As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23 , 2018

Registration No. 333 - 225589

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

AMENDMENT NO.1

FORM S-3

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

MGT Capital Investments, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   13-4148725
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization)   Identification Number)

 

512 S. Mangum Street, Suite 408

Durham, NC 27701

(914) 630-7430

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

 

Robert Ladd, President

MGT Capital Investments, Inc.

512 S. Mangum Street, Suite 408

Durham, NC 27701

(914) 630-7430

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

Abbe L. Dienstag, Esq.

Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP

1177 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

(212) 715-9280

 

 

 

From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement

(Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public)

 

 

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [  ]

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. [  ]

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [  ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company [X]
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. [  ]

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class of securities to be registered  

Amount to be

Registered

     

Proposed Maximum

Offering Price per Unit

   

Proposed Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price

    Amount of Registration Fee (1)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share     (2)         (3)     (3)  
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share     (2)         (3)     (3)  
Debt Securities     (2)         (3)     (3)  
Rights     (2)       (3)     (3)  
Warrants     (2)         (3)     (3)  
Units     (2)         (3)     (3)  
Total     (2)             $ 150,000,000   $ 18,675

 

(1) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act, the total amount of the filing fee payable in connection with this Registration Statement is $18,675. The filing fee was previously paid in connection with the filing of the initial registration statement.
(2) There are being registered hereunder such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock, such indeterminate principal amount of debt securities, such indeterminate number of rights to purchase common stock or preferred stock, such indeterminate number of warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities and such indeterminate number of units consisting of any combination of the securities registered hereunder as shall have an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $150,000,000. If any debt securities are issued at an original issue discount, then the principal amount of such debt securities shall be in such greater amount as shall result in an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $150,000,000, less the aggregate dollar amount of all securities previously issued hereunder. The securities registered also include such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock and amount of debt securities as may be issued upon conversion of or exchange for preferred stock or debt securities that provide for conversion or exchange, upon exercise of warrants or pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of any such securities. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, the shares being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock as may be issuable with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(3) The proposed maximum aggregate offering price per class of security will be determined from time to time by the registrant in connection with the issuance by the registrant of the securities registered hereunder and is not specified as to each class of security pursuant to General Instruction II.D. of Form S-3 under the Securities Act.

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

     
     

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This registration statement contains:

 

  a base prospectus which covers the offering, issuance and sale by the registrant of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $150,000,000 of the registrant’s common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, rights, warrants and/or units; and
  an “at-the-market” offering prospectus covering the offering, issuance and sale by the registrant of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $150,000,000 of the registrant’s common stock that may be issued and sold from time to time under an at-the-market offering agreement with Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC, dated July 23 , 2018.

 

The base prospectus immediately follows this explanatory note. The specific terms of any securities to be offered pursuant to the base prospectus will be specified in a prospectus supplement to the base prospectus. The at-the-market offering prospectus immediately follows the base prospectus. The common stock that may be offered, issued and sold by the registrant under the at-the-market offering prospectus is included in the $150,000,000 of securities that may be offered, issued and sold by the registrant under the base prospectus. To the extent the full amount of common stock is not sold pursuant to the “at-the-market” offering prospectus, the registrant may offer other securities as provided in the base prospectus. In such case, a prospectus supplement will be filed to reflect the reduction in the number of shares sold or to be sold pursuant to the at-the-market offering prospectus.

 

     
     

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities or accept an offer to buy these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and it is not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any state where such offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JULY 23 , 2018

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

$150,000,000

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Debt Securities

Rights

Warrants

Units

 

From time to time, we may offer up to $150,000,000 of any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. We may also offer securities as may be issuable upon conversion, redemption, repurchase, exchange or exercise of any securities registered hereunder, including any applicable anti-dilution provisions.

 

This prospectus provides a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer securities, we will provide specific terms of the securities offered in a supplement to this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as any documents incorporated by reference, before you invest in any of the securities being offered.

 

This prospectus may not be used to consummate a sale of any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB marketplace under the ticker symbol “MGTI.” On July 19 , 2018, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $0.90 per share. We have made an application to The Nasdaq Stock Market to list our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market, although there can be no assurance that our application will be approved.

 

We may sell the securities offered through this prospectus directly to investors, through agents designated from time to time or to or through underwriters or dealers, on a continuous or delayed basis. For additional information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus. If any agents or underwriters are involved in the sale of any securities with respect to which this prospectus is being delivered, the names of such agents or underwriters and any applicable fees, commissions, discounts or over-allotment options will be set forth in a prospectus supplement. The price to the public of such securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement.

 

 

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties referred to under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in the documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus as described on page 25 of this prospectus.

 

 

 

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

 

 

The date of this prospectus is July [  ], 2018.

 

     
     

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THE PROSPECTUS 1
   
SUMMARY 2
   
RISK FACTORS 7
   
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 7
   
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES 8
   
USE OF PROCEEDS 8
   
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK 8
   
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES 10
   
DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS 17
   
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS 18
   
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS 20
   
LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 20
   
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 23
   
LEGAL MATTERS 24
   
EXPERTS 25
   
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION 25
   
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE 25

 

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ABOUT THE PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is a part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total aggregate offering price of $150,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer.

 

Each time we sell securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in any documents that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, together with the information incorporated herein by reference as described under the heading “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference,” before investing in any of the securities offered.

 

THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO CONSUMMATE A SALE OF SECURITIES UNLESS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.

 

Neither we, nor any agent, underwriter or dealer has authorized any person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus prepared by us or on our behalf or to which we have referred you. This prospectus, any applicable supplement to this prospectus or any related free writing prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor do this prospectus, any applicable supplement to this prospectus or any related free writing prospectus constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

 

You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document. You should also not assume that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference, even though this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is delivered, or securities are sold, on a later date.

 

This prospectus, and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus, contain summaries of provisions of certain other documents, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to in this prospectus have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

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SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus and does not contain all of the information that you need to consider in making your investment decision. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, including the risks of investing in our securities discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in the documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should also carefully read the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, including our financial statements, and the exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used in this prospectus, the terms “MGT,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to MGT Capital Investments, Inc.

 

Company Overview

 

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. is a Delaware corporation, incorporated in 2000. The predecessor of the Company was originally incorporated in Utah in 1977. MGT is comprised of the parent company and certain, wholly-owned subsidiaries.

 

Cryptocurrency Mining Business

 

We are engaged in Bitcoin mining operations.

 

Bitcoin is a world–recognized cryptocurrency, which can be traded and converted into major fiat currencies on cryptocurrency exchanges. Cryptocurrencies are a medium of exchange that are transacted through and recorded on a decentralized distributed ledger system, called “blockchain.” The blockchain is built by a chronological addition of transactions, which are grouped into blocks. Each new block requires a mathematical problem to be solved before it can be confirmed and added to the blockchain.

 

Bitcoin mining entails solving these complex mathematical problems using custom designed and programmed application-specific integrated circuit computers (referred to as miners). Bitcoin miners perform a vital function on the Bitcoin blockchain network, by performing so-called hash calculations and adding transaction blocks to the blockchain ledger. When a miner is successful in adding a block to the blockchain, it is rewarded with a fixed number of Bitcoin; a miner can also be compensated by network transaction fees. Bitcoin capacity is measured by computational hashing rate, which is a measure of computations per second performed.

 

Additional information about Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrencies can be found on publicly available educational sources such as www.bitcoin.org .

 

Our Operations

 

In September 2016, MGT commenced its Bitcoin mining operations in the Wenatchee Valley area of central Washington. Throughout 2017 and 2018 we expanded our mining capacity with the purchase of additional miners and entering into hosting and power agreements with Washington facilities owners. We also entered into management agreements with third party investors whereby the investors purchase the mining hardware, and the Company receives both a fee to manage the mining operations plus one-half of the net operating profit. In the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the Company mined approximately 856 coins and recorded $3,134,000 in revenue. In the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company mined 91.5 coins and recorded $956,000 in revenue.

 

Due to the lack of availability of adequate electric power in Washington to support our growth, the Company moved operations to northern Sweden at the end of 2017. During the first quarter of 2018, we took delivery of additional Bitcoin mining machines in Sweden and moved or sold most of our Bitcoin mining machines from Washington. We plan to continue growing our mining capacity in Sweden during 2018.

 

At July 19 , 2018, MGT owned and operated approximately 500 miners located in a leased facility in Quincy, WA and 4,200 miners located in a leased facility in Sweden.

 

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In addition, the Company operates about 2,100 miners in the Sweden location pursuant to management agreements. Under the management arrangements the Company provides for installation, hosting, maintenance and repair of the managed Bitcoin miners. The Company charges the owners an operating fee of 10% of the amount of Bitcoin mined. The owners receive 50% of the Bitcoin mined net of the operating fee and electricity costs. The management agreements generally have a 24 month term.

 

When running at full capacity, the Company’s owned and managed miners are anticipated to have an aggregate computational hashing rate at 90 petahash per second.

 

Our Strategy

 

MGT’s strategy is to continue to expand its cryptocurrency mining operations and reduce costs by utilizing more efficient service providers, and to achieve operational economies of scale by increasing the number of Bitcoin machines maintained by the Company, either owned or managed.

 

Our longer–term objective is focused towards vertical integration of our cryptocurrency mining business as well as diversification into other areas of the rapidly emerging blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.

 

Legacy Businesses

 

Cybersecurity

 

Previously, it was the Company’s intention to develop a cybersecurity business, and position itself to address various cyber threats through advanced protection technologies for mobile devices and corporate networks. Legendary computer security pioneer John McAfee agreed to join MGT in November 2016 and served as Chairman and CEO until August 2017, at which time he was appointed Chief Cybersecurity Visionary, a position he held until his relationship with the Company ended in January 2018.

 

In May 2016, MGT entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets owned by D–Vasive, Inc., a company in the business of developing and marketing certain privacy and anti–spy applications. Also in May 2016, the Company agreed to acquire certain technology and assets of Demonsaw LLC, a company in the business of developing and marketing secure and anonymous information sharing applications. In July 2016, the Company and Demonsaw terminated their agreement, and simultaneously, D–Vasive entered into an agreement to purchase Demonsaw. The D-Vasive acquisition was terminated when the Company could not obtain listing approval of the New York Stock Exchange, on which its common stock was then traded, for the shares issuable in the transaction.

 

In August 2017, we commenced commercial development of our cybersecurity business, including Sentinel, a network intrusion detector released in October 2017. We realized only nominal revenue from our cybersecurity business.

 

On March 19, 2018, we announced the end of our cybersecurity operations by selling the Sentinel product line to a new entity formed by our cybersecurity unit’s management team and stopping development of a secure mobile phone. The Sentinel assets were sold for consideration of $60,000 in cash and a $1,000,000 promissory note, convertible into a 20% equity interest of the buyer.

 

Online and Mobile Gaming

 

Prior to engaging in the cybersecurity business, the Company and its subsidiaries were principally engaged in the business of acquiring, developing and monetizing assets in the online and mobile gaming space as well as the social casino industry. The Company’s principal asset was DraftDay.com, at the time the third largest operator of online daily fantasy sports gaming, which the Company sold in September 2015. In partial consideration for the sale, MGT received a minority interest in the purchaser, renamed Function(x) Inc., and its subsidiary.

 

In a series of subsequent transactions, the Company acquired certain additional shares of Function(x). The Company sold all of its shares in Function(x) prior to March 31, 2017.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 512 S. Mangum Street, Suite 408, Durham, NC 27701, our telephone number is (914) 630–7430 and we maintain a website at www.mgtci.com . We do not incorporate the information on, or accessible through, our website into this prospectus, and you should not consider any information on, or accessible through, our website as part of this prospectus.

 

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The Securities We May Offer

 

We may offer shares of our common stock and preferred stock, various series of debt securities, rights to purchase our common stock or preferred stock, warrants to purchase any of such securities and units consisting of any combination of such securities, up to a total aggregate offering price of $150,000,000. These securities may be offered by us from time to time in one or more offerings under this prospectus, together with any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of the relevant offering. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer.

 

Each time we offer a type or series of securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and other important terms of the securities, including, to the extent applicable:

 

  designation or classification ;
     
  aggregate principal amount or aggregate offering price ;
     
  maturity ;
     
  original issue discount, if any ;
     
  rates and times of payment of interest or dividends, if any ;
     
  redemption, conversion, exchange or sinking fund terms, if any ;
     
  conversion or exchange prices or rates, if any, and, if applicable, any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the conversion or exchange prices or rates and in the securities or other property receivable upon conversion or exchange ;
     
  ranking ;
     
  restrictive covenants, if any ;
     
  voting or other rights, if any ; and
     
  important U.S. federal income tax considerations, if applicable.

 

The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference. However, no prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

This prospectus may not be used to consummate a sale of securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

 

We may sell the securities directly to investors or through underwriters, dealers or agents. We, and our underwriters or agents, reserve the right to accept or reject all or part of any proposed purchase of securities. If we do offer securities through underwriters or agents, we will include in the applicable prospectus supplement:

 

  the names of those underwriters or agents ;
     
  applicable fees, discounts and commissions to be paid to them ;
     
  details regarding over-allotment options, if any ; and
     
  the estimated net proceeds to us.

 

Common Stock

 

We may issue shares of our common stock from time to time.

 

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The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and do not have cumulative voting rights. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors out of legally available funds. Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any then outstanding shares of preferred stock. Our common stock does not carry any preemptive rights enabling a holder to subscribe for, or receive shares of, any class of our common stock or any other securities convertible into shares of any class of our common stock, or any redemption rights.

 

Preferred Stock

 

We may issue shares of our preferred stock from time to time, in one or more series.

 

Under our certificate of incorporation, our board of directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders (unless such stockholder action is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange or market on which our securities are then traded), to designate up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to determine the designations, voting powers, preferences and rights of each series of the preferred stock, as well as the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, conversion rights, preemptive rights, terms of redemption or repurchase, liquidation preferences, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of any series, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of the common stock. Any convertible preferred stock we may issue will be convertible into our common stock or exchangeable for our other securities. Conversion may be mandatory or at the holder’s option and would be at prescribed conversion rates.

 

If we sell any series of preferred stock under this prospectus, we will fix the designations, voting powers, preferences and rights of such series of preferred stock, as well as the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, in the certificate of designation relating to that series. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the SEC, the form of any certificate of designation that describes the terms of the series of preferred stock that we are offering before the issuance of the related series of preferred stock. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement (and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you) related to the series of preferred stock being offered, as well as the complete certificate of designation that contains the terms of the applicable series of preferred stock.

 

The Company has authorized for issuance 1,380,362 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share that are designated as Series A Preferred Stock. No shares of preferred stock of the Company are currently issued or outstanding.

 

Debt Securities

 

We may issue debt securities from time to time, in one or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt or as senior or subordinated convertible debt.

 

The senior debt securities will rank equally with any other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner described in the instrument governing the debt, to all of our senior indebtedness. Convertible debt securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or preferred stock. Conversion may be mandatory or at the holder’s option and would be at prescribed conversion rates.

 

The debt securities will be issued under an indenture, which is a contract between us and a national banking association or other eligible party, as trustee. In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general features of the debt securities. We urge you, however, to read the applicable prospectus supplement (and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you) related to the series of debt securities if and when they are offered, as well as the complete indentures and any supplemental indentures that contain the terms of the debt securities.

 

A form of base indenture has been filed with the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. If we offer debt securities, the applicable supplemental indentures and forms of debt securities containing the actual terms of the debt securities being offered will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or incorporated by reference from reports we file with the SEC.

 

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Rights

 

We may issue rights for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock or debt securities in one or more series.

 

In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general features of the rights. We urge you, however, to read the applicable prospectus supplement (and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you) related to the particular series of rights being offered, as well as the complete rights agreements, any supplemental rights agreements and rights certificates that contain the terms of the rights.

 

We will evidence each series of rights by rights certificates that we will issue. Rights may be issued under an applicable rights agreement that we enter into with a rights agent. We will indicate the name and address of the rights agent, if applicable, in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of rights being offered. A form of rights agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, although any actual rights agreement may differ from the form.

 

If we offer rights, forms of the applicable rights agreements, any supplemental rights agreements and forms of the applicable rights certificates containing the terms of the rights being offered will be filed, or incorporated by reference from reports we file with the SEC, as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

Warrants

 

We may issue warrants for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock or debt securities in one or more series.

 

In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general features of the warrants. We urge you, however, to read the applicable prospectus supplement (and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you) related to the particular series of warrants being offered, as well as the complete warrant agreements, any supplemental warrant agreements and warrant certificates that contain the terms of the warrants.

 

We will evidence each series of warrants by warrant certificates that we will issue. Warrants may be issued under an applicable warrant agreement that we enter into with a warrant agent. We will indicate the name and address of the warrant agent, if applicable, in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of warrants being offered. A form of warrant agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, although any actual warrant agreement may differ from the form.

 

If we offer warrants, forms of the applicable warrant agreements, any supplemental warrants agreements and forms of the applicable warrant certificates containing the terms of the warrants being offered will be filed, or incorporated by reference from reports we file with the SEC, as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

Units

 

We may issue units for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, rights or warrants, or any combination of such securities, in or more series.

 

In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general features of the units. We urge you, however, to read the applicable prospectus supplement (and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you) related to the particular series of units being offered, as well as the complete unit agreements, any supplemental unit agreements and unit certificates that contain the terms of the units.

 

We will evidence each series of units by unit certificates that we will issue. A form of unit agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, although any actual unit agreement may differ from the form.

 

If we offer units, forms of the applicable unit agreements, any supplemental unit agreements and forms of the applicable unit certificates containing the terms of the units being offered will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or incorporated by reference from reports we file with the SEC.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully review the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as updated by any subsequently filed periodic reports and other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, before deciding whether to purchase any of the securities being registered pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Each of the risk factors described in the documents referenced above could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in our securities, and the occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also significantly impair our business operations.

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements. These are based on our management’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions about future events, conditions and results and on information currently available to us. Discussions containing these forward-looking statements may be found, among other places, in the sections entitled “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

Any statements in this prospectus, or incorporated in this prospectus, about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements. Within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (referred to as the Exchange Act), these forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding: projections, predictions, expectations, estimates or forecasts for our business, financial and operating results and future economic performance; statements of management’s goals and objectives; trends affecting our financial condition, results of operations or future prospects; our financing plans or growth strategies; and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.

 

Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at or by which that performance or those results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time they are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to:

 

  our need for additional funding to support our operations and capital expenditures;
     
  our working capital deficit;
     
  our history of operating losses;
     
  our limited revenue;
     
  our uncertain prospects for profitability;
     
  fluctuations in our operating results;
     
  our inability to obtain the necessary computer hardware and electricity to sustain our Bitcoin mining operations;
     
  our inability to grow our workforce and attract sophisticated talent necessary for our operations;
     
  our inability to manage and maintain the growth of our business;
     
  any losses we may incur as a result of litigation or government investigations;
     
  regulations to which our business may become subject and which may increase our compliance costs;
     
  our inability to protect our intellectual property rights;
     
  possible security breaches; and
     
  any negative or unfavorable media coverage.

 

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In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the words “may,” “might,” “can,” “will,” “to be,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “objective,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “likely,” “continue” and “ongoing,” or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

 

You should refer to the “Risk Factors” section contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, for a discussion of important factors other than those noted above that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. Given these risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this prospectus will prove to be accurate, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all.

 

Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or developments occurring after the date of this prospectus, even if new information becomes available in the future.

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

If we offer debt securities and/or preference equity securities under this prospectus, we will, if required at that time, provide a ratio of earnings to fixed charges and/or ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preference dividends to earnings, respectively, in the applicable prospectus supplement for such offering.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We will retain broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered hereby. Except as described in any applicable prospectus supplement or in any free writing prospectuses that we may authorize to be provided to you in connection with a specific offering, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered hereby for working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to invest in or acquire businesses or technologies that we believe are complementary to our own, although we have no current plans, commitments or agreements with respect to any acquisitions as of the date of this prospectus. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus our intended use for the net proceeds received from the sale of any securities sold pursuant to the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. Pending these uses, we intend to invest the net proceeds in investment-grade, interest-bearing securities or deposit accounts with reputable banking institutions.

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

The following description of our capital stock and provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated bylaws are summaries. You should also refer to our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws, which are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is part.

 

We have authorized capital stock consisting of 125,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of July 19 , 2018, there were 73,939,250 shares of our common stock, and no shares of preferred stock, outstanding.

 

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Common Stock

 

The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share. Our certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting. The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Board of Directors out of legally available funds. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets that are legally available for distribution, after distributions to the holders of our preferred stock, if any. The holders of our common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, which may be designated solely by action of the Board of Directors and issued in the future.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB marketplace under the ticker symbol “MGTI.” We have made an application to The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC to list our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market, although there can be no assurance that our application will be approved. On March 23, 2018, our stockholders approved the authorization of our Board of Directors to implement a reverse split of the Company’s Common Stock at a ratio of 1–for–2 at any time before the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. The Board of Directors currently intends to implement the reverse stock split only if the Company is required to increase its stock price to meet the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market, but may determine to implement the reverse stock split for other reasons.

 

Outstanding options and warrants to acquire common stock; restricted stock

 

In 2016, our Board of Directors adopted, and our stockholders approved, the Company’s 2016 Stock Option Plan. Pursuant to this plan, the Company may issue to employees and directors of and consultants to the Company and its subsidiaries up to 18,000,000 shares of common stock. There are currently outstanding under the 2016 Stock Option Plan options to acquire 6,000,000 shares of common stock, at exercise prices of between $0.25 and $1.00 and with a weighted average exercise price of $ 0.71 .

 

The Company has also issued from time to time warrants to acquire common stock in private transactions. There are currently outstanding warrants to acquire 7,460,000 shares of common stock, at exercise prices of between $0.40 and $2.00 and with a weighted average exercise price of $ 0.85 .

 

The Company has from time to time issued restricted shares of common stock to directors, officers and employees of the Company under the 2016 Stock Option Plan, subject to prescribed vesting schedules. There are currently outstanding 4,116,667 shares of restricted stock.

 

Preferred Stock

 

The shares of preferred stock may be divided and issued from time to time in one or more classes and/or series within any class or classes as may be determined by our Board of Directors, each such class or series to be distinctly designated and to consist of the number of shares determined by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has the authority to adopt resolutions with respect to any unissued and/or treasury shares of preferred stock to issue the shares, to fix the number of shares constituting any class or series, and to provide for the voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions, if any, of preferred stock, and each class or series thereof, in each case without approval of the stockholders. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each class or series of preferred stock includes , without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the determination of the following:

 

  The number of shares constituting that class or series and the distinctive designation of that class or series;
     
  The dividend rate on the shares of that class or series, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates;
     
  Whether that class or series shall have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;
     
  Whether that class or series shall have conversion privileges (including rights to convert such class or series into the capital stock of the corporation or any other entity) and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine;
     
  Whether or not shares of that class or series shall be redeemable, and if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption (including any sinking fund provisions), the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions;
     
  The rights of the shares of that class or series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation; and
     
  Any other relative rights, preferences and limitations of that class or series as may be permitted or required by law.

 

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The number of shares, voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions, if any, of any class or series of preferred stock which may be designated by the Board of Directors may differ from those of any and all other class or series at any time outstanding.

 

The Company has authorized for issuance 1,380,362 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share that are designated as Series A Preferred Stock. No shares of preferred stock of the Company are currently issued or outstanding.

 

The above description of our capital stock is a summary only and is subject to applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, and our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws, each as may be further amended from time to time. You should refer to, and read this summary together with, our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws, each as may be further amended from time to time, to review all of the terms of our capital stock. Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and other reports incorporated by reference herein.

 

Antitakeover Effects of Provisions of Charter Documents and Delaware Law

 

Charter Documents. Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws, include a number of provisions that may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying or preventing changes in control or management of our company. First, our bylaws limit who may call special meetings of the stockholders. Our restated certificate does not include a provision for cumulative voting for directors. Under cumulative voting, a minority stockholder holding a sufficient percentage of a class of shares may be able to ensure the election of one or more directors. Our bylaws establish procedures, including advance notice procedures, with regard to the nomination of candidates for election as directors and stockholder proposals. These and other provisions of our restated certificate and bylaws and Delaware law could discourage potential acquisition proposals and could delay or prevent a change in control or management of our company.

 

DGCL Section 203. The Company is not subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which imposes certain restrictions on transactions with interested stockholders, as defined.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is VStock Transfer, LLC. The transfer agent’s address is 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, NY 11598. The transfer agent for any series of preferred stock that we may offer under this prospectus will be named and described in the prospectus supplement for that series.

 

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

 

We may issue debt securities from time to time, in one or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt or as senior or subordinated convertible debt. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any debt securities that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any debt securities offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.

 

We will issue the debt securities pursuant to an indenture that we will enter into with the trustee named in any such indenture and which will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

 

A form of base indenture has been filed with the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. If we offer debt securities, the applicable supplemental indentures and forms of debt securities containing the actual terms of the debt securities being offered will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or incorporated by reference from reports we file with the SEC. References to the indenture include the base indenture, and any applicable supplemental indenture as the context requires.

 

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The following summary of material provisions of the debt securities is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the base indenture and the supplemental indenture applicable to a particular series of debt securities. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements and any related free writing prospectuses related to the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as the complete indenture that contains the terms of the debt securities.

 

General

 

The base indenture will not limit the amount of debt securities that we may issue. We may issue debt securities up to the principal amount that we may authorize and may be in any currency or currency unit that we may designate.

 

We may issue the debt securities as “discount securities,” which means they may be sold at a discount below their stated principal amount. These debt securities, as well as other debt securities that are not issued at a discount, may be issued with “original issue discount,” or OID, for U.S. federal income tax purposes because of interest payment and other characteristics or terms of the debt securities. Material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to debt securities issued with OID will be described in more detail in any applicable prospectus supplement.

 

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of debt securities being offered, including:

 

  the title of the series of debt securities ;
     
  any limit upon the aggregate principal amount that may be issued ;
     
  the maturity date or dates ;
     
  the form of the debt securities of the series ;
     
  the applicability of any guarantees ;
     
  whether or not the debt securities will be secured or unsecured, and the terms of any secured debt ;
     
  whether the debt securities rank as senior debt, senior subordinated debt, subordinated debt or any combination thereof, and the terms of any subordination ;
     
  if the price (expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount thereof) at which such debt securities will be issued is a price other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount thereof payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof, or if applicable, the portion of the principal amount of such debt securities that is convertible into another security or the method by which any such portion shall be determined ;
     
  the interest rate or rates, which may be fixed or variable, or the method for determining the rate and the date interest will begin to accrue, the dates interest will be payable and the regular record dates for interest payment dates or the method for determining such dates ;
     
  our right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of any such deferral period ;
     
  if applicable, the date or dates after which, or the period or periods during which, and the price or prices at which, we may, at our option, redeem the series of debt securities pursuant to any optional or provisional redemption provisions and the terms of those redemption provisions ;
     
  the date or dates, if any, on which, and the price or prices at which we are obligated, pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund or analogous fund provisions or otherwise, to redeem, or at the holder’s option to purchase, the series of debt securities and the currency or currency unit in which the debt securities are payable ;

 

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  the denominations in which we will issue the series of debt securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof ;
     
  any and all terms, if applicable, relating to any auction or remarketing of the debt securities of that series and any security for our obligations with respect to such debt securities and any other terms which may be advisable in connection with the marketing of debt securities of that series ;
     
  whether the debt securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of a global security or securities ; the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such global security or securities may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual securities ; and the depositary for such global security or securities ;
     
  if applicable, the provisions relating to conversion or exchange of any debt securities of the series and the terms and conditions upon which such debt securities will be so convertible or exchangeable, including the conversion or exchange price, as applicable, or how it will be calculated and may be adjusted, any mandatory or optional (at our option or the holders’ option) conversion or exchange features, the applicable conversion or exchange period and the manner of settlement for any conversion or exchange ;
     
  if other than the full principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of debt securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof ;
     
  additions to or changes in the covenants applicable to the particular debt securities being issued, including, among others, the consolidation, merger or sale covenant ;
     
  additions to or changes in the events of default with respect to the securities and any change in the right of the trustee or the holders to declare the principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, with respect to such securities to be due and payable ;
     
  additions to or changes in or deletions of the provisions relating to covenant defeasance and legal defeasance ;
     
  additions to or changes in the provisions relating to satisfaction and discharge of the indenture ;
     
  additions to or changes in the provisions relating to the modification of the indenture both with and without the consent of holders of debt securities issued under the indenture ;
     
  the currency of payment of debt securities if other than U.S. dollars and the manner of determining the equivalent amount in U.S. dollars ;
     
  whether interest will be payable in cash or additional debt securities at our or the holders’ option and the terms and conditions upon which the election may be made ;
     
  the terms and conditions, if any, upon which we will pay amounts in addition to the stated interest, premium, if any, and principal amounts of the debt securities of the series to any holder that is not a “United States person” for federal tax purposes ;
     
  any restrictions on transfer, sale or assignment of the debt securities of the series ; and
     
  any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the debt securities, any other additions or changes in the provisions of the indenture, and any terms that may be required by us or advisable under applicable laws or regulations.

 

Conversion or Exchange Rights

 

We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or our other securities. We will include provisions as to settlement upon conversion or exchange and whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option. We may include provisions pursuant to which the number of shares of our common stock or our other securities that the holders of the series of debt securities receive would be subject to adjustment.

 

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Consolidation, Merger or Sale

 

Unless we provide otherwise in the prospectus supplement applicable to a particular series of debt securities, the indenture will not contain any covenant that restricts our ability to merge or consolidate, or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of our assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety. However, any successor to or acquirer of such assets (other than a subsidiary of ours) must assume all of our obligations under the indenture or the debt securities, as appropriate.

 

Covenants

 

In addition to any covenant that may be provided in the supplemental indenture, and described in the prospectus supplement , applicable to a particular series, the following are the covenants under the indenture with respect to any series of debt securities that we may issue:

 

  the Company will cause to be punctually paid principal, premium, if any, and interest on the debt securities;
     
  the Company will maintain an office or agency where the debt securities may be presented for payment, the debt securities may be presented for exchange or transfer, and notices and demands upon the Company may be served;
     
  if the Company appoints one or more paying agents, it will cause such paying agents to execute an instrument providing for their responsibilities; and
     
  whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of the trustee, the Company will take action so that at all times there will be a trustee under the indenture.

 

Events of Default under the Indenture

 

Unless we provide otherwise in the supplemental indenture, and so describe in the prospectus supplement , applicable to a particular series of debt securities, the following are events of default under the indenture with respect to any series of debt securities that we may issue:

 

  if we fail to pay any installment of interest on any series of debt securities, as and when the same shall become due and payable, and such default continues for a period of five business days ;
     
  if we fail to pay the principal of, or premium, if any, on any series of debt securities as and when the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise, or in any payment required by any sinking or analogous fund established with respect to such series ;
     
  if we fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the debt securities or the indenture, other than a covenant specifically relating to another series of debt securities, and our failure continues for 90 days after we receive written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied and stating that such is a notice of default thereunder, from the trustee or holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series ; and
     
  if specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur.

 

If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series occurs and is continuing, other than an event of default specified in the last bullet point above, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series, by notice to us in writing, and to the trustee if notice is given by such holders, may declare the unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, of such series of debt securities due and payable immediately. If an event of default specified in the last bullet point above occurs with respect to us, the principal amount of and accrued interest, if any, of each issue of debt securities then outstanding shall be due and payable without any notice or other action on the part of the trustee or any holder.

 

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The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of an affected series may waive any default or event of default with respect to the series and its consequences, except defaults or events of default regarding payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, unless we have cured the default or event of default in accordance with the indenture. Any waiver shall cure the default or event of default.

 

Subject to the terms of the indenture, if an event of default under the indenture shall occur and be continuing, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under such indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the applicable series of debt securities, unless such holders have offered the trustee reasonable indemnity. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee, with respect to the debt securities of that series, provided that:

 

  the direction so given by the holder is not in conflict with any law or the applicable indenture ; and
     
  subject to its duties under the Trust Indenture Act, if applicable, the trustee need not take any action that might involve it in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the holders not involved in the proceeding.

 

A holder of the debt securities of any series will have the right to institute a proceeding under the indenture or to appoint a receiver or trustee, or to seek other remedies only if:

 

  the holder has given written notice to the trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to that series ;
     
  the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request ;
     
  such holders have offered to the trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred by the trustee in compliance with the request ; and
     
  the trustee does not institute the proceeding, and does not receive from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series other conflicting directions within 90 days after the notice, request and offer.

 

These limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of debt securities if we default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities.

 

We will periodically file statements with the trustee regarding our compliance with specified covenants in the indenture.

 

Modification of Indenture; Waiver

 

Unless we provide otherwise in the supplemental indenture, and so describe in the prospectus supplement , applicable to a particular series of debt securities, we and the trustee may change the indenture without the consent of any holders with respect to specific matters:

 

  to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the indenture or in the debt securities of any series ;
     
  to comply with the provisions described above under “Description of Debt Securities—Consolidation, Merger or Sale” ;
     
  to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated debt securities ;
     
  to add to our covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions such new covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of debt securities, to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and the continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an event of default or to surrender any right or power conferred upon us in the indenture ;
     
  to make any change that does not adversely affect the interests of any holder of debt securities of any series in any material respect ;

 

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  to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the debt securities of any series as provided above under “Description of Debt Securities—General,” to establish the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to the terms of the indenture or any series of debt securities, or to add to the rights of the holders of any series of debt securities ;
     
  to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under any indenture by a successor trustee ; or
     
  to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with the qualification of any indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.

 

In addition, under the indenture, the rights of holders of a series of debt securities may be changed by us and the trustee with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series that is affected. However, unless we provide otherwise in the supplemental indenture, and so describe in the prospectus supplement, applicable to a particular series of debt securities, we and the trustee may make the following changes only with the consent of each holder of any outstanding debt securities affected:

 

  extending the fixed maturity of any debt securities of any series ;
     
  reducing the principal amount, reducing the rate of or extending the time of payment of interest, or reducing any premium payable upon the redemption of any series of any debt securities ; or
     
  reducing the percentage of debt securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver.

 

Discharge

 

The indenture provides that we can elect to be discharged from our obligations with respect to one or more series of debt securities, except for specified obligations, including obligations to:

 

  provide for payment ;
     
  register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of the series;
     
  replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of the series;
     
  pay principal of and premium and interest on any debt securities of the series;
     
  maintain paying agencies;
     
  hold monies for payment in trust;
     
  recover excess money held by the trustee;
     
  compensate and indemnify the trustee; and
     
  appoint any successor trustee.

 

In order to exercise our rights to be discharged, we must deposit with the trustee money or government obligations sufficient to pay all the principal of, any premium, if any, and interest on, the debt securities of the series on the dates payments are due.

 

Form, Exchange and Transfer

 

We will issue the debt securities of each series only in fully registered form without coupons and, unless we indicate otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. The indenture provides that we may issue debt securities of a series in temporary or permanent global form and as book-entry securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company (referred to as DTC), or another depositary named by us and identified in the applicable prospectus supplement with respect to that series. To the extent the debt securities of a series are issued in global form and as book-entry, a description of terms relating to any book-entry securities will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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At the option of the holder, subject to the terms of the applicable indenture and the limitations applicable to global securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement, the holder of the debt securities of any series can exchange the debt securities for other debt securities of the same series, in any authorized denomination and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

 

Subject to the terms of the applicable supplemental indenture, and the limitations applicable to global securities set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the debt securities may present the debt securities for exchange or for registration of transfer, duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed if so required by us or the security registrar, at the office of the security registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us for this purpose. Unless otherwise provided in the debt securities that the holder presents for transfer or exchange, we will impose no service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but we may require payment of any taxes or other governmental charges.

 

We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement the security registrar, and any transfer agent in addition to the security registrar, that we initially designate for any debt securities. We may at any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts, except that we will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of each series.

 

If we elect to redeem the debt securities of any series, we will not be required to:

 

  issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any debt securities of that series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any debt securities that may be selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing ; or
     
  register the transfer of or exchange of any debt securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debt securities we are redeeming in part.

 

Information Concerning the Trustee

 

The trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under the indenture, will undertake to perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in the indenture. Upon an event of default under the indenture, the trustee must use the same degree of care as a prudent person would exercise or use in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to this provision, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the powers given it by the indenture at the request of any holder of debt securities unless it is offered reasonable security and indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that it might incur.

 

Payment and Paying Agents

 

Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will make payment of the interest on any debt securities on any interest payment date to the person in whose name the debt securities, or one or more predecessor securities, are registered at the close of business on the regular record date for the interest.

 

We will pay principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities of a particular series at the office of the paying agents designated by us, except that unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will make interest payments by check that we will mail to the holder or by wire transfer to certain holders. Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will designate the corporate trust office of the trustee as our sole paying agent for payments with respect to debt securities of each series. We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement any other paying agents that we initially designate for the debt securities of a particular series. We will maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of a particular series.

 

All money we pay to a paying agent or the trustee for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities that remains unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to us, and the holder of the debt security thereafter may look only to us for payment thereof.

 

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Governing Law

 

The indenture, the applicable indenture supplements , and the debt securities, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to the indenture or the debt securities, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act is applicable.

 

DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS

 

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplements and free writing prospectuses, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the rights that we may offer under this prospectus, which may consist of rights to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any rights that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of rights that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus. The terms of any rights offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.

 

If we offer rights, forms of the applicable rights agreements, any supplemental rights agreements and forms of the applicable rights certificates containing the terms of the rights being offered will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or incorporated by reference from reports we file with the SEC. We will indicate the name and address of the rights agent in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular rights being offered. A form of rights agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, although any actual rights agreement may differ from the form.

 

We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of rights that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as any related free writing prospectuses, and the complete rights agreement, any supplemental rights agreement and rights certificate that contain the terms of the rights.

 

General

 

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms relating to rights being offered, including:

 

  the holders of the class of Company securities, or other class of persons, to whom the rights will initially be issued;
     
  the securities issuable upon exercise of the rights;
     
  the terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the rights;
     
  in the case of rights to purchase debt securities, the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of one right and the price at which, and currency in which, this principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon such exercise ;
     
  in the case of rights to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, purchasable upon the exercise of one right and the price at which, and the currency in which, these shares may be purchased upon such exercise ;
     
  the number of rights issued to each stockholder ;
     
  the extent to which the rights are transferable ;
     
  any other terms of the rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the rights ;
     
  the period during which the rights will be exercisable;
     
  the extent to which the rights include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities ;
     
  the material terms of any standby underwriting arrangement entered into by us in connection with the rights offering ; and
     
  a discussion of any material or special U.S. federal income tax consequences of holding or exercising the rights.

 

Exercise of Rights

 

Each right will entitle the holder to purchase the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the rights may exercise the rights at any time up to the specified time on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised rights will become void.

 

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Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the rights may exercise the rights by delivering the rights certificate representing the rights to be exercised together with specified information, and paying the required amount to the rights agent in immediately available funds, as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement the information that the holder of the rights will be required to deliver to the rights agent in connection with the exercise of the rights.

 

Following the end of the rights offering period, and subject to receipt of the required payment and the rights certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the rights agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue and deliver the securities purchasable upon such exercise.

 

Governing Law

 

Unless we provide otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the rights , the rights agreements and any supplemental rights agreements, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to the rights or rights agreements, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

 

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplements and free writing prospectuses, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer under this prospectus, which may consist of warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities and may be issued in one or more series. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of warrants that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus. The terms of any warrants offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.

 

If we offer warrants, forms of the applicable warrant agreements, any supplemental warrant agreements and forms of the applicable warrant certificates containing the terms of the warrants being offered will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or incorporated by reference from reports we file with the SEC. We will indicate the name and address of the warrant agent, if applicable, in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of warrants being offered. A form of warrant agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, although any actual agreement may differ from the form.

 

The following summaries of material provisions of the warrants and the warrant agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement, any supplemental warrant agreement and warrant certificate applicable to the particular series of warrants that we may offer under this prospectus. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of warrants that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as any related free writing prospectuses, and the complete warrant agreement, any supplemental warrant agreement and warrant certificate that contain the terms of the warrants.

 

General

 

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms relating to a series of warrants being offered, including:

 

  the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants ;
     
  the terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants ;
     
  the offering price or prices and aggregate number of warrants offered;
     
  the currency or currencies for which the warrants may be purchased;
     
  if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants which may be exercised at any one time;
     
  in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of one warrant and the price at which, and currency in which, this principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon such exercise;
     
  in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, purchasable upon the exercise of one warrant and the price at which, and the currency in which, these shares may be purchased upon such exercise;
     
  the effect of any merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of our business on the warrant agreements and the warrants;
     
  the terms of any rights to redeem or call the warrants;
     
  the terms of any rights to force the exercise of the warrants;
     
  any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price or number of securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants;
     
  the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire;
     
  the manner in which the warrant agreements and warrants may be modified;
     
  a discussion of any material or special U.S. federal income tax consequences of holding or exercising the warrants; and
     
  any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of or restrictions on the warrants.

 

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Before exercising their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, including:

 

  in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the right to receive payments of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities purchasable upon exercise or to enforce covenants in the applicable indenture; or
     
  in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the right to receive dividends, if any, or, payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or to exercise voting rights, if any.

 

Exercise of Warrants

 

Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants at any time up to the specified time on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.

 

Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants by delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to be exercised together with specified information, and paying the required amount to the warrant agent in immediately available funds, as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will set forth on the reverse side of the warrant certificate and in the applicable prospectus supplement the information that the holder of the warrant will be required to deliver to the warrant agent in connection with the exercise of the warrant.

 

Upon receipt of the required payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue and deliver the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If fewer than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, then we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount of warrants. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may surrender securities as all or part of the exercise price for warrants.

 

Governing Law

 

Unless we provide otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the warrants, the warrant agreements and any supplemental warrant agreements, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to the warrants or warrant agreements, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Warrants

 

Each warrant agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any warrant. A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of warrants. A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable warrant agreement or warrant, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a warrant may, without the consent of the related warrant agent or the holder of any other warrant, enforce by appropriate legal action its right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable upon exercise of, its warrants.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

 

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplements and free writing prospectuses, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the units that we may offer under this prospectus, which may consist of units to purchase common stock, preferred stock, debt securities or warrants, or any combination of these securities, and may be issued in one or more series. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any units that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus. The terms of any units offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.

 

If we offer units, forms of the applicable unit agreements, any supplemental unit agreements and forms of the applicable unit certificates containing the terms of the units being offered will be filed, or incorporated by reference from reports we file with the SEC, as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We will indicate the name and address of the unit agent, if applicable, in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of units being offered. A form of unit agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, although any actual unit agreement may differ from the form.

 

We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of units that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as any related free writing prospectuses, and the complete unit agreement, any supplemental unit agreement and unit certificate that contain the terms of the units.

 

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms relating to a series of units being offered, including:

 

General

 

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms relating to a series of units being offered, including:

 

  the title of the series of units;
     
  identification and description of the separate constituent securities comprising the units;
     
  the price or prices at which the units will be issued;
     
  the date or dates, if any, on and after which the constituent securities comprising the units will be separately transferable;
     
  a discussion of certain United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the units; and
     
  any other terms of the units and their constituent securities.

 

Governing Law

 

Unless we provide otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the units, the unit agreements, any supplemental unit agreements and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to the units or unit agreements, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

 

We can issue securities in registered form or in the form of one or more global securities. We describe global securities in greater detail below. We refer to those persons who have securities registered in their own names on the books that we or any applicable registrar, trustee or depositary maintain for this purpose as the “holders” of those securities. These persons are the legal holders of the securities. We refer to those persons who, indirectly through others, own beneficial interests in securities that are not registered in their own names, as “indirect holders” of those securities. As we discuss below, indirect holders are not legal holders, and investors in securities issued in book-entry form or in street name will be indirect holders.

 

Book-Entry Holders

 

We may issue securities in book-entry form only, as we will specify in the applicable prospectus supplement. This means securities may be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a financial institution that holds them as depositary on behalf of other financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system. These participating institutions, which are referred to as participants, in turn, hold beneficial interests in the securities on behalf of themselves or their customers.

 

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Only the person in whose name a security is registered is recognized as the holder of that security. Global securities will be registered in the name of the depositary or its participants. Consequently, for global securities, we will recognize only the depositary as the holder of the securities, and we will make all payments on the securities to the depositary. The depositary passes along the payments it receives to its participants, which in turn pass the payments along to their customers who are the beneficial owners. The depositary and its participants do so under agreements they have made with one another or with their customers; they are not obligated to do so under the terms of the securities.

 

As a result, investors in a global security will not own securities directly. Instead, they will own beneficial interests in a global security, through a bank, broker or other financial institution that participates in the depositary’s book-entry system or holds an interest through a participant. As long as the securities are issued in global form, investors will be indirect holders, and not legal holders, of the securities.

 

Street Name Holders

 

We may terminate a global security or issue securities that are not issued in global form. In these cases, investors may choose to hold their securities in their own names or in “street name.” Securities held by an investor in street name would be registered in the name of a bank, broker or other financial institution that the investor chooses, and the investor would hold only a beneficial interest in those securities through an account he or she maintains at that institution.

 

For securities held in street name, we or any applicable registrar , trustee or depositary will recognize only the intermediary banks, brokers and other financial institutions in whose names the securities are registered as the holders of those securities, and we or any such registrar , trustee or depositary will make all payments on those securities to them. These institutions pass along the payments they receive to their customers who are the beneficial owners, but only because they agree to do so in their customer agreements or because they are legally required to do so. Investors who hold securities in street name will be indirect holders, not holders, of those securities.

 

Legal Holders

 

Our obligations, as well as the obligations of any applicable registrar , trustee or third party employed by us, run only to the legal holders of the securities. We do not have obligations to investors who hold beneficial interests in global securities, in street name or by any other indirect means. This will be the case whether an investor chooses to be an indirect holder of a security or has no choice because we are issuing the securities only in global form.

 

For example, once we make a payment or give a notice to the holder, we have no further responsibility for the payment or notice even if that holder is required, under agreements with its participants or customers or by law, to pass it along to the indirect holders but does not do so. Similarly, we may want to obtain the approval of the holders to amend the indenture, to relieve us of the consequences of a default or of our obligation to comply with a particular provision of the indenture, or for other purposes. In such an event, we would seek approval only from the holders, and not the indirect holders, of the securities. Whether and how the legal holders contact the indirect holders is up to the legal holders.

 

Special Considerations for Indirect Holders

 

If you hold securities through a bank, broker or other financial institution, either in book-entry form because the securities are represented by one or more global securities or in street name, you should check with your own institution to find out:

 

  how it handles securities payments and notices;
     
  whether it imposes fees or charges;
     
  how it would handle a request for the holders’ consent, if ever required;
     
  whether and how you can instruct it to send you securities registered in your own name so you can be a holder, if that is permitted in the future;
     
  how it would exercise rights under the securities if there were a default or other event triggering the need for holders to act to protect their interests; and
     
  if the securities are in book-entry form, how the depositary’s rules and procedures will affect these matters.

 

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Global Securities

 

A global security is a security that represents one or any other number of individual securities held by a depositary. Generally, all securities represented by the same global securities will have the same terms.

 

Each security issued in book-entry form will be represented by a global security that we issue to, deposit with and register in the name of a financial institution or its nominee that we select. The financial institution that we select for this purpose is called the depositary. Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, DTC will be the depositary for all securities issued in book-entry form.

 

A global security may not be transferred to or registered in the name of anyone other than the depositary, its nominee or a successor depositary, unless special termination situations arise. We describe those situations below under “—Special Situations When a Global Security Will Be Terminated.” As a result of these arrangements, the depositary, or its nominee, will be the sole registered owner and legal holder of all securities represented by a global security, and investors will be permitted to own only beneficial interests in a global security. Beneficial interests must be held by means of an account with a broker, bank or other financial institution that in turn has an account with the depositary or with another institution that does. Thus, an investor whose security is represented by a global security will not be a legal holder of the security, but only an indirect holder of a beneficial interest in the global security.

 

If the prospectus supplement for a particular security indicates that the security will be issued as a global security, and unless the prospectus supplement otherwise provides, then the security will be represented by a global security at all times unless and until the global security is terminated. If termination occurs, we may issue the securities through another book-entry clearing system or decide that the securities may no longer be held through any book-entry clearing system.

 

Special Considerations for Global Securities

 

As an indirect holder, an investor’s rights relating to a global security will be governed by the account rules of the investor’s financial institution and of the depositary, as well as general laws relating to securities transfers. We will not recognize an indirect holder as a holder of securities and instead will deal only with the depositary that holds the global security.

 

If securities are issued only as global securities, an investor should be aware of the following:

 

  unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, an investor may not cause the securities to be registered in his or her name, and will not be able to obtain non-global certificates for his or her interest in the securities, except in the special situations we describe below;
     
  an investor will be an indirect holder and must look to his or her own bank, broker or other financial institution for payments on the securities and protection of his or her legal rights relating to the securities, as we describe above;

 

  a beneficial holder of rights or warrants will be required to observe the practice and procedures of the depositary and its bank, broker or other financial institution that is a direct or indirect participant in the depositary in order to exercise the rights or warrants ;
     
  an investor may not be able to sell interests in the securities to some insurance companies and to other institutions that are required by law to own their securities in non-book-entry form ;
     
  an investor may not be able to pledge his or her interest in the global security in circumstances where certificates representing the securities must be delivered to the lender or other beneficiary of the pledge in order for the pledge to be effective ;

 

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  the depositary’s policies, which may change from time to time, will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to an investor’s interest in the global security ;
     
  we and any applicable registrar or trustee will have no responsibility for any aspect of the depositary’s actions or for its records of ownership interests in the global security, nor will we or any applicable trustee supervise the depositary in any way ;
     
  the depositary may, and we understand that DTC will, require that those who purchase and sell interests in the global security within its book-entry system use immediately available funds, and your broker or bank may require you to do so as well ; and
     
  financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system, and through which an investor holds its interest in the global security, may also have their own policies affecting payments, notices and other matters relating to the securities.

 

There may be more than one financial intermediary in the chain of ownership for an investor. We do not monitor and are not responsible for the actions of any of those intermediaries.

 

Special Situations When a Global Security Will Be Terminated

 

In a few special situations described below, a global security will terminate and interests in it will be exchanged for physical certificates representing those interests or will be held in direct registration on the books and records of the Company or its agent. After that exchange, the choice of whether to hold securities directly or in street name will be up to the investor. Investors must consult their own bank, broker or other financial institution to find out how to have their interests in securities transferred to their own names, so that they will be direct holders. We have described the rights of holders and street name investors above.

 

A global security will terminate when the following special situations occur:

 

  if the depositary notifies us that it is unwilling, unable or no longer qualified to continue as depositary for that global security and we do not appoint another institution to act as depositary within 90 days ; or
     
 

if we notify any applicable trustee that we wish to terminate that global security .

 

The applicable prospectus supplement may also list additional situations for terminating a global security that would apply only to the particular series of securities covered by the prospectus supplement. When a global security terminates, the depositary, and neither we nor any applicable trustee, is responsible for deciding the names of the institutions that will be the initial direct holders.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We may sell or distribute the securities included in this prospectus through underwriters, through agents, to dealers, in private transactions, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices.

 

In addition, we may sell some or all of our securities included in this prospectus, through:

 

  a block trade in which a broker-dealer may resell a portion of the block, as principal, in order to facilitate the transaction;
     
  purchases by a broker-dealer, as principal, and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; or
     
  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker solicits purchasers.

 

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We may enter into option or other types of transactions that require us or our counter-parties or agents to deliver our securities to a broker-dealer, who will then resell or transfer the securities under this prospectus. We may also enter into hedging transactions with respect to our securities. For example, we may:

 

  enter into transactions involving short sales of our shares of common stock by broker-dealers;
     
  sell shares of common stock short themselves and deliver the shares to close out short positions;
     
  enter into option or other types of transactions that require us to deliver shares of common stock to a broker-dealer, who will then resell or transfer the shares of common stock under this prospectus; or
     
  loan or pledge the shares of common stock to a broker-dealer, who may sell the loaned shares or, in the event of default, sell the pledged shares.

 

We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of securities , and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of securities . The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment). In addition, we may otherwise loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the securities short using this prospectus. Such financial institution or other third party may transfer its economic short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a concurrent offering of other securities.

 

Any broker-dealers or other persons acting on our behalf that participate with us in the distribution of the securities, may be deemed to be underwriters, and any commissions received or profit realized by them on the resale of the securities, may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.

 

At the time that any particular offering of securities is made, to the extent required by the Securities Act, a prospectus supplement will be distributed, setting forth the terms of the offering, including the aggregate number of securities being offered, the purchase price of the securities, the initial offering price of the securities, the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other items constituting compensation from us, and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers. Furthermore, we, our executive officers, our directors and major shareholders may agree, subject to certain exemptions, that for a certain period from the date of the prospectus supplement under which the securities are offered, we and they will not, without the prior written consent of an underwriter, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our common stock. However, an underwriter, in its sole discretion, may release any of the securities subject to these lock-up agreements at any time without notice.

 

Underwriters or agents could make sales in privately negotiated transactions and/or any other method permitted by law, including sales of common stock deemed to be an at-the-market offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, which includes sales made directly on or through the OTCQB marketplace, the existing trading market for our shares of common stock, or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange, provided, however, that until our common stock is listed on a national securities exchange, we will only sell shares in privately negotiated transactions that are eligible for exemption under applicable state securities laws or are registered under such laws.

 

We will bear costs relating to all of the securities offered and sold by us under this registration statement.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, certain legal matters in connection with the offering and the validity of the securities offered by this prospectus, and any supplement thereto, will be passed upon by Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, New York.

 

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EXPERTS

 

RBSM LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as set forth in their report (which contains an explanatory paragraph describing conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements), which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on RBSM LLP’s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits to the registration statement. For further information with respect to us and the securities we are offering under this prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed as a part of the registration statement. You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front page of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the securities offered by this prospectus.

 

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy the registration statement, as well as any other document filed by us with the SEC, at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You can also request copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee for the copying cost. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us. The address of the SEC website is www.sec.gov.

 

We maintain a website at www.mgtci.com . Information contained in or accessible through our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The SEC file number for the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus is 001-32698. The documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain important information that you should read about us.

 

The following documents are incorporated by reference into this document:

 

  our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2018 ;
     
  our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2018 ;
     
  our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 9, 2018, February 28, 2018, March 9, 2018, March 19, 2018, March 23, 2018 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed on April 2, 2018), April 3, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 25, 2018, May 31, 2018 , June 7, 2018 and July 17, 2018, to the extent the information in such reports is filed and not furnished; and
     
  the description of our common stock contained on Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on January 13, 2016.

 

We also incorporate by reference into this prospectus all documents (other than current reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items) that are filed by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (i) after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement, or (ii) after the date of this prospectus but prior to the termination of the offering. These documents include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements.

 

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Documents incorporated by reference are available from us, without charge. You may obtain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by requesting them in writing or by telephone at the following address and telephone number, as applicable:

 

MGT Capital Investments, Inc.

512 S. Mangum Street, Suite 408

Durham, NC 27701

(914) 630-7430

 

You also may access these filings on our Internet site at www.mgtci.com . Our web site and the information contained on that site, or connected to that site, are not incorporated into this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

Any statement contained in this prospectus or contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or any subsequently filed supplement to this prospectus, or document deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus, modifies or supersedes such statement.

 

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The information contained in this prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus supplement is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, Dated July 23 , 2018

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

$150,000,000

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

We have entered into an at-the-market offering agreement, dated July 23, 2018 with Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC, or Ascendiant, relating to shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus. In accordance with the terms of the at-the-market offering agreement, we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $150,000,000 from time to time through Ascendiant acting as our sales agent.

 

Our common stock is listed on the OTCQB marketplace under the symbol “MGTI.” On July 19 , 2018, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $0.90 per share. We have made an application to The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC to list our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market, although there can be no assurance that our application will be approved and that our common stock will trade on Nasdaq.

 

Sales of common stock, if any, under this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be made in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended . Ascendiant will make all sales using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between Ascendiant and us. Sales of the shares of our common stock, if any, through Ascendiant or directly to Ascendiant acting as principal will be made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on an existing trading market in the United States for our common stock, sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or otherwise, in privately-negotiated transactions or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices agreed by Ascendiant and us or any other method permitted by law . However , pursuant to the terms of the at-the-market offering agreement, until our common stock is listed on a national securities exchange, we shall only sell shares hereunder in privately negotiated transactions that are eligible for exemption under applicable state securities laws or are registered under such laws. If we and Ascendiant agree on any method of distribution other than sales of shares of our common stock into an existing trading market in the United States at market prices, we will file a further prospectus supplement providing all information about such offering as required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement.

 

The compensation to Ascendiant for sales of common stock sold pursuant to the at-the-market offering agreement will be an amount equal to 3% of the gross proceeds of any shares of common stock sold under the at-the-market offering agreement. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page S-9 for additional information regarding the compensation to be paid to Ascendiant.

 

Our business and an investment in our common stock involve significant risks. These risks are described under the caption “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-2 of this prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

ASCENDIANT CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is July ___, 2018

 

     
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Prospectus Supplement

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT S-1
   
SUMMARY S-1
   
RISK FACTORS S-2
   
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS S-6
   
USE OF PROCEEDS S-8
   
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK S-9
   
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION S-9
   
LEGAL MATTERS S-10
   
EXPERTS S-10
   
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION S-10
   
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE S-10

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

This prospectus supplement relates to the offering of our common stock. This document consists of two parts. The first part is the prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering of common stock and certain other matters. The second part, the accompanying prospectus, gives more general information about securities that MGT may offer from time to time. Generally, references to the prospectus mean this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus combined. Before buying any of the common stock that we are offering, we urge you to carefully read this prospectus, together with the information incorporated by reference as described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” in this prospectus. These documents contain important information that you should consider when making your investment decision.

 

This prospectus supplement describes the terms of this offering of common stock and also adds to and updates information contained in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus supplement, on the one hand, and the information contained in any document incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (referred to as the SEC), before the date of this prospectus supplement, on the other hand, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement. If any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date (for example, a document incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement) the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.

 

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and in any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering. We have not, and the sales agent has not, authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and the sales agent is not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement, the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, and in any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering, is accurate only as of the date of those respective documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. You should read this prospectus supplement, the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering, in their entirety before making an investment decision.

 

Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used in this prospectus supplement, the terms “MGT,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to MGT Capital Investments, Inc. and, where appropriate, our subsidiary.

 

SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights certain information about us, this offering and selected information contained elsewhere in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding whether to invest in our common stock. For a more complete understanding of our company and this offering, we encourage you to read and consider carefully the more detailed information in this prospectus supplement and the base prospectus which is appended to this prospectus supplement, including the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, and the information included in any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering, including the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement beginning on page S-2 and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

Company Overview

 

We are engaged primarily in Bitcoin mining operations.

 

Bitcoin is a world–recognized cryptocurrency, which can be traded and converted into major fiat currencies on cryptocurrency exchanges. Cryptocurrencies are a medium of exchange that are transacted through and recorded on a decentralized distributed ledger system, called “blockchain.” The blockchain is built by a chronological addition of transactions, which are grouped into blocks. Each new block requires a mathematical problem to be solved before it can be confirmed and added to the blockchain.

 

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Additional information about Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrencies can be found on publicly available educational sources such as www.bitcoin.org .

 

At July 19, 2018, MGT owned and operated approximately 500 miners located in a leased facility in Quincy, WA and 4,200 miners located in a leased facility in Sweden. In addition, the Company operates about 2,100 miners in the Sweden location pursuant to management agreements.

 

In the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the Company mined approximately 856 coins and recorded $3,134,000 in revenue. In the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company mined 91.5 coins and recorded $956,000 in revenue.

 

MGT’s strategy is to continue to expand its cryptocurrency mining operations and reduce costs by utilizing more efficient service providers, and to achieve operational economies of scale by increasing the number of Bitcoin machines maintained by the Company, either owned or managed.

 

Our longer–term objective is focused towards vertical integration of our cryptocurrency mining business as well as diversification into other areas of the rapidly emerging blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 512 S. Mangum Street, Suite 408, Durham, NC 27701, our telephone number is (914) 630–7430 and we maintain a website at www.mgtci.com . We do not incorporate the information on, or accessible through, our website into this prospectus, and you should not consider any information on, or accessible through, our website as part of this prospectus.

 

THE OFFERING

 

Securities Offered By Us   Shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $150,000,000 .
     
Manner of Offering   “At the market” offering that may be made from time to time through our sales agent, Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC. See “Plan of Distribution” on page S-9.
     
Use of Proceeds   We currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered hereby for working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to invest in or acquire businesses or technologies that we believe are complementary to our own, although we have no current plans, commitments or agreements with respect to any acquisitions as of the date of this prospectus supplement. See “Use of Proceeds” on page S-8 of this prospectus supplement.
     
Risk Factors   Investing in our common stock involves significant risks. See “Risk Factors” below, and under similar headings in other documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
     
OTCQB Symbol   “MGTI”

 

RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully review the risks and uncertainties described below and under the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as updated by our annual, quarterly and other reports and documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, before deciding whether to purchase any of the securities being registered pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Each of the risk factors could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in our securities, and the occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also significantly impair our business operations. Please also read carefully the section below titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

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Additional Risks Related to our Common Stock

 

The price of our common stock has fluctuated considerably and is likely to remain volatile, in part due to the limited market for our common stock, and you could lose all or a part of your investment.

 

As discussed further below, there is a limited public market for our common stock, and we cannot provide assurances that a more active trading market will develop or continue. As a result of low trading volume in our common stock, the purchase or sale of a relatively small number of shares could result in significant share price fluctuations. Additionally, the market price of our common stock may continue to fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control.

 

For these reasons and others, an investment in our securities is risky and you should invest only if you can withstand a significant loss and wide fluctuations in the value of your investment.

 

The price of our common stock will be influenced by the price of cryptocurrency, among other factors, and may be susceptible to wide swings in value.

 

Our common stock is subject to arbitrary pricing factors that are not necessarily associated with traditional factors that influence stock prices or the value of non-cryptocurrency assets such as revenue, cashflows, profitability, growth prospects or business activity levels. This is because the value and price of our shares, as determined by the investing public, may be influenced by future anticipated adoption or appreciation in value of cryptocurrencies or blockchain generally, factors over which the Company has little or no influence or control. The Company’s share price may also be subject to pricing volatility due to supply and demand factors associated with few or limited public company options for investment in the cryptocurreny industry.

 

Cryptocurrency market prices are determined primarily using data from various exchanges, over-the-counter markets, and derivative platforms. Furthermore, such prices may be subject to factors such as those that impact commodities, more so than business activities, which could be subjected to additional influence from fraudulent or illegitimate actors, real or perceived scarcity, and political, economic, regulatory or other conditions. Pricing may be the result of, and may continue to result in, speculation regarding future appreciation in the value of cryptocurrencies, or the Company or its share price, inflating and making their market prices more volatile or creating “bubble” type risks.

 

In addition, as a result of the Company being an early participant in the blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem, the Company’s shares may be perceived as a way of maintaining investment exposure to the blockchain and cryptocurrency markets without exposing the investor to the risk of a particular cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency holders have realized exponential value due to large increases in the prices of cryptocurrencies and may seek to lock in cryptocurrency appreciation, and investing in the Company’s shares may be perceived as a way to achieve that result, but this may not continue in the future. As a result, the value of the Company’s shares, and the value of cryptocurrencies generally may be more likely to fluctuate due to changing investor confidence in future appreciation (or depreciation) in market prices, profits from related or unrelated investments or holdings of cryptocurrency. Such factors or events would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, or on the price of the Company’s shares, which would have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects or operations of the Company and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies the Company holds or expects to acquire for its own account.

 

A significant number of additional shares of our common stock may be issued at a later date, and their sale could depress the market price of our common stock.

 

As of July 19, 2018, we had outstanding warrants exercisable for 7,460,000 shares of our common stock and options exercisable for 6,000,000 shares of our common stock. The possibility of the issuance of these shares, as well as the actual sale of such shares, could substantially reduce the market price for our common stock and impede our ability to obtain future financing.

 

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Future sales and issuances of our equity securities or rights to purchase our equity securities, including pursuant to equity incentive plans, would result in additional dilution of the percentage ownership of our stockholders and could cause our stock price to fall.

 

To the extent we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, our stockholders may experience substantial dilution. We may, as we have in the past, sell common stock, rights, warrants, options or convertible securities or other equity securities in one or more transactions at prices and in a manner we determine from time to time. If we sell common stock, rights, warrants, options or convertible securities or other equity securities in more than one transaction, investors may be further diluted by subsequent sales. Such sales may also result in material dilution to our existing stockholders, and new investors could gain rights superior to existing stockholders.

 

Because we are quoted on the OTCQB instead of a national securities exchange or quotation system, our investors may experience significant volatility in the market price of our stock and have difficulty selling their shares.

 

Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Market Group’s OTCQB market quotation system under the ticker symbol “MGTI.” The OTCQB is a regulated quotation services that displays real-time quotes and last sale prices in over-the-counter securities. Trading in shares quoted on the OTCQB is often thin and characterized by volatility in trading prices. This volatility may be caused by a variety of factors, including the lack of readily available price quotations, the absence of consistent administrative supervision of bid and ask quotations, lower trading volume and market conditions. As a result, there may be wide fluctuations in the market price of the shares of our common stock for reasons unrelated to operating performance, and this volatility, when it occurs, may have a negative effect on the market price for our securities. Moreover, the OTCQB is not a stock exchange, and trading of securities on this platform is more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on a national quotation system or stock exchange. Accordingly, our stockholders may not be able to realize a fair price from their shares when they determine to sell them or may have to hold them for a substantial period of time until the market for our common stock improves.

 

We have recently applied for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, but there is no assurance that our application will be approved.

 

The Company has recently applied for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. We are currently in discussions with The Nasdaq Stock Market regarding our application, and we are hopeful that the Company can satisfy the applicable listing standards and otherwise meet the criteria of The Nasdaq Stock Market for admission to its Capital Market tier. We note that we do not currently satisfy the relevant listing standards, particularly the minimum bid price of $4.00, and that we will be required to provide The Nasdaq Stock Market with a plan for coming into compliance with the minimum bid price requirement.

 

We cannot assure you that we will be able to satisfy the necessary criteria for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, or any other national securities exchange, or, if the Company is approved for listing, that we will be able to obtain such approval during any particular time frame.

 

Even if our common stock were traded on a national securities exchange such as The Nasdaq Stock Market, there is no assurance that the trading volume of our common stock would significantly increase, that investors would experience a more liquid market for their shares or that volatility would decrease.

 

We may not be able to attract the attention of research analysts at major brokerage firms.

 

Because we are not listed on a national securities exchange, security analysts of brokerage firms may not provide coverage of our company. In addition, investment banks may be less likely to agree to underwrite secondary offerings on our behalf or recommend the purchase of our common stock because they may be less familiar with our company as a result of more limited coverage by analysts and the media. The failure to receive research coverage or support in the market for our shares will likely have an adverse effect on our ability to develop a liquid market for our common stock.

 

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Penny stock regulations may impose certain restrictions on marketability of our securities.

 

The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define a “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. A security listed on a national securities exchange is exempt from the definition of a penny stock. Our common stock is not currently listed on a national security exchange. Our common stock is therefore subject to rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally those with assets in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouse). For transactions covered by such rules, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of such securities and have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the purchase.

 

Additionally, for any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require the delivery, prior to the transaction, of a risk disclosure document mandated by the SEC relating to the penny stock market. The broker-dealer must also disclose the commission payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and, if the broker-dealer is the sole market maker, the broker dealer must disclose this fact and the broker-dealer’s presumed control over the market. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. Broker-dealers must wait two business days after providing buyers with disclosure materials regarding a security before effecting a transaction in such security. Consequently, the “penny stock” rules restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and affect the ability of investors to sell our securities in the secondary market and the price at which such purchasers can sell any such securities, thereby affecting the liquidity of the market for our common stock.

 

Stockholders should also be aware that, according to the SEC, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include:

 

  control of the market for the security by one or more broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer ;
     
  manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases ;
     
  “boiler room” practices involving high pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons ;
     
  excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers ; and
     
  the wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the inevitable collapse of those prices with consequent investor losses.

 

FINRA sales practice requirements may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.

 

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (referred to as FINRA) has adopted rules requiring that, in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative or low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA has indicated its belief that there is a high probability that speculative or low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. If these FINRA requirements are applicable to us or our securities, they may make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that at least some of their customers buy our common stock, which may limit the ability of our stockholders to buy and sell our common stock and could have an adverse effect on the market for and price of our common stock.

 

We do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock so any returns on our common stock will be limited to the value of our common stock.

 

We have never declared dividends on our common stock, and currently do not plan to declare dividends on shares of our common stock in the foreseeable future. We currently expect to retain future earnings, if any, for use in the operation and expansion of our business. The payment of cash dividends in the future, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon such factors as earnings levels, capital requirements, our overall financial condition and any other factors.

 

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Accordingly, investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any return on their investment. Also , investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase our common stock.

 

The price of our common stock could be affected by subpoenas issued to us  in an ongoing investigation.

 

As previously disclosed, in September 2016 and December 2017, respectively, the Company and its CEO and President received subpoenas from the SEC in connection with an ongoing investigation.  Both the Company and its CEO and President have complied with those subpoenas and otherwise cooperated with the investigation.  The ultimate outcome of the investigation and its potential impact on the Company cannot be ascertained at this time.  Regardless of the ultimate outcome, response to the subpoena has entailed, and may continue to entail, legal costs and the diversion of management’s attention, and could impact the trading prices of our common stock.

 

Additional Risks Related to this Offering

 

Our management will have broad discretion as to the use of the proceeds from this offering, and may not use the proceeds effectively.

 

Because we have not designated the amount of net proceeds from this offering to be used for any particular purpose, our management will have broad discretion as to the application of the net proceeds from this offering and could use them for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of the offering. Accordingly, you will be relying on the judgment of our management with regard to the use of any proceeds from the sale of common stock in this offering, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately.

 

Our management may use the net proceeds for corporate purposes that may not improve our financial condition or market value.

 

You may experience immediate and substantial dilution.

 

The offering price per share in this offering may exceed the net tangible book value per share of our common stock outstanding prior to this offering. Assuming that an aggregate of 50,000,000 shares of our common stock are sold at a price of $0.90 per share pursuant to this prospectus supplement, which was the last reported sale price of our common stock on the OTCQB on July 19, 2018, for aggregate gross proceeds of $45.0 million, you would experience immediate dilution of $0.44 per share, representing the difference between our as adjusted net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2018, after giving effect to this offering and the assumed offering price. The exercise of outstanding share options may result in further dilution of your investment. See the section entitled “Dilution” below for a more detailed illustration of the dilution you would incur if you participate in this offering.

 

The actual number of shares we will issue under the at-the-market offering agreement, at any one time or in total, is uncertain.

 

Subject to certain limitations in the at-the-market offering agreement and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver a placement notice to Ascendiant at any time throughout the term of the at-the-market offering agreement, provided that, pursuant to the terms of the at-the-market offering agreement, until our common stock is listed on a national securities exchange, we shall only sell shares hereunder in privately negotiated transactions that are eligible for exemption under applicable state securities laws or are registered under such laws. The number of shares that are sold by Ascendiant after delivering a placement notice will fluctuate based on the market price of our common stock during the sales period and limits we set with Ascendiant. Because the price per share of each share sold will fluctuate based on the market price of our common stock during the sales period, and other factors , it is not possible at this stage to predict the number of shares that will be ultimately issued.

 

The common stock offered hereby will be sold in “at the market offerings,” and investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.

 

Investors who purchase shares in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and so may experience different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices, and numbers of shares sold, and there is no minimum or maximum sales price. Investors may experience a decline in the value of their shares as a result of share sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements. These are based on our management’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions about future events, conditions and results and on information currently available to us. Discussions containing these forward-looking statements may be found, among other places, in the sections entitled “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in the documents incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Any statements in this prospectus, or incorporated herein, about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements. Within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (referred to as the Exchange Act), these forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding: projections, predictions, expectations, estimates or forecasts for our business, financial and operating results and future economic performance; statements of management’s goals and objectives; trends affecting our financial condition, results of operations or future prospects; our financing plans or growth strategies; and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.

 

Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at , or by which that performance or those results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time they are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to:

 

  our need for additional funding to support our operations and capital expenditures;
     
  our working capital deficit;
     
  our history of operating losses;
     
  our limited revenue;
     
  our uncertain prospects for profitability;
     
  fluctuations in our operating results;
     
  our inability to obtain the necessary computer hardware and electricity to sustain our Bitcoin mining operations;
     
  our inability to grow our workforce and attract sophisticated talent necessary for our operations;
     
  our inability to manage and maintain the growth of our business;
     
  any losses we may incur as a result of litigation or government investigations;
     
  regulations to which our business may become subject and which may increase our compliance costs;
     
  our inability to protect our intellectual property rights;
     
  possible security breaches; and
     
  any negative or unfavorable media coverage.

 

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the words “may,” “might,” “can,” “will,” “to be,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “objective,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “likely,” “continue” and “ongoing,” or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

 

You should refer to the “Risk Factors” section contained in this prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, for a discussion of important factors other than those noted above that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. Given these risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this prospectus will prove to be accurate, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all.

 

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Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or developments occurring after the date of this prospectus, even if new information becomes available in the future.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We will retain broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered hereby. We currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered hereby for working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to invest in or acquire businesses or technologies that we believe are complementary to our own, although we have no current plans, commitments or agreements with respect to any acquisitions as of the date of this prospectus supplement. Pending these uses, we intend to invest the net proceeds in investment-grade, interest-bearing securities or deposit accounts with reputable banking institutions.

 

DILUTION

 

Our net tangible book value as of March 31, 2018 was approximately $9.9 million, or $0.15 per share. Net tangible book value per share is determined by dividing our total tangible assets, less total liabilities, by the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2018. Dilution with respect to net tangible book value per share represents the difference between the amount per share paid by purchasers of shares of common stock in this offering and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering.

 

Assuming the sale of 50,000,000 shares of our common stock in this offering at an assumed offering price of $0.90 per share, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the OTCQB marketplace on July 19, 2018, and after deducting estimated offering commissions and offering expenses payable by us, our as adjusted net tangible book value as of March 31, 2018 would have been approximately $53.6 million, or $0.46 per share. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $0.31 per share to existing stockholders and immediate dilution of $0.44 per share to investors purchasing our common stock in this offering at the assumed public offering price. The following table illustrates this dilution on a per share basis:

 

Assumed public offering price per share   $ 0.90  
Net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2018   $ 0.15  
Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to this offering   $ 0.31  
As adjusted net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2018, after giving effect to this offering   $ 0.46  
Dilution per share to investors purchasing our common stock in this offering   $ 0.44  

 

The above discussion and table are based on 66,127,626 shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2018, and excludes:

 

  7,811,624 shares issued by the Company subsequent to March 31, 2018 through July, 19 , 2018;
  6,000,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of July 19 , 2018, at a weighted- average exercise price of $ 0.71 per share ;
  7,460,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of July 19 , 2018, at a weighted-average exercise price of $ 0.85 per share; and
  6,543,308 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2016 Stock Option Plan as of July 19 , 2018.

 

The table above assumes for illustrative purposes that an aggregate of 50,000,000 shares of our common stock are offered during the term of the at-the-market offering agreement with Ascendiant at a price of $0.90 per share, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the OTCQB marketplace on July 19, 2018, for aggregate gross proceeds of $45.0 million. The shares subject to the at-the-market offering agreement with Ascendiant are being sold from time to time at various prices.

 

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To the extent that outstanding stock options or warrants outstanding have been or may be exercised or other shares issued, investors purchasing our common stock in this offering may experience further dilution. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

We have authorized capital stock consisting of 125,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of July 19, 2018, there were 73,939,250 shares of our common stock, and no shares of preferred stock, outstanding.

 

Additional information related to our capital stock is contained in the base prospectus which is appended to this prospectus supplement.

 

You should also refer to our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement is part.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We have entered into an at-the-market offering agreement, dated July 23 , 2018, with Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC pursuant to which we may issue and sell up to an aggregate of $150,000,000 of our common stock from time to time solely through Ascendiant acting as agent. Sales of the shares of our common stock, if any, through Ascendiant or directly to Ascendiant acting as principal will be made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on an existing trading market in the United States for our common stock, sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or otherwise, in privately-negotiated transactions or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices agreed by Ascendiant and us or any other method permitted by law, provided, however, that, pursuant to the terms of the at-the-market offering agreement, until our common stock is listed on a national securities exchange, we will only sell shares hereunder in privately negotiated transactions that are eligible for exemption under applicable state securities laws or are registered under such laws. If we and Ascendiant agree on any method of distribution other than sales of shares of our common stock into an existing trading market in the United States at market prices, we will file a further prospectus supplement providing all information about such offering as required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. A copy of the at-the-market offering agreement is being filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement is a part and which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement.

 

We will pay Ascendiant in cash, upon each sale of our common stock pursuant to the at-the-market offering agreement, a commission equal to 3% of the aggregate gross proceeds from the sale of our common stock. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. We have agreed to reimburse Ascendiant upon request for its reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the at the market offering, including due diligence fees and expenses in the amount of $25,000, which has been paid prior to the date hereof and is subject to FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(C), and the fees and out-of-pocket expenses of its legal counsel in the amount of $35,000. Additionally, we have agreed to reimburse Ascendiant up to $5,000 for its legal fees during each quarter while this offering is ongoing.

 

Settlement for sales of common stock will occur on the second business day following the date on which any sales are made, or on some other date that is agreed upon by us and Ascendiant in connection with a particular transaction. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in an escrow, trust or similar arrangement. Sales of our common stock as contemplated in this prospectus supplement will be settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company or by such other means as we and Ascendiant may agree upon.

 

Ascendiant will act as sales agent on a commercially reasonable efforts basis consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations. In connection with the sale of the common stock on our behalf, Ascendiant will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the compensation of Ascendiant will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Ascendiant against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended.

 

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The offering of our common stock pursuant to the at-the-market offering agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the issuance and sale of all of the common stock subject to the at-the-market offering agreement, (ii) the three year anniversary of the date of the at-the-market offering agreement, and (iii) the termination of the at-the-market offering agreement as permitted therein. We may terminate the at-the-market offering agreement at any time upon 5 business days’ prior notice.

 

Ascendiant and its affiliates may in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for us and our affiliates, for which services they may in the future receive customary fees. To the extent required by Regulation M, Ascendiant will not engage in any market making activities involving our common stock while the offering is ongoing under this prospectus supplement.

 

This prospectus supplement in electronic format may be made available on a web site maintained by Ascendiant, and Ascendiant may distribute this prospectus supplement electronically.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the common stock offered by this prospectus will be passed upon by Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, New York. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, New York, is counsel for Ascendiant in connection with this offering.

 

EXPERTS

 

RBSM LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as set forth in their report (which contains an explanatory paragraph describing conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements), which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on RBSM LLP’s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits to the registration statement. For further information with respect to us and the securities we are offering under this prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed as a part of the registration statement. You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front page of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the securities offered by this prospectus.

 

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy the registration statement, as well as any other document filed by us with the SEC, at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You can also request copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee for the copying cost. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including MGT Capital Investments, Inc. The address of the SEC website is www.sec.gov.

 

We maintain a website at www.mgtci.com. Information contained in or accessible through our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The SEC file number for the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus is 001-32698. The documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain important information that you should read about us.

 

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The following documents are incorporated by reference into this document:

 

  our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2018 ;
     
  our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2018;
     
 

our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 9, 2018, February 28, 2018, March 9, 2018, March 19, 2018, March 23, 2018 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed on April 2, 2018), April 3, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 25, 2018, May 31, 2018 , June 7, 2018 and July 17, 2018, to the extent the information in such reports is filed and not furnished; and

     
  the description of our common stock contained on Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on January 13, 2016.

 

We also incorporate by reference into this prospectus all documents (other than current reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items) that are filed by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (i) after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement, or (ii) after the date of this prospectus but prior to the termination of the offering. These documents include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements.

 

Documents incorporated by reference are available from us, without charge. You may obtain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by requesting them in writing or by telephone at the following address and telephone number, as applicable:

 

MGT Capital Investments, Inc.

512 S. Mangum Street, Suite 408

Durham, NC 27701

(914) 630-7430

 

You also may access these filings on our Internet site at www.mgtci.com . Our web site and the information contained on that site, or connected to that site, are not incorporated into this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

Any statement contained in this prospectus or contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or any subsequently filed supplement to this prospectus, or document deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus, modifies or supersedes such statement.

 

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$150,000,000

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

Prospectus

 

 

 

Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC

July [  ], 2018

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

 

The following table sets forth the estimated costs and expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by us in connection with the offering of the securities being registered. All the amounts shown are estimates, except for the SEC registration fee.

 

SEC registration fee   $ 18,675  
FINRA filing fee   $ 23,000  
Legal fees and expenses   $  100,000  
Accounting fees and expenses   $   20,000
Transfer agent fees and expenses       (1)
Trustee fees and expenses       (1)
Printing and miscellaneous expenses       (1)
Total   $   (1)

 

 

 

(1) These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and, accordingly, cannot be estimated at this time

 

Item 15. Indemnification of Officers and Directors

 

Article NINTH of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation states: To the fullest extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as it exists on the date hereof or as it may hereafter be amended permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, no director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. No amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation, directly or indirectly by merger, consolidation or otherwise, having the effect of amending or repealing any of the provisions of this ARTICLE NINTH shall apply to, or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of, any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal, unless such amendment shall have the effect of further limiting or eliminating such liability.

 

Article IX of our Amended and Restated By-Laws states: The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as then in effect, indemnify any person (the “Indemnitee”) who was or is involved in any manner (including, without limitation, as a party or a witness) or was or is threatened to be made so involved in any threatened, pending or completed investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (including, without limitation, any action, suit or proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without limitation, service with respect to any employee benefit plan), whether the basis of any such Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director or officer or in any other capacity while serving as a director or officer, against all expenses, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such Proceeding. The right to indemnification conferred in this Article IX shall include the right to receive payment in advance of any expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, consistent with applicable law as then in effect. All right to indemnification conferred in this Article IX, including such right to advance payments and the evidentiary, procedural and other provisions of this Article IX, shall be a contract right. The Corporation may, by action of its Board of Directors, provide indemnification for employees, agents, attorneys and representatives of the Corporation with up to the same scope and extent as provided for officers and directors.

 

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes us to indemnify any director or officer under prescribed circumstances and subject to certain limitations against certain costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to which such person is a party by reason of being one of our directors or officers if it is determined that the person acted in accordance with the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such statutory provisions.

 

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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of MGT pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in such Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

Exhibit Number   Description
1.1   At-The-Market Offering Agreement between MGT Capital Investments, Inc. and Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC*
4.1   Form of Indenture**
4.2   Form of Warrant Agreement*
4.3   Form of Rights Agreement*
4.4   Form of Unit Agreement*
5.1   Opinion of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP*
21.1   Subsidiaries (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed April 2, 2018)
23.1   Consent of RBSM LLP*
24.1   Power of Attorney authorizing signature (contained on the signature page of the initial Registration Statement)

 

* Filed herewith.
   
**

Previously filed as an exhibit to Form S-3 on June 12, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 17. Undertakings

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act ;
  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post- effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement ; and
  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement ;

 

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provided, however , that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement or are contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of this registration statement.

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
   
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
   
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

 

  (i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement ; and
  (ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however , that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: (i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 ; (ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant ; (iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant ; and (iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
   
(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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(7) That for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, (i) the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of the registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(l) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be a part of the registration statement as of the time it was declared effective; and (ii) each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offing of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
   
(8) To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Durham, North Carolina on this 23 rd day of July, 2018.

 

    MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Robert B. Ladd
    (Robert B. Ladd)
    President, Chief Executive Officer

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert B. Ladd, and Robert S. Lowrey, and each of them, his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any or all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, any related Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933 and any or all pre- or post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute or substitutes for him, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
*   Chairman of the Board of Directors   July 23, 2018
(H. Robert Holmes)      
         
*  

Director

  July 23 , 2018
(Michael Onghai)      

 

/s/ Robert B. Ladd   Director   July 23, 2018
(Robert B. Ladd)        
         
/s/ Robert S. Lowrey   Chief Financial Officer and Principal   July 23, 2018
(Robert S. Lowrey)   Accounting Officer    

 

* By:  /s/ Robert B. Ladd  
  (Robert B. Ladd)  
  Attorney in Fact  

 

     
 

 

 

AT THE MARKET OFFERING AGREEMENT

 

July 23, 2018

 

Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC

18881 Von Karman, Suite 1600

Irvine, California 92612

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

MGT Capital Investments, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the “ Company ”), confirms its agreement (this “ Agreement ”) with Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC (the “ Manager ”) as follows:

 

1. Definitions . The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.

 

Accountants ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(m).

 

Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Action ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(q).

 

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(p).

 

Applicable Time ” shall mean, with respect to any Shares, the time of sale of such Shares pursuant to this Agreement or any relevant Terms Agreement.

 

Base Prospectus ” shall mean the base prospectus contained in the Registration Statement at the Execution Time.

 

Board ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(iii).

 

Broker Fee ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(v).

 

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.

 

Commission ” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

     
 

 

Common Stock ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.

 

Common Stock Equivalents ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(g).

 

Company Counsel ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(l).

 

DTC ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(vii).

 

Effective Date ” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective.

 

Equity Plan ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(g).

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Execution Time ” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.

 

Filing Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(w).

 

Free Writing Prospectus ” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.

 

GAAP ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(n).

 

Incorporated Documents ” shall mean the documents or portions thereof filed with the Commission on or prior to the Effective Date that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and any documents or portions thereof filed with the Commission after the Effective Date that are deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.

 

Initial Delivery Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(b).

 

Intellectual Property Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(v).

 

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Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433.

 

Losses ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7(d).

 

Material Adverse Effect ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(b).

 

Material Permits ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(t).

 

Net Proceeds ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(v).

 

Permitted Free Writing Prospectus ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(g).

 

Placement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(c).

 

Proceeding ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(b).

 

Prospectus ” shall mean the Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the most recently filed Prospectus Supplement (if any).

 

Prospectus Supplement ” shall mean each prospectus supplement relating to the Shares prepared and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) from time to time.

 

Registration Statement ” shall mean the shelf registration statement (File Number 333-225589) on Form S-3, including exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus supplement relating to the Shares that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended on each Effective Date and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto becomes effective, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended.

 

Representation Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(k).

 

Required Approvals ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(e).

 

Rule 158 ”, “ Rule 163 ”, “ Rule 164 ”, “ Rule 172 ”, “ Rule 173 ”, “ Rule 405 ”, “ Rule 415 ”, “ Rule 424 ”, “ Rule 430B ” and “ Rule 433 ” refer to such rules under the Act.

 

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Sales Notice ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(i).

 

SEC Reports ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(m).

 

Settlement Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(vii).

 

Subsidiary ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a).

 

Terms Agreement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(a).

 

Time of Delivery ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(c).

 

Trading Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTCQX or the OTCQB (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

2. Sale and Delivery of Shares. The Company proposes to issue and sell through or to the Manager, as sales agent and/or principal, up to $150,000,000 of shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), from time to time during the term of this Agreement and on the terms set forth herein; provided , however , that in no event shall the Company issue or sell through the Manager such number of Shares that (x) exceeds the number or dollar amount of shares of Common Stock registered on the Registration Statement, pursuant to which the offering is being made, (y) exceeds the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or (z) would cause the Company or the offering of the Shares to not satisfy the eligibility and transaction requirements for use of Form S-3 (including, if applicable, General Instruction I.B.6 of Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the lesser of (x), (y) and (z), the “ Maximum Amount ”)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereto agree that compliance with the limitations set forth in this Section 2 on the number and aggregate sales price of Shares issued and sold under this Agreement shall be the sole responsibility of the Company and that Manager shall have no obligation in connection with such compliance.

 

(a) Appointment of Manager as Selling Agent; Terms Agreement. For purposes of selling the Shares through the Manager, the Company hereby appoints the Manager as exclusive agent of the Company for the purpose of selling the Shares of the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the Manager agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions stated herein. The Company agrees that, whenever it determines to sell the Shares directly to the Manager as principal, it will enter into a separate agreement (each, a “ Terms Agreement ”) in substantially the form of Annex I hereto, relating to such sale in accordance with Section 2 of this Agreement.

 

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(b) Agent Sales. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company will issue and agrees to sell Shares from time to time through the Manager, acting as sales agent, and the Manager agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell, as sales agent for the Company, on the following terms:

 

(i) The Shares are to be sold on a daily basis or otherwise as shall be agreed to by the Company and the Manager on any day that (A) is a trading day for the Trading Market, (B) the Company has instructed the Manager by telephone (confirmed promptly by electronic mail) to make such sales (“ Sales Notice ”) and (C) the Company has satisfied its obligations under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Company will designate the maximum amount of the Shares to be sold by the Manager daily (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2(d)) and the minimum price per Share at which such Shares may be sold. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Manager shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell on a particular day all of the Shares designated for the sale by the Company on such day. The gross sales price of the Shares sold under this Section 2(b) shall be the market price for shares of Common Stock sold by the Manager under this Section 2(b) on the Trading Market at the time of sale of such Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until the date on which the current Trading Market is a national securities exchange, the Company may only sell Shares hereunder in a privately negotiated transaction that is eligible for an exemption from registration under the applicable state securities laws or is registered under the applicable state securities laws, subject to the compliance with Section 4(w) herein.

 

(ii) The Company acknowledges and agrees that (A) there can be no assurance that the Manager will be successful in selling the Shares, (B) the Manager will incur no liability or obligation to the Company or any other person or entity if it does not sell the Shares for any reason other than a failure by the Manager to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable law and regulations to sell such Shares as required under this Agreement, and (C) the Manager shall be under no obligation to purchase Shares on a principal basis pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise specifically agreed by the Manager and the Company pursuant to a Terms Agreement.

 

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(iii) The Company shall not authorize the issuance and sale of, and the Manager shall not be obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell, any Share at a price lower than the minimum price therefor designated from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”), or a duly authorized committee thereof, or such duly authorized officers of the Company, and notified to the Manager in writing. The Company or the Manager may, upon notice to the other party hereto by telephone (confirmed promptly by electronic mail), suspend the offering of the Shares for any reason and at any time; provided , however , that such suspension or termination shall not affect or impair the parties’ respective obligations with respect to the Shares sold hereunder prior to the giving of such notice.

 

(iv) The Manager may sell Shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 under the Act, including without limitation sales made directly on the Trading Market, on any other existing trading market for the Common Stock or to or through a market maker, subject to the Company’s compliance with the last sentence of Section 2(b)(i) herein . The Manager may also sell Shares in privately negotiated transactions, provided that the Manager receives the Company’s prior written approval for any sales in privately negotiated transactions and if so provided in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus Supplement, subject to the Company’s compliance with the last sentence of Section 2(b)(i) herein.

 

(v) The compensation to the Manager for sales of the Shares under this Section 2(b) shall be a placement fee of 3% of the gross sales price of the Shares sold pursuant to this Section 2(b) (“ Broker Fee ”). The foregoing rate of compensation shall not apply when the Manager acts as principal, in which case the Company may sell Shares to the Manager as principal at a price agreed upon at the relevant Applicable Time pursuant to a Terms Agreement. The remaining proceeds, after deduction of the Broker Fee and deduction for any transaction fees imposed by any clearing firm, execution broker, or governmental or self-regulatory organization in respect of such sales, shall constitute the net proceeds to the Company for such Shares (the “ Net Proceeds ”).

 

(vi) The Manager shall provide written confirmation (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) to the Company following the close of trading on the Trading Market each day in which the Shares are sold under this Section 2(b) setting forth the number of the Shares sold on such day, the aggregate gross sales proceeds and the Net Proceeds to the Company, and the compensation payable by the Company to the Manager with respect to such sales.

 

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(vii) Upon delivery of a Sales Notice, the Company shall issue and deliver the maximum number of Shares to be sold pursuant to the Sales Notice to the Manager’s account at The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) via the DWAC system, which Shares shall be deposited by the Manager in the Company’s account with the Manager. The Manager shall have no obligation to attempt to sell the Shares until the Company has delivered the Shares to the Manager. Settlement for sales of the Shares pursuant to this Section 2(b) will occur at 10:00 a.m. (New York City time), or at such time as the Company and the Manager may mutually agree, on the second Business Day following delivery of the Shares issued pursuant to the Sale Notice (each such day, a “ Settlement Date ”). On each Settlement Date, the Manager shall deliver the Net Proceeds from the sale of the Shares to the Company. If on any Settlement Date not all Shares were sold as issued pursuant to the Sales Notice, then, at the election of and upon notice from the Company, the Shares shall be applied to a future Settlement Date or returned to the Company.

 

(viii) At each Applicable Time, Settlement Date, Representation Date and Filing Date, the Company shall be deemed to have affirmed each representation and warranty contained in this Agreement as if such representation and warranty were made as of such date, modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended as of such date. Any obligation of the Manager to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Shares on behalf of the Company shall be subject to the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the continuing satisfaction of the additional conditions specified in Section 6 of this Agreement.

 

(c) Term Sales. If the Company wishes to sell the Shares pursuant to this Agreement but other than as set forth in Section 2(b) of this Agreement (each, a “ Placement ”), the Company will notify the Manager of the proposed terms of such Placement. If the Manager, acting as principal, wishes to accept such proposed terms (which it may decline to do for any reason in its sole discretion) or, following discussions with the Company wishes to accept amended terms, the Manager and the Company will enter into a Terms Agreement setting forth the terms of such Placement. The terms set forth in a Terms Agreement will not be binding on the Company or the Manager unless and until the Company and the Manager have each executed such Terms Agreement accepting all of the terms of such Terms Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of a Terms Agreement, the terms of such Terms Agreement will control. A Terms Agreement may also specify certain provisions relating to the reoffering of such Shares by the Manager. The commitment of the Manager to purchase the Shares pursuant to any Terms Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties of the Company herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth. Each Terms Agreement shall specify the number of the Shares to be purchased by the Manager pursuant thereto, the price to be paid to the Company for such Shares, any provisions relating to rights of, and default by, any underwriters acting together with the Manager in the reoffering of the Shares, and the time and date (each such time and date being referred to herein as a “ Time of Delivery ”) and place of delivery of and payment for such Shares. Such Terms Agreement shall also specify any requirements for opinions of counsel, accountants’ letters and officers’ certificates pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement and any other information or documents required by the Manager.

 

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(d) Maximum Number of Shares . Under no circumstances shall the Company cause or request the offer or sale of any Shares if, after giving effect to the sale of such Shares, the aggregate amount of Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement would exceed the lesser of (A) together with all sales of Shares under this Agreement, the Maximum Amount, (B) the amount available for offer and sale under the currently effective Registration Statement and (C) the amount authorized from time to time to be issued and sold under this Agreement by the Board, a duly authorized committee thereof or a duly authorized executive committee, and notified to the Manager in writing. Under no circumstances shall the Company cause or request the offer or sale of any Shares pursuant to this Agreement at a price lower than the minimum price authorized from time to time by the Board, a duly authorized committee thereof or a duly authorized executive committee, and notified to the Manager in writing. Further, under no circumstances shall the Company cause or permit the aggregate offering amount of Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement to exceed the Maximum Amount.

 

(e) Regulation M Notice . Unless the exceptive provisions set forth in Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M under the Exchange Act are satisfied with respect to the Shares, the Company shall give the Manager at least one Business Day’s prior notice of its intent to sell any Shares in order to allow the Manager time to comply with Regulation M.

 

3. Representations and Warranties . The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Manager at the Execution Time and on each such time the following representations and warranties are repeated or deemed to be made pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth below or in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Incorporated Documents.

 

(a) Subsidiaries . All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries (individually, a “ Subsidiary ”) of the Company are set forth on Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any “ Liens ” (which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction), and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

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(b) Organization and Qualification . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, (ii) a material adverse change in the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus or the Incorporated Documents, including any Incorporated Document filed prior to the date that this representation is deemed to be made hereunder or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under this Agreement (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “ Material Adverse Effect ”) and no “ Proceeding ” (which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean any action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened) has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

(c) Authorization and Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board or its stockholders in connection herewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(d) No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated herein do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected, except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other “Person” (defined as an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind, including the Trading Market) in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, other than (i) the filings required by this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Prospectus Supplement, (iii) the filing of application(s) to and approval by the Trading Market for the listing of the Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iv) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”) (collectively, the “ Required Approvals ”).

 

(f) Issuance of Shares . The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement. Upon the Effective Date, the issuance by the Company of the Shares shall be registered under the Act and all of the Shares shall be freely transferable and tradable by the purchasers thereof without restriction (other than any restrictions arising solely from an act or omission of such a purchaser or a purchaser’s status as an Affiliate of the Company). The Shares are being issued pursuant to the Registration Statement and the issuance of the Shares has been registered by the Company under the Act. The “ Plan of Distribution ” section within the Registration Statement permits the issuance and sale of the Shares as contemplated by this Agreement. Upon receipt of the Shares, the purchasers of such Shares will be “protected purchasers” (as such term is defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York) of the Shares and the Shares will be freely tradable on the Trading Market.

 

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(g) Capitalization . The capitalization of the Company is as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan and pursuant to the conversion or exercise of securities exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into Common Stock (“ Common Stock Equivalents ”). No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except (i) pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans or other equity plans constituting an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Act (each, an “ Equity Plan ”) and (ii) pursuant to agreements or instruments filed as exhibits to Incorporated Documents, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Shares will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

(h) Registration Statement . The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Act and has prepared and filed with the Commission the Registration Statement, including a related Base Prospectus, for registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Shares. Upon the Effective Date, such Registration Statement shall be effective and available for the offer and sale of the Shares as of the date thereof. As filed, the Base Prospectus contains all information required by the Act and the rules thereunder, and, except to the extent the Manager shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to the Manager prior to the Execution Time or prior to any such time this representation is repeated or deemed to be made. The Registration Statement, at the Execution Time, each such time this representation is repeated or deemed to be made, and at all times during which a prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) in connection with any offer or sale of the Shares, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x). The initial Effective Date of the Registration Statement will not be earlier than the date that is three years before the Execution Time.

 

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(i) Accuracy of Incorporated Documents . The Incorporated Documents, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, and none of the Incorporated Documents, when they were filed with the Commission, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, when such documents are filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, as applicable, and will not, as of the time that such Incorporated Documents are filed with the Commission, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(j) Ineligible Issuer . (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of the Shares and (ii) as of the Execution Time and on each such time this representation is repeated or deemed to be made (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.

 

(k) Free Writing Prospectus . The Company is eligible to use Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not include any information the substance of which conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any Incorporated Documents and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified; and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Manager specifically for use therein. Any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Act and the rules thereunder. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) or that was prepared by or behalf of or used by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and the rules thereunder. The Company will not, without the prior consent of the Manager, prepare, use or refer to, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses.

 

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(l) Proceedings Related to Registration Statement . The Registration Statement is not the subject of a pending proceeding or examination under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Act, and the Company is not the subject of a pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Act in connection with the offering of the Shares. The Company has not received any notice that the Commission has issued or intends to issue a stop-order with respect to the Registration Statement or that the Commission otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened in writing to do so.

 

(m) SEC Reports . Other than the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 , the Company has complied in all material respects with requirements to file all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it under the Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.

 

(n) Financial Statements . The consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Incorporated Documents and any amendments thereof or supplements thereto comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing or as amended or corrected in a subsequent filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

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(o) Accountants . The Company’s accountants are RBSM LLP. To the knowledge of the Company, such accountants, which the Company expects will express their opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s next Annual Report on Form 10-K, are a registered public accounting firm as required by the Act.

 

(p) Material Adverse Events . Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof or prior to the date that this representation is deemed to be made hereunder, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or “ Affiliate ” (defined as any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Act), except pursuant to existing Company Equity Plan. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. No event, liability or development has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is deemed made.

 

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(q) Litigation . There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, Proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “ Action ”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Shares or (ii) except as specifically disclosed in an Incorporated Document filed prior to the date hereof or prior to the date that this representation is deemed to be made hereunder, could, if there were an unfavorable decision, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically disclosed in an Incorporated Document filed prior to the date hereof or prior to the date that this representation is deemed to be made hereunder, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. Except as specifically disclosed in an Incorporated Document filed prior to the date hereof or prior to the date that this representation is deemed to be made hereunder, there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Act.

 

(r) Labor Relations . No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. No executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters, except for any such violation that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(s) No Existing Defaults or Violations . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(t) Regulatory Permits . The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess such permits would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“ Material Permits ”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

(u) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, except where such non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(v) Intellectual Property . The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other similar intellectual property rights necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus and which the failure to so have would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property Rights ”). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a notice (written or otherwise) that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable (other than patent and trademark applications) and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights, except where failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(w) Insurance . The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary for companies of similar size as the Company in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. To the knowledge of the Company, such insurance contracts and policies are accurate and complete. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

(x) Affiliate Transactions . Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000, other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) for other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any Equity Plan.

 

(y) Sarbanes Oxley Compliance . Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, the Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Effective Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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(z) Finder’s Fees . Other than payments to be made to the Manager, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Manager shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(aa) No Other Sales Agency Agreement . The Company has not entered into any other sales agency agreements or other similar arrangements with any agent or any other representative in respect of at the market offerings of the Shares.

 

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

 

(cc) Listing and Maintenance Requirements . The issuance and sale of the Shares as contemplated in this Agreement does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market.

 

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(dd) Application of Takeover Protections . Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, the Company and its Board have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or would reasonably be expected to become applicable to the purchasers of the Shares.

 

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

 

(ff) Solvency . Based on the financial condition of the Company as of the Effective Date, (i) the Company’s fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) except as specifically disclosed in an Incorporated Document filed prior to the date hereof or prior to the date that this representation is deemed to be made hereunder, the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts are required to be paid. Within one year of the Effective Date, the Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The SEC Reports set forth as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Indebtedness ” shall mean (A) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than accrued liabilities and trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (B) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (C) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

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(gg) Tax Status . Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary (i) have made or filed all necessary United States federal, and state income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns and have paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against the Company, (ii) have paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) have set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(hh) Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

(ii) FINRA Member Shareholders . There are no affiliations with any FINRA member firm among the Company’s officers, directors or, to the knowledge of the Company, any five percent (5%) or greater stockholder of the Company, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus.

 

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4. Agreements . The Company agrees with the Manager that:

 

(a) Right to Review Amendments and Supplements to Registration Statement and Prospectus . During any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares is required (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act in connection with the offering or the sale of Shares, the Company will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement (including any Prospectus Supplement) to the Base Prospectus unless the Company has furnished to the Manager a copy for its review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Manager reasonably objects. Upon the Effective Date, the Company shall have properly completed and filed the Prospectus, in a form approved by the Manager, and will cause any supplement to the Prospectus reasonably required in connection with the sales of Shares hereunder to be properly completed, in a form reasonably approved by the Manager, and will file such supplement with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed thereby and will provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Manager of such timely filing. The Company will promptly advise the Manager (i) when the Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), (ii) when, during any period when the delivery of a prospectus (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) is required under the Act in connection with the offering or sale of the Shares, any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective (other than any annual report of the Company filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act), (iii) of any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Prospectus or for any additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its use or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of the Registration Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain as soon as practicable the withdrawal of such stop order or relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement or a new registration statement and using its commercially reasonable best efforts to have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable.

 

(b) Subsequent Events . If, at any time on or after an Applicable Time but prior to the related Settlement Date, any event occurs as a result of which the Registration Statement or Prospectus would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the circumstances then prevailing not misleading, the Company will (i) notify promptly the Manager so that any use of the Registration Statement or Prospectus may cease until such are amended or supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to the Manager in such quantities as the Manager may reasonably request.

 

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(c) Notification of Subsequent Filings . During any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares is required (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement, file a new registration statement or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder, including in connection with use or delivery of the Prospectus, the Company promptly will (i) notify the Manager of any such event, (ii) subject to Section 4(a), prepare and file with the Commission an amendment or supplement or new registration statement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance, (iii) use its commercially reasonable best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of the Prospectus and (iv) supply any supplemented Prospectus to the Manager in such quantities as the Manager may reasonably request.

 

(d) Earnings Statements . As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Manager an earnings statement or statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158.

 

(e) Delivery of Registration Statement . Upon the request of the Manager, the Company will furnish to the Manager and counsel for the Manager, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by the Manager or dealer may be required by the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule), as many copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Manager may reasonably request. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the offering.

 

(f) Qualification of Shares . The Company will use commercially reasonable best efforts to arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Shares for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Manager may designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Shares; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Shares, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.

 

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(g) Free Writing Prospectus . The Company agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Manager, and the Manager agrees with the Company that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Manager or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a “ Permitted Free Writing Prospectus .” The Company agrees that (i) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (ii) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.

 

(h) Subsequent Equity Issuances . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will offer, sell, issue, contract to sell, contract to issue or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any other shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (other than the Shares) during the term of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Manager (i) without giving the Manager at least three Business Days’ prior written notice specifying the nature of the proposed transaction and the date of such proposed transaction and (ii) unless the Manager suspends acting under this Agreement for such period of time requested by the Company or as deemed appropriate by the Manager in light of the proposed transaction; provided , however , that the Company may issue and sell Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents pursuant to any Equity Plan or dividend reinvestment plan of the Company in effect at the Execution Time and, with as much notice as reasonably practicable, the Company may issue Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding at the Execution Time or issued pursuant to any Equity Plan outstanding at the Execution Time.

 

(i) Market Manipulation . Until the termination of this Agreement, the Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation in violation of the Act, Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares or otherwise violate any provision of Regulation M under the Exchange Act.

 

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(j) Notification of Incorrect Certificate . The Company will, at any time during the term of this Agreement, as supplemented from time to time, advise the Manager immediately after it shall have received notice or obtained knowledge thereof, of any information or fact that would alter or affect any opinion, certificate, letter and other document provided to the Manager pursuant to Section 6 herein.

 

(k) Certification of Accuracy of Disclosure . On the Initial Delivery Date and each time that (i) the Registration Statement or Prospectus shall be amended or supplemented, other than by means of Incorporated Documents, (ii) the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act, (iii) the Company files its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act, (iv) the Company files a Current Report on Form 8-K containing amended financial information (other than information that is furnished and not filed), if the Manager reasonably determines that the information in such Form 8-K is material, or (v) the Shares are delivered to the Manager as principal at the Time of Delivery pursuant to a Terms Agreement (the Initial Delivery Date and each such date referred to in (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, a “ Representation Date ”), unless waived by the Manager, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Manager forthwith a certificate dated and delivered on the Representation Date, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Manager to the effect that the statements contained in the certificate referred to in Section 6 of this Agreement which were last furnished to the Manager are true and correct at the Representation Date, as though made at and as of such date (except that such statements shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to such date) or, in lieu of such certificate, a certificate of the same tenor as the certificate referred to in said Section 6, modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the date of delivery of such certificate.

 

(l) Bring Down Opinions; Negative Assurance . At each Representation Date, unless waived by the Manager, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished forthwith to the Manager and to counsel to the Manager a written opinion of counsel to the Company (“ Company Counsel ”) addressed to the Manager and dated and delivered on such Representation Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Manager, including a negative assurance representation.

 

(m) Auditor Bring Down “Comfort” Letter . At each Representation Date, unless waived by the Manager, the Company shall cause (1) the Company’s auditors (the “ Accountants ”), or other independent accountants satisfactory to the Manager forthwith to furnish the Manager a letter, and (2) the Chief Financial Officer of the Company forthwith to furnish the Manager a certificate, in each case dated on such Representation Date, in form satisfactory to the Manager, of the same tenor as the letters and certificate referred to in Section 6 of this Agreement but modified to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date of such letters and certificate.

 

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(n) Due Diligence Session . On the Initial Delivery Date and at each Representation Date, the Company will conduct a due diligence session, in form and substance, reasonably satisfactory to the Manager, which shall include representatives of management and Accountants. The Company shall cooperate timely with any reasonable due diligence request from or review conducted by the Manager or its agents from time to time in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, providing information and available documents and access to appropriate corporate officers and the Company’s agents during regular business hours, and timely furnishing or causing to be furnished such certificates, letters and opinions from the Company, its officers and its agents, as the Manager may reasonably request. The Company shall reimburse the Manager for Manager’s counsel’s time in each such due diligence update session, up to a maximum of $5,000 per update, plus any incidental expense incurred by the Manager in connection therewith.

 

(o) Acknowledgment of Trading . The Company consents to the Manager trading in the Common Stock for the Manager’s own account and for the account of its clients at the same time as sales of the Shares occur pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant to a Terms Agreement.

 

(p) Disclosure of Shares Sold . The Company will disclose in its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as applicable, the number of Shares sold through the Manager under this Agreement, the Net Proceeds to the Company and the compensation paid by the Company with respect to sales of Shares pursuant to this Agreement during the relevant quarter; and, if required by any subsequent change in Commission policy or request, more frequently by means of a Current Report on Form 8-K or a further Prospectus Supplement.

 

(q) Rescission Right . If, to the knowledge of the Company, the conditions set forth in Section 6 shall not have been satisfied as of the applicable Settlement Date, the Company will offer to any person who has agreed to purchase Shares from the Company as the result of an offer to purchase solicited by the Manager the right to refuse to purchase and pay for such Shares.

 

(r) Bring Down of Representations and Warranties . Each acceptance by the Company of an offer to purchase the Shares hereunder, and each execution and delivery by the Company of a Terms Agreement, shall be deemed to be an affirmation to the Manager that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement are true and correct as of the date of such acceptance or of such Terms Agreement as though made at and as of such date, and an undertaking that such representations and warranties will be true and correct as of the Settlement Date for the Shares relating to such acceptance or as of the Time of Delivery relating to such sale, as the case may be, as though made at and as of such date (except that such representations and warranties shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented relating to such Shares).

 

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(s) Reservation of Shares . The Company shall ensure that there are at all times sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for the issuance, free of any preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or shares of Common Stock held in treasury, of the maximum aggregate number of Shares authorized for issuance by the Board pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shares to be listed for trading on the Trading Market and to maintain such listing.

 

(t) Obligation Under Exchange Act . During any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares is required (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act, the Company will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder.

 

(u) DTC Facility . The Company shall cooperate with Manager and use its reasonable efforts to permit the Shares to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of DTC.

 

(v) Use of Proceeds . The Company will apply the Net Proceeds from the sale of the Shares in the manner set forth in the Prospectus.

 

(w) Filing of Prospectus Supplement . On or prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which the Company shall file a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in respect of any fiscal quarter in which sales of Shares were made by the Manager pursuant to Section 2(b) of this Agreement or an Annual Report on Form 10-K if sales of Shares were made by the Manager pursuant to Section 2(b) of this Agreement during the fourth fiscal quarter of the fiscal year to which such Annual Report on Form 10-K relates and (ii) the date on which the Company shall be obligated to file such document referred to in clause (i) in respect of such quarter (each such date, and any date on which an amendment to any such document is filed, a “ Filing Date ”), the Company will file a prospectus supplement with the Commission under the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b), which prospectus supplement will set forth, with regard to such fiscal quarter, the number of the Shares sold through the Manager as agent pursuant to Section 2(b) of this Agreement, the Net Proceeds to the Company and the compensation paid by the Company with respect to such sales of the Shares pursuant to Section 2(b) of this Agreement and deliver such number of copies of each such prospectus supplement to the Trading Market as are required by such exchange. In the event any sales are to be made pursuant to this Agreement which are not made in “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415, including, without limitation, any Placement pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the Company shall file a Prospectus Supplement describing the terms of such transaction, the amount of Shares sold, the price thereof, the Manager’s compensation, and such other information as may be required pursuant to Rule 424 and Rule 430B, as applicable, within the time required by Rule 424.

 

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(x) Additional Registration Statement . To the extent that the Registration Statement is not available for the sales of the Shares as contemplated by this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to file a new registration statement with respect to any additional shares of Common Stock necessary to complete such sales of the Shares and shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective as promptly as practicable. After the effectiveness of any such registration statement, all references to “ Registration Statement ” included in this Agreement shall be deemed to include such new registration statement, including all documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3, and all references to “ Base Prospectus ” included in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the final form of prospectus, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, included in any such registration statement at the time such registration statement became effective.

 

5. Payment of Expenses . The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, including without limitation: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Shares, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Shares; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering of the Shares; (v) the registration of the Shares under the Exchange Act, if applicable, and the listing of the Shares on the Trading Market; (vi) any registration or qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states in accordance with this Agreement (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Manager relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) the transportation and other expenses incurred by or on behalf of Company representatives in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the Shares; (viii) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company; (ix) the filing fee under FINRA Rule 5110; (x) the reasonable fees and expenses of the Manager’s counsel, not to exceed $35,000 (excluding any periodic due diligence fees provided for under Section 4(n)) which shall be paid upon the Execution Time; (xi) initial due diligence fees of the Manager in the amount of $25,000, which have been paid prior to the Execution Time; and (xii) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.

 

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6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Manager . The obligations of the Manager under this Agreement and any Terms Agreement shall be subject to (i) the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of the Execution Time, each Representation Date, and as of each Applicable Time, Settlement Date and Time of Delivery, (ii) the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and (iii) the following additional conditions:

 

(a) Filing of Prospectus Supplement . The Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, required by Rule 424 to be filed with the Commission have been filed in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) with respect to any sale of Shares; each Prospectus Supplement shall have been filed in the manner required by Rule 424(b) within the time period required hereunder and under the Act; any other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened.

 

(b) Delivery of Opinion . On or prior to the Trading Day prior to date of delivery of the first Sales Notice hereunder (or, if earlier, prior to the date of the Company’s approval of a privately negotiated transaction hereunder) (such Trading Day, the “ Initial Delivery Date ”), the Company shall have caused the Company Counsel to furnish to the Manager, requested by the Manager and upon reasonable advance notice in connection with any offering of the Shares, its opinion and negative assurance statement, dated as of such date and addressed to the Manager in form and substance acceptable to the Manager.

 

(c) Delivery of Officer’s Certificate . On the Initial Delivery Date, the Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Manager, to the extent requested by the Manager and upon reasonable advance notice in connection with any offering of the Shares, a certificate of the Company signed by the Chief Executive Officer or the President and the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated as of such date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement and any documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements or amendments thereto and this Agreement and that:

 

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(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of such date with the same effect as if made on such date and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to such date;

 

(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened; and

 

(iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Incorporated Documents, there has been no Material Adverse Effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

 

(d) Delivery of Accountants’ “Comfort” Letter . On the Initial Delivery Date, the Company shall have requested and caused the Accountants to have furnished to the Manager, to the extent requested by the Manager and upon reasonable advance notice in connection with any offering of the Shares, letters (which may refer to letters previously delivered to the Manager), dated as of such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Manager, confirming that they are independent accountants within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and the respective applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder and that they have performed a review of any unaudited interim financial information of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and provide customary “comfort” as to such review in form and substance satisfactory to the Manager.

 

(e) No Material Adverse Event . Since the respective dates as of which information is disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Incorporated Documents, except as otherwise stated therein, there shall not have been (i) any change or decrease in previously reported results specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (d) of this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Incorporated Documents (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the Manager, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Incorporated Documents and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).

 

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(f) Payment of All Fees . The Company shall have paid the required Commission filing fees relating to the Shares within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) of the Act without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Act and, if applicable, shall have updated the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in accordance with Rule 456(b)(1)(ii) either in a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or on the cover page of a prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b).

 

(g) No FINRA Objections . FINRA shall not have raised any objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the terms and arrangements under this Agreement.

 

(h) Shares Listed on Trading Market . The Shares shall have been listed and admitted and authorized for trading on the Trading Market, and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the Manager.

 

(i) Other Assurances . Prior to each Settlement Date and Time of Delivery, as applicable, the Company shall have furnished to the Manager such further information, certificates and documents as the Manager may reasonably request.

 

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Manager and counsel for the Manager, this Agreement and all obligations of the Manager hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, any Settlement Date or Time of Delivery, as applicable, by the Manager. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.

 

The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered to the office of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, counsel for the Manager, at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, on each such date as provided in this Agreement.

 

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7. Indemnification and Contribution .

 

(a) Indemnification by Company . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Manager, the directors, officers, employees and agents of the Manager and each person who controls the Manager within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement for the registration of the Shares as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or result from or relate to any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided , however , that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Manager specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have.

 

(b) Indemnification by Manager . The Manager agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Manager, but only with reference to written information relating to the Manager furnished to the Company by the Manager specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity; provided , however , that in no case shall the Manager be responsible for any amount in excess of the Broker Fee applicable to the Shares and paid hereunder. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Manager may otherwise have.

 

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(c) Indemnification Procedures . Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided , however , that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding. An indemnified party will not consent to settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder without the consent of the indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

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(d) Contribution . In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 7 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Manager agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending the same) (collectively “ Losses ”) to which the Company and the Manager may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and by the Manager on the other from the offering of the Shares; provided , however , that in no case shall the Manager be responsible for any amount in excess of the Broker Fee applicable to the Shares and paid hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Manager severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Manager on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by the Manager shall be deemed to be equal to the Broker Fee applicable to the Shares and paid hereunder as determined by this Agreement. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or the Manager on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Manager agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 7, each person who controls the Manager within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of the Manager shall have the same rights to contribution as the Manager, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).

 

8. Termination .

 

(a) The Company shall have the right, by giving written notice as hereinafter specified, to terminate the provisions of this Agreement relating to the solicitation of offers to purchase the Shares in its sole discretion at any time upon five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that (i) with respect to any pending sale, through the Manager for the Company, the obligations of the Company, including in respect of compensation of the Manager, shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the termination and (ii) the provisions of Sections 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.

 

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(b) The Manager shall have the right, by giving written notice as hereinafter specified, to terminate the provisions of this Agreement relating to the solicitation of offers to purchase the Shares in its sole discretion at any time. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Sections 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.

 

(c) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of July __, 2021 and such date that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Sections 8(a) or (b) above or otherwise by mutual agreement of the parties; provided that any such termination by mutual agreement shall in all cases be deemed to provide that Sections 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(d) Any termination of this Agreement shall be effective on the date specified in such notice of termination; provided that such termination shall not be effective until the close of business on the date of receipt of such notice by the Manager or the Company, as the case may be. If such termination shall occur prior to the Settlement Date or Time of Delivery for any sale of the Shares, such sale shall settle in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(b) of this Agreement.

 

(e) In the case of any purchase of Shares by the Manager pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the obligations of the Manager pursuant to such Terms Agreement shall be subject to termination, in the absolute discretion of the Manager, by prompt oral notice given to the Company prior to the Time of Delivery relating to such Shares, if any, and confirmed promptly by facsimile or electronic mail, if since the time of execution of the Terms Agreement and prior to such delivery and payment, (i) trading in the Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the Trading Market or trading in securities generally on the Trading Market shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on the Trading Market, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of the Manager, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).

 

9. Representations and Indemnities to Survive . The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or its officers and of the Manager set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by the Manager or the Company or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 7, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Shares.

 

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10. Notices . All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and will be mailed, delivered, e-mailed or facsimiled to the addresses of the Company and the Manager, respectively, set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

11. Successors . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in Section 7, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

 

12. No Fiduciary Duty . The Company hereby acknowledges that (i) the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Manager and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on the other, (ii) the Manager is acting solely as sales agent and/or principal in connection with the purchase and sale of the Company’s securities and not as a fiduciary of the Company and (iii) the Company’s engagement of the Manager in connection with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether the Manager has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Manager has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

 

13. Integration . This Agreement and any Terms Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the Manager with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

14. Applicable Law . This Agreement and any Terms Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provision of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. Each of the Company and the Manager: (i) agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be instituted exclusively in New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, (ii) waives any objection which it may have or hereafter to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and (iii) irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any such suit, action or proceeding. Each of the Company and the Manager further agrees to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and agrees that service of process upon the Company mailed by certified mail to the Company’s address shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company, in any such suit, action or proceeding, and service of process upon the Manager mailed by certified mail to the Manager’s address shall be deemed in every respect effective service process upon the Manager, in any such suit, action or proceeding. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provision of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding 

 

15. Waiver of Jury Trial . The Company hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any Terms Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

16. Counterparts . This Agreement and any Terms Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement, which may be delivered by facsimile or in .pdf file via e-mail.

 

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17. Headings . The section headings used in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company and the Manager.

 

Very truly yours,

 

MGT Capital Investments, Inc.

 

By: /s/ Robert Ladd  
Name:  Robert Ladd  
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

Address for Notice:

 

The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first written above.

 

Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC  
     
By: /s/ Mark Bergendahl  
Name: Mark Bergendahl  
Title: Managing Partner  

 

Address for Notice:

 

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Form of Terms Agreement

ANNEX I

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. TERMS AGREEMENT

 

Dear Sirs:

 

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (the “ Company ”) proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the At The Market Offering Agreement, dated July 23 , 2018 (the “ At The Market Offering Agreement ”), between the Company and Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC (the “ Manager ”), to issue and sell to Manager the securities specified in the Schedule I hereto (the “ Purchased Shares ”).

 

Each of the provisions of the At The Market Offering Agreement not specifically related to the solicitation by Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC as agent of the Company, of offers to purchase securities is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be part of this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein. Each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made at and as of the date of this Terms Agreement and the Time of Delivery, except that each representation and warranty in Section 3 of the At The Market Offering Agreement which makes reference to the Prospectus (as therein defined) shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty as of the date of the At The Market Offering Agreement in relation to the Prospectus, and also a representation and warranty as of the date of this Terms Agreement and the Time of Delivery in relation to the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to relate to the Purchased Shares.

 

An amendment to the Registration Statement (as defined in the At The Market Offering Agreement), or a supplement to the Prospectus, as the case may be, relating to the Purchased Shares, in the form heretofore delivered to the Manager is now proposed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the At The Market Offering Agreement which are incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to issue and sell to Manager and the latter agrees to purchase from the Company the number of shares of the Purchased Shares at the time and place and at the purchase price set forth in the Schedule I hereto.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this Terms Agreement, including those provisions of the At The Market Offering Agreement incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute a binding agreement between the Manager and the Company.

 

MGT Capital Investments, Inc.

 
     

By:

/s/ Robert Ladd  
Name:  Robert Ladd  
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

ACCEPTED as of the date first written above.

 

Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC  
     
By: /s/ Mark Bergendahl  
Name: Mark Bergendahl  
Title: Managing Partner  

 

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MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC.

 

FORM OF WARRANT AGREEMENT

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [                   ] between MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and [                   ], a [corporation] [national banking association] organized and existing under the laws of [                   ] and having a corporate trust office in [                   ], as warrant agent (the “ Warrant Agent ”).

 

WHEREAS , the Company proposes to sell warrant certificates evidencing one or more warrants (the “ Warrants ” or, individually, a “ Warrant ”) representing the right to purchase [Securities] of the Company (the “ Warrant Securities ”), such warrant certificates and other warrant certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement being herein called the “ Warrant Certificates ”; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing so to act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, exercise and replacement of the Warrant Certificates, and in this Agreement wishes to set forth, among other things, the form and provisions of the Warrant Certificates and the terms and conditions on which they may be issued, registered, transferred, exchanged, exercised and replaced.

 

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS AND EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES

 

1.1 Issuance Of Warrants . Upon issuance, each Warrant Certificate shall evidence one or more Warrants. Each Warrant evidenced thereby shall represent the right, subject to the provisions contained herein and therein, to purchase one Warrant Security.

 

1.2 Execution And Delivery Of Warrant Certificates . Each Warrant Certificate, whenever issued, shall be in registered form substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, shall be dated the date of its countersignature by the Warrant Agent and may have such letters, numbers, or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon as the officers of the Company executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange on which the Warrants may be listed, or to conform to usage. The Warrant Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Company by any of its present or future chief executive officers, presidents, senior vice presidents, vice presidents, chief financial officers, chief legal officers, treasurers, assistant treasurers, controllers, assistant controllers, secretaries or assistant secretaries under its corporate seal reproduced thereon. Such signatures may be manual or facsimile signatures of such authorized officers and may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Warrant Certificates. The seal of the Company may be in the form of a facsimile thereof and may be impressed, affixed, imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Warrant Certificates.

 

No Warrant Certificate shall be valid for any purpose, and no Warrant evidenced thereby shall be exercisable, until such Warrant Certificate has been countersigned by the manual signature of the Warrant Agent. Such signature by the Warrant Agent upon any Warrant Certificate executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Warrant Certificate so countersigned has been duly issued hereunder.

 

In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Warrant Certificates either manually or by facsimile signature shall cease to be such officer before the Warrant Certificates so signed shall have been countersigned and delivered by the Warrant Agent, such Warrant Certificates may be countersigned and delivered notwithstanding that the person who signed Warrant Certificates ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Warrant Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Company by such persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Warrant Certificate, shall be the proper officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this Agreement any such person was not such officer.

 

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The term “holder” or “holder of a Warrant Certificate” as used herein shall mean any person in whose name at the time any Warrant Certificate shall be registered upon the books to be maintained by the Warrant Agent for that purpose.

 

1.3 Issuance Of Warrant Certificates . Warrant Certificates evidencing the right to purchase Warrant Securities may be executed by the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent upon the execution of this Warrant Agreement or from time to time thereafter. The Warrant Agent shall, upon receipt of Warrant Certificates duly executed on behalf of the Company, countersign such Warrant Certificates and shall deliver such Warrant Certificates to or upon the order of the Company.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

WARRANT PRICE, DURATION AND EXERCISE OF WARRANTS

 

2.1 Warrant Price. During the period specified in Section 2.2, each Warrant shall, subject to the terms of this Warrant Agreement and the applicable Warrant Certificate, entitle the holder thereof to purchase the number of Warrant Securities specified in the applicable Warrant Certificate at an exercise price of $ [                   ] per Warrant Security, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, as hereinafter provided. Such purchase price per Warrant Security is referred to in this Agreement as the “ Warrant Price .”

 

2.2 Duration Of Warrants . Each Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time, as specified herein, on or after [the date thereof] [                   ] and at or before [                   ] p.m., [                   ] time, on [                   ] or such later date as the Company may designate by notice to the Warrant Agent and the holders of Warrant Certificates mailed to their addresses as set forth in the record books of the Warrant Agent (the “ Expiration Date ”). Each Warrant not exercised at or before [                   ] p.m., [                   ] time, on the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights of the holder of the Warrant Certificate evidencing such Warrant under this Agreement shall cease.

 

2.3 Exercise Of Warrants .

 

(a) During the period specified in Section 2.2, the Warrants may be exercised to purchase a whole number of Warrant Securities in registered form by providing certain information as set forth on the reverse side of the Warrant Certificate and by paying in full, in lawful money of the United States of America, [in cash or by certified check or official bank check in New York Clearing House funds] [by bank wire transfer in immediately available funds] the Warrant Price for each Warrant Security with respect to which a Warrant is being exercised to the Warrant Agent at its corporate trust office, provided that such exercise is subject to receipt within five (5) business days of such payment by the Warrant Agent of the Warrant Certificate with the form of election to purchase Warrant Securities set forth on the reverse side of the Warrant Certificate properly completed and duly executed.

 

The date on which payment in full of the Warrant Price is received by the Warrant Agent shall, subject to receipt of the Warrant Certificate as aforesaid, be deemed to be the date on which the Warrant is exercised; provided, however, that if, at the date of receipt of such Warrant Certificates and payment in full of the Warrant Price, the transfer books for the Warrant Securities purchasable upon the exercise of such Warrants shall be closed, no such receipt of such Warrant Certificates and no such payment of such Warrant Price shall be effective to constitute the person so designated to be named as the holder of record of such Warrant Securities on such date, but shall be effective to constitute such person as the holder of record of such Warrant Securities for all purposes at the opening of business on the next succeeding day on which the transfer books for the Warrant Securities purchasable upon the exercise of such Warrants shall be opened, and the certificates for the Warrant Securities in respect of which such Warrants are then exercised shall be issuable as of the date on such next succeeding day on which the transfer books shall next be opened, and until such date the Company shall be under no duty to deliver any certificate for such Warrant Securities.

 

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The Warrant Agent shall deposit all funds received by it in payment of the Warrant Price in an account of the Company maintained with it and shall advise the Company at the end of each day on which a payment for the exercise of Warrants is received of the amount so deposited to its account. If such advice is given other than in a writing, the Warrant Agent shall promptly confirm such advice to the Company in writing.

 

(b) The Warrant Agent shall, from time to time, as promptly as practicable, advise the Company of (i) the number of Warrant Securities with respect to which Warrants were exercised, (ii) the instructions of each holder of the Warrant Certificates evidencing such Warrants with respect to delivery of the Warrant Securities to which such holder is entitled upon such exercise, (iii) delivery of Warrant Certificates evidencing the balance, if any, of the Warrants for the remaining Warrant Securities after such exercise, and (iv) such other information as the Company shall reasonably require.

 

(c) As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant, the Company shall issue to or upon the order of the holder of the Warrant Certificate evidencing such Warrant the Warrant Securities to which such holder is entitled, in fully registered form, registered in such name or names as may be directed by such holder. If fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant Certificate are exercised, the Company shall execute, and an authorized officer of the Warrant Agent shall manually countersign and deliver, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing Warrants for the number of Warrant Securities remaining unexercised.

 

(d) The Company shall not be required to pay any stamp or other tax or other governmental charge required to be paid in connection with any transfer involved in the issue of the Warrant Securities, and in the event that any such transfer is involved, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Warrant Security until such tax or other charge shall have been paid or it has been established to the Company’s satisfaction that no such tax or other charge is due.

 

(e) Prior to the issuance of any Warrants there shall have been reserved, and the Company shall at all times through the Expiration Date keep reserved, out of its authorized but unissued Warrant Securities, a number of shares sufficient to provide for the exercise of the Warrants.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES

 

3.1 No Rights As Warrant Securityholder Conferred By Warrants Or Warrant Certificates . No Warrant Certificate or Warrant evidenced thereby shall entitle the holder thereof to any of the rights of a holder of Warrant Securities, including, without limitation, the right to receive the payment of dividends or distributions, if any, on the Warrant Securities or to exercise any voting rights, except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement or the applicable Warrant Certificate.

 

3.2 Lost, Stolen, Mutilated Or Destroyed Warrant Certificates . Upon receipt by the Warrant Agent of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it and the Company of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Warrant Certificate and/or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Warrant Agent and the Company and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender of the mutilated Warrant Certificate to the Warrant Agent for cancellation, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Warrant Agent that such Warrant Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute, and an authorized officer of the Warrant Agent shall manually countersign and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate, a new Warrant Certificate of the same tenor and evidencing Warrants for a like number of Warrant Securities. Upon the issuance of any new Warrant Certificate under this Section 3.2, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Warrant Agent) in connection therewith. Every substitute Warrant Certificate executed and delivered pursuant to this Section 3.2 in lieu of any lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant Certificate shall represent an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant Certificate shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement equally and proportionately with any and all other Warrant Certificates duly executed and delivered hereunder. The provisions of this Section 3.2 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement of mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant Certificates.

 

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3.3 Holder Of Warrant Certificate May Enforce Rights . Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement, any holder of a Warrant Certificate, without the consent of the Warrant Agent, the holder of any Warrant Securities or the holder of any other Warrant Certificate, may, in such holder’s own behalf and for such holder’s own benefit, enforce, and may institute and maintain any suit, action or proceeding against the Company suitable to enforce, or otherwise in respect of, such holder’s right to exercise the Warrants evidenced by such holder’s Warrant Certificate in the manner provided in such holder’s Warrant Certificate and in this Agreement.

 

3.4 Adjustments .

 

(a) [Adjustments if the Warrant Securities shall consist of common stock]

 

(i) In case the Company shall at any time subdivide its outstanding shares of common stock into a greater number of shares, the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Securities purchasable under the Warrants shall be proportionately increased. Conversely, in case the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company shall be combined into a smaller number of shares, the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Securities purchasable under the Warrants shall be proportionately decreased.

 

(ii) If at any time or from time to time the holders of common stock (or any shares of stock or other securities at the time receivable upon the exercise of the Warrants) shall have received or become entitled to receive, without payment therefore,

 

(w) common stock or any shares of stock or other securities which are at any time directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, or any rights or options to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing by way of dividend or other distribution;

 

(x) any cash paid or payable otherwise than as a cash dividend paid or payable out of the Company’s current or retained earnings;

 

(y) any evidence of the Company’s indebtedness or rights to subscribe for or purchase the Company’s indebtedness; or

 

(z) common Stock or additional stock or other securities or property (including cash) by way of spinoff, split-up, reclassification, combination of shares or similar corporate rearrangement (other than shares of common stock issued as a stock split or adjustments in respect of which shall be covered by the terms of Section 3.4(a) above), then and in each such case, the holder of each Warrant shall, upon the exercise of the Warrant, be entitled to receive, in addition to the number of Warrant Securities receivable thereupon, and without payment of any additional consideration therefore, the amount of stock and other securities and property (including cash and indebtedness or rights to subscribe for or purchase indebtedness) which such holder would hold on the date of such exercise had he been the holder of record of such Warrant Securities as of the date on which holders of common stock received or became entitled to receive such shares or all other additional stock and other securities and property.

 

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Warrant Price, as adjusted in accordance with the terms hereof, be less than the par value per share of Common Stock.

 

(b) [If the Warrant Securities shall consist of other than common stock, insert appropriate adjustments]

 

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(c) In case of (i) any reclassification, capital reorganization, or change in the Warrant Securities of the Company (other than as a result of a subdivision, combination, or stock dividend otherwise provided for in this Section 3.4), (ii) share exchange, merger or similar transaction of the Company with or into another person or entity (other than a share exchange, merger or similar transaction in which the Company is the acquiring or surviving corporation and which does not result in any change in the Warrant Securities other than the issuance of additional securities) or (iii) the sale, exchange, lease, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company as an entirety (in any such case, a “ Reorganization Event ”), then, as a condition of such Reorganization Event, lawful provisions shall be made, and duly executed documents evidencing the same from the Company or its successor shall be delivered to the holders of the Warrants, so that the holders of the Warrants shall have the right at any time prior to the expiration of the Warrants to purchase, at a total price equal to that payable upon the exercise of the Warrants, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable in connection with such Reorganization Event by a holder of the same number of Warrant Securities as were purchasable by the holders of the Warrants immediately prior to such Reorganization Event.

 

In any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the holders of the Warrants so that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable with respect to any shares of stock or other securities and property deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants, and appropriate adjustments shall be made to the Warrant Price payable hereunder provided the aggregate purchase price shall remain the same. In the case of any transaction described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, the Company shall thereupon be relieved of any further obligation hereunder or under the Warrants, and the Company as the predecessor corporation may thereupon or at any time thereafter be dissolved, wound up or liquidated. Such successor or assuming entity thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company, any or all of the Warrants issuable hereunder which heretofore shall not have been signed by the Company, and may execute and deliver securities in its own name, in fulfillment of its obligations to deliver Warrant Securities upon exercise of the Warrants. All the Warrants so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Agreement as the Warrants theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as though all of such Warrants had been issued at the date of the execution hereof. In any case of any such Reorganization Event, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Warrants thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

 

The Warrant Agent may receive a written opinion of legal counsel as conclusive evidence that any such Reorganization Event complies with the provisions of this Section 3.4.

 

(d) The Company may, at its option, at any time until the Expiration Date, reduce the then current Warrant Price to any amount deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company for any period not exceeding twenty consecutive days (as evidenced in a resolution adopted by such Board of Directors), but only upon giving the notices required by Section 3.5 at least ten days prior to taking such action.

 

(e) Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, no adjustment in the Warrant Price shall be made by reason of the issuance of the Warrant Securities, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such securities, or securities carrying the right to purchase any of the foregoing or for any other reason whatsoever.

 

(f)   No fractional Warrant Securities shall be issued upon the exercise of Warrants. If more than one Warrant shall be exercised at one time by the same holder, the number of full Warrant Securities which shall be issuable upon such exercise shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Warrant Securities purchased pursuant to the Warrants so exercised. Instead of any fractional Warrant Security which would otherwise be issuable upon exercise of any Warrant, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such fraction in an amount equal to the same fraction of the last sales price (or bid price if there were no sales) per Warrant Security, in either case as reported on the principal registered national securities exchange on which the Warrant Securities are listed or admitted to trading on the business day that next precedes the day of exercise or, if the Warrant Securities are not then listed or admitted to trading on any registered national securities exchange, the average of the closing high bid and low asked prices as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board Service (the “ OTC Bulletin Board ”) operated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”) or, if not available on the OTC Bulletin Board, then the average of the closing high bid and low asked prices as reported on any other U.S. quotation medium or inter-dealer quotation system on such date, or if on any such date the Warrant Securities are not listed or admitted to trading on a registered national securities exchange, are not included in the OTC Bulletin Board, and are not quoted on any other U.S. quotation medium or inter-dealer quotation system, an amount equal to the same fraction of the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by any FINRA member firm selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose at the close of business on the business day that next precedes the day of exercise.

 

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(g) Whenever the Warrant Price then in effect is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall mail to each holder of the Warrants at such holder’s address as it shall appear on the books of the Company a statement setting forth the adjusted Warrant Price then and thereafter effective under the provisions hereof, together with the facts, in reasonable detail, upon which such adjustment is based.

 

3.5 Notice To Warrantholders . In case the Company shall (a) effect any dividend or distribution on the Warrant Securities, (b) effect any Reorganization Event, (c) make any distribution on or in respect of the Warrant Securities in connection with the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company, or (d) reduce the then current Warrant Price pursuant to Section 3.4(d), then the Company shall mail to each holder of Warrants at such holder’s address as it shall appear on the books of the Warrant Agent, at least ten (10) days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the record date for such dividend or distribution, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of record that will be entitled to such dividend or distribution are to be determined, (y) the date on which such Reorganization Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Warrant Securities of record shall be entitled to exchange their Warranty Securities for securities or other property deliverable upon such Reorganization Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or (z) the first date on which the then current Warrant Price shall be reduced pursuant to Section 3.4(d). No failure to mail such notice nor any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall affect any such transaction or any adjustment in the Warrant Price required by Section 3.4.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES

 

4.1 Exchange And Transfer Of Warrant Certificates . Upon surrender at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent, Warrant Certificates evidencing Warrants may be exchanged for Warrant Certificates in other denominations evidencing such Warrants or the transfer thereof may be registered in whole or in part; provided that such other Warrant Certificates evidence Warrants for the same aggregate number of Warrant Securities as the Warrant Certificates so surrendered. The Warrant Agent shall keep, at its corporate trust office, books in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, it shall register Warrant Certificates and exchanges and transfers of outstanding Warrant Certificates, upon surrender of the Warrant Certificates to the Warrant Agent at its corporate trust office for exchange or registration of transfer, properly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of registration of transfer and written instructions for transfer, all in form satisfactory to the Company and the Warrant Agent. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrant Certificates, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp or other tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such exchange or registration of transfer. Whenever any Warrant Certificates are so surrendered for exchange or registration of transfer, an authorized officer of the Warrant Agent shall manually countersign and deliver to the person or persons entitled thereto a Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates duly authorized and executed by the Company, as so requested.

 

The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any exchange or registration of transfer which will result in the issuance of a Warrant Certificate evidencing a Warrant for a fraction of a Warrant Security or a number of Warrants for a whole number of Warrant Securities and a fraction of a Warrant Security. All Warrant Certificates issued upon any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrant Certificates shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same obligations and entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Warrant Certificate surrendered for such exchange or registration of transfer.

 

4.2 Treatment Of Holders Of Warrant Certificates . The Company, the Warrant Agent and all other persons may treat the registered holder of a Warrant Certificate as the absolute owner thereof for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights represented by the Warrants evidenced thereby, any notice to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

4.3 Cancellation Of Warrant Certificates . Any Warrant Certificate surrendered for exchange, registration of transfer or exercise of the Warrants evidenced thereby shall, if surrendered to the Company, be delivered to the Warrant Agent and all Warrant Certificates surrendered or so delivered to the Warrant Agent shall be promptly canceled by the Warrant Agent and shall not be reissued and, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, no Warrant Certificate shall be issued hereunder in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof.

 

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The Warrant Agent shall deliver to the Company from time to time or otherwise dispose of canceled Warrant Certificates in a manner satisfactory to the Company.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

CONCERNING THE WARRANT AGENT

 

5.1 Warrant Agent . The Company hereby appoints [                   ] as Warrant Agent of the Company in respect of the Warrants and the Warrant Certificates upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth, and [                   ] hereby accepts such appointment. The Warrant Agent shall have the powers and authority granted to and conferred upon it in the Warrant Certificates and hereby and such further powers and authority to act on behalf of the Company as the Company may hereafter grant to or confer upon it. All of the terms and provisions with respect to such powers and authority contained in the Warrant Certificates are subject to and governed by the terms and provisions hereof.

 

5.2 Conditions Of Warrant Agent’s Obligations . The Warrant Agent accepts its obligations herein set forth upon the terms and conditions hereof, including the following to all of which the Company agrees and to all of which the rights hereunder of the holders from time to time of the Warrant Certificates shall be subject:

 

(a) Compensation And Indemnification . The Company agrees promptly to pay the Warrant Agent the compensation to be agreed upon with the Company for all services rendered by the Warrant Agent and to reimburse the Warrant Agent for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct by the Warrant Agent in connection with the services rendered hereunder by the Warrant Agent. The Company also agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Warrant Agent, arising out of or in connection with its acting as Warrant Agent hereunder, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against any claim of such liability.

 

(b) Agent For The Company . In acting under this Warrant Agreement and in connection with the Warrant Certificates, the Warrant Agent is acting solely as agent of the Company and does not assume any obligations or relationship of agency or trust for or with any of the holders of Warrant Certificates or beneficial owners of Warrants.

 

(c) Counsel . The Warrant Agent may consult with counsel satisfactory to it, which may include counsel for the Company, and the written advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice of such counsel.

 

(d) Documents . The Warrant Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken or omitted by it in reliance upon any Warrant Certificate, notice, direction, consent, certificate, affidavit, statement or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been presented or signed by the proper parties.

 

(e) Certain Transactions . The Warrant Agent, and its officers, directors and employees, may become the owner of, or acquire any interest in, Warrants, with the same rights that it or they would have if it were not the Warrant Agent hereunder, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, it or they may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Company and may act on, or as depositary, trustee or agent for, any committee or body of holders of Warrant Securities or other obligations of the Company as freely as if it were not the Warrant Agent hereunder. Nothing in this Warrant Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the Warrant Agent from acting as trustee under any indenture to which the Company is a party.

 

(f) No Liability For Interest . Unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the Warrant Agent shall have no liability for interest on any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Warrant Certificates.

 

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(g) No Liability For Invalidity . The Warrant Agent shall have no liability with respect to any invalidity of this Agreement or any of the Warrant Certificates (except as to the Warrant Agent’s countersignature thereon).

 

(h) No Responsibility For Representations . The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any of the recitals or representations herein or in the Warrant Certificates (except as to the Warrant Agent’s countersignature thereon), all of which are made solely by the Company.

 

(i) No Implied Obligations . The Warrant Agent shall be obligated to perform only such duties as are herein and in the Warrant Certificates specifically set forth and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement or the Warrant Certificates against the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent shall not be under any obligation to take any action hereunder which may tend to involve it in any expense or liability, the payment of which within a reasonable time is not, in its reasonable opinion, assured to it. The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable or under any duty or responsibility for the use by the Company of any of the Warrant Certificates authenticated by the Warrant Agent and delivered by it to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or for the application by the Company of the proceeds of the Warrant Certificates. The Warrant Agent shall have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by the Company in the performance of its covenants or agreements contained herein or in the Warrant Certificates or in the case of the receipt of any written demand from a holder of a Warrant Certificate with respect to such default, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any duty or responsibility to initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise or, except as provided in Section 6.2 hereof, to make any demand upon the Company.

 

5.3 Resignation, Removal And Appointment Of Successors .

 

(a) The Company agrees, for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Warrant Certificates, that there shall at all times be a Warrant Agent hereunder until all the Warrants have been exercised or are no longer exercisable.

 

(b) The Warrant Agent may at any time resign as agent by giving written notice to the Company of such intention on its part, specifying the date on which its desired resignation shall become effective; provided that such date shall not be less than three (3) months after the date on which such notice is given unless the Company otherwise agrees. The Warrant Agent hereunder may be removed at any time by the filing with it of an instrument in writing signed by or on behalf of the Company and specifying such removal and the intended date when it shall become effective. Such resignation or removal shall take effect upon the appointment by the Company, as hereinafter provided, of a successor Warrant Agent (which shall be a bank or trust company authorized under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization to exercise corporate trust powers) and the acceptance of such appointment by such successor Warrant Agent. The obligation of the Company under Section 5.2(a) shall continue to the extent set forth therein notwithstanding the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent.

 

(c) In case at any time the Warrant Agent shall resign, or shall be removed, or shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or shall commence a voluntary case under the Federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or under any other applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Warrant Agent or its property or affairs, or shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or shall take corporate action in furtherance of any such action, or a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered in respect of the Warrant Agent in an involuntary case under the Federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered for the appointment of a receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Warrant Agent or of its property or affairs, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Warrant Agent or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation, winding up or liquidation, a successor Warrant Agent, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed by the Company by an instrument in writing, filed with the successor Warrant Agent. Upon the appointment as aforesaid of a successor Warrant Agent and acceptance by the successor Warrant Agent of such appointment, the Warrant Agent shall cease to be Warrant Agent hereunder.

 

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(d) Any successor Warrant Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Warrant Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the authority, rights, powers, trusts, immunities, duties and obligations of such predecessor with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, and such predecessor, upon payment of its charges and disbursements then unpaid, shall thereupon become obligated to transfer, deliver and pay over, and such successor Warrant Agent shall be entitled to receive, all monies, securities and other property on deposit with or held by such predecessor, as Warrant Agent hereunder.

 

(e) Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent hereunder may be merged or converted or any corporation with which the Warrant Agent may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party, or any corporation to which the Warrant Agent shall sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all the assets and business of the Warrant Agent, provided that it shall be qualified as aforesaid, shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1 Amendment . This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto, without the consent of the holder of any Warrant Certificate, for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein, or making any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem necessary or desirable; provided that such action shall not materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Warrant Certificates.

 

6.2 Notices And Demands To The Company And Warrant Agent . If the Warrant Agent shall receive any notice or demand addressed to the Company by the holder of a Warrant Certificate pursuant to the provisions of the Warrant Certificates, the Warrant Agent shall promptly forward such notice or demand to the Company.

 

6.3 Addresses . Any communication from the Company to the Warrant Agent with respect to this Agreement shall be addressed to [                   ], Attention: [                   ] and any communication from the Warrant Agent to the Company with respect to this Agreement shall be addressed to MGT Capital Investments, Inc., 512 S. Mangum Street, Suite 408, Durham, NC 27701, Attention: Chief Financial Officer (or such other address as shall be

specified in writing by the Warrant Agent or by the Company).

 

6.4 Governing Law . This Agreement and each Warrant Certificate issued hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

6.5 Delivery Of Prospectus . The Company shall furnish to the Warrant Agent sufficient copies of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the Warrant Securities deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “ Prospectus ”), and the Warrant Agent agrees that upon the exercise of any Warrant, the Warrant Agent will deliver to the holder of the Warrant Certificate evidencing such Warrant, prior to or concurrently with the delivery of the Warrant Securities issued upon such exercise, a Prospectus.

 

The Warrant Agent shall not, by reason of any such delivery, assume any responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of such Prospectus.

 

6.6 Obtaining Of Governmental Approvals . The Company will from time to time take all action which may be necessary to obtain and keep effective any and all permits, consents and approvals of governmental agencies and authorities and securities act filings under United States Federal and state laws (including without limitation a registration statement in respect of the Warrants and Warrant Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), which may be or become requisite in connection with the issuance, sale, transfer, and delivery of the Warrant Securities issued upon exercise of the Warrants, the issuance, sale, transfer and delivery of the Warrants or upon the expiration of the period during which the Warrants are exercisable.

 

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6.7 Persons Having Rights Under Warrant Agreement . Nothing in this Agreement shall give to any person other than the Company, the Warrant Agent and the holders of the Warrant Certificates any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

6.8 Headings . The descriptive headings of the several Articles and Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

6.9 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which as so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

6.10 Inspection Of Agreement . A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent for inspection by the holder of any Warrant Certificate. The Warrant Agent may require such holder to submit his Warrant Certificate for inspection by it.

 

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

 

  MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC.
   
  By:                         
   
  Name:  
   
  Title:  
   
  [WARRANT AGENT] , as Warrant Agent
   
  By:  
   
  Name:  
   
  Title:  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO COMMON STOCK WARRANT AGREEMENT]

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC.
WARRANT CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING
WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
[SECURITIES]

 

No.     Warrants

 

This certifies that or registered assigns is the registered owner of the above indicated number of Warrants, each Warrant entitling such owner to purchase, at any time [after [                   ] p.m., [                   ] time, [on         and] on or before [                   ] p.m., [                   ] time, on [                   ], [insert number or amount of securities] (the “ Warrant Securities ”), of MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (the “ Company ”) on the following basis: during the period from [                   ], through and including [                   ], the exercise price per Warrant Security will be $[                   ], subject to adjustment as provided in the Warrant Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (the “ Warrant Price ”).

 

The Holder may exercise the Warrants evidenced hereby by providing certain information set forth on the back hereof and by paying in full, in lawful money of the United States of America, [in cash or by certified check or official bank check in New York Clearing House funds] [by bank wire transfer in immediately available funds], the Warrant Price for each Warrant Security with respect to which this Warrant is exercised to the Warrant Agent (as hereinafter defined) and by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the purchase form on the back hereof duly executed, at the corporate trust office of [name of Warrant Agent], or its successor as warrant agent (the “ Warrant Agent ”), which is, on the date hereof, at the address specified on the reverse hereof, and upon compliance with and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

 

The term “ Holder ” as used herein shall mean the person in whose name at the time this Warrant Certificate shall be registered upon the books to be maintained by the Warrant Agent for that purpose pursuant to Section 4 of the Warrant Agreement.

 

The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may be exercised to purchase a whole number of Warrant Securities in registered form. Upon any exercise of fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, there shall be issued to the Holder hereof a new Warrant Certificate evidencing Warrants for the number of Warrant Securities remaining unexercised.

 

This Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement dated as of [                   ] (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), between the Company and the Warrant Agent and is subject to the terms and provisions contained in the Warrant Agreement, to all of which terms and provisions the Holder of this Warrant Certificate consents by acceptance hereof. Copies of the Warrant Agreement are on file at the above-mentioned office of the Warrant Agent.

 

Transfer of this Warrant Certificate may be registered when this Warrant Certificate is surrendered at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent by the registered owner or such owner’s assigns, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement.

 

After countersignature by the Warrant Agent and prior to the expiration of this Warrant Certificate, this Warrant Certificate may be exchanged at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent for Warrant Certificates representing Warrants for the same aggregate number of Warrant Securities.

 

This Warrant Certificate shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any of the rights of a holder of the Warrant Securities, including, without limitation, the right to receive payments of dividends or distributions, if any, on the Warrant Securities (except to the extent set forth in the Warrant Agreement) or to exercise any voting rights.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until countersigned by the Warrant Agent.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed in its name and on its behalf by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

 

Dated: ______________________    
     
  MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC.
                              
  By:  
     
  Name:  
     
  Title:  
     
  Countersigned:
     
  [WARRANT AGENT] , as Warrant Agent
     
  By:  
     
  Name:  
     
  Title:  

 

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[REVERSE OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE]

(Instructions for Exercise of Warrant)

 

To exercise any Warrants evidenced hereby for Warrant Securities (as hereinafter defined), the Holder must pay, in lawful money of the United States of America, [in cash or by certified check or official bank check in New York Clearing House funds] [by bank wire transfer in immediately available funds], the Warrant Price in full for Warrants exercised, to [Warrant Agent] [address of Warrant Agent], Attn: [      ], which payment must specify the name of the Holder and the number of Warrants exercised by such Holder.  In addition, the Holder must complete the information required below and present this Warrant Certificate in person or by mail (certified or registered mail is recommended) to the Warrant Agent at the appropriate address set forth above. This Warrant Certificate, completed and duly executed, must be received by the Warrant Agent within five business days of the payment.

 

(To be executed upon exercise of Warrants)

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise [          ] Warrants, evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, to purchase [insert number or amount of securities] (the “ Warrant Securities ”), of MGT Capital Investments, Inc. and represents that he has tendered payment for such Warrant Securities, in lawful money of the United States of America, [in cash or by certified check or official bank check in New York Clearing House funds] [by bank wire transfer in immediately available funds], to the order of MGT Capital Investments, Inc., c/o [insert name and address of Warrant Agent], in the amount of $[          ] in accordance with the terms hereof.  The undersigned requests that said Warrant Securities be in fully registered form in the authorized denominations, registered in such names and delivered all as specified in accordance with the instructions set forth below.

 

If the number of Warrants exercised is less than all of the Warrants evidenced hereby, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants for the number of Warrant Securities remaining unexercised be issued and delivered to the undersigned unless otherwise specified in the instructions below.

 

Dated                                                                              Name  
    Please Print
     
Address:                     
     
     
     
(Insert Social Security or Other Identifying Number of Holder)    
     
     
Signature Guaranteed                
Signature    
               

(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of this Warrant Certificate and must bear a signature guarantee by a FINRA member firm).

 

This Warrant may be exercised at the following addresses:

 

By hand at    
   
   
   
By mail at    
   
   

 

[Instructions as to form and delivery of Warrant Securities and, if applicable, Warrant Certificates evidencing Warrants for the number of Warrant Securities remaining unexercised—complete as appropriate.]

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

[Form of assignment to be executed if Warrant Holder desires to transfer Warrant]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED,                      hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto:

 

     
     
     
(Please print name and address including zip code) Please print Social Security or other identifying number

 

the right represented by the within Warrant to purchase [insert number or amount of Warrant Securities] of MGT Capital Investments, Inc.  to which the within Warrant relates and appoints  __________ attorney to transfer such right on the books of the Warrant Agent with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated      
  Signature

 

(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)

 

Signature Guaranteed
   

 

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FORM OF RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”), made and entered into as of this day of _________ 20__, by and between MGT Capital Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [                    ] (the “Rights Agent”),

 

W I T N E S S E T H THAT:

 

WHEREAS, the Company has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-22589) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Registration Statement”), providing for, among other thing, the offering of rights to acquire securities of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the Company is proposing to offer (the “Rights Offering”) up to [insert number or amount of securities] (the “Rights Securities”) of transferable rights (the “Rights”), which are to be initially issued to holders of the Company’s [reference security] (the “Reference Securities”; and the holders of such Reference Securities “Reference Holders”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company intends to issue to the Reference Holders one Right for each Reference Security held of record as of [          ] (the “Record Date”), and intends that the Rights will be exercisable to purchase one Rights Security at a price of $__ (U.S.) per Rights Security (the “Rights Price”);

 

WHEREAS, the Rights will be evidenced by certificates (the “Rights Certificates”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Rights Agent to act as a Rights Agent in connection with the Rights Offering, including, but not limited to, the issuance and delivery of the Rights Certificates, and the Rights Agent is willing to act in such capacity:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth and for the purpose of defining the terms and provisions of the Rights and the Rights Certificates and the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Company, the holders of Rights Certificates and the Rights Agent, the parties agree as follows:

 

Article I
APPOINTMENT OF RIGHTS AGENT

 

1.1 Appointment of Rights Agent . The Company hereby appoints the Rights Agent to act as agent for the Company in accordance with the instructions set forth in this Agreement, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment.

 

Article II
RIGHTS REGISTER

 

2.1 Maintenance of the Rights Register . The Rights Agent shall create and maintain, a list of the names, addresses and taxpayer identification numbers of the Rights Holders and the number of Rights held by each of them (the “Rights Register”). The Rights Agent shall establish procedures for recording transfer of the Rights of record prior to the Expiration Date (as hereafter defined), and shall record such transfers on the Rights Register.

 

 
 

 

2.2 Initial Rights Holders . The initial Rights Holders of record shall be the Reference Holders as of the Record Date, and shall be recorded as such on the Rights Register. Each such Reference Holder shall receive one Right for each Reference Security held of record as of the Record Date. Fractional Rights will not be issued.

 

Article III
RIGHTS DOCUMENTS

 

3.1 Delivery of Documents by Company . The Company will cause to be timely delivered to the Rights Agent sufficient copies of such documents for delivery to holders of the Rights (the “Rights Holders”) as shall be necessary for the conduct of the Rights Offering, including: (i) the base prospectus included as part of the Registration Statement, and the prospectus supplement relating to the Rights Offering (together, the “Rights Offering Prospectus”); (ii) blank Rights Certificates, including instructions for completion; (iii) a transmittal letter to Rights Holders; (iv) instructions for Rights Holders who are nominees; and (v) such other documents as the Rights Agent and the Company shall mutually agree (collectively, the “Rights Documents”).

 

3.2 Mailing of Subscription Documents by Rights Agent . The Rights Agent shall mail or cause to be mailed, via first class mail, to each initial Rights Holder the Rights Documents, as applicable, and shall thereafter make available the Rights Documents upon request to any holder of record of the Rights. The Rights Agent, as transfer agent and registrar for the Rights, shall cause to be issued Rights Certificates in the names of the initial Rights Holders and for the number of Rights to which they are each entitled, as determined in accordance with Section 2 above, and to each transferee of record of the Rights, as provided in Section 2. The Rights Agent shall make reasonable efforts to identify which of the Rights Holders are likely to be nominee holders and to include the relevant nominee instructions with such mailing to such Rights Holders. The Rights Agent shall either manually sign or affix a duly authorized facsimile signature on all Rights Certificates. The signatures of the officers of the Company on the Rights Certificates shall be facsimile signatures.

 

3.3 Certificate for Rights Securities . As promptly as practicable after the Expiration Date (as hereafter defined), the Company shall provide, or cause to be provided to, the Rights Agent certificates representing the Rights Securities purchased in the Rights Offering, in such amounts or denominations, and in such names, as the Rights Agent shall request in order to deliver such certificates to Rights Holders that have exercised their Rights.

 

Article IV
RIGHTS EXERCISE PROCEDURES

 

4.1 Valid Exercise of Rights . For a valid exercise of Rights to occur, the Rights Agent must receive, by mail, hand delivery, and otherwise, prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on ________, 20__ (the “Expiration Date”), the Rights Certificate pertaining to such Rights, which has been properly completed and endorsed for exercise, as provided in the instructions on the reverse side of the Rights Certificate, and payment in full in U.S. dollars of the Rights Price for the number of Rights Securities subscribed by bank check, certified check or money order payable to the order of “[   ], as Rights Agent— MGT Capital Investments, Inc.,” or by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in each case to the addresses or in the manner set forth in the Rights Offering Prospectus

 

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4.2 Notice of Guaranteed Delivery . If so provided in the Rights Offering Prospectus, the Rights Agent shall allow Rights to be exercised in accordance with guaranteed delivery procedures, including that (i) the Rights Holder has caused payment in full of the Rights Price to be received by the Rights Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date; (ii) the Rights Agent receives, on or prior to the Expiration Date, a guarantee notice (a “Notice of Guaranteed Delivery”), substantially in the form available from the Rights Agent, from an Eligible Institution (as hereafter defined), stating the name of the Rights Offeree, the number of Rights held by the Rights Offeree, the number or amount of the Rights Securities being subscribed for, and guaranteeing the delivery to the Rights Agent of the Rights Certificate evidencing such Rights at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date three (3) business days following the date of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery; and (iii) the properly completed Rights Certificate(s) evidencing the Rights being exercised, with any required signatures guaranteed, are received by the Rights Agent, at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date three (3) business days following the date of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery relating thereto. The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered to the Rights Agent in the same manner as Rights Certificates, at the addresses set forth in the Rights Offering Prospectus.

 

4.3 Guaranteed Signatures . If a Rights Holder requests that the Rights Securities be issued in a name other than the name of the Rights Holder or that a certificate representing the Rights Securities be sent to an address other than the address shown on such Rights Holder’s Rights Certificate (or, if none, then as listed on the Rights Register), the signatures on such Rights Certificate must be guaranteed by a financial institution (including commercial banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a member of a recognized signature guarantee or medallion program within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (each, an “Eligible Institution”).

 

4.4 Deemed Exercises . If a Rights Holder has not indicated the number of Rights being exercised, or if the Rights Price payment forwarded by such Rights Holder to the Rights Agent is not sufficient to purchase the number of Rights Securities subscribed for, the Rights Holder will be deemed to have exercised the Rights with respect to the maximum number of Rights which may be exercised for the Rights Price delivered to the Rights Agent.

 

Article V
DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING RIGHTS SECURITIES

 

5.1 Delivery of Certificates for Rights Securities . As soon as practicable after the Expiration Date and receipt by the Rights Agent of certificates from the Company in accordance with Section 3.3, the Rights Agent shall mail certificates representing the Rights Securities subscribed for by the holders of the Rights. The certificates shall be mailed via first class mail to the Rights Holders’ address as shown on the reverse side of the Rights Certificate or, if none, then as listed on the Rights Register (except that the Rights Agent shall comply with any ancillary written delivery instructions provided by any subscribing Rights Holder). The Rights Agent shall maintain a mail loss surety bond protecting the Company and the Rights Agent from loss or liability arising out of non-receipt or non-delivery of such certificates.

 

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Article VI
FRACTIONAL RIGHTS SECURITIES

 

6.1 Fractional Rights Securities . No fractional Rights Securities shall be issued by the Company. Any Rights Holder who would be entitled to purchase a fractional Rights Security shall be given the right to purchase a full Rights Security.

 

Article VII
OVERSUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

 

7.1 Availability of Oversubscription Rights . The Company may offer rights (“Oversubscription Rights”) to holders of Rights who have fully subscribed for their Rights to purchase, on a pro rata basis, Rights Securities not subscribed for by other holders of Rights, on such terms and conditions are as set forth in the Rights Offering Prospectus and as the Company and the Rights Agent shall mutually agree.

 

7.2 Refund . In the event any holder who exercises Rights, including Oversubscription Rights, if any, does not receive the Rights Securities subscribed therefor, the Rights Agent shall refund the Rights Price paid for the Rights Securities not received, without interest, to such holder promptly after the Expiration Date.

 

Article VIII
DEFECTIVE EXERCISE OF RIGHTS; LOST RIGHTS CERTIFICATES

 

8.1 Defective Exercise of Rights . The Company shall have the right to reject any defective exercise of Rights or to waive any defect in exercise. If an exercise is not defective except that there is a partial payment of the Rights Price, the Rights Agent shall issue only the number or amount of Rights Securities for which sufficient payment has been made. Any Rights Certificate with respect to which defects in exercise are not corrected prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, shall be returned with any applicable tendered funds, without interest, to the holder of such Rights Certificate.

 

8.2 Lost Rights Certificates . If any Rights Certificate is alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Rights Agent shall follow customary procedures for replacing lost certificates representing securities of the Company, provided such procedures must be completed prior to the Expiration Date in order to be effective.

 

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Article IX
PROOF OF AUTHORITY TO SIGN

 

9.1 Proof of Authority to Sign . The Rights Agent need not procure supporting legal papers, and is authorized to dispense with proof of authority to sign (including any proof of appointment or authority to sign of any fiduciary, custodian for a minor, or other person acting in a representative capacity), and to dispense with the signatures of co-fiduciaries, in connection with exercise of the Rights in the following cases:

 

(i) where the Rights Certificate is registered in the name of an executor, administrator, trustee, custodian for a minor or other fiduciary, and is executed by such executor, administrator, trustee, custodian for a minor or other fiduciary, and the Rights Securities are to be issued in the name of the registered holder of the Rights Certificate, as appropriate;

 

(ii) where the Rights Certificate is in the name of a corporation and is executed by an officer of such corporation and the Rights Securities are to be issued in the name of such corporation; and

 

(iii) where the Rights Certificate is executed by a bank or broker as agent for the registered holder of the Rights Certificate; provided that, the Rights Securities are to be issued in the name of the registered holder of the Rights Certificate.

 

In cases other than those set forth above, the Rights Agent shall procure the necessary legal documents. However, in the event that all legal requirements for proper exercise of the Rights have not been met at the Expiration Date, the Rights Agent may accept approval from the Company as to whether such Rights Certificates may be accepted and the Rights Securities subscribed for thereunder issued.

 

Article X
ESCROW OF FUNDS

 

10.1 Escrow of Funds . Any funds received by the Rights Agent as payments in connection with the Rights Offering shall be held in trust and escrow by the Rights Agent (and shall be invested in a non-interest-bearing bank account or other investment acceptable to the Company) pending receipt of written disbursement instructions from the Company, at which time the funds shall be disbursed in accordance with such written instructions from the Company. The Rights Agent is hereby authorized and directed to endorse, negotiate and deposit all subscription payments into the subscription trust and escrow account to be maintained by the Rights Agent. All interest on any funds received by the Rights Agent shall inure to the benefit of and belong to the Company, including interest on any funds returned by the Rights Agent to subscribers. All interest shall be disbursed or invested in accordance with written instructions from the Company. The Rights Agent shall account on a weekly basis to the Company for all escrowed funds and on a more frequent basis, if requested by the Company.

 

Article XI
REPORTS

 

11.1 Reports Prior to the Expiration Time . If requested by the Company, the Rights Agent shall notify [                ] on or before 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each business day during the period commencing with mailing of the Rights Certificates and ending at the Expiration Date, which notice if not delivered in writing shall thereafter be confirmed in writing, of (i) the number of Rights Securities validly subscribed for, (ii) the number of Rights Securities for which defective subscriptions have been received and the nature of such defects, (iii) the number of Rights Securities validly subscribed for pursuant to Oversubscription Rights, if any, (iv) the amounts of collected and uncollected funds in the escrow account established under this Agreement, and (v) such other information as the Company shall reasonably request.

 

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11.2 Reports Following the Expiration Time . At or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the first business day following the Expiration Date, or upon the request from the Company from time to time thereafter, the Rights Agent shall certify in writing to the Company the cumulative totals through the Expiration Date of all the information set forth in clauses (i) through (v) above.

 

11.3 List of Exercising Holders . The Rights Agent shall also maintain and update a listing of Rights Holders of record who have fully or partially exercised their Rights and holders who have not exercised their Rights.

 

11.4 Information Requests . The Rights Agent shall provide the Company or its designees with such information compiled by the Rights Agent pursuant to this Section 11, and any other information concerning the Rights Offering in the custody or control of the Rights Agent, as any of them shall reasonably request from time to time.

 

Article XII
FUTURE INSTRUCTIONS

 

12.1 Future Instructions . With respect to notices or instructions to be provided by the Company hereunder, the Rights Agent may rely and act on any written instruction signed by any one or more authorized officers or employees of the Company certified to the Rights Agent in writing.

 

Article XIII
PAYMENT OF EXPENSES

 

13.1 Payment of Expenses . The Company will pay the Rights Agent for its services under this Agreement in accordance with the fees listed on Schedule I attached hereto, and will reimburse the Rights Agent for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by it in so acting.

 

Article XIV
COUNSEL

 

14.1 Counsel . The Rights Agent may consult with counsel satisfactory to it, which may be counsel to the Company, and the written advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Rights Agent hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion of such counsel.

 

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Article XV
INDEMNIFICATION

 

15.1 Indemnification . The Company covenants and agrees to indemnify and hold the Rights Agent harmless against any costs, expenses (including reasonable fees for legal counsel), losses or damages, which may be paid, incurred or suffered by or to which the Rights Agent may become subject, arising from or out of, directly or indirectly, any claim or liability resulting from its actions pursuant to this Agreement and for which the Rights Agent is not otherwise reimbursed under the mail loss surety bond; provided that such covenant and agreement does not extend to such costs, expenses, losses and damages incurred or suffered by the Rights Agent as a result of, or arising out of, any gross negligence, intentional misconduct or bad faith of the Rights Agent.

 

Article XVI
MISCELLANEOUS

 

16.1 Notices . Unless otherwise provided herein, all reports, notices and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and delivered by hand or telecopy or by first class mail, postage prepaid, as follows:

 

  (i) If to the Company, to:
     
    MGT Capital Investments, Inc.
    512 S. Mangum Street, Suite 408
    Durham, NC 27701
    Attention: Robert S. Lowrey
    Telecopy No.
     
  (ii) If to the Rights Agent, to:
     
     __________________________
     __________________________
     __________________________
    Attention: __________________
    Telecopy: __________________

 

16.2 Amendments and Waivers . This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by a written instrument or document which has been executed by all of the parties hereto. Any party hereto may waive any of its rights arising under this Agreement only by a written instrument or document executed by such party, and any such waiver shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent, or other, right of such party.

 

16.3 Invalidity . If one or more of the terms of this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining terms of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or terms had never been contained herein.

 

16.4 Binding Effect and Assignments . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that, without the prior written consent of the Company, the Rights Agent may not assign any of its interests, rights or obligations arising out of this Agreement.

 

16.5 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of confliects of laws.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereto set their hands as of the date first written above.

 

  MGT CAPITAL IVESTMENTS, INC.
                  
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  [RIGHTS AGENT]
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

RIGHTS AGENT AGREEMENT

 

FEES AS RIGHTS AGENT

 

 
 

 

APPENDIX A

FORM OF RIGHTS CERTIFICATE

 

[Front of Rights Certificate]

 

RIGHTS CERTIFICATE NO: ____ NUMBER OF RIGHTS: _______

 

The terms and conditions of the rights offering are set forth in the Company’s prospectus supplement dated ________, 20__ (together with the base prospectus dated ___, 20__, the “Prospectus”) and are incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the Prospectus are available upon request from _________________________.

 

MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC.

Incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware

 

RIGHTS CERTIFICATE

 

Evidencing Rights to Purchase [Rights Securities] of MGT Capital Investments, Inc.

 

Rights Price: __ per [Rights Security]

 

The Rights will expire if not exercised on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on _______, 20__, unless extended by the Company.

 

REGISTERED OWNER: _________________________________________________________________

 

[Address]

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT the registered owner whose name is inscribed hereon is the owner of the number of rights (“Rights”) set forth above. Each whole Right entitles the holder thereof to subscribe for and purchase [Rights Security], of MGT Capital Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation, at a rights price of $___ per [Rights Security] (the “Rights Price”), pursuant to a rights offering (the “Rights Offering”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the instructions accompanying this Rights Certificate.

 

The Rights represented by this Rights Certificate may be exercised by completing the appropriate Items on the reverse side hereof and by returning the full payment of the Rights Price for each [Rights Security] in accordance with the instructions that accompany this Rights Certificate.

 

[Add appropriate text if oversubscription rights are being offered.]

 

This Rights Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Rights Agent.

 

Witness the seal of MGT Capital Investments, Inc. and the signatures of its duly authorized officers.

 

Dated: ____, 20__

 

/s/   /s/
[Officer]   [Officer]

 

     
 

 

[Reverse of Rights Certificate]

 

DELIVERY OPTIONS FOR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS CERTIFICATE

 

Delivery other than in the manner or to the address listed below will not constitute valid delivery.

 

If delivering by mail, hand or overnight courier:

 

[Address]

 

Item 1: Exercise of Rights

 

To subscribe for [Rights Securities], please complete this Item, sign under Item 4 and, if applicable, complete Item 5.

 

(a) Exercise of Rights:

 

  I apply for____________ [Rights Securities] x        $ ___ = $_______________
  (no. of [Rights Securities]) (rights price) (amount)

 

[(b) Exercise of Oversubscription Rights

 

Add appropriate text, if oversubscription rights are offered]

 

(c) Total Amount of Payment = $__________________

 

METHOD OF PAYMENT (CHECK ONE)

 

[  ] Wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the account maintained by _________________, as Rights Agent, for purposes of accepting subscriptions in this Rights Offering at ________________________________ FBO MGT Capital Investments, Inc., with reference to the Rights holder’s name.
   
[  ] Check or bank draft payable to “__________________ (acting as Rights Agent for MGT Capital Investments, Inc.)”.

 

Item 2: Delivery To Different Address

 

If you request that the [Rights Securities] issuable upon exercise of the Rights represented by this Rights Certificate are to be delivered to an address different from that shown on the face of this Rights Certificate, please enter the alternate address below, sign under Item 4 and have your signature guaranteed under Item 5.

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

 

Item 3: Issuance in a Different Name

 

If you request that the [Rights Securities] issuable upon exercise of the Rights represented by this Rights Certificate are to be issued and registered in a name different from that shown on the face of this Rights Certificate, please enter the name and address in which the [Rights Securities] are to be registered below, sign under Item 4 and have your signature guaranteed under Item 5.

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

 

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Item 4: Signature

 

The undersigned acknowledges that the undersigned has received the Prospectus for this Rights Offering, and hereby irrevocably exercises the Rights represented hereby for the number of [Rights Securities] indicated above on the terms and conditions specified in the Prospectus. The undersigned agrees to cooperate with the Company and provide to the Company any and all information requested by the Company in connection with the exercise of the Rights.

 

Signature(s):    
   
  (Print Name of Signatory and Capacity in which Signed if an Entity)  

 

IMPORTANT: The signature(s) must correspond with the name(s) as printed on the reverse of this Rights Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any other change whatsoever.

 

Item 5: Signature Guarantee

 

This Item must be completed if you have completed Item 2 or Item 3.

 

Signature Guaranteed:  
  (Name of Bank or Firm)  

 

By:  
  (Signature of Officer)  

 

IMPORTANT: The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (bank, stock broker, savings & loan association or credit union) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15.

 

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MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC.

AND

____________, AS UNIT AGENT

 

FORM OF UNIT AGREEMENT

 

DATED AS OF , 20__

 

MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC.

FORM OF UNIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS UNIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of , 20__, between MGT Capital Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and __________, a [corporation] [national banking association] organized and existing under the laws of __________ and having a corporate trust office in __________, as unit agent (the “ Unit Agent ”).

 

WHEREAS , the Company proposes to sell unit certificates evidencing one or more units (the “ Units ” or, individually, a “ Unit ”) each Unit consisting of _______ [Title of Unit Securities] and ________ [Title of Unit Securities] (the “ Unit Securities ”), such unit certificates and other unit certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement being herein called the “ Unit Certificates ”; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company desires the Unit Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Unit Agent is willing so to act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, exercise and replacement of the Unit Certificates, and in this Agreement wishes to set forth, among other things, the form and provisions of the Unit Certificates and the terms and conditions on which they may be issued, registered, transferred, exchanged, exercised and replaced.

 

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

ISSUANCE OF UNITS AND EXECUTION AND

DELIVERY OF UNIT CERTIFICATES

 

1.1 Issuance of Units . Upon issuance, each Unit Certificate shall evidence one or more Units. Each Unit evidenced thereby shall consist of the Unit Securities. [Add reference to agreements governing components of the Units.]

 

The Unit Securities will not be separately transferable until the Separation Date as defined in Section 2.1 .

 

1.2 Execution and Delivery of Unit Certificates . Each Unit Certificate, whenever issued, shall be in registered form substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, shall be dated the date of its countersignature by the Unit Agent and may have such letters, numbers, or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon as the officers of the Company executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange on which the Units may be listed, or to conform to usage. The Unit Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Company by any of its present or future chief executive officers, presidents, senior vice presidents, vice presidents, chief financial officers, chief legal officers, treasurers, assistant treasurers, controllers, assistant controllers, secretaries or assistant secretaries under its corporate seal reproduced thereon. Such signatures may be manual or facsimile signatures of such authorized officers and may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Unit Certificates. The seal of the Company may be in the form of a facsimile thereof and may be impressed, affixed, imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Unit Certificates.

 

 
 

 

No Unit Certificate shall be valid for any purpose until such Unit Certificate has been countersigned by the manual signature of the Unit Agent. Such signature by the Unit Agent upon any Unit Certificate executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Unit Certificate so countersigned has been duly issued hereunder.

 

In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Unit Certificates either manually or by facsimile signature shall cease to be such officer before the Unit Certificates so signed shall have been countersigned and delivered by the Unit Agent, such Unit Certificates may be countersigned and delivered notwithstanding that the person who signed such Unit Certificates ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Unit Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Company by such persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Unit Certificate, shall be the proper officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this Agreement any such person was not such officer.

 

The term “ holder ” or “ holder of a Unit Certificate ” as used herein shall mean any person in whose name at the time any Unit Certificate shall be registered upon the books to be maintained by the Unit Agent for that purpose.

 

1.3 Issuance of Unit Certificates . Unit Certificates evidencing Units may be executed by the Company and delivered to the Unit Agent upon the execution of this Unit Agreement or from time to time thereafter. The Unit Agent shall, upon receipt of Unit Certificates duly executed on behalf of the Company, countersign such Unit Certificates and shall deliver such Unit Certificates to or upon the order of the Company.

 

1.4 Unit Certificate Legend . Each Unit Security issued prior to the Separation Date shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THE [TITLE OF UNIT SECURITIES] EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE INITIALLY ISSUED AS PART OF AN ISSUANCE OF UNITS (THE “UNITS”), EACH OF WHICH CONSIST OF ________ [TITLE OF UNIT SECURITIES] AND ________ [TITLE OF UNIT SECURITIES].

 

“PRIOR TO THE EARLIEST OF (I) [180] DAYS AFTER THE CLOSING OF THE COMPANY’S OFFERING OF THE UNITS [AND (II) SUCH DATE AS [NAME OF UNDERWRITER IN OFFERING] IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE], THE [TITLE OF UNIT SECURITIES] EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR EXCHANGED SEPARATELY FROM, BUT MAY BE TRANSFERRED OR EXCHANGED ONLY TOGETHER WITH, [TITLE OF UNIT SECURITIES].”

 

ARTICLE 2

 

SEPARATION OF UNIT SECURITIES AND OTHER MATTERS

 

2.1 Separation of the Unit Securities . The Unit Securities will not be separately transferable until the Separation Date. “ Separation Date ” means the earliest of (i) [180] days after the closing of the Company’s offering of Units [and (ii) such date as [Name of Underwriter in offering] in its sole discretion shall determine].

 

2.2 Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Unit Certificates . Upon receipt by the Unit Agent of an affidavit and evidence reasonably satisfactory to it and the Company of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Unit Certificate and indemnity and/or surety bond reasonably satisfactory to the Unit Agent and the Company and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender of the mutilated Unit Certificate to the Unit Agent for cancellation, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Unit Agent that such Unit Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute, and an authorized officer of the Unit Agent shall manually countersign and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Unit Certificate, a new Unit Certificate of the same tenor and evidencing Units for a like number of Unit Securities. Upon the issuance of any new Unit Certificate under this Section 2.2 , the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Unit Agent) in connection therewith. Every substitute Unit Certificate executed and delivered pursuant to this Section 2.2 in lieu of any lost, stolen or destroyed Unit Certificate shall represent an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Unit Certificate shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement equally and proportionately with any and all other Unit Certificates duly executed and delivered hereunder. The provisions of this Section 2.2 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement of mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed Unit Certificates.

 

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ARTICLE 3

 

EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER OF UNIT CERTIFICATES

 

3.1 Exchange and Transfer of Unit Certificates . Upon surrender at the corporate trust office of the Unit Agent, Unit Certificates evidencing Units may be exchanged for Unit Certificates in other denominations evidencing such Units or the transfer thereof may be registered in whole or in part; provided that such other Unit Certificates evidence Units for the same aggregate number of Unit Securities as the Unit Certificates so surrendered. The Unit Agent shall keep, at its corporate trust office, books in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, it shall register Unit Certificates and exchanges and transfers of outstanding Unit Certificates, upon surrender of the Unit Certificates to the Unit Agent at its corporate trust office for exchange or registration of transfer, properly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of registration of transfer and written instructions for transfer, all in form satisfactory to the Company and the Unit Agent. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Unit Certificates, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp or other tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such exchange or registration of transfer. Whenever any Unit Certificates are so surrendered for exchange or registration of transfer, an authorized officer of the Unit Agent shall manually countersign and deliver to the person or persons entitled thereto a Unit Certificate or Unit Certificates duly authorized and executed by the Company, as so requested. The Unit Agent shall not be required to effect any exchange or registration of transfer which will result in the issuance of a Unit Certificate evidencing a Unit for a fraction of a Unit Security. All Unit Certificates issued upon any exchange or registration of transfer of Unit Certificates shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same obligations and entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Unit Certificate surrendered for such exchange or registration of transfer.

 

3.2 Treatment of Holders of Unit Certificates . The Company, the Unit Agent and all other persons may treat the registered holder of a Unit Certificate as the absolute owner thereof for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights represented by the Units evidenced thereby, any notice to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

3.3 Cancellation of Unit Certificates . Any Unit Certificate surrendered for exchange, registration of transfer or exercise of the Unit evidenced thereby shall, if surrendered to the Company, be delivered to the Unit Agent and all Unit Certificates surrendered or so delivered to the Unit Agent shall be promptly canceled by the Unit Agent and shall not be reissued and, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, no Unit Certificate shall be issued hereunder in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof. The Unit Agent shall deliver to the Company from time to time or otherwise dispose of canceled Unit Certificates in a manner satisfactory to the Company.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

CONCERNING THE UNIT AGENT

 

4.1 Unit Agent . The Company hereby appoints __________ as Unit Agent of the Company in respect of the Units and the Unit Certificates upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth, and __________ hereby accepts such appointment. The Unit Agent shall have the powers and authority granted to and conferred upon it in the Unit Certificates and hereby and such further powers and authority to act on behalf of the Company as the Company may hereafter grant to or confer upon it. All of the terms and provisions with respect to such powers and authority contained in the Unit Certificates are subject to and governed by the terms and provisions hereof.

 

4.2 Conditions of Unit Agent’s Obligations . The Unit Agent accepts its obligations herein set forth upon the terms and conditions hereof, including the following to all of which the Company agrees and to all of which the rights hereunder of the holders from time to time of the Unit Certificates shall be subject:

 

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(a) Compensation and Indemnification . The Company agrees promptly to pay the Unit Agent the compensation to be agreed upon with the Company for all services rendered by the Unit Agent and to reimburse the Unit Agent for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct by the Unit Agent in connection with the services rendered hereunder by the Unit Agent. The Company also agrees to indemnify the Unit Agent for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Unit Agent, arising out of or in connection with its acting as Unit Agent hereunder, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against any claim of such liability.

  

(b) Agent for the Company . In acting under this Unit Agreement and in connection with the Unit Certificates, the Unit Agent is acting solely as agent of the Company and does not assume any obligations or relationship of agency or trust for or with any of the holders of Unit Certificates or beneficial owners of Units.

 

(c) Counsel . The Unit Agent may consult with counsel satisfactory to it, which may include counsel for the Company or internal counsel to the Unit Agent, and the written advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice of such counsel.

 

(d) Documents . The Unit Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken or omitted by it in reliance upon any Unit Certificate, notice, direction, consent, certificate, affidavit, statement or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been presented or signed by the proper parties.

 

(e) Certain Transactions . The Unit Agent, and its officers, directors and employees, may become the owner of, or acquire any interest in, Units, with the same rights that it or they would have if it were not the Unit Agent hereunder, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, it or they may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Company and may act on, or as depositary, trustee or agent for, any committee or body of holders of Unit Securities or other obligations of the Company as freely as if it were not the Unit Agent hereunder. Nothing in this Unit Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the Unit Agent from acting as trustee under any indenture to which the Company is a party.

 

(f) No Liability for Interest . Unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the Unit Agent shall have no liability for interest on any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Unit Certificates.

 

(g) No Liability for Invalidity . The Unit Agent shall have no liability with respect to any invalidity of this Agreement or any of the Unit Certificates (except as to the Unit Agent’s countersignature thereon).

 

(h) No Responsibility for Representations . The Unit Agent shall not be responsible for any of the recitals or representations herein or in the Unit Certificates (except as to the Unit Agent’s countersignature thereon), all of which are made solely by the Company.

 

(i) No Implied Obligations . The Unit Agent shall be obligated to perform only such duties as are herein and in the Unit Certificates specifically set forth and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement or the Unit Certificates against the Unit Agent. The Unit Agent shall not be under any obligation to take any action hereunder which may tend to involve it in any expense or liability, the payment of which within a reasonable time is not, in its reasonable opinion, assured to it. The Unit Agent shall not be accountable or under any duty or responsibility for the use by the Company of any of the Unit Certificates authenticated by the Unit Agent and delivered by it to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or for the application by the Company of the proceeds of the Unit Certificates. The Unit Agent shall have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by the Company in the performance of its covenants or agreements contained herein or in the Unit Certificates or in the case of the receipt of any written demand from a holder of a Unit Certificate with respect to such default, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any duty or responsibility to initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise or, except as provided in Section 5.2 hereof, to make any demand upon the Company.

 

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4.3 Resignation, Removal and Appointment of Successors .

 

(a) The Company agrees, for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Unit Certificates, that there shall at all times be a Unit Agent hereunder until all the Units have been exercised or are no longer exercisable.

 

(b) The Unit Agent may at any time resign as agent by giving written notice to the Company of such intention on its part, specifying the date on which its desired resignation shall become effective; provided that such date shall not be less than three months after the date on which such notice is given unless the Company otherwise agrees. The Unit Agent hereunder may be removed at any time by the filing with it of an instrument in writing signed by or on behalf of the Company and specifying such removal and the intended date when it shall become effective. Such resignation or removal shall take effect upon the appointment by the Company, as hereinafter provided, of a successor Unit Agent (which shall be a bank or trust company authorized under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization to exercise corporate trust powers) and the acceptance of such appointment by such successor Unit Agent. The obligation of the Company under Section 4.2(a) shall continue to the extent set forth therein notwithstanding the resignation or removal of the Unit Agent.

 

(c) In case at any time the Unit Agent shall resign, or shall be removed, or shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or shall commence a voluntary case under the Federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or under any other applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Unit Agent or its property or affairs, or shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or shall take corporate action in furtherance of any such action, or a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered in respect of the Unit Agent in an involuntary case under the Federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered for the appointment of a receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Unit Agent or of its property or affairs, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Unit Agent or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation, winding up or liquidation, a successor Unit Agent, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed by the Company by an instrument in writing, filed with the successor Unit Agent. Upon the appointment as aforesaid of a successor Unit Agent and acceptance by the successor Unit Agent of such appointment, the Unit Agent shall cease to be Unit Agent hereunder.

 

(d) Any successor Unit Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Unit Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the authority, rights, powers, trusts, immunities, duties and obligations of such predecessor with like effect as if originally named as Unit Agent hereunder, and such predecessor, upon payment of its charges and disbursements then unpaid, shall thereupon become obligated to transfer, deliver and pay over, and such successor Unit Agent shall be entitled to receive, all monies, securities and other property on deposit with or held by such predecessor, as Unit Agent hereunder.

 

(e) Any corporation into which the Unit Agent hereunder may be merged or converted or any corporation with which the Unit Agent may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Unit Agent shall be a party, or any corporation to which the Unit Agent shall sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all the assets and business of the Unit Agent, provided that it shall be qualified as aforesaid, shall be the successor Unit Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.

 

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ARTICLE 5

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Amendment . This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto, without the consent of the holder of any Unit Certificate, for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein, or making any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the Company and the Unit Agent may deem necessary or desirable; provided that such action shall not materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Unit Certificates.

 

5.2 Notices and Demands to the Company and Unit Agent . If the Unit Agent shall receive any notice or demand addressed to the Company by the holder of a Unit Certificate pursuant to the provisions of the Unit Certificates, the Unit Agent shall promptly forward such notice or demand to the Company.

 

5.3 Addresses . Any communication from the Company to the Unit Agent with respect to this Agreement shall be addressed to __________, Attention: __________ and any communication from the Unit Agent to the Company with respect to this Agreement shall be addressed to MGT Capital Investments, Inc., 512 S. Mangum Street, Suite 408, Durham, NC 27701, Attention: Chief Executive Officer (or such other address as shall be specified in writing by the Unit Agent or by the Company).

 

5.4 Governing Law . This Agreement and each Unit Certificate issued hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

5.5 Obtaining of Governmental Approvals . The Company will from time to time take all action which may be necessary to obtain and keep effective any and all permits, consents and approvals of governmental agencies and authorities and securities act filings under United States Federal and state laws, which may be or become requisite in connection with the issuance, sale, transfer, and the issuance, sale, transfer and delivery of the Units.

 

5.6 Persons Having Rights under Unit Agreement . Nothing in this Agreement shall give to any person other than the Company, the Unit Agent and the holders of the Unit Certificates any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

5.7 Headings . The descriptive headings of the several Articles and Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.8 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which as so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

5.9 Inspection of Agreement . A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the principal corporate trust office of the Unit Agent for inspection by the holder of any Unit Certificate. The Unit Agent may require such holder to submit his or her Unit Certificate for inspection by it.

 

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

 

  MGT Capital Investments, Inc., as Company
                     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
  ATTEST:  
   
  COUNTERSIGNED
   
 

__________, as Unit Agent

 

  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
  ATTEST:  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC. FORM OF UNIT AGREEMENT]

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF UNIT CERTIFICATE

 

[FACE OF UNIT CERTIFICATE]

 

 

MGT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC.

 

UNITS CONSISTING OF ________ [TITLE OF UNIT SECURITY] AND

 

____________ [TITLE OF UNIT SECURITY]

 

No. ______ __________ Units

 

This certifies that __________ or registered assigns is the registered owner of the above indicated number of Units, each Unit consisting of _______ [Title of Unit Securities] and ________ [Title of Unit Securities] (the “ Unit Securities ”), of MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (the “ Company ”). The Unit Securities will not be separately transferable until the Separation Date as defined in the Unit Agreement (as hereinafter defined). [Add reference to agreements governing components of the Units.]

 

The term “ Holder ” as used herein shall mean the person in whose name at the time this Unit Certificate shall be registered upon the books to be maintained by the Unit Agent for that purpose pursuant to Section 3 of the Unit Agreement.

 

This Unit Certificate is issued under and in accordance with the Unit Agreement dated as of , 20__ (the “ Unit Agreement ”), between the Company and the Unit Agent and is subject to the terms and provisions contained in the Unit Agreement, to all of which terms and provisions the Holder of this Unit Certificate consents by acceptance hereof. Copies of the Unit Agreement are on file at the above-mentioned office of the Unit Agent.

 

Transfer of this Unit Certificate may be registered when this Unit Certificate is surrendered at the corporate trust office of the Unit Agent by the registered owner or such owner’s assigns, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Unit Agreement.

 

After countersignature by the Unit Agent and prior to the separation of the Unit Securities, this Unit Certificate may be exchanged at the corporate trust office of the Unit Agent for Unit Certificates representing Units for the same aggregate number of Units.

 

This Unit Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until countersigned by the Unit Agent.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Unit to be executed in its name and on its behalf by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

 

Dated:  
  MGT Capital Investments, Inc., as Company
                    
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
  ATTEST :  
   
  COUNTERSIGNED
   
 

__________, as Unit Agent

 

  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
  ATTEST:  

 

THE [TITLE OF UNIT SECURITIES] EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE INITIALLY ISSUED AS PART OF AN ISSUANCE OF UNITS (THE “UNITS”), EACH OF WHICH CONSIST OF ________ [TITLE OF UNIT SECURITIES] AND ________ [TITLE OF UNIT SECURITIES].

 

PRIOR TO THE EARLIEST OF (I) [180] DAYS AFTER THE CLOSING OF THE COMPANY’S OFFERING OF THE UNITS [AND (II) SUCH DATE AS [NAME OF UNDERWRITER IN OFFERING] IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE] THE [TITLE OF UNIT SECURITIES] EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR EXCHANGED SEPARATELY FROM, BUT MAY BE TRANSFERRED OR EXCHANGED ONLY TOGETHER WITH, [TITLE OF UNIT SECURITIES].

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

[Form of assignment to be executed if Unit Holder desires to transfer Unit]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ______________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto:

 

     
(Please print name and address including zip code)   Please print Social Security or other identifying number

 

_________ Units represented by the within Certificate and appoints attorney to transfer said Units on the books of the Unit Agent with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:     Name:  
        Signature

 

(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Unit)

 

Signature Guaranteed:    
     
     

 

   
Signature  

 

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July 23, 2018

 

MGT Capital Investments, Inc.
512 S. Mangum Street, Suite 408
Durham, NC 27701

 

Re: MGT Capital Investments, Inc.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to MGT Capital Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Registrant ”), in connection with the preparation and filing of a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (as it may be amended, the “ Registration Statement ”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of up to $150,000,000 aggregate public offering price of (i) shares of common stock of the Registrant, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), (ii) shares of preferred stock of the Registrant, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), (iii) debt securities, which may be issued pursuant to an indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “ Indenture ”) , between the Registrant and the trustee named in the Indenture (the “ Debt Securities ”), (iv) rights to purchase securities of the Registrant (“ Rights ”), which may be issued pursuant to one or more rights agreements , as amended or supplemented from time to time (each, a “ Rights Agreement ”), (v) warrants to purchase securities of the Registrant (the “ Warrants ”), which may be issued pursuant to one or more warrant agreements , as amended or supplemented from time to time (each, a “ Warrant Agreement ”), and (vi) units issued by the Registrant comprised of any of the foregoing (the “ Units ”) , which may be issued pursuant to one or more unit agreements, as amended from time to time (each a “Unit Agreement”) . The Common Stock, the Preferred Stock, the Debt Securities, the Rights, the Warrants and the Units are herein collectively called the “ Securities .”

 

In rendering this opinion, we have reviewed copies of the following documents:

 

  1. the Registration Statement;
     
  2. the certificate of incorporation and the by-laws of the Registrant;
     
  3. the form of Indenture attached as an exhibit to the Registration Statement;
     
  4. The At-The-Market Offering Agreement between MGT Capital Investments, Inc. and Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC, dated July 23, 2018; and
     
  5. resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Registrant.

 

We have also reviewed such other documents and made such other investigations as we have deemed appropriate. As to various questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon statements, representations and certificates of officers or representatives of the Registrant, public officials and others. We have not independently verified the facts so relied on.

 

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP New York  |  Silicon Valley  |  Paris

 

 

 

 

MGT Capital Investments, Inc.

July 23, 2018

 

Based on and subject to the foregoing and assuming that (i) the Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto (including any post-effective amendments), will have become effective and comply with all applicable laws and no stop order suspending the Registration Statement’s effectiveness will have been issued and remain in effect, in each case, at the time the Securities are offered or issued as contemplated by the Registration Statement, (ii) a prospectus supplement will have been prepared and filed with the Commission describing the Securities offered thereby and will at all relevant times comply with all applicable laws, (iii) the Registrant has timely filed all necessary reports pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference, (iv) all Securities will be issued and sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and the appropriate prospectus supplement, (v) a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement and any other necessary agreement with respect to any Securities will have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Registrant and the other party or parties thereto, (vi) any securities issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of, or to be purchased or sold pursuant to, any Securities being offered or issued will be duly authorized, created and, if appropriate, reserved for issuance upon such conversion, exercise or exchange, and (vii) the Indenture and each supplemental indenture, Rights Agreement, Warrant Agreement, and Unit Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York and will be the valid and binding obligation of each party thereto other than the Registrant, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, we advise you that, in our opinion:

 

1.        Common Stock . Assuming the issuance of the Common Stock and the terms of the offering thereof have been duly authorized, when certificates representing such Common Stock have been duly executed, issued and delivered, or the issuance of the Common Stock is reflected in direct registration on a register maintained by or on behalf of the Company for that purpose, and the Common Stock has been duly paid for in an amount not less than the par value thereof as contemplated in the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, such Common Stock will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

2.        Preferred Stock . Assuming the issuance and terms of the Preferred Stock and the terms of the offering thereof have been duly authorized, when (i) the certificate of designation relating to the Preferred Stock has been duly executed and filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and (ii) certificates representing such Preferred Stock have been duly executed, issued and delivered, or the issuance of the Preferred Stock is reflected in direct registration on a register maintained by or on behalf of the Company for that purpose, and the Preferred Stock has been duly paid for in an amount no less than the par value thereof as contemplated in the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, the Preferred Stock will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

3.        Debt Securities. Assuming that the issuance and terms of any Debt Securities (including any Debt Securities that may be issued as part of any Units or otherwise pursuant to the terms of any other Securities) and the terms of the offering thereof have been duly authorized, when (i) the Indenture or supplemental indenture relating to such Debt Securities have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto and duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, (ii) the terms of such Debt Securities have been duly established in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the applicable supplemental indenture, so as not to violate or cause the exercise thereof to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Registrant, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Registrant or any applicable Co-Registrant, and (iii) such Debt Securities, or certificates representing such Debt Securities, have been duly executed, authenticated, issued, paid for and delivered in accordance with the Indenture and the applicable supplemental indenture and as contemplated in the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance with any underwriting agreement, such Debt Securities (including any Debt Securities that may be issued as part of any Units or otherwise pursuant to the terms of any other Securities) will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Registrant.

 

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MGT Capital Investments, Inc.

July 23, 2018

 

4.        Rights. Assuming that the issuance and terms of any Rights (including any Rights that may be issued as part of any Units or otherwise pursuant to the terms of any other Securities) and the terms of the offering thereof have been duly authorized, when (i) the Rights Agreement or Rights Agreements relating to such Rights have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto, (ii) the terms of such Rights have been duly established in accordance with the terms of the applicable Rights Agreement, so as not to violate or cause the exercise thereof to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Registrant, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Registrant, and (iii) such Rights or certificates representing such Rights have been duly executed, authenticated, issued, paid for and delivered in accordance with the applicable Rights Agreement and as contemplated in the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance with any underwriting agreement, such Rights (including any Rights that may be issued as part of Units or otherwise pursuant to the terms of any other Securities) will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Registrant.

 

5.        Warrants . Assuming that the issuance and terms of any Warrants (including any Warrants that may be issued as part of any Units or otherwise pursuant to the terms of any other Securities) and the terms of the offering thereof have been duly authorized, when (i) the Warrant Agreement or Warrant Agreements relating to such Warrants have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto, (ii) the terms of such Warrants have been duly established in accordance with the terms of the applicable Warrant Agreement, so as not to violate or cause the exercise thereof to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Registrant, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Registrant, and (iii) such Warrants, or certificates representing such Warrants, have been duly executed, authenticated, issued, paid for and delivered in accordance with the Warrant Agreement and as contemplated in the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance with any underwriting agreement, such Warrants (including any Warrants that may be issued as part of Units or otherwise pursuant to the terms of any other Securities) will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Registrant.

 

6.        Units. Assuming that the issuance and terms of any Units and the terms of the offering thereof have been duly authorized, when (i) the Unit Agreement or Unit Agreements relating to such Units have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto, (ii) the terms of such Units have been duly established in accordance with the terms of the applicable Unit Agreement, so as not to violate or cause the exercise thereof to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Registrant, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Registrant, and (iii) such Units, or certificates representing such Units, have been duly executed, authenticated, issued, paid for and delivered in accordance with the applicable Unit Agreement and as contemplated in the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, and in accordance with any underwriting agreement, such Units will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Registrant.

 

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MGT Capital Investments, Inc.

July 23, 2018

 

The opinions set forth above are qualified (i) by the effects of applicable laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, (ii) with respect to the remedies of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief, by the availability of equitable defenses and the discretion of the court before which any enforcement thereof may be brought and (iii) by general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

We do not express any opinion with respect to any law other than the law of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. This opinion is rendered only with respect to the laws and legal interpretations and the facts and circumstances in effect on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion letter should any such law or interpretation be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise or should there be any change in such facts or circumstances.

 

We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of MGT Capital Investments, Inc., and Subsidiaries, (collectively, the “Company”) of our report dated April 2, 2018, relating to the consolidated financial statements of the Company appearing in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus. Our report on the consolidated financial statements includes an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

/s/ RBSM LLP

 

 

New York, NY

July 23, 2018