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): August 11, 2017
Performant Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-35628
 
20-0484934
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

333 North Canyons Parkway
Livermore, California 94551
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 960-4800


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 þ
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Item 1.01    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Credit Agreement
On August 7, 2017, we, through one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, entered into a new credit agreement with ECMC Group, Inc. (“ECMC”) (the “New Credit Agreement”).  The New Credit Agreement provides for a term loan facility in the initial amount of $44 million (the “Initial Term Loan”) and for up to $15 million of additional term loans (“Additional Term Loans”) which Additional Term Loans may be drawn until the second anniversary of the funding of the Initial Term Loan, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.  On August 11, 2017, the Initial Term Loan was advanced, the proceeds of which were applied to repay all outstanding amounts owed under our prior credit agreement entered into on March 19, 2012, with Madison Capital Funding LLC as administrative agent, ING Capital LLC as syndication agent and other lenders party thereto. See Item 5 of Part II of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q dated August 9, 2017 for further information regarding the material terms and conditions of the New Credit Agreement.
Warrant
In connection with the advance of the Initial Term Loan, we issued to ECMC a warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,863,326 shares of our common stock (representing approximately up to 7.5% of our diluted common stock as calculated using the “treasury stock” method as defined under GAAP for the most recent completed fiscal quarter) with an exercise price of $1.92 per share (the “Warrant”). The number of shares of common stock with respect to which the Warrant is exercisable and the exercise price of the Warrant will be adjusted to reflect any stock splits, recapitalizations or similar adjustments in the number of outstanding shares of our common stock. The Warrant expires on the fifth anniversary of the issue date.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the issuance of the Warrant, we entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with ECMC (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, we agreed to file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or if Form S-3 is not then available, such other form of registration statement as is then available) with the Securities and Exchange Commission promptly, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following the execution date of the Registration Rights Agreement, to register the resale of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant.

Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 above relating to the advancement of the Initial Term Loan is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 3.02     Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.
The Warrant described in Item 1.01 above was offered and sold in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder. The Warrant contains representations and warranties to support our reasonable belief that ECMC had access to information concerning its operations and financial condition, that ECMC is acquiring the Warrant for its own account and not with a view to the distribution thereof, and that ECMC is an “accredited investor” as defined by Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act.
The foregoing description of the New Credit Agreement, the Warrant, and the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the New Credit Agreement, the Warrant, and the Registration Rights Agreement, which are included as Exhibits 4.1, 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item  9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)     Exhibits
4.1
Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock issued to ECMC Group, Inc., dated as of August 11, 2017.
10.1
Credit Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2017, by and among Performant Business Services, Inc., and ECMC Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2017).
10.2
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2017, by and between the Company and ECMC Group, Inc.




SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: August 17, 2017
PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORPORATION



By:     /s/ Ian Johnston    
Ian Johnston
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer


Exhibit 4.1

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE STOCK
Company:
PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Initial Number of Shares:
3,863,326
Class of Stock:
Common Stock
Exercise Price:
$1.92 per share
Issue Date:
August 11, 2017
Expiration Date:
August 11, 2022
THIS WARRANT CERTIFIES THAT, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, ECMC GROUP, INC. or registered assignee (“ Holder ”) is entitled to purchase the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares (the “ Shares ”) of Common Stock of PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), in the number, at the price, and for the term specified above and as adjusted pursuant to SECTION 2 of this Warrant, subject to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant.
SECTION 1
EXERCISE
1.1      Method of Exercise . Holder may exercise this Warrant for up to the number of Shares set forth above by delivering this Warrant and a duly executed Notice of Exercise in substantially the form attached as Appendix 1 to the principal office of the Company. Unless Holder is exercising the this Warrant pursuant to a cashless exercise set forth in Section 1.2 , Holder shall also deliver to the Company a check or a wire transfer to an account designated by the Company for the aggregate Exercise Price for the Shares being purchased (the “ Warrant Price ”). If this Warrant has not been exercised prior to the Expiration Date, this Warrant shall be deemed to have been automatically exercised on the Expiration Date by “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 1.2 .
1.2      Cashless Exercise . On any exercise of this Warrant, in lieu of payment of the aggregate Warrant Price in the manner as specified in Section 1.1 above, but otherwise in accordance with the requirements of Section 1.1 , Holder may elect to receive Shares equal to the value of this Warrant, or portion hereof as to which this Warrant is being exercised. Thereupon, the Company shall issue to the Holder such number of fully paid and non-assessable Shares as are computed using the following formula:

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X= Y(A-B)/A
Where:
X=
the number of Shares to be issued to the Holder;
Y=
the number of Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised (inclusive of the Shares surrendered to the Company in payment of the aggregate Warrant Price);
A=
the Fair Market Value (as determined pursuant to Section 1.3  below) of one Share; and
B=
the Exercise Price

1.3      Fair Market Value . If the Shares are traded regularly in a public market, the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be the closing price of the Shares (or the closing price of the Company’s stock into which the Shares are convertible) reported for the business day immediately before Holder delivers its Notice of Exercise to the Company. If the Shares are not regularly traded in a public market, the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine fair market value in its reasonable good faith judgment. The foregoing notwithstanding, if Holder advises the Company’s Board of Directors in writing that Holder disagrees with such determination, then the Company and Holder shall promptly agree upon a reputable investment banking firm or a third party independent appraiser to undertake such valuation. If the valuation of such investment banking firm is greater than that determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, then all fees and expenses of such investment banking firm shall be paid by the Company. In all other circumstances, such fees and expenses shall be paid by Holder.
1.4      Delivery of Certificate and New Warrant . Promptly after Holder exercises or converts this Warrant, the Company shall deliver to Holder certificates for the Shares acquired and, if this Warrant has not been fully exercised or converted and has not expired, a new Warrant representing the Shares not so acquired.
1.5      Replacement of Warrants . On 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, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at its expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu of this Warrant, a new warrant of like tenor.
1.6      Treatment of Warrant Upon Acquisition of Company .
(a)      Acquisition . For the purpose of this Warrant, “ Acquisition ” means any transaction or series of related transactions involving: (i) the sale, lease, exclusive license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (ii) any merger or consolidation of the Company into or with another person or entity (other than a merger or consolidation effected exclusively to change the Company’s domicile), or any other corporate reorganization, in which the stockholders of the Company in their capacity as such immediately prior to such merger,

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consolidation or reorganization, own less than a majority of the Company’s (or the surviving or successor entity’s) outstanding voting power immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization; or (iii) any sale or other transfer by the stockholders of the Company of shares representing at least a majority of the Company’s then-total outstanding combined voting power.
(b)      Treatment of Warrant at Acquisition . In the event of an Acquisition in which the consideration to be received by the Company’s stockholders consists solely of cash, solely of Marketable Securities or a combination of cash and Marketable Securities (a “ Cash/Public Acquisition ”), and the fair market value of one Share as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above would be greater than the Exercise Price in effect on such date immediately prior to such Cash/Public Acquisition, and Holder has not exercised this Warrant pursuant to Section 1.1 above as to all Shares, then this Warrant shall automatically be cashless exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Shares effective immediately prior to and contingent upon the consummation of a Cash/Public Acquisition. In connection with such Cashless Exercise, Holder shall be deemed to have restated each of the representations and warranties in Section 4 of the Warrant as the date thereof and the Company shall promptly notify the Holder of the number of Shares (or such other securities) issued upon exercise. In the event of a Cash/Public Acquisition where the fair market value of one Share as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above would be less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such Cash/Public Acquisition, then this Warrant will expire immediately prior to the consummation of such Cash/Public Acquisition.
(c)      Upon the closing of any Acquisition other than a Cash/Public Acquisition defined above, the acquiring, surviving or successor entity shall assume the obligations of this Warrant, and this Warrant shall thereafter be exercisable for the same securities and/or other property as would have been paid for the Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant as if such Shares were outstanding on and as of the closing of such Acquisition, subject to further adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.
(d)      As used in this Warrant, “ Marketable Securities ” means securities meeting all of the following requirements: (i) the issuer thereof is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and is then current in its filing of all required reports and other information under the Act and the Exchange Act; (ii) the class and series of shares or other security of the issuer that would be received by Holder in connection with the Acquisition were Holder to exercise this Warrant on or prior to the closing thereof is then traded in a Trading Market, and (iii) Holder would be able to publicly re-sell, within six (6) months and one day following the closing of such Acquisition, all of the issuer’s shares and/or other securities that would be received by Holder in such Acquisition were Holder to exercise this Warrant in full on or prior to the closing of such Acquisition.

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SECTION 2     
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SHARES
2.1      Stock Dividends, Splits, Etc . If the Company declares or pays a dividend or distribution on the outstanding shares of the Common Stock payable in securities of the Company, then upon exercise of this Warrant, for each Share acquired, Holder shall receive, without additional cost to Holder, the total number and kind of securities which Holder would have received had Holder owned the Shares of record as of the date the dividend or distribution occurred. If the Company subdivides the outstanding shares of the Common Stock by reclassification or otherwise into a greater number of shares, the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be proportionately increased and the Warrant Price shall be proportionately decreased. If the outstanding shares of the Common Stock are combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased and the number of Shares shall be proportionately decreased.
2.2      Reclassification, Exchange or Substitution . Upon any reclassification, exchange, substitution, or other event that results in a change of the number and/or class of the securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of this Warrant, Holder shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise or conversion of this Warrant, the number and kind of securities and property that Holder would have received for the Shares if this Warrant had been exercised immediately before such reclassification, exchange, substitution, or other event. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1, upon the closing of any sale, license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets (including intellectual property) of the Company, or any reorganization, consolidation, or merger of the Company where the holders of the Company’s securities before the transaction beneficially own less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity after the transaction, the successor entity shall assume the obligations of this Warrant, and this Warrant thereafter shall be exercisable for the same securities, cash, and property as would be payable for the Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant as if such Shares were outstanding on the record date for the Acquisition and subsequent closing. The Exercise Price shall be adjusted accordingly. The Company or its successor shall promptly issue to Holder a new Warrant for such new securities or other property. The new Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this SECTION 2 including, without limitation, adjustments to the Exercise Price and to the number of securities or property issuable upon exercise of the new Warrant. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, exchanges, substitutions, or other events.
2.3      No Fractional Share . No fractional Share shall be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and the number of Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. If a fractional Share interest arises upon any exercise of the Warrant, the Company shall eliminate such fractional Share interest by paying Holder in cash the amount computed by multiplying the fractional interest by (i) the fair market value (as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above) of a full Share, less (ii) the then-effective Warrant Price.

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2.4      No Impairment . The Company shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through a reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue, or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed under this Warrant by the Company, but shall at all times in good faith assist in carrying out all the provisions of this SECTION 2 and in taking all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to protect Holder’s rights under this Article against impairment. If the Company takes any action affecting the Shares other than as described above that adversely affects Holder’s rights under this Warrant, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted downward and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted upward in such a manner that the aggregate Warrant Price of this Warrant is unchanged.
2.5      Certificate as to Adjustments . Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price, the Company, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment, and furnish Holder with a certificate of its Chief Financial Officer setting forth such adjustment and the facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall, upon written request, furnish Holder a certificate setting forth the Exercise Price in effect upon the date thereof and the series of adjustments leading to such Exercise Price.
SECTION 3     
REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
3.1      Representations and Warranties . The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Holder that all Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase right represented by this Warrant, shall, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free of any liens and encumbrances except for restrictions on transfer provided for herein or under applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company further represents and warrants to the Holder that that the Exercise Price (as set forth on the first page of this Warrant) is the lowest 30-day volume-weighted average price of the Company’s Common Stock during the 60 days immediately prior to the date of execution of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 7, 2017 between Performant Business Services, Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Holder (as amended or restated, the “ Credit Agreement ”).
3.2      Notice of Certain Events . If the Company proposes at any time (a) to declare any dividend or distribution upon its common stock, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities and whether or not a regular cash dividend; (b) to offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights; (c) to effect any reclassification or recapitalization of common stock; or (d) to merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell, lease, license, or convey all or substantially all of its assets, or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up, then, in connection with each such event, the Company shall give Holder (1) at least ten (10) days prior written notice of the date on which a record will be taken for such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of common stock will be entitled thereto) or for

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determining rights to vote, if any, in respect of the matters referred to in (a) and (b) above; and (2) in the case of the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above at least 20 days prior written notice of the date when the same will take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of common stock will be entitled to exchange their common stock for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of such event).
3.3      Registration Rights . The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that in connection with the issuance of this Warrant, the Holder shall become a party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement of even date hereof, with any and all Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant to benefit from the registration rights provided therein.
3.4      Information Rights . So long as the Holder holds this Warrant, the Company shall deliver to the Holder (a) within one hundred eighty (180) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, the annual audited financial statements of the Company certified by independent public accountants of recognized standing and (b) within forty five (45) days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year, the Company’s quarterly, unaudited financial statements. All information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 3.4 (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which the Company provides a link or electronic document (which may be delivered via electronic mail including by the Holder’s electronic mail address set forth in Annex I to the Credit Agreement to receive the Company’s Securities and Exchange filings or to the internet webpage(s) on which such information is posted and to which the Holder has access; provided that the Company shall deliver paper copies of such documents to Holder upon request.
3.5      Government Filings . If any governmental filings, clearances or approvals are required to be made by the Company in connection with the Holder’s exercise of the Warrant or receipt of the Shares, including, without limitation, any filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, the Company will make any and all such filings required to be made by it, and to obtain any clearances or approvals required of the Company, and the Company will fully cooperate with the Holder in any such filings, clearances or approvals required to be made or obtained by the Holder in order to allow the Holder to exercise the Warrant, and receive the Shares, in full compliance with all applicable laws.
SECTION 4     
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OF THE HOLDER.
The Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
4.1      Purchase for Own Account . This Warrant and the Shares to be acquired upon exercise of this Warrant by Holder are being acquired for investment for Holder’s account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution within the meaning of

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the Act. Holder also represents that it has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring this Warrant or the Shares.
4.2      Disclosure of Information . Holder is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has received or has had full access to all the information it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the acquisition of this Warrant and its underlying securities. Holder further has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of this Warrant and its underlying securities and to obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to Holder or to which Holder has access.
4.3      Investment Experience . Holder understands that the purchase of this Warrant and its underlying securities involves substantial risk. Holder has experience as an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that Holder can bear the economic risk of such Holder’s investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and/or has a preexisting personal or business relationship with the Company and certain of its officers, directors or controlling persons of a nature and duration that enables Holder to be aware of the character, business acumen and financial circumstances of such persons.
4.4      Accredited Investor Status . Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Act.
4.5      The Act . Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof have not been registered under the Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Holder’s investment intent as expressed herein. Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issuable upon any exercise hereof must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Act and qualified under applicable state securities laws, or unless exemption from such registration and qualification are otherwise available. Holder is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.
4.6      No Voting Rights . Holder, as a Holder of this Warrant, will not have any voting rights until the exercise of this Warrant.
SECTION 5     
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1      Term . This Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time on or before the Expiration Date set forth above.

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5.2      Legends.
(a)      This Warrant shall be imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.
5.3      Successors, Assigns and Transferees . Any and all rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall not be assigned, transferred, delegated or sublicensed by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that the Holder shall be entitled to transfer this Warrant without the consent of the Company if the assignee is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Investor or if an Event of Default (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement) has then occurred and is continuing, in each case other than any such assignment to a Competitor (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in the first sentence of this Section 5.3 shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing and except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, permitted assigns and administrators of the parties hereto.
5.4      Compliance with Securities Laws on Transfer . Notwithstanding Section 5.3, this Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise this Warrant (and the securities issuable, directly or indirectly, upon conversion of the Shares, if any) may not be transferred or assigned in whole or in part without compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws by the transferor and the transferee. The Company shall not require an opinion of counsel if there is no material question as to the availability of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act and the Company shall not require Holder to provide an opinion of counsel if the transfer is to any affiliate of Holder.
5.5      Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder from the Company to the Holder, or vice versa, shall be deemed delivered and effective (i) when given personally, (ii) on the third (3rd) Business Day after being mailed by first-class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, (iii) upon actual receipt if given by facsimile or electronic mail and such receipt is confirmed in writing by the recipient, or (iv) on the first Business Day following delivery to a reliable overnight courier service, courier fee prepaid.
5.6      Waiver . This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.
5.7      Attorneys’ Fees . In the event of any dispute between the parties concerning the terms and provisions of this Warrant, the party prevailing in such dispute shall be entitled to collect from the other party all costs incurred in such dispute, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

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5.8      Governing Law . This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its principles regarding conflicts of law.
[Signature Page Follows]



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its duly authorized officer effective as of the Issue Date set forth above.

PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:     /s/ Lisa Im    
Name:    Lisa Im
Title:    Chief Executive Officer
 


Signature Page to Form of Warrant



APPENDIX 1
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
1.    The undersigned hereby elects to purchase                          shares of the Common Stock of PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORPORATION pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the purchase price of such shares in full.
2.    The undersigned hereby elects to convert the attached Warrant into Shares in the manner specified in the Warrant. This conversion is exercised with respect to                  of the Shares covered by the Warrant.
[Strike paragraph that does not apply.]
3.    Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
                                                  or Registered Assignee
[Address]
4.    The undersigned represents it is acquiring the shares solely for its own account and not as a nominee for any other party and not with a view toward the resale or distribution thereof except in compliance with applicable securities laws.
_____________, or Registered Assignee
    
(Signature)
    
(Date)


A-1
Exhibit 10.2

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of August 11, 2017, by and between Performant Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and ECMC Group, Inc. (the “ Investor ”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the respective meanings ascribed to them in Section 1 .
RECITALS
WHEREAS , the Company and the Investor wish to provide for certain arrangements with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities (as defined below) by the Company under the Securities Act (as defined below).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, and other consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1
Definitions
1.1      Certain Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:
(a)      Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
(b)      Commission ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.
(c)      Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock of the Company, $.0001 par value per share.
(d)      Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement of even date hereof between Performant Business Services, Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Investor, as may be amended or restated from time to time.
(e)      Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor federal statute and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
(f)      Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.




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(g)      Registrable Securities ” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants now owned or hereafter acquired by the Investor.
(h)      The terms “ register ,” “ registered ” and “ registration ” shall refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and such Registration Statement becoming effective under the Securities Act.
(i)      Registration Expenses ” shall mean all expenses incurred by the Company in effecting any registration pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration, qualification, and filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the reasonable legal expenses of one special counsel for the Investor (if different from the Company’s counsel and if such counsel is reasonably approved by the Company) per underwritten public offering (“ Special Counsel ”), blue sky fees and expenses, and expenses of any regular or special audits incident to or required by any such registration, but shall not include Selling Expenses.
(j)      Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the Securities Act, including the related prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with applicable securities laws.
(k)      Rule 144 ” shall mean Rule 144 as promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may be promulgated by the Commission.
(l)      Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar successor federal statute and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
(m)      Selling Expenses ” shall mean all underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, the fees and expenses of any legal counsel and any other advisors of the Investor engaged (other than the Special Counsel), and all similar fees and commissions relating to the Investor’s disposition of the Registrable Securities.
(n)      Warrant(s) ” shall mean each warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to the Investor pursuant to terms of the Credit Agreement.
Section 2     
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2.1      Resale Registration Rights .
(a)      Promptly, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following the date hereof, and promptly following the subsequent issuance of any additional Warrant after the date hereof, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance with the Securities Act) covering the resale of the Registrable Securities by the Investor (the “ Resale Registration Shelf ”). Such Resale Registration Shelf shall include a “final” prospectus, including the information required by Item 507 and Item 508 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, as provided by the Investor in accordance with Section 2.7 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, before filing the Resale Registration Shelf, the Company shall furnish to the Investor a copy of the Resale Registration Shelf and afford the Investor an opportunity to review and comment on the Resale Registration Shelf. The Company’s obligation pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) is conditioned upon the Investor providing the information contemplated in Section 2.7 .
(b)      The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Resale Registration Shelf and related prospectuses to become effective as promptly as practicable after filing. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such Resale Registration Shelf to remain effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of the date (i) all Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Registration Shelf have been sold or may be sold freely without limitations or restrictions as to volume or manner of sale pursuant to Rule 144, which for purposes of clarification, the Investor shall be deemed to be able to sell freely without limitation or restriction as to volume or manner of sale under Rule 144 if the Investor is able to treat the original issue date of any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant back to the original issue date of a Warrant by completing a cashless exercise pursuant to Section 1.2 of a Warrant and based on such original issue date, the applicable holding period has expired, or (ii) all Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Registration Shelf otherwise cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.9 hereof. The Company shall promptly, and within two (2) business days after the Company confirms effectiveness of the Resale Registration Shelf with the Commission, notify the Investor of the effectiveness of the Resale Registration Shelf.
(c)      Deferral and Suspension . At any time after being obligated to file a Resale Registration Shelf, or after any Resale Registration Shelf has become effective, the Company may defer the filing of or suspend the use of any such Resale Registration Shelf or Prospectus, upon giving written notice of such action to the Investor with a certificate signed by the Principal Executive Officer of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board, the filing or use of any such Resale Registration Shelf or Prospectus covering the Registrable Securities would be seriously detrimental to the Company or its stockholders at such time and that the




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Board concludes, as a result, that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to defer the filing or suspend the use of such Resale Registration Shelf or Prospectus at such time. The Company shall have the right to defer the filing of or suspend the use of such Resale Registration Shelf or Prospectus for a period of not more than one hundred twenty (120) days from the date the Company notifies the Investor of such deferral or suspension; provided that the Company shall not exercise the right contained in this Section 2.1(c) more than once in any twelve-month period. In the case of the suspension of use of any effective Resale Registration Shelf, the Investor, immediately upon receipt of notice thereof from the Company, shall discontinue any offers or sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Resale Registration Shelf until advised in writing by the Company that the use of such Resale Registration Shelf may be resumed. In the case of a deferred Resale Registration Shelf filing, the Company shall provide prompt written notice to the Investor of the Company’s decision to file or seek effectiveness of the Resale Registration Shelf following such deferral. In the case of either a suspension of use of, or deferred filing of, any Resale Registration Shelf or Prospectus, the Company shall not, during the pendency of such suspension or deferral, be required to take any action hereunder (including any action pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof) with respect to the registration or sale of any Registrable Securities pursuant to any such Resale Registration Shelf.
2.2      Sales and Underwritten Offerings of the Registrable Securities .
(a)      Once a Resale Registration Shelf filing has been declared effective, the Investor may request, and the Company shall be required to facilitate, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 2.2 , an unlimited number of underwritten public offerings with respect to each such Resale Registration Shelf, to effect the sale or distribution of Registrable Securities.
(b)      If the Investor intends to effect an underwritten public offering pursuant to a Resale Registration Shelf to sell or otherwise distribute Registrable Securities, the Investor shall so advise the Company and provide as much notice to the Company as reasonably practicable.
(c)      In connection with any offering initiated by the Investor pursuant to this Section 2.2 involving an underwriting of shares of Registrable Securities, the Investor shall be entitled to select the underwriter or underwriters for such offering, subject to the consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(d)      In connection with any offering initiated by the Investor pursuant to this Section 2.2 involving an underwriting of shares of Registrable Securities, the Company shall not be required to include any of the Registrable Securities in such underwriting unless the Investor (i) enters into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters, (ii) accepts customary terms in such underwriting agreement with regard to




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representations and warranties relating to ownership of the Registrable Securities and authority and power to enter into such underwriting agreement and (iii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, custody agreements, indemnities and other documents as may be reasonably requested by such underwriter or underwriters. Further, the Company shall not be required to include any of the Registrable Securities in such underwriting if the underwriter, underwriters or the Investor require the Company to participate in any marketing, road show or comparable activity that may be required to complete the orderly sale of shares by the underwriter or underwriters.
2.3      Fees and Expenses . Except as otherwise may be agreed upon between the Investor and the Company, all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with registrations pursuant to this Agreement shall be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses relating to securities registered on behalf of the Investor shall be borne by the Investor.
2.4      Registration Procedures . In the case of each registration of Registrable Securities effected by the Company pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and keep the Investor advised as to the initiation of each such registration and as to the status thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as expeditiously as possible (unless waived by the Investor):
(a)      prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectuses used in connection with such Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and current and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement;
(b)      furnish to the Investor such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including preliminary prospectuses, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as the Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities;
(c)      use its reasonable best efforts to register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as shall be reasonably requested by the Investor, provided that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions;
(d)      in the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing




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underwriter of such offering and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Investor to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities;
(e)      promptly notify the Investor at any time when a prospectus relating to a Registration Statement covering any Registrable Securities is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing. The Company shall use its best efforts to amend or supplement such prospectus in order to cause such prospectus not to include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing;
(f)      provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to such Registration Statement and, if required, a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration;
(g)      if requested by the Investor, use best efforts to cause the Company’s transfer agent to remove any restrictive legend from any Registrable Securities being transferred by the Investor pursuant to a Resale Registration Shelf or Company Registration Shelf, within two business days following such request;
(h)      cause to be furnished, at the request of the Investor, on the date that Registrable Securities are delivered to underwriters for sale in connection with an underwritten offering pursuant to this Agreement, (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, (ii) a letter or letters from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, and (iii) such other documents relating thereto in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by legal opinions of such nature;
(i)      make available for inspection by the Investor, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Investor or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested




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by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such Registration Statement;
(j)      in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any securities included in such Registration Statement for sale in any jurisdiction, the Company shall use its best efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal of such order;
(k)      cause all such Registrable Securities included in a Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or other securities trading markets on which Common Stock is then listed;
(l)      use best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities in the United States or any political subdivisions thereof as may be necessary to enable the Investor to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
(m)      if the Company did not pay the filing fee covering the Registrable Securities at the time a Resale Registration Shelf is filed, pay such fee at such time or times as the Registrable Securities are to be sold; and
(n)      if a Resale Registration Shelf has been outstanding for at least three (3) years, at the end of the third year, refile a new Resale Registration Shelf covering the Registrable Securities, and, if at any time when the Company is required to re-evaluate its WKSI status the Company determines that it is not a WKSI, use its best efforts to refile the Resale Registration Shelf on Form S-3 and, if such form is not available, Form S-1 and keep such Registration Statement effective during the period during which such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective.
2.5      The Investor’s Obligations .
(a)      Discontinuance of Distribution . The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 2.4(e) hereof, the Investor shall immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Shelf until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 2.4(e) hereof or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required and that the Investor’s disposition of the Registrable Securities may be resumed. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this Section 2.5(a) .




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(b)      Compliance with Prospectus Delivery Requirements . The Investor covenants and agrees that it shall comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement.
(c)      Notification of Sale of Registrable Securities . The Investor covenants and agrees that it shall notify the Company following the sale of Registrable Securities to a third party as promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event within thirty (30) days, following the sale of such Registrable Securities.
2.6      Indemnification .
(a)      To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify the Investor, and, as applicable, its officers, directors, agents, employees and constituent partners, legal counsel for the Investor and each Person controlling the Investor (the “ Investor Indemnified Parties ”), with respect to which registration, related qualification, or related compliance of Registrable Securities has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, and each underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls any underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act against all claims, losses, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) to the extent such claims, losses, damages, or liabilities arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any prospectus or other document (including any related Registration Statement) incident to any such registration, qualification, or compliance, or (ii) any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification, or compliance; and the Company shall pay as incurred to the Investor, any Investor Indemnified Parties, each such underwriter, and each Person who controls the Investor or underwriter, any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action; provided , however , that the indemnity contained in this Section 2.6(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action if settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld); and provided, further, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or expense arises out of or is based upon any violation by such Investor of the obligations set forth in Section 2.5 hereof or any untrue statement or omission contained in such prospectus or other document based upon




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written information furnished to the Company by the Investor, such underwriter, or such controlling Person and stated to be for use therein.
(b)      To the extent permitted by law, the Investor shall, if Registrable Securities held by the Investor are included for sale in the registration and related qualification and compliance effected pursuant to this Agreement, indemnify the Company, each of its directors, each officer of the Company who signs the applicable Registration Statement, each legal counsel and each underwriter of the Company’s securities covered by such a Registration Statement, each Person who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act against all claims, losses, damages, and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement, or related document, or (ii) any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by such Investor of Section 2.5 hereof, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law applicable to such Investor and relating to action or inaction required of such Investor in connection with any such registration and related qualification and compliance, and shall pay as incurred to such persons, any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action, in each case only to the extent that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in (and such violation pertains to) such Registration Statement or related document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor and stated to be specifically for use therein; provided , however , that the indemnity contained in this Section 2.6(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action if settlement is effected without the consent of such Investor (which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld); provided, further, that such Investor’s liability under this Section 2.6(b) (when combined with any amounts such Investor is liable for under Section 2.6(d) ) shall not exceed such Investor’s net proceeds from the offering of securities made in connection with such registration.
(c)      Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 2.6 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 2.6 , notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof and generally summarize such action. The indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in and to assume the defense of such claim; provided , however , that the indemnifying party shall be entitled to select counsel for the defense of such claim with the approval of any parties entitled to indemnification, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided further, however, that if either party reasonably determines that there may be a conflict between the position of the Company and the




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Investor in conducting the defense of such action, suit, or proceeding by reason of recognized claims for indemnity under this Section 2.6 , then counsel for such party shall be entitled to conduct the defense to the extent reasonably determined by such counsel to be necessary to protect the interest of such party. The failure to notify an indemnifying party promptly of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to the ability of the indemnifying party to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party, to the extent so prejudiced, of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 2.6 , but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve such party of any liability that such party may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 2.6 .
(d)      If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.6 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense referred to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. In no event, however, shall (i) any amount due for contribution hereunder be in excess of the amount that would otherwise be due under Section 2.6(a) or Section 2.6(b) , as applicable, based on the limitations of such provisions and (ii) a Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of the Securities Act) be entitled to contribution from a Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
(e)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with an underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control; provided , however , that the failure of the underwriting agreement to provide for or address a matter provided for or addressed by the foregoing provisions shall not be a conflict between the underwriting agreement and the foregoing provisions.
(f)      The obligations of the Company and the Investor under this Section 2.6 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement under this Agreement or otherwise.




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2.7      Information . The Investor shall cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Resale Registration Shelf, including by furnishing to the Company such information regarding the Investor and the distribution proposed by the Investor as the Company may reasonably request and as shall be reasonably required in connection with any registration referred to in this Agreement. The Investor agrees to, as promptly as practicable (and in any event prior to any sales made pursuant to a Prospectus), furnish to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by the Investor not misleading. The Investor agrees to keep confidential the receipt of any notice received pursuant to Section 2.4(e) and the contents thereof, except as required pursuant to applicable law.
2.8      Rule 144 Requirements . With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Investor to sell Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Company agrees to use its best efforts to:
(a)      make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act at all times after the date hereof;
(b)      file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act;
(c)      prior to the filing of the Resale Registration Shelf or any amendment thereto (whether pre-effective or post-effective), and prior to the filing of any prospectus or prospectus supplement related thereto, to provide the Investor with copies of all of the pages thereof (if any) that reference the Investor; and
(d)      furnish to the Investor, so long as the Investor owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested by an Investor in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission which permits an Investor to sell any such securities without registration.
2.9      Termination of Status as Registrable Securities . The Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of the following events: (i) such Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to an effective Registration Statement; (ii) such Registrable Securities have been sold by the Investor pursuant to Rule 144 (or other similar rule), (iii) such Registrable Securities may be resold by the Investor holding such Registrable Securities without limitations as to volume or manner of sale pursuant to Rule 144, which for




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purposes of clarification, the Investor shall be deemed to be able to sell freely without limitation or restriction as to volume or manner of sale under Rule 144 if the Investor is able to treat the original issue date of any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant back to the original issue date of a Warrant by completing a cashless exercise pursuant to Section 1.2 of a Warrant and based on such original issue date, the applicable holding period has expired; or (iv) ten (10) years after the date of this Agreement.
Section 3     
Miscellaneous
3.1      Amendment . No amendment, alteration or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless made in writing and signed by each of the Company and the Investor.
3.2      Injunctive Relief . It is hereby agreed and acknowledged that it shall be impossible to measure in money the damages that would be suffered if the parties fail to comply with any of the obligations herein imposed on them and that in the event of any such failure, an aggrieved Person shall be irreparably damaged and shall not have an adequate remedy at law. Any such Person shall, therefore, be entitled (in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled in law or in equity) to injunctive relief, including, without limitation, specific performance, to enforce such obligations, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the parties hereto shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law.
3.3      Notices . All notices required or permitted under this Agreement must be in writing and sent to the address or email address identified below. Notices must be given: (a) by personal delivery, with receipt acknowledged; (b) by email or other form of electronic transmission followed by hard copy delivered by the methods under clause (c) or (d); (c) by prepaid certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; or (d) by prepaid reputable overnight delivery service. Notices shall be effective upon receipt. Either party may change its notice address by providing the other party written notice of such change. Notices shall be delivered as follows:
If to the Investor:     ECMC Group, Inc.
111 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1400
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Attention: [ ]

with a copy to:        Fox Rothschild LLP
Campbell Mithun Tower – Suite 2000
222 South Ninth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402




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Attention: Christopher Scotti
cscotti@foxrothschild.com

If to the Company:     Performant Financial Corporation
333 North Canyons Parkway
Livermore, CA 94551
Attention: Lisa Im, Chief Executive Officer
lim@performantcopr.com
with a copy to:        Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention: Blair White
blair.white@pilsburylaw.com
3.4      Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
3.5      Successors, Assigns and Transferees . Any and all rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall not be assigned, transferred, delegated or sublicensed by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that the Investor shall be entitled to assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement if it obtains the prior written consent of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that the Company’s consent shall not be required if the assignee is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Investor or if an Event of Default (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement) has then occurred and is continuing, in each case other than any such assignment to a Competitor (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in the first sentence of this Section 3.5 shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing and except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, permitted assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of the parties hereto.
3.6      Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with any exhibits hereto, constitute the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and all previous agreements or arrangements between the parties, written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof.
3.7      Waiver . No failure on the part of either party hereto to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of either party hereto in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver




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thereof; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy.
3.8      Severability . If any part of this Agreement is declared invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not affect the remainder of the Agreement and the invalidated provision shall be revised in a manner that shall render such provision valid while preserving the parties’ original intent to the maximum extent possible.
3.9      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. All references in this Agreement to sections, paragraphs and exhibits shall, unless otherwise provided, refer to sections and paragraphs hereof and exhibits attached hereto.
3.10      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the parties that execute such counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic means), and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
3.11      Term and Termination . The Investor’s rights to demand the registration of the Registrable Securities under this Agreement, as well as the Company’s obligations under Section 2.2 hereof, shall terminate automatically once all Registrable Securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to the terms of Section 2.9 of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Registration Rights Agreement effective as of the day, month and year first above written.
PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
a Delaware Corporation
By:     
Name:    Lisa Im
Title:    Chief Executive Officer
ECMC GROUP, INC.
a Delaware corporation
By:     
Name:    
Title:    






Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement