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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2022

 

Celcuity Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

  

Delaware   001-38207   82-2863566

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

16305 36th Avenue North; Suite 100

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55446

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

 

(763) 392-0767

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share   CELC   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

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

 

 

 

 
 

 

Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Private Placement

 

On May 15, 2022 (the “Agreement Date”), Celcuity Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain purchasers (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchasers, in a private placement, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred”) at a price per share of $5.75 (on an as converted to Common Stock basis). The closing price of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on Friday, May 13, 2022 (the last trading day before the Agreement Date) was $5.35 per share. Each share of Series A Preferred is convertible into 10 shares of Common Stock and has the other terms described in Item 5.03 below, which is incorporated herein by reference. For each share of Common Stock and each 1/10 of a share of Series A Preferred purchased, Purchasers will receive a warrant (“Warrant”) initially exercisable for Series A Preferred equivalent to 0.40 shares of Common Stock on an as converted basis. The exercise price of the Warrants will be at a 40% premium to the price (on an as converted to Common Stock basis) paid by Purchasers for the initial shares of Common Stock purchased under the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to sell and the Purchasers agreed to purchase (i) 6,182,574 shares (the “Common Shares”) of Common Stock at a purchase price of $5.75 per share, (ii) 1,120,873 shares (the “Preferred Shares”) of Series A Preferred at a purchase price of $57.50 per share, and (iii) Warrants to purchase 695,645 shares of Series A Preferred (“Preferred Warrant Shares”), each Warrant having an exercise price of $80.50 per Preferred Warrant Share (the “Private Placement”).

 

The closing of the Private Placement is expected to occur shortly after the first patient enrolled in the Company’s forthcoming Phase 3 clinical study (VIKTORIA-1) receives their first dose of treatment at a clinical site located in the United States, provided that such date must occur on or before December 31, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions (the “Closing Date”), and provided further that each investor may elect to close prior to the first dose of treatment in the Phase 3 clinical study. The Company expects to activate the VIKTORIA-1 study in mid-2022 and that the first patient receiving their first dose is expected to occur six to ten weeks later. The Company expects to report results for the first primary analysis of the VIKTORIA-1 clinical study in the second half of 2024.

 

Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners is the lead investor in the Private Placement and Commodore Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), RA Capital Management, Soleus Capital and Brian Sullivan, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, are also participating. Except for Mr. Sullivan, there are no material relationships between the Company and any of the Purchasers other than in respect of the Private Placement. Jefferies LLC is acting as placement agent for the Private Placement.

 

The gross proceeds to the Company from the private placement, before deducting placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, will be approximately $100 million. The Company expects to use the net proceeds to advance clinical development of gedatolisib, including its planned Phase 3 clinical study (VIKTORIA-1), and for general corporate purposes.

 

Each Warrant to be issued on the Closing Date will be exercisable immediately and will remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) five years from the date of issuance and (ii) seventy-five (75) days after the Company announces (x) whether the progression-free survival (“PFS”) of gedatolisib in combination with Palbociclib and fulvestrant (Arm A) to fulvestrant (Arm C) in the Phase 3 study met its primary endpoint target, (y) whether the PFS of gedatolisib in combination with fulvestrant (Arm B) to fulvestrant (Arm C) in the Phase 3 study met its primary endpoint target, and (z) the associated hazard ratios and median PFS values for each of Arm A, Arm B, and Arm C.

 

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Upon notice by the Company to the Purchasers that an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation has become effective that increases the aggregate authorized number of shares of capital stock and the number of shares of Common Stock such that the Company has available, and has reserved, such number of its duly authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as shall be sufficient to effect the conversion of all shares of Series A Preferred then outstanding or available for issuance upon the exercise of the Warrants, then on and following the date specified in such notice, the Warrants will become exercisable for ten (10) shares of Common Stock (“Common Warrant Shares”) for each share of Series A Preferred that the Warrants would otherwise be exercisable for and with the exercise price per share adjusted to $8.05 per share. The Company has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the necessary shareholder approval to effect such amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation (the “Authorized Share Approval”) no later than December 31, 2022, and, no later than thirty (30) days following the last Closing Date under the Securities Purchase Agreement, to call, and deliver notice of, a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the Company’s bylaws for the purpose of obtaining the Authorized Share Approval, and thereafter to use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain and effect the Authorized Share Approval.

 

Under the terms of Series A Preferred and the Warrants, the Company may not effect the conversion of Series A Preferred into Common Stock, or the exercise of any such Warrant, and a holder will not be entitled to request the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred or exercise any portion of any Warrant, if, upon giving effect to such conversion or exercise, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (assuming the conversion of the Series A Preferred into Common Stock with respect to the Warrants) beneficially owned by the holder (together with its affiliates, any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder’s affiliates, and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) would exceed 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). A holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a higher percentage (not to exceed 19.9%), effective 61 days after written notice to the Company, or a lower percentage, effective immediately upon written notice to the Company. Any such increase or decrease will apply only to that holder and not to any other holder of Series A Preferred Stock or Warrants.

 

The Securities Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the Private Placement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Purchasers, pursuant to which the Company agrees to register for resale (i) the Common Shares, (ii) the shares of Common Stock then issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or the Preferred Warrant Shares (assuming on such date the shares of Preferred Stock are convertible in full without regard to any conversion limitations in the Certificate of Designations and assuming receipt of the Authorized Share Approval and authorization of such Common Stock to be issued in full), (iii) the Common Warrant Shares then issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (assuming the Warrants are exercisable for Common Stock and are exercisable in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein and assuming receipt of the Authorized Share Approval and authorization of such Common Stock to be issued in full) (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”). Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Registrable Securities no later than 30 days following (i) the Closing Date and (ii) the Authorized Share Approval. The Company has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and to keep such registration statement effective until such time as there are no longer Registrable Securities held by the Purchasers (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company has agreed to be responsible for all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities.

 

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In the event (i) the registration statement is not filed within the time period specified above, (ii) the registration statement has not been declared effective (A) by the 60th day after the Closing Date (or, in the event of a review by the SEC, the 90th day after the Closing Date) or (B) within ten business days following the date the Company is notified by the SEC that the registration statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, or (iii) after the registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant to such registration statement for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update such registration statement), but excluding any Allowed Delay (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) or, if the registration statement is on Form S-1, for a period of twenty (20) days following the date on which the Company files a post-effective amendment to incorporate the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, then the Company has agreed to make pro rata payments to each holder as liquidated damages in an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate amount invested by each such holder in the Registrable Securities then held by the holder per 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof for each such month during which such event continues, provided that the maximum aggregate amounts payable as liquidated damages shall not exceed 5.0% of the aggregate amount invested by each such holder in the Registrable Securities then held by the holder.

 

The Company has granted the Purchasers customary indemnification rights in connection with the registration statement, including for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Purchasers have also granted the Company customary indemnification rights in connection with the registration statement.

 

The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Warrants, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties thereto and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. The foregoing descriptions of the Warrants, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Warrant, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 4.1, 10.1 and 10.2 hereto, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information contained above in Item 1.01 related to the Private Placement is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. Based in part upon the representations of the Purchasers in the Securities Purchase Agreement, the offering and sale of the Securities will be exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, and corresponding provisions of state securities or “blue sky” laws. The sales of the Securities by the Company in the Private Placement will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and the Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the SEC or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. The sale of the Securities will not involve a public offering and will be made without general solicitation or general advertising. In the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Purchaser represented that it is an accredited investor, as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and it is acquiring the Securities for investment purposes only and not with a view to any resale, distribution or other disposition of the Securities in violation of the United States federal securities laws.

 

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Item 5.03 Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

On May 16, 2022, in connection with the Private Placement (as defined in Item 1.01 above), the Company filed a Certificate of Designations (the “Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, designating 1,850,000 shares out of the authorized but unissued shares of its preferred stock as Series A Preferred. The following is a summary of the principal terms of the Series A Preferred:

 

Dividends

 

Holders of Series A Preferred shall be entitled to receive dividends or distributions on shares of Series A Preferred equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common Stock basis) to and in the same form as dividends or distributions actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends or distributions are paid on shares of the Common Stock. No other dividends or distributions shall be paid on shares of Series A Preferred.

 

Liquidation

 

In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, and in the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) the holders of shares of Series A Preferred then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the consideration payable to stockholders in such Deemed Liquidation Event or out of the Available Proceeds (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), as applicable, before any payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the Series A Original Issue Price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series A Preferred been converted into Common Stock pursuant to the Certificate of Designations immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution, winding up or Deemed Liquidation Event (the “Series A Liquidation Amount”).

 

Voting

 

The Series A Preferred is non-voting stock and does not entitle the holder thereof to vote on any matter submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration, except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the other provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Certificate of Designations.

 

As long as any shares of Series A Preferred are outstanding, the Company may not, without the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred, take the following actions: (i) amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Certificate of Designations or Bylaws of the Company in a manner that adversely affects the powers, preferences or rights of the Series A Preferred; (ii) create, or authorize the creation of, or issue or obligate itself to issue shares of, any additional class or series of capital stock unless the same ranks junior to the Series A Preferred with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the payment of dividends and rights of redemption, or increase the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred or increase the authorized number of shares of any additional class or series of capital stock of the Company unless the same ranks junior to the Series A Preferred with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the payment of dividends and rights of redemption; (iii) (A) reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Company that is pari passu with the Series A Preferred in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to the Series A Preferred in respect of any such right, preference, or privilege or (B) reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Company that is junior to the Series A Preferred in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to or pari passu with the Series A Preferred in respect of any such right, preference or privilege; or (iv) purchase or redeem (or permit any subsidiary to purchase or redeem) or pay or declare any dividend or make any distribution on, any shares of capital stock of the Company (with exceptions for dividends on the Common Stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock and repurchases from former service providers in connection with the cessation of such services).

 

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Conversion

 

Subject to (a) the Authorized Share Approval (as defined in Item 1.01 above) and (b) the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in Item 1.01 above below), each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by multiplying one share of Series A Preferred Stock by the Series A Conversion Rate in effect at the time of conversion. The “Series A Conversion Rate” shall initially be ten (10) shares of Common Stock for each share of Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Conversion Rate shall be subject to adjustment as provided in the Certificate of Designation.

 

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Designations, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On May 16, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the Private Placement. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, or sale of such Securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

4.1   Form of Warrant
     
4.2   Certificate of Designations
     
10.1   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 15, 2022, by and among the Registrant and the Purchasers named therein
     
10.2   Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 15, 2022, by and among the Registrant and the Purchasers named therein
     
99.4   Press Release, dated May 16, 2022
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 18, 2022

 

  CELCUITY INC.
     
  By: /s/ Brian F. Sullivan
    Brian F. Sullivan
    Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE WARRANT SHARES ISSUED UPON ITS EXERCISE ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN SECTION 5 OF THIS WARRANT.

 

Warrant No.: PA-[●] Number of Shares: [●]
  (subject to adjustment)
Date of Issuance: [●], 2022  
   
Original Issue Date: [●], 2022  
(as defined in subsection 2(b))  
   
Holder: [●]

 

Celcuity Inc.

 

Stock Purchase Warrant

 

(Void after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on [●], 2027,

subject to earlier termination as provided herein)

 

Celcuity Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for value received, hereby certifies that the Holder named above, or its registered assigns (the “Registered Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at any time or from time to time on or after the date of issuance and on or before the expiration of the Exercise Period (as defined below), up to [●] shares of Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below) at a purchase price of $80.50 per share. The shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, and the purchase price per share, each as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant, are hereinafter referred to as the “Warrant Shares” and the “Purchase Price,” respectively. This Warrant is one of the Stock Purchase Warrants (the “Warrants”) issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of May 15, 2022, by and among the Company and each of the investors party thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

 

Series A Preferred Stock” means the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, having the rights, preferences and privileges specified in the Certificate of Designations, which will be convertible into Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) in accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

 

1. Exercise.

 

(a) Exercise Period. This Warrant may be exercised at any time or from time to time on or after the date of issuance and on or before the earlier of (i) 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on [●], 2027 or (ii) seventy-five (75) days after the Company publicly announces (x) whether the progression-free survival (PFS) of gedatolisib in combination with palbociclib and fulvestrant (Arm A) to fulvestrant (Arm C) in the Phase 3 study met its primary endpoint target, (y) whether the PFS of gedatolisib in combination with fulvestrant (Arm B) to fulvestrant (Arm C) in the Phase 3 study met its primary endpoint target, and (z) the associated hazard ratios and median PFS values for each of Arm A, Arm B, and Arm C (the “Exercise Period”).

 

 

 

 

(b) Exercise for Common Stock. Without limiting the provisions of Section 2, upon written notice from the Company as provided in Section 2(a), (i) prior to the Adjustment Date specified in such notice this Warrant will be exercisable for Series A Preferred Stock subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below); and (ii) from and after the Adjustment Date specified in such notice this Warrant will be exercisable for Common Stock instead of Series A Preferred Stock, the Purchase Price will be adjusted as provided in Section 2(a), and all references to the Warrant Shares and the Purchase Price will mean Common Stock and the Purchase Price as so adjusted.

 

(c) Exercise for Cash. Subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation set forth in Section 1(f), the Registered Holder may elect to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part and at any time or from time to time, by surrendering this Warrant, with the purchase form appended hereto as Exhibit A duly executed by or on behalf of the Registered Holder, at the principal office of the Company, or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate, accompanied by payment in full, in lawful money of the United States, of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the number of Warrant Shares purchased upon such exercise.

 

(d) Exercise Date. Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the day on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered to the Company as provided in subsection 1(c) above (the “Exercise Date”). At such time, the person or persons in whose name or names any certificates for Warrant Shares shall be issuable upon such exercise as provided in subsection 1(e) below shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the Warrant Shares represented by such certificates.

 

(e) Issuance Upon Exercise. As soon as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in whole or in part, and in any event within 5 days thereafter, the Company, at its expense, will cause to be issued in the name of, and delivered to, the Registered Holder, or as the Registered Holder (upon payment by the Registered Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct:

 

(i) a certificate or certificates for the number of full Warrant Shares to which the Registered Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Registered Holder in electronic book entry form to the account of such Registered Holder or, upon request of the Registered Holder, by physical delivery to the address specified by the Registered Holder, plus, in lieu of any fractional share to which the Registered Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash in an amount determined pursuant to Section 3 hereof; and

 

(ii) in case such exercise is in part only, a new warrant or warrants (dated the date hereof) of like tenor, calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of Warrant Shares equal (without giving effect to any adjustment therein) to the number of such shares called for on the face of this Warrant minus the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant was so exercised.

 

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(f) Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not effect the exercise of this Warrant, and the Registered Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Registered Holder (together with such Registered Holder’s Affiliates (that is, 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 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), and any other person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Registered Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), including any “group” of which the Registered Holder is a member (the foregoing, “Attribution Parties”)) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Registered Holder and its Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (assuming the conversion of Warrant Shares into Common Stock and assuming the authorization of such Common Stock to be issued for the purposes of such calculation) with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock (or Warrant Shares convertible into Common Stock) which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such Registered Holder and its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Registered Holder and its Affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. For purposes of this Section 1(f), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. For purposes of this Section 1(f), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Registered Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company that is filed with the Commission, or (C) a more recent notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent to the Registered Holder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. Upon the written request of a Registered Holder (which may be by email), the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days thereof, confirm in writing to such Registered Holder (which may be via email) the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including the Warrants, by the Registered Holder or its Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Registered Holder. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall initially be set at 9.9% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such exercise (to the extent permitted pursuant to this Section 1(f)). The Company shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by the Registered Holder regarding its Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) by written notice to the Company, which will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such written notice is delivered to the Company, the Registered Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a higher percentage, not to exceed 19.9%, to the extent then applicable and (ii) by written notice to the Company, which will be effective immediately after such notice is delivered to the Company, the Registered Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a lower percentage. Any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Registered Holder and not to any other holder of Warrants. Upon such a change by a Registered Holder of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further amended by such Registered Holder without first providing the minimum notice required by this Section 1(f).

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time following notice of a Fundamental Transaction, the Registered Holder may waive and/or change the Beneficial Ownership Limitation effective immediately upon written notice to the Company and may reinstitute a Beneficial Ownership Limitation at any time thereafter effective immediately upon written notice to the Company. “Fundamental Transaction” means that (A) the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) execute a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination) or (B) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the 1934 Act) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock.

 

2. Adjustments.

 

(a) Adjustment upon Authorized Share Increase. Upon written notice from the Company to all Registered Holders of Warrants that an amendment to, or amendment and restatement of, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation has become effective that increases the aggregate number of shares of capital stock and the number of shares of Common Stock the Company has authority to issue such that the Company has available, and has reserved, such number of its duly authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as shall be sufficient to effect the conversion of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding or available for issuance upon the exercise of this Warrant and all other Warrants, then from and after the date specified in such notice (the “Adjustment Date”), this Warrant shall be exercisable for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been received if this Warrant had been exercised in full and the Series A Preferred Stock received thereupon had been simultaneously converted into Common Stock immediately prior to the Adjustment Date, and the Purchase Price shall be adjusted to equal the quotient obtained by dividing: (x) the aggregate Purchase Price of the maximum number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock for which this Warrant was exercisable immediately prior to the Adjustment Date, by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after the Adjustment Date, all subject to further adjustment thereafter from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

 

(b) Adjustment for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the date on which this Warrant was first issued (or, if this Warrant was issued upon partial exercise of, or in replacement of, another warrant of like tenor, then the date on which such original warrant was first issued) (either such date being referred to as the “Original Issue Date”) effect a subdivision of the outstanding shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares, the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately decreased. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date combine the outstanding shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares, the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustment under this paragraph shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

(c) Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions. If the Company shall at any time, or from time to time after the Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of outstanding shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares, then and in each such event the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before such event by a fraction:

 

(1) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date, and

 

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(2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of such class and series issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution;

 

provided, however, that if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Purchase Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Purchase Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions.

 

(d) Adjustment in Number of Warrant Shares. When any adjustment is required to be made in the Purchase Price pursuant to subsections 2(a), 2(b) or 2(c), the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be changed to the number determined by dividing (i) an amount equal to the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment, by (ii) the Purchase Price in effect immediately after such adjustment.

 

(e) Adjustments for Other Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Company at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of outstanding shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the Company (other than shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares) or in cash or other property (other than regular cash dividends paid out of earnings or earned surplus, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the Registered Holder shall receive upon exercise hereof, in addition to the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder, the kind and amount of securities of the Company, cash or other property which the Registered Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Warrant been exercised on the date of such event and had the Registered Holder thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the Exercise Date, retained any such securities receivable during such period, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 2 with respect to the rights of the Registered Holder.

 

(f) Adjustment for Reorganization. If there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the Company in which the outstanding shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares are converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (other than a transaction covered by subsections 2(a), 2(b) or 2(c) (collectively, a “Reorganization”), then, following such Reorganization, the Registered Holder shall receive upon exercise hereof the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which the Registered Holder would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such Reorganization if such exercise had taken place immediately prior to such Reorganization. In any such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Board) shall be made in the application of the provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the Registered Holder, to the end that the provisions set forth in this Section 2 (including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the Purchase Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any securities, cash or other property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant.

 

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(g) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Purchase Price pursuant to this Section 2, the Company at its expense shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter, compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to the Registered Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment (including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property for which this Warrant shall be exercisable and the Purchase Price). The Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the written request at any time of the Registered Holder (but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter), furnish or cause to be furnished to the Registered Holder a certificate setting forth (i) the Purchase Price then in effect and (ii) the number of Warrant Shares and the amount, if any, of other securities, cash or property which then would be received upon the exercise of this Warrant.

 

(h) All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.

 

3. Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue any fractional shares 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 Purchase Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

4. Investment Representations. The initial Registered Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

(a) Investment. The Registered Holder is acquiring the Warrant, and (if and when the Registered Holder exercises this Warrant) the Registered Holder will acquire the Warrant Shares, for the Registered Holder’s own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof, nor with any present intention of distributing or selling the same; and the Registered Holder has no present or contemplated agreement, undertaking, arrangement, obligation, indebtedness or commitment providing for the disposition thereof.

 

(b) Accredited Investor. The Registered Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the 1933 Act.

 

(c) Experience. The Registered Holder has made such inquiry concerning the Company and its business and personnel the Registered Holder he has deemed appropriate; and the Registered Holder has sufficient knowledge and experience in finance and business that the Registered Holder is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of the Registered Holder’s investment in the Company.

 

5. Transfers, etc.

 

(a) This Warrant and the Warrant Shares shall not be sold or transferred unless either (i) they first shall have been registered under the Act, or (ii) the Company first shall have been furnished with an opinion of legal counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such sale or transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act.

 

(b) The Registered Holder acknowledges and agrees that the Warrant Shares shall be subject to the restrictive legend requirements set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

(c) The Company will maintain a register containing the name and address of the Registered Holder of this Warrant. The Registered Holder may change the Registered Holder’s address as shown on the warrant register by written notice to the Company requesting such change.

 

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(d) Subject to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant with a properly executed assignment (in the form of Exhibit B hereto) at the principal office of the Company (or, if another office or agency has been designated by the Company for such purpose, then at such other office or agency).

 

6. Notices of Record Date, etc. In the event:

 

(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of outstanding shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares (or other stock or securities at the time deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other right; or

 

(b) of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares, any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the surviving entity and the outstanding shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares are not converted into or exchanged for any other securities or property), or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

 

(c) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company,

 

then, and in each such case, the Company will send or cause to be sent to the Registered Holder a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the record date for such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (ii) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of outstanding shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares (or such other stock or securities at the time deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of such class and series (or such other stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Such notice shall be sent at least 3 days prior to the record date or effective date for the event specified in such notice, and the Registered Holder shall keep any such notice confidential.

 

7. Reservation of Stock. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery upon the exercise of this Warrant, such number of Warrant Shares and other securities, cash and/or property, as from time to time shall be issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant. Such reservation shall comply without regard to the provisions of Section 1(f).

 

8. Exchange or Replacement of Warrants.

 

(a) Upon the surrender by the Registered Holder, properly endorsed, to the Company at the principal office of the Company, the Company will, subject to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Registered Holder, at the Company’s expense, a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor, in the name of the Registered Holder or as the Registered Holder (upon payment by the Registered Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct, calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of Warrant Shares (or other securities, cash and/or property) then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

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(b) Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) upon delivery of an indemnity agreement (with surety if reasonably required) in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will issue, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

 

9. Notices. All notices and other communications from the Company to the Registered Holder in connection herewith shall be mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery, or sent by electronic mail, to the address or electronic mail address last furnished to the Company in writing by the Registered Holder. All notices and other communications from the Registered Holder to the Company in connection herewith shall be mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery, to the Company at its principal office set forth below:

 

Celcuity Inc.

16305 36th Avenue North, Suite 100

Minneapolis, MN 55446

Attention: Brian F. Sullivan and Vicky Hahne

E-mail: bsullivan@celcuity.com; vhahne@celcuity.com

 

With a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

 

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Facsimile: (612) 492-7077

Attention: Eric O. Madson

E-mail: emadson@fredlaw.com

 

If the Company should at any time change the location of its principal office to a place other than as set forth above, it shall give prompt written notice to the Registered Holder and thereafter all references in this Warrant to the location of its principal office at the particular time shall be as so specified in such notice. All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been delivered upon the earlier of actual receipt, or (a) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent, if sent by electronic mail or facsimile during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next business day delivery, with written verification of receipt.

 

10. Rights as Stockholder. Until the exercise of this Warrant, the Registered Holder shall not have or exercise any rights by virtue hereof as a stockholder of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event (i) the Company effects a split of the outstanding shares of the same class and series as the Warrant Shares by means of a stock dividend and the Purchase Price of and the number of Warrant Shares are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), and (ii) the Registered Holder exercises this Warrant between the record date and the distribution date for such stock dividend, the Registered Holder shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the Warrant Shares acquired upon such exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such stock dividend.

 

11. Amendment or Waiver. Any term of this Warrant may be amended or waived only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change or waiver is sought. No waivers of any term, condition or provision of this Warrant, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition or provision.

 

12. Section Headings. The section headings in this Warrant are for the convenience of the parties and in no way alter, modify, amend, limit or restrict the contractual obligations of the parties.

 

13. Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

14. Facsimile Signatures. This Warrant may be executed by facsimile signature.

 

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EXECUTED as of the Date of Issuance indicated above.

 

  CELCUITY INC.
     
  By:
  Name: Brian F. Sullivan
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

PURCHASE FORM

 

To:_________________ Dated:____________

 

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant (No. ___), hereby elects to purchase __________________ Warrant Shares covered by such Warrant.

 

The undersigned herewith makes payment of the full purchase price for such shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant, in the amount of $______ in lawful money of the United States.

 

     
  Signature:  
     
  Address:  
     
     

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ________________________________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers all of the rights of the undersigned under the attached Warrant (No. ____) with respect to the number of Warrant Shares covered thereby set forth below, unto:

 

Name of Assignee   Address and
Electronic Mail Address
 

No. of

Warrant Shares

         
         

 

Dated:_____________________    
    Signature
     
Signature Guaranteed:    
     
By: _______________________    

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

CELCUITY INC.

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

 

The undersigned, Brian F. Sullivan, does hereby certify that:

 

1. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Celcuity Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”).

 

2. The Corporation is authorized to issue two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000) shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, none of which have been issued or designated as to series.

 

3. The following resolution was duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”):

 

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of Article 4.1 of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors hereby establishes a series of Preferred Stock and fixes the number of shares, the designation, voting powers, preferences and other rights, powers, privileges and restrictions, qualifications and limitations of such series as set forth below:

 

TERMS OF SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

1. Designation; Amount; Issuance. One million eight hundred fifty thousand (1,850,000) shares of the authorized Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, of the Corporation are hereby designated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), with the following rights, preferences, powers, privileges and restrictions, qualifications and limitations. The “Series A Original Issue Price” shall mean $57.50 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock may only be issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of May 15, 2022, by and between the Corporation and the investors named therein, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, or upon the exercise of warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

2. Dividends. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock (each, a “Holder”) shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends or distributions on shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common Stock basis without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in Section 6.5 below) or the Share Reservation Limitation (as defined in Section 6.2.2 below) and whether or not there is then a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to effect such conversion) to and in the same form as dividends or distributions actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends or distributions are paid on shares of the Common Stock. No other dividends or distributions shall be paid on shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

 

 

 

3. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up; Certain Mergers, Consolidations and Asset Sales.

 

3.1. Preferential Payments to Holders of Series A Preferred Stock. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, and in the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined below), the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the consideration payable to stockholders in such Deemed Liquidation Event or out of the Available Proceeds (as defined below), as applicable, before any payment shall be made to the Holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the Series A Original Issue Price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable assuming all shares of Series A Preferred Stock are converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 6 (on an as-converted to-Common-Stock basis without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or the Share Reservation Limitation and whether or not there is then a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to effect such conversion) immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution, winding up or Deemed Liquidation Event (the amount payable pursuant to this sentence is hereinafter referred to as the “Series A Liquidation Amount”). If upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Deemed Liquidation Event, the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock the full amount to which they shall be entitled under this Section 3.1, the Holders shall share ratably in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts that would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full.

 

3.2. Payments to Holders of Common Stock. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after the payment of all preferential amounts required to be paid to the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders or, in the case of a Deemed Liquidation Event, the consideration not payable to the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 3.1 or the remaining Available Proceeds, as the case may be, shall be distributed among the Holders of shares of Common Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such Holder.

 

3.3. Deemed Liquidation Events.

 

3.3.1 Definition. Each of the following events shall be considered a “Deemed Liquidation Event” unless the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class (the “Requisite Holders”), elect otherwise by written notice sent to the Corporation at least five (5) days prior to the effective date of any such event:

 

(a) a merger or consolidation in which:

 

(i) the Corporation is a constituent party or

 

(ii) a subsidiary of the Corporation is a constituent party and the Corporation issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger or consolidation,

 

except any such merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or a subsidiary in which the shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock that represent, immediately following such merger or consolidation, at least a majority, by voting power, of the capital stock of (1) the surviving or resulting corporation; or (2) if the surviving or resulting corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of another corporation immediately following such merger or consolidation, the parent corporation of such surviving or resulting corporation; or

 

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(b) (1) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (2) the sale or disposition (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, and whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation.

 

3.3.2 Effecting a Deemed Liquidation Event.

 

(a) The Corporation shall not have the power to effect a Deemed Liquidation Event referred to in Section 3.3.1(a)(i) unless the agreement or plan of merger or consolidation for such transaction (the “Merger Agreement”) provides that the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation in such Deemed Liquidation Event shall be paid to the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Section 3.1 and 3.2.

 

(b) In the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event referred to in Section 3.3.1(a)(ii) or 3.3.1(b), if the Corporation does not effect a dissolution of the Corporation under the General Corporation Law within ninety (90) days after such Deemed Liquidation Event, then (A) the Corporation shall send a written notice to each Holder of Series A Preferred Stock no later than the ninetieth (90th) day after the Deemed Liquidation Event advising such Holders of their right (and the requirements to be met to secure such right) pursuant to the terms of the following clause (B) to require the redemption of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and (B) if the Requisite Holders so request in a written instrument delivered to the Corporation not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after such Deemed Liquidation Event, the Corporation shall use the consideration received by the Corporation for such Deemed Liquidation Event (net of any retained liabilities associated with the assets sold or technology licensed, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation), together with any other assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, all to the extent permitted by Delaware law governing distributions to stockholders (the “Available Proceeds”), on the one hundred fiftieth (150th) day after such Deemed Liquidation Event(the “Redemption Date”), to redeem all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the Series A Liquidation Amount (the “Redemption Price”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a redemption pursuant to the preceding sentence, if the Available Proceeds are not sufficient to redeem all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall redeem a pro rata portion (based on the respective amounts that would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares to be redeemed if the Available Proceeds were sufficient to redeem all such shares) of each Holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the fullest extent of such Available Proceeds, and shall redeem the remaining shares as soon as it may lawfully do so under Delaware law governing distributions to stockholders. Prior to the distribution or redemption provided for in this Section 3.3.2(b), the Corporation shall not expend or dissipate the consideration received for such Deemed Liquidation Event, except to discharge expenses incurred in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event or in the ordinary course of business.

 

3.3.3 Amount Deemed Paid or Distributed. The amount deemed paid or distributed to the holders of capital stock of the Corporation upon any such merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, exclusive license, other disposition or redemption shall be the cash or the value of the property, rights or securities paid or distributed to such holders by the Corporation or the acquiring person, firm or other entity. The value of such property, rights or securities shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

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4. Non-Voting Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock is non-voting stock and does not entitle the Holder thereof to vote on any matter submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration, except as provided in Section 5 below or as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the other provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations.

 

5. Series A Preferred Stock Protective Provisions. At any time when shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification or otherwise, do any of the following without (in addition to any other vote required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations) the written consent or affirmative vote of the Requisite Holders, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class, and any such act or transaction entered into without such consent or vote shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect:

 

5.1.1 amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, this Certificate of Designations or Bylaws of the Corporation in a manner that adversely affects the powers, preferences or rights of the Series A Preferred Stock;

 

5.1.2 create, or authorize the creation of, or issue or obligate itself to issue shares of, any additional class or series of capital stock unless the same ranks junior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends and rights of redemption, or increase the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or increase the authorized number of shares of any additional class or series of capital stock of the Corporation unless the same ranks junior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends and rights of redemption;

 

5.1.3 (i) reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of any such right, preference, or privilege or (ii) reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is junior to the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to or pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of any such right, preference or privilege; or

 

5.1.4 purchase or redeem (or permit any subsidiary to purchase or redeem) or pay or declare any dividend or make any distribution on, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation other than (i) redemptions of or dividends or distributions on the Series A Preferred Stock as expressly authorized herein, and (ii) dividends or other distributions payable on the Common Stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock.

 

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6. Conversion. The Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into shares of Common Stock as follows:

 

6.1. Optional Conversion; Conversion Rate. Subject to (a) the Share Reservation Limitation (as defined in Section 6.2.2 below) and (b) the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in Section 6.5 below), each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the Holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the Holder thereof, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by multiplying one share of Series A Preferred Stock by the Series A Conversion Rate in effect at the time of conversion. The “Series A Conversion Rate” shall initially be ten (10) shares of Common Stock for each share of Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Conversion Rate shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7.2.

 

6.2. Mechanics of Conversion.

 

6.2.1 Notice of Conversion. In order for a Holder of Series A Preferred Stock to voluntarily convert shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock, such Holder shall (a) provide written notice to the Corporation at the principal office of the Corporation that such Holder elects to convert all or any number of such Holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock and, if applicable, any event on which such conversion is contingent and (b) if such Holder’s shares are certificated, surrender the certificate or certificates for such shares of Series A Preferred Stock (or, if such registered Holder alleges that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate), at the principal office of the Corporation. Such notice shall state such Holder’s name or the names of the nominees in which such Holder wishes the shares of Common Stock to be issued. If required by the Corporation, any certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered Holder or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing. The close of business on the date of receipt by the Corporation of such notice and, if applicable, certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) shall be the time of conversion (the “Conversion Time”), and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the specified shares shall be deemed to be outstanding of record as of such date. The Corporation shall, or shall cause the Transfer Agent to, as soon as practicable after the Conversion Time, issue and deliver to such Holder of Series A Preferred Stock, or to his, her or its nominees, (i) a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof (or at the Holder’s request, shall instruct the Transfer Agent to deliver such number of shares of Common Stock, registered in the name of such Holder or such Holder’s nominee, in book-entry form), and (ii) a certificate for the number (if any) of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented by the surrendered certificate that were not converted into Common Stock.

 

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6.2.2 Authorized Share Approval; Reservation of Shares. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and effect the Authorized Share Approval (as defined below) no later than December 31, 2022. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on or prior to the date that is thirty (30) days following the last closing date with respect to the purchase and sale of all securities under the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall call, and deliver notice of, a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the Company’s bylaws for the purpose of obtaining the Authorized Share Approval, and shall thereafter use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain and effect the Authorized Share Approval. “Authorized Share Approval” means receipt of the stockholder approval required to increase the aggregate number of shares of capital stock and the number of shares of Common Stock the Company has authority to issue, and has available for issuance, to include such number of duly authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as shall be sufficient to effect the conversion of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding or available for issuance (assuming the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible in full on an as-converted to-Common-Stock basis without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or the Share Reservation Limitation and whether or not there is then a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to effect such conversion), and the filing of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation for such increase in authorized shares. From and after the Authorized Share Approval, the Corporation shall, at all times when the Series A Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued capital stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, such number of its duly authorized shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation. Prior to the Authorized Share Approval, (i) the Corporation shall, at all times when the Series A Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued capital stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, the maximum number of its duly authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as are not subject to reservation for other purposes, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock so reserved shall be the maximum number of shares of Common Stock the Corporation shall be obligated to issue upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Share Reservation Limitation”).

 

6.2.3 Effect of Conversion. All shares of Series A Preferred Stock that shall have been surrendered for conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease and terminate at the Conversion Time, except only the right of the Holders thereof to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange therefor. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted shall be retired and cancelled as provided in Section 12 of this Certificate of Designations.

 

6.3. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. In lieu of any fractional shares to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.

 

6.4. Transfer Taxes and Expenses. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of Series A Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to the Holder thereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issuance or delivery of such certificates; provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate in a name other than that in which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted were registered, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the person or entity requesting such issuance has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid.

 

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6.5. Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Series A Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to an attempted conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s affiliates (that is, 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 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), and any other person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the applicable regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), including any “group” of which the Holder is a member (the foregoing, “Attribution Parties”)) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series A Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Attribution Parties (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained herein. For purposes of this Section 6.5, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. For purposes of this Section 6.5, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (A) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or annual filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation that is filed with the Commission, or (C) a more recent notice by the Corporation or the Corporation’s transfer agent to the Holder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. Upon the written request of a Holder (which may be by email), the Corporation shall, within three (3) Trading Days thereof, confirm in writing to such Holder (which may be via email) the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including shares of Series A Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Holder. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall initially be set at 9.9% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such conversion (to the extent permitted pursuant to this Section 6.5). The Corporation shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by the Holder regarding its Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) by written notice to the Corporation, which will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such written notice is delivered to the Corporation, the Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a higher percentage, not to exceed 19.9%, to the extent then applicable and (ii) by written notice to the Corporation, which will be effective immediately after such notice is delivered to the Corporation, the Holder may reset the Beneficial Ownership Limitation percentage to a lower percentage. Any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and not to any other holder of Series A Preferred Stock. Upon such a change by a Holder of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further amended by such Holder without first providing the minimum notice required by this Section 6.5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time following notice of a Deemed Liquidation Event, the Holder may waive and/or change the Beneficial Ownership Limitation effective immediately upon written notice to the Corporation and may reinstitute a Beneficial Ownership Limitation at any time thereafter effective immediately upon written notice to the Corporation.

 

7. Certain Adjustments.

 

7.1. Calculations. All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.

 

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7.2. Adjustment for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the effective date of this Certificate of Designations effect a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, the Series A Conversion Rate in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the effective date of this Certificate of Designations combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Series A Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the combination shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Any adjustment under this subsection shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

7.3. Notice to the Holder of Adjustment to Series A Conversion Rate. Whenever the Series A Conversion Rate is adjusted, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock a notice setting forth the Series A Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

8. Stock Register. The Corporation shall maintain a register of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, upon records to be maintained by the Corporation for that purpose (the “Series A Preferred Stock Register”), in the name of the Holders thereof from time to time, including the name, address, electronic mail address and facsimile number of each such Holder. The Corporation may deem and treat the registered Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of any conversion thereof and for all other purposes. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be issued solely in book entry form or, if requested by any Holder, such Holder’s shares may be issued in certificated form. The Corporation shall register the transfer of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock in the Series A Preferred Stock Register, upon surrender of the certificates (if applicable) evidencing such shares to be transferred, duly endorsed by the Holder thereof, to the Corporation at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new certificate evidencing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a new certificate evidencing the remaining portion of the shares not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder, in each case, within three Business Days. The provisions of this Certificate of Designation are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time and shall be enforceable by any such Holder.

 

9. Notices. All notices, instructions and other communications hereunder or in connection herewith shall be in writing, shall be sent to the address of the relevant party set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any such notice, instruction or communication shall be deemed to have been delivered upon the earlier of actual receipt, or (a) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent, if sent by electronic mail or facsimile during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next business day delivery, with written verification of receipt.

 

10. Lost or Mutilated Series A Preferred Stock Certificate. If a Holder’s certificate for Series A Preferred Stock shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.

 

11. Waiver. Unless otherwise specified herein, any of the rights, powers, preferences and other terms of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth herein may be waived on behalf of all Holders of Series A Preferred Stock by the affirmative vote or written consent of the Requisite Holders of at least a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding, as a separate class.

 

12. Status of Converted, Redeemed or Reacquired Series A Preferred Stock. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are converted, redeemed or otherwise reacquired by the Corporation shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such series, shall no longer be designated as Series A Preferred Stock and shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, undesignated as to series.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed this ______ day of May, 2022.

 

  CELCUITY INC.
     
  By:  
  Name: Brian F. Sullivan
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 15, 2022 by and among Celcuity Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Investors identified on Exhibit A attached hereto (each an “Investor” and collectively the “Investors”).

 

A. The Company and each Investor is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the 1933 Act.

 

B. The Investors, severally and not jointly, wish to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes to sell and issue to the Investors, upon the terms and subject to the conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) shares (the “Common Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), (ii) shares (the “Preferred Shares”) of Preferred Stock (as defined below), and (iii) warrants to purchase shares of Preferred Stock, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Warrants” and, together with the Common Shares and Preferred Shares, the “Securities”).

 

C. Contemporaneously with the sale of the Securities, the parties hereto will execute and deliver a Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights under the 1933 Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.

 

In consideration of the mutual promises made herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person.

 

Authorized Share Approval” means receipt of the stockholder approval required to effect the Authorized Share Increase and the filing of an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation for the Authorized Share Increase.

 

Authorized Share Increase” means an increase in the aggregate number of shares of capital stock and the number of shares of Common Stock the Company has authority to issue to allow for issuance of the Common Warrant Shares (assuming the Warrants are exercisable for Common Stock and are exercisable in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein) and/or Conversion Shares (assuming the shares of Preferred Stock are convertible in full without regard to any conversion limitations in the Certificate of Designations).

 

Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.

 

Certificate of Designations” means the Certificate of Designations, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, setting forth the rights, preferences and privileges of the Preferred Stock.

 

 

 

 

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

Common Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Common Warrant Shares” means shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, if the Warrants are exercisable for Common Stock.

 

Company’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of any executive officer (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) of the Company after due inquiry of all employees in the direct reporting line of such officer.

 

Company Covered Person” means, with respect to the Company as an “issuer” for purposes of Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act, any Person listed in the first paragraph of Rule 506(d)(1).

 

Control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Conversion Shares” means shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Preferred Shares or Preferred Warrant Shares, in accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

 

EDGAR System” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

 

Environmental Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

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

 

FDA” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.28.

 

Funding Trigger Date” means the date on which the Company notifies the Investors that a patient enrolled in any treatment arm of the Company’s Phase 3 study (VIKTORIA-1) has received their first dose of treatment at a clinical site located in the United States, provided that such date must occur on or before December 31, 2022.

 

GAAP” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.

 

Intellectual Property” means all patents, patent applications, registered and unregistered trademarks, trademark applications, registered and unregistered service marks, service mark applications, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, domain names, information and proprietary rights and processes, and all other intellectual property rights in any jurisdiction.

 

Investor Questionnaire” means the Investor Questionnaire in the form attached hereto as Appendix I (or similar form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and sufficient in substance for the Company to obtain the information necessary to effect the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents).

 

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Material Adverse Effect” means a circumstance that would have or reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business, prospects or properties of the Company, (ii) the legality or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or (iii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that in no event shall any of the following occurring after the date hereof, alone or in combination, be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect, or be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred: (1) any adverse effect resulting directly or indirectly from general business or economic conditions, except to the extent such general business or economic conditions have a materially disproportionate effect on the Company as compared to companies in the Company’s industry, (2) any change in the Company’s stock price or trading volume (provided that the underlying cause of such change is not exempt from constituting a Material Adverse Effect, or being taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred), or (3) any effect caused by the announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or the identity of any Investor or any of its Affiliates as the purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Material Contract” means any contract, instrument or other agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound which is material to the business of the Company and has been or was required to have been filed as an exhibit to the SEC Filings pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.

 

Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.

 

Placement Agent” means Jefferies LLC, whom the Company has engaged as its exclusive placement agent in connection with the offering of the Securities.

 

Preferred Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Preferred Stock” means the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, having the rights, preferences and privileges specified in the Certificate of Designations, which will be convertible into Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

 

Preferred Warrant Shares” means shares of Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, if the Warrants are exercisable for Preferred Stock.

 

Press Release” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.7.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Required Investors” means the holders of a majority in interest of the Securities based on the initial Subscription Amounts (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Preferred Shares), for so long as such shares remain “Registrable Securities” under the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

SEC Filings” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.

 

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Securities” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” means the Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire, in the form attached hereto as Appendix II (or similar form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and sufficient in substance for the Company to obtain the information necessary to effect the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents).

 

Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the 1934 Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

 

Subscription Amount” means, as to an Investor, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Common Shares and Preferred Shares purchased hereunder as specified opposite such Investor’s name on Exhibit A attached hereto, under the column entitled “Aggregate Purchase Price.”

 

Trading Day” means a day on which Nasdaq is open for trading.

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Transfer Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6.

 

Warrants” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Warrant Shares” means Common Warrant Shares, Preferred Warrant Shares or Conversion Shares, as applicable.

 

1933 Act” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

2. Purchase and Sale of the Securities.

 

2.1. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company will issue and sell to the Investors, and the Investors will purchase, severally and not jointly, (i) the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Number of Common Shares to be Purchased” on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Schedule of Investors”) in exchange for consideration equal to $5.75 per Common Share, (ii) the number of shares of Preferred Stock set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Number of Preferred Shares to be Purchased” on the Schedule of Investors in exchange for consideration equal to $57.50 per Preferred Share, and (iii) Warrants to purchase such number of Preferred Warrant Shares as set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Number of Preferred Warrant Shares Underlying Warrants” on the Schedule of Investors, each with an exercise price of $80.50 per Preferred Warrant Share.

 

2.2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and the Investors’ respective subscription amounts set forth on the Schedule of Investors, (a) the number of Common Shares purchased by an Investor (and its Affiliates) at the Closing hereunder shall not, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock owned by such Investor (and its Affiliates) at such time, result in such Investor beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) in excess of 9.99% of the Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing (the “Beneficial Ownership Maximum”), and (b) to the extent that an Investor determines, in its sole discretion, that pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby such Investor would beneficially own Common Stock of the Company in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Maximum, then such Investor’s subscription amount, to the extent that it would otherwise exceed the Beneficial Ownership Maximum immediately prior to the Closing, shall be automatically adjusted, to the extent necessary, to provide for the Investor’s purchase of Preferred Shares in lieu of Common Shares.

 

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3. Closing.

 

3.1. Upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 6, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall be held no later than 10:00 AM (Eastern Time) on the second (2nd) Trading Day following the Funding Trigger Date, at the offices of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., 200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000, Minneapolis, MN 55402, or on such other date and place as may be agreed to by the Company and the Investors (the “Closing Date”). At or prior to the Closing, each Investor shall execute any related agreements or other documents required to be executed hereunder, dated on or before the Closing Date.

 

3.2. On the Closing Date, each Investor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the Subscription Amount via wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions delivered to such Investor by the Company reasonably in advance of the Closing Date.

 

3.3. At or before the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Investor:

 

(a) a number of Common Shares, registered in the name of the Investor (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions), in the amount set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Number of Common Shares to be Purchased” in the Schedule of Investors, with such Common Shares to be issued in book entry form or, upon request of an Investor, certificated form;

 

(b) a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver, at the Closing, the number of Common Shares to be purchased by such Investor pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with Section 2.1, registered in the name of such Investor, in book-entry form;

 

(c) a number of Preferred Shares, registered in the name of the Investor (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions), in the amount set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Number of Preferred Shares to be Purchased” in the Schedule of Investors, with such Preferred Shares to be issued in book entry form or, upon request of an Investor, certificated form;

 

(d) a Warrant, registered in the name of the Investor, to purchase a number of Preferred Warrant Shares in the amount set forth opposite the name of such Investor under the heading “Number of Preferred Warrant Shares Underlying Warrants” in the Schedule of Investors, with such Warrants to be issued in definitive form;

 

(e) a legal opinion of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investors and the Placement Agent, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by such counsel and delivered to the Investors and the Placement Agent; and

 

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(f) the Registration Rights Agreement, in the form of Exhibit C, executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company.

 

4. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investors and the Placement Agent that, except as otherwise described in the Company’s filings pursuant to the 1934 Act (collectively, the “SEC Filings”), which qualify these representations and warranties in their entirety, as of the date hereof:

 

4.1. Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company is an entity duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease and use its properties and assets, to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents, to carry out the provisions of the Transaction Documents, to issue and sell the Securities and to carry on its business as presently conducted as described in the SEC Filings. The Company has no subsidiaries. The Company is not in violation or default in any material respect of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing (to the extent such concept exists in the relevant jurisdiction) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent any failure to so qualify has not had and would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.2. Authorization. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all requisite corporate action necessary for, and no further action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders is necessary for, (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, (ii) the authorization of the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, and (iii) the authorization, issuance and delivery of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares (except for, with respect to the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares, as applicable, the Authorized Share Approval and the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware). Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Investors, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights, (b) general principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable remedies and (c) to the extent that the enforceability of indemnification provisions may be limited by applicable laws.

 

4.3. Capitalization. As of December 31, 2021, the capitalization of the Company was in all material respects as set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2021. Since December 31, 2021, no steps have been taken by the Company to authorize or effect any amendment or other modification to the authorized capital stock of the Company other than (i) an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 12, 2022, increasing the aggregate number of shares of capital stock the Company has authority to issue to 32,500,000 shares and the number of shares of Common Stock the Company has authority to issue to 30,000,000 shares, and (ii) the adoption of the Certificate of Designations, to be filed within one Business Day after the date hereof with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. There are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities as described in this Agreement and the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. Since December 31, 2021, the Company has not issued any capital stock, other than pursuant to the exercise of warrants outstanding as of such date or the exercise of employee stock options or settlement of restricted stock units under the Company’s equity incentive plans. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, none of such shares were issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights and such shares were issued in compliance with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties. No Person is entitled to pre-emptive or similar statutory or contractual rights with respect to the issuance by the Company of any securities of the Company, including without limitation, the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares. There are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under which the Company is or may be obligated to issue any equity securities of any kind, except as contemplated by this Agreement or as previously disclosed in the Company’s SEC Filings. Except for the Registration Rights Agreement, there are no voting agreements, buy-sell agreements, option or right of first purchase agreements or other agreements of any kind among the Company and any of the security holders of the Company relating to the securities of the Company held by them. Except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, no Person has the right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company under the 1933 Act, whether on a demand basis or in connection with the registration of securities of the Company for its own account or for the account of any other Person. Neither issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder nor the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants will obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any other Person (other than the Investors) or will result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of any outstanding security. The Company does not have outstanding stockholder purchase rights or “poison pill” or any similar arrangement in effect giving any Person the right to purchase any equity interest in the Company upon the occurrence of certain events.

 

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4.4. Valid Issuance. The Common Shares have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions (other than those created by the Investors), except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws. The Warrants have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued pursuant to this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms. Upon filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the Preferred Shares and the Preferred Warrant Shares will have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance, and the Preferred Shares, when issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, and the Preferred Warrant Shares, upon exercise of the Warrants for Preferred Warrant Shares in accordance with their terms, including the payment of any exercise price therefor, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions (other than those created by the Investors), except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws. Upon effectiveness of the Authorized Share Approval, the Common Warrant Shares and the Conversion Shares will have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon exercise of the Warrants for Common Warrant Shares in accordance with their terms, including the payment of any exercise price therefor, or conversion of the Preferred Shares or Preferred Warrant Shares into Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions (other than those created by the Investors), except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws.

 

4.5. Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents and the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities require no consent of, action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body, agency, or official other than (a) filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state securities laws and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, (b) post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal securities laws, which the Company undertakes to file within the applicable time periods, (c) filing of the Certificate of Designations, (d) the Authorized Share Approval, and (e) the registration statement required to be filed by the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company has taken all action necessary to exempt (i) the issuance and sale of the Securities and (ii) the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents from the provisions of any stockholder rights plan or other “poison pill” arrangement, any anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute binding on the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets and properties is subject that is or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the Investors as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, the issuance of the Common Shares and Preferred Shares and the ownership, disposition or voting of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares by the Investors or the exercise of any right granted to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of Nasdaq.

 

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4.6. Delivery of SEC Filings. True and complete copies of the SEC Filings have been made available by the Company to the Investors through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (the “EDGAR System”) (other than any information for which the Company has received confidential treatment from the SEC).

 

4.7. No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2021, except as specifically set forth in a subsequent SEC Filing, there has not been:

 

(a) any change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Company from that reflected in the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, except for changes in the ordinary course of business which have not had and would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(b) any declaration or payment by the Company of any dividend, or any authorization or payment by the Company of any distribution, on any of the capital stock of the Company, or any redemption or repurchase by the Company of any securities of the Company;

 

(c) any material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, to any assets or properties of the Company;

 

(d) any waiver, not in the ordinary course of business, by the Company of a material right or of a material debt owed to it;

 

(e) any satisfaction or discharge of a material lien, claim or encumbrance or payment of any obligation by the Company, except in the ordinary course of business;

 

(f) any change or amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation or Bylaws, or termination of or material amendment to any contract of the Company that the Company is or was required to file with the SEC pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, other than as described in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 4.3 hereof;

 

(g) any material labor difficulties or, to the Company’s Knowledge, labor union organizing activities with respect to employees of the Company;

 

(h) any material transaction entered into by the Company other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

(i) the loss of the services of any executive officer (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) of the Company; or

 

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(j) any other event or condition that has had or would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.8. SEC Filings. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the one year preceding the date hereof. At the time of filing thereof, such SEC Filings complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act or 1934 Act, as applicable, and, as of their respective dates, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

4.9. No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the issuance and sale of the Securities in accordance with the provisions thereof, the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants and the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Preferred Shares or Preferred Warrant Shares will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of (a) any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, both as in effect on the date hereof (true and complete copies of which have been made available to the Investors through the EDGAR System), as amended or supplemented by the documents described in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 4.3 hereof and, in the case of the Common Warrant Shares and Conversion Shares, subject to the Authorized Share Approval, or (b) any applicable statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its assets or properties, 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, encumbrance or other adverse claim upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any Material Contract except, in the case of clauses (i)(b) and (ii) only, for such conflicts, breaches, violations and defaults as have not and would not have a Material Adverse Effect. This Section 4.9 does not relate to matters with respect to tax status, which are the subject of Section 4.11, intellectual property, which are the subject of Section 4.15, and environmental laws, which are the subject of Section 4.16.

 

4.10. Compliance. The Company is not (i) 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 under), nor has the Company received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any Material Contract (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body or (iii) 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 taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as would not have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.11. Tax Matters. The Company has timely filed all tax returns required to have been filed by the Company with all appropriate governmental agencies and have paid all taxes shown thereon or otherwise owed by them (whether or not shown on any tax returns). The Company has collected or withheld all material taxes required to be collected or withheld by applicable laws from employee, shareholders or other third parties and have timely paid and have timely paid over such withheld amount to the appropriate government agency. The Company has made adequate charges, accruals and reserves in the applicable financial statements referred to in Section 4.18 below in respect of all federal, state and local and non-United States income and franchise taxes for all periods as to which the tax liability of the Company has not been finally determined, except to the extent of any inadequacy that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no material tax liens on any assets or property of the Company, and there are no material tax claims pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its material assets or property.

 

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4.12. Title to Properties. The Company has good and marketable title to all real properties and all other tangible properties and assets owned by it, in each case free from liens, encumbrances and defects, except such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and the Company holds any leased real or personal property under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company is in compliance and with no exceptions, except such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.13. Certificates, Authorities and Permits. The Company possesses adequate certificates, authorities or permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by it, except where failure to so possess would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority or permit that, if determined adversely to the Company, would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.14. Labor Matters.

 

(a) The Company is not party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with any labor union or other labor organization, and no employees of the Company are represented by any labor union or other labor organization with respect to their employment.

 

(b) There are, and for the past three (3) years there have been, no actual or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened union organizing activities, unfair labor practice charges, material labor grievances, material labor arbitrations, strikes, lockouts, work stoppages, slowdowns, picketing, hand billing or other material labor disputes against or affecting the Company.

 

(c) The Company is, and for the last three (3) years has been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws respecting labor, employment and employment practices.

 

(d) The Company has promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigated all sexual harassment, or other discrimination, retaliation or policy violation allegations of which it is aware. With respect to each such allegation with potential merit, the Company has taken prompt corrective action that is reasonably calculated to prevent further improper action.

 

4.15. Intellectual Property. The Company owns, possesses, licenses or has other rights to use the Intellectual Property necessary or material for use in connection with its business as currently conducted or currently proposed to be conducted, in each case, as described in the SEC Filings (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). There is no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by any Person that the Company’s business as now conducted infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of another or that challenges the validity or scope of any of the Intellectual Property Rights, including interferences, oppositions, reexaminations or government proceedings. To the Company’s Knowledge, there is no material infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company has taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of its Intellectual Property Rights. Each employee and consultant that has developed, conceived or reduced to practice any material Intellectual Property Rights has assigned to the Company all such Intellectual Property Rights. All licenses or other material agreements under which the Company is granted rights to Intellectual Property are in full force and effect and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no material default by any other party thereto. The Company has no reason to believe that the licensors under such licenses and other agreements do not have and did not have all requisite power and authority to grant the rights to the Intellectual Property purported to be granted thereby. None of the Intellectual Property Rights have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part. There are no liens, security interests or other encumbrances on the Intellectual Property Rights. To the Company’s Knowledge, each founder and key employee of the Company and each Company employee involved with the development of Intellectual Property Rights has entered into an invention assignment agreement with the Company. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents will not result in the alteration, loss, impairment of or restriction on the Company’s ownership or right to use any Intellectual Property that is material to the conduct of the Company’s business as currently conducted or currently proposed to be conducted.

 

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4.16. Environmental Matters. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company is not in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), has not released any hazardous substances regulated by Environmental Law on to any real property that it owns or operates, and has received any written notice or claim it is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws; and to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no pending or threatened investigation that would reasonably be expected to lead to such a claim.

 

4.17. Legal Proceedings. There are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits, charges, claims, complaints, audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened to which the Company is or may reasonably be expected to become a party or to which any property of the Company is or may reasonably be expected to become the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act.

 

4.18. Financial Statements. The financial statements included in each SEC Filing 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 (or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement) and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of the dates shown and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, subject in the case of unaudited financial statements to normal, immaterial year-end audit adjustments, and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”) (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and, in the case of quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under the 1934 Act). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Filings filed prior to the date hereof, the Company has not incurred any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except those incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent (as to amount and nature) with past practices since the date of such financial statements, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.19. Compliance with Nasdaq Continued Listing Requirements. The Company is in compliance with applicable Nasdaq continued listing requirements. There are no proceedings pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company relating to the continued listing of the Common Stock on Nasdaq and the Company has not received any notice of, nor to the Company’s Knowledge is there any reasonable basis for, the delisting of the Common Stock from Nasdaq.

 

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4.20. Brokers and Finders. Other than the Placement Agent, no Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or, to the Company’s Knowledge, an Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company.

 

4.21. No Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities.

 

4.22. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any Company security, under circumstances that would (i) adversely affect reliance by the Company on Section 4(a)(2) for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act or (ii)cause the offer and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable law, regulation or stockholder approval provisions.

 

4.23. Private Placement. The offer and sale of the Securities to the Investors as contemplated hereby is exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act.

 

4.24. Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of the current or former directors, officers, employees, agents or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company, has on behalf of the Company: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any governmental officials or employees from corporate funds; (c) established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets which is in violation of law; (d) made any false or fictitious entries on the books and records of the Company; (e) made any unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback, bribe or other unlawful payment of any nature; or (f) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

4.25. Office of Foreign Assets Control and Export Control Laws. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of the current or former directors, officers, employees, agents or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Treasury Department. The Company has conducted all export transactions in accordance with applicable provisions of United States export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the regulations administered by OFAC of the U.S. Treasury Department, and the export control laws and regulations of any other applicable jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing: (a) the Company has obtained all export licenses and other approvals, timely filed all required filings and has assigned the appropriate export classifications to all products, in each case as required for its exports of products, software and technologies from the United States and any other applicable jurisdiction; (b) the Company is in compliance with the terms of all applicable export licenses, classifications, filing requirements or other approvals; (c) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened claims against the Company with respect to such exports, classifications, required filings or other approvals; (d) there are no pending investigations related to the Company’s exports; and (e) there are no actions, conditions, or circumstances pertaining to the Company’s export transactions that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any material future claims. The Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering contemplated hereby, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity for the purpose of financing the activities of any person that is the target of sanctions administered or enforced by such authorities or in connection with any country or territory that is the target of country- or territory-wide OFAC sanctions.

 

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4.26. Transactions with Affiliates. Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than as holders of stock options and/or warrants, and for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

 

4.27. Internal Controls. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 currently applicable to the Company. The Company 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 and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in 1934 Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Company has established internal control over financial reporting (as defined in 1934 Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (collectively, “internal controls”) as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the 1934 Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of such internal controls based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or, to the Company’s Knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP and the applicable requirements of the 1934 Act.

 

4.28. Investment Company. The Company is not required to be registered as, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing will not be required to register as, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

4.29. Preclinical Studies and Clinical Trials. The preclinical studies and clinical trials conducted by, on behalf of, or sponsored by the Company that are described in, or the results of which are referred to in, the SEC Filings were and, if still pending, are being, conducted in all material respects in accordance with the protocols submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) or any foreign governmental body exercising comparable authority (together with the FDA, the “Regulatory Authorities”), any conditions of approval and policies imposed by any institutional review board, ethics review board or committee responsible for the oversight of such preclinical studies and clinical trials, standard medical and scientific research standards and procedures for products or product candidates comparable to those being developed by the Company and all applicable statutes and all applicable rules and regulations enforced by the FDA or other Regulatory Authorities and applicable Good Clinical Practice and Good Laboratory Practice requirements; the descriptions of the preclinical studies and clinical trials conducted by or, to the Company’s Knowledge, on behalf of the Company, contained in the SEC Filings are accurate and not misleading in all material respects; the Company has no Knowledge of any other preclinical studies and clinical trials, the results of which are inconsistent with or would call into question the results described in the SEC Filings; and the Company has not received any written notices or correspondence from any Regulatory Authorities or any Institutional Review Board requiring or threatening the termination, suspension, material modification or clinical hold of any preclinical studies or clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no reasonable grounds for the same.

 

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4.30. Manipulation of Price. The Company has not, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no Person acting on its behalf has 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.

 

4.31. Bad Actor Disqualification. None of the Company, any predecessor or affiliated issuer of the Company nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any director or executive officer of the Company or any promoter connected with the Company in any capacity, is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications within the meaning of Rule 506(d) under the 1933 Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company will notify the Investors and the Placement Agent in writing, prior to the Closing Date of any Disqualification Event and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event.

 

4.32. Shell Company Status. The Company is not, and has never been, an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(1).

 

4.33. Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, all of which will be disclosed in a Form 8-K on or prior to the Closing Date, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Investors with any information that it believes constitutes or would reasonably be deemed to constitute material, non-public information that will not otherwise be disclosed in the SEC Filings on or prior to the Closing Date. The Company understands and confirms that the Investors will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

4.34. Insurance Coverage. The Company maintains in full force and effect insurance coverage that is customary for comparably situated companies for the business being conducted and properties owned or leased by the Company, and the Company reasonably believes such insurance coverage to be adequate against all liabilities, claims and risks against which it is customary for comparably situated companies to insure.

 

4.35. Anti-Bribery and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each of the Company and any its officers, directors, supervisors, managers, agents, or employees are and have at all times been in compliance with and its participation in the offering will not violate: (A) anti-bribery laws, including but not limited to, any applicable law, rule, or regulation of any locality, including but not limited to any law, rule, or regulation promulgated to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, signed December 17, 1997, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, or any other law, rule or regulation of similar purposes and scope or (B) anti-money laundering laws, including, but not limited to, applicable federal, state, international, foreign or other laws, regulations or government guidance regarding anti-money laundering, including, without limitation, Title 18 US. Code sections 1956 and 1957, the Patriot Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and international anti-money laundering principles or procedures by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, of which the United States is a member and with which designation the United States representative to the group or organization continues to concur, all as amended, and any Executive order, directive, or regulation pursuant to the authority of any of the foregoing, or any orders or licenses issued thereunder.

 

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4.36. Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its 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 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 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 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.

 

4.37. No Additional Agreements. The Company has no other agreements or understandings (including, without limitation, side letters) with any Investor to purchase Securities on terms more favorable to such Investor than as set forth herein.

 

5. Representations and Warranties of the Investors. Each of the Investors hereby, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company and the Placement Agent that:

 

5.1. Organization and Existence. Such Investor is a validly existing corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company and has all requisite corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to invest in the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares or the Warrants, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

5.2. Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the Transaction Documents to which such Investor is a party have been duly authorized and each has been duly executed and when delivered will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against such Investor in accordance with their respective 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.

 

5.3. Purchase Entirely for Own Account. The Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and/or the Warrant Shares, as applicable, to be received by such Investor hereunder will be acquired for such Investor’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the 1933 Act, and such Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same in violation of the 1933 Act without prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Warrants and/or Warrant Shares, as applicable, in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by Investor to hold the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and/or the Warrant Shares, as applicable, for any period of time. Such Investor is not a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered.

 

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5.4. Investment Experience. Such Investor acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk and complete loss of its investment in the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and/or the Warrant Shares, as applicable, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment contemplated hereby.

 

5.5. Disclosure of Information. Such Investor or its advisor has had an opportunity to receive, review and understand all information related to the Company requested by it and to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company regarding the Company, its business and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities, and has conducted and completed its own independent due diligence. Such Investor acknowledges receipt of copies of the SEC Filings that are available on the Edgar System. Based on the information such Investor or its advisor has deemed appropriate, and without reliance on the Placement Agent, it or its advisor has independently made its own analysis and decision to enter into the Transaction Documents. Such Investor or its advisor is relying exclusively on its own sources of information, investment analysis and due diligence (including professional advice it deems appropriate) with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and/or the Warrant Shares, as applicable, and the business, condition (financial and otherwise), management, operations, properties and prospects of the Company, including but not limited to all business, legal, regulatory, accounting, credit and tax matters. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by such Investor or its advisor shall modify, limit or otherwise affect such Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. Such Investor understands that the Placement Agent has acted solely as the agent of the Company in this placement of the Securities and such Investor has not relied on the business or legal advice of the Placement Agent or any of its agents, counsel or affiliates in making its investment decision hereunder, and confirms that none of such persons has made any representations or warranties to such Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

5.6. Restricted Securities. Such Investor understands that the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and/or the Warrant Shares, as applicable, are characterized as “restricted securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act only in certain limited circumstances.

 

5.7. Legends. It is understood that, except as provided below, certificates evidencing the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and/or the Warrant Shares may bear the following or any similar legend:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE 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, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) SUCH SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, (II) SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144, OR (III) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY LAWFULLY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”

 

If required by the authorities of any state in connection with the issuance or sale of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and/or the Warrant Shares, certificates evidencing the same may bear the legend required by such state authority.

 

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5.8. Accredited Investor. At the time such Investor was offered the Securities, it was and, as of the date hereof, such Investor is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the 1933 Act and has executed and delivered to the Company its Investor Questionnaire, which such Investor represents and warrants is true, correct and complete. Such investor is a sophisticated institutional investor with sufficient knowledge, sophistication and experience in business, including transactions involving private placements in public equity, to properly evaluate the risks and merits of its purchase of the Securities. Such Investor has determined based on its own independent review and such professional advice as it deems appropriate that its purchase of the Securities and participation in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (i) are fully consistent with its financial needs, objectives and condition, and (ii) are a fit, proper and suitable investment for such Investor, notwithstanding the substantial risks inherent in investing in or holding the Securities.

 

5.9. No General Solicitation. Such Investor did not learn of the investment in the Securities as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising.

 

5.10. Brokers and Finders. Other than the Placement Agent, no Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or an Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of such Investor.

 

5.11. Short Sales and Confidentiality Prior to the Date Hereof. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Investor has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor, 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 such Investor was first contacted by the Company, the Placement Agent or any other Person regarding the transactions contemplated hereby and ending immediately prior to the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Investor that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Investor’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Investor’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. The Investor, its Affiliates and authorized representatives and advisors who are aware of the transactions contemplated hereby, 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.

 

5.12. No Government Recommendation or Approval. Such Investor understands that no United States federal or state agency, or similar agency of any other country, has reviewed, approved, passed upon, or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Company or the purchase of the Securities.

 

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5.13. No Intent to Effect a Change of Control; Ownership. Such Investor has no present intent to effect a “change of control” of the Company as such term is understood under the rules promulgated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and under the rules of Nasdaq. Except as set forth in its Selling Stockholder Questionnaire, as of the date hereof neither such Investor nor any of its Affiliates is the owner of record or the beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock.

 

5.14. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by such Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Investor or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which 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 of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Investor is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Investor, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Investor to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

5.15. Residency. Such Investor is a resident of or an entity domiciled under the jurisdiction specified below its address on the Schedule of Investors.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 5 shall not modify, amend or affect such Investor’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 transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6. Conditions to Closing; Termination.

 

6.1. Conditions to the Investors’ Obligations. The obligation of each Investor to purchase Securities at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Investor’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Investor (as to itself only):

 

(a) The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date (other than any representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect), except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(b) The Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers, other than the Authorized Share Approval, necessary for consummation of the purchase and sale of the Securities and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the waiver of any applicable registration rights that could affect the rights of the Investors under the Registration Rights Agreement, all of which shall be in full force and effect.

 

(c) The Company shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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(d) The Company shall submit a Listing of Additional Shares notification form to Nasdaq for the listing of the Common Shares, the Common Warrant Shares (assuming the Warrants are exercisable for Common Stock and are exercisable in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein and assuming the receipt of the Authorized Share Approval and authorization of such Common Stock to be issued in full) and the Conversion Shares (assuming the shares of Preferred Stock are convertible in full without regard to any conversion limitations in the Certificate of Designations and assuming the receipt of the Authorized Share Approval and authorization of such Common Stock to be issued in full), to the extent the Company then has authority under its certificate of incorporation to issue such shares of Common Stock, a copy of which notification form shall have been made available to the Investors upon request, and is not aware of any circumstance that would cause such shares of Common Stock to be not approved for listing. If less than all of the foregoing shares are included in such notification form, the Company will submit a Listing of Additional Shares notification form to Nasdaq for the listing of the remaining shares promptly after the Authorized Share Approval, a copy of which notification form shall be made available to the Investors upon request.

 

(e) No judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge, justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order of or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents.

 

(f) The Investors and the Placement Agent shall have received a legal opinion of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investors, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by such counsel and delivered to the Investors;

 

(g) There shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof.

 

(h) No stop order or suspension of trading shall have been imposed by Nasdaq, the SEC or any other governmental or regulatory body with respect to public trading in the Common Stock.

 

6.2. Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The Company’s obligation to sell and issue Securities at the Closing as to any Investor is subject to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:

 

(a) The representations and warranties made by such Investor in Section 5 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. Such Investor shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(b) Such Investor shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement, an Investor Questionnaire and a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire.

 

(c) Such Investor shall have paid in full its Subscription Amount to the Company.

 

6.3. Termination of Obligations to Effect Closing; Effects.

 

(a) The obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Investors, on the other hand, to effect the Closing shall terminate as follows:

 

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(i) Upon the mutual written consent of the Company and Investors that agreed to purchase a majority of the Securities to be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(ii) By the Company if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Company; or

 

(iii) By an Investor (with respect to itself only) if, without waiver by such Investor, either: (A) any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, or (B) the Funding Trigger Date has not occurred on or prior to December 31, 2022;

 

provided, however, that, except in the case of clause (i) above, the party seeking to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing shall not then be in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents if such breach has resulted in the circumstances giving rise to such party’s seeking to terminate its obligation to effect the Closing.

 

(b) In the event of termination by the Company or any Investor of its obligations to effect the Closing pursuant to this Section 6.3, written notice thereof shall be given to the other Investors by the Company and the other Investors shall have the right to terminate their obligations to effect the Closing upon written notice to the Company and the other Investors. Nothing in this Section 6.3 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

 

6.4. Accelerated Closing. Notwithstanding Section 3.1, each Investor may irrevocably elect, prior to the Funding Trigger Date, to purchase, in whole and not in part, the Securities set forth opposite such Investor’s name on Exhibit A hereto by delivering written notice to the Company of such election. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Company and such Investor will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly complete the Closing of the purchase of such Securities.

 

7. Exculpation of Placement Agent. Each party hereto agrees for the express benefit of the Placement Agent, its affiliates and its representatives that:

 

(a) Neither the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates or any of its representatives (i) has any duties or obligations other than those specifically set forth herein or in the Engagement Letter between the Company and the Placement Agent (the “Engagement Letter”); (ii) shall be liable for any improper payment made in accordance with the information provided by the Company; (iii) makes any representation or warranty, or has any responsibilities as to the validity, accuracy, value or genuineness of any information, certificates or documentation delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any offering or marketing materials; or (iv) shall be liable (x) for any action taken, suffered or omitted by any of them in good faith and reasonably believed to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement or any Transaction Document or (y) for anything which any of them may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement or any Transaction Document, except for such party’s own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

 

(b) The Placement Agent, its affiliates and their respective representatives shall be entitled to (i) rely on, and shall be protected in acting upon, any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter or any other document or security delivered to any of them by or on behalf of the Company, and (ii) be indemnified by the Company for acting as Placement Agent hereunder pursuant the indemnification provisions set forth in the Engagement Letter.

 

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8. Covenants and Agreements of the Company.

 

8.1. Information. From the date hereof until the Closing, the Company will make reasonably available to the Investors’ representatives, consultants and their respective counsels for inspection, such information and documents as the Investor reasonably requests, and will make available at reasonable times and to a reasonable extent officers and employees of the Company to discuss the business and affairs of the Company; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be required to disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors.

 

8.2. Nasdaq Listing. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on Nasdaq and, in accordance therewith, will use commercially reasonable efforts to comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of such market or exchange, as applicable.

 

8.3. Termination of Covenants. The provisions of Sections 8.1 and 8.2 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect on the date on which the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement to register or maintain the effectiveness of any registration covering the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) shall terminate.

 

8.4. Authorized Share Approval. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and effect the Authorized Share Approval no later than December 31, 2022. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on or prior to the date that is thirty (30) days following the last Closing Date with respect to the purchase and sale of all Securities set forth on Exhibit A hereto, the Company shall call, and deliver notice of, a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the Company’s bylaws for the purpose of obtaining the Authorized Share Approval, and shall thereafter use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain and effect the Authorized Share Approval.

 

8.5. Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D. The Company shall take such commercially reasonable actions as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States.

 

8.6. Removal of Legends. In connection with any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Common Shares, the Common Warrant Shares or the Conversion Shares, as applicable, by an Investor pursuant to Rule 144, pursuant to any other exemption under the 1933 Act or pursuant to sale under an effective registration statement such that the purchaser acquires freely tradable shares and upon compliance by the Investor with the requirements of this Section 8.6, if requested by the Investor, the Company shall cause the transfer agent for the Common Stock (the “Transfer Agent”) to timely remove any restrictive legends related to the book entry account holding such Common Shares, Common Warrant Shares or Conversion Shares, as applicable, and make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry Common Shares, Common Warrant Shares or Conversion Shares, as applicable, sold or disposed of without restrictive legends within two (2) Trading Days of any such request therefor from the Investor, provided that the Company has received customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company in connection therewith. Subject to receipt by the Company of customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company in connection therewith, upon the earlier of such time as the Common Shares, Common Warrant Shares or Conversion Shares, as applicable, (i) have been sold or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement, (ii) have been sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) are eligible for resale under Rule 144(b)(1) or any successor provision (without the requirement for the Company to comply with the current public information obligations of Rule 144(c)), the Company shall within two (2) Trading Days of any request therefor from an Investor accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable documentation referred to above (A) deliver to the Transfer Agent irrevocable instructions that the Transfer Agent shall make a new, unlegended entry for such book entry Common Shares, Common Warrant Shares or Conversion Shares, as applicable, and (B) use reasonably best efforts to cause its counsel to deliver to the Transfer Agent one or more blanket opinions to the effect that the removal of such legends in such circumstances may be effected under the 1933 Act. From and after the earlier of such dates, upon an Investor’s written request, the Company shall promptly cause certificates or book entries evidencing the Investor’s Common Shares, Common Warrant Shares or Conversion Shares, as applicable, to be replaced with certificates or book entries, as the case may be, which do not bear such restrictive legends, provided the provisions of either clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, as applicable, are satisfied with respect to such Common Shares, Common Warrant Shares or Conversion Shares, as applicable. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its Transfer Agent associated with such issuance.

 

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8.7. Pledge of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that its Common Shares, Preferred Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, may be pledged by an Investor in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Common Shares, Preferred Shares or the Warrant Shares, as applicable. The pledge of Common Shares, Preferred Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Common Shares or Preferred Shares hereunder, and no Investor effecting a pledge of Common Shares, Preferred Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that an Investor and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of the Transaction Documents, including Section 8.6 hereof, in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Common Shares, Preferred Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, to such pledgee.

 

8.8. Short Sales and Confidentiality After the Date Hereof. Each Investor covenants that neither it nor any Affiliates acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any Short Sales during the period from the date hereof until the earlier of such time as (i) after the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced or (ii) this Agreement is terminated in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Investor that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Investor’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Investor’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 Common Shares and Preferred Shares. Each Investor covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company, such Investor will maintain the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Each Investor understands and acknowledges that the SEC currently takes the position that coverage of short sales of shares of the Common Stock “against the box” prior to effectiveness of a resale registration statement with securities included in such registration statement would be a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act, as set forth in Item 239.10 of the 1933 Act Rules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance.

 

8.9. Adjustments in Share Numbers and Prices. In the event of any stock split, subdivision, dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock (or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly shares of Common Stock), combination or other similar recapitalization or event occurring after the date hereof and prior to the Closing, each reference in any Transaction Document to a number of shares or a price per share shall be deemed to be amended to appropriately account for such event.

 

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8.10. Exercise Procedures. The form of Notice of Exercise included in the Warrants and the payment of the exercise price contemplated therein set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Investors in order to exercise the Warrants. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Investors to exercise their Warrants. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required in order to exercise the Warrants. The Company shall honor exercises of the Warrants and shall deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the applicable terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

8.11. Fees. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or broker’s commissions (other than for Persons engaged by any Investor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, any fees or commissions payable to the Placement Agent.

 

9. Survival and Indemnification.

 

9.1. Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing for a period of three hundred sixty five (365) days after the date hereof and thereafter shall have no further force and effect; provided that the terms of Section 8.6 shall survive beyond such period until such time as no Investor holds any Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).

 

9.2. Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Investors, the officers, directors, partners, members, managers, trustees, employees and agents and other representatives, successors and assigns of each Investor, each Person who controls any such Investor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act) and the officers, directors, partners, members, managers, trustees and employees of each such controlling Person (each, an “Indemnified Party”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, or any other federal or state statutory law or regulation (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company, provided that such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arise out of or are based in whole or in part on the inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement or the failure of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder, and will reimburse each Indemnified Party for legal and other expenses reasonably incurred as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based upon (i) the failure of such Indemnified Party (or its related parties) to comply with the covenants and agreements contained herein, or (ii) the inaccuracy of any representations made by such Indemnified Party (or its related parties) herein.

 

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9.3. Indemnification Procedure. Promptly after any Indemnified Party has received notice of any indemnifiable claim hereunder, or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by a third Person, which the Indemnified Party believes in good faith is an indemnifiable claim under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall give the Company written notice of such claim or the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding, but failure to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder except to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced by such failure. Such notice shall state the nature and the basis of such claim to the extent then known. The Company shall have the right to defend and settle, at its own expense and by its own counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, any such matter as long as the Company pursues the same diligently and in good faith. If the Company undertakes to defend or settle, it shall promptly notify the Indemnified Party of its intention to do so, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Company and its counsel in all commercially reasonable respects in the defense thereof and the settlement thereof. Such cooperation shall include, but shall not be limited to, furnishing the Company with any books, records and other information reasonably requested by the Company and in the Indemnified Party’s possession or control. Such cooperation of the Indemnified Party shall be at the cost of the Company. After the Company has notified the Indemnified Party of its intention to undertake to defend or settle any such asserted liability, and for so long as the Company diligently pursues such defense, the Company shall not be liable for any additional legal expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with any defense or settlement of such asserted liability; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall be entitled (a) at its expense, to participate in the defense of such asserted liability and the negotiations of the settlement thereof and (b) if (i) the Company has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the Company and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are different from or in addition to those available to the Company or if the interests of the Indemnified Party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the Company, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the Company as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not settle any indemnified claim without the written consent of the Indemnified Party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete release from liability of, and does not include any admission of wrongdoing or malfeasance by, the Indemnified Party.

 

10. Miscellaneous.

 

10.1. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by an Investor party hereto without the prior written consent of the Company or by the Company without the prior written consent of all of the Investors, as applicable; provided, however, that an Investor may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole or in part to an Affiliate without the prior written consent of the Company, provided such assignee agrees in writing to be bound by the provisions hereof that apply to Investors. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Common Shares,” “Preferred Shares,” “Conversion Shares,” “Warrants” and/or “Warrant Shares” shall be deemed to refer to the securities received by the Investors in exchange therefor in connection with such transaction. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective permitted successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

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10.2. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

10.3. Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

10.4. Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and are deemed duly delivered when (a) delivered if delivered personally or by nationally recognized overnight courier service (costs prepaid), (b) sent, if sent by electronic mail during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the first Business Day following such transmission or (c) received or rejected by the addressee, if sent by United States of America certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; in each case to the following addresses, facsimile numbers or e-mail addresses and marked to the attention of the individual (by name or title) designated below (or to such other address, facsimile number, e-mail address or individual as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):

 

If to the Company:

 

Celcuity Inc.

16305 36th Avenue North, Suite 100

Minneapolis, MN 55446

Attention: Brian F. Sullivan and Vicky Hahne

E-mail: bsullivan@celcuity.com; vhahne@celcuity.com

 

With a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

 

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Facsimile: (612) 492-7077

Attention: Eric O. Madson

E-mail: emadson@fredlaw.com

 

If to the Investors:

 

to the addresses set forth on the signature pages hereto.

 

10.5. Expenses. Other than as set forth in Section 8.11, the parties hereto shall pay their own costs and expenses in connection herewith, regardless of whether the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated; it being understood that each of the Company and each Investor has relied on the advice of its own respective counsel.

 

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10.6. Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and (a) prior to the Closing, Investors that agreed to purchase a majority in interest of the Securities to be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement, based on the initial Subscription Amounts, and (b) following the Closing, the Required Investors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may not be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may not be waived with respect to any Investor without the written consent of such Investor unless such amendment or waiver applies to all Investors in the same fashion. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon (i) prior to Closing, each Investor and (ii) following the Closing, each holder of any Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Conversion Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding, and in each case, each future holder of all such Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Conversion Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares and the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, any provision herein requiring the calculation of the number of Securities as of any date, or the computation of a percentage of Securities, shall be deemed to refer to (x) the number of Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares constituting Securities as of such date, including Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of Warrants constituting Securities, without regard to any limitation on the exercise of the Warrants, and (y) in the case of Preferred Shares and Preferred Warrant Shares, to the number of Conversion Shares into which the Preferred Warrant Shares may be converted.

 

10.7. Publicity. Except as set forth below, no public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by the Company or any of the Investors without the prior written consent of the Company (in the case of a release or announcement by the Investors) or the Required Investors (in the case of a release or announcement by the Company) (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as such release or announcement may be required by law or the applicable rules or regulations of any securities exchange or securities market. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Investor may identify the Company and the value of such Investor’s security holdings in the Company in accordance with applicable investment reporting and disclosure regulations or internal policies without prior notice to or consent from the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, filings pursuant to Sections 13 and 16 of the 1934 Act). By 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall issue a press release disclosing all material terms of transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Press Release”). No later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fourth Business Day following the date of this Agreement, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K attaching the press release described in the foregoing sentence as well as copies of the Transaction Documents.

 

10.8. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Each of the Company and each Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent is a third-party beneficiary of the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4 and 5, respectively. The parties further agree that the Placement Agent may rely on or, if the Placement Agent so requests, be specifically named as an addressee of, the legal opinions to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement.

 

10.9. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

 

10.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the signature pages and Exhibits, and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereof with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings and representations, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

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10.11. Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.

 

10.12. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement (including all matters concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation hereof) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law). Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent that the Company has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, the Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such immunity in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

 

10.13. Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to purchase Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Investor 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 Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

10.14. Interpretation. Wherever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, and references to any agreement, document or instrument shall be deemed to refer to such agreement, document or instrument as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time. All article, section, paragraph or clause references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such parts of this Agreement, and all exhibit, annex, letter and schedule references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such exhibits, annexes, letters and schedules to this Agreement. In addition, the word “or” is not exclusive; the words “including,” “includes,” “included” and “include” are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and the terms “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

COMPANY: CELCUITY INC.
   
  By:  
  Name: Brian F. Sullivan
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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Signature pages for Investors follow]

 

[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

INVESTOR:  
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
Investor Information    
     
Entity Name:  
     
Address for Notices:  
     
Contact Person:  
     
Telephone:  
     
Email:  
     
Correspondence Address Only    
(if different from address for notices):  
     
Tax ID #:  
     
Name in which Securities should be issued:  

 

[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Schedule of Investors

 

Exhibit 

Number of Common Shares to

be Purchased

   Aggregate Purchase Price of Common Shares   Number of Preferred Shares to be Purchased   Aggregate Purchase Price of Preferred Shares   Aggregate Purchase Price   Number of Preferred Warrant Shares Underlying Warrants 

VENROCK HEALTHCARE CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P.

 

7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018

   338,757.00   $1,947,852.75    36,081.00   $2,074,657.50   $4,022,510.25    27,982.00 

VHCP CO-INVESTMENT HOLDINGS II, LLC

 

7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018

   137,271.00   $789,308.25    14,621.00   $840,707.50   $1,630,015.75    11,338.00 

VENROCK HEALTHCARE CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.

 

7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018

   732,253.00   $4,210,454.75    77,992.00   $4,484,540.00   $8,694,994.75    60,486.00 

VHCP CO-INVESTMENT HOLDINGS III, LLC

 

7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018

   73,267.00   $421,285.25    7,804.00   $448,730.00   $870,015.25    6,051.00 

VENROCK HEALTHCARE CAPITAL PARTNERS EG, L.P.

 

7 Bryant Park, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018

   823,838.00   $4,737,068.50    87,746.00   $5,045,395.00   $9,782,463.50    68,051.00 

Soleus Private Equity Fund II, L.P.

 

104 Field Point Road, 2nd Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830

   343,832.00   $1,977,034.00    174,313.00   $10,022,997.50   $12,000,031.50    83,478.00 

 

 A-1 

 

 

Exhibit 

Number of Common Shares to

be Purchased

   Aggregate Purchase Price of Common Shares   Number of Preferred Shares to be Purchased   Aggregate Purchase Price of Preferred Shares   Aggregate Purchase Price   Number of Preferred Warrant Shares Underlying Warrants 

Soleus Capital Master Fund, L.P.

 

104 Field Point Road, 2nd Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830

   372,484.00   $2,141,783.00    188,838.00   $10,858,185.00   $12,999,968.00    90,434.00 

Growth Equity Opportunities 18 VGE, LLC

 

1954 Greenspring Drive, Suite 600, Timonium, MD 21093

   1,250,001.00   $7,187,505.75    222,826.00   $12,812,495.00   $20,000,000.75    139,130.00 

RA CAPITAL HEALTHCARE FUND, L.P.

 

200 Berkeley Street, 18th Floor, Boston, MA 02116

   1,400,001.00   $8,050,005.75    181,739.00   $10,449,992.50   $18,499,998.25    128,696.00 

Commodore Capital Master LP

 

767 Fifth Avenue, FL 12, New York, NY 10153

   450,001.00   $2,587,505.75    128,913.00   $7,412,497.50   $10,000,003.25    69,565.00 

Brian F. Sullivan

 

2400 Bantle Farm Road, Medina, MN 55340

   260,869.00   $1,499,996.75    -    -   $1,499,996.75    10,434.00 

 

 A-2 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Form of Warrant

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

Form of Certificate of Designations

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX I

 

Form of Investor Questionnaire

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX II

 

Form of Selling Stockholder Questionnaire

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 15, 2022 by and among Celcuity Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the “Investors” named in the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company and the Investors identified on Exhibit A attached thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

 

The parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Authorized Share Approval” means receipt of the stockholder approval required to effect the Authorized Share Increase and the filing of an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation for the Authorized Share Increase.

 

Authorized Share Increase” means an increase in the aggregate number of shares of capital stock and the number of shares of Common Stock the Company has authority to issue to allow for issuance of the Common Warrant Shares (assuming the Warrants are exercisable for Common Stock and are exercisable in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein) and/or Conversion Shares (assuming the shares of Preferred Stock are convertible in full without regard to any conversion limitations in the Certificate of Designations).

 

Closing Date” means the last “Closing Date,” as defined in the Purchase Agreement, with respect to the purchase and sale of all Securities set forth on Exhibit A to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Common Shares” means the shares of Common Stock purchased by the Investors pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Common Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share.

 

Common Warrant Shares” means shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, if the Warrants are exercisable for Common Stock.

 

Conversion Shares” means shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Preferred Shares or Preferred Warrant Shares, in accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

 

Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.

 

Investors” means the Investors identified in the Purchase Agreement and any Affiliate or permitted transferee of any such Investor who is a subsequent Holder of Registrable Securities.

 

Preferred Shares” means the shares of Preferred Stock purchased by the Investors pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Preferred Stock” means the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, having the rights, preferences and privileges specified in the Certificate of Designations, which will be convertible into Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

 

 

 

 

Preferred Warrant Shares” means shares of Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, if the Warrants are exercisable for Preferred Stock.

 

Prospectus” means (i) the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.

 

Register,” “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.

 

Registrable Securities” means (i) the Common Shares, (ii) the Conversion Shares then issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or the Preferred Warrant Shares (assuming on such date the shares of Preferred Stock are convertible in full without regard to any conversion limitations in the Certificate of Designations and assuming receipt of the Authorized Share Approval and authorization of such Common Stock to be issued in full), (iii) the Common Warrant Shares then issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (assuming the Warrants are exercisable for Common Stock and are exercisable in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein and assuming receipt of the Authorized Share Approval and authorization of such Common Stock to be issued in full), and (iv) any other shares of Common Stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, in exchange for or in replacement of the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares, the Warrant Shares or the Conversion Shares, in each case issued and sold pursuant to the Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) upon the first to occur of (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities being declared effective by the SEC under the 1933 Act and such Registrable Securities having been disposed of by the Holder thereof in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (B) such Registrable Securities having been sold in accordance with Rule 144 (or another exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act), (C) such Registrable Securities becoming eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter of Company Counsel to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders and (D) the second anniversary of the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, any provision herein requiring the calculation of the number of Registrable Securities as of any date, or the computation of a percentage of Registrable Securities, shall be deemed to refer to the number of shares of Common Stock constituting Registrable Securities as of such date, assuming the shares of Preferred Stock are convertible in full without regard to any conversion limitations in the Certificate of Designations, and the Warrants are exercisable for Common Stock and are exercisable in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein, in each case, assuming receipt of the Authorized Share Approval and authorization of such Common Stock to be issued in full.

 

Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.

 

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Required Investors” means the Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities outstanding from time to time.

 

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the SEC staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the SEC staff and (ii) the 1933 Act.

 

Securities” means, collectively, the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares and the Warrants.

 

Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” means the Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire, in the form attached as Appendix II to the Purchase Agreement (or similar form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and sufficient in substance for the Company to obtain the information necessary to effect the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents).

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement.

 

Warrants” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Warrant Shares” means Common Warrant Shares, Preferred Warrant Shares or Conversion Shares, as applicable.

 

2. Registration.

 

(a) Registration Statements.

 

(i) Promptly following the Closing Date but no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the later of (A) the Closing Date and (B) the Authorized Share Approval (the “Filing Deadline”), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC one Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities which, for the avoidance of doubt, may also register the sale or issuance of primary securities. Subject to any SEC comments, such Registration Statement shall include the plan of distribution, substantially in the form and substance attached hereto as Annex A. Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the 1933 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities. Such Registration Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the Investors prior to its filing or other submission. If a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline, the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to 1% of the aggregate amount paid pursuant to the Purchase Agreement by such Investor for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the Filing Deadline for which no Registration Statement is filed with respect to the Registrable Securities. Such payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. Such payments shall be made to each Investor in cash no later than five (5) Business Days after the end of each such 30-day period (the “Payment Date”). Interest shall accrue at the rate of 1% per month on any such liquidated damages payments that shall not be paid by the Payment Date until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be liable for any liquidated damages under this Section 2(a)(i) with respect to any Warrant Shares prior to the issuance thereof.

 

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(ii) The Company shall take reasonable efforts to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 if such form is available for use by the Company, provided that if at such time the Registration Statement is on Form S-1, the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

(b) Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses associated with each Registration Statement, including filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws and listing fees, but excluding discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold. Except as provided in Section 6 hereof, the Company shall not be responsible for legal fees incurred by Holders of Registrable Securities in connection with the performance of its rights and obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

(c) Effectiveness.

 

(i) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statements declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof. The Company shall notify the Investors by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within forty-eight (48) hours, after any Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Investors with access to a copy of any related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby. Subject to Section 2(d), if (A) a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the SEC prior to the earlier of (i) ten Business Days after the SEC informs the Company that no review of such Registration Statement will be made or that the SEC has no further comments on such Registration Statement and (ii) the 60th day after the Closing Date (or the 90th day if the SEC reviews such Registration Statement) (the “Effectiveness Deadline”), or (B) after a Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant to such Registration Statement for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update such Registration Statement), but excluding any Allowed Delay (as defined below) or, if the Registration Statement is on Form S-1, for a period of twenty (20) days following the date on which the Company files a post-effective amendment to incorporate the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (a “Maintenance Failure”), then the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor then holding Registrable Securities, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount equal to 1% of the aggregate amount paid pursuant to the Purchase Agreement by such Investor for such Registrable Securities then held by such Investor for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the date by which such Registration Statement should have been effective (the “Blackout Period”). Such payments shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. The amounts payable as liquidated damages pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid in cash no later than five (5) Business Days after each such 30-day period following the commencement of the Blackout Period until the termination of the Blackout Period (the “Blackout Period Payment Date”). Interest shall accrue at the rate of 1% per month on any such liquidated damages payments that shall not be paid by the Blackout Payment Date until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be liable for any liquidated damages under this Section 2(c)(i) with respect to any Warrant Shares prior to the issuance thereof.

 

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(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the Company shall not be required to file a Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or, if a Registration Statement has been filed but not declared effective by the SEC, request effectiveness of such Registration Statement, for a period of up to forty-five (45) days, if (A) the Company determines in good faith that a postponement is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders generally due to a pending transaction involving the Company (including a pending securities offering by the Company, or any proposed financing, acquisition, merger, tender offer, business combination, corporate reorganization, consolidation or other significant transaction involving the Company), (B) the Company determines such registration would render the Company unable to comply with applicable securities laws, (C) the Company determines such registration would require disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential, or (D) audited financial statements as of a date other than the fiscal year end of the Company would be required to be prepared; and (ii) the Company may, upon written notice to any Holder of Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement, suspend the use of any Registration Statement, including any Prospectus that forms a part of a Registration Statement, if the Company (X) determines that it would be required to make disclosure of material information in the Registration Statement that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential, (Y) the Company determines it must amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (Z) the Company has experienced or is experiencing some other material non-public event, including a pending transaction involving the Company, the disclosure of which at such time, in the good faith judgment of the Company, would adversely affect the Company; provided, however, in no event shall Holders of Registrable Securities be suspended from selling Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement for a period that exceeds 30 consecutive Trading Days or 60 total Trading Days in any 180-day period (any such suspension contemplated by this Section 2(c)(ii), an “Allowed Delay”). Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the condition described above, the Company shall provide prompt notice to Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement, and shall promptly terminate any suspension of sales it has put into effect and shall take such other reasonable actions to permit registered sales of Registrable Securities as contemplated hereby.

 

(d) Rule 415; Cutback. If at any time the SEC takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act (provided, however, the Company shall be obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09) or requires any Investor to be named as an “underwriter,” the Company shall (i) promptly notify each Holder of Registrable Securities thereof and (ii) make commercially reasonable efforts to persuade the SEC that the offering contemplated by such Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415 and that none of the Investors is an “underwriter.” The Investors shall have the right to select one legal counsel designated by the Required Investors, at such Investors’ expense, to review and oversee any registration or matters pursuant to this Section 2(d), including participation in any meetings or discussions with the SEC regarding the SEC’s position and to comment on any written submission made to the SEC with respect thereto. No such written submission with respect to this matter shall be made to the SEC to which the Investors’ counsel reasonably objects. In the event that, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(d), the SEC refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (i) remove from such Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) as provided below and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the SEC may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”). Unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows (unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise require or provide or the Holders otherwise agree):

 

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  a. First, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities;
     
  b. Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Conversion Shares then issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or the Preferred Warrant Shares (applied, in the case that some Conversion Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Conversion Shares held by such Holders); and
     
  c. Third, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Common Shares (applied, in the case that some Common Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Common Shares held by such Holders).

 

No liquidated damages shall accrue as to any Cut Back Shares until such date as the Company is able to effect the registration of such Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions applicable to such Cut Back Shares (such date, the “Restriction Termination Date”). In furtherance of the foregoing, each Investor shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of its sale of substantially all of the Registrable Securities under such Registration Statement such that the Company will be able to file one or more additional Registration Statements covering the Cut Back Shares. From and after the Restriction Termination Date applicable to any Cut Back Shares, all of the provisions of this Section 2 (including the Company’s obligations with respect to the filing of a Registration Statement and its obligations to use reasonable efforts to have such Registration Statement declared effective within the time periods set forth herein and the liquidated damages provisions relating thereto) shall again be applicable to such Cut Back Shares; provided, however, that (i) the Filing Deadline for such Registration Statement including such Cut Back Shares shall be ten (10) Business Days after such Restriction Termination Date, and (ii) the date by which the Company is required to obtain effectiveness with respect to such Cut Back Shares shall be the 60th day immediately after the Restriction Termination Date (or the 90th day if the SEC reviews such Registration Statement).

 

(e) Other Limitations. Notwithstanding any other provision herein or in the Purchase Agreement, (i) the Filing Deadline and each Effectiveness Deadline for a Registration Statement shall be extended and any Maintenance Failure shall be automatically waived by no action of the Investors, in each case, without default by or liquidated damages payable by the Company to an Investor hereunder in the event that the Company’s failure to make such filing or obtain such effectiveness or a Maintenance Failure results from the failure of such Investor to timely provide the Company with information requested by the Company and necessary to complete a Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of the 1933 Act (in which case any such deadline would be extended, and a Maintenance Failure waived, with respect to all Registrable Securities until such time as the Investor provides such requested information), it being understood that the failure of such Investor to timely provide such information to the Company shall not affect the rights of other Investors herein, and (ii) in no event shall the aggregate amount of liquidated damages (or interest thereon) paid under this Agreement to any Investor exceed, in the aggregate, 5% of the aggregate purchase price of the Securities purchased by such Investor under the Purchase Agreement or pursuant to the exercise of the Warrants.

 

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3. Company Obligations. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:

 

(a) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective until such time as there are no longer Registrable Securities held by the Investors (the “Effectiveness Period”) and advise the Investors promptly in writing when the Effectiveness Period has expired;

 

(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby;

 

(c) provide via email to the Investors who have supplied the Company with email addresses each Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto not less than three (3) Trading Days prior to their filing with the SEC and reflect in each such document when so filed with the SEC such comments regarding the Investors and the plan of distribution as the Investors may reasonably and promptly propose no later than two (2) Trading Days after the Investors have been so furnished with copies of such documents as aforesaid;

 

(d) furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, if requested by such Investor, one (1) copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in each case relating to such Registration Statement (other than any portion of any thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment), and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents as each Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor (it being understood and agreed that such documents, or access thereto, may be provided electronically);

 

(e) use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;

 

(f) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use reasonable best efforts to assist or cooperate with the Investors and their counsel in connection with their registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for the offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions reasonably requested by the Investors; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(f), (ii) subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(f), or (iii) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;

 

(g) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market (or the primary securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which the Common Stock is then listed);

 

(h) promptly notify the Investors, at any time prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the Prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and as promptly as reasonably practicable, prepare, file with the SEC and furnish to such Holder a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;

 

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(i) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, promptly inform the Investors in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Investors are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder; and

 

(j) with a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) six months after such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be sold without restriction by the Holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as there are no longer Registrable Securities; (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act; and (iii) furnish electronically to each Investor upon request, as long as such Investor owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, (B) a copy of or electronic access to the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such Investor of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration.

 

4. Due Diligence Review; Information. If any Investor is required under applicable securities laws to be described in a Registration Statement as an “underwriter,” the Company shall, upon reasonable prior notice, make available, during normal business hours, for inspection and review by the Investors, advisors to and representatives of the Investors (who may or may not be affiliated with the Investors and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company) (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent financial and other records, and all other corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”) as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees, within a reasonable time period, to supply all such information reasonably requested by the Inspectors (including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of such Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling such Investor and its accountants and attorneys to conduct such due diligence solely for the purpose of establishing a due diligence defense to underwriter liability under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to such Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the Investors’ ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information and provides the Investors, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review and any Investor wishing to obtain such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.

 

5. Obligations of the Investors.

 

(a) Each Investor shall execute and deliver a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire prior to the Closing Date. Each Investor shall additionally furnish in writing to the Company such other information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least seven (7) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor of the additional information the Company requires from such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (the “Registration Information Notice”). An Investor shall provide such information to the Company no later than five (5) Business Days following receipt of a Registration Information Notice if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It is agreed and understood that it shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that (i) such Investor furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities, and (ii) such Investor execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request, including, without limitation, a waiver of its registration rights hereunder to the extent an Investor elects not to have any of its Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement.

 

(b) Each Investor, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

 

(c) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(h) hereof, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Investor is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.

 

(d) Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement.

 

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6. Indemnification.

 

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and its officers, directors, members, managers, partners, trustees, employees and agents and other representatives, successors and assigns, and each other Person, if any, who controls such Investor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act) and the officers, directors, partners, members, managers, trustees and employees of each such controlling Person, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Investor or any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, (ii) the use by an Investor of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Investor in writing that such Prospectus is outdated or defective or (iii) an Investor’s failure to send or give a copy of the Prospectus or supplement (as then amended or supplemented), if required (and not exempted) to the Persons asserting an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of Registrable Securities.

 

(b) Indemnification by the Investors. Each Investor agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees, stockholders and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in any Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information regarding such Investor and furnished in writing by such Investor to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of an Investor be greater than the dollar amount of the proceeds received by such Investor upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided, that any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (A) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, (B) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (C) in the reasonable judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and provided, further that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.

 

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(d) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a Holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

 

7. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by the Company and the Required Investors. The Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the Required Investors.

 

(b) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 10.4 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(c) Assignments and Transfers by Investors. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Investors and their respective successors and permitted assigns. An Investor may transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more persons its rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities by such Investor to such person, provided that (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (A) the name and address of such transferee or assignee and (B) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act or applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Purchase Agreement; and (vi) unless the transferee or assignee is an Affiliate of, and after such transfer or assignment continues to be an Affiliate of, such Investor, the amount of Registrable Securities transferred or assigned to such transferee or assignee represents at least $5.0 million of Registrable Securities (based on the then-current market price of the Common Stock).

 

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(d) Assignments and Transfers by the Company. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Required Investors, provided, however, that in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to include the securities received by the Investors in connection with such transaction unless such securities are otherwise freely tradable by the Investors after giving effect to such transaction.

 

(e) Benefits of the Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

(g) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

(h) Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

 

(i) Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.

 

(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

 

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(k) Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof (other than sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law). Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent that the Company has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, the Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such immunity in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

 

(l) Interpretation. Wherever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, and references to any agreement, document or instrument shall be deemed to refer to such agreement, document or instrument as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time. All article, section, paragraph or clause references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such parts of this Agreement, and all exhibit, annex, letter and schedule references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such exhibits, annexes, letters and schedules to this Agreement. In addition, the word “or” is not exclusive; the words “including,” “includes,” “included” and “include” are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and the terms “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision.

 

(m) Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Investor hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor hereunder, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Investors are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or transactions. Each Investor shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement with respect to the obligations of the Company contained was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Investor, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Investor. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and an Investor, solely, and not between the Company and the Investors collectively and not between and among Investors.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  CELCUITY INC.
   
  By:  
  Name: Brian F. Sullivan
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

 

  INVESTOR:
   
   
  By:          
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Annex A

 

Plan of Distribution

 

Each Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholders”) of the securities and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their securities covered hereby on The Nasdaq Capital Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:

 

  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
  block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
  purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
  an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
  privately negotiated transactions;
  settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;
  in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security;
  through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
  a combination of any such methods of sale; or
  any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM 2121.01.

 

In connection with the sale of the securities or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

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The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.

 

The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.

 

The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the securities; provided, however, that each Selling Stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any, and any related legal expenses incurred by it. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. The Company may be indemnified by the Selling Stockholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to the Company by the Selling Stockholders specifically for use in this prospectus in accordance with the related Registration Rights Agreement, or the Company may be entitled to contribution.

 

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the securities may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) the date on which all of the securities have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale securities will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale securities covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale securities may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

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Exhibit 99.4

 

 

Celcuity Inc. Announces $100 Million Private Placement

 

Proceeds to Advance Clinical Development of Gedatolisib

Including Forthcoming Phase 3 Clinical Study (VIKTORIA-1)

 

Minneapolis, MN, May 16, 2022 – Celcuity Inc. (Nasdaq: CELC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pursuing an integrated therapeutic and companion diagnostic strategy for treating patients with cancer, today announced that it has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with certain institutional and other accredited investors in a private placement for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock that may be convertible into common stock and warrants initially exercisable for preferred stock that is expected to result in aggregate proceeds to the Company of $100 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses. The Company expects to use the net proceeds to advance clinical development of gedatolisib, including its planned Phase 3 clinical study (VIKTORIA-1), and for general corporate purposes.

 

Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners is the lead investor in the private placement, and Commodore Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), RA Capital Management, Soleus Capital and Brian Sullivan, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, are also participating. Investors will purchase shares of common stock and preferred stock at a price per share of $5.75 (on an as converted to common stock basis). For each share of common stock and each 1/10 of a share of preferred stock purchased, investors will receive a warrant initially exercisable for preferred stock equivalent to 0.40 shares of common stock on an as converted basis. The exercise price of the warrants will be at a 40% premium to the price paid by investors for the initial shares of common stock purchased in the private placement. The preferred stock will be convertible into common stock at the holder’s election, subject to certain limitations such as beneficial ownership and the approval by the Company’s stockholders to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock sufficient to cover the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of (i) the preferred stock purchased in the private placement and (ii) the shares of preferred stock that may be issued upon exercise of warrants purchased in the private placement. The warrants are initially exercisable for preferred stock and will convert into warrants to purchase common stock if the proposed increase in the Company’s authorized common stock is approved by stockholders.

 

The closing of the private placement is expected to occur shortly after the first patient enrolled in the Company’s forthcoming Phase 3 clinical study (VIKTORIA-1) receives their first dose of treatment at a clinical site located in the United States, provided that such date must occur on or before December 31, 2022. The Company expects to activate the VIKTORIA-1 study in mid-2022 and that the first patient receiving their first dose is expected to occur six to ten weeks later. The Company expects to report results for the first primary analysis of the VIKTORIA-1 clinical study in the second half of 2024. Additional details regarding the private placement will be included in a Form 8-K to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Jefferies LLC acted as the sole placement agent for the private placement.

 

The securities to be sold in the private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state or other jurisdiction’s securities laws, and accordingly may not be offered or resold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC registering the resale of (i) the shares of common stock to be issued and sold in the private placement, (ii) the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the preferred stock purchased in the private placement and (iii) the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of preferred stock that may be issued upon exercise of warrants purchased in the private placement (together the “Resale Securities”).

 

 

 

 

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities being offered, nor shall there be any sale of the securities being offered in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction. Any offering of the Resale Securities under the resale registration statement will only be by means of a prospectus.

 

About Celcuity

 

Celcuity is a clinical-stage biotechnology company seeking to extend the lives of cancer patients by pursuing an integrated therapeutic and companion diagnostic strategy. The company’s lead therapeutic candidate is gedatolisib, a potent, reversible dual inhibitor that selectively targets all Class I isoforms of PI3K and mTOR. Its mechanism of action and pharmacokinetic properties are highly differentiated from other currently approved and investigational therapies that target PI3K or mTOR alone or together. The company expects to initiate a Phase 3 study evaluating gedatolisib in patients with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer in 2022. Its CELsignia companion diagnostic platform is uniquely able to analyze live patient tumor cells to identify new groups of cancer patients likely to benefit from already approved targeted therapies. Celcuity is headquartered in Minneapolis. Further information about Celcuity can be found at www.celcuity.com.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Any statements in this press release about the Company’s future expectations, plans and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the expected closing of the private placement, the anticipated use of proceeds from the private placement, the expected timing of clinical study related activities, including without limitation, enrollment of patients and reporting of results, and other statements containing the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” and similar expressions. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult or impossible to predict and, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control. Risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Company’s limited operating history; the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business and clinical study activities; the Company’s potential inability to develop and commercialize gedatolisib; challenges the Company may face in developing and maintaining relationships with pharmaceutical company partners; the complexity and timeline for development of the Company’s CELsignia tests and gedatolisib; the uncertainties and costs associated with clinical trials; the uncertainty regarding market acceptance of the Company’s products and services by physicians, patients, third-party payors and others in the medical community, and with the size of market opportunities available to the Company; the pricing of drug products and molecular and other diagnostic products and services that compete or may compete with the Company; uncertainty with insurance coverage and reimbursement for the Company’s products and services; difficulties the Company may face in managing growth, such as hiring and retaining a qualified sales force and attracting and retaining key personnel; changes in government regulations; and obtaining and maintaining intellectual property protection for the Company’s technology and time and expense associated with defending third-party claims of intellectual property infringement, investigations or litigation threatened or initiated against the Company. These and additional risks, uncertainties and other factors are described more fully in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Contacts:

 

Celcuity Inc.

Brian Sullivan, bsullivan@celcuity.com

Vicky Hahne, vhahne@celcuity.com

763-392-0123

 

ICR Westwicke

Robert Uhl, robert.uhl@westwicke.com

(619) 228-5886

 

SOURCE: Celcuity Inc.