exercise, in lieu of a cash exercise, equal to the value of this Warrant determined in the manner described below (or of any portion thereof remaining unexercised) by surrender of this Warrant and a Notice of Exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to Holder a number of Common Stock computed using the following formula:

 

X = Y (A-B)

A

 

             Where:

X =

the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to Holder.

 

Y =

the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder elects to purchase under this Warrant (at the date of such calculation).

 

A =

the Market Price (at the date of such calculation).

 

B =

Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).

 

 

 

(b)      Mechanics of Exercise .

 

(i)      Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise .  Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent (“ Transfer Agent ” means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 6201-15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219 and a facsimile number of 718-236-2641, and any successor transfer agent of the Company) to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“ DWAC ”) system if the Company is then a participant in such system and there is an effective Registration Statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder, by the date that is three (3) Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, (B) surrender of this Warrant (if required) and (C) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (such date, the “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”). This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the first date on which all of the foregoing have been delivered to the Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 1(c)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid.  If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder certificates evidencing the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $5 per Trading Day (increasing to $10 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. In the event that there is not an effective Registration Statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder, shares purchased hereunder shall be delivered to the Holder by credit the account of the Holder at the Company’s Transfer Agent by the date that is ten Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, (B) surrender of this Warrant (if required) and (C) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (such date, the “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”).

 

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(ii)      Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise .  If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of 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 the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then, the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

(iv)     Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise .  In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder.  For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss.  Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(v)      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.

 

(vi)     Charges, Taxes and Expenses .  Issuance of certificates for 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 certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates 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 certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.

 

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(vii)    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.

 

(viii)  “ VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time), (b)  if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by 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 Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Company and reasonably acceptable to a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

2.      Stock Fully Paid; Reservation of Shares . All Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be fully paid and nonassessable, and free from all preemptive rights, taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any transfer taxes with respect to the issue of shares in any name other than that of the registered holder hereof. During the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of the issue upon exercise of the purchase rights evidenced by this Warrant, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. The Company shall at all times take all such action and obtain all such permits or orders as may be necessary to enable the Company lawfully to issue such Common Stock as duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares upon exercise in full of this Warrant.

 

3.      Call Provision . In the event that both of the following conditions are met (the “ Call Conditions ”), the Company may “call” this Warrant requiring the Holder purchase all or a portion of the Warrant Shares pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph: (i) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock for each of ten (10) consecutive trading days, equals or exceeds $0.50 (subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits, recapitalizations, stock dividends and the like after the date of issuance of this Warrant), and (ii) the Warrant Shares are subject to an effective registration statement (“ Registration Statement ”) filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. If the Call Conditions are satisfied concurrently, the Company may, within thirty (30) calendar days of such day, call for cancellation of all or any portion of the remaining Warrant Shares for which a Notice of Exercise Form has not yet been delivered (such right, a “ Call ”). To exercise this right, the Company must deliver to the registered Holder a written notice (a “ Call Notice ”), indicating therein the unexercised portion of this Warrant to which such notice applies. In the event a Notice of Exercise Form for any portion of this Warrant subject to such Call Notice shall not have been received by the Company within thirty (30) calendar days after the date of the Call Notice, then such portion shall be forfeited in its entirety without payment or consideration to the registered Holder.  “ Closing Sale Price ” means (i) the last closing trade price for the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market, or (ii) if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market for such security as reported by the OTC Markets.

 

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4.      Adjustment . This Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of certain events, as follows:

 

(a)      Adjustment for Stock Splits and Combinations . If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the date hereof effect a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, the Exercise Price then in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately decreased. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the date hereof combine the outstanding Common Stock, the Exercise Price then in effect immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustment under this subsection shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

(b)      Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions . In the event the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall make or issue a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Exercise Price shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance, by multiplying the Exercise Price by a fraction:

 

 

(x)

the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance; and

 

 

(y)

the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.

 

(c)      Adjustment of Number of Shares . Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to either Section 4(a) or 4(b) of this Warrant, the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted to the number of shares of Common Stock, calculated to the nearest one hundredth of a share, obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable immediately prior to such adjustment upon the exercise of the Warrant by the Exercise Price in effect prior to such adjustment and dividing the product so obtained by the new Exercise Price.

 

(d)     Adjustment for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution . If the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant are changed into the same or different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by recapitalization, reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination provided for in Section 4(a) above, a dividend or distribution provided for in Section 4(b) above, or a reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale of assets, provided for in Section 4(e) below), then and in any such event the Holder shall have the right thereafter to exercise this Warrant into the kind and amount of stock and other securities receivable upon such recapitalization, reclassification or other change, by holders of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to such recapitalization, reclassification or change.

 

(e)     Reorganization, Mergers, Consolidations or Sales of Assets . If at any time or from time to time there is a capital reorganization of the Common Stock (other than a subdivision or combination provided for in Section 4(a) above, a dividend or distribution provided for in Section 4(b) above, or a reclassification or exchange of shares provided for in Section 4(d) above) or a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity, or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets to any other person or entity, then, as a part of such reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale, provision shall be made so that the Holder shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant the number of shares of stock or other securities, money or property of the Company, or of the successor entity resulting from such merger or consolidation or sale, to which a holder of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion would have been entitled on such capital reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale. The Company shall not effect any reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale unless prior to the consummation thereof each entity or person (other than the Company) that may be required to deliver any cash, securities or other property upon the exercise of this Warrant shall assume, by written instrument delivered to the Holder, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such cash, securities or other property as in accordance with the foregoing provisions the Holder may be entitled to receive. The foregoing provisions of this Section 4(e) shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, mergers, consolidations and sales.

 

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(f)       No Impairment . The Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the Holder against dilution or other impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will not issue any capital stock of any class which is preferred as to dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.

 

(g)      Notice of Adjustments . Whenever this Warrant shall be adjusted pursuant to this Section 4 , the Company shall make a certificate signed by an officer of the Company setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated, and the new Exercise Price and the type or the number of Shares purchasable after giving effect to such adjustment, and shall cause copies of such certificate to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder.

 

5.      Notice of Record Date . In the event:

 

 

(1)

that the Company declares a dividend (or any other distribution) on any of its capital stock (including without limitation, its Common Stock);

 

 

(2)

that the Company repurchases or redeems any of its capital stock (including without limitation, its Common Stock) or any rights to acquire such capital stock;

 

 

(3)

that the Company subdivides or combines its outstanding shares of Common Stock;

 

 

(4)

of any reclassification of the Common Stock, or of any consolidation, merger or share exchange of the Company into or with another entity, or of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

 

 

(5)

of the involuntary or voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; or

 

 

(6)

of any offer of its Common Stock or any rights to acquire such Common Stock for consideration paid per share of Common Stock less than the Exercise Price then in effect.

 

then the Company shall notify the Holder at least 30 days prior to the date specified in (A), (B) or (C) below, in writing stating:

 

(A)     the record date of such dividend, distribution, repurchase, redemption, subdivision or combination, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as to which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distribution, repurchase, redemption, subdivision or combination are to be determined;

 

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(B)     the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, share exchange, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution or winding up; or

 

(C)     the date on which such offering of its Common Stock or any rights to acquire such Common Stock for consideration paid per share of Common Stock less than the Exercise Price is expected to become consummated.

 

6.      Transfer of Warrant .

 

(a)      Transferability . This Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer.  Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.  The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

(b)     New Warrants . This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 6(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 set forth on the first page of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

(c)      Warrant Register . The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

(d)      Understandings or Arrangements . Such Holder is acquiring this Warrant as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Warrant (this representation and warranty not limiting such Holder’s right to sell the Warrant pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.) Such Holder is acquiring this Warrant hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

7.      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 1(d)(i).

 

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(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 the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

(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 .

 

(i)     The Company covenants that, during the period the 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 executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the 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).

 

(ii)    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 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.

 

(iii)   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.

 

(e)      Jurisdiction . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Delaware law.

 

(f)       Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

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(g)      Nonwaiver and Expenses . No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or remedies.  Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

(h)     N otices . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including electronic mail and facsimile) and delivered to the applicable party at its address specified opposite its signature below, or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied or cabled or sent by overnight courier, be effective when deposited in the mails, delivered to the telegraph company, cable company or overnight courier, as the case may be, or sent by telex or telecopier.

 

(i)       Limitation of Liability . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of 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 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.

 

(l)       Amendment . This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holders holding Warrants at least equal to a majority of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of all then outstanding Warrants.

 

(m)     S everability . 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 and delivered by its duly authorized officer on the day and year first above written.

 

 

BIOLARGO, INC.

 

 

By:          /s/Dennis P. Calvert               

Name: Dennis P. Calvert, President

 

Address: 14921 Chestnut St.

Westminster, CA 92683

       

Holder: Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC

Security #: 33199

Date: January 31, 2019

Shares: 50,000

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE WARRANT

 

 

TO:     BIOLARGO, INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase _____________ common shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Unless said Warrant Shares will be delivered electronically via DWAC, please issue the Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below in “book entry” form at the Company’s transfer agent.

 

If the Warrant Shares will be delivered electronically via DWAC, please issue them to the following account:

 

Name of DTC Participant (broker-dealer at which the account of Holder to be

credited with the Warrant Shares is maintained): _______________________________________

 

DTC Participant Number: _______________________________________

 

Name of Account at DTC Participant to be credited with the Shares: _______________________

______________________________________________________________________________

 

Account Number at DTC Participant to be credited with the Shares:

_______________________________

 

 

_______________________________________

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity:

________________________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity : _______________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________________________

Date: ___________________________________________________

Address for delivery of shares (no PO boxes): ______________________________________________

  ____________________________________________

 

Social Security Number / Tax Identification Number: ________________________________________

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

NOTICE OF TRANSFER –WARRANT

 

(To be signed only upon transfer of Warrant and subject to other conditions of this Warrant)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ____________________________________________ the right represented by the attached Warrant to purchase __________ shares of the Common Stock of BIOLARGO, INC., to which the attached Warrant relates, and appoints _____________________ as Attorney-in-fact to transfer such right on the books of BIOLARGO, INC., with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

The undersigned understand s that any transfer of the attached Warrant is subject to full compliance with Federal and applicable state securities laws and other requirements, which requirements shall be determined and which issues shall be decided by BIOLARGO, INC. , in its sole and absolute discretion , prior to consenting to and recognizing such transfer .

 

Dated:                                                                     

 

   
 

(Signature must conform in all respects to the name of

the Holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)

   
   
   
   
  (Address)

 

 

Signed in the presence of: