UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 12, 2020

 

SIMPLICITY ESPORTS AND GAMING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-38188   82-1231127

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

7000 W. Palmetto Park Rd., Suite 505

Boca Raton, FL 33433

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(855) 345-9467

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

N/A

 

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

 

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

 

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
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[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
None   N/A   N/A

 

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 [X]

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

The Equity Line

 

On March 12, 2020 (the “Execution Date”), Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company (the “Company”) entered into an Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Common Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Triton Funds LP (“Selling Stockholder”), dated as of March 11, 2020, pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, the Selling Stockholder is committed to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Put Shares”) at an aggregate price of up to $500,000 (the “Maximum Commitment Amount”) over the course of the commitment period (the “Equity Line”). In connection with the execution of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to issue, and issued on March 11, 2020, 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Donation Shares”) to Selling Stockholder as a donation.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the commitment period will commence upon the effective date of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement and will end on the earlier of (i) the date on which the Selling Stockholder has purchased common stock from the Company pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement (“Put Shares”) equal to the Maximum Commitment Amount, and (ii) December 31, 2020.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company is obligated to sell to the Selling Stockholder, and the Selling Stockholder is obligated to purchase from the Company, a number of Put Shares having an aggregate purchase price of $500,000. From time to time over the term of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, commencing on the date on which a registration statement registering the Put Shares (the “Registration Statement”) becomes effective, subject to the limitations discussed below and contained in the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company is obligated to provide the Selling Stockholder with a put notice (each a “Put Notice”) to purchase a specified number of the Put Shares (each a “Put Amount Requested”).

 

On the third business day (“Closing Date”) following notification by the Selling Stockholder that the Put Shares have been received in its custodial account following the delivery of a Put Notice to the Selling stockholder, the Selling Stockholder will deliver the Put Amount to the Company via wire transfer (“Closing”). The actual amount of proceeds the Company receives pursuant to each Put Notice (each, the “Put Amount”) is to be determined by multiplying the Put Amount Requested by the applicable purchase price as determined on the Closing Date. The purchase price for each of the Put Shares equals 90% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during the five (5) trading days immediately prior to the Closing Date.

 

In order to deliver a Put Notice, certain conditions set forth in the Common Stock Purchase Agreement must be met, as provided therein. Under the terms of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company may not deliver a Put Notice to the Selling Stockholder until the Closing pursuant to any prior Put Notice has been completed. In addition, the Selling Stockholder is not entitled to purchase that number of Put Shares, which when added to the sum of the number of shares of Company common stock beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholder, would exceed 9.99% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the Closing.

 

The Common Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and indemnification provisions.

 

The foregoing description of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

On the Execution Date, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with Selling Stockholder pursuant to which the Company is obligated to file the Registration Statement to register the resale of the Put Shares. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company must (i) file the Registration Statement within 30 calendar days from the Execution Date, (ii) use reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), within thirty (30) calendar days, but no more than ninety (90) calendar days after the Company has filed the Registration Statement, and (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all of the Put Shares have been sold thereunder or the Selling Stockholder has no obligation to acquire any additional shares of Company common stock under the Common Stock Purchase Agreement.

 

The Registration Rights Agreement contains customary indemnification provisions.

 

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

 

 

 

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On March 18, 2020, the Company issued a press release relating to the $500,000 investment from the Selling Stockholder. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in any website is not a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information included in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information set forth under this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
10.1   Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 11, 2020 and entered into on March 12, 2020 by and between the registrant and Triton Funds LP.
10.2   Registration Rights Agreement dated March 11, 2020 and entered into on March 12, 2020 by and between the registrant and Triton Funds LP.
99.1   Press release issued by the registrant on March 18, 2020.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  SIMPLICITY ESPORTS AND GAMING COMPANY
   
Date: March 18, 2020 By: /s/ Jed Kaplan
    Jed Kaplan
    Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 11, 2020 (provided, however, that this Agreement shall only be effective as of the Execution Date (as defined in this Agreement)), by and between Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and TRITON FUNDS LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Investor”). The Company and the Investor may be referred to herein collectively as the “Parties” and each individually as a “Party.”

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Investor shall invest up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) after an effective Registration Statement;

 

WHEREAS, such investment will be made in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act, and/or upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act as may be available with respect to the investment in Common Stock to be made hereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Parties are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the 1933 Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which shall be considered an integral part of this Agreement, the covenants and agreements set forth hereafter, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01 DEFINITIONS. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings below, and such meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of such defined terms.

 

  (a) “1934 Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same will then be in effect.
     
  (b) “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with, the specified Person.
     
  (c) “Control” means (a) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote 10% or more of the securities or other equity interests of a Person having ordinary voting power, (b) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, by contractor otherwise, or (c) being a director, officer, executor, trustee or fiduciary (or their equivalents) of a Person or a Person that controls such Person.

 

     

 

 

  (d) “Business Day” shall mean any day on which the Principal Market for the Shares is open for trading from the hours of 9:30 am until 4:00 pm.
     
  (e) “Commitment Period” shall mean the period beginning on the Execution Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (1) the date that Investor has purchased $500,000 of Shares pursuant to this Agreement and (2) December 31, 2020.
     
  (f) “Document Preparation Fee” shall mean a $5,000 cash payment made by Company to Investor immediately following the Execution Date.
     
  (g) “Execution Date” shall mean the last date that this Agreement is signed by the parties hereto
     
  (h) “Governmental Entity” means any federal, state, municipal, local or foreign government and any court, tribunal, arbitral body, administrative agency, department, subdivision, entity, commission or other governmental, government appointed, quasi-governmental or regulatory authority, reporting entity or agency, domestic, foreign or supranational.
     
  (i) “Investment Amount” shall mean the number of Shares in a Purchase Notice multiplied by the Purchase Price.
     
  (j) “Investment Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Registered Offering Transaction Documents (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby.
     
  (k) “Law” means any applicable foreign, federal, state or local law (including common law), statute, treaty, rule, directive, regulation, ordinances and similar provisions having the force or effect of law or an Order of any Governmental Entity.
     
  (l) “Order” means any judgment, writ, decree, determination, award, compliance agreement, settlement agreement, injunction, ruling, charge, judicial or administrative order, determination or other restriction of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator.
     
  (m) “Person” means a natural person, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
     
  (n) “Principal Market” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the OTC Markets, whichever is the market on which the Common Stock is listed.
     
  (o) “Purchase Notice” shall mean a written notice sent to the Investor by the Company stating the number of Shares that the Company intends to sell to the Investor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and which the Investor is obligated to buy, in each case subject to the terms and conditions herein.

 

     

 

 

  (p) “Registration Statement” means the registration statement of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the Shares issuable hereunder.
     
  (q) “SEC” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
     
  (r) “Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.02 INTERPRETIVE PROVISIONS. Unless the express context otherwise requires, the words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa; the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean United States Dollars, unless otherwise specified herein; references herein to a specific Section, Subsection, Recital or Exhibit shall refer, respectively, to Sections, Subsections, Recitals or Exhibits of this Agreement; wherever the word “include,” “includes,” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; references herein to any gender shall include each other gender; references herein to any contract or agreement (including this Agreement) mean such contract or agreement as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof; with respect to the determination of any period of time, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”; references herein to any Law or any license mean such Law or license as amended, modified, codified, reenacted, supplemented or superseded in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time; and references herein to any Law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

SECTION 2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK

 

Section 2.01 PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company shall sell to the Investor, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company, a number of Shares having an aggregate purchase price of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000).

 

Section 2.02 DELIVERY OF PURCHASE NOTICES. Subject to the terms and conditions herein, and from time to time during the Commitment Period, the Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver one or more Purchase Notices to the Investor, each of which shall state the number of Shares which the Company intends to sell to the Investor on a Closing (as defined below). The Purchase Notice shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference. During the Commitment Period, the Company shall not submit a Purchase Notice until the Closing pursuant to any prior Purchase Notice has been completed.

 

Section 2.03 PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price for each Share (the “Purchase Price”) shall be equal to 90% of the VWAP (as defined below) as determined on the Closing Date (the “Determination Date”). For purposes herein, “VWAP” shall for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed for trading on the Principal Market, the lowest daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock during the 5 Trading Day period immediately prior to the Determination Date, as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a trading day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the Principal Market, and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as is determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company after taking into consideration factors it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, recent sale and offer prices of the capital stock of the Company in private transactions negotiated at arm’s length. For purposes herein, “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Principal Market is generally open for business and on which the Common Stock is then traded. For the avoidance of doubt, the Purchase Price shall be recalculated with respect to each sale of Shares pursuant to a Purchase Notice.

 

     

 

 

Section 2.04 CONDITIONS TO INVESTOR’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE SHARES.

 

  (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not be entitled to deliver a Purchase Notice and the Investor shall not be obligated to purchase any Shares at a Closing unless each of the following conditions are satisfied:

 

  (i) at all times during the period beginning on the related Purchase Notice and ending on and including the related Closing, the Common Stock shall have been listed or quoted for trading on the Principal Market and shall not have been suspended from trading thereon for a period of two (2) consecutive Business Days during the Commitment Period and the Company shall not have been notified of any pending or threatened proceeding or other action to suspend the trading of the Common Stock;
     
  (ii) the Company shall have complied with its obligations and is otherwise not in breach of or in default under, this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or any other agreement executed between the Parties in connection with the transactions contemplated in the Investment Documents (the “Transactions”), which has not been cured prior to delivery of the applicable Purchase Notice;
     
  (iii) no injunction shall have been issued and remain in force, or action commenced by a governmental authority which has not been stayed or abandoned, prohibiting the purchase or the issuance of the Shares; and
     
  (iv) the issuance of the Shares will not violate any requirements of the Principal Market.

 

  (b) If any of the events described in Section 2.04(a)(i) through Section 2.04(a)(iv) above occurs prior to a Closing, then the Investor shall have no obligation to purchase the Shares set forth in the applicable Purchase Notice.

 

Section 2.05 MECHANICS OF PURCHASE OF SHARES. The Closing of the sale and purchase of Shares pursuant to a Purchase Notice (each, a “Closing”) shall occur on the third Business Day (the “Closing Date”) following notification by the Investor the Shares have been received in its custodial account. On each applicable Closing, the Investor shall deliver to the Company the applicable Investment Amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company. In addition, with respect to each Closing, and prior to, at, or following such Closing, each of the Company and Investor shall deliver to each other all documents, instruments and writings as reasonably requested by either of them pursuant to this Agreement in order to implement and effect the Transactions.

 

     

 

 

Section 2.06 LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF OWNERSHIP. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event shall the Investor be entitled to purchase that number of Shares, which when added to the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (as such term is defined under Section 13(d) and Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act), by the Investor, would exceed 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Closing, as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-1(j) of the 1934 Act.

 

Section 2.07 NO SHORT SALES. No short sales shall be permitted by the Investor or its affiliates during the Commitment Period.

 

Section 2.08 NO DISCLOSURE. The Company shall not disclose non-public information to the Investor.

 

SECTION 3. INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Investor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Company, and such representations and warranties shall be deemed automatically remade by Investor on, and as of, each Closing Date:

 

Section 3.01 AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSACTIONS. Investor is a limited partnership, duly organized and in good standing in the State of Delaware and has the requisite power and capacity to execute and deliver the Investment Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by Investor of the applicable Investment Documents and the consummation of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite action on the part of Investor. The Investment Documents to which Investor is a party have been duly and validly executed and delivered by Investor. Each Investment Document to which Investor is a party constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Investor, enforceable against Investor in accordance with its terms and conditions, except to the extent enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by the principles governing the availability of equitable remedies.

 

Section 3.02 GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS; NON-CONTRAVENTION. No consent, Order, action or non-action of, or filing, notification, declaration or registration with, any Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by Investor of this Agreement or any other Investment Document to which Investor is a party. The execution, delivery and performance by Investor of the Investment Documents to which Investor is a party, and the consummation by Investor of the Transactions, do not violate any Laws or Orders to which Investor is subject. or violate, breach or conflict with any provision of Investor’s organizational documents

 

Section 3.03 INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS.

 

  (a) Investor understands and agrees that the consummation of this Agreement including the delivery of the Shares to Investor as contemplated hereby constitutes the offer and sale of securities under the 1933 Act and applicable state statutes.
     
  (b) Investor is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act (an “Accredited Investor”).
     
  (c) Investor understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to Investor in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities Laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and Investor’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of Investor set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Investor to acquire the Shares.

 

     

 

 

  (d) Investor 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 Shares which have been requested by Investor or its advisors. Investor and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Investor understands that its investment in the Shares involves a significant degree of risk.
     
  (e) At no time was Investor presented with or solicited by any leaflet, newspaper or magazine article, radio or television advertisement, or any other form of general advertising or solicited or invited to attend a promotional meeting otherwise than in connection and concurrently with such communicated offer. Investor is not purchasing the Shares acquired by Investor hereunder as a result of any “general solicitation” or “general advertising,” as such terms are defined in Regulation D under the 1933 Act, which includes, but is not limited to, any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares acquired by Investor hereunder published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or on the internet or broadcast over television, radio or the internet or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
     
  (f) Investor is acquiring the Shares for its own account as principal, not as a nominee or agent, for investment purposes only, and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act. No other Person has a direct or indirect beneficial interest in the Shares. Further, Investor does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such Person or to any third Person, with respect to the Shares.
     
  (g) Investor understands that (i) the sale or re-sale of the Shares has not been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities Laws, and the Shares may not be transferred unless (1) the Shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act (whether pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise), (2) Investor shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of Investor, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that the Shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company, (3) the Shares are sold or transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”)) of Investor who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the Shares only in accordance with this Section and who is an Accredited Investor, (4) the Shares are sold pursuant to Rule 144, (5) the Shares are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“Regulation S”), or (6) the Shares are sold pursuant to the exemption from registration afforded under Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(7) of the 1933 Act, and Investor shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of Investor, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company; (ii) any sale of such Shares made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such Shares under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register such Shares under the 1933 Act or any state securities Laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case).

 

     

 

 

  (h) Investor, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Investor is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
     
  (i) Investor understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other governmental or state agency has passed on or made recommendations or endorsement of the Shares or the suitability of the investment in the Shares nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Transactions.
     
  (j) Any legend required by the securities Laws of any state to the extent such Laws are applicable to the Shares represented by the certificate so legended shall be included on any certificates representing the Shares until such Shares are registered for resale pursuant to the 1933 Act. Investor also understands that the Shares may bear the following or a substantially similar legend until such Shares are registered for resale pursuant to the 1933 Act:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, NOR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, DELIVERED AFTER SALE, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS QUALIFIED AND REGISTERED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, SUCH QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION ARE NOT REQUIRED. ANY TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO OTHER RESTRICTIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH ARE NOT SET FORTH HEREIN.

 

Section 3.04 BROKERS. Investor has not engaged any investment banker, finder, broker or sales agent or any other Person in connection with the origin, negotiation, execution, delivery or performance of any Investment Document to which it is a party, or the Transactions.

 

SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as disclosed on the Company’s filings with the SEC pursuant to the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, the Company represents and warrants to the Investor as follows:

 

     

 

 

Section 4.01 ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, and has the requisite corporate power and authorization to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Both the Company and the companies it owns or controls (“Subsidiaries”) are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means a change, event, circumstance, effect or state of facts that has had or is reasonably likely to have, a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the Transactions, or on the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Investment Documents.

 

Section 4.02 AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEMENT; COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS.

 

  (a) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into the Investment Documents and to issue the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
     
  (b) The execution and delivery of the Investment Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the Transactions, including without limitation the issuance of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement, have been duly and validly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders.
     
  (c) The Investment Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company.
     
  (d) The Investment Documents constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar Laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

Section 4.03 ISSUANCE OF SHARES. Upon issuance in accordance with this Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid for and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof.

 

Section 4.04 INSURANCE. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company reasonably believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.05 DILUTIVE EFFECT. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon purchases pursuant to this Agreement will increase in certain circumstances including, but not necessarily limited to, the circumstance wherein the trading price of the Common Stock declines during the Commitment Period. The Company’s executive officers and directors have studied and fully understand the nature of the Transactions and recognize that they have a potential dilutive effect on the shareholders of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company has concluded, in its good faith business judgment, and with full understanding of the implications, that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company. The Company specifically acknowledges that, subject to such limitations as are expressly set forth in the Investment Documents, its obligation to issue shares of Common Stock upon purchases pursuant to this Agreement is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.

 

     

 

 

SECTION 5. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

Section 5.01 BEST EFFORTS. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 5.02 REPORTING STATUS. Until one of the following occurs, the Company shall file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status, or take an action or fail to take any action, which would terminate its status as a reporting company under the 1934 Act: (i) the occurrence of the Expiration Date provided that the Investor has the right to sell all of the Shares without restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act, or such other exemption or pursuant to the Registration Statement, or (ii) the date on which the Investor has sold all the Shares.

 

Section 5.03 USE OF PROCEEDS. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares for general corporate and working capital purposes and acquisitions or assets, businesses or operations or for other purposes that the Board of Directors, in good faith deem to be in the best interest of the Company.

 

Section 5.04 FINANCIAL INFORMATION. During the Commitment Period, the Company agrees to make available to the Investor via EDGAR or other electronic means the following documents and information on the forms set forth: (i) within five (5) Business Days after the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any Current Reports on Form 8-K and any Registration Statements or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act; (ii) copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the shareholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the shareholders; and (iii) except as may be required to be limited by Law or the rules or requirements of the Principal Market, within two (2) calendar days of filing or delivery thereof, copies of all documents filed with, and all correspondence sent to, the Principal Market, any securities exchange or market, or the Financial Industry Regulatory Association, unless such information is material nonpublic information.

 

Section 5.05 LISTING. The Company shall promptly secure and maintain the listing of all of the Registrable Securities on the Principal Market and each other national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Investment Documents. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market (excluding suspensions of not more than one (1) Business Day resulting from business announcements by the Company). The Company shall promptly provide to the Investor copies of any notices it receives from the Principal Market regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such automated quotation system or securities exchange. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 5.05.

 

     

 

 

Section 5.06 CORPORATE EXISTENCE. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company.

 

Section 5.07 NOTICE OF CERTAIN EVENTS AFFECTING REGISTRATION; SUSPENSION OF RIGHT TO SUBMIT A PURCHASE NOTICE. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor upon the occurrence of any of the following events in respect of a Registration Statement or related prospectus in respect of an offering of the Shares: (i) receipt of any request for additional information by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or related prospectus; (ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other Governmental Authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) receipt of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or notice of any proceeding for such purpose; (iv) the happening of any event that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, related prospectus or documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the related prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any 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; and (v) the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement would be appropriate, and the Company shall promptly make available to Investor any such supplement or amendment to the related prospectus.

 

Section 5.08 TRANSFER AGENT. The Company shall deliver instructions to its transfer agent to issue Shares to the Investor that are issued to the Investor pursuant to the Investment Documents.

 

Section 5.09 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TERMS. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investor that: (i) it is voluntarily entering into this Agreement of its own freewill, (ii) it is not entering this Agreement under economic duress, (iii) the terms of this Agreement are reasonable and fair to the Company, and (iv) the Company has had independent legal counsel of its own choosing review this Agreement, advise the Company with respect to this Agreement, and represent the Company in connection with this Agreement.

 

SECTION 6. INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 6.01 GENERAL INDEMNIFICATION. In consideration of the Parties’ mutual obligations set forth in the Investment Documents, each Party (the “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other Party and such other Party’s Affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers, managers, partners, employees, agents, equity holders, successors and assigns (each, an “Indemnified Party”), from and against any and all losses, damages, deficiencies, liabilities, assessments, fines, penalties, judgments, actions, claims, costs, disbursements, fees, expenses or settlements of any kind or nature, including legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses, and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”) incurred or suffered by any Indemnified Party arising out of, based upon or resulting from (I) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Indemnifying Party in any Investment Document; (II) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Indemnifying Party contained in the Investment Document; or (III) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnified Party and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Investment Documents. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Indemnifying Party may be unenforceable for any reason, the Indemnifying Party shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable Law. The indemnity provisions contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar rights any Indemnified Party may have, and any liabilities to which the Indemnifying Party may be subject.

 

     

 

 

Section 6.02 PROCEDURES FOR INDEMNIFICATION. In the event that an Indemnified Party shall incur or suffer any Losses in respect of which indemnification may be sought under this SECTION 6 against the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall assert a claim for indemnification by providing a written notice (the “Notice of Loss”) to the Indemnifying Party stating the nature and basis of such indemnification. The Notice of Loss shall be provided to the Indemnifying Party as soon as practicable after the Indemnified Party becomes aware that it has incurred or suffered a Loss.

 

Section 6.03 PAYMENT. Upon a determination of liability under this SECTION 6 the Indemnifying Party shall pay or cause to be paid to the Indemnified Party the amount so determined within five (5) Business Days after the date of such determination. If there should be a dispute as to the amount or manner of determination of any indemnity obligation owed under this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party shall nevertheless pay when due such portion, if any, of the obligation that is not subject to dispute. Upon the payment in full of any amounts due under this SECTION 6 with respect to any claim, the Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated to the rights of the Indemnified Party against any Person with respect to the subject matter of such claim.

 

SECTION 7. MICELLANEOUS

 

Section 7.01 LAW GOVERNING THIS AGREEMENT; ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

 

  (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either Party against the other concerning the Transactions shall be brought only in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles, California. The Parties hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Parties agree to submit to the in personam jurisdiction of such courts. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Investment Documents by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such Party at the address in effect for 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 other manner permitted by Law.

 

     

 

 

  (b) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS, THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF OR THE FINANCINGS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 7.01(b). Each of the Parties acknowledge that each has been represented in connection with the signing of this waiver by independent legal counsel selected by the respective Party and that such Party has discussed the legal consequences and import of this waiver with legal counsel. Each of the Parties further acknowledge that each has read and understands the meaning of this waiver and grants this waiver knowingly, voluntarily, without duress and only after consideration of the consequences of this waiver with legal counsel.
     
  (c) The prevailing Party in any dispute hereunder shall be entitled to recover from the other Party its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.
     
  (d) In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of Law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of Law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any Law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement.
     
  (e) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. This Agreement shall not be construed as if it had been prepared by one of the Parties, but rather as if both Parties had prepared the same.

 

Section 7.02 LEGAL FEES; AND MISCELLANEOUS FEES. Except as otherwise set forth in the Investment Documents, including the Document Preparation Fee (including but not limited to Section V of the Registration Rights Agreement), each Party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, the accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such Party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the issuance of any Shares. The Company will pay the Document Preparation Fee on the Execution Date.

 

Section 7.03 SURVIVAL. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Investor contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and the expiration of this Agreement.

 

     

 

 

Section 7.04 NOTICES.

 

  (a) Any notice or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if personally delivered to it or sent by email, overnight courier or registered mail or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

if to the Company, to:

 

Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company

7000 W. Palmetto Park Road, Suite 505

Boca Raton, Florida 33433

Attention: Jed Kaplan

Email: jkaplan@simplicityesports.com

 

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

 

Anthony L.G., PLLC

Attn: Laura Anthony

625 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 600

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Email: lanthony@anthonypllc.com

 

If to Investor, to:

 

Triton Funds LP

Attn: Marc Indeglia

1262 Prospect Street

La Jolla, CA 92037

Email: tritonfunds@tritonfunds.com

 

  (b) Any Party may change its address for notices hereunder upon notice to each other Party in the manner for giving notices hereunder.
     
  (c) Any notice hereunder shall be deemed to have been given (i) upon receipt, if personally delivered, (ii) on the day after dispatch, if sent by overnight courier, (iii) upon dispatch, if transmitted by email with return receipt requested and received and (iv) three (3) days after mailing, if sent by registered or certified mail.

 

Section 7.05 AMENDMENTS; NO WAIVERS; NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES.

 

  (a) This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, terminated or cancelled, and any of the terms, covenants, representations, warranties or conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by both Parties.
     
  (b) Every right and remedy provided herein shall be cumulative with every other right and remedy, whether conferred herein, at law, or in equity, and may be enforced concurrently herewith, and no waiver by any Party of the performance of any obligation by the other Party shall be construed as a waiver of the same or any other default then, theretofore, or thereafter occurring or existing.
     
  (c) Neither any failure or delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder or in requiring satisfaction of any condition herein nor any course of dealing shall constitute a waiver of or prevent any Party from enforcing any right or remedy or from requiring satisfaction of any condition. No notice to or demand on a Party waives or otherwise affects any obligation of that Party or impairs any right of the Party giving such notice or making such demand, including any right to take any action without notice or demand not otherwise required by this Agreement. No exercise of any right or remedy with respect to a breach of this Agreement shall preclude exercise of any other right or remedy, as appropriate to make the aggrieved Party whole with respect to such breach, or subsequent exercise of any right or remedy with respect to any other breach.

 

     

 

 

  (d) Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, no Party shall seek, nor shall any Party be liable for, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages, under any tort, contract, equity, or other legal theory, with respect to any breach (or alleged breach) of this Agreement or any provision hereof or any matter otherwise relating hereto or arising in connection herewith.

 

Section 7.06 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Following the Execution Date, each Party shall execute and deliver such documents and other papers and take such further action as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions of the Investment Documents.

 

Section 7.07 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; BENEFIT. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. No Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the written consent of the other Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall confer on any Person other than the Parties, and their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 7.08 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the other Investment Documents constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

Section 7.09 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. Each Party agrees that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that each Party shall be entitled to seek specific performance of the terms hereof in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.

 

Section 7.10 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties, it being understood that each Party need not sign the same counterpart. A facsimile copy or electronic transmission of a signature page shall be deemed to be an original signature page. A Party’s signature on the signature page hereof evidences such Party’s agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each undersigned signatory hereby certifies that he or she has read and understands this Agreement, the representations made by the Party for which such signatory is executing this Agreement are true and accurate, and that such Party agrees to be bound by its terms.

 

[Signatures appear on following page]

 

     

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Common Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year written below.

 

  Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company
     
  By: /s/ Roman Franklin
  Name: Roman Franklin
  Title: President
  Date: March 12, 2020
     
  Triton Funds LP
   
  By: /s/ Tyler Hoffman
  Name: TYLER HOFFMAN
  Title: AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY
  Date: MARCH 11, 2020

 

     

 

 

Exhibit A

Registration Rights Agreement

 

(Attached)

 

     

 

 

Exhibit B

Form of Purchase Notice

 

Date:[                             ]

 

Triton Funds LP Attn: Marc Indeglia 1262 Prospect Street La Jolla, CA 92037

Email: tritonfunds@tritonfunds.com

 

This is a Purchase Notice, as defined in and subject to the terms and conditions of that certain Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of March 11, 2020, by and between Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and TRITON FUNDS LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Investor”). Defined terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given in the Agreement.

 

The Company hereby informed the Investor that the Company hereby elects to exercise its right pursuant to this Agreement to require Investor to purchase                       Shares. The purchase price for each Share (the “Purchase Price”) shall be equal to 90% of the VWAP as determined on the Closing Date.

 

The Closing Date for this transaction shall be three Business Days from the date set forth above.

 

  Regards,
   
  Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

     

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 11, 2020 (provided, however, that this Agreement shall only be effective as of the last date that this Agreement is signed by the Company (as defined in this Agreement) and the Investor (as defined in this Agreement) (the “Execution Date”)), by and between Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and TRITON FUNDS LP, a Delaware limited partnership company (the “Investor”). The Company and the Investor may be referred to herein collectively as the “Parties” and each individually as a “Party.”

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Investor as of March 11, 2020 (the “CSPA”), the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Investor a number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) for up to an aggregate purchase price of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000); and

 

WHEREAS, as an inducement to the Investor to execute and deliver the CSPA, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “1933 Act”), and applicable state securities Laws, with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the CSPA;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises and the mutual covenants contained hereinafter and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01 DEFINITIONS. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings below, and such meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of such defined terms.

 

  (a) “Person” means a natural person, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
     
  (b) “Register,” “Registered,” and “Registration” refer to the Registration effected by preparing and filing one (1) or more Registration Statements in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous basis (“Rule 415”), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
     
  (c) “Registrable Securities” means (i) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the CSPA, and (ii) any shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to such shares of Common Stock, if any, as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, which have not been (x) included in the Registration Statement that has been declared effective by the SEC, or (y) sold under circumstances meeting all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the 1933 Act.

 

     

 

 

Section 1.02 OTHER TERMS. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning ascribed to them as in the CSPA.

 

Section 1.03 INTERPRETIVE PROVISIONS. Unless the express context otherwise requires, the words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa; the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean United States Dollars, unless otherwise specified herein; references herein to a specific Section, Subsection, Recital or Exhibit shall refer, respectively, to Sections, Subsections, Recitals or Exhibits of this Agreement; wherever the word “include,” “includes,” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; references herein to any gender shall include each other gender; references herein to any contract or agreement (including this Agreement) mean such contract or agreement as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof; with respect to the determination of any period of time, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”; references herein to any Law or any license mean such Law or license as amended, modified, codified, reenacted, supplemented or superseded in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time; and references herein to any Law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

SECTION 2. REGISTRATION

 

Section 2.01 The Company shall, within thirty (30) calendar days of the Execution Date, use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration Statements (as is necessary) on Form S-1 (or, if such form is unavailable for such a registration, on such other form as is available for such registration) covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities, or amend its current Registration Statement to cover the Registrable Securities, which Registration Statement(s) shall state that, in accordance with Rule 416 promulgated under the 1933 Act, such Registration Statement also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may become issuable upon stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. The Company shall initially register for resale all of the Registrable Securities which would be issuable on the date preceding the filing of the Registration Statement based on the Purchase Price on such date as determined pursuant to the CSPA, and as shall be permitted to be included thereon in accordance with applicable SEC rules, regulations and interpretations so as to permit the resale of such Registrable Securities by the Investor, including but not limited to under Rule 415 under the 1933 Act at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices).

 

Section 2.02 The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement(s) declared effective by the SEC within thirty (30) calendar days, but no more than ninety (90) calendar days after the Company has filed the Registration Statement.

 

Section 2.03 [Omitted].

 

Section 2.04 Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this SECTION 2, if the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC informs the Company that all of the unregistered Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single Registration Statement, the Company agrees to promptly (i) inform each of the holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Registration Statement as required by the SEC and/or (ii) withdraw the Registration Statement and file a new registration statement (the “New Registration Statement”), in either case covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the SEC, on Form S-1 to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering. If the Company amends the Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (i) or (ii) above, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as allowed by the Staff or SEC, one or more registration statements on Form S-1 to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Registration Statement, as amended, or the New Registration Statement.

 

     

 

 

SECTION 3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.

 

Section 3.01 At such time as the Company is obligated to prepare and file the Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to SECTION 2, the Company will affect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, with respect thereto, the Company shall have the obligations as set forth in this SECTION 3.

 

Section 3.02 The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective and shall use commercially reasonable efforts keep such Registration Statement effective until the earlier to occur of the date on which (A) the Investor shall have sold all the Registrable Securities; or (B) the Investor has no obligation to acquire any additional shares of Common Stock under the CSPA (the “Registration Period”). The Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) 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 light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to respond to all SEC comments within ten (10) Trading Days from receipt of such comments by the Company. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective no later than three (3) Trading Days after notice from the SEC that the Registration Statement may be declared effective. The Investor agrees to provide all information which is required by Law to be provided to the Company, including the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities, and the Company’s obligations set forth above shall be conditioned on the receipt of such information.

 

Section 3.03 The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to the 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 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 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 Investor thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the event the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement is at any time insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall amend such Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in any event, within thirty (30) calendar days after the necessity therefor arises (based on the then Purchase Price of the Common Stock and other relevant factors on which the Company reasonably elects to rely) and subject to SEC rules, regulations and interpretations, assuming the Company has sufficient authorized shares at that time, and if it does not, within thirty (30) calendar days after such shares are authorized. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof.

 

     

 

 

Section 3.04 The Company shall make available to the Investor and its legal counsel without charge (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC at least one (1) copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and, with regards to such Registration Statement(s), except as may be prohibited by Law or with respect to any information which may be material non-public information, any correspondence by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC and any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to such Registration Statement; (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, the Company shall make available copies of the prospectus, via EDGAR, included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto; and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities. For the avoidance of doubt, any filing available to the Investor via the SEC’s live EDGAR system shall be deemed “available to the Investor” hereunder.

 

Section 3.05 The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” Laws of such states in the United States as the Investor reasonably requests; (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; 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 3.05, (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or 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.

 

Section 3.06 As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, the Company shall notify Investor in writing of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (“Registration Default”) and use all diligent efforts to promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement and take any other necessary steps to cure the Registration Default (which, if such Registration Statement is on Form S-3, may consist of a document to be filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), Section 13(c), Section 14 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act and to be incorporated by reference in the prospectus) to correct such untrue statement or omission, and make available copies of such supplement or amendment to the Investor. The Company shall also promptly notify the Investor (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (the Company will prepare notification of such effectiveness which shall be delivered to the Investor on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), additionally, the Company will promptly provide to the Investor a copy of the effectiveness order prepared by the SEC once it is received by the Company; (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would be appropriate, (iv) in the event the Registration Statement is no longer effective, or (v) if the Registration Statement is stale as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file its financials or otherwise.

 

     

 

 

Section 3.07 The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, 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 moment and to notify the Investor holding Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding concerning the effectiveness of the registration statement.

 

Section 3.08 The Company shall permit the Investor and one (1) legal counsel, designated by the Investor, to review and comment upon the Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto at least one (1) calendar day prior to their filing with the SEC. However, any postponement of a filing of a Registration Statement or any postponement of a request for acceleration or any postponement of the effective date or effectiveness of a Registration Statement by written request of the Investor (collectively, the “Investor’s Delay”) shall not act to trigger any penalty of any kind, or any cash amount due or any in-kind amount due to the Investor from the Company under any and all agreements of any nature or kind between the Company and the Investor. The event(s) of an Investor’s Delay shall act to suspend all obligations of any kind or nature of the Company under any and all agreements of any nature or kind between the Company and the Investor.

 

Section 3.09 The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Investor unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state Laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, or (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning the Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, to the extent legally permissible, give prompt written notice to the Investor and allow the Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order covering such information.

 

Section 3.10 The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to maintain designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement on the Principal Market. If, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts, the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding sentence, it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all the Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement to be listed on each other national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or system. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3.10.

 

     

 

 

Section 3.11 The Company shall cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the prompt preparation and delivery the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to the Registration Statement and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investor may reasonably request.

 

Section 3.12 The Company shall provide a transfer agent for all the Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement filed pursuant hereto.

 

Section 3.13 If reasonably requested by the Investor, the Company shall (i) as soon as reasonably practical incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Investor reasonably determines should be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably possible after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement.

 

Section 3.14 The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other Governmental Authorities as may be necessary to facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

 

Section 3.15 The Company shall otherwise use all commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.

 

Section 3.16 Within three (3) Trading Days after the Registration Statement which includes Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities, with copies to the Investor, confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

Section 3.17 All legal expenses, other than underwriting discounts and sales or brokerage commissions and other than as set forth in the CSPA, incurred in connection with registrations including comments, filings or qualifications pursuant to SECTION 2 including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, and printing fees shall be paid by the Company.

 

Section 3.18 With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investor to sell Registrable Securities to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), provided that the Investor holds any Registrable Securities are eligible for resale under Rule 144, the Company agrees to:

 

  (a) make and keep adequate current public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
     
  (b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
     
  (c) furnish to the Investor, 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 Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 

     

 

 

SECTION 4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTOR

 

Section 4.01 At least five (5) calendar days prior to the first anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement, the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from the Investor for the Registration Statement. 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 that the Investor agrees to furnish to the Company that information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities as shall reasonably be required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and the Investor shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. The Investor covenants and agrees that, in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities by it pursuant to the Registration Statement, it shall comply with the “Plan of Distribution” section of the then-current prospectus relating to such Registration Statement.

 

Section 4.02 The Investor agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder.

 

Section 4.03 The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of written notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.07 or the first sentence of Section 3.06, the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3.07 or the first sentence of Section 3.06.

 

SECTION 5. INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 5.01 In the event any Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement under this Agreement this SECTION 5 shall apply thereto.

 

Section 5.02 To the fullest extent permitted by Law and subject to the terms and conditions herein, the Company will, and hereby does, agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor, the directors, officers, partners, employees, counsel, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls, Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Investor Indemnified Party”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”), 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, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in the 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 the Investor has requested in writing that the Company register or qualify the Shares (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other Law, including, without limitation, any state securities Law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement, and the Company shall notify Purchaser promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, “Violations”). Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 5.05 the Company shall reimburse the Investor and each such controlling person, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim related to a Violation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 5.02 (i) shall not apply to a Claim arising out of or based upon a Violation which is due to the inclusion in the Registration Statement of the information furnished to the Company by any Investor Indemnified Party expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (ii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on (a) a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company or (b) the Investor Indemnified Party’s use of an incorrect prospectus despite being promptly advised in advance by the Company in writing not to use such incorrect prospectus; (iii) any claims based on the manner of sale of the Registrable Securities by the Investor or of the Investor’s failure to register as a dealer under applicable securities Laws; (iv) any omission of the Investor to notify the Company of any material fact that should be stated in the Registration Statement or prospectus relating to the Investor or the manner of sale; and (v) any 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. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Investor Indemnified Party and shall survive the resale of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

     

 

 

Section 5.03 In connection with any Registration Statement in which Investor is participating, the Investor agrees to severally and jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 5.02, the Company, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents and employees (and any other individuals or entities with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of the Company, each individual or entity who controls the company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act) and the officers, directors, members, partners, agents and employees (and any other individuals or entities with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling individual (each a “Company Indemnified Party”) 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 is incurred, arises out of or related to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any related prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any such prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or any state securities Law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, but only to the extent that such untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding Investor furnished to the Company by Investor for use therein, and the Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any Company Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5.03 and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 5.07 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Investor shall notify the Company promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which Investor is aware.

 

Section 5.04 Any indemnity hereunder shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Investor Indemnified Party or Company Indemnified Party (each, an “Indemnified Party”), as applicable, and shall survive the resale of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this SECTION 5 with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus were corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented. This indemnification provision shall apply separately to each Investor and liability hereunder shall not be joint and several.

 

Section 5.05 Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Party under this SECTION 5 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this SECTION 5, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and 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 Party; provided, however, that an Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the Indemnified Party, the representation by counsel of the Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The indemnifying party shall pay for only one (1) separate legal counsel for the Indemnified Party and such counsel shall be selected by the Investor, if the Investor is entitled to indemnification hereunder, or the Company, if the Company is entitled to indemnification hereunder, as applicable. The Indemnified Party shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effectuated without its written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Party under this SECTION 5, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

 

     

 

 

Section 5.06 The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the Law.

 

Section 5.07 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 this SECTION 5 to the fullest extent permitted by Law; provided, however, that: (i) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in this SECTION 5; and (ii) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 6.01 LAW GOVERNING THIS AGREEMENT; ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

 

  (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either Party against the other concerning the Transactions shall be brought only in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles, California. The Parties hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Parties agree to submit to the in personam jurisdiction of such courts. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Investment Documents by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such Party at the address in effect for 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 other manner permitted by Law

 

     

 

 

  (b) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS, THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF OR THE FINANCINGS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 6.01(b). Each of the Parties acknowledge that each has been represented in connection with the signing of this waiver by independent legal counsel selected by the respective Party and that such Party has discussed the legal consequences and import of this waiver with legal counsel. Each of the Parties further acknowledge that each has read and understands the meaning of this waiver and grants this waiver knowingly, voluntarily, without duress and only after consideration of the consequences of this waiver with legal counsel.
     
  (c) The prevailing Party in any dispute hereunder shall be entitled to recover from the other Party its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.
     
  (d) In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of Law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of Law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any Law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement.
     
  (e) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. This Agreement shall not be construed as if it had been prepared by one of the Parties, but rather as if both Parties had prepared the same.

 

Section 6.02 LEGAL FEES; AND MISCELLANEOUS FEES. Except as otherwise set forth in the Investment Documents each Party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, the accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such Party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

 

     

 

 

Section 6.03 NOTICES.

 

  (a) Any notice or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if personally delivered to it or sent by email, overnight courier or registered mail or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

if to the Company, to:

 

Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company

7000 W. Palmetto Park Road, Suite 505

Boca Raton, Florida 33433

Attention: Jed Kaplan

Email: jkaplan@simplicityesports.com

 

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

 

Anthony L.G., PLLC

Attn: Laura Anthony

625 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 600

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Email: lanthony@anthonypllc.com

 

If to Investor, to:

 

Triton Funds LP

Attn: Marc Indeglia

1262 Prospect Street

La Jolla, CA 92037

Email: tritonfunds@tritonfunds.com

 

  (b) Any Party may change its address for notices hereunder upon notice to each other Party in the manner for giving notices hereunder.
     
  (c) Any notice hereunder shall be deemed to have been given (i) upon receipt, if personally delivered, (ii) on the day after dispatch, if sent by overnight courier, (iii) upon dispatch, if transmitted by email with return receipt requested and received and (iv) three (3) days after mailing, if sent by registered or certified mail.

 

Section 6.04 AMENDMENTS; NO WAIVERS; NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES.

 

  (a) This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, terminated or cancelled, and any of the terms, covenants, representations, warranties or conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by both Parties.
     
  (b) Every right and remedy provided herein shall be cumulative with every other right and remedy, whether conferred herein, at law, or in equity, and may be enforced concurrently herewith, and no waiver by any Party of the performance of any obligation by the other Party shall be construed as a waiver of the same or any other default then, theretofore, or thereafter occurring or existing.
     
  (c)  Neither any failure or delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder or in requiring satisfaction of any condition herein nor any course of dealing shall constitute a waiver of or prevent any Party from enforcing any right or remedy or from requiring satisfaction of any condition. No notice to or demand on a Party waives or otherwise affects any obligation of that Party or impairs any right of the Party giving such notice or making such demand, including any right to take any action without notice or demand not otherwise required by this Agreement. No exercise of any right or remedy with respect to a breach of this Agreement shall preclude exercise of any other right or remedy, as appropriate to make the aggrieved Party whole with respect to such breach, or subsequent exercise of any right or remedy with respect to any other breach.
     
  (d)  Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, no Party shall seek, nor shall any Party be liable for, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages, under any tort, contract, equity, or other legal theory, with respect to any breach (or alleged breach) of this Agreement or any provision hereof or any matter otherwise relating hereto or arising in connection herewith.

 

     

 

 

Section 6.05 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Following the Execution Date, each Party shall execute and deliver such documents and other papers and take such further action as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions of the Investment Documents.

 

Section 6.06 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; BENEFIT. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. No Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the written consent of the other Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall confer on any Person other than the Parties, and their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.07 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the other Investment Documents constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

Section 6.08 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. Each Party agrees that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that each Party shall be entitled to seek specific performance of the terms hereof in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.

 

Section 6.09 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties, it being understood that each Party need not sign the same counterpart. A facsimile copy or electronic transmission of a signature page shall be deemed to be an original signature page. A Party’s signature on the signature page hereof evidences such Party’s agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each undersigned signatory hereby certifies that he or she has read and understands this Agreement, the representations made by the Party for which such signatory is executing this Agreement are true and accurate, and that such Party agrees to be bound by its terms.

 

[Signatures appear on following page]

 

     

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year written below.

 

     
  Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company
     
  By: /s/ Roman Franklin
  Name: Roman Franklin
  Title: President
  Date: March 12, 2020
     
  Triton Funds LP
   
  By: /s/ Tyler Hoffman
  Name: TYLER HOFFMAN
  Title: AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY
  Date: MARCH 11, 2020

 

     

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company Announces Investment by Triton Funds, the Largest Student-Run Fund in the U.S.

 

Boca Raton, Florida, March 18, 2020 -- Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company (OTCQB: WINR) (“Simplicity Esports”), an established brand within the esports industry, owner and manager of multiple esports teams, including Flamengo Esports, and an operator of Esports Gaming Centers, announced today that it has secured a $500,000 investment from TRITON FUNDS (“Triton”).

 

The funds from the Triton investment will serve as working capital to support the achievement of Simplicity Esports’ previously stated goals of owning a team in a franchised game, broadening its offering of competitive events, including play-at-home online tournaments, and being cash flow positive.

 

Jed Kaplan, CEO of Simplicity Esports, commented, “Simplicity Esports continues to move closer to our goal of owning a team in a franchised game, as our Brazilian League of Legends team, Flamengo Esports, excels in the highest level of competition in Brazil. Riot’s announcement of franchising in Brazil validates our business plan of fielding a winning team and laying the operational foundation for owning a franchise spot in CBLoL in 2021. As part of the operational foundation, we have begun generating revenue by selling corporate sponsorships to companies that desire to reach our vast audience of Flamengo Esports and Simplicity Esports fans. It’s great to have an investment partner that understands the millennial mindset as deeply as Triton. The investment from Triton will provide us the working capital needed to fully execute our growth strategy. In the current market environment, this will also provide the capital needed to broaden our offering of play-at-home online tournaments. Our play-at-home tournaments will allow us to continue to grow and engage with our customer base from the privacy of their homes.”

 

Ashkan Mapar, Principal of Triton, commented, “With a great management team leading the company’s expansion throughout the esports and gaming industry, Triton is excited to back Simplicity Esports’ growth as both an institutional investor and strategic partner. We look forward to potentially introducing Simplicity Esports to the collegiate esports leagues in California, beginning with UCSD, and providing the capital needed to take them to the next level.”

 

About Triton Funds, LLC

 

TRITON FUNDS LLC is the largest student-run fund manager in the USA.  Founded by undergraduates from the University of California, San Diego, TRITON FUNDS provides students the invaluable opportunity to gain real-world experience investing alongside experienced financial professionals. It invests in high performing teams with revolutionary aspirations to grow their company into industry leaders. TRITON FUNDS creates an ecosystem that assists talented entrepreneurs in successfully growing their ideas and maintaining strong community ethical standards. It provides strategic capitalization, business development support, and engineered exits to organizations that have a viable future in the modern economy. More information can be found at www.tritonfunds.com.

 

 
 

 

About Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company:

 

Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company (WINR) is an established brand within the esports industry, competing and streaming in popular games across different genres, including Apex Legends®, PUBG®, Overwatch®, League of Legends®, Smite®, and various EA Sports® titles. Additionally, Simplicity Esports operates Esports Gaming Centers that provide the public an opportunity to experience and enjoy gaming and esports in a social setting, regardless of skill or experience.

 

Apex Legends®, PUBG®, Overwatch®, League of Legends®, Smite® and EA Sports® are registered trademarks of their respective owners.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond Simplicity Esports’ control, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of Simplicity Esports’ Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 29, 2019, as amended or updated from time to time. Copies are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Simplicity Esports undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

 

Simplicity Esports Contact:

 

Roman Franklin

President

Roman@SimplicityEsports.com

561-819-8586