UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 7 , 2019
STEREOTAXIS, INC. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
Delaware |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
001-36159 | 94-3120386 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 100, St. Louis, Missouri | 63108 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(314) 678-6100 |
( Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value | STXS | OTCQX |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company [ ]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Item 1.01. | Entry into a Definitive Material Agreement |
On August 7, 2019, Stereotaxis, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional and other accredited investors (the “Buyers”) pursuant to which the Company, in a private placement, agreed to issue and sell to the Investors an aggregate of 6,585,000 shares (the “Common Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), at a price of $2.05 per share and 5,610,121 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), which are convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Conversion Shares”), at a price of $2.05 per share (the “Private Placement”). The Series B Preferred Stock, which is a Common Stock equivalent but non-voting and with a blocker on conversion if the holder would exceed a specified threshold of beneficial ownership, is convertible into Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for events such as stock splits, combinations and the like as provided in the Certificate of Designation (as defined in Item 3.03 below).
Cowen and Company, LLC acted as the sole placement agent for the Private Placement.
The Private Placement closed on August 7, 2019. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $23.1 million, after offering expenses. The Company plans to use the funds for general corporate purposes.
In connection with the parties’ entry into the Purchase Agreement, on August 7, 2019, the Company and the Buyers entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a resale registration statement with respect to the resale of the Common Shares and the Conversion Shares not later than 45 calendar days following the closing, and to use its best efforts to cause such resale registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the later of sixty (60) days after the initial filing date and ninety (90) days after the closing. If and to the extent the Company is unable to timely satisfy such deadlines or otherwise maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will be required to pay, as liquidated damages, an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price of the registrable securities required to be included in a registration statement, calculated in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement. If the Company fails to timely make such payments, such payments will accrue interest at a rate of 1.0% per month.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement, which are incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively.
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. Accordingly, the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement are incorporated herein by reference only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding the Company or its business, and should be read in conjunction with the disclosures in the Company’s periodic reports and other filings with the SEC.
Item 3.02. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities |
Pursuant to the Private Placement described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which description is incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference, on August 7, 2019, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Common Shares and the Series B Preferred Stock to “accredited investors” as such term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D (Rule 506(b)) under the Securities Act and corresponding provisions of state securities laws. Accordingly, none of the securities to be issued in the Private Placement, including the Conversion Shares, will have been registered under the Securities Act as of the closing date of the Private Placement, and until registered, these securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or availability of an applicable exemption from registration.
Item 3.03. | Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders |
In connection with the Private Placement, on August 7, 2019, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, establishing and designating the rights, powers and preferences of the Series B Preferred Stock. The Company designated up to 5,610,121 shares of Series B Preferred Stock $0.001 par value per share. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder thereof on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for events such as stock splits, combinations and the like as provided in the Certificate of Designation, subject to a blocker provision on conversion if the holder, together with its affiliates and attribution parties, would exceed 9.99% of beneficial ownership (which percentage may subsequently be increased or decreased to any other percentage at the holder’s election on 61 days’ notice). The Series B Preferred Stock will have the right to receive dividends, simultaneously with payment of dividends to Common Stock, on an as-if-converted basis (without regard to the beneficial ownership limitation). The Series B Preferred Stock will have no voting rights except as required by law, as modified by the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended. In the event of any liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the Series B Preferred Stock is entitled to receive, pari passu with any distribution to the holders of Common Stock, an amount equal to $0.001 per share of Series B Preferred Stock, plus an additional amount equal to any dividends declared but unpaid on such shares, before any payments shall be made or any assets distributed to holders of any class of capital stock of the Company ranking junior to the Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock ranks on parity with all Common Stock and with any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms on parity with the Series B Preferred Stock; senior to any class or series of capital stock hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms junior to the Series B Stock; and junior to any class or series of capital stock hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms senior to the Series B Stock.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Certificate of Designation, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
The information concerning the Private Placement, the Certificate of Designation and the terms, rights, obligations and preferences of the Series B Preferred Stock set forth under Items 1.01 and 3.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.
Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On August 8, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Private Placement. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
The information furnished in this Item 7.01 (including the Press Release attached as Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. In addition, this report (including the Press Release attached as Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained herein that is required to be disclosed solely as a requirement of this Item.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits:
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: August 8, 2019 | By: | /s/ Martin C. Stammer |
Name: | Martin C. Stammer | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 3.1
STEREOTAXIS, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
PURSUANT TO SECTION 151 OF THE
DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
STEREOTAXIS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL ”) does hereby certify that, in accordance with Sections 141(c) and 151 of the DGCL, the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a duly constituted committee thereof on August 6, 2019:
RESOLVED , pursuant to authority expressly set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), the issuance of a series of preferred stock designated as the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation is hereby authorized and the designation, number of shares, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof (in addition to any provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation that are applicable to the preferred stock of all classes and series) are hereby fixed, and the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Corporation is hereby approved as follows:
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Section 1. Definitions . For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“ Affiliate ” means any person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a person or entity, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Holder, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Holder will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Holder.
“ Alternate Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“ Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“ Buy-In ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d)(iii).
“ Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. (or an equivalent, reliable reporting service mutually acceptable to and hereafter designated by Holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Series B Preferred Stock and the Corporation), or if the foregoing do not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or, if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, L.P., the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported on the OTC Pink Market by OTC Markets Group, Inc. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
“ Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ Common Stock ” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.
“ Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Conversion Price ” shall mean $2.05, as adjusted pursuant to paragraph 7 hereof.
“ Conversion Ratio ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
“ Conversion Shares ” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.
“ Conversion Shares Registration Statement ” means a registration statement that registers the resale of the Conversion Shares of the Holders, who shall be named as “selling stockholders” therein and meets the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement.
“ Daily Failure Amount ” means the product of (x) .005 multiplied by (y) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the applicable Share Delivery Date.
“ Distributions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“ DTC ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ DWAC Delivery ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Fundamental Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“ Holder ” means any holder of Series B Preferred Stock.
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“ Issuance Date ” means August 7, 2019.
“ Junior Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“ Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Parity Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“ Person ” means any 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.
“ Purchase Agreement ” shall mean the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 7, 2019, by and between the Corporation and the investors named therein.
“ Registration Rights Agreement ” shall mean the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, among the Corporation and the original Holders, in the form attached as an exhibit to the Purchase Agreement.
“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Senior Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“ Series B Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“ Series B Preferred Stock Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
“ Share Delivery Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d)(i).
“ Stated Value ” shall mean $2.05.
“ Trading Day ” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded for any period on the principal securities exchange or if the Common Stock is not traded on a principal securities exchange, on a day on which the Common Stock is traded on another securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded.
Section 2. Designation, Amount and Par Value; Assignment .
(a) This Certificate of Designation designates a new series of preferred stock for the Corporation to be identified as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series B Preferred Stock ”) and the number of shares so designated shall be 5,610,121. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share. The Series B Preferred Stock may be issued in certificated form or in book-entry form at the election of the Holder. To the extent that any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are issued in book-entry form (either by the Corporation or by the Corporation’s transfer agent), references herein to “certificates” shall instead refer to the book-entry notation relating to such shares.
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(b) The Corporation shall register shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, upon records maintained by the Corporation (the “ Series B Preferred Stock Register ”), reflecting the current name of the Holders. The Corporation may deem and treat the registered Holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock as the absolute owner of the shares for the purpose of any conversion thereof and for all other purposes. The Corporation shall register the transfer of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock in the Series B Preferred Stock Register upon surrender of the certificates evidencing such shares to be transferred, duly endorsed by the Holder, to the Corporation at its address specified herein, or such other address as subsequently provided by the Corporation. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new certificate evidencing the shares of Series B Preferred Stock so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a new certificate evidencing the remaining portion of the shares not transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder, in each case, within three (3) Business Days. The provisions of this Certificate of Designation are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time and shall be enforceable by any Holder.
Section 3. Dividends . Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of the Series B Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis, without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) to and in the same form, and in the same manner, as dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock, which shall be made in accordance with Section 7(a)) actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock, which shall be made in accordance with Section 7(a)) are paid on shares of the Common Stock. Other than as set forth in the previous sentence, no other dividends shall be paid on shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and the Corporation shall pay no dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) on shares of the Common Stock unless it simultaneously complies with the previous sentence.
Section 4. Voting Rights; Amendments . Except as otherwise provided herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation, or as otherwise required by the DGCL, the Series B Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, (a) (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series B Preferred Stock, (ii) alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, or (iii) amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws of the Corporation, or file any articles of amendment or certificate of designations of preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of preferred stock, if such action would adversely alter or change the powers, preferences or rights of the Series B Preferred Stock in a manner materially different than the effect of such actions on the Common Stock (regardless, in the case of clause (i), (ii) or (iii), of whether any of the foregoing actions shall be by means of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation or otherwise), (b) issue further shares of Series B Preferred Stock or increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the number of authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock or (c) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
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Section 5. Rank; Liquidation .
(a) The Series B Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms junior to any Series B Preferred Stock (“ Junior Securities ”); (ii) on parity with the Common Stock and with any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms on parity with the Series B Preferred Stock (the “ Parity Securities ”); and (iii) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms senior to any Series B Preferred Stock (“ Senior Securities ”), in each case, as to distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntarily or involuntarily (all such distributions being referred to collectively as “ Distributions ”).
(b) Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders of any Senior Securities of the Corporation, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, each holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, in preference to any distributions of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the holders of Junior Securities and pari passu with any distribution to the holders of Parity Securities, an amount equal to $0.001 per share of Series B Preferred Stock, plus an additional amount equal to any dividends declared but unpaid on such shares, before any payments shall be made or any assets distributed to holders of any class of Junior Securities. If, upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock the amount required under the preceding sentence, then all remaining assets of the Corporation shall be distributed ratably to holders of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock and Parity Securities in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full.
Section 6. Conversion .
(a) Conversions at Option of Holder . Each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the Issuance Date, at the option of the Holder, into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with a notice in the form of Annex A (a “ Notice of Conversion ”), duly completed and executed. Other than a conversion following a Fundamental Transaction or following a notice provided for under Section 7(d)(ii) hereof, the Notice of Conversion must specify at least a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be converted equal to the lesser of (x) 100 shares (such number subject to appropriate adjustment following the occurrence of an event specified in Section 7(a) hereof) and (y) the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock then held by the Holder. Provided the Corporation’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, the Notice of Conversion may specify, at the Holder’s election, whether the applicable Conversion Shares shall be credited to the account of the Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (a “ DWAC Delivery ”). The “ Conversion Date ”, or the date on which a conversion shall be deemed effective, shall be defined as the Trading Day that the Notice of Conversion, completed and executed, is received by the Corporation when sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier to the Corporation or by electronic mail to 2019PrivatePlacementNotice@stereotaxis.com, and received during regular business hours; provided that the original certificate(s) (if applicable) representing such shares of Series B Preferred Stock being converted, duly endorsed, and the accompanying Notice of Conversion, are received by the Corporation within two (2) Trading Days thereafter. In all other cases, the Conversion Date shall be defined as the Trading Day on which the original share certificate(s) (if applicable) of Series B Preferred Stock being converted, duly endorsed, and the accompanying Notice of Conversion, are received by the Corporation. The calculations set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error.
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(b) Conversion Ratio . The “ Conversion Ratio ” for each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be equal to the Stated Value divided by the Conversion Price.
(c) Beneficial Ownership Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Series B Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to an attempted conversion set forth on an applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member (the foregoing, “ Attribution Parties ”)) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by such Holder and its Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock subject to the Notice of Conversion with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted shares of Series B Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including any warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties that, in the case of both (A) and (B), are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained herein. For purposes of this Section 6(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. For purposes of this Section 6(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (A) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or annual filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation that is filed with the Commission, or (C) a more recent notice by the Corporation or the Corporation’s transfer agent to the Holder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. Upon the written request of a Holder (which may be by email), the Corporation shall, within three (3) Trading Days thereof, confirm in writing to such Holder (which may be via email) the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including shares of Series B Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Holder. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall initially be 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Notice of Conversion (to the extent permitted pursuant to this Section 6(c)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, by written notice to the Corporation, which will not be effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation, the Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a higher or lower percentage. Upon such a change by a Holder of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further amended by such Holder without first providing the minimum 61-day notice required by this Section 6(c). Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time following notice of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined below), the Holder may waive and/or change the Beneficial Ownership Limitation effective immediately upon written notice to the Corporation and may reinstitute a Beneficial Ownership Limitation at any time thereafter effective immediately upon written notice to the Corporation. The Corporation shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by the Holder in any Notice of Conversion regarding its Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the determination as to whether the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible and of which portion of the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible shall be made in the sole discretion of the Holder and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination.
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(d) Mechanics of Conversion
(i) Delivery of Certificate or Electronic Issuance Upon Conversion . Not later than three (3) Trading Days after the applicable Conversion Date, or if the Holder requests the issuance of physical certificate(s), two (2) Trading Days after receipt by the Corporation of both the original certificate(s) representing such shares of Series B Preferred Stock being converted, duly endorsed, and the accompanying Notice of Conversion (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Corporation shall (a) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder a physical certificate or certificates representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock or (b) in the case of a DWAC Delivery shall instruct its transfer agent to approve the DWAC request initiated by the Holder’s broker no later than three trading days after the conversion date. If in the case of any Notice of Conversion such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by or, in the case of a DWAC Delivery, such shares are not electronically delivered to or as directed by, the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the applicable Holder shall be entitled to elect to rescind such Notice of Conversion by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates for Conversion Shares or electronic receipt of such shares, as applicable, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to such Holder any original Series B Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and such Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation any Common Stock certificates or otherwise direct the return of any shares of Common Stock delivered to the Holder through the DWAC system, representing the shares of Series B Preferred Stock unsuccessfully tendered for conversion to the Corporation.
(ii) Obligation Absolute . Subject to Section 6(c) hereof and subject to Holder’s right to rescind a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) above, the Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with these terms are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares. Subject to Section 6(c) hereof and subject to Holder’s right to rescind a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) above, in the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of its Series B Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Series B Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained by the Corporation, and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 150% of the value of the Conversion Shares into which would be converted the Series B Preferred Stock which is subject to such injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall, subject to Section 6(c) hereof and subject to Holder’s right to rescind a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) above, issue Conversion Shares upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder such certificate or certificates, or electronically deliver (or cause its transfer agent to electronically deliver) such shares in the case of a DWAC Delivery, pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) on or prior to the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date applicable to such conversion (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by Holder to the Corporation or failure of the Holder or Holder’s broker to properly initiate the DWAC on the Conversion Date), then, unless the Holder has rescinded the applicable Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) above, the Corporation shall pay (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to such Holder an amount payable, at the Holder’s option, either (a) in cash or (b) to the extent that it would not cause the Holder or its Attribution Parties to exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, in shares of Common Stock that are valued for these purposes at the Closing Sale Price on the date of such calculation, in each case equal to the product of (x) the number of Conversion Shares required to have been issued by the Corporation on such Share Delivery Date, (y) an amount equal to the Daily Failure Amount and (z) the number of Trading Days actually lapsed after such fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date during which such certificates have not been delivered, or, in the case of a DWAC Delivery, such shares have not been electronically delivered; provided, however , the Holder shall only receive up to such amount of shares of Common Stock such that Holder and its Attribution Parties and any other persons or entities whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (including shares held by any “group” of which the Holder is a member, but excluding shares beneficially owned by virtue of the ownership of securities or rights to acquire securities that have limitations on the right to convert, exercise or purchase similar to the limitation set forth herein) shall not collectively beneficially own greater than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief; provided that Holder shall not receive duplicate damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
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(iii) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion . If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder the applicable certificate or certificates or to effect a DWAC Delivery, as applicable, by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by Holder to the Corporation or failure of the Holder or the Holder’s broker to properly initiate the DWAC on the Conversion Date), and if after such Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by such Holder) the amount by which (x) such Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock submitted for conversion or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(d)(i). For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice, within three (3) Trading Days after the occurrence of a Buy-In, indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of such Buy-In together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Corporation. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof; provided, however, that the Holder shall not be entitled to both (i) require the reissuance of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock submitted for conversion for which such conversion was not timely honored and (ii) receive the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(d)(i).
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(iv) Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the adjustments of Section 7) upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free and clear of all liens and other encumbrances and, if the Conversion Shares Registration Statement is then effective under the Securities Act, shall be registered for public resale in accordance with such Conversion Shares Registration Statement (subject to such Holder’s compliance with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement).
(v) Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which a Holder would otherwise be entitled to receive upon such conversion, the Corporation shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price.
(vi) Transfer Taxes . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the registered Holder(s) of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.
(e) Status as Stockholder . Upon each Conversion Date, (i) the shares of Series B Preferred Stock being converted shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a holder of such converted shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Corporation’s failure to convert Series B Preferred Stock.
Section 7. Certain Adjustments .
(a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If the Corporation, at any time while this Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of this Series B Preferred Stock) with respect to the then outstanding shares of Common Stock; (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares; or (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation). Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision or combination.
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(b) Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding, (i) the Corporation, directly or indirectly in one or more related transactions, effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person (other than such a transaction in which the Corporation is the surviving or continuing entity and its Common Stock is not exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or property), (ii) the Corporation directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which more than 50% of the Common Stock not held by the Corporation or such Person is exchanged for or converted into other securities, cash or property, (iv) the Corporation, directly or indirectly in one or more related transactions, effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange (other than as a result of a dividend, subdivision or combination covered by Section 7(a) above) pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination and excluding shares acquired upon conversion of any currently outstanding convertible securities in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect on the date hereof) (in any such case, a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, as of the effective date and time of the Fundamental Transaction (the “ Effective Time ”), each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be canceled without any further action on the part of the Corporation or the Holder thereof, and in consideration for such cancellation, each Holder shall automatically receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon conversion of such cancelled shares of Series B Preferred Stock immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property receivable upon the effectiveness of the Fundamental Transaction (“ Exchange Property ”) as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of one share of Common Stock (the “ Alternate Consideration ”); provided, however, if the Fundamental Transaction is not of a type that results in the Common Stock being exchanged for other securities, cash or property, then the Series B Preferred Stock shall not be cancelled as provided in the immediately preceding sentence and shall remain outstanding. The amount of Exchange Property receivable upon any Fundamental Transaction shall be determined based upon the Conversion Ratio in effect at such Effective Time. Upon the cancellation of any Series B Preferred Stock as of the Effective Time, the Holder’s rights as a holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive the Exchange Property to which the Holder is then entitled and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. Should any shares of Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding after a Fundamental Transaction, for purposes of any such subsequent conversion, the determination of the Conversion Ratio shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration, if any, based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall adjust the Conversion Ratio in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holders shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of their shares of Series B Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction should such shares of Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding after such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions should any shares of Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding after a Fundamental Transaction, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new Certificate of Designation with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders’ right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement to which the Corporation is a party and pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 7(b) and ensuring that this Series B Preferred Stock (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. The Corporation shall cause to be delivered to each Holder, at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, written notice of any Fundamental Transaction at least 10 Business Days prior to the date on which such Fundamental Transaction is expected to become effective or close, which notice shall state the kind and amount of cash, securities or property that constitute the Exchange Property. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the operation of this Section 7. The Corporation shall not enter into any agreement for a transaction constituting a Fundamental Transaction that would interfere with or prevent (as applicable) the treatment of the Series B Preferred Stock in a manner that is consistent with and gives effect to this Section 7.
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(c) Calculations . All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.
(d) Notice to the Holders .
(i) Adjustment to Conversion Price . Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Ratio after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
(ii) Other Notices . If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Series B Preferred Stock, and, except if such notice and the contents thereof shall be deemed to constitute material non-public information, shall cause to be delivered to each Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, at least 10 Business Days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice.
Section 8. Miscellaneous .
(a) Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, via email or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at 4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63108, email to 2019PrivatePlacementNotice@stereotaxis.com, or such other email address or mailing address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, sent by email to the email address provided by the Holder, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the email address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such email address or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission if notice or communication is delivered by email at the email address specified in this Section prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, (ii) the date immediately following the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered by email at the email address specified in this Section between 5:01 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (iii) the date of receipt if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
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(b) Lost or Mutilated Series B Preferred Stock Certificate . If a Holder’s Series B Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series B Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership thereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and, in each case, customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. Applicants for a new certificate under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Corporation may prescribe.
(c) Waiver . Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing. Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Designation to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the Holders of Series B Preferred Stock granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Series B Preferred Stock (and the Holders thereof) upon the written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding, unless a higher percentage is required by the DGCL, in which case the written consent of the Holders of not less than such higher percentage shall be required.
(d) Severability . If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.
(e) Next Business Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
(f) Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(g) Status of Converted Series B Preferred Stock . If any shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be converted or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series B Preferred Stock.
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Exhibit 3.1
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Designation this 6 th day of August, 2019.
/s/ David Fischel | |
David Fischel | |
Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Certificate of Designation]
ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER
TO CONVERT SHARES OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK)
The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to convert the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock indicated below, represented by stock certificate No(s). _________ (the “ Preferred Stock Certificates ”), into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of Stereotaxis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), as of the date written below. If securities are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Capitalized terms utilized but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in that certain Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Certificate of Designation ”) filed by the Corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 7, 2019.
As of the date hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the undersigned Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member (the foregoing, “ Attribution Parties ”)), including the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock subject to this Notice of Conversion, but excluding the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series B Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including any warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties that, in the case of both (A) and (B), are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained in Section 6(c) of the Certificate of Designation, is ________ and does not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the Certificate of Designation). For purposes hereof, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission.
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Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of August 7, 2019, by and among Stereotaxis, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63108 (the “ Company ”), and the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (individually, a “ Buyer ” and collectively, the “ Buyers ”).
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Rule 506 of Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”);
B. The Buyers, severally, and not jointly, wish to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes to sell to the Buyers, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) and (ii) that aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Series B Preferred Stock ”), having the relative rights, preferences, limitations and powers set forth in the certificate of designation for the Series B Preferred Stock in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Certificate of Designation ”) and convertible into shares of Common Stock (the “ Conversion Shares ”), in the case of clause (i) and (ii), set forth below such Buyer’s name on the signature page of this Agreement (which aggregate amount for all Buyers together shall be 6,585,000 shares of Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) and 5,610,121 shares of Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Shares ” and together with the Shares and the Conversion Shares, the “ Securities ”);
C. The Company has engaged Cowen and Company, LLC to act as placement agent (the “ Placement Agent ”) for the offering of the Shares on a “best efforts” basis; and
D. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B (as the same may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights in respect of the Shares and the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
NOW THEREFORE , the Company and the Buyers hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES .
a. Purchase of the Shares and the Preferred Shares . Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 5 and 6 below, on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1.b ), the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally agrees to purchase from the Company, the number of Shares and Preferred Shares set forth below such Buyer’s name on its signature page hereto (the “ Closing ”). The purchase price (the “ Purchase Price ”) of the Shares and the Preferred Shares at the Closing shall be equal to $2.05 per Share, in the case of the Shares, and $2.05 per Preferred Share, in the case of the Preferred Shares.
b. The Closing Date . The Closing shall take place at a time mutually agreed by the Company and the Buyers on such date that the conditions to the Closing set forth in in Sections 5 and 6 are satisfied (or waived) or such other date mutually agreed by the Company and the Buyers (the “ Closing Date ”). The Closing shall occur on the Closing Date at the offices of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, One Metropolitan Square, 211 North Broadway, Suite 3600, St. Louis, MO 63102 or at such other place or remotely by facsimile transmission or other electronic means as the Company and the Buyers may agree. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
c. Form of Payment; Delivery of Shares and Preferred Shares . On the Closing Date, (i) each Buyer shall pay the applicable Purchase Price to the Company for the Shares or Preferred Shares to be issued and sold to such Buyer on the Closing Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company’s written wire instructions, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to (A) each Buyer of Shares, a copy of the duly executed irrevocable instructions (the “ Transfer Instructions ”) to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (the “ Transfer Agent ”) instructing the Transfer Agent to issue to such Buyer or its designee(s), in book-entry form, a number of Shares equal to the aggregate number of Shares that such Buyer is purchasing on the Closing Date and (B) to each Buyer of Preferred Shares, a certificate for a number of Preferred Shares equal to the aggregate number of Preferred Shares that such Buyer is purchasing on the Closing Date.
2. BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES .
Each Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, with respect to only itself, to the Company and the Placement Agent that:
a. Investment Purpose . Such Buyer is acquiring the Securities hereunder for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution, except pursuant to sales registered under, or exempted from, the registration requirements of the 1933 Act; provided , however , that by making the representations herein, such Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status . Such Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.
c. Reliance on Exemptions . Such Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of the United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions.
d. Information . Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities that have been requested by such Buyer. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer has received no representation or warranties from the Company, its employees, agents, or attorneys in making this investment decision other than as set forth in Section 3 below. Such Buyer can bear the economic risk of a total loss of its investment in the Securities being offered and has such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters so as to enable it to understand the risks of and form an investment decision with respect to its investment in the Securities.
e. General Solicitation . Such Buyer is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general advertisement.
f. Independent Investment Decision . Such Buyer has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents (as defined in Section 3.b ), and such Buyer confirms that it has not relied on the advice of any other Buyer’s business and/or legal counsel in making such decision. Such Buyer understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer in connection with the purchase of the Securities constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Such Buyer has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Securities. Such Buyer understands that the Placement Agent has acted solely as the agent of the Company in this placement of the Securities and such Buyer has not relied on the business or legal advice of the Placement Agent or any of its agents, counsel or Affiliates in making its investment decision hereunder, and confirms that none of such Persons has made any representations or warranties to such Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
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g. No Governmental Review . Such Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.
h. Transfer or Resale . Such Buyer understands that, except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and (ii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. In connection with any transfer of the Securities other than (A) pursuant to an effective registration statement, (B) to the Company or (C) pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto) (“ Rule 144 ”) ( provided that such Buyer provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such Securities have been or can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144), the Company may require such Buyer to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or other loan or financing arrangement secured by the Securities. As used in this Agreement, “ Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any department or agency thereof or any other legal entity.
i. Legends . Such Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the Shares, the Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares, except as set forth below, shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (the “ 1933 Act Legend ”):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
Such Buyer further understands that the legends referenced above shall be removed, and the Company shall issue (with respect to the Preferred Shares), or shall provide instructions to the Transfer Agent to issue (with respect to the Shares or the Conversion Shares), a certificate or book-entry statement without such legend to the holder of the applicable Securities upon which it is stamped or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”), only if (i) such Securities are registered for resale under the 1933 Act (provided that, if a Buyer is selling pursuant to the registration statement, such Buyer agrees to only sell such Securities during such time that the registration statement is effective and not withdrawn or suspended, and only as permitted by the registration statement), (ii) such Securities are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (if the transferor is not an Affiliate of the Company), or (iii) such Securities are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions. Certificates (or book-entry notations) for Securities subject to legend removal hereunder may be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to a Buyer by crediting the DTC account of the Buyer’s broker or other DTC participant as directed by such Buyer.
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j. Authorization; Enforcement; Validity . To the extent a Buyer is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, such Buyer is a validly existing corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity and has the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability or other organizational power and authority to enter into the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. To the extent a Buyer is an individual, such Buyer has the legal capacity to enter into the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly authorized (as applicable), executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and are legal, valid and binding agreements of such Buyer, enforceable against such Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity. The agreements entered into and documents executed by such Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents as of the Closing will have been duly and validly authorized (as applicable), executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer as of the Closing, and will be legal, valid and binding agreements of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity.
k. No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by such Buyer of the transactions contemplated thereby will not (i) in the case of a Buyer that is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Buyer as in effect on the date hereof, or (ii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Buyer, except for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder.
l. Residency . Such Buyer’s residence (if an individual) or offices in which its investment decision with respect to the Securities was made (if an entity) are located at the address immediately below Buyer’s name on its signature page.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants, as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date to each of the Buyers and to the Placement Agent that:
a. Organization and Qualification . Other than as set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined below), the Company does not directly or indirectly own any security or beneficial ownership interest, in any other Person (including through joint venture or partnership agreements) or have any interest in any other Person. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity and is duly organized or formed and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or otherwise organized and has the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other organizational power and authority to own its properties, and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property, or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated by the Transactions Documents, or on the Transactions Documents (including the legality, validity or enforceability thereof), or on the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, or (ii) the rights and remedies of any of the Buyers under the Transaction Documents. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company holds all right, title and interest in and to 100% of the capital stock, equity or similar interests of each of the Subsidiaries, in each case, free and clear of any Liens (as defined below), including any restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of free and clear ownership by a current holder, and no such Subsidiary owns capital stock or holds an equity or similar interest in any other Person. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, encumbrance or adverse claim of any kind or any restrictive covenant, condition, restriction or exception of any kind that has the practical effect of creating a mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, encumbrance or adverse claim of any kind; and “ Subsidiary ” means any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns any of the outstanding capital stock, equity or similar interests or voting power of such entity at the time of this Agreement or at any time hereafter, whether directly or through any other Subsidiary.
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b. Authorization; Enforcement; Validity . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under each of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined below) and each of the other agreements to which it is a party or by which it is bound and which is entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”), and to issue (and reserve for issuance, in the case of the Conversion Shares) and deliver the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and of the other Transaction Documents. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the issuance of the Securities, have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Company Board ”) and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its stockholders or the Company Board. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents dated of even date herewith have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity. As of the Closing, the Transaction Documents dated after the date of this Agreement and on or prior to the date of the Closing shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity. Prior to the Closing Date, the Certificate of Designations will have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and will be in full force and effect, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
c. Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which, as of July 31, 2019, 59,421,791 shares are issued and outstanding, 6,275,995 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option, restricted stock and stock purchase plans, including 2,921,701 shares issuable pursuant to outstanding awards under such plans, and 48,864,522 shares are issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant to securities issued or to be issued (other than the Securities, and other than pursuant to the Company’s stock option, restricted stock and stock purchase plans) exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock, and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value, of which 24,000 shares are designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, of which, as of July 31, 2019, 23,855 shares are issued and outstanding. In connection with the entry into this Agreement, the Company has designated 5,610,121 shares of its authorized preferred stock as Series B Preferred Stock to be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. All of such outstanding or issuable shares of the Company have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are, or upon issuance will be, fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.c , and/or waived prior to the date hereof, (A) no shares of the capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any Liens suffered or permitted by the Company; (B) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or options, warrants or scrip for rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries; (C) except as disclosed in the SEC Documents (as defined in Section 3.f hereof), there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement); (D) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company and no other stockholder or similar agreement to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party; (E) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will or may be triggered by the issuance of the Shares; and (F) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.
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d. Issuance of Shares and Preferred Shares . The Shares have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free and clear of all Liens and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws. Upon the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the Preferred Shares will have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free and clear of all Liens and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws. Upon the due conversion of the Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable free and clear of all Liens and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws. The Company has reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares. The issuance by the Company of the Shares and Preferred Shares is, and upon conversion in accordance with the Certificate of Designation the issuance of the Conversion Shares will be, in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws and exempt from registration under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws.
e. No Conflicts .
(i) The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and, to the extent applicable, the Subsidiaries, the performance by such parties of their obligations thereunder and the consummation by such parties of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (A) result in a violation of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Bylaws ”) or any organizational documents of the Subsidiaries; (B) conflict with, or constitute a breach or default (or an event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, constitutes or would constitute a breach or default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or other remedy with respect to, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected; (C) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary; or (D) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of both (B) and (C) above, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents and the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities require no action by or in respect of, consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing, license, qualification or registration with , any Person, governmental body, agency, official or court other than (a) filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state securities laws, (b) post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal securities laws, (c) filings pursuant to the rules and regulations of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, (d) filing of the registration statement required to be filed by the Registration Rights Agreement and (e) the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of Delaware. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations that the Company is or has been required to obtain as described in the preceding sentences have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date of this Agreement or shall be obtained or effected prior to the applicable due date thereafter, as provided by applicable law, this Agreement or otherwise. The Company has taken all action necessary to exempt (i) the issuance and sale of the Shares and Preferred Shares, (ii) the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon due conversion of the Preferred Shares and (iii) the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents from the provisions of any stockholder rights plan or other “poison pill” arrangement, any anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute binding on the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets and properties is subject that is or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the Buyers as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including without limitation, the issuance of the Securities and the ownership, disposition or voting of the Securities by the Buyers or the exercise of any right granted to the Buyers pursuant to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
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(ii) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has violated any material term of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has violated any material term of or has been in default under (or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would have been in violation of or default under) any contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to it, which violation or default would or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company and/or the Subsidiaries has not been conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, which violation would or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
f. SEC Documents; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley .
(i) Since December 31, 2017, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Act, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date this representation is made (including all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) being hereinafter referred to as the “ SEC Documents ”). The Company has made available to the Buyers or their respective representatives, or filed and made publicly available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (or successor thereto) (“ EDGAR ”) no less than two (2) days prior to the date this representation is made, true and complete copies of the SEC Documents. Each of the SEC Documents was filed with the SEC within the time frames prescribed by the SEC for the filing of such SEC Documents such that each filing was timely filed with the SEC. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents. None of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Since the filing of the SEC Documents, no event has occurred that would require an amendment or supplement to any of the SEC Documents and as to which such an amendment has not been filed and made publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR system no less than two (2) days prior to the date this representation is made. The Company has not received any written comments from the SEC staff that have not been resolved to the satisfaction of the SEC staff.
(ii) As of their respective dates, the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Subsidiaries included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”), consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements for periods subsequent to December 31, 2018, to normal year-end audit adjustments that are described on Schedule 3.f or that are not material individually or in the aggregate). None of the Company, the Subsidiaries and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any stockholder of the Company has made any filing with the SEC (other than the SEC Documents), issued any press release or made, distributed, paid for or approved (or engaged any other Person to make or distribute) any other public statement, report, advertisement or communication on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or otherwise relating to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits any statement of material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are or were made, not misleading or has provided any other information to the Buyers, including information referred to in Section 2.d , that contains any untrue statement of a material fact or, with respect to written information, omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are or were made, not misleading. The Company is not required to file and will not be required to file any agreement, note, lease, mortgage, deed or other instrument entered into prior to the date this representation is made and to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is bound that has not been previously filed as an exhibit (including by way of incorporation by reference) to the Company’s reports filed or made with the SEC under the 1934 Act. To the Company’s Knowledge, the accounting firm that expressed its opinion with respect to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K, and reviewed the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s most recently filed quarterly report on Form 10-Q, was independent of the Company pursuant to the standards set forth in Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC and as required by the applicable rules and guidance from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), and such firm was otherwise qualified to render such opinion under applicable law and the rules and regulations of the SEC. There is no transaction, arrangement or other relationship between the Company and an unconsolidated or other off-balance-sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its reports pursuant to the 1934 Act that has not been so disclosed in the SEC Documents.
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(iii) The Company is in all material respects in compliance with applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, “ Sarbanes-Oxley ”).
(iv) Since December 31, 2017, except as set forth on Schedule 3.f , neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any director, officer or employee, of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, has received or otherwise obtained any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or its internal accounting controls, including any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices. No attorney representing the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the Company Board or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the Company pursuant to Section 307 of Sarbanes-Oxley, and the SEC’s rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Since December 31, 2017, there have been no internal or SEC investigations regarding accounting or revenue recognition discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, principal financial officer, the Company Board or any committee thereof. The Company is not, and never has been, a “shell company” (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the 1934 Act).
(v) As used in this Agreement, the “ Company’s Knowledge ” and similar language means, unless otherwise specified, the actual knowledge of any “officer” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1 under the 1934 Act) of the Company, including David L. Fischel and Martin C. Stammer, and the knowledge any such Person would be expected to have after reasonable due diligence inquiry.
g. Internal Accounting Controls; Disclosure Controls and Procedures . The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls that comply with applicable securities laws and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including, but not limited to, 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 and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liability is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences and the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language incorporated by reference in the SEC Filings is accurate (“ Internal Controls ”). The Internal Controls are overseen by the Audit Committee of the Company Board. The Company has timely filed and made publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR system no less than two (2) days prior to the date this representation is made, and all certifications and statements required by (A) Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 under the 1934 Act and (B) Section 906 of Sarbanes Oxley with respect to any SEC Documents. The Company has not publicly disclosed or reported to the Audit Committee or the Company Board, and within the next 90 days the Company does not reasonably expect to publicly disclose or report to the Audit Committee or the Company Board, a significant deficiency, material weakness, adverse change in Internal Controls or fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in Internal Controls, any violation of, or failure to comply with, applicable securities laws, or any matter which, if determined adversely, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the 1934 Act; such controls and procedures are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files with or submits to the SEC (X) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (Y) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company maintains internal control over financial reporting required by Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the 1934 Act; such internal control over financial reporting is effective and does not contain any material weaknesses.
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h. Absence of Certain Changes . Except as disclosed in any SEC Documents that were filed with the SEC at least two (2) days prior to the date of this Agreement, since December 31, 2018, (i) there have been no events, occurrences or developments that have or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock and the Company has not purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock (other than in connection with repurchases of unvested stock issued to employees of the Company); (iii) there has been no material adverse change in the capital stock, short-term indebtedness, long-term indebtedness, net current assets or net assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary course of business) that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (v) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. The Company has not taken any steps, and the Company has no current plans to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, do any creditors of the Company intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, is there any fact that would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company has not, since the date of the latest financial statements included within its SEC Documents, materially altered its method of accounting or the manner in which it keeps its books and records.
i. Absence of Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.i , (i) there is no current action, suit or proceeding, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board or other Governmental Authority pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Subsidiaries, any Employee Benefit Plan (as defined below), any of the Company’s or the Subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, or any of the Company’s or the Subsidiaries’ properties or assets and (ii) to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the directors or officers of the Company has been involved (as a plaintiff, defendant, witness or otherwise) in securities-related litigation during the past five years. During the past five (5) years, the SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the 1934 Act or the 1933 Act. None of the matters described in Schedule 3.i has had or, if determined adversely to the Company or any Subsidiary, would reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
j. Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the Shares and Preferred Shares . The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Buyers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Company in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that each Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by any of the Buyers or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase of the Shares and Preferred Shares. The Company further represents to each Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.
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k. No Material Adverse Effect; No Undisclosed Liabilities . Since December 31, 2018, there has been no Material Adverse Effect and no circumstances exist that the Company reasonably expects could be, cause or have a Material Adverse Effect. Other than (i) the liabilities assumed or created pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, (ii) liabilities accrued for in the latest balance sheet included in the Company’s most recent periodic report (on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K) filed at least two (2) days prior to the date this representation is made (the date of such balance sheet, the “ Latest Balance Sheet Date ”) and (iii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices since the Latest Balance Sheet Date, the Company and the Subsidiaries do not have any other liabilities (whether fixed or unfixed, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, asserted or unasserted, choate or inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, or secured or unsecured, and regardless of when any action, claim, suit or proceeding with respect thereto is instituted).
l. General Solicitation . Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
m. No Integrated Offering . Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions of any authority.
n. Employee Relations . Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is involved in any labor union dispute nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, is any such dispute threatened. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.n , none of the employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and the Subsidiaries believe that their relations with their respective employees are good. No “executive officer” (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the 1934 Act), nor any other Person whose termination would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, has notified the Company that such Person intends to leave the Company or otherwise terminate such Person’s employment with the Company. No such executive officer, to the Company’s Knowledge, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. No such executive officer, to the Company’s Knowledge, has been accused or discrimination, harassment, assault or abuse. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices (including, but not limited to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended), terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not and would not be reasonably expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
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o. Employee Benefits . No “prohibited transaction” as defined under Section 406 of ERISA (as defined below) or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), that is not exempt under ERISA Section 408 or Section 4975 of the Code, under any applicable regulations and published interpretations thereunder or under any applicable prohibited transaction, individual or class exemption issued by the Department of Labor, has occurred with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan (as defined below), (ii) at no time within the last seven (7) years has the Company or any ERISA Affiliate (as defined below) maintained, sponsored, participated in, contributed to or has or had any liability or obligation in respect of any Employee Benefit Plan subject to Section 302 of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA, or Section 412 of the Code or any “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or any multiple employer plan for which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or could incur liability under Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA, (iii) no Employee Benefit Plan represents any current or future liability for retiree health, life insurance, or other retiree welfare benefits except as may be required by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, or similar state law, (iv) each Employee Benefit Plan is and has been operated in compliance with its terms and all applicable laws, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code, except for such failures to comply that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (v) no event has occurred (including a “reportable event” as such term is defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) and no condition exists that would subject the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to any tax, fine, lien, penalty or liability imposed by ERISA, the Code or other applicable law, except for any such tax, fine, lien, penalty or liability that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (vi) the Company does not maintain any Foreign Benefit Plan, (vii) the Company does not have any obligations under any collective bargaining agreement, (viii) no Employee Benefit Plan is subject to termination or modification, as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the other Transaction Documents; (ix) no benefit will be distributed and no liability will be incurred, including any complete or partial withdrawal from or with respect to any “multiemployer plan” or other Employee Benefit Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the other Transaction Documents; (x) no benefit or vesting under any Employee Benefit Plan will accelerate or increase as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the other Transaction Documents; and (ix) all individuals working for the Company or any ERISA Affiliate are properly classified as employees or independent contractors. As used in this Agreement, “ Employee Benefit Plan ” means any “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, and all stock purchase, stock option, stock-based severance, employment, change-in-control, medical, disability, fringe benefit, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, employee loan and all other employee benefit plans, agreements, programs, policies or other arrangements, whether or not subject to ERISA, under which (A) any current or former employee, director or independent contractor of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has any present or future right to benefits and which are contributed to, sponsored by or maintained by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or (B) the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has had or has any present or future obligation or liability on behalf of any such employee, director or independent contractor; “ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; “ ERISA Affiliate ” means any member of the Company’s controlled group as defined in Code Section 414 (b), (c), (m) or (o); and “ Foreign Benefit Plan ” means any Employee Benefit Plan mandated by a government other than the United States of America is subject to the laws or a jurisdiction outside of the United States.
p. Intellectual Property Rights .
(i) The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all Intellectual Property necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.p , none of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Intellectual Property has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or are expected to expire, terminate or be abandoned, within three years from the date of this Agreement, in either case that are necessary or material to the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. The Company has no knowledge of any infringement by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property of others (including as a result of the manufacture, use, provision, sale, or other exploitation of any products or services of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). There is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, being threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to or relating to their Intellectual Property. The Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements or claims, actions or proceedings. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property and of all trade secrets and other confidential information of any third party in the possession of the Company or its Subsidiaries. There are no current exclusive rights or licenses granted to any third party with respect to the Intellectual Property of the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Company and its Subsidiaries have not disclosed (and are not under any obligation to disclose) any source code to any proprietary software owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries to any third party except for APIs or integration software that was developed with third parties and intended to be used collaboratively.
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(ii) The software, hardware, networks, communications devices and facilities, and other technology and related services used by the Company and/or any of the Subsidiaries (collectively, the “ Systems ”) are reasonably sufficient for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted and for the reasonably anticipated needs of such businesses. The Company and the Subsidiaries have arranged for disaster recovery and back-up services sufficient to comply with any and all applicable Laws and adequate to meet its needs in the event the performance of any of the Systems or any material component thereof is temporarily or permanently impeded or degraded due to any natural disaster or other event outside the reasonable control of the Company or the Subsidiaries, as applicable. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established and maintain industry standard measures to ensure that the Systems, and all software, information and data residing on its Systems or otherwise owned by, licensed, used or distributed by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, are free of any computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, time bomb, or similar code designed to disable, damage, degrade or disrupt the operation of, permit unauthorized access to, erase, destroy or modify any software, hardware, network or other technology (“ Malicious Code ”). Since December 31, 2013, no Malicious Code or error or defect has caused a material disruption, degradation or failure of any of the Systems or of the conduct of the businesses of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or given rise to any material liability to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there has been no material unauthorized intrusion or breach of the security of any of the Systems.
(iii) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Intellectual Property ” means all intellectual property and industrial property rights and assets, and all rights, interests and protections that are associated with, similar to, or required for the exercise of, any of the foregoing, however arising, pursuant to the laws of any jurisdiction throughout the world, whether registered or unregistered, including any and all: (a) inventions (whether or not patentable, and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents (including all reissuances, divisionals, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals, substitutions and extensions thereof), patent applications, and other patent rights and any other Governmental Authority-issued indicia of invention ownership (including inventor’s certificates, petty patents and patent utility models); (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, brand names, logos, trade dress, design rights and other similar designations of source, sponsorship, association or origin, together with all goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by, and all registrations, registration applications and renewals in respect of, any of the foregoing; (c) Internet domain names, whether or not trademarks or service marks, registered in any top-level domain by any authorized private registrar or Governmental Authority, web addresses, web pages, websites and related content, accounts with Twitter, Facebook and other social media companies and the content found thereon and related thereto, and URLs; (d) works of authorship, expressions, designs and design registrations, whether or not copyrightable, including copyrights and moral rights, and all registrations, applications for registration and renewals with respect thereto; (e) trade secrets, discoveries, business and technical information, know-how, methodologies, strategies, processes, databases, data collections and other confidential and/or proprietary information and all rights therein; (f) software and firmware, including data files, source code, object code, application programming interfaces, routines, algorithms, architecture, files, records, schematics, computerized databases and other related specifications and documentation; (g) semiconductor chips and mask works; (h) other intellectual property rights; and (i) copies and tangible embodiments (in whatever form or medium) of the foregoing. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial or local, or any agency (including any self-regulatory agency or organization), authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank, domain name registrar or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administration powers or functions of or pertaining to government over the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties, assets or undertakings.
(iv) The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and during the past four (4) years have been, in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) all Privacy and Information Security Requirements, (ii) their Privacy Notices, and (iii) all contracts relating to the Processing of Personal Information. The Company and its Subsidiaries have reasonable safeguards in place designed to protect Personal Information and other confidential data in its possession or under its control against, loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure, and requires the same of all vendors that Process Personal Information on its behalf. There have been no material breaches involving Personal Information in the possession or control of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and to the Company’s Knowledge there has been no unauthorized or illegal use of or access to any Personal Information, in the past four (4) years. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have notified, nor to the Company’s Knowledge been required to notify, any Person of any information security breach involving Personal Information. Neither the Company, nor any Subsidiary, has received any notice, allegation, complaint or other communication, and there is no pending investigation by any Governmental Authority or payment card association, regarding any actual or possible violation of any Privacy and Information Security Requirements by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in either case that would or would reasonably expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and/or any of the Subsidiaries have provided all requisite notices and obtained all required consents, and satisfied all other requirements in all material respects (including but not limited to notification to Governmental Authorities), necessary for the Company and/or any of the Subsidiaries’ Processing (including international and onward transfer) of all Personal Information in connection with the conduct of the business as currently conducted. For purposes hereof, “ Personal Information ” means, in addition to any definition for any similar term (e.g., “personally identifiable information” or “PII”) provided by applicable law, all information that identifies an individual or, in combination with any other information or data, is capable of identifying or locating an individual; Personal Information includes “Protected Health Information,” as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1986 (Pub. L. No. 104-191), as amended and the rules and regulations issued thereunder (“ HIPAA ”); “ Privacy and Information Security Requirements ” means (i) all Laws relating to the Processing of Personal Information, data privacy or information security, including HIPAA, and the payment card information data security standards; “ Privacy Notices ” means any internal and external notices, policies, disclosures, or public representations by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries with respect to the Processing of Personal Information or privacy practices; “ Process ” or “ Processing ” means the collection, use, storage, processing, distribution, transfer, import, export, protection (including security measures), disposal or disclosure or other activity regarding data (whether electronically or in any other form or medium).
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q. Environmental Laws . Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries (i) is in compliance, in all material respects, with all Environmental Laws (as defined below), (ii) has received all material permits, licenses or other approvals required of it under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business, (iii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, and to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no events, conditions, or circumstances reasonably likely to result in liability of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries pursuant to Environmental Laws that would or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company or the Subsidiaries has received any notice of any noncompliance with any Environmental Laws or the terms and conditions of any permit, license or approval required under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct the Company’s and the Subsidiaries’ respective businesses. The term “ Environmental Laws ” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to any matter arising out of or relating to public health and safety, or pollution or protection of the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or workplace, including any of the foregoing relating to the presence, use, production, generation, handling, transport, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, discharge, emission, release, threatened release, control or cleanup of any Hazardous Materials, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq., as amended (“ CERCLA ”), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §6901, et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §7401, et seq., as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. §1251, et seq., as amended, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. §2701, et seq., and the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §2601, et seq.; “ Hazardous Materials ” means any hazardous, toxic or dangerous substance, materials and wastes, including hydrocarbons (including naturally occurring or man-made petroleum and hydrocarbons), flammable explosives, asbestos, urea formaldehyde insulation, radioactive materials, biological substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, herbicides and any other kind and/or type of pollutants or contaminants (including materials which include hazardous constituents), sewage, sludge, industrial slag, solvents and/or any other similar substances, materials, or wastes and including any other substances, materials or wastes that are or become regulated under any Environmental Law (including any that are or become classified as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law).
r. Personal Property . Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company and the Subsidiaries have good and valid title to 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.
s. Real Property . None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries owns any real property. All of the Real Property Leases (as defined below) are valid and in full force and effect and are enforceable against all parties thereto. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other party thereto is in default in any material respect under any of the Real Property Leases and no event has occurred which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both could constitute a default under, or otherwise give any party the right to terminate, any of such Real Property Leases, or could adversely affect the Company’s or any of the Subsidiaries’ interest in and title to the Real Property subject to any of such Real Property Leases. No Real Property Lease is subject to termination, modification or acceleration as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the other Transaction Documents. For purposes hereof, “ Real Property Lease ” means each lease and other agreement with respect to which the Company or the Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound or affected with respect to the Real Property, except easements, rights of way, access agreements, surface damage agreements, surface use agreements or similar agreements that pertain to Real Property that is contained wholly within the boundaries of any leased Real Property; and “ Real Property ” means all the real property, facilities and fixtures that are leased or, in the case of fixtures, otherwise owned or possessed by the Company or the Subsidiaries.
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t. Insurance . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary for similarly situated companies in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. All material policies of insurance and fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect and the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all material respects. There are no material claims by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or, except with respect to the matter set forth in Schedule 3.i , defending under a reservation of rights clause. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries have been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the Company and the Subsidiaries will 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 at a cost that would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
u. Regulatory Permits and Other Regulatory Matters .
(i) Permits . The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations, approvals, licenses and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their business as presently conducted (“ Permits ”), including all Permits required by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “ FDA ”) or any other Governmental Authority engaged in the regulation of the development, testing, manufacturing, labeling, storage, recordkeeping, promotion, marketing, distribution and service of medical devices (each, a “ Regulatory Agency ”), and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Permit. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances that could reasonably lead to the revocation or cancellation of any material Permit or would prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from obtaining and maintaining in effect any material Permit.
(ii) Studies and Other Preclinical and Clinical Tests . The studies, tests and preclinical and clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries were, and if still pending are, being conducted in all material respects in accordance with experimental protocols, procedures and controls pursuant to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as accepted professional and scientific standards; the descriptions of the results of such studies, tests and trials contained in the SEC Documents are accurate and complete; and neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has received any notices or correspondence from the FDA or any foreign, state or local governmental body exercising comparable authority or any institutional review board or comparable authority requiring the termination, suspension or material modification of any studies, tests or preclinical or clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
(iii) Debarment or Conviction . None of the Company or the Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates, subcontractors or employees (A) has been debarred, (B) is subject to debarment or (C) is the subject of a conviction, in each case pursuant to Section 335a of the United States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended.
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(iv) Other Regulatory Matters . Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects, with all Health Care Laws (as defined below). As to each product of the Company or any Subsidiary subject to the jurisdiction of any Regulatory Agency that is manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold, and/or marketed by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, such product has been, and is being, manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold and/or marketed by the Company in compliance in all material respects with all applicable requirements under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the regulations thereunder, and similar applicable U.S. federal, state or local, European Union or other foreign laws, rules and regulations relating to registration, investigational use, premarket clearance, licensure, or application approval, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, good clinical practices, product listing, quotas, labeling, advertising, record keeping and filing of reports. There is no pending, completed or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, action (including any lawsuit, arbitration, or legal or administrative or regulatory proceeding, charge, complaint, or investigation) against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, and none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has received any notice, warning letter or other communication from any Regulatory Agency, which (A) contests the premarket clearance, licensure, registration, or approval of, the uses of, the distribution of, the manufacturing or packaging of, the testing of, the sale of, or the labeling and promotion of any products of the Company or the Subsidiaries, (B) withdraws its approval of, requests the recall, suspension, or seizure of, or withdraws or orders the withdrawal of advertising or sales promotional materials relating to, any such product, (C) imposes a clinical hold on any clinical investigation by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, (D) enjoins production at any facility of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, (E) enters or proposes to enter into a consent decree of permanent injunction with the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or (F) otherwise alleges any violation of any laws, rules or regulations by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. The respective properties, business and operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries have been and are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of applicable Regulatory Agencies, including the FDA. The Company has not been informed by any Regulatory Agency that it will prohibit the marketing, sale, license or use in the United States or any other jurisdiction of any product proposed to be developed, produced or marketed by the Company. The term “ Health Care Laws ” means (i) all applicable federal, state, local, and foreign health care fraud and abuse laws, including, but not limited to, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. §1320a 7b(b)), the Stark Law (42 U.S.C. §1395nn and §1395(q)), the federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §3729 et seq.), the federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law (42 U.S.C §1320a 7a and 1320a 7b) and the regulations promulgated pursuant to such statutes; (ii) the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq., as amended) and all applicable requirements, regulations and guidance with the effect of law issued thereunder by the FDA (including FDA Law and Regulation); (iii) all applicable licensure laws and regulations, certificates of operations and authority; (iv) any requirement of law relating to the provision of, or payment for, health care services, items or supplies, or the participation in governmental health care programs or other third party payor programs; (v) the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq.), and (vi) any and all other applicable health care laws (whether foreign or domestic), regulations, governmental policies and administrative guidance with the effect of law, including those related to state anti-kickback or self-referral prohibitions, each of (i) through (v) as may be amended from time to time.
v. Listing . The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the 1934 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 1934 Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration. The SEC 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 1934 Act or the 1933 Act. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from the OTC Markets — OTCQX Best Market (the “ Principal Market ”) that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Principal Market. The Company is as of the date hereof, will be as of the date of the issuance of Shares and Preferred Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is eligible for clearing through DTC, through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian (DWAC) system, and the Company is eligible and participating in the Direct Registration System (DRS) of DTC with respect to the Common Stock.
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w. Tax Status . Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries (i) has timely filed all foreign, federal and state income, franchise and all other material Tax Returns required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all Taxes that are material in amount and required to be paid, except those that the Company is contesting by appropriate proceedings and for which the Company has made reserves in the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Subsidiaries that are adequate in accordance with GAAP, and (iii) has established in the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Subsidiaries reserves that are adequate in accordance with GAAP for the payment of all material Tax liabilities and deferred Taxes as of the date this representation is made. There are no unpaid Taxes in any material amount claimed in writing to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no basis for any such claim. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has timely withheld and paid all material Taxes (including sales Taxes) required to have been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or third party. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is or has been a U.S. real property holding corporation (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2(b) during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. No Tax audits or administrative or judicial Tax proceedings are being conducted or are pending or threatened in writing with respect to the Company or the Subsidiaries. No claim has been made in the last three years by an authority in a jurisdiction where the Company and the Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns that the Company or the Subsidiaries may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. None of the Company or the Subsidiaries (i) has ever been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return or any analogous group for federal, state, local or foreign Tax purposes (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company), or (ii) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by any contract, or otherwise. The Company and each Subsidiary has been resident in its jurisdiction of incorporation for Tax purposes and, except as set forth in Schedule 3.w , has not, at any time, been treated as a resident of or as having a permanent establishment or other fixed place of business in any other jurisdiction. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries is required to pay any installment of the “net tax liability” described in Section 965(h)(1) of the Code. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement or arrangement that would result, separately or in the aggregate, in the actual or deemed payment of any “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any comparable provision of foreign, state or local Law). No deficiency for any income, franchise or other material amount of Tax relating to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has been asserted or assessed by any taxing authority in writing, except for the deficiencies which have been satisfied by payment, settled or withdrawn or which are being contested in good faith and for which reserves adequate in accordance with GAAP have been established in the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Subsidiaries. None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has entered into a “listed transaction” that has given rise to a disclosure obligation under Section 6011 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and that has not been disclosed in the relevant Tax Return. For purposes of this Section 3.w , “ Taxes ” means all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other like assessments, including United States federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, social security, estimated, sales, use, ad valorem, franchise, profits, net worth, alternative or add-on minimum, capital gains, license, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, social security, excise, property, transfer taxes and any and all other taxes, assessments, fees or other governmental charges, whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or any other basis together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax, estimated taxes or additional amounts with respect thereto, and including any liability for taxes as a result of being a member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group or any other obligation to indemnify or otherwise succeed to the tax liability of any other Person; and “ Tax Returns ” means all returns, declarations, reports, statements, schedules, notices, forms or other documents or information required to be filed in respect of the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of any legal requirement relating to any Tax.
x. Transactions With Affiliates . Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, none of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s respective officers or directors, Persons who were officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary at any time during the previous two years, stockholders, or affiliates of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or any individual related by blood, marriage or adoption to any such individual (each a “ Related Party ”), nor any Affiliate of any Related Party, is presently, or has been within the past two years, a party to any transaction, contract, agreement, instrument, commitment, understanding or other arrangement or relationship with the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (other than directly for services as an employee, officer and/or director), whether for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments or consideration to or from any such Related Party. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no Related Party of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates, has any direct or indirect ownership interest in any Person (other than ownership of less than 1% of the outstanding common stock of a publicly traded corporation) in which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect ownership interest or has a business relationship or with which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries competes. “ Affiliate ” for purposes hereof means, with respect to any Person, another Person that, (i) is a director, officer, manager, managing member, general partner or five percent or greater owner of equity interests in such Person, or (ii) directly or indirectly, (1) has a common ownership with that Person, (2) controls that Person, (3) is controlled by that Person or (4) shares common control with that Person. “ Control ” or “ controls ” for purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another Person.
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y. Application of Takeover Protections . The Company and the Company Board have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation or the laws of the State of Delaware that is or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the Buyers as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Buyers’ ownership of the Securities.
z. Rights Agreement . The Company has not adopted a stockholder rights plan (or “poison pill”) or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company.
aa. Foreign Corrupt Practices and Certain Other Federal Regulations .
(i) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s Knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company or any of the Subsidiaries: (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment from corporate funds to any employee, official, representative or other Person acting on behalf of any governmental authority, state-owned entity, public international organization, political party or official thereof, or candidate for political office (collectively, “ Government Official ”); (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, or any other applicable Law or international convention of similar effect concerning bribery or corruption which applies to the Company (collectively, “ Anti-Corruption Laws ”); or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any Government Official. The Company has in place policies, procedures, and internal controls reasonably calculated to ensure compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws.
(ii) The Company and each Subsidiary is, and has at all times during the past five (5) years been, in compliance with all economic sanctions laws, all executive orders and implementing regulations as administered by any Sanctions Authority (“ Sanctions ”). None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors or officers, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, their respective employees or agents (A) is a Person on the list of the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “ SDN List ”) or similar list maintained by any Sanctions Authority, (B) is a Person who is otherwise the target of U.S. economic sanctions laws such that a U.S. person cannot deal or otherwise engage in business transactions with such Person, (C) is a Person organized or resident in a country or territory subject to comprehensive Sanctions (a “ Sanctioned Country ”), or (D) is owned or controlled by (including by virtue of such Person being a director or owning voting shares or interests), or acts, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of, any Person on the SDN List or a government of a Sanctioned Country. The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the sale of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person: (y) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or (z) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as placement agent, advisor, investor or otherwise). For purposes hereof, “ Sanctions Authority ” means U.S. Governmental Authorities (including, but not limited to, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Commerce), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or any other relevant Governmental Authority.
(iii) The Company and each Subsidiary is, and has at all times during the past five (5) years been, in compliance with all laws related to terrorism or money laundering including: (A) all applicable requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (31 U.S.C. 5311 et. seq. (the Bank Secrecy Act)), as amended by Title III of the Patriot Act, (B) the Trading with the Enemy Act, (C) that certain Executive Order No. 13224 of September 23, 2001, entitled Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)) or any other enabling legislation, executive order or regulations issued pursuant or relating thereto, and (D) other applicable federal or state laws relating to “know your customer” or anti-money laundering rules and regulations. No action, suit or other proceeding by or before any court or Governmental Authority against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to compliance with such anti-money laundering laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
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bb. No Other Agreements . The Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with any Buyers relating to the terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Transaction Documents.
cc. Investment Company . The Company is not, and upon the Closing will not be, an “investment company,” a company controlled by an “investment company,” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
dd. No Disqualification Events . None of the Company, any of its predecessors, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering contemplated hereby, any beneficial owner (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, any “promoter” (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of the Closing, any placement agent or dealer participating in the offering of the Securities and any of such agents’ or dealer’s directors, executive officers, other officers participating in the offering of the Securities (each, a “ Covered Person ” and, together, “ Covered Persons ”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the 1933 Act (a “ Disqualification Event ”). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine (i) the identity of each person that is an Covered Person; and (ii) whether any Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e). With respect to each Covered Person, the Company has established procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the Company receives notice from each such Covered Person of (x) any Disqualification Event relating to that Covered Person, and (y) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to that Covered Person; in each case occurring up to and including the Closing Date. The Company is not for any other reason disqualified from reliance upon Rule 506 of Regulation D for purposes of the offer and sale of the Securities.
ee. Manipulation of Prices; Securities . Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, none of the Company or the Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors or Affiliates and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no one acting on any such Person’s behalf has, (A) 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 or any Subsidiary to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (B) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (C) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company or any Subsidiary, other than, in the case of clauses (B) and (C), compensation paid to the Placement Agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.
ff. Acknowledgement Regarding Buyers’ Trading Activity . It is understood and acknowledged by the Company that none of the Buyers or holders of the Securities has been asked to agree, nor has any Buyer agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; and no Buyer or holder of Securities shall be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counterparty in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (i) one or more Buyers or holders of Securities may engage in hedging and/or trading activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, and (ii) such hedging and/or trading activities, if any, can reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interest in the Company both at and after the time the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that any such hedging and/or trading activities do not constitute a breach of any Transaction Document or affect the rights of any Buyer or holder of Securities under any Transaction Document.
gg. No Required Additional Issuances . The issuance and sale of the Securities 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 securities of the Company to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities.
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hh. Forward Looking Statements . No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the 1934 Act) contained or incorporated by reference in the SEC Documents has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
ii. Ratings . No “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the 1934 Act (i) has imposed (or has informed the Company that it is considering imposing) any condition (financial or otherwise) on the Company’s retaining any rating assigned to the Company or any securities of the Company or (ii) has indicated to the Company that it is considering: (A) downgrading the rating accorded any debt securities or preferred equity securities of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (B) placing under surveillance or review, or changing its outlook with respect to, its rating of any debt securities or preferred equity securities of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).
jj. No Restrictions on Payments by Subsidiaries . No Subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, (i) from paying any dividends to the Company, (ii) from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock, (iii) from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or (iv) from transferring any of such subsidiary’s material properties or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company.
kk. Disclosure . The Company understands and confirms that each of the Buyers will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. Taken as a whole, all disclosure provided to the Buyers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or with respect to written information omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
4. COVENANTS .
a. Best Efforts . Each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement.
b. Form D and Blue Sky . The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and, upon request, to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Buyers at the Closing occurring on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide promptly upon the request of any Buyers evidence of any such action so taken. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Securities required under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States following the Closing Date.
c. Reporting Status . From the date of this Agreement until the first date on which no Buyer owns Securities (the period ending on such date, the “ Reporting Period ”), the Company shall timely (including by giving effect to any extensions pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the 1934 Act) file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act and the Company shall not terminate the registration of the Common Stock under the 1934 Act or otherwise terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act, even if the securities laws would otherwise permit any such termination. If during the Reporting Period the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the 1934 Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Buyers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Buyers to sell the Securities, including without limitation, under Rule 144.
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d. Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares and Preferred Shares (i) first to pay expenses related to the sale of the Securities, and (ii) thereafter for working capital and general corporate purposes.
e. Internal Accounting Controls . During the Reporting Period, the Company shall, and shall cause each of the Subsidiaries to (i) at all times keep books, records and accounts with respect to all of such Person’s business activities, in accordance with sound accounting practices and GAAP consistently applied, (ii) maintain a system of Internal Controls, (iii) maintain disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the 1934 Act, (iv) cause such disclosure controls and procedures to be effective at all times to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files with or submits to the SEC (I) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (II) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, (v) maintain internal control over financial reporting required by Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 under the 1934 Act, and (vi) cause such internal control over financial reporting to be effective at all times and not contain any material weaknesses.
f. Expenses . At the Closing, the Company and the Buyers shall each pay all of their own legal, due diligence and other expenses, including fees and expenses of attorneys, investigative and other consultants and travel costs and all other expenses, relating to negotiating and preparing the Transaction Documents and consummating the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees incurred in connection with the sale and issuance of the Securities to the Buyers.
g. Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information . The Company shall file, within the timeframe required under applicable SEC rules, one or more Current Reports on Form 8-K with the SEC describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and including as exhibits to such Form 8-K this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Certificate of Designation (such Form or Forms 8-K, collectively, the “ Announcing Form 8-K ”). Unless required by applicable law or a rule of the Principal Market, the Company shall not make any public announcement regarding the transactions contemplated hereby or by the other Transaction Documents prior to the Closing Date. The Company confirms that, following the filing of the Announcing Form 8-K, no Buyer will be deemed to be in possession of material non-public information concerning the Company (to the extent that such information was provided by the Company prior to the filing of such Form 8-K). The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents to not, provide any Buyer with any material non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the filing of the Announcing Form 8-K with the SEC without the express prior written consent of such Buyer, unless prior thereto such Buyer shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Buyer shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company nor any Buyer shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or disclosing the name of any Buyer or any of such Buyer’s Affiliates; provided , however , that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Buyer, to make any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the Announcing Form 8-K and contemporaneously therewith and (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that each Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy thereof), and provided further , that the Company may issue any other announcement or press release regarding the transactions contemplated hereby, so long as such announcement or press release does not disclose the name of any Buyer or any of such Buyer’s Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that the Company believes that a notice or communication to any Buyer contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall so indicate to the Buyers contemporaneously with delivery of such notice or communication, and such indication shall provide the Buyers the means to refuse to receive such notice or communication; and in the absence of any such indication, the holders of the Securities shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice or communication do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of any notice in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or the Subsidiaries, the Company shall within one Business Day after any such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, non-public information.
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h. Patriot Act, Investor Secrecy Act and Office of Foreign Assets Control . As required by federal law and each Buyer’s policies and practices, each Buyer may need to obtain, verify and record certain customer identification information and documentation in connection with opening or maintaining accounts, or establishing or continuing to provide services, and, from the date of this Agreement until the end of the Reporting Period, the Company agrees to, and shall cause each of the Subsidiaries to, provide such information to each Buyer.
i. Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions . The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent for the Common Stock in in a form reasonably acceptable to the parties and the Transfer Agent (the “ Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions ”), and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at the DTC, registered in the name of each holder of Preferred Shares or such holder’s nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by each such holder to the Company upon conversion of the Preferred Shares. The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 4.i and stop transfer instructions to give effect to the provisions of Section 2.h will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the holders of the Preferred Shares by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 4.i will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 4.i , that the holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
j. Pledge of Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by a holder thereof in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan secured by the Securities. The pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no such holder effecting any such pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to any Transaction Document; provided that such holder and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 2.h in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Securities to such pledgee. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by a holder of Securities.
k. Regulation M . Neither the Company, nor the Subsidiaries nor any Affiliates of the foregoing, has taken or shall take any action prohibited by Regulation M under the 1934 Act, in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Securities contemplated hereby.
l. Disqualification Events . The Company will notify the Buyers in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Covered Person.
m. No Integrated Offering . Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries, nor any Affiliates of the foregoing or any Person acting on the behalf of any of the foregoing, shall, directly or indirectly, make any offers or sales of any security or solicit any offers to purchase any security, under any circumstances that would require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or require stockholder approval of the issuance of any of the Securities.
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n. Takeover Provisions . No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that a Buyer is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that a Buyer could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, in either case solely by virtue of purchasing Securities under this Agreement.
o. Reservation of Common Stock . From the date hereof to the date on which all Preferred Shares have been converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations, the Company shall reserve for issuance a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock necessary to effect the conversion of all of the outstanding Preferred Shares.
p. Listing . The Company shall take all actions necessary to remain eligible for quotation or listing, as applicable, of its securities on the Principal Market. The Company shall, as promptly as practicable following such time as the Company meets all of the financial and other quantitative listing requirements for the NYSE American, The New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Capital Market (or a successor to any of the foregoing) (each, a “ National Exchange ”), notify the Company Board of its meeting of such listing requirements, and the Company Board shall promptly thereafter evaluate and determine, in the good faith judgment of the Company Board, whether it is in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders and other securityholders to secure the listing of the Common Stock on such National Exchange. In the event that the Company Board determines that such listing is so advisable, then the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) on such National Exchange as promptly as practicable. Following any such listing, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents; provided, that, in no event shall the Company take any action that would reasonably be expected to adversely impact the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents. Following such listing, none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries shall take any action that would reasonably be expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock from the National Exchange. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4.g . At all times during the Reporting Period, (i) the Common Stock shall be eligible for clearing through DTC, through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian (DWAC) system, (ii) the Company shall be eligible and participating in the Direct Registration System (DRS) of DTC with respect to the Common Stock, and (iii) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Common Stock to not at any time be subject to any DTC “chill,” “freeze” or similar restriction with respect to any DTC services, including the clearing of shares of Common Stock through DTC or, in the event the Common Stock becomes subject to any DTC “chill,” “freeze” or similar restriction with respect to any DTC services, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any such “chill,” “freeze” or similar restriction to be removed at the earliest possible time.
q. Transfer Taxes . The Company shall be responsible for any liability with respect to any transfer, stamp or similar non-income Taxes that may be payable in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including any such Taxes with respect to the issuance of the Securities.
r. Further Instruments and Acts . From the date of this Agreement until the end of the Reporting Period, upon request of any Buyer or Investor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), the Company will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
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5. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL . The obligation of the Company to issue and sell the Shares and Preferred Shares to each Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions; provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior written notice thereof:
a. Such Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company.
b. Such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Shares and the Preferred Shares being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.
c. The Company shall have obtained enforceable waivers (or other modification) in respect of the preemptive rights, participation rights or other similar rights set forth in Schedule 3.c hereto in respect of the purchase and sale of the Securities hereunder.
d. The representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date), and such Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
6. CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE . The obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase the Shares and Preferred Shares from the Company at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for each Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived only by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:
a. The Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to such Buyer.
b. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Subsidiaries shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for representations or warranties that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date) and the Company and the Subsidiaries shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company and the Subsidiaries at or prior to the Closing Date and no Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred. Such Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the either the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Buyer.
c. Such Buyer shall have received the opinion of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to the Buyers and the Placement Agent, which opinion will address, among other things, laws of the State of Delaware and the State of New York and federal law applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
d. The Company shall have executed and delivered the Transfer Instructions and Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, and delivered to Buyer a copy of such Transfer Instructions and Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions acknowledged in writing by the Transfer Agent, with respect to the Shares and Preferred Shares being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing to the Transfer Agent and delivered a copy thereof to such Buyer.
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e. The Company Board shall have adopted, and not rescinded or otherwise amended or modified, resolutions consistent with Section 3.b (the “ Resolutions ”).
f. The Certificate of Designation shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware and shall have become effective, and the Company shall have provided a filed copy thereof to any Buyer purchasing Preferred Shares.
g. The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer (i) a certificate evidencing the incorporation or organization and good standing of the Company in its state of incorporation and (ii) a certificate evidencing the Company’s qualification as a foreign corporation and good standing in the state of its principal place of business issued by the Secretary of State (or other applicable authority) of such state of incorporation or principal place of business as of a date within five (5) Business Days of the Closing Date.
h. The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a secretary’s certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to (A) the Resolutions, (B) the Certificate of Incorporation, certified as of a date within five (5) Business Days of the Closing Date, by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and (C) the Bylaws.
i. The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a Lock-Up Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto (the “ Lock-Up Agreement ”) executed by each person listed on Exhibit E hereto, and each such Lock-Up Agreement shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.
j. The Company shall have obtained enforceable waivers (or other modification) in respect of the preemptive rights, participation rights or other similar rights set forth in Schedule 3.c hereto in respect of the purchase and sale of the Securities hereunder.
k. The Company shall have delivered to each Buyer of Preferred Shares a certificate for the aggregate number of Preferred Shares that such Buyer is purchasing on the Closing Date.
l. The Company shall have made or obtained all filings, qualifications, permits and approvals under all applicable federal and state securities laws necessary to consummate the issuance of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement in compliance with such laws.
m. During the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending immediately prior to the Closing, there shall not have been any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction with respect to any capital stock of the Company, including the Common Stock.
n. The Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.
o. Neither the SEC nor the Principal Market shall have issued a stop order with respect to the Common Stock nor shall the SEC or the Principal Market have threatened in writing to suspend trading of the Common Stock.
p. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
q. The Company and the Subsidiaries shall have delivered to such Buyer such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.
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7. INDEMNIFICATION .
a. Company Indemnification Obligation . In consideration of each Buyer’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the Company’s and the Subsidiaries’ other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Buyer and each other holder of the Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, officers, directors, members, managers, employees, affiliates of, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act) such Buyer and the stockholders, partners, officers, directors, members, managers, employees and affiliates of such controlling Persons and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “ Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitees is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and reasonable and actual out-of-pocket costs of investigating, preparing or defending (the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), incurred by any Indemnitees as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitees and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby in accordance with the terms thereof (other than a cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against an Indemnitee by such Indemnitee’s owners, investors or affiliates). To the extent that the foregoing undertakings by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law.
b. Indemnification Procedures . Each Indemnitee shall (i) give prompt written notice to the Company of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement ( provided , however , that the failure of the Indemnitee to promptly deliver such notice shall not relieve the Company of any liability, except to the extent that the Company is prejudiced in its ability to defend such claim) and (ii) permit the Company to assume the defense of such claim with counsel selected by the Company and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee; provided, however , that any Indemnitee entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnitee unless (A) the Company has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (B) the Company shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim within five (5) days of delivery of the written notice of the Indemnitee with respect to such claim or failed to employ counsel selected by the Company and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee, or (C) in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnitee, based upon advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest may exist between the Indemnitee and the Company with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Indemnitee notifies the Company in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Company, the Company shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of the Indemnitee). If the Company assumes the defense of the claim, it shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement or compromise made by the Indemnitee without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In connection with any settlement negotiated by the Company, the Company shall not, and no Indemnitee shall be required by the Company to, (I) enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to the Indemnitee of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation, (II) enter into any settlement that attributes by its terms any liability, culpability or fault to the Indemnitee, or (III) consent to the entry of any judgment that does not include as a term thereof a full dismissal of the litigation or proceeding with prejudice. In addition, without the consent of the Indemnitee, the Company shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which provides for any obligation or restriction on the part of the Indemnitee other than the payment of money damages which are to be paid in full by the Company. If the Company fails or elects not to assume the defense of a claim pursuant to clause (B) above, or is not entitled to assume or continue the defense of such claim pursuant to clause (C) above, the Indemnitee shall have the right without prejudice to its right of indemnification hereunder to, in its discretion exercised in good faith and upon advice of counsel, to contest, defend and litigate such claim and may settle such claim, either before or after the initiation of litigation, at such time and upon such terms as the Indemnitee deems fair and reasonable; provided that, at least five (5) days prior to any settlement, written notice of such Indemnitee’s intention to settle is given to the Company. If requested by the Company, the Indemnitee agrees (at no expense to the Indemnitee) to reasonably cooperate with the Company and its counsel in contesting any claim that the Company elects to contest.
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8. GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS .
a. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Delaware for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
b. Counterparts; Execution . This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party. A PDF or other reproduction of this Agreement may be executed by one or more parties hereto, and an executed copy of this Agreement may be delivered by one or more parties hereto by e-mail or other electronic transmission device pursuant to which the signature of or on behalf of such party can be seen, and such execution and delivery shall be considered legal, valid, binding and effective for all purposes. The parties hereto hereby agree that no party shall raise the execution of a PDF or other reproduction of this Agreement, or the fact that any signature or document was transmitted or communicated by e-mail or other electronic transmission device, as a defense to the formation of this Agreement.
c. Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
d. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
e. Entire Agreement; Amendments; Waivers . This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements among each Buyer, the Company and the Subsidiaries, their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the matters covered herein and therein. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by (i) the Company, (ii) the holders of at least a majority in interest of the then-outstanding Securities, or if prior to the Closing, by the Buyers listed on the Schedule of Buyers as being obligated to purchase at least a majority in interest of the Securities (in either case, the “ Required Buyers ”) and (iii) Redmile Group, LLC, but only to the extent that the Required Buyers are not funds, accounts or entities managed by Redmile Group, LLC or any of its Affiliates. Any such amendment shall bind all holders of the Securities; provided that any such amendment or waiver that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Buyer relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Buyers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Buyer (for the avoidance of doubt, participation by any Buyer in an unrelated financing by the Company shall not be deemed to disproportionately affect the Buyers who do not participate in such financing). No failure or delay on the part of a party in either exercising or enforcing any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of, or impair, any such right. No single or partial exercise or enforcement of any such right shall preclude any other or further exercise or enforcement thereof or the exercise or enforcement of any other right. No waiver of any such right shall be deemed a waiver of any other right. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification or supplement of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties hereto or to the other Transaction Documents or holders of the Securities, as the case may be. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Buyer and is not intended for the Company to treat the Buyers as a class and shall not be construed in any way as the Buyers acting in concert or otherwise as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of securities or otherwise.
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f. Notices . Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered upon receipt, when delivered personally or by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Stereotaxis, Inc.
4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 100
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With copy to:
Stereotaxis, Inc.
4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 100
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
Attention: Legal Department
-and-
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
One Metropolitan Square
211 N. Broadway, Suite 3600
St. Louis, MO 63102
Attention: Robert J. Endicott, Esq.
If to a Buyer, to it at the address set forth under such Buyer’s name on its signature page hereto, or, in the case of a Buyer or any other party named above, at such other address and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication; (B) provided by affidavit of personal delivery by a delivery service selected by the Company; or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service or deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service.
g. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the Securities. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of (i) the Required Buyers and (ii) Redmile Group, LLC, but only to the extent that the Required Buyers are not funds, accounts or entities managed by Redmile Group, LLC or any of its Affiliates. A Buyer may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer some or all of its rights hereunder to any Person to whom such Buyer assigns or transfers any Securities without the consent of the Company; provided , that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the “Buyers.” The Schedule of Buyers attached hereto shall be updated to reflect the information with respect to such transferee, designee or assignee.
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h. No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns and, to the extent provided in Section 7 , each Indemnitee, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except that the Placement Agent is the intended third-party beneficiary of Sections 2 and 3 hereof and shall be permitted to rely on the legal opinion identified in Section 6.c hereof.
i. Survival . Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 8.k , the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyers contained in Sections 2 and 3 , the agreements and covenants set forth in Section 4 and this Section 8 , and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 7 , shall survive the Closing. Each Buyer shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
j. Further Assurances . Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
k. Termination . In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to a Buyer on or before the third (3rd) Business Day following the date of this Agreement due to the Company’s or such Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 5 and 6 above (and the nonbreaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the nonbreaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other party.
l. Placement Agent . The Company represents and warrants to each of the Buyers that it has not engaged a placement agent, broker or financial advisor in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby other than the Placement Agent, and there are no fees, commissions or expenses payable to any broker, finder or agent other than the Placement Agent relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees or broker’s commissions relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold each of the Buyers harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim for any such payment.
m. No Strict Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties thereto express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
n. Remedies . The parties hereto agree that (i) irreparable harm would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached, and (ii) money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such harm. Each Buyer and each holder of the Securities shall have all rights and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies that such Buyers and holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights that such Buyers and holders have under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security or proving actual damages), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law.
o. Payment Set Aside . To the extent that the Company or any of the Subsidiaries makes a payment or payments to any Buyer hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents or any Buyer enforces or exercises its rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company or such Subsidiary, by a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
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p. Independent Nature of Buyers . The obligations of each Buyer hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no Buyer shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Buyer hereunder. Each Buyer shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder. The decision of each Buyer to purchase the Shares and/or Preferred Shares pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Buyer independently of any other Buyer and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any other Buyer or by any agent or employee of any other Buyer, and no Buyer or any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any other Buyer (or any other Person or entity) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto or thereto (including a Buyer’s purchase of Shares and/or Preferred Shares at the Closing at the same time as any other Buyer or Buyers), shall be deemed to constitute the Buyers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Buyer shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including the rights arising out of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Buyer to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Buyer has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, Buyers and their respective counsels have chosen to communicate with the Company through Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., counsel to the Placement Agent. Each Buyer acknowledges that Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. has rendered legal advice to the Placement Agent and not to such Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that each such Buyer has relied for such matters on the advice of its own respective counsel. The Company has elected to provide all Buyers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Buyer.
q. Interpretative Matters . Unless the context otherwise requires, (i) all references to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits are to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits contained in or attached to this Agreement, (ii) each accounting term not otherwise defined in this Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP, (iii) words in the singular or plural include the singular and plural and pronouns stated in either the masculine, the feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter, (iv) the use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than limitation, and (v) the word “or” shall not be exclusive. All statements as to factual matters contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be deemed to be representations and warranties by the Company, as if made by the Company pursuant to Section 3 hereof, as of the date of such certificate or instrument (including for purposes of Section 7 hereof).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyers and the Company have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY: | ||
STEREOTAXIS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ David Fischel | |
Name: | David Fischel | |
Title: | Chairman & CEO |
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
BUYERS: | ||
REDMILE CAPITAL OFFSHORE II MASTER FUND, LTD. | ||
By: | Redmile Group, LLC, its investment manager | |
By: | /s/ Josh Garcia | |
Name: | Josh Garcia | |
Title: | CFO |
Aggregate Share Purchase Price: | $3,246,380 |
Number of Shares to be Acquired: | 1,583,600 |
Aggregate Preferred Share Purchase Price: | $5,544,268.05 |
Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired: | 2,704,521 |
Tax ID No.: |
Address for Notice: | |
c/o Redmile Group, LLC | |
One Letterman Drive, Building D Suite D3-300 | |
San Francisco, CA 94129 | |
Attn: General Counsel | |
Email: operations@redmilegrp.com | |
Tel : (415) 489-9980 |
Delivery Instructions:
(if different than above)
Attn: Deborah Mullin | |
Morgan Stanley | Firmwide Ops | |
1300 Thames Street, Thames Street Wharf, 5th Floor | Baltimore, MD 21231 | |
Phone: +1 443 627-6131 | |
Fax: +1 410 522-5429 | |
Deborah.Mullin@morganstanley.com |
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
BUYERS: | ||
REDMILE STRATEGIC MASTER FUND, LP | ||
By: | Redmile Group, LLC, its investment manager | |
By: | /s/ Josh Garcia | |
Name: | Josh Garcia | |
Title: | CFO |
Aggregate Share Purchase Price: | $3,487,870 |
Number of Shares to be Acquired: | 1,701,400 |
Aggregate Preferred Share Purchase Price: | $5,956,480 |
Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired: | 2,905,600 |
Tax ID No.: |
Address for Notice: | |
c/o Redmile Group, LLC | |
One Letterman Drive, Building D Suite D3-300 | |
San Francisco, CA 94129 | |
Attn: General Counsel | |
Email: operations@redmilegrp.com | |
Tel: (415) 489-9980 |
Delivery Instructions:
(if different than above)
Attn: Deborah Mullin | |
Morgan Stanley | Firmwide Ops | |
1300 Thames Street, Thames Street Wharf, 5th Floor | Baltimore, MD 21231 | |
Phone: +1 443 627-6131 | |
Fax: +1 410 522-5429 | |
Deborah.Mullin@morganstanley.com |
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
BUYERS: | ||
NAME OF BUYER: | ||
Opaleye L.P. | ||
By : | /s/ James Silverman | |
Name: | James Silverman | |
Title: | Founder |
Aggregate Share Purchase Price: | $6,150,000 |
Number of Shares to be Acquired: | 3,000,000 |
Aggregate Preferred Share Purchase Price: |
Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired: |
Tax ID No.: | ||
Address for Notice: | ||
One Boston Place, 26 th Fl. | ||
Boston, MA 02108 | ||
Telephone No.: | 617-229-5085 | |
Facsimile No.: | ||
E-mail Address: | ||
Attention: |
Delivery Instructions: | |
(if different than above) | |
c/o _____________________________________________ | |
Street: __________________________________________ | |
City/State/Zip: ____________________________________ | |
Attention: _______________________________________ | |
Telephone No.: ___________________________________ |
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
BUYERS: | ||
NAME OF BUYER: | ||
Whitney Capital Series Fund LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Trina Geatz | |
Name: | Trina Geatz | |
Title: | Global Director of Operations |
Aggregate Share Purchase Price: | $235,893.50 |
Number of Shares to be Acquired: | 115,070 |
Aggregate Preferred Share Purchase Price: | N/A |
Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired: | N/A |
Tax ID No.: | ||
Address for Notice: | ||
460 Park Ave., 19 th Fl. | ||
New York, NY 10022 | ||
Telephone No.: | 516-942-2536 | |
Facsimile No.: | ||
E-mail Address: | ||
Attention: |
Delivery Instructions: | |
(if different than above) |
c/o | JPMorgan Securities LLC |
Street: | 4 chase Metrotech Center Fl. 3 |
City/State/Zip: | Brooklyn, NY 11245 |
Attention: | Jeffrey Feit |
Telephone No.: | 347-643-2348 |
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
BUYERS: | ||
NAME OF BUYER: | ||
Schonfeld Fundamental Equity Fund LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Trina Geatz | |
Name: | Trina Geatz | |
Title: | Global Director of Operations |
Aggregate Share Purchase Price: | $235,885.30 |
Number of Shares to be Acquired: | 115,066 |
Aggregate Preferred Share Purchase Price: | N/A |
Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired: | N/A |
Tax ID No.: ______________________________________ | |
Address for Notice: | |
460 Park Ave., 19 th Fl. | |
New York, NY 10022 | |
Telephone No.: | 516-942-2536 |
Facsimile No.: |
E-mail Address: |
Attention: |
Delivery Instructions:
(if different than above)
c/o JPMorgan Securities LLC | |
Street: 4 chase Metrotech Center Fl. 3 | |
City/State/Zip: Brooklyn, NY 11245 | |
Telephone No.: 347-643-2348 |
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
BUYERS: | ||
NAME OF BUYER: | ||
Parkman HP Master Fund | ||
By: | Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC, Investment Manager | |
By: | /s/ Michael Elgort | |
Name: | Michael Elgort | |
Title: | CFO/COO of Investment Manager |
Aggregate Share Purchase Price: | $143,221.20 |
Number of Shares to be Acquired: | 69,864 |
Aggregate Preferred Share Purchase Price: | N/A |
Number of Preferred Shares to be Acquired: | N/A |
Tax ID No.: |
Address for Notice: | |
700 Canal Street, 2 nd Floor | |
Stamford, CT 06902 | |
Telephone No.: | (203) 516-3704 |
Facsimile No.: |
E-mail Address: |
Attention: |
Delivery Instructions: | |
(if different than above) | |
c/o JPMorgan Securities LLC | |
Street: 4 chase Metrotech Center Fl. 3 | |
City/State/Zip: Brooklyn, NY 11245 | |
Attention: Jeffrey Feit | |
Telephone No.: 347-643-2348 |
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
Buyer’s Name | Number of Shares | Number of Preferred Shares | Aggregate Purchase Price | |||||||||
Redmile Strategic Master Fund, LP | 1,701,400 | 2,905,600 | $ | 9,444,350.00 | ||||||||
Redmile Capital Offshore II Master Fund, Ltd. | 1,583,600 | 2,704,521 | $ | 8,790,648.05 | ||||||||
Opaleye L.P. | 3,000,000 | — | $ | 6,150,000.00 | ||||||||
Whitney Capital Series Fund LLC | 115,070 | — | $ | 235,893.50 | ||||||||
Schonfeld Fundamental Equity Fund LLC | 115,066 | — | $ | 235,885.30 | ||||||||
Parkman HP Master Fund | 69,864 | — | $ | 143,221.20 |
SCHEDULES
Schedule of Buyers
Schedule 3.c | Capitalization | |
Schedule 3.e | No Conflicts | |
Schedule 3.f | SEC Documents; Financial Statements | |
Schedule 3.hi | Litigation | |
Schedule 3.n | Employee Relations | |
Schedule 3.p | Intellectual Property Rights | |
Schedule 3.w | Tax Status |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A | Certificate of Designation | |
Exhibit B | Form of Registration Rights Agreement | |
Exhibit C | Form of BCLP Opinion | |
Exhibit D | Form of Lock-Up Agreement | |
Exhibit E | List of Persons Signing Lock-Up Agreements |
Schedule 3.c
Capitalization
1. | The Company has issued to various holders (the “Convertible Holders”) 24,000 shares of the Company’s Series A convertible preferred stock (the “Preferred Shares”), pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated September 26, 2016 (the “2016 SPA”) between the Company and investors named therein. Pursuant to the 2016 SPA, the Convertible Holders have certain notice and participation rights with respect to Future Offerings (as defined therein) of the Company, including the offering of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement. Pursuant to Section 9(e) of the 2016 SPA, Convertible Holders representing a majority of the then-outstanding Preferred Shares have entered into a Waiver of Participation Rights and Consent on August 2, 2019, waiving the notice and participant rights set forth the 2016 SPA related to the offering under this Agreement for a period of 30 days from the effective date of such Waiver of Participation Rights and Consent. |
Schedule 3.e
No Conflicts
1. Refer to the disclosure set forth on Schedule 3.c hereof.
Schedule 3.f
SEC Documents; Financial Statements
1. None
Schedule 3.i
Litigation
1. | Werner v. Stereotaxis, Inc. , 2:19-CV-06250-JFW-FFM, United States District Court for the Central District of California |
Schedule 3.n
Employee Relations
1. None
Schedule 3.p
Intellectual Property Rights
1. See attached list of patents expiring within 3 years.
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Schedule 3.w
Tax Status
1. | Jurisdictions where the Company has a permanent establishment or other fixed place of business, which are outside of its jurisdiction of incorporation: |
Missouri, Minnesota, Netherlands, Japan, China, and Finland |
Exhibit A
Certificate of Designation
See Exhibit 3.1.
Exhibit B
Form of Registration Rights Agreement
See Exhibit 10.2.
Exhibit C
Form of BCLP Opinion
1. | Based solely on a recently dated good standing certificate from the Delaware Secretary of State, the Company is validly existing as a corporation and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Based solely on a recently dated good standing certificate from the Missouri Secretary of State, the Company is duly qualified or admitted to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in the State of Missouri. |
2. | The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents. The filing of the Certificate of Designation and the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the issuance of the Common Shares and the Preferred Shares and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares, have been duly authorized by the Company Board and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company Board or the Company’s stockholders. The Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Certificate of Designation has been duly executed and properly filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL ”) and has become effective under the DGCL. The Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity. |
3. | As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value, of which (A) 24,000 shares are designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, 23,855 of which are issued and outstanding, and (B) 5,610,121 shares are designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, none of which are issued and outstanding. The Securities have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. When issued in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Common Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will be free from all taxes and Liens with respect to the issuance thereof. When issued in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Preferred Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will be free from all taxes and Liens with respect to the issuance thereof. Upon conversion in accordance with the Certificate of Designation, the Conversion Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free from all taxes and Liens with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. For purposes of this paragraph 3, our opinion with respect to the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is based solely on our review of a certificate of an officer of the Company, which serves as the transfer agent for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. |
4. | Assuming (i) the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyers set forth in the Purchase Agreement, and (ii) the due performance by the Company and the Buyers of the covenants and agreements set forth in the Purchase Agreement, based on current interpretations by the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, (A) the offer, sale and delivery of the Securities by the Company under the circumstances contemplated by the Transaction Documents do not under existing law require the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (B) the issuance of the Conversion Shares by the Company upon conversion of the Preferred Shares under the circumstances contemplated by the Transaction Documents would not under existing law require the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, assuming such conversion took place on the date hereof. |
5. | The execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents and the performance by the Company of its obligations and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (including the issuance and sale of the Securities and the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares) thereunder do not result in any violation by the Company of (i) the provisions of the Charter, the Series A Certificate of Designations or Bylaws, (ii) any provision of applicable Federal or Delaware state statute or regulation that we, based on our experience, recognize as applicable to the Company in a transaction of this type, or (iii) to our knowledge, any order, writ, judgment or decree of any Federal or Delaware court or governmental authority or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected. No consent, approval, authorization or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Federal or Delaware State governmental authority or regulatory body pursuant to any Federal or Delaware State statute that we, based on our experience, recognize as applicable to the Company in a transaction of this type, is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its obligations under, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, the Transaction Documents, except for the filings and other actions required pursuant to (y) Federal and state securities or blue sky laws, which have been obtained or made prior to the date hereof and are in full force and effect and such as are permitted by the Transaction Documents to be obtained or made after the Closing, or (z) the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), as to which we express no opinion. |
6. | The Company is not, and immediately after giving effect to the sale of the Securities in accordance with the Agreement will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
Exhibit D
Form of Lock-Up Agreement
August 5, 2019
Cowen and Company, LLC
As Placement Agent
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Re: Stereotaxis, Inc. – Lock-Up Agreement
Dear Sirs and Madams:
This agreement (the “Agreement”) is being delivered to you in connection with a proposed Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), to be entered into by and between Stereotaxis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and the several purchasers identified therein (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”), in which Cowen and Company, LLC (“Cowen”) will act as the placement agent with respect to the private placement (the “Offering”) of shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and shares of the Series B convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock,” and together with the Common Stock, the “Shares”) of the Company.
In order to induce the Purchasers to enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement, and in light of the benefits that the Offering will confer upon the undersigned in his, her or its capacity as a securityholder and/or an officer, director or employee of the Company, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees that, during the period beginning on the date hereof through and including the date that is the 90th day after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Lock-Up Period”), the undersigned will not, and will cause all affiliates (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) of the undersigned or any person in privity with the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned not to, without the prior written consent of Cowen, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, or publicly announce the intention to otherwise dispose of, any Shares (including, without limitation, Shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned (the “Beneficially Owned Shares”) in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Exchange Act”)) or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder, (ii) enter into any swap, hedge or similar agreement or arrangement that transfers, is designed to transfer or reasonably could be expected to transfer (whether by the undersigned or someone other than the undersigned) in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of the Beneficially Owned Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition (the “Prohibited Activity”), (iii) engage in any short selling of the Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, or (iv) seek to convert or effect the conversion of or exercise of any securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock (including, but not limited to, any Preferred Stock or warrants to purchase Common Stock of the Company). The foregoing restriction is expressly agreed to preclude the undersigned, and any affiliate of the undersigned and any person in privity with the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned, from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of the Beneficially Owned Shares even if the Beneficially Owned Shares would be disposed of by someone other than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include, without limitation, any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to any of the Beneficially Owned Shares or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from the Beneficially Owned Shares. The undersigned represents and warrants that the undersigned is not, and has not caused or directed any of its affiliates to be or become, currently a party to any agreement or arrangement that is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in any Prohibited Activity during the Lock-Up Period. The restrictions set forth in the preceding paragraphs shall not apply to:
(1) if the undersigned is a natural person, any transfers made by the undersigned (a) as a bona fide gift to any member of the immediate family (as defined below) of the undersigned or to a trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or members of the undersigned’s immediate family, (b) by will or intestate succession upon the death of the undersigned or (c) as a bona fide gift to a charity or educational institution, if, in any such case, such transfer is not for value,
(2) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, any transfers to any stockholder, partner or member of, or owner of a similar equity interest in, the undersigned, as the case may be, if, in any such case, such transfer is not for value,
(3) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, any transfer made by the undersigned (a) in connection with the sale or other bona fide transfer in a single transaction of all or substantially all of the undersigned’s capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other similar equity interests, as the case may be, or all or substantially all of the undersigned’s assets, in any such case not undertaken for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed by this Agreement or (b) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity so long as the transferee is an affiliate (as defined below) of the undersigned and such transfer is not for value,
(4) the entry, by the undersigned, at any time on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, of any trading plan providing for the sale of Common Stock by the undersigned, which trading plan meets the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act, provided, however, that such plan does not provide for, or permit, the sale of any Common Stock during the Lock-up Period and no public announcement or filing is voluntarily made or required regarding such plan during the Lock-Up Period,
(5) any transfers made by the undersigned to the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plans or arrangements disclosed in the Company’s periodic reports (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) in connection with the vesting or exercise of the Company’s securities issued pursuant to such plan or arrangements,
(6) any transfer effected pursuant to any exchange of “underwater” options with the Company, or
(7) any deemed transfer of fractional shares in connection with any cash payment in lieu of fractional shares made in connection with any reverse stock split effected by the Company;
provided, however, that in the case of any transfer described in clause (1), (2) or (3) above, it shall be a condition to the transfer that (A) the transferee agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein (it being understood that any references to “immediate family” in the agreement executed by such transferee shall expressly refer only to the immediate family of the undersigned and not to the immediate family of the transferee) and otherwise satisfactory in form and substance to Cowen, and (B) in the case of any transfer described in clause (1), (2), (3) or (6) above, if the undersigned is required to file a report under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock or Beneficially Owned Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or Beneficially Owned Shares during the Lock-Up Period, the undersigned shall include a statement in such report to the effect that, (A) in the case of any transfer pursuant to clause (1) above, such transfer is being made as a gift or by will or intestate succession, (B) in the case of any transfer pursuant to clause (2) above, such transfer is being made to a stockholder, partner or member of, or owner of a similar equity interest in, the undersigned and is not a transfer for value, (C) in the case of any transfer pursuant to clause (3) above, such transfer is being made either (a) in connection with the sale or other bona fide transfer in a single transaction of all or substantially all of the undersigned’s capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other similar equity interests, as the case may be, or all or substantially all of the undersigned’s assets or (b) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity that is an affiliate of the undersigned and such transfer is not for value, and (D) in the case of any transfer pursuant to clause (6) above, such transfer is being made to satisfy tax withholding obligations. For purposes of this paragraph, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin; and “affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement prohibits the undersigned from exercising any options or warrants to purchase Common Stock (which exercises may be effected on a cashless basis to the extent the instruments representing such options or warrants permit exercises on a cashless basis), it being understood that any Common Stock issued upon any such exercise will be subject to the restrictions of this Agreement.
In order to enable the restrictions set forth herein to be enforced, the undersigned hereby consents to the placing of legends or stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent with respect to any Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock that are held on the books of the transfer agent.
The undersigned further agrees that it will not, during the Lock-Up Period, make any demand or request for or exercise any right with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of any shares of Common Stock or other Beneficially Owned Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or other Beneficially Owned Shares.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and that this Agreement has been duly authorized (if the undersigned is not a natural person), executed and delivered by the undersigned and is a valid and binding agreement of the undersigned. This Agreement and all authority herein conferred are irrevocable and shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned (if a natural person) and shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.
The undersigned acknowledges that the execution, delivery and performance of this Lock-Up Agreement is a material inducement to each Buyer to complete the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement and that Cowen shall be entitled to specific performance of the undersigned’s obligations hereunder.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such state.
If (i) the Company notifies Cowen in writing that it does not intend to proceed with the Offering, (ii) the Securities Purchase Agreement is not executed by August 15, 2019, or (iii) the Securities Purchase Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated for any reason prior to payment for and delivery of any Shares to be sold thereunder, then this Agreement shall immediately be terminated and the undersigned shall automatically be released from all of his or her obligations under this Agreement. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that whether or not any Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions.
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Exhibit E
List of Persons Signing Lock-Up Agreements
Board
David W. Benfer
David L. Fischel
Nathan Fischel
Joe Kiani
Ross B. Levin
Arun S. Menawat, Ph.D.
Robert J. Messey
Executive officers
Marty Stammer
Kevin Barry
Exhibit 10.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of August 7, 2019, by and among Stereotaxis, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with principal office located at 4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63108 (the “ Company ”), and the undersigned buyers (each, a “ Buyer ” and, collectively, the “ Buyers ”).
WHEREAS:
A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties dated as of August 7, 2019 (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Buyers at the Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (i) an aggregate of 6,585,000 shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) and (ii) an aggregate of 5,610,121 shares (the “ Preferred Shares ”) of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Series B Preferred Stock ”) which is convertible into shares of Common Stock (the shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares are referred to as the “ Conversion Shares ”).
B. To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, contemporaneously with the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar successor statutes, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “ 1933 Act ”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Buyers hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
a. “1934 Act” means, collectively, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statutes.
b. “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
c. “Cutback Effectiveness Date” means the date a Cutback Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.
d. “Cutback Filing Deadline” means, if Cutback Shares are required to be included in a Cutback Registration Statement, the date that is the earlier of (i) the later of (A) six (6) months from the Initial Effectiveness Date or the then-most recent Cutback Effectiveness Date, as applicable, and (B) sixty (60) days after the Company has been informed that substantially all of the Registrable Securities held by the Investors included in any Registration Statements previously declared effective hereunder have been sold in accordance therewith, or (ii) the first date on which the Company is then permitted by the SEC to register such Cutback Shares.
e. “Cutback Registrable Securities” means, (i) any Cutback Shares not previously included in a Registration Statement, and (ii) any shares of capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to such Cutback Shares, as applicable, as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Shares; provided, however, that any Cutback Registrable Securities shall cease to be Cutback Registrable Securities when (x) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities has become effective under the 1933 Act and such securities are disposed of in accordance with such Registration Statement, or (y) such securities are sold in accordance with Rule 144, or (z) all of such securities are eligible to be sold by the holder thereof pursuant to Rule 144 without limitation, restriction or condition (including any current public information requirement) thereunder.
f. “Cutback Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering any Cutback Registrable Securities (which shall include, at any particular time, each document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein).
g. “Cutback Required Registration Amount” means the lesser of (i) any Cutback Shares not previously included in a Registration Statement, and (ii) such number of Registrable Securities as the Company is then permitted by the SEC to register pursuant to Rule 415.
h. “Cutback Shares” means, at any time on or after the Initial Effectiveness Date, any of the Registrable Securities not included in all Registration Statements previously declared effective hereunder as a result of a limitation on the maximum number of shares of Common Stock permitted by the SEC to be registered pursuant to Rule 415.
i. “Effectiveness Date” means the Initial Effectiveness Date or a Cutback Effectiveness Date, as applicable.
j. “Effectiveness Deadline” means the Initial Effectiveness Deadline, a Cutback Effectiveness Deadline or a Subsequent Effectiveness Deadline, as applicable.
k. “Filing Deadline” means the Initial Filing Deadline, a Cutback Filing Deadline or a Subsequent Filing Deadline, as applicable.
l. “ Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America or the government of any other nation, or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial or local, or any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administration powers or functions of or pertaining to government over the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties, assets or undertakings.
m. “Initial Effectiveness Date” means the date the Initial Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.
n. “Initial Effectiveness Deadline” means the date that is the later of sixty (60) days after the Initial Filing Date and ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, unless the Required Holders agree in writing to extend such deadline at the Company’s request.
o. “Initial Filing Date” means the date on which the Initial Registration Statement is filed with the SEC.
p. “ Initial Filing Deadline ” means the date that is forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date.
q. “Initial Registration Statement” means a Registration Statement or Registration Statements filed under the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof covering the Registrable Securities (which shall include, at any particular time, each document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein).
r. “Initial Required Registration Amount” means the lesser of (i) 100% of the Registrable Securities as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination, without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Shares, or (ii) such maximum number of Registrable Securities as the Company is then permitted to register by the SEC.
s. “Investor” means a Buyer or any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and such a transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 .
t. “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a government or any department or agency thereof, or any other legal entity.
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u. “Register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415 and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the SEC.
v. “Registrable Securities” means (i) the Shares; (ii) the Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and (iii) any shares of capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to, in exchange for, or upon the exercise or conversion of the Shares, the Preferred Shares or the Conversion Shares, as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Shares.
w. “Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering Registrable Securities (which shall include, at any particular time, each document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein).
x. “Required Holders” means the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities; provided that a Person shall be deemed, for this purpose, to hold any Registrable Securities issuable upon conversion of any Preferred Shares held by such Person, without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Preferred Shares.
y. “Required Registration Amount” means either the Initial Required Registration Amount or a Cutback Required Registration Amount, as applicable.
z. “ Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule.
aa. “Rule 415” means Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis.
bb. “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
2. REGISTRATION .
a. Initial Mandatory Registration . The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than the Initial Filing Deadline, file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or on Form S-3, if Form S-3 is then available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder) covering the resale of the Registrable Securities. The Initial Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of Registrable Securities equal to the Initial Required Registration Amount determined as of the date the Initial Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC (subject to subsequent reduction if directed by the staff of the SEC). The Company shall use best efforts to have the Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than the Initial Effectiveness Deadline.
b. Cutback Mandatory Registrations . The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than each Cutback Filing Deadline, file with the SEC a Cutback Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or on Form S-3, if Form S-3 is then available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder) covering the resale of the number of Cutback Registrable Securities equal to the Cutback Required Registration Amount. To the extent the staff of the SEC does not permit all of the Cutback Registrable Securities to be registered on a Cutback Registration Statement, the Company shall file Cutback Registration Statements successively trying to register on each such Cutback Registration Statement the maximum number of remaining Cutback Registrable Securities until all of the Cutback Registrable Securities have been registered with the SEC. Each Cutback Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Cutback Required Registration Amount as of the date such Cutback Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. The Company shall use best efforts to have each Cutback Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof, but in no event later than sixty (60) days following the filing thereof (a “ Cutback Effectiveness Deadline ”).
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c. Allocation of Registrable Securities . The number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Registrable Securities held by each Investor that are to be included in such Registration Statement (without giving effect to any limitations imposed by the SEC). In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such transferor. Any Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person that ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement. For purposes hereof, the number of Registrable Securities held by an Investor includes all Registrable Securities issuable upon conversion of Preferred Shares held by such Investor, without regard to any limitation on the conversion of the Preferred Shares. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Required Holders.
d. Legal Counsel . The Required Holders shall have the right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee any registration pursuant to this Section 2 , which legal counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company (“ Legal Counsel ”). The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.
e. Ineligibility for Form S-3 . In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of any Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-1 or another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders and provide that any Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed hereunder shall incorporate documents by reference (including by way of forward incorporation by reference) to the maximum extent possible and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
f. Sufficient Number of Shares Registered . In the event the number of shares available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement or an Investor’s allocated portion of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(c) , the Company shall promptly inform each Investor whose Registrable Securities are not fully covered by such Registration Statement and, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event (other than with respect to Cutback Shares) not later than twenty (20) days after the necessity therefor arises, or (if later) the first date on which the Company is then permitted to file such Registration Statement by the SEC (a “ Subsequent Filing Deadline ”) amend the applicable Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover Registrable Securities consisting of at least that number of shares of Common Stock equal to 100% of the number of Registrable Securities as of the trading day immediately preceding the date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration Statement. The Company shall use best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof, but in any event (other than with respect to Cutback Shares) not later than sixty (60) days following the filing thereof (a “ Subsequent Effectiveness Deadline ”). For purposes of the foregoing provision, the number of shares available under a Registration Statement shall be deemed “insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities” if as of any date of determination, the number of shares of Common Stock available for resale under the Registration Statement is less than 100% of the number of Registrable Securities. The calculation set forth in the foregoing sentence shall be made without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Shares.
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g. Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration Statement .
i. If (A) a Registration Statement covering Registrable Securities and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Section 2(a) , Section 2(b) or Section 2(f) of this Agreement is not (I) filed with the SEC on or before the applicable Filing Deadline (a “ Filing Failure ”) or (II) declared effective by the SEC on or before the applicable Effectiveness Deadline (an “ Effectiveness Failure ”) or (B) on any day after a Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, sales of all the Registrable Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement cannot be made (other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in Section 3(s) )) pursuant to such Registration Statement (including because of a failure to keep the such Registration Statement effective, to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration Statement or to register sufficient shares of Common Stock, as determined in accordance with Section 2(f) ) (a “ Maintenance Failure ,” and each of a Filing Failure, an Effectiveness Failure and a Maintenance Failure being referred to as a “ Registration Default ”), then the Company shall pay, as partial liquidated damages (but not as a penalty) to any holder of Shares or Preferred Shares by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell its Shares or Conversion Shares, as applicable (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), an amount in cash equal to one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate purchase price paid pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement for such holder’s Registrable Securities required to be included in such Registration Statement on each of the following dates: (1) the initial day of a Filing Failure and on every thirtieth (30 th ) day (prorated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days) thereafter until such Filing Failure is cured; (2) the initial day of an Effectiveness Failure and on every thirtieth (30 th ) day (prorated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days) thereafter until such Effectiveness Failure is cured; and (3) the initial day of a Maintenance Failure and on every thirtieth (30 th ) day (prorated for periods totaling less than thirty (30) days) thereafter until such Maintenance Failure is cured.
ii. The payments to which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(g) are referred to herein as “ Registration Delay Payments .” Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (A) the dates set forth above and (B) the third (3 rd ) Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner, such Registration Delay Payments shall bear interest at the rate of the lesser of one percent (1.0%) per month (prorated for partial months) or the highest lawful interest rate, in each case, until paid in full.
3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS . At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a) , Section 2(b) or Section 2(f) , the Company will use best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
a. The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to the applicable Registrable Securities (but in no event later than the applicable Filing Deadline) and use best efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable after such filing (but in no event later than the applicable Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall use best efforts to keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which all of the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 144 without limitation, restriction or condition (including any current public information requirement) thereunder, and (ii) the date on which the Investors have sold all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement in accordance with such Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144 (the “ Registration Period ”). Such Registration Statement shall contain a “plan of distribution” approved by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included therein. Such Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and any prospectuses (preliminary, final, summary or free writing) contained therein or related thereto shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. No later than the second Business Day after such Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company will file with the SEC the final prospectus included therein pursuant to Rule 424 (or successor thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act. The term “best efforts” shall mean, among other things, (i) that the Company shall submit to the SEC, within two (2) Business Days after the Company is notified by the SEC that such Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review, a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than two (2) Business Days after the submission of such request and (ii) the Company shall, subject to Section 3(c), respond in writing to comments made by the SEC in respect of a Registration Statement as soon as practicable, but in no event later than ten (10) days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the SEC that an amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective.
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b. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b) ) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 8-K, Form 10-Q, Form 10-K or any analogous report under the 1934 Act, the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC within one Business Day after the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of any request by the SEC or any other Governmental Authority, during the period of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or related prospectus or for additional information.
c. The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment upon (i) the Initial Registration Statement at least five (5) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC, and (ii) all other Registration Statements and all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any document, Registration Statement, amendment or supplement described in the foregoing clause (A) in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto without providing prior notice thereof to Legal Counsel. The Company shall promptly furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) copies of any correspondence from the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) unless the following are filed with the SEC through EDGAR and are available to the public through the EDGAR system, promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, and all exhibits and (iii) unless the following are filed with the SEC through EDGAR and are available to the public through the EDGAR system, upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company shall permit Legal Counsel, upon request, to review and comment upon the Company’s responses to any such correspondence and shall not submit any such responses in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 3 .
d. The Company shall furnish to each Investor, upon request, without charge, such documents, including copies of any prospectus (preliminary, final, summary or free writing), as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.
e. The Company shall use best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by the Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under the securities or “blue sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions or obtain exemptions from the registration and qualification requirements of such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e) , (y) subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction in which it is not currently so qualified or subject to general taxation or has not currently so consented. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
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f. The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the happening of any event, as promptly as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of such event but in any event no later than the next Trading Day, as a result of which, in the case of a Registration Statement, it includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and, in the case of the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, it includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that the Company shall not disclose any material non-public information to any Investor in any such notice unless otherwise requested in writing by such Investor), and, subject to Section 3(s) , promptly prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a copy of such supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor (or such other number of copies as Legal Counsel or such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and each Investor by facsimile or email on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate. By 9:30 a.m. New York City time on the date following the date any post-effective amendment has become effective, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement.
g. The Company shall use best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement (other than during an Allowable Grace Period, as defined below), or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible time and to notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order or suspension and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
h. If any Investor is required under applicable securities laws to be described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter or an Investor believes that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, at the reasonable request of such Investor, the Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as an Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors.
i. At the reasonable request (in the context of applicable securities laws) of any Investor, the Company shall make available for inspection by (A) such Investor, (B) Legal Counsel and (C) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investors (collectively, the “ Inspectors ”), all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “ Records ”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the Investors’ ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
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j. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or a final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.
k. The Company shall use best efforts to (i) cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange or trading market on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are listed and (ii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, arrange for at least one market maker to register with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“ FINRA ”) as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(j) .
l. The Company shall cooperate with the Investors that hold Registrable Securities being offered and the underwriters, if any, and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such names and denominations or amounts, as the case may be, and/or the timely issuance of the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement through the Direct Registration System (DRS) of The Depository Trust Company (the “ DTC ”) or crediting of the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement to the applicable account (or accounts) with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian (DWAC) system, in any such case as each Investor may reasonably request.
m. The Company shall provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement.
n. If requested by an Investor, the Company shall (i) as soon as reasonably practicable, incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as such Investor requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including information with respect to such Investor, the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable, make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) as soon as reasonably practicable, supplement or amend any Registration Statement as reasonably requested by such Investor.
o. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
p. The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the applicable Effective Date of a Registration Statement.
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q. The Company shall otherwise use best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.
r. Within two (2) Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers applicable Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, provided that if the Company changes its transfer agent, it shall immediately deliver any previously delivered notices under this Section 3(o) and any subsequent notices to such new transfer agent.
s. To the extent not made by the underwriters in the case of an underwritten offering, the Company shall make such filings with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 or otherwise (including providing all required information and paying required fees thereto), as and when requested by any Investor, or in the case of an underwritten offering, by any underwriter, and make all other filings and take all other actions reasonably necessary to expedite and facilitate the disposition by the Investors of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, including promptly responding to any comments received from FINRA.
t. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3(f) , at any time commencing after the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement during the Registration Period, the Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company and not, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a “ Grace Period ”); provided, that the Company shall (i) promptly notify the Investors in writing of the existence of material non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that the Company shall not disclose the content of such material non-public information to any Investor in any such notice unless otherwise requested in writing by such Investor) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) as soon as such date may be determined, promptly notify the Investors in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided , further , that (A) no Grace Period shall exceed thirty (30) consecutive days, (B) during any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period, such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of sixty (60) days, and (C) the first day of any Grace Period must be at least ten (10) trading days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (each Grace Period that satisfies all of the requirements of this Section 3(s) being referred to as an “ Allowable Grace Period ”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 3(f) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
u. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or affiliate thereof shall identify any Investor as an underwriter in any public disclosure or filing with the SEC or the Principal Market and any Investor being deemed an underwriter by the SEC shall not relieve the Company of any obligations it has under any Transaction Document (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).
v. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Buyers in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
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w. The Company shall enter into such customary agreements (including, in the case of underwritten offering, an underwriting agreement) and take such other actions as any of the Investors or underwriters, if any, may reasonably request in order to expedite and facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTORS .
a. At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement and at least seven (7) Business Days prior to the filing of any amendment or supplement to a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information, if any, the Company requires from each such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement or, with respect to an amendment or a supplement, if such Investor’s Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement (each an “ Information Request ”). Provided that the Company shall have complied with its obligations set forth in the preceding sentence, it shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the anticipated filing date, such Investor shall furnish to the Company, in response to an Information Request, such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities.
b. Each Investor, by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor’s election to exclude all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
c. Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) , or written notice from the Company of an Allowable Grace Period, such Investor will discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) or receipt of notice from the Company in writing that no supplement or amendment is required or that the Allowable Grace Period has ended. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION . All expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 , including all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, as well as all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s compliance with its obligations under this Agreement, shall be paid by the Company. Each Investor shall pay all fees and disbursements of its counsel and all underwriting discounts and commissions, broker or similar fees and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such Investor’s Registrable Securities.
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6. INDEMNIFICATION . In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement:
a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor, the directors, officers, partners, members, managers, investment managers, employees, affiliates, agents and representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement, joint or several, and any expenses (collectively, “ Indemnified Damages ”), incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or Governmental Authority or other administrative or regulatory agency or body (including the SEC and any state commission or authority or self-regulatory organization or securities exchange in the United States or elsewhere), whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“ Claims ”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claim (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any prospectus, including any preliminary prospectus, free writing prospectus or final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, and including all information incorporated by reference therein), or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or (iv) any breach or violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “ Violations ”). Subject to Section 6(c) , the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a) : (x) shall not apply to a Claim or Indemnified Damages sought by an Indemnified Person to the extent arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; and (y) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive any transfer of Registrable Securities by any Investor pursuant to Section 9 .
b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor’s Registrable Securities are included, each such Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each an “ Indemnified Party ”), to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a) with respect to the Indemnified Persons, against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto; and, subject to Section 6(c) , such Investor will reimburse the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim or Indemnified Damages if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, that an Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive any transfer of Registrable Securities by any Investor pursuant to Section 9 .
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c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of the written threat of or notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim or Indemnified Damages, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6 , promptly deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the written threat of or notice of the commencement of such action or proceeding. In case any such action or proceeding is brought against any Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person and such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party may retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of that counsel will be at the expense of that Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, as the case may be, unless (i) the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, as applicable, shall have mutually agreed to the retention of that counsel, (ii) the indemnifying party does not assume the defense of such proceeding in a timely manner or (iii) in the opinion of counsel retained by the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, as applicable, the representation by such counsel for the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, as applicable, and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by counsel to the indemnifying party in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or proceeding or Claim or Indemnified Damages by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action, proceeding or Claim or Indemnified Damages. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, as the case may be, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise with respect to any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be or has been sought hereunder (whether or not the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person (as applicable) of a full release from all liability with respect to such Claim or Indemnified Damages or which includes any admission as to fault or culpability on the part of such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action or proceeding shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 , except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced in its ability to defend such action or proceeding as a result of such failure.
d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall promptly reimburse the indemnifying party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person is finally judicially determined to not be entitled to indemnification hereunder.
e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
7. CONTRIBUTION . To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement , less the amount of any damages that such Investor has otherwise been required to pay in connection with such sale.
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8. REPORTS UNDER THE 1934 ACT .
a. With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144, the Company agrees to, so long as an Investor owns Registrable Securities, use best efforts to:
i. make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
ii. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit the Company’s obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
iii. furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
b. For so long as the Principal Market is not a National Exchange (as such terms are defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), the Company shall use its best efforts to facilitate trading of the Common Stock on the Principal Market and, without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall file all necessary reports, at its expense, to publish all information so as to have available “current public information” in Standard & Poor’s Corporation Records or Mergent’s Manual for state “blue sky” exemption purposes.
9. ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS . The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of (i) the Required Holders and (ii) Redmile Group LLC, but only to the extent that the Required Holders are not funds, accounts or entities managed by Redmile Group, LLC or any of its Affiliates. The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Investors to any transferee of all or any portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company; (ii) the Company is furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws; (iv) the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) the transferee is an “accredited investor,” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D.
10. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS . Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of (i) the Company, (ii) the Required Holders and (iii) Redmile Group LLC, but only to the extent that the Required Holders are not funds, accounts or entities managed by Redmile Group, LLC or any of its Affiliates; provided that any such amendment or waiver that complies with the foregoing but that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Investor relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Investors shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Investor (for the avoidance of doubt, participation by any Investor in an unrelated financing by the Company shall not be deemed to disproportionately affect the Investors who do not participate in such financing). Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to each of the Investors.
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11. ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION STATEMENTS . During the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the last day of the Registration Period, if at any time there is not an effective Registration Statement available for the resale of the Registrable Securities under the 1933 Act, the Company shall not file a Registration Statement or an offering statement under the 1933 Act relating to securities that are not the Registrable Securities (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-8, or such supplements or amendments to Registration Statements that are outstanding and have been declared effective by the SEC as of the date hereof, solely to the extent necessary to keep such registration statements effective and available.
12. MISCELLANEOUS .
a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities (or a transferee or assignee of Registrable Securities, as applicable) whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities (or the Preferred Shares or other securities upon exercise, conversion or exchange of which such Registrable Securities are directly or indirectly issuable, without giving effect to any limitations or restrictions on conversion of the Preferred Shares or other securities). If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities (or the Preferred Shares or other securities upon exercise, conversion or exchange of which such Registrable Securities are directly or indirectly issuable).
b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered upon receipt, when delivered personally or by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company: | ||
Stereotaxis, Inc. | ||
4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 100 | ||
St. Louis, Missouri 63108 | ||
Attention: Chief Financial Officer | ||
With copy to: | ||
Stereotaxis, Inc. | ||
4320 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 100 | ||
St. Louis, Missouri 63108 | ||
Attention: Legal Department | ||
-and- | ||
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | ||
One Metropolitan Square | ||
211 N. Broadway, Suite 3600 | ||
St. Louis, Missouri 63102 | ||
Attention: Robert J. Endicott, Esq. |
If to a Buyer, to it at the address set forth under such Buyer’s name on its signature page to the Securities Purchase Agreement, or, in the case of a Buyer, Investor or any other party named above, at such other address and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. If to Legal Counsel, to such counsel at the address for such counsel specified by written notice given to given to each other party promptly following designation of such counsel. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication; (B) an affidavit of delivery by a delivery service selected by the Company; or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service.
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c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
d. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Delaware for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s). EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
e. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9 , this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
h. This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party hereto and delivered to the other parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature to this Agreement or any amendment hereto is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof. No party hereto shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file to deliver a signature to this Agreement or any amendment hereto or the fact that such signature was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each party hereto forever waives any such defense.
i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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j. All consents and other determinations to be made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by the Required Holders, determined without regard to any limitations on conversion of Preferred Shares. Any consent or other determination approved by Investors as provided in the immediately preceding sentence shall be binding on all Investors.
k. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
l. Each Buyer and each holder of the Registrable Securities shall have all rights and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies that such Buyers and holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights that such Buyers and holders have under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security or proving actual damages), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law.
m. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns and, to the extent provided in Sections 6 and 7 hereof, each Indemnified Person and Indemnified Party, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
n. The Company shall not grant any Person any registration rights with respect to shares of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company other than registration rights that will not adversely affect the rights of the Investors hereunder (including by limiting in any way the number of Registrable Securities that could be included in any Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415) and shall not otherwise enter into any agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Investors hereunder.
o. The obligations of each Investor hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any obligations on any Investor vis-à-vis any other Investor. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated herein.
p. Unless the context otherwise requires, (a) all references to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits are to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits contained in or attached to this Agreement, (b) each accounting term not otherwise defined in this Agreement or the Securities Purchase Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP, (c) words in the singular or plural include the singular and plural, and pronouns stated in either the masculine, the feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter and (d) the use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than limitation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
COMPANY : | ||
STEREOTAXIS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ David Fischel | |
Name: | David Fischel | |
Title: | Chairman & CEO |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
BUYERS : | ||
REDMILE CAPITAL OFFSHORE II MASTER FUND, LTD. | ||
By: Redmile Group, LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Josh Garcia | |
Name: | Josh Garcia | |
Title: | CFO |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
BUYERS : | ||
REDMILE STRATEGIC MASTER FUND, LP | ||
By: Redmile Group, LLC, its investment manager | ||
By: | /s/ Josh Garcia | |
Name: | Josh Garcia | |
Title: | CFO |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
BUYERS : | ||
NAME OF BUYER: | ||
Opaleye L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ James Silverman | |
Name: | James Silverman | |
Title: | Founder |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
BUYERS : | ||
NAME OF BUYER: | ||
Whitney Capital Series Fund LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Trina Geatz | |
Name: | Trina Geatz | |
Title: | Global Director of Operations |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
BUYERS: | ||
NAME OF BUYER: | ||
Schonfeld Fundamental Equity Fund LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Trina Geatz | |
Name: | Trina Geatz | |
Title: | Global Director of Operations |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
BUYERS : | ||
NAME OF BUYER: | ||
Parkman HP Master Fund | ||
By: Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC, Investment Manager | ||
By: | /s/ Michael Elgort | |
Name: | Michael Elgort | |
Title: | CFO/COO of Investment Manager |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
Exhibit 99.1
Stereotaxis Announces $25 Million Private Placement
ST. LOUIS, MO, August 8, 2019 – Stereotaxis (OTCQX: STXS), the global leader in innovative robotic technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with select institutional investors for a $25 million private placement.
In this private placement, Stereotaxis is selling approximately 12.2 million shares of common stock and convertible preferred stock at a purchase price of $2.05 per share to select healthcare-focused and growth-oriented institutional investors. The preferred stock is a common stock equivalent but non-voting and with a blocker on conversion into common stock if the holder would exceed a specified threshold of voting security ownership. The financing was led by Redmile Group, and also included Opaleye Management and Parkman Healthcare Partners. Cowen acted as the exclusive placement agent for the private placement.
“We are grateful for the trust and confidence of the investors that joined us in our mission to improve patient care and transform electrophysiology with robotics,” said David Fischel, Chairman and CEO. “This financing reflects our shared excitement for Stereotaxis’ substantial near-term and long-term growth opportunities. A financing was not necessary to accomplish our strategic goals but will enhance our commercial growth initiatives and a second wave of innovation in electrophysiology and beyond.”
The securities to be issued upon the closing of the private placement transaction described in this press release have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or applicable state securities laws, and unless so registered, any such securities may not be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the shares sold in the private placement following the closing of the transaction. Additional details regarding the offering will be included in the Form 8-K to be filed by Stereotaxis with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
About Stereotaxis
Stereotaxis is the global leader in innovative robotic technologies designed to enhance the treatment of arrhythmias and perform endovascular procedures. Its mission is the discovery, development and delivery of robotic systems, instruments, and information solutions for the interventional laboratory. These innovations help physicians provide unsurpassed patient care with robotic precision and safety, improved lab efficiency and productivity, and enhanced integration of procedural information. Stereotaxis’ robotic technology has received various regulatory clearances in the United States, European Union, Japan, Canada, China, and elsewhere. The Stereotaxis Genesis RMN System is CE marked and will become available in other global geographies subject to regulatory approvals. Stereotaxis Imaging Model S is CE marked and FDA cleared. For more information, please visit www.stereotaxis.com .
This press release includes statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements, usually containing the words “believe”, “estimate”, “project”, “expect” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to raise additional capital on a timely basis and on terms that are acceptable, its ability to continue to manage expenses and cash burn rate at sustainable levels, its ability to continue to work with lenders to extend, repay or refinance indebtedness, or to obtain additional financing, in either case on acceptable terms, continued acceptance of the Company’s products in the marketplace, the effect of global economic conditions on the ability and willingness of customers to purchase its systems and the timing of such purchases, competitive factors, changes resulting from healthcare reform in the United States, including changes in government reimbursement procedures, dependence upon third-party vendors, timing of regulatory approvals, and other risks discussed in the Company’s periodic and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release. There can be no assurance that the Company will recognize revenue related to its purchase orders and other commitments in any particular period or at all because some of these purchase orders and other commitments are subject to contingencies that are outside of the Company’s control. In addition, these orders and commitments may be revised, modified, delayed or canceled, either by their express terms, as a result of negotiations, or by overall project changes or delays.
Company Contacts:
David L. Fischel
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Martin C. Stammer
Chief Financial Officer
314-678-6100
investors@stereotaxis.com