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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2022

or

 

TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _____________ to _____________.

 

Commission File Number: 000-13789

 

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   11-2658569

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

8000 Innovation Parkway

Baton Rouge, LA

  70820
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(919) 518-3748

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
       
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
       
    Emerging Growth Company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to13(a) of the Exchange Act: ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒.

 

As of May 16. 2022, there were 17,493,237 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2022

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
ITEM 1 Financial Statements (unaudited) 3
     
  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31,2022 (unaudited) and December 31, 2021 3
     
  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022, and 2021 (unaudited) 4
     
  Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022, and 2021 (unaudited) 5
     
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022, and 2021 (unaudited) 6
     
  Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 7
     
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 34
     
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 38
     
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures 38
     
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION  
     
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings 39
     
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors 39
     
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 39
     
ITEM 3. Defaults on Senior Securities 40
     
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 40
     
ITEM 5. Other Information 40
     
ITEM 6. Exhibits 40
     
SIGNATURES 42

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands except share and per share data)

 

   March 31,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
ASSETS          
Current assets          
Cash  $40   $76 
Prepaid expenses   130    120 
Total current assets   170    196 
Total assets  $170   $196 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
Current liabilities          
Accounts payable  $2,287   $2,309 
Due to related parties   76    46 
Accrued expenses   3,467    3,110 
Accrued dividends   5,841    5,477 
Term loan   5,677    5,677 
Convertible notes payable, net   1,151    986 
Derivative liability   7,169    7,697 
Total current liabilities   25,668    25,302 
Total liabilities   25,668    25,302 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)   -     -  
Stockholders’ deficit          
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000 shares authorized        
Series C convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,200 shares authorized; 100 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. ($510,000 liquidation preference)        
Series D convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 220 shares authorized; 40 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. ($12,000 liquidation preference)        
Series E convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 3,500 shares authorized; 3,326 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. ($21,948,470 liquidation preference)        
Series F convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 2,200 shares authorized; 358 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. ($2,313,603 liquidation preference)        
Series G convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value; $5,000 liquidation preference; 6,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.        
Preferred stock          
Common stock, $0.006 par value; 180,000,000 shares authorized, 17,493,237 and 16,998,836 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively   105    102 
Additional paid-in capital   27,852    27,809 
Accumulated deficit   (53,455)   (53,017)
Total stockholders’ deficit   (25,498)   (25,106)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit  $170   $196 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

3
 

 

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

   2022   2021 
   For the Three-Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2022   2021 
Operating expenses          
Sales and marketing  $   $9 
General and administrative   260    101 
Total operating expenses   260    110 
Loss from operations   (260)   (110)
Other income (expense)          
Interest expense   (311)   (243)
Initial and change in fair value of derivative liability   667     
Gain on extinguishment of debt   5     
Amortization of debt discount   (175)   (75)
Total other income (expense)   186    (318)
Net loss   (74)   (428)
Accrued and deemed dividends   (364)   (882)
Net Loss Applicable to Common Stockholders  $(438)  $(1,310)
Net loss per share - Common Stockholders, basic and diluted  $(0.03)  $(0.12)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted   17,179,188    11,187,531 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

4
 

 

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

                                                     
   Series C Preferred Stock   Series D Preferred Stock   Series E Preferred Stock   Series F Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Additional
Paid-in
   Accumulated     
   Number   Par Value   Number   Par Value   Number   Par Value   Number   Par Value   Number   Par Value   Capital   Deficit   Total 
Balance as of December 31, 2020   100   $-    40   $-    3,458   $-    361   $-    11,112,709   $67   $29,772   $(44,612)  $(14,773)
Accrued and deemed dividend   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    505    (882)   (377)
Issuance of common stock for convertible note conversion   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    518,000    3    23    -    26 
Issuance of warrants with convertible notes   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    28    -    28 
Beneficial conversion feature convertible notes   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    19    -    19 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (428)   (428)
Balance as of March 31, 2021   100   $-    40   $-    3,458   $-    361   $-    11,630,709    70   $30,347   $(45,922)  $(15,505)
                                                                  
Balance as of December 31, 2021   100   $-    40   $-    3,326    -    358    -    16,988,836   $102    27,809   $(53,017)  $(25,106)
Accrued dividend   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (364)   (364)
Issuance of common stock with convertible notes   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    250,000    1    17    -    18 
Issuance of common stock for convertible note conversions   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    254,401    2    26    -    28 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (74)   (74)
Balance as of March 31, 2022   100   $-    40   $-    3,326   $-    358   $-    17,493,237    105   $27,852   $(53,455)  $(25,498)

 

The accompanying an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

5
 

 

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

   2022   2021 
   For the Three-Months Ended March 31, 
   2022   2021 
Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities:          
Net loss  $(74)  $(428)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Amortization of debt discount and fees   175    77 
Accrued interest expense   311    241 
Derivative expense   (667)    
Gain on debt extinguishment   (5)    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Prepaid expenses   (10)    
Accounts payable   8    (2)
Accrued expenses   46    66 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities   (216)   (46)
Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities:          
Proceeds from notes payable, net of original issue discounts   200    48 
Notes payable issuance costs   (20)   (2)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities   180    46 
Net increase (decrease) in cash   (36)   
Cash – Beginning of Year   76    1 
Cash - End of Year  $40   $1 
Supplementary Cash Flow Information:          
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:          
Cash paid for interest   

    

 
Cash paid for taxes   

    

 
Debt discounts for issuance costs, warrants and derivatives   18    28 
Beneficial conversion feature       

19

 
Issuance of common stock for conversion of convertible notes   28    26 
Accrued and deemed dividends   364    882 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

6
 

 

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020

 

Note 1 – Organization and Business Operations

 

Adhera Therapeutics, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, MDRNA Research, Inc. (“MDRNA”), Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Cequent”), Atossa Healthcare, Inc. (“Atossa”), and IThenaPharma, Inc. (“IThena”) (collectively “Adhera,” or the “Company”), is an emerging specialty biotech company that, to the extent that resources and opportunities become available, is strategically evaluating its focus including a return to a drug discovery and development company.

 

On July 28, 2021, we as licensee and Melior Pharmaceuticals II, LLC entered into an exclusive license agreement for the development, commercialization and exclusive license of MLR-1019. MLR-1019 is being developed as a new class of therapeutic for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and is, to the best of our knowledge, the only drug candidate today to address both movement and non-movement aspects of PD. Under the Agreement, we were granted an exclusive license to use the MP Patents and know-how to develop products in consideration for cash payments upon meeting certain performance milestones as well as a royalty of 5% of gross sales.

 

On August 20, 2021, we as licensee entered into an exclusive license agreement with Melior Pharmaceuticals I, Inc. for the development, commercialization and exclusive license of MLR-1023. MLR-1023 is being developed as a novel therapeutic for Type 1 diabetes.

 

On October 20, 2021, we as licensee expanded the exclusive licensing agreement with Melior Pharmaceuticals I, Inc. to include two additional clinical indications for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and pulmonary inflammation.

 

To the extent that resources have been available, the Company has continued to work with its advisors in an effort to restructure our company and to identify potential strategic transactions to enhance the value of our company as such opportunities arise, including potential transactions and capital raising initiatives involving the assets relating to our legacy RNA interference programs, as well as business combination transactions with operating companies. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful at identifying any such transactions, that it will continue to have sufficient resources to actively attempt to identify such transactions, or that such transactions will be available upon terms acceptable to us or at all. If the Company does not complete any significant strategic transactions, or raise substantial additional capital, in the near future, it is likely that the Company will discontinue all operations and seek bankruptcy protection.

 

7
 

 

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The information furnished in this Report reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments), which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for each period presented. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2022 or for any future period.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Adhera Therapeutics, Inc. and the wholly-owned subsidiaries, Ithena, Cequent, MDRNA, and Atossa, and eliminate any inter-company balances and transactions. All wholly-owned subsidiaries of Adhera Therapeutics, Inc. are inactive.

 

Going Concern and Management’s Liquidity Plans

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $40,000 and has negative working capital of approximately $25.5 million.

 

The Company has incurred recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and has funded its operating losses through the sale of common stock, preferred stock, warrants to purchase common stock, convertible notes and secured promissory notes. The Company incurred a net loss of approximately $74,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and used cash in operating activities of approximately $216,000. The Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $53.5 million as of March 31, 2022.

 

In addition, to the extent that the Company continues its business operations, the Company anticipates that it will continue to have negative cash flows from operations, at least into the near future. However, the Company cannot be certain that it will be able to obtain such funds required for its our operations at terms acceptable to the Company or at all. General market conditions, as well as market conditions for companies in the Company’s financial and business position, as well as the ongoing issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine war and inflation and the Federal Reserve interest rate increases in response, may make it difficult for the Company to seek financing from the capital markets, and the terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or the rights of its stockholders. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing in the future, there may be a negative impact on the financial viability of the Company. The Company plans to increase working capital by managing its cash flows and expenses, divesting development assets and raising additional capital through private or public equity or debt financing. There can be no assurance that such financing or partnerships will be available on terms which are favorable to the Company or at all. While management of the Company believes that it has a plan to fund ongoing operations, there is no assurance that its plan will be successfully implemented. Failure to raise additional capital through one or more financings, divesting development assets or reducing discretionary spending could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to achieve its intended business objectives. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months from the issuance date of this Report. The consolidated financial statements do not contain any adjustments that might result from the resolution of any of the above uncertainties.

 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $40,000 in cash.

 

The Company deposits its cash with major financial institutions and may at times exceed the federally insured limit. At March 31, 2022, the Company’s cash balance did not exceed the federal insurance limit.

 

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Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported period. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates include accruals related to our operating activity including legal and other consulting expenses, the fair value of non-cash equity-based issuances, the fair value of derivative liabilities, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ materially from such estimates under different assumptions or circumstances.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company considers the fair value of cash, accounts payable, debt, and accrued expenses not to be materially different from their carrying value. These financial instruments have short-term maturities. We follow authoritative guidance with respect to fair value reporting issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for financial assets and liabilities, which defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. The guidance does not apply to measurements related to share-based payments. The guidance discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:

 

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
   
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
   
Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore developed using estimates and assumptions developed by us, which reflect those that a market participant would use.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company measured conversion features on outstanding convertible notes and warrants as a derivative liability using significant unobservable prices that are based on little or no verifiable market data, which is Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, resulting in a fair value estimate of approximately $7.2 million. The value of the derivative liability as of March 31, 2022, was determined by using the binomial lattice model using the following inputs: risk free rate of 1.63% to 2.45%, volatility of 244.5% to 309.03% and time to maturity of zero to 0.88 years. There were no liabilities or assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2022.

 

(in thousands)  (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   Total 
   Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2022 
   Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets   Other Observable Inputs   Significant Unobservable Inputs     
(in thousands)  (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   Total 
Derivative liability  $-   $-   $7,169   $7,169 
Total  $-   $-   $7,169   $7,169 

 

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A roll forward of the level 3 valuation financial instruments is as follows:

 

(In thousands)  Warrants   Notes   Total 
  

Three-Months Ended

March 31, 2022

 
(In thousands)  Warrants   Notes   Total 
Balance at December 31, 2021  $5,336   $2,361   $7,697 
Initial valuation of derivative liabilities included in debt discount       163    163 
Initial valuation of derivative liabilities included in derivative expense       108    108 
Reclassification of derivative liabilities loss to gain on debt extinguishment       (23)   (23)
Change in fair value included in derivative expense   (103)   (673)   (776)
Balance at March 31, 2022  $5,233   $1,936   $7,169 

 

ASC 825-10 “Financial Instruments” allows entities to voluntarily choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value (fair value option). The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is irrevocable unless a new election date occurs. If the fair value option is elected for an instrument, unrealized gains and losses for that instrument should be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. The Company did not elect to apply the fair value option to any outstanding equity instruments.

 

Convertible Debt and Warrant Accounting

 

Debt with warrants

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 470-20-25, when the Company issues debt with warrants, the Company treats the relative fair value of the warrants as a debt discount, recorded as a contra-liability against the debt, and amortizes the balance over the life of the underlying debt as amortization of debt discount expense in the consolidated statements of operations. The offset to the contra-liability is recorded as additional paid in capital in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets if the warrants are not treated as a derivative. The Company determines the fair value of the warrants using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model (“Black-Scholes”), the binomial model or the Monte Carlo Method based upon the underlying conversion features of the debt and then computes and records the relative fair value as a debt discount. If the debt is retired early, the associated debt discount is then recognized immediately as amortization of debt discount expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Convertible debt – derivative treatment

 

When the Company issues debt with a conversion feature, it first assesses whether the conversion feature meets the requirements to be accounted for as stock settled debt. If it does not meet those requirements then it is assessed on whether the conversion feature should be bifurcated and treated as a derivative liability, as follows: a) one or more underlyings, typically the price of our common stock; b) one or more notional amounts or payment provisions or both, generally the number of shares upon conversion; c) no initial net investment, which typically excludes the amount borrowed; and d) net settlement provisions, which in the case of convertible debt generally means the stock received upon conversion can be readily sold for cash. An embedded equity-linked component that meets the definition of a derivative does not have to be separated from the host instrument if the component qualifies for the scope exception for certain contracts involving an issuer’s own equity. The scope exception applies if the contract is both a) indexed to its own stock; and b) classified in stockholders’ equity in its statement of financial position.

 

Convertible debt – beneficial conversion feature

 

Prior to the Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”) on January 1, 2021, if the conversion feature was not treated as a derivative, the Company assessed whether it is a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”). A BCF exists if the effective conversion price of the convertible debt instrument is less than the stock price on the commitment date. This typically occurs when the conversion price is less than the fair value of the stock on the date the instrument was issued. The value of a BCF is equal to the intrinsic value of the feature, the difference between the conversion price and the common stock into which it is convertible and is recorded as additional paid in capital and as a debt discount in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company amortizes the balance over the life of the underlying debt as amortization of debt discount expense in the consolidated statements of operations. If the debt is retired early, the associated debt discount is then recognized immediately as amortization of debt discount expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

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If the conversion feature does not qualify for either the derivative treatment or as a BCF, the convertible debt is treated as traditional debt.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Adopted

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) (“ASU 2017-04”), which will simplify the goodwill impairment calculation by eliminating Step 2 from the current goodwill impairment test. The new standard does not change how a goodwill impairment is identified. The Company will continue to perform its quantitative goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of its reporting unit to its carrying amount, but if the Company is required to recognize a goodwill impairment charge, under the new standard, the amount of the charge will be calculated by subtracting the reporting unit’s fair value from its carrying amount. Under the current standard, if the Company is required to recognize a goodwill impairment charge, Step 2 requires it to calculate the implied value of goodwill by assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the amount of the charge is calculated by subtracting the reporting unit’s implied fair value of goodwill from the goodwill carrying amount. The standard was effective January 1, 2020. The adoption of ASU 2017-04 did not have a material impact on the Company’s historical consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”), which will simplify the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including certain convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. Specifically, the new standard will remove the separation models required for convertible debt with cash conversion features and convertible instruments with beneficial conversion features. It will also remove certain settlement conditions that are currently required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception and will simplify the diluted earnings per share calculation for convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 will be effective January 1, 2022, for the Company and may be applied using a full or modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than January 1, 2021, for the Company. The Company adopted ASU No. 2020-06 on January 1, 2021. Management determined such adoption did not have a material impact on the overall stockholders’ equity (deficit) in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2021, FASB issued ASU 2021-04: Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt— Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging— Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), to clarify and reduce diversity in an issuer’s accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options (for example, warrants) that remain equity classified after modification or exchange. The amendments in ASU 2021-04 provide the following guidance for a modification or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option that is not within the scope of another Topic:

 

1. An entity should treat a modification of the terms or conditions or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option that remains equity classified after modification or exchange as an exchange of the original instrument for a new instrument.
   
2. An entity should measure the effect of a modification or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option that remains equity classified after modification or exchange as follows:

 

  a. For a modification or an exchange that is a part of or directly related to a modification or an exchange of an existing debt instrument or line-of-credit or revolving-debt arrangements (hereinafter, referred to as a “debt” or “debt instrument”), as the difference between the fair value of the modified or exchanged written call option and the fair value of that written call option immediately before it is modified or exchanged. Specifically, an entity should consider:

 

    i. An increase or a decrease in the fair value of the modified or exchanged written call option in applying the 10 percent cash flow test and/or calculating the fees between debtor and creditor in accordance with Subtopic 470-50, Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments.

 

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    ii. An increase (but not a decrease) in the fair value of the modified or exchanged written call option in calculating the third-party costs in accordance with Subtopic 470-50.

 

  b. For all other modifications or exchanges, as the excess, if any, of the fair value of the modified or exchanged written call option over the fair value of that written call option immediately before it is modified or exchanged.

 

3. An entity should recognize the effect of a modification or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option that remains equity classified after modification or exchange on the basis of the substance of the transaction, in the same manner as if cash had been paid as consideration, as follows:

 

  a. A financing transaction to raise equity. The effect should be recognized as an equity issuance cost in accordance with the guidance in Topic 340, Other Assets and Deferred Costs.
     
  b. A financing transaction to raise or modify debt. The effect should be recognized as a cost in accordance with the guidance in Topic 470, Debt, and Topic 835, Interest.
     
  c. Other modifications or exchanges that are not related to financings or compensation for goods or services or other exchange transactions within the scope of another Topic. The effect should be recognized as a dividend. For entities that present EPS in accordance with Topic 260, that dividend should be an adjustment to net income (or net loss) in the basic EPS calculation.

 

An entity should recognize the effect of a modification or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option to compensate for goods or services in accordance with the guidance in Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. In a multiple-element transaction (for example, one that includes both debt financing and equity financing), the total effect of the modification should be allocated to the respective elements in the transaction.

 

The amendments in ASU 2021-04 are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity should apply the amendments prospectively to modifications or exchanges occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity elects to early adopt the amendments in ASU 2021-04 in an interim period, the guidance should be applied as of the beginning of the fiscal year. The adoption by the Company as of January 1, 2022 did not have a significant impact on its financial statements.

 

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

 

Net Loss per Common Share

 

Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares and common stock equivalents outstanding for the period. Common stock equivalents are only included when their effect is dilutive. Potentially dilutive securities which include outstanding warrants, stock options, convertible notes and preferred stock have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as their effect would be anti-dilutive. For all periods presented, basic and diluted net loss were the same.

 

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The following table presents the computation of net loss per share (in thousands, except share and per share data):

 

(in thousands except share and per share data)  2022   2021 
   March 31, 
(in thousands except share and per share data)  2022   2021 
Numerator          
Net loss  $(74)  $(428)
Preferred stock dividends   (364)   (882)
Net Loss allocable to common stockholders  $(438)  $(1,310)
Denominator          
Weighted average common shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted   17,179,188    11,187,531 
Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted          
Net loss per share, basic and diluted  $(0.03)  $(0.12)

 

The following number of shares have been excluded from diluted net (loss) since such inclusion would be anti-dilutive:

 

   2022   2021 
   Three-Months Ended March 31, 
   2022   2021 
Stock options outstanding   380,000    387,550 
Convertible notes   53,901,211    18,785,631 
Warrants   79,316,071    62,532,312 
Series C Preferred Stock   66,667    66,667 
Series D Preferred Stock   50,000    50,000 
Series E Preferred Stock   43,896,887    42,737,413 
Series F Preferred Stock   4,627,203    4,374,978 
Total   182,238,039    128,934,551 

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s fully diluted common stock equivalents exceeded the 180,000,000 shares currently authorized.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company applies the provisions of ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees and non-employees, including stock options, in the statements of operations.

 

For stock options issued, the Company estimates the grant date fair value of each option using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The use of the Black-Scholes option pricing model requires management to make assumptions with respect to the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the common stock consistent with the expected life of the option, risk-free interest rates and expected dividend yields of the common stock. For awards subject to service-based vesting conditions, including those with a graded vesting schedule, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense equal to the grant date fair value of stock options on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting term. Forfeitures are recorded as they are incurred as opposed to being estimated at the time of grant and revised if and when a forfeiture becomes probable.

 

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Income Taxes

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets, including tax loss and credit carry forwards, and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method to compute the differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and the related financial amounts, using currently enacted tax rates.

 

Note 3 – Prepaid Expenses

 

As of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021 prepaid expenses totaled approximately $130,000 and $120,000, respectively and included prepaid manufacturing expenses for the Company’s clinical development candidate MLR recorded on the accompanying balance sheet.

 

Note 4 – Notes Payable and Convertible Promissory Notes

 

2019 Term Loans

 

During 2019, the Company entered into term loan subscription agreements with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company issued secured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $5.7 million (collectively, the “2019 Term Loans”). The Company paid $707,000 in debt issuance costs which was recorded as a debt discount to be amortized as interest expense over the term of the loan using the straight-line method.

 

The promissory notes accrued interest at a rate of 12% per annum. Interest is payable quarterly with the first interest payment to be made on December 28, 2019, and each subsequent payment every three months thereafter. On December 28, 2019, the Company defaulted on the initial interest payment on the loan and the interest rate per annum increased to the default rate of 15%.

 

The unpaid principal balance of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, matured on June 28, 2020. The notes were secured by a first lien and security interest on all the assets of the Company and certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries. On June 28, 2020, the Company defaulted on the maturity date principal payment.

 

In June 26, 2021, the holders of the 2019 Term Loans agreed to subordinate their lien and security interest in the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries as set forth in the Security Agreement dated June 28, 2019 to the holders of the June 2021 convertible notes.

 

The Company recognized approximately $210,000 in interest expense related to the Notes for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2022, the debt discount and issuance costs for this term loan were fully amortized.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $2.2 million of accrued interest on the notes included in accrued expenses and remains in default on the repayment of approximately $5.7 million in principal and $2.2 million in accrued interest on the 2019 Term Loans.

 

Convertible Promissory Notes

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding convertible notes as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021:

 

(in thousands)  March 31, 2022   December 31, 2021 
Convertible Notes  $1,756   $1,516 
Unamortized discounts and fees   (605)   (530)
Convertible Notes Payable   $1,151   $986 

 

Ten convertible notes with outstanding principal of approximately $1.5 million were in default as of March 31, 2022.

 

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Secured Convertible Promissory Note – February 2020

 

On February 5, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with accredited investors and issued the investors, (i) original issue discount Convertible Promissory Notes with a principal of $550,500 issued at a 10% original issue discount, for a total purchase price of $499,950, and (ii) warrants to purchase up to such number of shares of the common stock of the Company as is equal to the product obtained by multiplying 1.75 by the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the principal amount of the Notes by (B) the then applicable conversion price of the Notes. This results in a variable quantity of warrants at any point in time due to the variable conversion price of the Notes. (See Note 7)

 

The Convertible Notes matured on August 5, 2020. Prior to default, interest accrued to the Holders on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of the Notes at the rate of 10% per annum, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and accrues daily. On June 15, 2020, the Company defaulted on certain covenants in the 2020 term loan and the interest rate reset to the default rate of 18%.

 

Until the Convertible Notes are no longer outstanding, the Convertible Notes are convertible, in whole or in part, at any time, and from time to time, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the noteholder. The conversion price is the lower of: (i) $0.50 per share of Common Stock and (ii) 70% of the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the trading market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted for trading for the prior ten (10) trading days (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations and similar events); provided, that if the Notes are not prepaid on or before May 5, 2020, then the conversion price shall be the lower of (x) 60% of the conversion price as calculated above or (y) $0.05 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations and similar events). The conversion price of the Convertible Notes shall also be adjusted as a result of subsequent equity sales by the Company, with customary exceptions.

 

The exercise price of the Warrants shall be equal to the conversion price of the Convertible Notes, provided, that on the date that the Convertible Notes are no longer outstanding, the exercise price shall be fixed at the conversion price of the Convertible Notes on such date, with the exercise price of the Warrants thereafter (and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise thereof) being subject to adjustment as set forth in the Warrants. The warrants have a 5-year term.

 

The Company recorded a discount related to the Warrants of approximately $322,000, which includes an allocation of original issue discount (“OID”) and issue costs of $30,000 and $53,000 based on the relative fair value of the instruments as determined by using the Monte-Carlo simulation model. The Company also recorded the remaining debt discount related to the convertible debt OID of approximately $21,000 and debt issuance costs of $38,000 using the relative fair value method to be amortized as interest expense over the term of the loan using the straight-line method. Total discounts recorded were approximately $381,000.

 

On March 19, 2021, the holder of the Convertible Note converted $25,900 of interest into 518,000 shares of common stock.

 

On July 29, 2021, the holder of the Convertible Note converted $27,500 of interest into 550,000 shares of common stock.

 

On August 16, 2021, the holder of the Convertible Note converted $25,000 of principal and interest into 500,000 shares of common stock.

 

On September 13, 2021, the holder of the Convertible Note converted $32,500 of principal and interest into 650,000 shares of common stock.

 

On October 4, 2021, the holder of the Convertible Note converted $26,250 of principal and interest into 525,000 shares of common stock.

 

On November 29, 2021, the holder of the Convertible Note converted $31,150 of principal and interest into 623,012 shares of common stock.

 

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The total note principal and interest converted during the year ended December 31, 2021, was $168,300 and 3,366,012 common shares issued were valued at fair value based on the quoted trading prices on the conversion dates aggregating approximately $554,000 resulting in a loss on debt extinguishment of $386,000. In addition, derivative fair value of $245,000 relating to the portion of the Note converted was settled resulting in gain on extinguishment of approximately $245,000. The net loss on extinguishment was approximately $141,000.

 

On January 27, 2022, the conversion price of the notes and warrants was adjusted to be the lower of (x) 60% of the conversion price as calculated above or (y) $0.039 as a result of issuance of common stock for a convertible note conversion.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, and March 31, 2021, the Company recognized approximately $25,000 in interest expense related to the note

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had accrued interest on the February 2020 Convertible Note of approximately $126,000.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company remains in default on the repayment of remaining principal of $457,359 and accrued interest on the February 2020 Convertible Notes. Upon demand for repayment at the election of the holder, the holder of the Convertible Note is due 140% of the aggregate of outstanding principal, interest, and other expenses due in respect of this Convertible Note. The 40% premium will be recorded once a demand occurs.

 

Secured Convertible Promissory Note – June 2020

 

On June 26, 2020, the Company issued to an existing investor in the Company a 10% original issue discount Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note with a principal of $58,055, for a purchase price of $52,500, net of the original issue discount of $5,555. The Convertible Note matured on December 26, 2020. Prior to default, interest accrued on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of the Note at the rate of 10% per annum, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year. The Company incurred approximately $14,000 in debt issuance costs. On August 5, 2020, the Company defaulted on certain covenants in the loan and the interest rate reset to the default rate of 18%.

 

The Note is convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder at a conversion price of $0.02 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations and similar events); provided, that if an event of default has occurred under the Note, then the conversion price shall be 65% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock as reported on its principal trading market for the twenty consecutive trading day period ending on (and including) the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the conversion notice was delivered. The conversion price shall also be adjusted for subsequent equity sales by the Company. Because the share price on the commitment date was in excess of the conversion price, the Company recorded a beneficial conversion feature of $50,000 related to this note that was credited to additional paid in capital and reduced the carrying amount. At the commitment date, the actual intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature was approximately $203,000. The discount recorded is being amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan using the straight-line method.

 

The obligations of the Company under the Note are secured by a senior lien and security interest in all of the assets of the Company and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Security Agreement dated June 26, 2020 by the Company in favor of the noteholder. In connection with the issuance of the Note, the holders of the secured promissory notes that the Company issued to select accredited investors between June 28, 2019 and August 5, 2019 in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $5.7 million agreed to subordinate their lien and security interest in the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries as set forth in the Security Agreement dated June 28, 2019 that such holders entered into with the Company and its subsidiaries to the security interest granted to the holder of the Note.

 

On January 27, 2022, the conversion price of the note was adjusted to the lower of 65% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock as reported on its principal trading market for the twenty consecutive trading day period ending on (and including) the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the conversion notice was delivered or $0.039 as a result of issuance of common shares for a convertible note conversion.

 

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For the three-month period ended March 31, 2022, and March 31, 2021, the Company recognized approximately $2,600 in interest related to the note. As of March 31, 2022, the debt discount and issuance costs for the note were fully amortized.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company remains in default on the repayment of principal of $58,055 and approximately $18,000 in accrued interest on the notes. Upon demand for repayment at the election of the holder, the holder of the note is due 140% of the aggregate of outstanding principal, interest, and other expenses due in respect of this Note. The 40% premium will be recorded once a demand occurs.

 

Secured Convertible Promissory Note – October 2020

 

On October 30, 2020, the Company issued to an existing investor in and lender to the Company a 10% original issue discount senior secured convertible promissory note with a principal of $111,111, for a purchase price of $100,000. The note is convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder at a conversion price of $0.07 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations and similar events); provided, that if an event of default has occurred under the Note, then the conversion price shall be 70% of then conversion price. The conversion price of the notes is subject to anti-dilution price protection and on March 19, 2021, the conversion price of the notes was adjusted to $0.05 per share as a result of subsequent equity sales by the Company.

 

The obligations of the Company under the note are secured by a senior lien and security interest in all of the assets of the Company.

 

The Company recorded approximately $9,000 in debt issuance cost to be amortized over the life of the loan using the straight-line method.

 

The interest rate on the note was 10% per annum, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year. On April 30, 2021, the note matured and the Company defaulted on the note and the interest rate on the loan reset to 18%.

 

Additionally, the Company issued the noteholder 1,587,301 warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock at $0.08 per share subject to certain adjustments as defined in the agreement. Until the Notes are no longer outstanding, the warrants have full-ratchet protection, are exercisable for a period of five years, and contain customary exercise limitations. On March 19, 2021, the exercise price of the warrants was adjusted to $0.05 and the Company issued an additional 952,379 warrants to the note holder. The Company recorded approximately $57,000 as a deemed dividend upon the repricing based upon the change in fair value of the warrants using a binomial valuation model. The Company used a risk-free rate of 0.16%, volatility of 262.27%, and expected term of 0.92 years in calculating the fair value of the warrants.

 

The Company recorded a discount related to the warrants of approximately $66,000, including a discount of $6,000 and issuance costs of $5,000 based on the relative fair value of the instruments as determined by using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company recorded a beneficial conversion feature of $45,000 related to the note that was credited to additional paid in capital and reduced the carrying amount. The discount recorded is being amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan using the straight-line method. At the commitment date, the actual intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature was approximately $69,000. The Company also recorded a debt discount related to the convertible debt of approximately $5,000 and debt issuance cost of $4,000 using the relative fair value method to be amortized as interest expense over the term of the loan using the straight-line method.

 

On January 27, 2022, the exercise price of the notes and warrants was adjusted from the default conversion price of $0.049 to $0.039 as a result of a convertible note exercise and the Company issued an additional 716,320 warrants to the note holder.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $5,000 in interest expense for the note. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized approximately $4,700 in interest expense including $1,900 related to the amortization of debt issuance costs, respectively. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized $57,000 related to the amortization of debt discount. As of March 31, 2022, the debt discount and issuance costs for the note were fully amortized.

 

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As of March 31, 2022, the Company has outstanding principal of $111,111 and accrued interest on the note of approximately $24,000.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company remains in default on the repayment of principal and interest on the notes. Upon demand for repayment at the election of the holder, the holder of the note is due 125% of the aggregate of outstanding principal, interest, and other expenses due in respect of this Note. The 25% premium will be recorded once a demand occurs

 

Secured Convertible Promissory Note – January 2021

 

On January 31, 2021, the Company issued to an existing investor in and lender to the Company a 10% original issue discounted Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note with a principal of $52,778, for a purchase price of $47,500, net of original issue discount of $5,278. The Note was convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder at a conversion price of $0.07 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations and similar events); provided, that if an event of default has occurred under the Note, then the conversion price shall be 70% of the then conversion price. The conversion price of the notes is subject to anti-dilution price protection and will be adjusted upon subsequent equity sales by the Company.

 

The obligations of the Company under the Note are secured by a senior lien and security interest in all assets of the Company.

 

Additionally, the Company issued to the investor 753,968 warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.08 per share subject to certain adjustments as defined in the agreement. Until the Notes are no longer outstanding, the warrants have full-ratchet protection, are exercisable for a period of five years, and contain customary exercise limitations. On March 19, 2021, the exercise price of the warrants was adjusted to $0.05 and the Company issued an additional 452,372 warrants to the note holder. The Company recorded approximately $27,000 as a deemed dividend upon the repricing based upon the change in fair value of the warrants using a binomial valuation model. The Company used a risk-free rate of 0.16%, volatility of 262.27%, and expected term of 0.97 years in calculating the fair value of the warrants.

 

The Company recorded approximately $2,000 in debt issuance cost to be amortized over the life of the loan using the straight-line method.

 

The interest rate on the note was 10% per annum, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year. On July 31, 2021, the note matured and the Company defaulted on the note and the interest rate on the loan reset to the default rate of 18% per annum.

 

The Company recorded a discount related to the warrants of approximately $32,000, which includes an allocated original issue discount, of $3,000 and allocated issuance costs of $1,000 based on the relative fair value of the instruments as determined by using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model were a risk-free rate of 0.45%, volatility of 240.83%, and an expected term of one year in calculating the fair value of the warrants.

 

The Company also recorded a debt discount related to the convertible debt of approximately $2,000 remaining original issue discount and remaining debt issuance cost of $1,000 using the relative fair value method to be amortized as interest expense over the term of the loan using the straight-line method.

 

Total discounts recorded including the original issue discount were approximately $35,000.

 

On January 27, 2022, the exercise price of the notes and warrants was adjusted from the default conversion price of $0.049 to $0.039 as a result of a convertible note exercise and the Company issued an additional 340,250 warrants to the note holder.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized approximately $1,200 in interest expense including approximately $300 related to the amortization of debt issuance costs, respectively. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized $18,000 related to the amortization of debt discount. For three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $2,400 in interest expense. As of March 31, 2022, the debt discount and issuance costs on the note were fully amortized.

 

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As of March 31, 2022, the Company has outstanding principal of $52,778 on the note and has recorded approximately $9,000 of accrued interest included in accrued expenses on the accompanying balance sheet.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company remains in default on the repayment of principal and accrued interest on the notes. Upon demand for repayment at the election of the holder, the holder of the note is due 125% of the aggregate of outstanding principal, interest, and other expenses due in respect of this Note. The 25% premium will be recorded once a demand occurs

 

Secured Convertible Promissory Note – April 2021

 

On April 12, 2021, the Company issued to an accredited investor in and lender to the Company a 10% original issue discounted Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note with a principal amount of $66,667, for a purchase price of $60,000 net of an original discount of $6,667. Additionally, the Company issued to the investor 800,000 five-year warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.095 per share. The warrants have full ratchet protection.

 

The note matured on October 12, 2021, Prior to default, interest accrued on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of the note at the rate of 10% per annum, calculated on-the-basis of a 360-day year. On October 12, 2021, the Company defaulted on the note and the interest rate on the note reset to 18% per annum.

 

The Note is convertible, in whole or in part, at any time, and from time to time, into shares of the common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder at a conversion price of $0.075 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations and similar events); provided, that if an event of default has occurred under the Note, then the conversion price shall be 70% of the then conversion price. The conversion price shall also be adjusted upon subsequent equity sales by the Company. The obligations of the Company under the Note are secured by a senior lien and security interest in all assets of the Company.

 

The Company recorded a discount related to the warrants of approximately $34,000, which includes approximately $3,700 of OID discount allocated under the relative fair value method, and a remaining discount related to the OID of $3,000 based on the relative fair value of the instruments. The fair value of the warrants on which the relative fair value is based was determined by using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model were a risk-free rate of 0.89%, volatility of 240.64%, and an expected term of one year in calculating the fair value of the warrants.

 

On June 25, 2021, the exercise price of the warrants was adjusted to $0.075 and the Company issued an additional 213,333 warrants to the note holder. The Company recorded approximately $11,000 as a deemed dividend upon the repricing based upon the change in fair value of the warrants using a binomial valuation model. The Company used a risk-free rate of 0.92%, volatility of 247.52%, and expected term of 0.96 years in calculating the fair value of the warrants.

 

On November 4, 2021, the Company issued 153,227 shares of common stock upon a cashless exercise of 250,000 warrants issued with the April 2021 Convertible Note.

 

On November 30, 2021, the exercise price of the warrants was adjusted to $0.05 based on a note conversion at $0.05 and the Company issued an additional 131,667 warrants to the note holder.

 

On January 27, 2022, the exercise price of the note and warrants was adjusted from the default conversion price of $0.0525 to $0.039 based on a convertible note conversion at $0.039 and the Company issued an additional 322,949 warrants to the note holder.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $3,000 in interest expense for the notes. No interest expense or debt discount was recognized for the same period of 2021. As of March 31, 2022, the debt discounts and issuance costs on the note were fully amortized.

 

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As of March 31, 2022, the Company has recorded $66,667 of principal and approximately $9,100 of accrued interest for the note on the accompanying balance sheet.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company remains in default on the repayment of principal and accrued interest on the notes. Upon demand for repayment at the election of the holder, the holder of the note is due 125% of the aggregate of outstanding principal, interest, and other expenses due in respect of this Note. The 25% premium will be recorded once a demand occurs.

 

Secured Convertible Promissory Note – June 2021

 

On June 25, 2021, the Company issued to an accredited investor in and lender to the Company a 5% original issue discounted Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note with a principal amount of $66,500, for a purchase price of $63,000, net of an original issue discount of $3,500. Additionally, the Company issued to the investor 800,000 three-year warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.095 per share. Upon subsequent down-round equity sales by the Company, the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate exercise price of this Warrant shall remain $76,000 which is a full ratchet price protection provision.

 

The note matures on June 25, 2022, or such earlier date as the note is required or permitted to be repaid. Interest shall accrue on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of the note at the rate of 10% per annum, calculated on the basis of a 365-day year.

 

The Note was convertible, in whole or in part, at any time, and from time to time, into shares of the common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder at a conversion price of $0.075 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations and similar events); provided, however that in the event, the Company’s Common Stock trades below $0.08 per share for more than three (3) consecutive trading days, the holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price for each share of Common Stock equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock for the twenty prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received. The conversion discount, look back period and other terms of the Note will be adjusted on a ratchet basis if the Company offers a more favorable conversion discount, prepayment rate, interest rate, (whether through a straight discount or in combination with an original issue discount), look back period or other more favorable term to another party for any financings while this Note is in effect

 

The obligations of the Company under the Note are secured by a senior lien and security interest in all assets of the Company.

 

The Company incurred approximately $9,300 in debt issuance costs.

 

The Company also issued 47,547 shares of common stock as a commission fee to the investment banker. The fair value of the common stock which was approximately $5,040 was recorded as debt issuance expense.

 

Due to the variability in the conversion price of the Note the embedded conversion option has been bifurcated and reflected as a derivative liability with an initial fair value of $102,823 with $87,039 charged to derivative expense and $15,784 recorded as a debt discount.

 

Total discounts recorded were $66,500. The Company recorded an original issue discount of $3,500, a discount of $9,300 for issuance costs, a discount related to the warrants of approximately $37,916 and a discount related to the derivative of $15,784 based on the relative fair value of the instruments. The warrant fair value on which the relative fair value was based was determined by using a simple binomial lattice model. The assumptions used in the model were a risk-free rate of 0.48%, volatility of 302.11%, and an expected term of 0.60 years in calculating the fair value of the warrants.

 

On August 11, 2021, the exercise price of the warrants was adjusted to $0.075 and the Company issued an additional 213,333 warrants to the note holder. The Company recorded approximately $25,000 as a deemed dividend upon the repricing based upon the change in fair value of the warrants using a binomial valuation model. The Company used a risk-free rate of 0.81, volatility of 209%, and expected term of 0.57 years in calculating the fair value of the warrants.

 

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On October 27, 2021, the Company and the institutional investor who holds the convertible promissory note agreed to extend the maturity date of the note by six months to December 25, 2022 for no consideration.

 

On November 30, 2021, the exercise price of the warrants was adjusted to $0.05 based on a note conversion at $0.05 and the Company issued an additional 506,667 warrants to the note holder.

 

On January 27, 2022, the holder of the June 25, 2021, convertible note converted $9,500 of principal and $421 of interest at $0.039 per share into 254,401 shares of common stock that were valued at fair value based on the quoted trading prices on the conversion dates aggregating approximately $28,000 resulting in a loss on debt extinguishment of $18,000. In addition, derivative fair value of $23,000 relating to the portion of the Note converted was settled resulting in a gain on extinguishment of approximately $23,000. The net gain on extinguishment was approximately $5,000. In addition, the conversion price of the warrants issued with the notes were adjusted to $0.039 per share and the Company issued an additional 428,718 warrants to the holder of the note.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $9,800 related to the amortization of debt discounts and approximately $3,500 in interest expense related to the note. No interest expense or debt discount was recognized for the same period of 2021.

 

At March 31, 2022, the Company has recorded $57,000 of outstanding principal and approximately $8,800 of accrued interest and $28,900 of unamortized discount and issuance expenses.

 

Convertible Promissory Note – August 11, 2021

 

On August 11, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an accredited institutional investor pursuant to which the Company issued to the investor its Original Issue Discount Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $220,500 and warrants to purchase 800,000 shares of the common stock of the Company for which the Company received consideration of $210,000 net of an original issue discount of $10,500. In addition, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the investor and issued the investor 100,000 common shares as a commitment fee.

 

The note matures one year from issuance and absent an event of default provides for an interest rate of 10% per annum, payable at maturity, and is convertible into common stock of the Company at a price of $0.075 per share, subject to anti-dilution adjustments in the event of certain corporate events as set forth in the Note, provided that if the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during any three consecutive trading days is below $0.08, the conversion price shall be reduced to 65% of the lowest trading price during the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the conversion date. On November 9, 2021, the Company defaulted on certain covenants in the note and the interest rate on the note reset to 24% per annum.

 

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In addition to customary anti-dilution adjustments the Note provides, subject to certain limited exceptions, that if the Company issues any common stock or common stock equivalents, as defined in the Note, at a per share price lower than the conversion price then in effect, the conversion price will be reduced to the per share price at which such shares or common share equivalents were sold.

 

The warrants are initially exercisable for a period of three years at a price of $0.095 per share, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon the occurrence of certain corporate events as set forth in the warrant.

 

The Company incurred approximately $30,000 in debt issuance costs.

 

The Company also issued 140,000 shares of common stock to the investment banker as a commission on the note.

 

Due to the variability in the conversion price of the Note the embedded conversion option has been bifurcated and reflected as a derivative liability with an initial fair value of $340,893 with $234,388 charged to derivative expense and $106,505 recorded as a debt discount.

 

The Company recorded a total debt discount of $220,500 including an original issue discount of $10,500, a discount related to the warrants of approximately $56,454 a discount related to issuance costs of $30,000 and a discount related to the issuance of common stock of approximately $17,041, and a $106,505 discount related to the initial derivative value of the embedded conversion feature on the note all based on the relative fair value of the instruments,

 

The fair value of the warrants on which the relative fair value was based was determined by using a simple binomial lattice model. The assumptions used in the model were a risk-free rate of 0.81%, volatility of 253%, and an expected term of one year in calculating the fair value of the warrants. The discounts are being amortized over the term of the convertible note.

 

On November 30, 2021, the exercise price of the warrants was adjusted to $0.05 based on a note conversion at $0.05 and the Company issued an additional 720,000 warrants to the note holder.

 

On January 27, 2022, the conversion price of the notes was adjusted to the lower of $0.039 per share, or provided that if the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during any three consecutive trading days is below $0.08, the conversion price shall be reduced to 65% of the lowest trading price during the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the conversion date. In addition, the exercise price of the warrant was adjusted to $0.039 per share and the Company issued an additional 428,718 warrants to the holder of the note. Both the conversion price of the note and warrants were adjusted as a result of a convertible note exercise at $0.039 per share.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $54,400 related to the amortization of debt discount and approximately $12,400 in interest expense related to the note. No interest expense or debt discount was recognized for the same period of 2021.

 

At March 31, 2022, the Company has remaining $220,500 of outstanding principal and approximately $28,200 of accrued interest and $79,700 of unamortized discount.

 

Convertible Promissory Note – August 17, 2021

 

On August 17, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an accredited institutional investor pursuant to which the Company issued to the investor its Original Issue Discount Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $220,500 and warrants to purchase 800,000 shares of the common stock of the Company for which the Company received consideration of $210,000 net of original discount of $10,500. In addition, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the investor and issued the investor 100,000 common shares as a commitment fee.

 

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The note matures one year from issuance and provides for an interest rate of 10% per annum, payable at maturity, and is convertible into common stock of the Company at a price of $0.075 per share, subject to anti-dilution adjustments in the event of certain corporate events as set forth in the Note, provided that if the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during any three consecutive trading days is below $0.08, the conversion price shall be reduced to 65% of the lowest trading price during the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the conversion date. The embedded conversion option will be treated as a bifurcated derivative liability.

 

In addition to customary anti-dilution adjustments the Note provides, subject to certain limited exceptions, that if the Company issues any common stock or common stock equivalents, as defined in the Note, at a per share price lower than the conversion price then in effect, the conversion price will be reduced to the per share price at which such shares or common share equivalents were sold.

 

The Warrants are initially exercisable for a period of three years at a price of $0.095 per share, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon the occurrence of certain corporate events as set forth in the Warrant

 

The Company incurred approximately $30,000 in debt issuance costs. The Company also issued 112,601 shares of common stock to the investment banker as a commission on the note.

 

Due to the variability in the conversion price of the Note, the embedded conversion option has been bifurcated and reflected as a derivative liability with an initial fair value of $398,404 with $297,833 charged to derivative expense and $100,571 recorded as a debt discount.

 

The Company recorded a total debt discount of $220,500 including an original issue discount of $10,500, a discount related to the warrants of approximately $62,220 a discount related to issuance costs of $30,000 a discount related to the issuance of common stock of approximately $17,209, and a $100,571 discount related to the initial derivative value of the embedded conversion feature on the Note all based on the relative fair value of the instruments.

 

The fair value of the warrants on which the relative fair value was based was determined by using a simple binomial lattice model. The assumptions used in the model were a risk-free rate of 0.77%, volatility of 254%, and an expected term of one year in calculating the fair value of the warrants. The discounts are being amortized over the life of the convertible note.

 

On October 27, 2021, the Company and the institutional investor who holds the promissory note agreed to extend the maturity date the notes by six months to February 17, 2023 for no consideration.

 

On November 15, 2021, the Company defaulted on certain covenants in the note and the interest rate on the note reset to 24% per annum.

 

On November 30, 2021, the exercise price of the warrants was adjusted to $0.05 based on a note conversion at $0.05 and the Company issued an additional 720,000 warrants to the note holder.

 

On January 27, 2022, the conversion price of the notes was adjusted to the lower of $0.039 per share, or provided that if the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during any three consecutive trading days is below $0.08, the conversion price shall be reduced to 65% of the lowest trading price during the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the conversion date. In addition, the exercise price of the warrant was adjusted to $0.039 per share and the Company issued an additional 428,718 warrants to the holder of the note. Both the conversion price of the note and warrants were adjusted as a result of a convertible note exercise at $0.039 per share.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $34,700 related to the amortization of debt discount and $12,400 in interest expense related to the note. No interest expense or debt discount was recognized for the same period of 2021.

 

At March 31, 2022, the Company has recorded $220,500 of outstanding principal and approximately $27,800 of accrued interest and $123,200 of unamortized discount and issuance expenses.

 

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Convertible Promissory Note – October 4, 2021

 

On October 4, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with an institutional investor pursuant to which the Company issued the Buyer a 10% Convertible Redeemable Note in the principal amount of $131,250 and a three-year warrant to purchase 476,190 shares of common stock of the Company for which the Company received proceeds of $110,000. In addition, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the investor and issued the investor 59,523 common shares as a commitment fee.

 

The Note is due October 4, 2022. The Note provides for interest at the rate of 10% per annum, payable in seven equal monthly payments beginning on August 15, 2022 through the maturity date. The Note is convertible into shares of common stock at any time following the date of cash payment at the Buyer’s option at a conversion price of $0.075 per share, subject to certain adjustments.

 

The Warrants are exercisable for three-years from October 4, 2021, at an exercise price of $0.095 per share, subject to certain adjustments, which exercise price may be paid on a cashless basis. The aggregate exercise price is $45,238.

 

The Company incurred approximately $15,000 in debt issuance costs. The Company also issued 43,459 shares of common stock to the investment banker as a commission on the note.

 

Due to the lack of authorized shares, the embedded conversion option has been bifurcated and reflected as a derivative liability with an initial fair value of $564,943 with $487,052 charged to derivative expense and $77,891 recorded as a debt discount.

 

The Company recorded a total debt discount of $131,250 including an original issue discount of $6,250, a discount related to issuance costs of $15,000, a discount related to the issuance of common stock of $32,109, and a $77,891 discount related to the initial derivative value of the embedded conversion feature on the Note all based on the relative fair value of the instruments. The discounts are being amortized over the life of the convertible note.

 

On January 2, 2022, the Company defaulted on certain covenants contained in the October 4, 2021, convertible note and the interest rate reset to 16%.

 

On January 27, 2022, the exercise price of the note was adjusted to $0.039 based on a convertible note conversion at $0.039.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $32,400 related to the amortization of debt discount and approximately $5,000 in interest expense related to the note. No interest expense or debt discount was recognized for the same period of 2021.

 

At March 31, 2022, the Company has recorded $131,250 of outstanding principal and approximately $8,200 of accrued interest and $66,900 of unamortized discount and issuance expenses.

 

Convertible Promissory Note – October 7, 2021

 

On October 7, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with an institutional investor pursuant to which the Company issued the investor a 10% Convertible Redeemable Note in the principal amount of $131,250 and a three-year warrant to purchase 476,190 shares of common stock of the Company for which the Company received proceeds of $110,000. In addition, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the investor and issued the investor 59,523 common shares as a commitment fee and an additional 52,632 shares as a commission to the broker.

 

The Note is due October 7, 2022. The Note provides for interest at the rate of 10% per annum, payable at maturity. The Note was convertible into shares of common stock at any time following the date of cash payment at the investor’s option at a conversion price of $0.075 per share, subject to certain adjustments.

 

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The Warrants are exercisable for three-years from October 7, 2021, at an exercise price of $0.095 per share, subject to certain adjustments, which exercise price may be paid on a cashless basis. The aggregate exercise price is $45,238.

 

The Company incurred approximately $15,000 in debt issuance costs.

 

Due to the lack of authorized shares, the embedded conversion option has been bifurcated and reflected as a derivative liability with an initial fair value of $564,184 with $487,667 charged to derivative expense and $76,517 recorded as a debt discount.

 

The Company recorded a total debt discount of $131,250 including an original issue discount of $6,250, a discount related to issuance costs of $15,000, a discount related to the issuance of common stock of approximately $33,483, and a $76,517 discount related to the initial derivative value of the embedded conversion feature on the Note all based on the relative fair value of the instruments. The discounts are being amortized over the life of the convertible note.

 

On January 5, 2022, the Company defaulted on certain covenants contained in the October 7, 2021, convertible note and the interest rate reset to 16%.

 

On January 27, 2022, the exercise price of the note was adjusted to $0.039 based on a convertible note conversion at $0.039.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $32,400 related to the amortization of debt discounts and approximately $5,000 in interest expense related to the note. No interest expense or debt discount was recognized for the same period of 2021.

 

At March 31, 2022, the Company has recorded $131,250 of outstanding principal and approximately $8,100 of accrued interest and $68,000 of unamortized discount and issuance expenses.

 

Convertible Promissory Note – March 15, 2022

 

On March 15, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with an institutional investor pursuant to which the Company issued the investor a 10% Convertible Note in the principal amount of $250,000 for a purchase price of $200,000 reflecting a $50,000 original issue discount. The Company received total consideration of $180,000 after debt issuance costs of $20,000. In addition, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock as a commitment fee to the investor. The Company also issued 200,000 shares to the broker as a commission on the sale.

 

The Note provides for guaranteed interest at the rate of 10% per annum for the 12 months from and after the original issue date of the Note for an aggregate guaranteed interest of $25,000, all of which guaranteed interest shall be deemed earned as of the date of the note. The principal amount and the guaranteed interest shall be due and payable in seven equal monthly payments each, $39,285.71, commencing on August 15, 2022, and continuing on the 15th day of each month until paid in full not later than March 15, 2023, the maturity date.

 

The Note is convertible into shares of common stock at any time following any event of default at the investor’s option at a conversion price of ninety percent (90%) per share of the lowest per-share trading price of the Company; stock during the ten trading day periods before the conversion, subject to certain adjustments.

 

The Company recorded a total debt discount of $250,000 including an original issue discount of $50,000, a discount related to issuance costs of $34,384, a discount related to the issuance of common stock of approximately $3,596 and a $162,020 discount related to the initial derivative value of the embedded conversion feature on the Note all based on the relative fair value of the instruments. The discounts are being amortized over the life of the convertible note.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $11,600 related to the amortization of debt discounts and approximately $25,000 in interest expense related to the note that was deemed earned as of the date of issuance. No interest expense or debt discount was recognized for the same period of 2021.

 

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At March 31, 2022, the Company has recorded $250,000 of outstanding principal $25,000 of accrued interest and $238,400 of unamortized discount and issuance expenses.

 

Derivative Liabilities Pursuant to Convertible Notes and Warrants

 

In connection with the issuance of the unrelated party convertible notes (collectively referred to as “Notes”) and warrants (collectively referred to as “Warrants”), discussed above, the Company determined that the terms of certain Notes and Warrants contain an embedded conversion options to be accounted for as derivative liabilities due to the holder having the potential to gain value upon conversion and provisions which includes events not within the control of the Company. Due to the fact that the number of shares of common stock issuable exceed the Company’s authorized share limit as of March 31, 2022, the equity environment was tainted and all convertible debentures and warrants were included in the value of the derivative. In accordance with ASC 815-40 –Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in an Entity’s Own Stock, the embedded conversion options contained in the Notes and the Warrants were accounted for as derivative liabilities at the date of issuance or on the reclassification date and shall be adjusted to fair value through earnings at each reporting date. The fair value of the embedded conversion options and the warrants was determined using the Binomial Lattice valuation model. At the end of each period and on note conversion date or repayment or on the warrant exercise date, the Company revalues the derivative liabilities resulting from the embedded option.

 

During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, in connection with the issuance of the Notes, on the initial measurement dates, the fair values of the embedded conversion option of approximately $271,000 was recorded as derivative liabilities of which $163,000 was allocated as a debt discount and $108,000 as derivative expense.

 

At the end of the period, the Company revalued the embedded conversion option derivative liabilities. In connection with the initial valuations and these revaluations, the Company recorded a gain from the initial and change in the derivative liabilities fair value of approximately $776,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021.

 

During the three months period ended March 31, 2022, the fair value of the derivative liabilities was estimated at issuance and at March 31, 2022, using the Binomial Lattice valuation model with the following assumptions:

 

 

Dividend rate   %
Term (in years)   0.0 to 0.88 year 
Volatility   245% to 309%
Risk-free interest rate   1.28% to 2.45%

 

Other than the effect on the derivative valuation recognized in operations, there was no accounting effect to the ratchet adjustments of certain convertible notes to reduce the conversion price to $0.039 in January 2022 since all of the embedded conversion options in the convertible notes were treated as derivatives.

 

Note 5 - Licensing Agreements

 

License of DiLA2 Assets

 

On March 16, 2018, the Company entered into an exclusive sublicensing agreement for certain intellectual property rights to its DiLA2 delivery system. The agreement included an upfront payment of $200,000 and future additional consideration for sales and development milestones. The upfront fee was contingent upon the Company obtaining a third-party consent to the agreement within ninety days of execution. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had not obtained consent for the sublicense and has classified the upfront payment it had previously recorded as an accrued liability on its balance sheet.

 

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Note 6 - Related Party Transactions

 

Due to Related Party

 

The Company and other related entities have had a commonality of ownership and/or management control, and as a result, the reported operating results and/or financial position of the Company could significantly differ from what would have been obtained if such entities were autonomous.

 

The Company had a Master Services Agreement (“MSA”) with Autotelic Inc., a related party that is partly owned by one of the Company’s former Board members and executive officers, namely Vuong Trieu, Ph.D., effective November 15, 2016. The MSA stated that Autotelic Inc. would provide business functions and services to the Company and allowed Autotelic Inc. to charge the Company for these expenses paid on its behalf. Dr. Trieu resigned as a director of our company effective October 1, 2018. The Company and Autotelic Inc. agreed to terminate the MSA effective October 31, 2018.

 

An unpaid balance for previous years services performed under the agreement of approximately $4,000 is included in due to related party in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2020.

 

In addition, as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the Company owed various officers and directors approximately $72,000 and $42,000, respectively for services rendered which is included as due to related party on the accompanying balance sheet.

 

Note 7 - Stockholders’ Equity

 

Preferred Stock

 

Adhera has authorized 100,000 shares of preferred stock for issuance and has designated 1,000 shares as Series B Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred”) and 90,000 shares as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred”). No shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred are outstanding. In March 2014, Adhera designated 1,200 shares as Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred”). In August 2015, Adhera designated 220 shares as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series D Preferred”). In April 2018, Adhera designated 3,500 shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series E Preferred”). In July 2018, Adhera designated 2,200 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series F Preferred”). In December 2019, Adhera designated 6,000 shares of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series G Preferred”). The Company plans to file a certificate of elimination with respect to the Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred and a certificate of decrease with respect to each of its Series C, D and F Preferred stock. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had not filed the certificate of elimination. Each subsequent designated series of preferred stock has liquidation preference over the previous series.

 

Series C Preferred

 

Each share of Series C Preferred has a stated value of $5,000 per share, has a $5,100 liquidation preference per share, has voting rights of 666.67 votes per share, and is convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $7.50 per share.

 

As of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, 100 shares of Series C Preferred were outstanding.

 

Series D Preferred

 

Each share of Series D Preferred has a stated value of $5,000 per share, has a liquidation preference of $300 per share, has voting rights of 1,250 votes per share and is convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $4.00 per share. The Series D Preferred has a 5% stated dividend rate when, and if declared by the Board of Directors, is not redeemable and has voting rights on an as-converted basis.

 

As of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, 40 shares of Series D Preferred were outstanding.

 

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Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants

 

The Series E Preferred Stock has a stated value of $5,000 per share and accrues 8% dividends per annum that are payable in cash or stock at the Company’s discretion. The Series E Preferred has voting rights, dividend rights, liquidation preferences, conversion rights at the option of the holder and anti-dilution rights. Series E Preferred stock is convertible into shares of common stock at $0.50. Anti-dilution price protection on Series E Preferred stock expired on February 10, 2020. Warrants issued with Series E Convertible Preferred Stock have anti-dilution price protection, are exercisable for a period of five years, and contain customary exercise limitations.

 

On March 19, 2021, the exercise price of the Series E warrants was adjusted from $0.50 to $0.05 per share upon the conversion of $25,900 debt for 518,000 shares common stock. The Company recorded approximately $390,000 as a deemed dividend based upon the change in fair value of the Series E Preferred stock warrants using a binomial valuation model. The Company used a risk-free rate of 0.16%, volatility of 262.27%, and expected term of .41 to .43 years in calculating the fair value of the warrants.

 

As of May 17, 2021, the three-year anniversary of the closing of the Series E Preferred stock offering, all outstanding Series E Preferred stock may be converted by the Company into common stock upon written notification being provided by the Company to stockholders. As of March 31, 2022, the Company has not provided notice of conversion to the holders of the Series E Preferred stock.

 

On June 8, 2021, an investor converted 8 shares of Series E Preferred and accrued dividends of approximately $10,000 into 101,010 shares of common stock. In addition, the Company issued 53,571 shares of common stock to the investor for a cashless exercise of 75,000 warrants.

 

On July 30, 2021, an investor converted 50 shares of Series E Preferred stock with a state value of $250,000 into 500,000 shares of common stock.

 

On October 4, 2021, the Company issued 255,540 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 20 shares Series E Preferred stock including accrued dividends of $27,770.

 

On October 5, 2021, the Company issued 385,414 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 30 shares of Series E Preferred stock including accrued dividends of $42,707.

 

On October 8, 2021, the Company issued 51,414 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 4 shares of Series E Preferred stock including accrued dividends of $5,707.

 

On October 12, 2021, the Company issued 64,312 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 5 shares of Series E Preferred stock including accrued dividends of $7,156.

 

On November 23, 2021, the Company issued 193,299 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 15 shares of Series E Preferred stock including accrued dividends of $21,649.

 

On January 27, 2022, the exercise price of the Series E warrants was adjusted to $0.039 per share as a result of a convertible note exercise at $0.039 per share.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had a total of 30,405,600 warrants issued with Series E Preferred stock outstanding. The warrants expire in 2023 and have an exercise price of $0.039.

 

The Company had accrued dividends on the Series E Preferred stock of approximately $5.3 million and $5.0 million, as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 3,326 Series E shares outstanding.

 

Series F Convertible Preferred Shares and Warrants

 

The Series F Preferred Stock has a stated value of $5,000 per share and accrues 8% dividends per annum that are payable in cash or stock at the Company’s discretion. The Series F Preferred has voting rights, dividend rights, liquidation preferences, conversion rights at the holders option and anti-dilution rights. Series F Preferred stock is convertible into shares of common stock at $0.50. Anti-dilution price protection on Series F Preferred stock expired on February 10, 2020. Warrants issued with Series F Convertible Preferred Stock have anti-dilution price protection, are exercisable for a period of five years, and contain customary exercise limitations.

 

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On October 30, 2019, the Company repurchased 20 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock including accrued and unpaid dividends and warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock for $100,000 from our former CEO pursuant to an amendment to the settlement agreement dated April 4, 2019. The Company also committed to purchase from such officer the remaining Series F Convertible Preferred Stock and related warrants held by such officer for $100,000 by not later than March 1, 2020. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had not repurchased the remaining shares.

 

On March 19, 2021, the exercise price of the Series F warrants was adjusted from $0.50 to $0.05 upon the conversion of $25,900 of debt for 518,000 shares of common stock. The Company recorded approximately $31,000 as a deemed dividend based upon the change in fair value of the Series F Preferred stock using a binomial valuation model. The Company used a risk-free rate of 0.16%, volatility of 262.27%, and an expected term of .46 to .53 years in calculating the fair value of the warrants.

 

On October 15, 2021, the Company issued 37,043 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 3 shares of Series F Preferred stock and including total accrued dividends of $3,521.

 

As of November 9, 2021, the three-year anniversary of the closing of the Series F Preferred stock offering, all outstanding Series F Preferred stock may be converted by the Company into common stock upon written notification being provided by the Company to stockholders. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has not provided notice of conversion to the holders of the Series F Preferred stock.

 

As of December 31, 2021, the Company had a total of 3,088,500 Series F Preferred stock warrants outstanding. The warrants expire in 2023.

 

The Company had accrued dividends on the Series F Preferred stock of approximately $523,000 and $448,000, as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 358 Series F Preferred shares outstanding.

 

Series G Convertible Preferred Shares

 

The Series G Preferred Stock has a stated value of $5,000 per share and accrues 8% dividends per annum that are payable in cash or stock at the Company’s discretion. The Series G Preferred has voting rights, dividend rights, liquidation preferences, conversion rights and anti-dilution rights. Series G Preferred stock is convertible into shares of common stock at $0.50.

 

As of March 31, 2022, no Series G Preferred Stock has been issued by the Company.

 

Common Stock

 

On June 8, 2021, an investor converted 8 shares of Series E Preferred and accrued dividends of approximately $10,000 into 101,010 shares of common stock.

 

On June 8, 2021, the Company issued 53,571 shares of common stock to the investor for a cashless exercise of 75,000 warrants.

 

On July 30, 2021, and investor converted 50 shares of Series E Preferred stock with a stated value of $250,000 into 500,000 shares of common stock.

 

On August 11, 2021, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to a convertible note investor as a commitment fee which was valued at its relative fair value of $56,464.

 

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On August 18, 2021, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to a convertible note investor as a commitment fee which was valued at its relative fair value of $62,220.

 

On September 22, 2021, the Company issued 300,148 shares of common stock to an investment banker for commissions due under a banking agreement. The shares were recorded at their relative fair value of approximately $39,290.

 

On October 4, 2021, the Company issued 255,540 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 20 shares Series E Preferred stock including accrued dividends of $27,770.

 

On October 4, 2021, the Company issued 59,523 shares of common stock to a convertible note investor as a commitment fee which was valued at its relative fair value of $10,859.

 

On October 5, 2021, the Company issued 385,414 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 30 shares of Series E Preferred stock including accrued dividends of $42,707.

 

On October 8, 2021, the Company issued 51,414 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 4 shares of Series E Preferred stock including accrued dividends of $5,707.

 

On October 8, 2021, the Company issued 59,523 shares of common stock to a convertible note investor as a commitment fee which was valued at its relative fair value of $12,233.

 

On October 15, 2021, the Company issued 37,043 shares of common stock upon the conversion of 3 shares of Series F Preferred stock including accrued dividends of $3,521

 

On November 4, 2021, the Company issued 153,227 shares of common stock upon a cashless exercise of 250,000 warrants issued with the April 2021 Convertible Note.

 

On December 6, 2021, the Company issued 96,091 shares of common stock to an investment banker for commissions due under a banking agreement. The shares were recorded at their relative fair value of approximately $18,745.

 

During the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2021, the company issued 3,366,012 million common shares upon the conversion of $98,141 principal and $70,160 of accrued interest on the February 2020 convertible note. The common shares issued upon conversions of the note for the period ended December 31, 2021 were valued at fair value based on the quoted trading prices on the conversion dates aggregating approximately $554,000 resulting in a loss on debt extinguishment of approximately $386,000.

 

On January 27, 2022, the Company issued 254,401 shares of common stock upon the conversion of $9,500 principal and $422 of interest on the June 2021 convertible note that were valued at fair value based on the quoted trading prices on the conversion dates aggregating approximately $28,000 resulting in a loss on debt extinguishment of $18,000. In addition, derivative fair value of $23,000 relating to the portion of the Note converted was settled resulting in a gain on extinguishment of approximately $23,000. The net gain on extinguishment was approximately $5,000.

 

On March 15, 2022, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock to a convertible note investor as a commitment fee which was valued at its relative fair value of $3,596.

 

On March 15, 2022, the Company issued 200,000 shares of common stock to an investment banker for commissions due under a banking agreement for issuance of a convertible note. The shares were recorded at their fair value of approximately $14,384.

 

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Warrants

 

As of March 31, 2022, there were 79,316,071 common stock warrants outstanding, with a weighted average exercise price of $0.05 per share, with annual expirations as follows:

 

 

Warrant Expiry Summary:                    
   Shares   2023   2024   2025   2026 
Issued with Series E Preferred Stock   30,405,600    30,405,600             
Issued with Series F Preferred Stock   3,088,500    3,088,500             
Issued with Convertible Notes (CVN)   45,473,238        2,901,098    25,660,167    6,911,974 
Other   348,733    10,080    335,452    3,201     
Total Warrants   79,316,071    33,504,180    3,236,550    35,663,368    6,911.974 

 

Warrant Rollforward  Shares 
Warrants as of December 31, 2021   74,625,139 
Issued as a result of price adjustments on CVN   2,665,663 
Variable quantity of warrants related to February 2020 note   

2,025,259

 
Warrants as of March 31, 2022   79,316,071 

 

Warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2022, included 78,014,958 price adjustable warrants.

 

The intrinsic value of 79,316,071 warrants as of March 31, 2022, was approximately $2.7 million.

 

As discussed in Note 2 above, the Company has issued convertible notes and warrants with variable conversion provisions. The conversion terms of the convertible notes are variable based on certain factors, such as the future price of the Company’s common stock and various default provisions related to the payment of the notes in Company stock. The number of shares of common stock to be issued under the convertible notes and warrants is based on the future price of the Company’s common stock. The number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the promissory note is therefore, indeterminate. Due to the fact that the number of shares of common stock issuable exceed the Company’s authorized share limit as of March 31, 2022, the equity environment was tainted and all convertible debentures and warrants were included in the value of the derivative as of that date. Pursuant to ASC 815-15 Embedded Derivatives, the fair values of the warrants were recorded as derivative liabilities. On March 31, 2022, the Company evaluated all outstanding warrants to determine whether these instruments are tainted and, due to reasons discussed above, all warrants outstanding were considered tainted and were therefore, accounted for as derivative liabilities.

 

Other than the effect on the derivative valuation recognized in operations, there was no accounting effect to the ratchet adjustments of certain warrants to reduce the conversion price to $0.039 in January 2022 since all of the embedded conversion options in the warrants were treated as derivatives.

 

NOTE 8 - Stock Incentive Plans

 

Stock Options

 

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022:

 

   Options Outstanding 
   Shares  

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 
Outstanding, December 31, 2021   384,050   $0.97 
Options expired / forfeited   (4,050)   1.70 
Outstanding, March 31, 2022   380,000    0.98 
Exercisable, March 31, 2022   380,000   $0.98 

 

No stock options were granted during the three-month period ended March 31, 2022.

 

The following table summarizes additional information on the Company’s stock options outstanding at March 31, 2022:

 

    Options Outstanding   Options Exercisable 

Range of

Exercise

Prices

   Number Outstanding  

Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual

Life (Years)

   Weighted Average Exercise Price   Number Exercisable   Weighted Average Exercise Price 
$0.98    380,000    1.09   $0.98    380,000   $0.98 
Totals    380,000    1.09   $0.98    380,000   $0.98 

 

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As of March 31, 2022, the Company had no unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options. Total expense related to stock options was zero and approximately $8,000 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the intrinsic value of options outstanding or exercisable was zero there were no options outstanding with an exercise price less than $0.07, the per share closing market price of our common stock at that date.

 

NOTE 9 - Commitments and Contingencies

 

Litigation

 

Because of the nature of the Company’s business, it is subject to claims and/or threatened legal actions, which arise out of the normal course of business. As of the date of this filing, the Company is not aware of any pending lawsuits against it, its officers or directors.

 

Leases

 

The Company does not own or lease any real property or facilities that are material to its current business operations. If the Company continues its business operations, the Company may seek to lease facilities in order to support its operational and administrative needs.

 

Share Repurchase Agreement

 

On October 30, 2019, the Company repurchased 20 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock including accrued and unpaid dividends and warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock for $100,000 from our former CEO pursuant to an amendment to the settlement agreement dated April 4, 2019. The Company also committed to purchase from such officer the remaining Series F Convertible Preferred Stock and related warrants held by such officer for $100,000 by not later than March 1, 2020. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had not repurchased the remaining shares.

 

Licensing Agreement – MLR 1019

 

On July 28, 2021, the Company and Melior Pharmaceuticals II, LLC (“MP”) entered into an exclusive license agreement for the development, commercialization and exclusive license of MLR-1019. MLR-1019 is being developed as a new class of therapeutic for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and is, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, the only drug candidate today to address both movement and non-movement aspects of PD. Under the Agreement, the Company was granted an exclusive license to use MP’s Patents and know-how to develop products in consideration for cash payments up to approximately $21.8 million upon meeting certain performance milestones, as well as a royalty of 5% of gross sales.

 

The license terminates upon the last expiration of the patents licensed by the Company, which is presently 2034 subject extensions and renewals of any of such patents. If the Company fails to have its common stock listed on Nasdaq or the NYSE (an “Uplisting Event”) within 12 months after the Company receives a Clinical Trial Authorization from the European Medicines Agency, then the Company’s commercial license and rights for using MP’s data shall terminate. Additionally, if the Company has completed the necessary steps to effect an Uplisting Event, the Company will have the option to purchase all rights held by MP on the MLR-1019 licensed products in consideration for 10% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock (immediately post Uplisting Event) and 2.5% royalty of future gross product sales.

 

As of March 31, 2022, no performance milestones had been met under the agreement.

 

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Licensing Agreement – MLR 1023

 

On August 24, 2021, the Company as licensee entered into an exclusive license agreement with Melior Pharmaceuticals I, Inc. for the development, commercialization and exclusive license of Melior’s MLR-1023. MLR-1023 is being developed as a novel therapeutic for Type 1 diabetes.

 

Under the Agreement, the Company was granted an exclusive license to use the MP Patents and know-how to develop products in consideration for cash payments up to approximately $21.8 million upon meeting certain performance milestones, as well as a tiered royalty of 8-12% of gross sales.

 

Under the original terms of the agreement if the Company failed to raise $4.0 million dollars within 120 days of the Effective Date then the License would immediately terminate unless, by 120 Days Adhera was in the process of completing transactions to complete the fundraising then an additional 30 Days would be provided to allow for the completion of the raise.

 

On October 20, 2021, the Company expanded the exclusive licensing agreement with Melior Pharmaceuticals I, Inc. to include two additional clinical indications for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and pulmonary inflammation.

 

On November 17, 2021, Melior Pharmaceuticals I, Inc. extended the Company’s timeline from 120 days to 180 days from the effective of the agreement for the Company to raise $4.0 million dollars unless, by 180 Days Adhera is in the process of completing transactions to complete the fundraising then an additional 30 Days shall be provided to allow for the completion of required fundraising.

 

On February 16, 2022, an addendum to the licensing agreement dated August 4, 2021, was executed by the Company and Melior Pharmaceuticals I, Inc, extending the requirement by the Company to raise $4.0 million dollars to June 16, 2022.

 

As of March 31, 2022, no performance milestones had been met under the agreement.

 

NOTE 10 - Subsequent Events

 

Forbearance Agreement

 

On April 19, 2022, a majority of the noteholders (the “Purchasers”) of the secured non-convertible promissory notes of the Company issued between June 18, 2019, and August 5, 2019 which matured on August 5, 2020 consented to forbear collection efforts until September 30, 2022. Accordingly, the collateral agent for the note holders in consideration of the signed noteholder agreements agreed to forbear all notes outstanding. The agreement to forbear was subject to the closing of a private placement transaction resulting in at least $2 million in gross proceeds to the Company, which occurred on May 11, 2022, upon the closing described below.

 

Issuance of Notes Payable

 

On May 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with investors (the “Purchasers”) whereby the Company issued the Purchasers Original Issue Discount Promissory Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $2,222,222, net of an original issue discount of $222,222 (the “Notes”) for a purchase price of $2,000,000 and warrants to purchase 22,222,218 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrants”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of the SPA and secured by a Security Agreement as described below. The Company received total consideration of $1,712,000 after debt issuance costs of $288,000. The Notes are convertible and the Warrants are exercisable into shares of common stock at conversion and exercise prices of $0.04 per share. The company will record a debt discount related to the original issue discount and debt issuance costs and will evaluate the note and warrant terms for derivative accounting treatment.

 

The Notes are due on the earliest to occur of (i) the 12 month anniversary of the original issuance date of the Notes, or May 11, 2023, (ii) a financing transaction which results in the Company’s common stock being listed on a national securities exchange, and (iii) an event of default. If an event of default occurs before the Company’s common stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the event of default would require a 125% of the outstanding principal, accrued interest and other amounts owing thereon. The Notes bear interest at 8% per annum, subject to an increase to 15% in case of an event of default as provided for therein. In addition, at any time before the 12 month anniversary of the date of issuance of the Notes, the Company may, upon five days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser, prepay all of the then outstanding principal amount of the Notes for cash in an amount equal to the sum of 105% of all amounts due and owing hereunder, including all accrued and unpaid interest.

 

The Warrants are exercisable for a 66 month period (five year and six months) ending November 11, 2027, at an exercise price of $0.04 per share, subject to certain adjustments.

 

The Company’s obligations under the Notes are secured by a first priority lien on all of the assets of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries pursuant to a Security Agreement, dated May 11, 2022 (the “Security Agreement”) by and among the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Purchasers, and the lead investor as the collateral agent.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect management’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance including meeting our obligations under the Melior license agreement and our liquidity. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes and the Risk Factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 15, 2022. Forward-looking statements are projections in respect of future events or financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

 

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which we cannot predict with accuracy and some of which we might not even anticipate. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions at the time made, we can give no assurance that such expectations will be achieved. Future events and actual results, financial and otherwise, may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to conform them to actual results, new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws.

 

The following factors, among others, could cause our or our industry’s future results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated:

 

  our ability to obtain additional funding for our company, whether pursuant to a capital raising transaction arising from the sale of our securities, a strategic transaction or otherwise;
     
  our ability to satisfy our disclosure obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to maintain the registration of our common stock thereunder; and
     
  our ability to attract and retain qualified officers, directors, employees and consultants as necessary.
     
  the cost of our research and development programs may be higher than expected, and there is no assurance that such efforts will be successful in a timely manner or at all.

 

These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled “Risk Factors” set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, any of which may cause our company’s or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity or performance to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity or performance. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of these forward-looking statements. We are under no duty to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results.

 

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As used in this quarterly report and unless otherwise indicated, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” refer to Adhera Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, MDRNA Research, Inc., Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Atossa Healthcare, Inc., and IthenaPharma, Inc. Unless otherwise specified, all amounts are expressed in United States dollars. Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTCQB, under the symbol “ATRX.”

 

Corporate Overview

 

Nature of Business

 

We are an emerging specialty biotech company that, to the extent that resources and opportunities become available, is strategically evaluating its focus including a return to a drug discovery and development company.

 

On July 28, 2021, we as licensee and MP2 as licensor entered into an exclusive license agreement for the development, commercialization and exclusive license of MLR-1019. MLR-1019 is being developed as a new class of therapeutic for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and is, to the best of our knowledge, the only drug candidate today to address both movement and non-movement aspects of PD. Under the Agreement, we were granted an exclusive license to use the MP Patents and know-how to develop products in consideration for cash payments upon meeting certain performance milestones as well as a royalty of 5% of gross sales.

 

On August 24, 2021, we as licensee entered into an exclusive license agreement with MP1 for the development, commercialization and exclusive license of MLR-1023 as a novel therapeutic for Type 1 diabetes.

 

On October 20, 2021, we as licensee expanded the MLR-1023 licensing agreement with Melior Pharmaceuticals I, Inc. to include two additional clinical indications for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and pulmonary inflammation.

 

To the extent that resources have been available, we have continued to work with our advisors in an effort to restructure our Company and to identify potential strategic transactions, including the Melior transaction described above to enhance the value of the Company. Because of our substantial unpaid debt, if we do not raise substantial additional capital in the near future, it is likely that the Company will discontinue all operations or seek bankruptcy protection.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 

Operating Expenses

 

Our operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021 are summarized as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended 
(in thousands)  March 31,
2022
   March 31,
2021
   Increase/
(Decrease)
 
Sales and marketing  $-   $9   $(9)
General and administrative expenses   260    101    159 
Total operating expenses  $260   $110   $150 

 

Sales and Marketing

 

Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were primarily related to storage and destruction costs incurred for Prestalia® inventory. No sales and marketing expenses were incurred for the three- month period ended March 31, 2022.

 

General and Administrative

 

General and administrative expense increased by approximately $159,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in public company fees including legal expenses and fees paid for director and officer insurance.

 

Other Expense

 

   Three Months Ended 
(in thousands) 

March 31,

2022

  

March 31,

2021

  

Increase/

(Decrease)

 
Interest expense  $(311)  $(243)  $68 
Gain on extinguishment of debt   5    -    (5)
Initial and change in derivative liability   667    -    (667)
Amortization of debt discount   (175)   (75)   100 
Total other income (expense)  $186   $(318)  $(504)

 

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $68,000 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 primarily due to an increase in our outstanding convertible notes. The derivative liability for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 decreased by $667,000 as a result of a decrease in the fair value of our. convertible notes and warrants that were classified as a derivative on our balance sheet as of March 31, 2022. The gain on extinguishment of debt was due to the conversion of principal and interest on our outstanding convertible notes. The increase of $100,000 for the amortization of debt discounts was due an increase in our convertible notes outstanding.

 

Liquidity & Capital Resources

 

Working Capital

 

(in thousands)  March 31, 2022   December 31, 2021 
Current assets  $170   $196 
Current liabilities   (25,668)   (25,302)
Working capital deficit  $(25,498)  $(25,106)

 

Negative working capital as of March 31, 2022, was approximately $25.5 million as compared to negative working capital of approximately $25.1 million as of December 31, 2021. The decrease in working capital is primarily related to an increase in current liabilities of approximately $366,000 including approximately $364,000 in accrued dividends, $357,000 of accrued expenses including accrued interest, an increase in our convertible notes of $165,000 net of discounts and a decrease of 528,000 for a derivative liability related to our convertible notes.

 

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Cash Flows and Liquidity

 

Net cash used in Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $216,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2022. This was primarily due to our net operating loss of approximately $74,000, partially offset by a $667,000 gain related to a decrease in the fair value of our outstanding derivative liability for our convertible notes and warrants, non-cash interest expense related to term loan and outstanding convertible notes of $311,000, non-cash amortization of debt discount of $175,000 and other changes in operating assets and liabilities of approximately $44,000.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $46,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2021. This was primarily due to our net operating loss of approximately $428,000, partially offset by non-cash interest expense related to our term loans of $241,000, amortization of debt discount and fees of $77,000 and other changes in operating assets and liabilities including an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of approximately $64,000.

 

Net cash used in Investing Activities

 

There was no cash used in or provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022, or March 31, 2021.

 

Net cash provided by Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021 was approximately $180,000 and $46,000, respectively from the issuance of convertible promissory notes, net of issuance costs to certain accredited investors.

 

While we recently raised $1.7 million, net of issuance costs as described in the next paragraph, we will need to raise additional operating capital in the near future to maintain our operations and to realize our business plan. Without additional sources of cash and/or the deferral, reduction, or elimination of significant planned expenditures, we will not have the cash resources to continue as a going concern thereafter.

 

Financing

 

In May 2022, we closed a private placement offering of $2,222,222 of convertible notes and 2,222,220 warrants and received $1.7 million in net proceeds. The notes come due upon the earliest to occur of (i) the 12 month anniversary of the original issuance date of the Notes, or May 11, 2023, (ii) a financing transaction which results in the Company’s common stock being listed on a national securities exchange, and (iii) an event of default, in which case the amount payable could be increased to 125% of the outstanding balance if our common stock is not listed on a national securities exchange at the time of such event of default. See “Item 5. Other Information” in this Report for more information on the recent financing.

 

Including the proceeds received from the financing, we do not have sufficient funds to meet our working capital needs for the next 12 months. We will require additional funds in the near future to continue our business. Historically, we have raised additional capital to supplement our commercialization, clinical development and operational expenses. We are currently seeking to raise additional capital on the same terms as the May 11, 2022 offering. We will need to raise additional funds required, which may result in further dilution in the equity ownership of our shares. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. Failure to raise additional capital through one or more financings, divesting development assets or reducing discretionary spending could have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our intended business objectives. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of March 31, 2022, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in the notes to our financial statements included herein for the period ended March 31, 2022, and in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

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New and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

Any new and recently adopted accounting pronouncements are more fully described in Note 1 to our financial statements included herein for the period ended March 31, 2022.

 

ITEM 3 QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4 CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

 

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based upon that evaluation and subject to the foregoing, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weakness(es) in internal control over financial reporting described below.

 

Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022, based on the framework established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management has determined that our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022, was not effective.

 

A material weakness, as defined in the standards established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

The ineffectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting was due to the following material weaknesses:

 

  Inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives, and lack of monitoring controls as the Company does not have any employees and a single individual serves as both the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer and the principal accounting officer;
     
  Lack of qualified accounting personnel to prepare and report financial information in accordance with GAAP;
     
  Lack of a separate Audit Committee of the Board of Directors; and
     
  Lack of documentation on policies and procedures that are critical to the accomplishment of financial reporting objectives.

 

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Management’s Plan to Remediate the Material Weakness

 

Providing funds are available, management plans to implement measures designed to ensure that control deficiencies, contributing to the material weakness are remediated, such that these controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectively. The remediation actions planned include:

 

 

Identifying gaps in our skills base and the expertise of our personnel necessary to meet the financial reporting requirements of a public company; 

     
  Developing written policies and procedures on internal control over financial reporting and monitor the effectiveness of operations on existing controls and procedures; and
     
  Establishing a separate Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

We will continue to reassess our plans to remedy our internal control deficiencies in light of our personnel structure and our financial condition. We hope that such measures will lead to an improvement in the timely preparation of financial reports and strengthen our segregation of duties at our company. We are committed to developing a strong internal control environment, and we believe that the remediation efforts that we will implement will result in significant improvements in our control environment. Our management will continue to monitor and evaluate the relevance of our risk-based approach and the effectiveness of our internal controls and procedures over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and is committed to taking further action and implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds allow. However, our significant working capital deficiency may delay remediation.

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022, that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

General

 

Currently, there is no material litigation pending against our company. From time to time, we may become a party to litigation and subject to claims incident to the ordinary course of our business.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our common stock involves a number of very significant risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors included in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Annual Report”), as filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022, in addition to other information contained in those documents and reports that we have filed with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act and the Exchange Act since the date of the filing of the Annual Report, including, without limitation, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in evaluating our company and its business before purchasing shares of our common stock. Our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected due to any of those risks.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The Company issued Notes and Warrants as described in “Item 5. Other Information,” which description is incorporated herein by reference. The issuances of the Notes and the Warrants were exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D as promulgated by the SEC under of the Securities Act of 1933, as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering.

 

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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

On May 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with investors (the “Purchasers”) whereby the Company issued the Purchasers Original Issue Discount Promissory Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $2,222,222 (the “Notes”) and warrants to purchase 2,222,220 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrants”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of the SPA and secured by a Security Agreement. The Notes are convertible and the Warrants are exercisable into shares of common stock at conversion and exercise prices of $0.04 per share.

 

The Notes are due on the earliest to occur of (i) the 12 month anniversary of the original issuance date of the Notes, or May 11, 2023, (ii) a financing transaction which results in the Company’s common stock being listed on a national securities exchange, and (iii) an event of default. If an event of default occurs before the Company’s common stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the event of default would require a 125% of the outstanding principal, accrued interest and other amounts owing thereon. The Notes bear interest at 8% per annum, subject to an increase to 15% in case of an event of default as provided for therein. In addition, at any time before the 12 month anniversary of the date of issuance of the Notes, the Company may, upon five days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser, prepay all of the then outstanding principal amount of the Notes for cash in an amount equal to the sum of 105% of all amounts due and owing hereunder, including all accrued and unpaid interest.

 

The Warrants are exercisable for a five year and six month period ending November 11, 2027, at an exercise price of $0.04 per share, subject to certain adjustments.

 

The Company’s obligations under the Notes are secured by a first priority lien on all of the assets of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries pursuant to a Security Agreement, dated May 11, 2022 (the “Security Agreement”) by and among the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Purchasers, and the lead investor as the collateral agent.

 

The foregoing description of the terms of the SPA, the Notes, the Warrants, and the Security Agreement, and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of SPA, the form of Note, the form of Warrant, and the form of Security Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibits 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5 respectively, to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit       Incorporated by Reference    

Filed or

Furnished

No.   Exhibit Description   Form   Date   Number   Herewith
3.1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant dated July 20, 2005   8-K   7/20/05   3.1    
3.1(a)   Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated June 10, 2008   8-K   6/10/08   3.1    
3.1(b)   Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated July 21, 2010   8-K   7/21/10   3.1    
3.1(c)   Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated July 18, 2011   8-K   7/14/11   3.1    
3.1(d)   Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated December 22, 2011   8-K   12/22/11   3.1    
3.1(e)   Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated August 1, 2017   8-K   8/1/17   3.1    
3.1(f)   Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant, dated October 4, 2018   8-K   10/4/18   3.1    
3.1(g)   Certificate of Designation, Rights and Preferences of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock dated January 17, 2007   8-K   1/19/07   3.1    
3.1(h)   Amended Designation, Rights, and Preferences of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, dated June 10, 2008   8-K   6/10/08   3.2    
3.1(i)   Certificate of Designations or Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Preferred Stock dated December 22, 2011   8-K   12/22/11   3.1    
3.1(j)   Certificate of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock   8-K   3/7/14   3.1    
3.1(k)   Certificate of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock   8-K   8/5/15   3.1    

 

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3.1(l)   Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock of the Registrant   8-K   4/16/18   3.1    
3.1(m)   Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock of the Registrant   8-K   7/11/18   3.1    
3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant dated August 21, 2012   10-K   10/10/12   3.7    
4.1   Form of Convertible Redeemable Promissory Note issued by Adhera Therapeutics, Inc. to select accredited investors on March 15, 2022   10-K   4/15/22   4.21    
10.1   Addendum to License Agreement Adhera Therapeutics, Inc. and Melior Pharmaceuticals I, LLC dated August 20, 2021 dated February 16, 2022   10-K   4/15/22   10.12    
10.2   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement issued by Adhera Therapeutics, Inc. to select accredited investors on March 15, 2022   10-K   4/15/22   10.16    
10.3   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 11, 2022*               Filed
10.4   Form of Senior Secured Original Issue Discount Promissory Note dated May 11, 2022               Filed
10.5   Form of Warrant dated May 11, 2022               Filed
10.6   Form of Security Agreement dated May 11, 2022*               Filed
                     
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002               Filed
32.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002               Furnished***
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document               Filed
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document               Filed
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document               Filed
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document               Filed
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document               Filed
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document               Filed

 

+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

* Exhibits and/or Schedules have been omitted. The Company hereby agrees to furnish to the SEC upon request any omitted information.

 

*** This exhibit is being furnished rather than filed and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

Copies of this Report (including the financial statements) and any of the exhibits referred to above will be furnished at no cost to our shareholders who make a written request to our Corporate Secretary at Adhera Therapeutics, Inc., 8000 Innovation Parkway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
Date: May 16, 2022 By: /s/ Andrew Kucharchuk
   

Andrew Kucharchuk

CEO (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of May ___, 2022, by and between Adhera Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each lender party that executes the signature page hereto as a purchaser (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as defined, contained in Section 4(a)(2) thereof and/or Rule 506(b) thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, Securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchasers agree as follows:

Article I

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. In addition to the words and terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

“Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5.

 

“Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the applicable Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchaser’s obligations to pay the applicable Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities to be issued and sold, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the second Trading Day following the date hereof.

 

“Collateral Agent” means the party appointed agent on behalf of all Purchasers in the Security Agreement dated the same date as this Agreement by and between the Company and the Collateral Agent.

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.006 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Company Counsel” means Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A.

 

“Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(s).

 

 

 

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock, restricted stock units or options, and the underlying shares of Common Stock to consultants, employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose (in an amount not to exceed 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares as of the Closing Date), (b) securities issued upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities issuable pursuant to existing agreements, exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock dividends, stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to a Qualified Financing, (d) securities issued pursuant, acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and which shall reasonably be expected to provide to the Company additional benefits, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, (e) securities issued pursuant to any purchase money equipment loan or capital leasing arrangement with or from a commercial bank, and (f) securities upon a stock split, stock dividend or subdivision of the Common Stock; provided, however, in each case, that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith within one hundred and twenty (120) days following the Effective Date.

 

“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

“GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

“Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Intellectual Property” means all of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the world: (a) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all U.S. and foreign patents, patent applications, and patent disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations thereof, (b) all trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, domain names, assumed names and corporate names, together with all colorable imitations thereof, and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (c) all copyrights, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (d) all trade secrets under applicable state laws and the common law and know-how (including formulas, techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals), (e) all computer software (including source code, object code, diagrams, data and related documentation), and (f) all copies and tangible embodiments of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium).

 

“Lead Investor” means ___________.

 

“Licensed Intellectual Property Agreement” means all licenses, sublicenses, agreements and permissions (each as amended to date) that any third party owns and that the Company uses, including off-the-shelf software purchased or licensed by the Company.

 

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“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

“Misconduct” shall have the meaning in Section 3.1(k)(i)(A)

 

“Notes” means original issue discount senior secured promissory notes issued to the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

“Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of the Notes, regardless of any transfers of any Note and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such Notes.

 

“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

“Pledged Securities” means any and all certificates and other instruments representing or evidencing all of the capital stock and other equity interests of the Subsidiaries.

 

“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

“Purchaser” has the meaning contained on the first paragraph of this Agreement, and each Purchaser is identified on its respective signature page.

 

“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.

 

“Qualified Financing” means a single public offering for cash of Common Stock and/or Common Stock Equivalents which results in the listing of the Company’s Common Stock on a “national securities exchange” as defined in the Exchange Act.

 

“Registrable Shares” means the Warrant Shares, provided that any particular securities of such Registrable Shares shall cease to be Registrable Shares when (i) any registration statement of the Company that covers the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (ii) such securities shall have become eligible to be sold to the public by the Purchaser pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without any limitations on volume or manner of sale, or (iii) subsequent disposition of such securities shall not require registration or qualification of them under the Securities Act or of any similar state law then in force.

 

“Regulation FD” means Regulation FD promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, as such Regulation may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Regulation

 

“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

 

“Reserve” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9.

 

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

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“Securities” means the Notes, the Warrants, the Pre-Funded Warrant Shares, and the Warrant Shares.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto.

 

“Security Documents” shall mean the Security Agreement, and any other documents and filing required thereunder in order to grant the Purchasers a priority security interest in the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, if any, as provided in the Security Agreement.

 

“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

 

“Subscription Amount” means for each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Notes and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement.

 

“Subsidiary” means with respect to any entity at any date, any direct or indirect corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity of which (A) more than 50% of (i) the outstanding capital stock having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or other managing body of such entity, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such entity, or (B) is under the actual control of the Company.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

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

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, Security Documents, the Warrants, and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

“Transfer Agent” means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

“Variable Rate Transaction” means any Equity Line of Credit or agreement to issue or agree to issue any Common Stock, floating or Variable Priced Equity Linked Instruments or any of the foregoing or equity with price reset rights (subject to adjustment for stock splits, distributions, dividends, recapitalizations and the like) (collectively, the “Variable Rate Transaction”). For purposes of this Agreement, “Equity Line of Credit” shall include any transaction involving a written agreement between the Company and an investor or underwriter whereby the Company has the right to issue its securities to the investor or underwriter over an agreed period of time and at an agreed price or price formula, and “Variable Priced Equity Linked Instruments” shall include: (A) any debt or equity securities which are convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or carry the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (1) at any conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security, or (2) with a fixed conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security due to a change in the market price of the Company’s Common Stock since date of initial issuance, and (B) any amortizing convertible security which amortizes prior to its maturity date, where the Company is required to or has the option to (or any investor in such transaction has the option to require the Company to) make such amortization payments in shares of Common Stock which are valued at a price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security (whether or not such payments in stock are subject to certain equity conditions). For purposes of determining the total consideration for a convertible instrument (including a right to purchase equity of the Company) issued, subject to an original issue or similar discount or which principal amount is directly or indirectly increased after issuance, the consideration will be deemed to be the actual cash amount received by the Company in consideration of the original issuance of such convertible instrument.

 

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

 

“Warrant Exercise Price” means $0.04 per share, subject to adjustment as provided in the applicable Warrant.

 

“Warrant Shares” means the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

“Warrants” means the warrants delivered to the Purchaser at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which warrants shall be exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to 5.5 years, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

Article II

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Purchase and Sale. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and the performance of the obligations set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase an aggregate of (i) up to $3,333,333 face value of original issue discount Notes for a total purchase price of up to $3,000,000, and (ii) Warrants to purchase up to 33,333,330 shares of Common Stock, in the form of Exhibit B hereto. On each Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer immediately available funds equal to the Purchaser’s Subscription Amount, and the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a Note and the number of Warrants as determined herein, and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth herein deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth herein, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree. 

 

2.2 Deliveries.

 

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:

 

(i) this Agreement (and the other Transaction Documents) duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii) a Note in the principal amount set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page, registered in the name of each Purchaser;

 

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(iii) an executed Warrant in the form of Exhibit B hereto, to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock as set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page, exercisable at the Warrant Exercise Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser;

 

(iv) the Security Documents, duly executed by the Company;

 

(v) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, in form and substance, reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers;

 

(vi) a reservation letter from the Transfer Agent in the form attached as Exhibit D;

 

(vii) a Board Consent approving the issuance of the Notes and Warrants and the execution of the Transaction Documents (including the reservation letter) on behalf of the Company in the form attached as Exhibit E; and

 

(viii) the Company’s wire instructions, on Company letterhead and executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

 

(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:

 

(i) this Agreement (and the other Transaction Documents, as applicable) duly executed by each Purchaser; and

 

(ii) the Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the Company.

 

2.3 Closing Conditions.

 

(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and

 

(iii) the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

(b) The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;

 

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(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

 

(v) from the date hereof to the Closing Date trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Company’s principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.

 

2.4 Post- Closing Conditions. No later than the fifth (5th) day following the Closing Date, the Company shall cause the conversion of all of its issued and outstanding shares of its Series E and Series F stock into shares of Common Stock.

 

Article III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser as of the date hereof:  

 

(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective Certificate or Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”), except for general changes or developments in the industry in which the Company operates, and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

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

 

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

 

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the listing of the Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (iii) the filing of Form D with the SEC, and (iv) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (the “Required Approvals”).

 

(f) Issuance of the Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Company shall reserve from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Warrants equal to the amount set forth in Section 4.9.

 

(g) Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g). The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the issuance of or the exercise of employee stock awards under the Company’s equity incentive plans, and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. As a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchaser) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

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(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”). For so long as any of the Warrants are outstanding, the Company shall not file Form 15 (or successor form) with the SEC or otherwise suspend or terminate its obligation to file any SEC Reports under the Exchange Act. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. The financial statements do not reflect any transactions which are not bona fide transactions. There are no financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be included in the SEC Reports that are not included as required; the Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), not described in the SEC Reports; and all disclosures contained in the SEC Reports, if any, regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC) comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the SEC Reports fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the SEC’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

 

(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest financial statements included within the SEC Reports (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company equity incentive plans. The Company does not have pending before the SEC any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

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(j) Litigation. There is no action, suit, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation, inquiry or other similar proceeding of any federal or state government unit pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the issuance of the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has no reason to believe that an Action will be filed against it in the future. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim for fraud or breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation or inquiry by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Securities Act, and the Company has no reason to believe it will do so in the future.

 

(k) Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no effort is underway to unionize or organize the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. There is no employment-related charge, complaint, grievance, investigation, inquiry or obligation of any kind including workers’ compensation liability matters, pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, relating to an alleged violation or breach by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any law, regulation or contract that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(i) To the Company’s knowledge

 

(A) no allegations of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct or discrimination, whether such discrimination arises from race, ethnic background, sex, gender status, age or otherwise (“Misconduct”) have been made involving any current or former director, officer, or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,

 

(B) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have entered into any settlement agreements related to allegations of Misconduct by any current/current or former director, officer, employee, or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(l) Compliance. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(l), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any Indebtedness, indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to food and drugs, unfair or deceptive trade practices, taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, COVID-19, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have resulted in or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(m) Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(n) Regulatory Permits. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits could or would not reasonably be expected to result in have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(o) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries, and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties.. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

(p) Intellectual Property.

 

(i) To the Company’s knowledge, the Company owns or possesses or has the right to use pursuant to a valid and enforceable written license, sublicense, agreement, or permission all Intellectual Property necessary for the operation of the business of the Company as presently conducted.

 

(ii) To the Company’s knowledge, the Intellectual Property does not interfere with, infringe upon, misappropriate, or otherwise come into conflict with, any Intellectual Property rights of third parties, and the Company has no knowledge that facts exist which indicate a likelihood of the foregoing. The Company has not received any charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice alleging any such interference, infringement, misappropriation, or conflict (including any claim that the Company must license or refrain from using any Intellectual Property rights of any third party). To the knowledge of the Company, no third party has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with, any Intellectual Property rights of the Company.

 

(iii) With respect to each Licensed Intellectual Property Agreement:

 

(A) The Licensed Intellectual Property Agreement is legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect;

 

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(B) To the Company’s knowledge, no party to the Licensed Intellectual Property Agreement is in breach or default, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time would constitute a breach or default or permit termination, modification, or acceleration thereunder, which as to any such breach, default or event could have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company;

 

(C) No party to such Licensed Intellectual Property Agreement has repudiated any provision thereof;

 

(D) Except as set forth in such Licensed Intellectual Property Agreement, the Company has not received written or verbal notice or otherwise has knowledge that the underlying item of Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge; and

 

(E) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(p)(iii), the Company has not granted any sublicense or similar right with respect to the license, sublicense, agreement, or permission.

 

(iv) The Company has complied with and is presently in compliance with all foreign, federal, state, local, governmental (including, but not limited to, the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General), administrative, or regulatory laws, regulations, guidelines, and rules applicable to any personal identifiable information.

 

(v) Each Person who participated in the creation, conception, invention or development of the Intellectual Property currently used in the business of the Company (each, a “Developer”) which is not licensed from third parties has executed one or more agreements containing industry standard confidentiality, work for hire and assignment provisions, whereby the Developer has assigned to the Company all copyrights, patent rights, Intellectual Property rights and other rights in the Intellectual Property, including all rights in the Intellectual Property that existed prior to the assignment of rights by such Person to the Company.

 

(vi) Each Developer has signed a perpetual non-disclosure agreement with the Company.

 

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

 

(r) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(r), none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including equity award agreements under any equity incentive plan of the Company.

 

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(s) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(s), the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(s), the Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(t) Certain Fees. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(t), no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchaser shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section 3.1(t) that may be due by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

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

 

(v) Registration Rights. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(v), no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

(w) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

(x) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchaser as a result of the Purchaser and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchaser’s ownership of the Securities.

 

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(y) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed on Schedule 3.1(y). The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the 12 months preceding the date of this Agreement do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchasers have not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

(z) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable stockholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

(aa) Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(aa) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(aa), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

(bb) Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns which have been required to be filed and paid all taxes shown thereon through the date hereof, to the extent that such taxes have become due and are not being contested in good faith, except where the failure to so file or pay would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule 3.1(bb), no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which has had, or would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has no knowledge of any federal, state or other governmental tax deficiency, penalty or assessment which has been or might be asserted or threatened against it which would have a Material Adverse Effect

 

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

 

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(dd) Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is set forth in the SEC Reports. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) will express its opinion with respect to the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

 

(ee) Acknowledgment Regarding each Purchaser’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchaser’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

(ff) Acknowledgement Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary (except for Sections 3.2(f) and 4.12 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) no Purchaser has not been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which the Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv) no Purchaser shall be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) any Purchaser may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Warrant Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

 

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

 

(hh) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of each Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Notes by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby.

 

(ii) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchaser and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

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(jj) No Disqualification Events. With respect to the Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506(b) under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale, nor any Person, including a placement agent, who will receive a commission or fees for soliciting purchasers (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchaser a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.

 

(kk) Notice of Disqualification Events. The Company will notify the Purchaser in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, reasonably be expected to become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person, in each case of which it is aware.

 

(ll) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

 

(mm) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.

 

(nn) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(oo) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

(pp) Shell Company. For over one-year, the Company has not been a former shell company as that phrase is defined by Rule 405 under the Securities Act and Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.

 

(qq) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.

 

(rr) Absence of Schedules. In the event that the Company does not deliver any disclosure schedule contemplated by this Agreement, the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) to the extent the Company has (x) previously delivered to the Purchaser such disclosure schedule, the information therein has not changed as of such date, and (y) not previously delivered to the Investor such disclosure schedule, each such undelivered disclosure schedule shall be deemed to read as follows: “Nothing to Disclose”, and (ii) the Purchaser has not otherwise waived delivery of such disclosure schedule.

 

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(ss) Acknowledgment of Dilution. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been negotiated on an arms-length basis, and each party has retained counsel selected by it. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligations to issue the underlying Warrant Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against the Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Article III shall not modify, amend or affect the Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein): 

(a) Organization; Authority. The Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and performance by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of the Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b) Understandings or Arrangements. The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting the Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. The Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring such Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting the Purchaser’s right to sell such Securities in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws).

 

(c) Purchaser Status. At the time the Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act. The Purchaser is not subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3).

 

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(d) Experience of the Purchaser. The Purchaser, 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 Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(e) Access to Information. The Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and has been afforded, subject to Regulation FD, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment; provided, however, that the Purchaser has not requested nor been provided by the Company with any non-public information regarding the Company, its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company nor anyone else has provided the Purchaser with any information or advice with respect to the Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired.

 

(f) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, the Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with the Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that the Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of the Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of the Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to the Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, the Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

Article IV
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1 Removal of Legends.

 

(a) The Warrants and Warrant Shares may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Warrants or Warrant Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(c), the Company may require the transferor to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company at the cost of the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Warrants or Warrant Shares under the Securities Act.

 

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(b) Each Purchaser agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Warrants or Warrant Shares in the following form:

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

(c) The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Warrant Shares to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Warrant Shares to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Warrant Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Warrant Shares.

 

(d) The Company shall cause to be removed any restrictive legend from the certificates evidencing the Warrant Shares (or the Transfer Agent’s records if held in book entry form) (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such Securities is effective under the Securities Act (the “Effective Date”), (ii) following any sale of such Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants, (iii) if such Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Warrant Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including Sections 4(a)(1) and 4(a)(7), judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC). The Company shall, if any of the provisions in clause (i) – (iv) above are applicable, at its expense, cause its counsel, or at the option of any Purchaser, counsel determined by such Purchaser to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder, subject to compliance with the Securities Act and/or Rule 144. The Company shall pay all costs associated with such opinions. For avoidance of doubt, the Company agrees that after a two-year holding period (including periods where tacking permitted by Rule 144) following issuance of Warrant Shares, the legend may be removed under Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act. The Company agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(d), it will, no later than the earlier of (i) two Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing restricted Warrant Shares issued with a restrictive legend (such date, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such Warrant Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends (or provide evidence of issuance in book entry form). The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4.1. Certificates for underlying Warrant Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to such Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by the Purchaser. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of a certificate representing the Warrant Shares. Certificates for the Warrant Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to such system as directed by each Purchaser.

 

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(e) In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, (i) the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of the principal amount of the Notes or $1,000 of the Warrant Shares for which a Warrant is being exercised (based on the Warrant Exercise Price), $10 per Trading Day for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date (increasing to $20 per Trading Day after the fifth Trading Day) until such certificate is delivered without a legend. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing any Securities as required by the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief, and (ii) if after the Legend Removal Date such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock that such Purchaser anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend, then, the Company shall pay to such Purchaser, in cash, an amount equal to the excess of such Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) (the “Buy-In Price”) over the product of (A) such number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to such Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date multiplied by (B) the highest closing sale price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of the Warrant Shares and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this Section 4.1(e).

 

(f) In the event a Purchaser shall request delivery of unlegended shares as described in this Section 4.1 and the Company is required to deliver such unlegended shares, (i) the Company shall pay all fees and expenses associated with or required by the legend removal and/or transfer including but not limited to legal fees, Transfer Agent fees and overnight delivery charges and taxes, if any, imposed by any applicable government upon the issuance of Common Stock; and (ii) the Company may not refuse to deliver unlegended shares based on any claim that such Purchaser or anyone associated or affiliated with such Purchaser has not complied with Purchaser’s obligations under the Transaction Documents, or for any other reason, unless, an injunction or temporary restraining order from a court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining delivery of such unlegended shares shall have been sought and obtained by the Company and the Company has posted a surety bond for the benefit of such Purchaser in the amount of the greater of (i) 150% of the amount of the aggregate purchase price of the Warrant Shares (based on exercise price in effect upon exercise) which is subject to the injunction or temporary restraining order, or (ii) the VWAP of the Common Stock on the Trading Day before the issue date of the injunction multiplied by the number of unlegended shares to be subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of the litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Purchaser to the extent Purchaser obtains judgment in Purchaser’s favor.

 

4.2 Furnishing of Information.

 

(a) Until the earliest of the time that no Purchaser owns Notes or Warrant Shares, the Company shall timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act as if it were subject to Section 13(a), and provide notice to its stockholders required by applicable state law even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

(b) At any time during the period commencing from the six month anniversary of the date hereof and ending at such time on the earlier to occur of: (i) the Warrants are not outstanding, or (ii) that all of the Warrant Shares (assuming cashless exercise) may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 or under an effective registration statement, if the Company (i) shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) for a period of more than 30 consecutive days or (ii) has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes such an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) for a period of more than 30 consecutive days (a “Public Information Failure”) then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to each Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Warrant Shares, an amount in cash equal to two percent (2.0%) of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Purchaser’s Note(s) and/or Warrant Exercise Price of such Purchaser’s Warrants on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every 30th day (pro-rated for periods totaling less than 30 days) thereafter until the earlier of (1) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (2) such time that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers to transfer the Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144. The payments to which each Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure Payments.” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (y) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (z) the second Trading Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

 

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4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the first Trading Day following the date of execution hereof, file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of this Agreement, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the SEC. From and after the filing of the Form 8-K as provided in the preceding sentence, the Company represents to each Purchaser that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to such Purchaser by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the filing of such Form 8-K, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates on the one hand, and each Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of such Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents with the SEC and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide each Purchaser with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).

 

4.5 Stockholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchaser.

 

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4.6 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.6 and except as permitted under Section 4.12, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. Prior to providing a Purchaser with any material non-public information, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with a consent substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C (“Consent”) which shall not include any material non-public information. The Company shall not provide the Purchaser with the material non-public information if the Purchaser does not execute and return the Consent to the Company. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, or a duty not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document or any other communications made by the Company, or information provided, to the Purchaser constitutes, or contains, material non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice or other material information with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. In addition to any other remedies provided by this Agreement or other Transaction Documents, if the Company knowingly provides any material non-public information to any Purchaser without its prior written consent, and it fails to immediately (no later than that Trading Day or by 9:00 am New York City time the next Trading Day) file a Form 8-K disclosing this material non-public information, it shall pay the Purchasers as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty a sum equal to $1,000 per day for each $100,000 of each Purchaser’s Subscription Amount beginning with the day the information is disclosed to a Purchaser and ending and including the day the Form 8-K disclosing this information is filed.

 

4.7 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes, the repayment of certain of Indebtedness in the amount of $425,000, as set forth on Schedule 4.7 hereof and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (b) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations, or (c) to lend money, give credit, or make advances to any officers, directors, employees or affiliates of the Company, except for routine travel advances.

 

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4.8 Indemnification of Purchaser.

 

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, stockholders, members, managers, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls the Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, stockholders, members, managers, partners or employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation (including local counsel, if retained) that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (i) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents, or (ii) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is solely based upon a breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which constitutes intentional fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct) or (iii) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement, any 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 prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of the Purchaser Party, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel (in addition to local counsel, if retained). The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The Purchaser Parties shall have the right to settle any action against any of them by the payment of money provided that they cannot agree to any equitable relief and the Company, its officers, directors and Affiliates receive unconditional releases in customary form. The indemnification required by this Section 4.8 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

 

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(b) Settlement Without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 4.8 effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

 

4.9 Reservation of Common Stock. Beginning on the four month anniversary of the Closing Date until no portion of the Notes remain outstanding and all Warrants have been exercised, the Company shall reserve and keep available at all times in favor of the Purchasers, on a pro rata basis based on the Purchasers’ Subscription Amount, free of preemptive rights, four times the number of shares issuable to the Purchasers upon exercise of the Warrants (subject to adjustment for stock splits and dividends, combinations and similar events) (the “Reserve” or the “Required Minimum”). The Reserve amount shall thereafter be increased, on a first-priority basis, as and when new shares of Common Stock become available for reserve. If, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than the Required Minimum on such date, then the Board of Directors shall use its best efforts to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least the Required Minimum at such time, as soon as possible and in any event not later than the 60th day after such date.

 

4.10 Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on which it is currently listed. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Warrant Shares and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Warrant Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. The Company agrees to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer. The Company shall provide to the Purchasers evidence of such listing or quotation and maintain the listing or quotation of such Common Stock on any date at least equal to the Reserve on such date on such Trading Market or another Trading Market. The Company shall not enter into any agreement or file any amendment to its Certificate or Articles of Incorporation (including the filing of a Certificate of Designation) which conflicts with this Section 4.10 while the Notes and Warrants remain outstanding.

 

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4.11 Participation in Future Financing.

 

(a) Until the later of: (i) 24 months from the date of this Agreement and (ii) the date that the Notes are no longer outstanding, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for cash consideration, Indebtedness or a combination of the foregoing in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act (a “Subsequent Financing”), the Purchasers (as a group) shall have the right to participate in up to an amount of the Subsequent Financing equal to 15% of the Subsequent Financing (the “Participation Maximum”) on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing. At least five Trading Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect a Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”), which Pre-Notice shall ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent Financing Notice”). Upon the request of a Purchaser, and only upon a request by such Purchaser, for a Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than one Trading Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to such Purchaser. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet or similar document relating thereto as an attachment.

 

(b) Any Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide written notice to the Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth Trading Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice that such Purchaser is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of such Purchaser’s participation, and representing and warranting that such Purchaser has such funds ready, willing, and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice. If the Company receives no such notice from a Purchaser as of such fifth Trading Day, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not elect to participate.

 

(c) If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth Trading Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, notifications by the Purchasers of their willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing is, in the aggregate, less than the total amount of the Participation Maximum, then the Company may effect the remaining portion of such Subsequent Financing on the terms and with the Persons set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice.

 

(d) If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth Trading Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, the Company receives responses to a Subsequent Financing Notice from Purchasers seeking to purchase more than the aggregate amount of the Participation Maximum, each such Purchaser shall have the right to purchase its Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of the Participation Maximum. “Pro Rata Portion” means the ratio of (x) the Subscription Amount of Securities purchased on the Closing Date by a Purchaser participating under this Section 4.11 and (y) the sum of the aggregate Subscription Amounts of Securities purchased on the Closing Date by all Purchasers participating under this Section 4.11.

 

(e) The Company must provide the Purchasers with a second Subsequent Financing Notice, and the Purchasers will again have the right of participation set forth above in this Section 4.11, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Financing Notice within 30 Trading Days after the date of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice.

 

(f) The Company and each Purchaser agree that if any Purchaser elects to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the transaction documents related to the Subsequent Financing shall not include any term or provision whereby such Purchaser shall be required to agree to any restrictions on trading as to any of the Securities purchased hereunder or be required to consent to any amendment to or termination of, or grant any waiver, release or the like under or in connection with, this Agreement, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser.

 

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.11 and unless otherwise agreed to by such Purchaser, the Company shall either confirm in writing to such Purchaser that the transaction with respect to the Subsequent Financing has been abandoned or shall publicly disclose its intention to issue the securities in the Subsequent Financing, in either case in such a manner such that such Purchaser will not be in possession of any material, non-public information, by 30 Trading Days following delivery of the Subsequent Financing Notice. If by such 30th Trading Day, no public disclosure regarding a transaction with respect to the Subsequent Financing has been made, and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received by such Purchaser, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and such Purchaser shall not be deemed to be in possession of any material, non-public information with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.11 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance.

 

4.12 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. The Purchaser covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, the Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of the Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of the Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.

 

4.13 Market Stand Off Agreement. In the event of the consummation of a Qualified Offering, on the request of the Company’s lead underwriter, each Purchaser will execute and deliver a customary market stand off agreement for a period of six months following the Qualified Offering in form satisfactory to each Purchaser and its counsel.

 

4.14 DTC Program. For so long as any of the Notes or Warrants are outstanding, the Company will employ as the Transfer Agent for the Common Stock and Warrant Shares a participant in the Depository Trust Company Automated Securities Transfer Program and cause the Common Stock to be transferable pursuant to such program.

 

4.15 Maintenance of Property. The Company shall keep all of its property necessary for the operations of its business, which is necessary or useful to the conduct of its business, in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

 

4.16 Preservation of Corporate Existence. The Company shall preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, privileges and franchises in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified, as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary in view of its business or operations and where the failure to qualify or remain qualified might reasonably have a Material Adverse Effect upon the financial condition, business or operations of the Company taken as a whole.

 

4.17 No Registration of Securities. While the Notes are outstanding, unless at least 30% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes has been repaid or at least 30% of the proceeds from the sale of the shares under Form S-1 or Form S-3 is used to pay off the principal of the Notes, the Company will not file any new registration statements on Form S-1 or Form S-3. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prevent the Company from filing a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to equity compensation plans or a Form S-1 or Form S-3 for a Qualified Financing.

 

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4.18 Variable Rate Transactions. While any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company shall be prohibited from entering a Variable Rate Transaction, other than with the Lead Investor.

 

4.19 No Repurchase of Common Stock. Prior to purchasing or otherwise acquiring any shares of Common Stock, the Company shall give each Purchaser at least 20 Trading Days prior written notice of its intent to do so. If during the 20 Trading Day period any Purchaser gives the Company notice that it will violate the beneficial ownership limitation contained in the Note or Warrants by virtue of such purchase or acquisition by the Company, the Company shall not complete the purchase or acquisition except to the extent that it does not cause any Purchaser to exceed the beneficial ownership limitation. For avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any Purchaser own more than 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock by virtue of such purchase or acquisition.

 

4.20 Prohibition on certain Debt. Until such time as the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Company shall be prohibited from incurring Indebtedness.

 

4.21 Most Favored Nation Provision. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if at any time from and after the Closing Date until the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Company proposes to offer and sell additional securities in a Subsequent Financing, each Purchaser may elect, in its sole discretion, to exchange all or a portion of such Purchaser’s Securities then held by such Purchaser for securities of the same type issued in such Subsequent Financing (such exchange to be made at the same time as the closing of such Subsequent Financing), on the same terms and conditions as the Subsequent Financing, based on the principal aggregate amount of such Purchaser’s Note, and accrued and unpaid interest and late charges on the principal and interest of the Note. By way of example, if the Company undertakes a Subsequent Financing of notes, each Purchaser shall have the right to participate in such Subsequent Financing and use the exchange of its Notes as consideration, on a dollar for dollar basis, in lieu of cash consideration. The procedural and notice requirements under Section 4.11 are incorporated in this Section 4.21, as applicable.

 

4.22 Registration. If the SEC amends or proposes to amend Rule 144 which would prohibit or limit any Purchaser’s ability to tack the holding period of the Warrant Shares to the Warrants (in a cashless exercise), the Company shall file a registration statement within 30 days of any Purchaser’s written request registering all of such Purchaser’s Warrant Shares.

 

4.23 Subsequent Equity Sales. From the date hereof until 90 days after the Closing Date except for Exempt Issuances, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.

 

4.24 Collateral Agent. Each Purchaser (i) hereby appoints Lead Investor as Collateral Agent under the Security Agreement and (ii) acknowledges that Lead Investor, as the Collateral Agent, owes no fiduciary duties to the Purchasers as a result its appointment as Collateral Agent.

 

4.25 Reserved.

 

4.26 Capital Changes. Until the date that is 18 months following the Closing Date, except for changes in the Company’s capital in order to maintain the Required Minimum as required under this Agreement, the Company shall not undertake a reverse or forward stock split or reclassification of the Common Stock without the prior written consent of the Purchasers holding a majority in Principal Amount outstanding of the Notes; provided however, such written consent of the Purchasers shall not be unreasonably withheld if such reverse or forward stock split or reclassification of the Common Stock is required for the Company to list its Common Stock on a national securities exchange, and shall be deemed given if a reverse stock split is effected in connection with a Qualified Financing at the recommendation of the underwriter or placement agent.

 

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Article V
MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth below and in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, 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 Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchaser. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall also pay all fees and expenses related to any Purchaser sales pursuant to Rule 144. Upon the Closing, the Company agrees to pay legal fees of the Lead Investor in an amount not to exceed $30,000 (which may be withheld from the Subscription Amount).

 

5.2 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

5.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered by email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time, as applicable) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second Trading Day following the date of transmission, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto unless changed by a party. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file a Current Report with the SEC on Form 8-K, or which failure to do so will subject the Company to the liquidated damages provided for in Section 4.6.

 

5.4 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and a majority in interest of the outstanding balance of the Notes (including the Lead Investor) or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any amendment effected in accordance with accordance with this Section 5.4 shall be binding upon the Purchasers and any holder of Securities and the Company.

 

5.5 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser. Each Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the Purchaser.

 

5.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8 and this Section 5.7.

 

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5.8 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Attorneys’ Fees. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Illinois without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Any disputes, claims, or controversies arising out of or relating to the Transaction Documents, or the transactions, contemplated thereby, or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this Agreement to arbitrate, shall be referred to and resolved solely and exclusively by binding arbitration to be conducted before the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service (“JAMS”), or its successor pursuant the expedited procedures set forth in the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures (the “Rules”), including Rules 16.1 and 16.2 of those Rules. The arbitration shall be held in New York, New York, before a tribunal consisting of three arbitrators each of whom will be selected in accordance with the “strike and rank” methodology set forth in Rule 15. Either party to this Agreement may, without waiving any remedy under this Agreement, seek from any federal or state court sitting in the State of New York any interim or provisional relief that is necessary to protect the rights or property of that party, pending the establishment of the arbitral tribunal. The costs and expenses of such arbitration shall be paid by and be the sole responsibility of the Company, including but not limited to the Purchasers attorneys’ fees and each arbitrator’s fees. The arbitrators’ decision must set forth a reasoned basis for any award of damages or finding of liability. The arbitrators’ decision and award will be made and delivered as soon as reasonably possibly and in any case within 60 days’ following the conclusion of the arbitration hearing and shall be final and binding on the parties and may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. If any party shall commence an Action to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company elsewhere in this Agreement, the prevailing party in such Action shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action.

 

5.9 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

 

5.10 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf’ format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf’ signature page were an original thereof.

 

5.11 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

5.12 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then that Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that in the case of a rescission of an exercise of a Warrant, the Purchaser shall be required to return any Warrant Shares subject to any such rescinded Exercise Notice concurrently with the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.

 

5.13 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction without requiring the posting of any bond.

 

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5.14 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each Purchaser and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation.

 

5.15 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

5.16 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights; Equal Treatment of Purchasers. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

 

5.17 Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

 

5.18 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

5.19 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

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5.20 Waiver of Jury Trial. In any action, suit, or proceeding in any jurisdiction brought by any party against any other party, the parties each knowingly and intentionally, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby absolutely, unconditionally, irrevocably and expressly waive forever trial by jury.

 

5.21 Non-Circumvention. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation, including any Certificates of Designation, or Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Agreement, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provision of this Agreement and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of all holders of the Securities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, the Company (a) shall not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants above the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect and (b) shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if after six months from the Original Issue Date, the Purchasers are not permitted to exercise their Warrants, in full, for any reason, subject to the Purchaser’s compliance with Rule 144 the Company shall use its best efforts to promptly remedy such failure, including, without limitation, obtaining such consent or approvals as necessary to permit such exercise.

 

5.22 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement, taken together with the Disclosure Schedules and the Transaction Documents, (a) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the Transactions and (b) are not intended to confer upon any person other than the Parties any rights or remedies.

 

5.23 Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any Action or Proceeding that may be brought by any Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Transaction Documents from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to any Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess shall be applied by such Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at such Purchaser’s election.

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.   Address for Notice:

 

   
By:      
Name:      
Title:     Email: _________________.com
     
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):    

 

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]

 

Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement

 

 

 

 

PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGE TO

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Purchaser:

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: ______________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Authorized Representative

 

Email Address of Authorized Signatory:

 

Address for Notice to Purchaser:

 

____________________________________

 

____________________________________

 

Subscription (Purchase) Amount: $___________

 

Principal of Note: $______________

 

Number of Warrants: _______________

 

EIN Number: ___________________

 

Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 3.1(l)

Compliance

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 3.1(aa)

Solvency

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

Form of Note

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

Form of Warrant

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

Form of Consent

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

Form of Irrevocable Transfer Instruction Agreement

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT E

Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT F

Form of Security Agreement

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITY.

 

Original Issue Date: May __, 2022

 

$__________Principal

$______ Purchase Price

$_______Original Issue Discount

 

original issue discount

SENIOR SECURED

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

THIS ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT SENIOR SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE is duly authorized and validly issued at an original issue discount by ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (this “Note”).

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to ______________ or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”), the principal sum of $_________ on the date that is the earlier of (i) 12 month anniversary of the Original Issue Date, or May ___, 2023, and (ii) the date of the Qualified Financing (the “Maturity Date”) or such earlier date as this Note is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, and to pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate and then outstanding principal amount of this Note in accordance with the provisions hereof. Provided that there is no Event of Default, the Maturity Date may be extended six months at the discretion of the Company. This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:

 

Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (b) the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

“Bankruptcy Event” means any of the following events: (a) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (b) there is commenced against the Company or any Subsidiary thereof any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 30 days after commencement, (c) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered, (d) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within 30 calendar days after such appointment, (e) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (f) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts or (g) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

 

 

 

 

“Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 50% of the voting securities of the Company (other than by means of conversion, exercise or exchange of this Note or the Warrants issued together with this Note), (b) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person, (d) a replacement at one time or within a three year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (d) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.

 

“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Default Interest Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

“DWAC” means the Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system at The Depository Trust Company.

 

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Exempt Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

“Indebtedness” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

“Liens” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

“Mandatory Default Amount” means the sum of 125% of the aggregate of (i) the outstanding principal amount of this Note and the accrued and unpaid interest thereon, including default interest, and (b) all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Note.

 

“Note Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c).

 

“Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of this Note, regardless of any transfers of this Note and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence this Note.

 

“Permitted Indebtedness” means (a) the indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the other Original Issue Discount Promissory Notes sold to purchasers on the date hereof, (b) capital lease obligations and purchase money indebtedness incurred in connection with the acquisition of machinery and equipment as long as such capital leases and indebtedness and (c) the Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 3.1(aa) to the Purchase Agreement).

 

“Permitted Lien” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien, (c) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness under clauses (a) through (d) thereunder, and Liens set forth on Schedule 3.1(aa) to the Purchase Agreement.

 

 

 

 

“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

“Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company and the original Holders, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(ii).

 

“Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

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

 

“Transaction Documents” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.

 

“VWAP” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Section 2. Interest/Repayment.

 

(a) Interest. Interest shall accrue to the Holder on the aggregate then outstanding principal amount of this Note at the rate of 8% per annum, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made. During the existence of an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at the lesser of (i) the rate of 15% per annum, or (ii) the maximum amount permitted by law (the lesser of clause (i) or (ii), the “Default Interest Rate”). Interest shall be due on the first Trading Day of each calendar month during the existence of an Event of Default. Once an Event of Default is cured, the interest rate shall return to 8%.

 

(b) Prepayment. Before the first anniversary of this Note, all amounts due and owing hereunder, including all accrued and unpaid interest, may be repaid by the Company upon five (5) days’ prior written notice to the Holder in an amount equal to 105% of all amounts due and owing hereunder, including all accrued and unpaid interest, on such repayment date.

 

Section 3. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.

 

(a) Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge or other fees will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

 

 

 

(b) Investor Representations. This Note has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.

 

(c) Reliance on Note Register. Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Note Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

Section 4. Intentionally Omitted.

 

Section 5. Intentionally Omitted.

 

Section 6. Negative Covenants. As long as any portion of this Note remains outstanding, unless the holders of at least 75% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes shall have otherwise given prior written consent, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

(a) other than Permitted Indebtedness, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including, but not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

 

(b) other than Permitted Liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

 

(c) amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its articles of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner or issue equity securities of the Company that materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder. Stock splits shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder;

 

(d) purchase or otherwise acquire more than a de minimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents;

 

(e) repay, or offer to repay, any Indebtedness other than the Note as provided in Section 2(b) or Permitted Indebtedness, as such terms Indebtedness and Permitted Indebtedness are in effect as of the Original Issue Date, provided that such payments other than on the Notes shall not be permitted if, at such time, or after giving effect to such payment, any Event of Default exists or occurs or the Company is not be able to satisfy obligations owing to the Noteholders;

 

(f) pay cash dividends or distributions on any equity securities of the Company;

 

(g) enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Company which would be required to be disclosed in any public filing with the SEC assuming that the Company is subject to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval); or

 

(h) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

 

 

 

Section 7. Events of Default.

 

(a) “Event of Default” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

(i) any default in the payment of (A) principal and interest payment under this Note or any other Indebtedness, or (B) late fees, liquidated damages and other amounts owing to the Holder of this Note, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on the Maturity Date, or by acceleration or otherwise), which default, solely in the case of a default under clause (B) above, is not cured within five Trading Days;

 

(ii) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in this Note or any Transaction Document which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of 10 Trading Days after notice of such failure is sent by the Holder or by any other Holder to the Company and (B) the Company has become aware of such failure;

 

(iii) except for payment defaults covered under Section 7(a)(i), the Company shall breach, or a default or event of default (subject to any grace or cure period provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument) shall occur under, (A) any of the Transaction Documents or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered by any other clause of this Section 7) which default or event of default if not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (i) five Trading Days after notice of such default sent by the Holder or by any other holder to the Company and (ii) the Company has become aware of such default;

 

(iv) any representation or warranty made in this Note, any other Transaction Document, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder or any other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made, which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of 10 Trading Days after (A) notice of such failure is sent by the Holder or (B) by any other Holder to the Company;

 

(v) the Company or any Subsidiary shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;

 

(vi) the Company or any Subsidiary shall: (A) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of it or any of its properties; (B) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature; (C) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (D) be adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent or be the subject of an order for relief under Title 11 of the United States Code or any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any other jurisdiction or foreign country; or (E) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or a petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with creditors or to take advantage or any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute, or an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding under any such law, or (F) take or permit to be taken any action in furtherance of or for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing including a composition with creditors or similar action;

 

(vii) if any order, judgment or decree shall be entered, without the application, approval or consent of the Company or any Subsidiary, by any court of competent jurisdiction, approving a petition seeking liquidation or reorganization of the Company or any Subsidiary, or appointing a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of the Company or any Subsidiary, or of all or any substantial part of its assets, and such order, judgment or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect for any period of 10 days;

 

(viii) the occurrence of any levy upon or seizure or attachment of, or any uninsured loss of or damage to, any property of the Company or any Subsidiary having an aggregate fair value or repair cost (as the case may be) in excess of $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, and any such levy, seizure or attachment shall not be set aside, bonded or discharged within 10 days after the date thereof;

 

(ix) any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $100,000, and such judgment, writ or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 10 days;

 

(x) any Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any Subsidiary occurs or any other circumstance or event that could, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, result in a default or event of default under any agreement binding upon the Company or any Subsidiary, which default or event of default could or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any Subsidiary;

 

 

 

 

(xi) any provision of any Transaction Document shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the parties thereto, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company or any Subsidiary or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or the Company or any Subsidiary shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Transaction Document;

 

(xii) the Company fails to use the proceeds in the manner as described in Section 4.7 of the Purchase Agreement;

 

(xiii) the SEC suspends the Common Stock from trading or the Company’s Common Stock is not listed or quoted for trading on a Trading Market which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of 10 Trading Days after notice of such failure is sent by the Holder or by any other Holder to the Company or the transfer of shares of Common Stock through the Depository Trust Company System is no longer available or is subject to a “chill” by the Depository Trust Company or any successor;

 

(xiv) the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction or shall agree to sell or dispose of all or in excess of 50% of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction);

 

(xv) the Company fails to have authorized and reserved the amount of shares designated in Section 4.9 of the Purchase Agreement (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation);

 

(xvi) the Company shall fail for any reason, except if caused by the action or inaction of the Holder to deliver the Warrant Shares to the Holder by the second Trading Day after receipt of an exercise notice, or the Company shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of the Company’s intention to not honor requests for conversions of exercise of Warrants in accordance with the terms thereof;

 

(xvii) the Company fails to comply in any material respect with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (including but not limited to becoming delinquent in the filing of any report required to be filed under the Exchange Act including any extension permitted by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act) or ceases to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. For avoidance of doubt, a failure to file an Exchange Act report within such time shall be deemed to be a failure to comply in a material respect;

 

(xviii) the Company replaces the Transfer Agent without prior approval and acceptance by the Holder pursuant to the form transfer agent letter substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A. ;

 

(xix) the Company incurs any Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness;

 

(xxx) a false or inaccurate certification (including a false or inaccurate deemed certification) by the Company as to whether any Event of Default has occurred;

 

(xxi) the Company fails to deliver Common Stock issued to the Holder upon exercise of the Warrants by second Trading Day after the Company receives the notice of exercise;

 

(xxii) a Lien other than a Permitted Lien is imposed on the assets of the Company or any subsidiary and such Lien is not dissolved within 10 calendar days;

 

(xxiii) the Company fails to deliver the original Note and Warrants to the Purchasers within five Trading Days as of each Closing;

 

(xxiv) the Company provides the Holder with material non-public information concerning the Company without the Holder’s prior written consent;

 

 

 

 

(xxv) the Company restates any financial statements included in its reports or registration statements filed pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act for any date or period from two years prior to the Original Issue Date of this Note and until this Note is or the Warrants issued to the Holder are no longer outstanding, if following first public announcement or disclosure that a restatement will occur the VWAP on the next Trading Day is 20% less than the VWAP on the prior Trading Day. For the purposes of this clause (xxv) the next Trading Day if an announcement is made before 4:00 pm New York, NY time is either the day of the announcement or the following Trading Day; or

 

(xxvi) the Company or a Subsidiary enters into a Variable Rate Transaction or a similar transaction prohibited under the Purchase Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Holder.

 

(b) Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs, the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. Provided, however, if the Event of Default originally occurs at such time as the Company’s Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the Mandatory Default Amount shall be reduced to 100%. Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Note to or as directed by the Company. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Note until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 7(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

(c) Interest Rate Upon Event of Default. Commencing on the occurrence of any Event of Default and until such Event of Default is cured, this Note shall accrue interest at an interest rate equal to the Default Interest Rate.

 

(d) Notice of an Event of Default. Upon learning of an Event of Default with respect to this Note, the Company shall within two Trading Days deliver written notice thereof via facsimile or electronic mail and overnight courier (with next day delivery specified) to the Holder

 

Section 8. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Intentionally Omitted.

 

(b) Notices. All notices, offers, acceptance and any other acts under this Agreement (except payment) shall be in writing, and shall be sufficiently given if delivered to the addressees in person, email, followed by FedEx or similar receipted next day delivery, as follows:

 

  If to the Company: Adhera Therapeutics, Inc.  
       
       
    Attention:  
    Email:___________@__________.com  

 

with a copy to:

(which shall not constitute notice)

 

  If to the Purchaser: To the address listed on the Purchaser Signature Page to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

or to such other address as any of them, by notice to the other may designate from time to time. Time shall be counted to, or from, as the case may be, the date of delivery.

 

 

 

 

(c) Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest and late fees, as applicable, on this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Note is a direct debt obligation of the Company.

 

(d) Lost or Mutilated Note. If this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Note, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Note, a new Note for the principal amount of this Note so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of this Note, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

 

(e) Exclusive Jurisdiction; Governing Law; Prevailing Party Attorneys’ Fees. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Note and venue shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with Section 5.8 of the Purchase Agreement. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce or otherwise relating to this Note, then, in addition to the other obligations of the Company elsewhere in this Note, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.

 

(f) Waiver. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Note shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Note. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Note on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Note on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder must be in writing.

 

(g) Severability. If any provision of this Note is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Note shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Note as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Note, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.

 

(h) Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach would be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any such breach or any such threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Note.

 

 

 

 

(i) Secured Obligation. The obligations of the Company under this Note are secured by all assets of the Company and each Subsidiary pursuant to the Security Agreement, dated as of May___, 2022 between the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company and the Secured Parties (as defined therein).

 

(i) Next Trading Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Trading Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

(j) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Note and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.

 

  ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
  By:                      
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

Warrant Shares: ____________ Initial Exercise Date: May ___, 2022

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (this “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, _____________ , or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to the close of business on the fifth year six month anniversary (October __, 2027) of the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Adhera Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to ___________ shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”). The purchase price of one Warrant Share under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b). This Warrant issued pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) entered into as of the Initial Exercise Date between the Company and the initial Holder.

 

Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated May ____, 2022 between the Company and the Purchaser.

 

Section 2. Exercise.

 

(a) Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto. Within the earlier of (i) two Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid or (ii) the Standard Settlement Period, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. If the Holder is required to make any payments to the Company’s stock transfer agent in connection with its exercise of this Warrant resulting from any failure or alleged failure of the Company to pay the transfer agent, the Holder may deduct such sums it pays the transfer agent from the total Exercise Price due. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (although the Holder may surrender the Warrant to, and receive a replacement Warrant from, the Company), the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within two Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within one Trading Day of delivery of such notice. The Holder by acceptance of this Warrant or any transferee, acknowledges and agrees that, by reason of the provisions of this Section 2(a), following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

 
 

 

(b) Exercise Price. The initial exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to $0.04 per share, subject to adjustment under Section 3 (the “Exercise Price”).

 

(c) Cashless Exercise. Other than as restricted under Section 2(e), if at any time there is no effective Registration Statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares at prevailing market prices (not a fixed price) by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised at the Holder’s election, in whole or in part and in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the number obtained by dividing [(A - B) times (C)] by (A), where:

 

  (A) = the greater of (i) the arithmetic average of the VWAPs for the five consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately preceding the date on which the Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise or (ii) the VWAP for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date on which the Holder makes such “cashless exercise” election;
       
  (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder, at the time of such exercise; and
       
  (C) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise;

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrants being exercised may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrant Shares. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

For avoidance of doubt, the phrase “effective Registration Statement” in this Warrant means (i) a Registration Statement covering the sale of the Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the SEC, has not been withdrawn and is not subject to a stop order issued by the SEC, and (ii) the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement complies with Sections 5(b) and 10 of the Securities Act.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if on the Termination Date (unless the Holder notifies the Company otherwise) if there is no effective Registration Statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

 

(d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

(i) Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for the shares of Common Stock purchased hereunder shall be transmitted to the Holder by the Transfer Agent by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective Registration Statement covering the sale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise and Rule 144 is available under the Securities Act, or otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is two Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise and (B) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (unless by cashless exercise, if permitted) (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted). The Company understands that a delay in the delivery of the Warrant Shares after the Warrant Share Delivery Date could result in economic loss to the Holder. As compensation to the Holder for such loss, the Company agrees to pay (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to the Holder for late issuance of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant the proportionate amount of $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day after the fifth Trading Day) after the Warrant Share Delivery Date for each $1,000 of the value of the Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercised (based on the Exercise Price) which are not timely delivered. The Company shall pay any payment incurred under this Section 2(d)(i) in immediately available funds upon demand. In no event shall liquidated damages for any one transaction exceed $1,000 for the first 10 Trading Days. Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Holder, in the event that the Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the Warrant Shares by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Holder may revoke all or part of the relevant Warrant exercise by delivery of a notice to such effect to the Company, whereupon the Company and the Holder shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the exercise of the relevant portion of this Warrant, except that the liquidated damages described above shall be payable through the date notice of revocation or rescission is given to the Company or the date the Warrant Shares are delivered to the Holder, whichever date is earlier.

 

 
 

 

(ii) Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical to this Warrant. Unless the Warrant has been fully exercised, the Holders shall not be required to surrender this Warrant as a condition of exercise.

 

(iii) Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to deliver the Warrant Shares or cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right, at any time prior to issuance of such Warrant Shares, to rescind such exercise.

 

(iv) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to deliver the Warrant Shares, or cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder the amount as provided under Section 4.1(e) of the Purchase Agreement. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(v) No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up the fraction to the next whole share.

 

(vi) Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate including any charges of any clearing firm, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise. The Company shall (A) pay the reasonable legal fees of the Holder’s choice (in an amount not to exceed $500 per opinion, and not more often than once per week) in connection with the exercise of the Warrants, (B) cause its attorneys to promptly provide any reliance opinion to the Transfer Agent, and (C) pay the Holder the sums required under Section 2(d)(iv).

 

(vii) Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

 
 

 

(e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e) solely with respect to the Holder’s Warrant, provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The Holder may also decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e) solely with respect to the Holder’s Warrant at any time, which decrease shall be effectively immediately upon delivery of notice to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

 
 

 

(b) Subsequent Equity Transactions. If and whenever the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 3 is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including any equity financings, or equivalents, warrants, convertible debt, or the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company, issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold) for a consideration per share (the “Base Share Price”) less than a price equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale (such Exercise Price then in effect is referred to herein as the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the Base Share Price. For all purposes of the foregoing (including, without limitation, determining the adjusted Exercise Price and the Base Share Price under this Section 3(b)), the following shall be applicable:

 

(i) Issuance of Options. If the Company in any manner grants or sells any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 3(b)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof and (y) the lowest exercise price set forth in such Option for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Option (or any other Person) upon the granting or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Option (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or otherwise pursuant to the terms of or upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

 

(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 3(b)(ii), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible Security and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Security or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof and (y) the lowest conversion price set forth in such Convertible Security for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person) upon the issuance or sale of such Convertible Security plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof, and if any such issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of this Warrant has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 3(b), except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issuance or sale.

 

 
 

 

(iii) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. “Convertible Securities” means any stock or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock. If the purchase or exercise price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock increases or decreases at any time (other than proportional changes in exercise prices, as applicable, in connection with an event referred to in Section 3(a)), the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 3(b)(iii), if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Closing Date are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the shares of Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Exercise Price then in effect.

 

(iv) Calculation of Consideration Received. If any Option is issued in connection with the issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Option by the parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for a consideration of par value of the Company’s Common Stock. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor will be deemed to be the net amount of consideration received by the Company therefor. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company for such securities will be the arithmetic average of the VWAPs of such security for each of the five Trading Days immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within 10 days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five Trading Days after the 10th day following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error. If such appraiser’s valuation differs by less than 5% from the Company’s proposed valuation, the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Holder, and if such appraiser’s valuation differs by more than 5% from the Company’s proposed valuation, the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.

 

(v) Record Date. If the Company takes a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issuance or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase (as the case may be).

 

 
 

 

(vi) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3(b) shall not apply to any Exempt Issuances.

 

(c) Intentionally Omitted

 

(d) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Purchase Rights will be made under this Section 3(d) in respect of an Exempt Issuance.

 

(e) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 3(d)), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

(f) Fundamental Transaction.

 

(i) If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions engages in any Fundamental Transaction, as defined in the Purchase Agreement, then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall not effect a Fundamental Transaction unless it gives the Holder at least 10 Trading Days prior notice together with sufficient details so the Holder can make an informed decision as to whether it elects to accept the Alternative Consideration. If a public announcement of the Fundamental Transaction has not been made, the notice to the Holder may not be given until the Company files a Form 8-K or other report disclosing the Fundamental Transaction.

 

 
 

 

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the greater of (i) the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction or (ii) the positive difference between the cash per share paid in such Fundamental Transaction minus the then in effect Exercise Price. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg L.P. determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg L.P. as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) within the later of (i) five Trading Days of the Holder’s election and (ii) the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

 

(iii) The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(f)(iii) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation on the exercise of this Warrant), and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

(g) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

(h) Notice to Holder.

 

(i) Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly email to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. The Holder may supply an email address to the Company and change such address.

 

 
 

 

(ii) Notice to Allow Exercise by the Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall deliver to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 5 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to email such notice or any defect therein or in the emailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (as determined in good faith by the Company), the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

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

 

(b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

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

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof other than as explicitly set forth in Section 3.

 

 
 

 

(b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate. In no event shall the Holder be required to deliver a bond or other security.

 

(c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

(d) Authorized Shares.

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use best efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

(e) Governing Law/Jurisdiction. The Company and the Holder agree that any Action or Proceeding involving the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined exclusively in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered or if not exercised on a cashless basis when Rule 144 (or any successor law or rule) is available, may have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

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

 

(h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

 
 

 

(j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate or that there is no irreparable harm and not to require the posting of a bond or other security.

 

(k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder of Warrant Shares.

 

(l) Amendment. This Warrant may only be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder of this Warrant.

 

(m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

(n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
  By:                  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 
 

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

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

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[   ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[   ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

_______________________________

 

(4) After giving effect to this Notice of Exercise, the undersigned will not have exceeded the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

SIGNATURE OF HOLDER

 

Name of Investing Entity: ___________________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _____________________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________________________

 

Date: ____________________________________________________________________________________

 

 
 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

 

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ____ all of or _______ shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

_______________________________________________ whose address is

 

_______________________________________________________________

 

_______________________________________________________________

 

Dated: ______________, _______

 

Holder’s Signature: _____________________________

 

Holder’s Address: _____________________________

 

_____________________________

 

Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________

 

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.6

 

SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of May __, 2022 (this “Agreement”), is among Adhera Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), all of the subsidiaries of the Company (such subsidiaries, the “Guarantors” and together with the Company, the “Debtors”) and the holders of the Company’s Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Promissory Notes (collectively, the “Notes”) signatory hereto, their endorsees, transferees and assigns (collectively, the “Secured Parties”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Notes), the Secured Parties have severally agreed to extend the loans to the Company evidenced by the Notes;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a certain Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of the date hereof (the “Guaranty”), the Guarantors have jointly and severally agreed to guarantee and act as surety for payment of such Notes; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce the Secured Parties to extend the loans evidenced by the Notes, each Debtor has agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Parties this Agreement and to grant the Secured Parties, pari passu with each other Secured Party and through the Agent (as defined in Section 18 hereof), a security interest in certain property of such Debtor to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Guarantors’ obligations under the Guaranty.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1. Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement that are defined in Article 9 of the UCC (such as “account,” “chattel paper,” “commercial tort claim,” “deposit account,” “document,” “equipment,” “fixtures,” “general intangibles,” “goods,” “instruments,” “inventory,” “investment property,” “letter-of-credit rights,” “proceeds” and “supporting obligations”) shall have the respective meanings given such terms in Article 9 of the UCC.

 

(a) “Collateral” means the collateral in which the Secured Parties are granted a security interest by this Agreement and which shall include the following personal property of the Debtors, whether presently owned or existing or hereafter acquired or coming into existence, wherever situated, and all additions and accessions thereto and all substitutions and replacements thereof, and all proceeds, products and accounts thereof, including, without limitation, all proceeds from the sale or transfer of the Collateral and of insurance covering the same and of any tort claims in connection therewith, and all dividends, interest, cash, notes, securities, equity interest or other property at any time and from time to time acquired, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any or all of the Pledged Securities (as defined below):

 

(i) all goods, including, without limitation, (A) all machinery, equipment, computers, motor vehicles, trucks, tanks, boats, ships, appliances, furniture, special and general tools, fixtures, test and quality control devices and other equipment of every kind and nature and wherever situated, together with all documents of title and documents representing the same, all additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, all parts therefor, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing and all other items used and useful in connection with any Debtor’s businesses and all improvements thereto; and (B) all inventory;

 

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(ii) all contract rights and other general intangibles, including, without limitation, all partnership interests, membership interests, stock or other securities, rights under any of the Organizational Documents, agreements related to the Pledged Securities, licenses, distribution and other agreements, computer software (whether “off-the-shelf,” licensed from any third party or developed by any Debtor), computer software development rights, leases, franchises, customer lists, quality control procedures, grants and rights, goodwill, Intellectual Property and income tax refunds;

 

(iii) all accounts, together with all instruments, all documents of title representing any of the foregoing, all rights in any merchandising, goods, equipment, motor vehicles and trucks which any of the same may represent, and all right, title, security and guaranties with respect to each account, including any right of stoppage in transit;

 

(iv) all documents, letter-of-credit rights, instruments and chattel paper;

 

(v) all commercial tort claims;

 

(vi) all deposit accounts and all cash (whether or not deposited in such deposit accounts);

 

(vii) all investment property;

 

(viii) all supporting obligations;

 

(ix) all files, records, books of account, business papers, and computer programs; and

 

(x) the products and proceeds of all of the foregoing Collateral set forth in clauses (i)-(ix) above.

 

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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the “Collateral” shall include all investment property and general intangibles respecting ownership and/or other equity interests in each Guarantor, including, without limitation, the shares of capital stock and the other equity interests listed on Schedule H hereto (as the same may be modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof), and any other shares of capital stock and/or other equity interests of any other direct or indirect subsidiary of any Debtor obtained in the future, and, in each case, all certificates representing such shares and/or equity interests and, in each case, all rights, options, warrants, stock, other securities and/or equity interests that may hereafter be received, receivable or distributed in respect of, or exchanged for, any of the foregoing and all rights arising under or in connection with the Pledged Securities, including, but not limited to, all dividends, interest and cash.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an assignment of any asset which, in the event of an assignment, becomes void by operation of applicable law or the assignment of which is otherwise prohibited by applicable law (in each case to the extent that such applicable law is not overridden by Sections 9-406, 9-407 and/or 9-408 of the UCC or other similar applicable law); provided however, that to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall create a valid security interest in such asset and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall create a valid security interest in the proceeds of such asset.

 

(b) “Intellectual Property” means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, (i) all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, (ii) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, (iii) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, service marks, logos, domain names and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common law rights related thereto, (iv) all trade secrets arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (v) all rights to obtain any reissues, renewals or extensions of the foregoing, (vi) all licenses for any of the foregoing, and (vii) all causes of action for infringement of the foregoing.

 

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(c) “Majority in Interest” means, at any time of determination, the majority in interest (based on then-outstanding principal amounts of Notes at the time of such determination) of the Secured Parties.

 

(d) “Necessary Endorsement” means undated stock powers endorsed in blank or other proper instruments of assignment duly executed and such other instruments or documents as the Agent (as that term is defined below) may reasonably request.

 

(e) “Obligations” means all of the liabilities and obligations (primary, secondary, direct, contingent, sole, joint or several) due or to become due, or that are now or may be hereafter contracted or acquired, or owing to, of any Debtor to the Secured Parties, arising under this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing, voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from any of the Secured Parties as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented, converted, extended or modified from time to time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Obligations” shall include, without limitation: (i) principal of, and interest on the Notes and the loans extended pursuant thereto; (ii) any and all other fees, indemnities, costs, obligations and liabilities of the Debtors from time to time under or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith; and (iii) all amounts (including but not limited to post-petition interest) in respect of the foregoing that would be payable but for the fact that the obligations to pay such amounts are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving any Debtor.

 

(f) “Organizational Documents” means with respect to any Debtor, the documents by which such Debtor was organized (such as a certificate of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership or articles of organization, and including, without limitation, any certificates of designation for preferred stock or other forms of preferred equity) and which relate to the internal governance of such Debtor (such as bylaws, a partnership agreement or an operating, limited liability or members agreement).

 

(g) “Pledged Interests” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(j).

 

(h) “Pledged Securities” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(i).

 

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(i) “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and or any other applicable law of any state or states which has jurisdiction with respect to all, or any portion of, the Collateral or this Agreement, from time to time. It is the intent of the parties that defined terms in the UCC should be construed in their broadest sense so that the term “Collateral” will be construed in its broadest sense. Accordingly, if there are, from time to time, changes to defined terms in the UCC that broaden the definitions, they are incorporated herein and if existing definitions in the UCC are broader than the amended definitions, the existing ones shall be controlling.

 

2. Grant of Security Interest in Collateral. As an inducement for the Secured Parties to extend the loans as evidenced by the Notes and to secure the complete and timely payment, performance and discharge in full, as the case may be, of all of the Obligations, each Debtor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably pledges, grants and hypothecates to the Secured Parties a lien on and security interest in and to, and a right of set-off against all of their respective right, title and interest of whatsoever kind and nature in and to, the Collateral (a “Security Interest” and, collectively, the “Security Interests”).

 

3. Delivery of Certain Collateral. Contemporaneously or prior to the execution of this Agreement, each Debtor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent: (a) any and all certificates and other instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Securities, and (b) any and all certificates and other instruments or documents representing any of the other Collateral, in each case, together with all Necessary Endorsements. The Debtors are, contemporaneously with the execution hereof, delivering to Agent, or have previously delivered to Agent, a true and correct copy of each Organizational Document governing any of the Pledged Securities.

 

4. Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements of the Debtors. Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the disclosure schedules delivered to the Secured Parties concurrently herewith (the “Disclosure Schedules”), which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, each Debtor represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the Secured Parties as follows:

 

(a) Each Debtor has the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other power and authority to enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by each Debtor of this Agreement and the filings contemplated therein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Debtor and no further action is required by such Debtor. This Agreement has been duly executed by each Debtor. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Debtor, enforceable against each Debtor in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws of general application relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general principles of equity.

 

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(b) The Debtors have no place of business or offices where their respective books of account and records are kept (other than temporarily at the offices of its attorneys or accountants) or places where Collateral is stored or located, except as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto. Except as specifically set forth on Schedule A, each Debtor is the record owner of the real property where such Collateral is located, and there exist no mortgages or other liens on any such real property except for Permitted Liens (as defined in the Notes). Except as disclosed on Schedule A, none of such Collateral is in the possession of any consignee, bailee, warehouseman, agent or processor.

 

(c) Except for Permitted Liens and except as set forth on Schedule B attached hereto, the Debtors are the sole owner of the Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by any Debtor in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances, rights or claims, and are fully authorized to grant the Security Interests. Except as set forth on Schedule C attached hereto, there is not on file in any governmental or regulatory authority, agency or recording office an effective financing statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any notice of any of the foregoing (other than those that will be filed in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting any of the Collateral. Except as set forth on Schedule C attached hereto, and except pursuant to this Agreement, as long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Debtors shall not execute and shall not knowingly permit to be on file in any such office or agency any other financing statement or other document or instrument (except to the extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).

 

(d) No written claim has been received that any Collateral or any Debtor’s use of any Collateral violates the rights of any third party. There has been no adverse decision to any Debtor’s claim of ownership rights in or exclusive rights to use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to any Debtor’s right to keep and maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no proceeding involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of any Debtor, threatened before any court, judicial body, administrative or regulatory agency, arbitrator or other governmental authority.

 

(e) Each Debtor shall at all times maintain its books of account and records relating to the Collateral at its principal place of business and its Collateral at the locations set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and may not relocate such books of account and records or tangible Collateral unless it delivers to the Secured Parties at least 30 days prior to such relocation: (i) written notice of such relocation and the new location thereof (which must be within the United States), and (ii) evidence that appropriate financing statements under the UCC and other necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other steps have been taken to perfect the Security Interests to create in favor of the Secured Parties a valid, perfected and continuing perfected lien in the Collateral.

 

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(f) This Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Parties a valid security interest in the Collateral, subject only to Permitted Liens securing the payment and performance of the Obligations. Upon making the filings described in the immediately following paragraph (g), all security interests created hereunder in any Collateral which may be perfected by filing UCC financing statements shall have been duly perfected. Except for the filing of the UCC financing statements referred to in the immediately following paragraph (g), the recordation of the Intellectual Property Security Agreement (as defined in Section 4(p) hereof) with respect to copyrights and copyright applications in the United States Copyright Office referred to in paragraph (m), the execution and delivery of deposit account control agreements satisfying the requirements of Section 9-104(a)(2) of the UCC with respect to each deposit account of the Debtors, and the delivery of the certificates and other instruments provided in Section 3, no action is necessary to create, perfect or protect the security interests created hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except for the filing of said financing statements, the recordation of said Intellectual Property Security Agreement, and the execution and delivery of said deposit account control agreements, no consent of any third parties and no authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for: (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, (ii) the creation or perfection of the Security Interests created hereunder in the Collateral, or (iii) the enforcement of the rights of the Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder.

 

(g) Each Debtor hereby authorizes the Agent to file one or more financing statements under the UCC, with respect to the Security Interests, with the proper filing and recording agencies in any jurisdiction deemed proper by it.

 

(h) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Debtors does not: (i) violate any of the provisions of any Organizational Documents of any Debtor or any judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator or any applicable law, rule or regulation applicable to any Debtor, or (ii) except as set forth on Schedule B, conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing any Debtor’s debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which any Debtor is a party or by which any property or asset of any Debtor is bound or affected. If any, all required consents (including, without limitation, from stockholders or creditors of any Debtor) necessary for any Debtor to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder have been obtained.

 

(i) The capital stock and other equity interests listed on Schedule H hereto (the “Pledged Securities”) represent all of the capital stock and other equity interests of the Guarantors and represent all capital stock and other equity interests owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. All of the Pledged Securities are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Securities, free and clear of any lien, security interest or other encumbrance except for the security interests created by this Agreement and other Permitted Liens.

 

(j) The ownership and other equity interests in partnerships and limited liability companies (if any) included in the Collateral (the “Pledged Interests”) by their express terms do not provide that they are securities governed by Article 8 of the UCC and are not held in a securities account or by any financial intermediary.

 

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(k) Except for Permitted Liens, each Debtor shall at all times maintain the liens and Security Interests provided for hereunder as valid and perfected priority liens and security interests in the Collateral in favor of the Secured Parties until this Agreement and the Security Interest hereunder shall be terminated pursuant to Section 14 hereof. Each Debtor hereby agrees to defend the same against the claims of any and all persons and entities. Each Debtor shall safeguard and protect all Collateral for the account of the Secured Parties. At the request of the Agent, each Debtor will sign and deliver to the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties at any time or from time to time one or more financing statements pursuant to the UCC in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and will pay the cost of filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the Agent to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Debtor shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the Collateral and the Security Interests hereunder, and each Debtor shall obtain and furnish to the Agent from time to time, upon demand, such releases and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the priority of the Security Interests hereunder.

 

(l) Except as set forth on Schedule B, no Debtor will transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license, sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral (except for (i) non-exclusive licenses granted by a Debtor in its ordinary course of business, (ii) sales of inventory by a Debtor in its ordinary course of business, (iii) Permitted Liens and (iv) the sale or other disposal of obsolete inventory, equipment, goods, supplies or materials in the ordinary course of business) without the prior written consent of a Majority in Interest.

 

(m) Each Debtor shall keep and preserve its equipment, inventory and other tangible Collateral in good condition, repair and order, ordinary wear, tear and casualty excepted, and shall not operate or locate any such Collateral (or cause to be operated or located) in any area excluded from insurance coverage.

 

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(n) Each Debtor shall maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to the Collateral, including Collateral hereafter acquired, against loss or damage of the kinds and in the amounts customarily insured against by entities of established reputation having similar properties similarly situated and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by other such entities and otherwise as is prudent for entities engaged in similar businesses but in any event sufficient to cover the full replacement cost thereof. Each Debtor shall use reasonable commercial efforts to cause each insurance policy issued in connection herewith to provide, and the insurer issuing such policy to certify to the Agent, that (a) the Agent will be named as lender loss payee and additional insured under each such insurance policy other than workers compensation insurance; (b) if such insurance be proposed to be cancelled or materially changed for any reason whatsoever, such insurer will promptly notify the Agent and such cancellation or change shall not be effective as to the Agent for at least thirty (30) days after receipt by the Agent of such notice, unless the effect of such change is to extend or increase coverage under the policy; and (c) the Agent will have the right (but no obligation) at its election to remedy any default in the payment of premiums within thirty (30) days of notice from the insurer of such default. If no Event of Default (as defined in the Notes) exists and if the proceeds arising out of any claim or series of related claims do not exceed $250,000, loss payments in each instance will be applied by the applicable Debtor to the repair and/or replacement of property with respect to which the loss was incurred to the extent reasonably feasible, and any loss payments or the balance thereof remaining, to the extent not so applied, shall be payable to the applicable Debtor; provided however, that payments received by any Debtor after an Event of Default occurs and is continuing or in excess of $250,000 for any occurrence or series of related occurrences shall be paid to the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and, if received by such Debtor, shall be held in trust for the Secured Parties and immediately paid over to the Agent unless otherwise directed in writing by the Agent. Each Debtor shall use reasonable commercial efforts to cause copies of such policies or the related certificates, in each case, naming the Agent as lender loss payee and additional insured to be delivered to the Agent at least annually and at the time any new policy of insurance is issued.

 

(o) Each Debtor shall, within ten (10) days of obtaining knowledge thereof, advise the Secured Parties promptly, in sufficient detail, of any material adverse change in the Collateral other than any portion of the Collateral constituting cryptocurrency or otherwise tokenized digital assets, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) on the value of the Collateral or on the Secured Parties’ security interest, through the Agent, therein.

 

(p) Each Debtor shall promptly execute and deliver to the Agent such further deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, financing statements or other instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take such further action as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request to perfect, protect or enforce the Secured Parties’ security interest in the Collateral including, without limitation, if applicable, the execution and delivery of a separate security agreement with respect to each Debtor’s Intellectual Property (“Intellectual Property Security Agreement”) in which the Secured Parties have been granted a security interest hereunder, substantially in a form reasonably acceptable to the Agent, which Intellectual Property Security Agreement, other than as stated therein, shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions hereof.

 

(q) Each Debtor shall permit the Agent and its representatives and agents to inspect the Collateral during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice, and to make copies of records pertaining to the Collateral as may be reasonably requested by the Agent from time to time.

 

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(r) Each Debtor shall take all steps reasonably necessary to diligently pursue and seek to preserve, enforce and collect any rights, claims, causes of action and accounts receivable in respect of the Collateral consistent with past practices of such Debtor.

 

(s) Each Debtor shall promptly notify the Secured Parties in sufficient detail upon becoming aware of any attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process levied against any Collateral and of any other information received by such Debtor that may materially affect the value of the Collateral, the Security Interest or the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder.

 

(t) All information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied to the Secured Parties by or on behalf of any Debtor with respect to the Collateral is accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date furnished.

 

(u) The Debtors shall at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect their respective valid existence and good standing and any rights and franchises material to its business.

 

(v) No Debtor will change its name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number (if it has one), legal or corporate structure, or identity, or add any new fictitious name unless it provides at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice to the Agent of such change and, at the time of such written notification, such Debtor provides any financing statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the Security Interests granted and evidenced by this Agreement.

 

(w) Except in the ordinary course of business, no Debtor may consign any of its inventory or sell any of its inventory on bill and hold, sale or return, sale on approval, or other conditional terms of sale without the consent of the Agent which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(x) No Debtor may relocate its chief executive office to a new location without providing thirty (30) days prior written notification thereof to the Agent and so long as, at the time of such written notification, such Debtor provides any financing statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the Security Interests granted and evidenced by this Agreement.

 

(y) Each Debtor was organized and remains organized solely under the laws of the state set forth next to such Debtor’s name in Schedule D attached hereto, which Schedule D sets forth each Debtor’s organizational identification number or, if any Debtor does not have one, states that one does not exist.

 

(z) (i) The actual name of each Debtor is the name set forth in Schedule D attached hereto; (ii) no Debtor has any trade names except as set forth on Schedule E attached hereto; (iii) no Debtor has used any name other than that stated in the preamble hereto or as set forth on Schedule E for the preceding five (5) years; and (iv) no entity has merged into any Debtor or been acquired by any Debtor within the past five years except as set forth on Schedule E.

 

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(aa) At any time and from time to time that any Collateral consists of instruments, certificated securities or other items that require or permit possession by the Secured Party to perfect the security interest created hereby, the applicable Debtor shall deliver such Collateral to the Agent.

 

(bb) Each Debtor, in its capacity as issuer, hereby agrees to comply with any and all orders and instructions of Agent regarding the Pledged Interests consistent with the terms of this Agreement without the further consent of any Debtor as contemplated by Section 8-106 (or any successor section) of the UCC. Further, each Debtor agrees that it shall not enter into a similar agreement (or one that would confer “control” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC) with any other person or entity.

 

(cc) If there is any investment property or deposit account included as Collateral that can be perfected by “control” through an account control agreement, the applicable Debtor shall cause such an account control agreement, in form and substance in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, to be entered into and delivered to the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

(dd) To the extent that any Collateral consists of letter-of-credit rights, the applicable Debtor shall cause the issuer of each underlying letter of credit to consent to an assignment of the proceeds thereof to the Secured Parties.

 

(ee) To the extent that any Collateral is in the possession of any third party, the applicable Debtor shall join with the Agent in notifying such third party of the Secured Parties’ security interest in such Collateral and shall use its best efforts to obtain an acknowledgement and agreement from such third party with respect to the Collateral, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

 

(ff) If any Debtor shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim, such Debtor shall promptly notify the Agent in a writing signed by such Debtor of the particulars thereof and grant to the Secured Parties in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.

 

(gg) Each Debtor shall immediately provide written notice to the Agent of any and all accounts which arise out of contracts with any governmental authority and, to the extent necessary to perfect or continue the perfected status of the Security Interests in such accounts and proceeds thereof, shall execute and deliver to the Agent an assignment of claims for such accounts and cooperate with the Agent in taking any other steps required, in its judgment, under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar federal, state or local statute or rule to perfect or continue the perfected status of the Security Interests in such accounts and proceeds thereof.

 

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(hh) Each Debtor shall cause each subsidiary of such Debtor to immediately become a party hereto (an “Additional Debtor”), by executing and delivering to the Agent an Additional Debtor Joinder in substantially the form of Annex A attached hereto and comply with the provisions hereof applicable to the Debtors. Concurrent therewith, the Additional Debtor shall deliver replacement schedules for, or supplements to all other Schedules to (or referred to in) this Agreement, as applicable, which replacement schedules shall supersede, or supplements shall modify, the Schedules then in effect. The Additional Debtor shall also deliver to the Agent such opinions of counsel, authorizing resolutions, good standing certificates, incumbency certificates, organizational documents, financing statements and other information and documentation as the Agent may reasonably request. Upon delivery of the foregoing to the Agent, the Additional Debtor shall be and become a party to this Agreement with the same rights and obligations as the Debtors, for all purposes hereof as fully and to the same extent as if it were an original signatory hereto and shall be deemed to have made the representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein as of the date of execution and delivery of such Additional Debtor Joinder, and all references herein to the “Debtors” shall be deemed to include each Additional Debtor.

 

(ii) Each Debtor shall vote the Pledged Securities to comply with the covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Notes.

 

(jj) Each Debtor shall register the pledge of the applicable Pledged Securities on the books of such Debtor. Each Debtor shall notify each issuer of Pledged Securities to register the pledge of the applicable Pledged Securities in the name of the Secured Parties on the books of such issuer. Further, except with respect to certificated securities delivered to the Agent, the applicable Debtor shall deliver to Agent an acknowledgement of pledge (which, where appropriate, shall comply with the requirements of the relevant UCC with respect to perfection by registration) signed by the issuer of the applicable Pledged Securities, which acknowledgement shall confirm that: (a) it has registered the pledge on its books and records, and (b) at any time directed by Agent during the continuation of an Event of Default such issuer will (i) transfer the record ownership of such Pledged Securities into the name of any designee of Agent, (ii) will take such steps as may be necessary to effect the transfer, and (iii) will comply with all other instructions of Agent regarding such Pledged Securities without the further consent of the applicable Debtor.

 

(kk) In the event that, during the continuance of an Event of Default, Agent shall sell all or any of the Pledged Securities to another party or parties (herein called the “Transferee”) or shall purchase or retain all or any of the Pledged Securities, each Debtor shall, to the extent applicable: (i) deliver to Agent or the Transferee, as the case may be, the articles of incorporation, bylaws, minute books, stock certificate books, corporate seals, deeds, leases, indentures, agreements, evidences of indebtedness, books of account, financial records and all other Organizational Documents and records of the Debtors and their direct and indirect subsidiaries; (ii) use its best efforts to obtain resignations of the persons then serving as officers and directors of the Debtors and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, if so requested; and (iii) use its best efforts to obtain any approvals that are required by any governmental or regulatory body in order to permit the sale of the Pledged Securities to the Transferee or the purchase or retention of the Pledged Securities by Agent and allow the Transferee or Agent to continue the business of the Debtors and their direct and indirect subsidiaries.

 

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(ll) Without limiting the generality of the other obligations of the Debtors hereunder, each Debtor shall take reasonable efforts to protect its rights to Intellectual Property in the manner consistent with such Debtors’ business practices prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

(mm) Each Debtor will from time to time, at the joint and several expense of the Debtors, promptly execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents, and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary or desirable, or as the Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder and with respect to any Collateral or to otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement.

 

(nn) Schedule F attached hereto lists all of the patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, registered copyrights, and domain names owned by any of the Debtors as of the date hereof. Schedule F lists all material licenses in favor of any Debtor for the use of any patents, trademarks, copyrights and domain names as of the date hereof. All material patents and trademarks of the Debtors have been duly recorded at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and all material copyrights of the Debtors have been duly recorded at the United States Copyright Office.

 

(oo) Except as set forth on Schedule G attached hereto, none of the account debtors or other persons or entities obligated on any of the Collateral is a governmental authority covered by the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar federal, state or local statute or rule in respect of such Collateral.

 

(pp) Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the Company covenants that it shall promptly direct any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof to enter into a Subsidiary Guaranty in favor of the Secured Party, in the form of Exhibit C to the Purchase Agreement.

 

5. Effect of Pledge on Certain Rights. If any of the Collateral subject to this Agreement consists of non-voting equity or ownership interests (regardless of class, designation, preference or rights) that may be converted into voting equity or ownership interests upon the occurrence of certain events (including, without limitation, upon the transfer of all or any of the other stock or assets of the issuer), it is agreed that the pledge of such equity or ownership interests pursuant to this Agreement or the enforcement of any of Agent’s rights hereunder shall not be deemed to be the type of event which would trigger such conversion rights notwithstanding any provisions in the Organizational Documents or agreements to which any Debtor is subject or to which any Debtor is party.

 

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6. Defaults. The following events shall be “Events of Default:

 

(a) The occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Notes) under the Notes;

 

(b) Any representation or warranty of any Debtor in this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made, and is not cured to Secured Party’s satisfaction within a period of five (5) days after written notice to Debtor;

 

(c) The failure by any Debtor to observe or perform any of its obligations hereunder for five (5) days after delivery to such Debtor of notice of such failure by or on behalf of a Secured Party unless such default is capable of cure but cannot be cured within such time frame and such Debtor is using best efforts to cure same in a timely fashion; or

 

(d) If any provision of this Agreement shall at any time for any reason be declared to be null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any Debtor, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Debtor, or by any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any Debtor, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or any Debtor shall deny that any Debtor has any liability or obligation purported to be created under this Agreement.

 

7. Duty to Hold in Trust.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and at any time thereafter, each Debtor shall, upon receipt of any revenue, income, dividend, interest or other sums subject to the Security Interests, whether payable pursuant to the Notes or otherwise, or of any check, draft, note, trade acceptance or other instrument evidencing an obligation to pay any such sum, hold the same in trust for the Secured Parties and shall forthwith endorse and transfer any such sums or instruments, or both, to the Secured Parties, pro-rata in proportion to their respective then-currently outstanding principal amount of Notes for application to the satisfaction of the Obligations (and if any Note is not outstanding, pro-rata in proportion to the initial purchases of the remaining Notes).

 

(b) During the continuance of any Event of Default, if any Debtor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive any securities or other property (including, without limitation, shares of Pledged Securities or instruments representing Pledged Securities acquired after the date hereof, or any options, warrants, rights or other similar property or certificates representing a dividend, or any distribution in connection with any recapitalization, reclassification or increase or reduction of capital, or issued in connection with any reorganization of such Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries) in respect of the Pledged Securities (whether as an addition to, in substitution of, or in exchange for, such Pledged Securities or otherwise), such Debtor agrees to: (i) accept the same as the agent of the Secured Parties, (ii) hold the same in trust on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and (iii) to deliver any and all certificates or instruments evidencing the same to Agent on or before the close of business on the fifth (5th) Business Day (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) following the receipt thereof by such Debtor, in the exact form received together with the Necessary Endorsements, to be held by Agent subject to the terms of this Agreement as Collateral.

 

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8. Rights and Remedies upon Default.

 

(a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such Event of Default, the Secured Parties, acting through the Agent, shall have the right to exercise all of the remedies conferred hereunder and under the Notes, and the Secured Parties shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC. Without limitation, the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have the following rights and powers:

 

(i) The Agent shall have the right to take possession of the Collateral and, for that purpose, enter, with the aid and assistance of any person, any premises where the Collateral, or any part thereof, is or may be placed and remove the same, and each Debtor shall assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent at places which the Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Debtor’s premises or elsewhere, and make available to the Agent, without rent, all of such Debtor’s respective premises and facilities for the purpose of the Agent taking possession of, removing or putting the Collateral in saleable or disposable form;

 

(ii) Upon notice to the Debtors by Agent, all rights of each Debtor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise and all rights of each Debtor to receive the dividends and interest which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain, shall cease. Upon such notice, Agent shall have the right to receive, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, any interest, cash dividends or other payments on the Collateral and, at the option of Agent, to exercise in such Agent’s discretion all voting rights pertaining thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to exercise all rights with respect to the Collateral as it were the sole and absolute owner thereof, including, without limitation, to vote and/or to exchange, at its sole discretion, any or all of the Collateral in connection with a merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization or other readjustment concerning or involving the Collateral or any Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries;

 

(iii) The Agent shall have the right to operate the business of each Debtor using the Collateral and shall have the right to assign, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of and deliver all or any part of the Collateral, at public or private sale or otherwise, either with or without special conditions or stipulations, for cash or on credit or for future delivery, in such parcel or parcels and at such time or times and at such place or places, and upon such terms and conditions as the Agent may deem commercially reasonable, all without (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived) advertisement or demand upon or notice to any Debtor or right of redemption of a Debtor, which are hereby expressly waived. Upon each such sale, lease, assignment or other transfer of Collateral, the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, may, unless prohibited by applicable law which cannot be waived, purchase all or any part of the Collateral being sold, free from and discharged of all trusts, claims, right of redemption and equities of any Debtor, which are hereby waived and released;

 

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(iv) The Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to notify any account debtors and any obligors under instruments or accounts to make payments directly to the Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and to enforce the Debtors’ rights against such account debtors and obligors;

 

(v) The Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, may (but is not obligated to) direct any financial intermediary or any other person or entity holding any investment property to transfer the same to the Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, or its designee; and

 

(vi) The Agent may (but is not obligated to) transfer any or all Intellectual Property registered in the name of any Debtor at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and/or Copyright Office into the name of the Secured Parties or any designee or any purchaser of any Collateral.

 

(b) The Agent shall comply with any applicable law in connection with a disposition of Collateral and such compliance will not be considered adversely to affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral. The Agent may sell the Collateral without giving any warranties and may specifically disclaim such warranties. If the Agent sells any of the Collateral on credit, the Debtors will only be credited with payments actually made by the purchaser. In addition, each Debtor waives any and all rights that it may have to a judicial hearing in advance of the enforcement of any of the Agent’s rights and remedies hereunder, including, without limitation, its right following an Event of Default to take immediate possession of the Collateral and to exercise its rights and remedies with respect thereto.

 

(c) For the purpose of enabling the Agent to further exercise rights and remedies under this Section 8 or elsewhere provided by agreement or applicable law, each Debtor hereby grants to the Agent, for the benefit of the Agent and the Secured Parties, an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Debtor) to use, license or sublicense following an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof, any Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Debtor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof.

 

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9. Applications of Proceeds. The proceeds of any such sale, lease or other disposition of the Collateral hereunder or from payments made on account of any insurance policy insuring any portion of the Collateral shall be applied first, to the expenses of retaking, holding, storing, processing and preparing for sale, selling, and the like (including, without limitation, any taxes, fees and other costs incurred in connection therewith) of the Collateral, to the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Agent in enforcing the Secured Parties’ rights hereunder and in connection with collecting, storing and disposing of the Collateral, and then to satisfaction of the Obligations pro rata among the Secured Parties (based on then-outstanding principal amounts of Notes at the time of any such determination), and to the payment of any other amounts required by applicable law, after which the Secured Parties shall pay to the applicable Debtor any surplus proceeds. If, upon the sale, license or other disposition of the Collateral, the proceeds thereof are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Parties are legally entitled, the Debtors will be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon, at the rate of 18% per annum or the lesser amount permitted by applicable law (the “Default Rate”), and the reasonable fees of any attorneys employed by the Secured Parties to collect such deficiency. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Debtor waives all claims, damages and demands against the Secured Parties arising out of the repossession, removal, retention or sale of the Collateral, unless due solely to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Secured Parties as determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

10. Securities Law Provision. Each Debtor recognizes that Agent may be limited in its ability to effect a sale to the public of all or part of the Pledged Securities by reason of certain prohibitions in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other federal or state securities laws (collectively, the “Securities Laws”), and may be compelled to resort to one or more sales to a restricted group of purchasers who may be required to agree to acquire the Pledged Securities for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Debtor agrees that sales so made may be at prices and on terms less favorable than if the Pledged Securities were sold to the public, and that Agent has no obligation to delay the sale of any Pledged Securities for the period of time necessary to register the Pledged Securities for sale to the public under the Securities Laws. Each Debtor shall cooperate with Agent in its attempt to satisfy any requirements under the Securities Laws (including, without limitation, registration thereunder if requested by Agent) applicable to the sale of the Pledged Securities by Agent.

 

11. Costs and Expenses. Each Debtor agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any filing required hereunder, including without limitation, any financing statements pursuant to the UCC, continuation statements, partial releases and/or termination statements related thereto or any expenses of any searches reasonably required by the Agent. The Debtors shall also pay all other claims and charges which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent is reasonably likely to prejudice, imperil or otherwise affect the Collateral or the Security Interests therein. The Debtors will also, upon demand, pay to the Agent the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, may incur in connection with the creation, perfection, protection, satisfaction, foreclosure, collection or enforcement of the Security Interest and the preparation, administration, continuance, amendment or enforcement of this Agreement and pay to the Agent the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the Secured Parties may incur in connection with: (i) the enforcement of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, or (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Parties under the Notes. Until so paid, any fees payable hereunder shall be added to the principal amount of the Notes and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

 

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12. Responsibility for Collateral. The Debtors assume all liabilities and responsibility in connection with all Collateral, and the Obligations shall in no way be affected or diminished by reason of the loss, destruction, damage or theft of any of the Collateral or its unavailability for any reason. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) neither the Agent nor any Secured Party: (i) has any duty (either before or after an Event of Default) to collect any amounts in respect of the Collateral or to preserve any rights relating to the Collateral, or (ii) has any obligation to clean-up or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale, and (b) each Debtor shall remain obligated and liable under each contract or agreement included in the Collateral to be observed or performed by such Debtor thereunder. Neither the Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any such contract or agreement by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Agent or any Secured Party of any payment relating to any of the Collateral, nor shall the Agent or any Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Debtor under or pursuant to any such contract or agreement, to make inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Agent or any Secured Party in respect of the Collateral or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any such contract or agreement, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to the Agent or to which the Agent or any Secured Party may be entitled at any time or times.

 

13. Security Interests Absolute. All rights of the Secured Parties and all obligations of the Debtors hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes or any agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Notes or any other agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing, (c) any exchange, release or non- perfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any guarantee, or any other security, for all or any of the Obligations, (d) any action by the Secured Parties to obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral, or (e) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense available to a Debtor, or a discharge of all or any part of the Security Interests granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Parties shall continue even if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, without limitation, the running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. Each Debtor expressly waives presentment, protest, notice of protest, demand, notice of nonpayment and demand for performance. In the event that at any time any transfer of any Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Parties hereunder shall be deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the United States, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party other than the Secured Parties, then, in any such event, each Debtor’s obligations hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. Each Debtor waives all right to require the Secured Parties to proceed against any other person or entity or to apply any Collateral which the Secured Parties may hold at any time, or to marshal assets, or to pursue any other remedy. Each Debtor waives any defense arising by reason of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation secured hereby.

 

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14. Term of Agreement. This Agreement and the Security Interests shall terminate on the date on which all payments under the Notes have been indefeasibly paid in full and all other Obligations have been paid or discharged; provided however, that all indemnities of the Debtors contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Annex B hereto) shall survive and remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement.

 

15. Power of Attorney; Further Assurances.

 

(a) Each Debtor authorizes the Agent, and does hereby make, constitute and appoint the Agent and its officers, agents, successors or assigns with full power of substitution, as such Debtor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with power, in the name of the Agent or such Debtor, to, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default: (i) endorse any note, checks, drafts, money orders or other instruments of payment (including payments payable under or in respect of any policy of insurance) in respect of the Collateral that may come into possession of the Agent, (ii) to sign and endorse any financing statement pursuant to the UCC or any invoice, freight or express bill, bill of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with accounts, and other documents relating to the Collateral, (iii) to pay or discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, (iv) to demand, collect, receipt for, compromise, settle and sue for monies due in respect of the Collateral, (v) to transfer any Intellectual Property or provide licenses respecting any Intellectual Property, and (vi) generally, at the option of the Agent, and at the expense of the Debtors, at any time, or from time to time, to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments and to do all acts and things which the Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve and realize upon the Collateral and the Security Interests granted therein in order to effect the intent of this Agreement and the Notes all as fully and effectually as the Debtors might or could do; and each Debtor hereby ratifies all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be outstanding. The designation set forth herein shall be deemed to amend and supersede any inconsistent provision in the Organizational Documents or other documents or agreements to which any Debtor is subject or to which any Debtor is a party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Secured Party is specifically authorized to execute and file any applications for or instruments of transfer and assignment of any patents, trademarks, copyrights or other Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office.

 

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(b) On a continuing basis, each Debtor will make, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record, as the case may be, with the proper filing and recording agencies in any jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the jurisdictions indicated on Schedule C attached hereto, all such instruments, and take all such action as may reasonably be deemed necessary or advisable, or as reasonably requested by the Agent, to perfect the Security Interests granted hereunder and otherwise to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement, or for assuring and confirming to the Agent the grant or perfection of a perfected security interest in all the Collateral under the UCC.

 

(c) Each Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent as such Debtor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and instead of such Debtor and in the name of such Debtor, from time to time in the Agent’s discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, pertaining to the filing, in its sole discretion, of one or more financing or continuation statements and amendments thereto, relative to any of the Collateral without the signature of such Debtor where permitted by law, which financing statements may (but need not) describe the Collateral as “all assets” or “all personal property” or words of like import, and ratifies all such actions taken by the Agent. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be outstanding.

 

16. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be subject to the notice provision of the Purchase Agreement (as such term is defined in the Notes).

 

17. Other Security. To the extent that the Obligations are now or hereafter secured by property other than the Collateral or by the guarantee, endorsement or property of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity, then the Agent shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to pursue, relinquish, subordinate, modify or take any other action with respect thereto, without in any way modifying or affecting any of the Secured Parties’ rights and remedies hereunder.

 

18. Appointment of Agent. The Secured Parties hereby appoint _____________ to act as their agent (“Agent”) for purposes of exercising any and all rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder. Such appointment shall continue until revoked in writing by a Majority in Interest, at which time a Majority in Interest shall appoint a new Agent. The Agent shall have the rights, responsibilities and immunities set forth in Annex B hereto.

 

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19. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) No course of dealing between the Debtors and the Secured Parties, nor any failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Secured Parties, any right, power or privilege hereunder or under the Notes shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

(b) All of the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral, whether established hereby or by the Notes or by any other agreements, instruments or documents or by law shall be cumulative and may be exercised singly or concurrently.

 

(c) This Agreement, together with the exhibits and schedules hereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Debtors and the Secured Parties holding 67% or more of the principal amount of Notes then outstanding, or, in the case of a waiver , by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, if such party is a Debtor or by the Secured Parties holding 67% or more of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, if the parties against whom enforcement of any such waiver provision is sought are the Secured Parties.

 

(d) If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

(e) No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

(f) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company and the Guarantors may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Secured Party (other than by merger). Any Secured Party may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) to whom such Secured Party assigns or transfers any Obligations, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Obligations, by the provisions of this Agreement that apply to the “Secured Parties.”

 

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(g) Each party shall take such further action and execute and deliver such further documents as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

 

(h) Except to the extent mandatorily governed by the jurisdiction or situs where the Collateral is located, all questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Except to the extent mandatorily governed by the jurisdiction or situs where the Collateral is located, each Debtor agrees that all proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Notes (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan. Except to the extent mandatorily governed by the jurisdiction or situs where the Collateral is located, each Debtor hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such proceeding is improper. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such proceeding 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 manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(i) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. If any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.

 

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(j) All Debtors shall jointly and severally be liable for the obligations of each Debtor to the Secured Parties hereunder.

 

(k) Each Debtor shall indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless the Agent and the Secured Parties and their respective partners, members, shareholders, officers, directors, employees and agents (and any other persons with other titles that have similar functions) (collectively, “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, costs and expenses, of any kind or nature, (including fees relating to the cost of investigating and defending any of the foregoing) imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee in any way related to or arising from or alleged to arise from this Agreement or the Collateral, except any such losses, claims, liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, costs and expenses which result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Indemnitee as determined by a final, non- appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. This indemnification provision is in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other indemnification provision in the Notes, the Purchase Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or other document executed or delivered in connection herewith or therewith.

 

(l) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to subject Agent or any Secured Party to liability as a partner in any Debtor or any if its direct or indirect subsidiaries that is a partnership or as a member in any Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries that is a limited liability company, nor shall Agent or any Secured Party be deemed to have assumed any obligations under any partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement, as applicable, of any such Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or otherwise, unless and until any such Secured Party exercises its right to be substituted for such Debtor as a partner or member, as applicable, pursuant hereto.

 

(m) To the extent that the grant of the security interest in the Collateral and the enforcement of the terms hereof require the consent, approval or action of any partner or member, as applicable, of any Debtor or any direct or indirect subsidiary of any Debtor or compliance with any provisions of any of the Organizational Documents, the Debtors hereby grant such consent and approval and waive any such noncompliance with the terms of said documents.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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

 

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.  
     
By:                   
Name:    
Title:    

 

GUARANTORS

 

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    AGENT:
       
       
       
    By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
       
    Notice Address:

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF SECURED PARTIES TO THE SECURITY AGREEMENT]

[ENTITY SIGNATURE PAGE]

 

Name of Investing Entity: _____________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing entity: _

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________

Notice Address: _____________________________________________________

Email: _____________________________________________________________

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF SECURED PARTIES TO THE SECURITY AGREEMENT]

[INDIVIDUAL SIGNATURE PAGE]

 

Name: __________________________

Signature: _________________________

Notice Address: ____________________________________________________

Email: ______________________________________________________________

 

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ANNEX A: FORM OF ADDITIONAL DEBTOR JOINDER

 

ANNEX B: THE AGENT

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Andrew Kucharchuk, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Adhera Therapeutics, Inc.;
   
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
   
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
4. I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     
  (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     
  (c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     
  (d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     
  (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

By: /s/ Andrew Kucharchuk  
  Andrew Kucharchuk  
  Chief Executive Officer  
  (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)  
     
Date: May 16, 2022  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

ADHERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Adhera Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, in the capacity and on the date indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to her knowledge:

 

  1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
     
  2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.

 

By: /s/ Andrew Kucharchuk  
  Andrew Kucharchuk  
  Chief Executive Officer  
  (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)  
     
Date: May 16, 2022