United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

Commission File Number 001-34044

 

 

 

REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

COLORADO   26-1851813

(State or other jurisdiction of  

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer 

Identification No.)

 

833 WEST SOUTH BOULDER ROAD

LOUISVILLE, COLORADO 80027-2452

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(303) 222-8300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    YES   ☒     NO   ☐

 

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

         
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
         
Non-accelerated filer  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company

 

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

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

     
  Class     Outstanding at A ugust 7, 2015

 Class A Common Stock ($.0001 par value)

  12,280,546

 

 

 
 

 

REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.
 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

INDEX

     
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 4
     
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited): 4
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 5
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 6
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 7
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 8
     
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 9
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 19
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 26
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 26
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 28
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 28
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 28
     
Item 6. Exhibits 28
     
  SIGNATURES 30

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This report may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they provide our current beliefs, expectations, assumptions and forecasts about future events, and include statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs, plans and objectives of management for future operations. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strive,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “will” and similar expressions as they relate to us are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the following:

 

the continuation and level of government subsidies and incentives for solar energy, the impacts of worsening economic conditions on homeowners and small commercial operation that may limit their ability and desire to invest in solar systems, changing and updating technologies and the issues presented by these new technologies related to customer demand and our product offering, the rates charged by electric utilities that may impact the desirability of our product to customers, our success in implementing our plans to increase future sales and revenue by expanding our sales and construction organization and expanding into new states of operations, the impact of a drop in the price of conventional energy on demand for solar energy systems, new regulations impacting solar installations including electric codes, access to electric grids, the willingness of electric utilities to allow interconnections and other regulations affecting energy consumption by consumers, factors impacting the timely installation of systems, seasonality and adverse weather conditions inhibiting our ability to install solar systems, our inability to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, our ability to operate with our existing financial resources and capital available under our debt facility, the impact of our present indebtedness and projected future borrowings on our financial health, our ability to continue to obtain access to financing and financial concessions when needed from financiers, loss of key personnel and ability to attract necessary personnel, our history of operating losses, our failure to realize cost savings from restructuring and optimization, geographic concentration of revenue from the sale of solar energy systems in east coast states, Hawaii and California, our failure to timely or accurately complete financing paperwork behalf of customers, adverse outcomes arising from litigation and contract disputes, disruption of our supply chain from equipment manufacturers, construction risks and costs, competition, continued access to competitive third party financiers to finance customer solar installations, failure by manufacturers of third party installers to perform under their warranties to us, failure of customers to pay per contractual terms, potential shortages of supplies for solar energy systems, conditions affecting international trade can have an adverse effect on the supply of solar photovoltaic modules, delays or cancellations for system installations done on a percentage-of-completion, non-compliance with NASDAQ continued listing requirements, changing reporting requirements which require significant compliance efforts and resources, volatile market price of our Class A common stock, lack of coverage of our Class A common stock by securities analysts, the low likelihood that we will pay any cash dividends on our Class A common stock for the foreseeable future, possibility of future dilutive issuances of securities, anti-takeover provisions in our organizational documents, the significant ownership and voting power of our Class A common stock held by Riverside Renewable Energy Investments, LLC (“Riverside”), the potential impact of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation, and such other factors as discussed throughout Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors and Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and Part I, Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for this quarter.

 

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this report is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.  

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

We have prepared our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements included herein pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to these rules and regulations, although we believe that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. In our opinion, the unaudited interim condensed financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, our consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2015, the interim results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. These interim statements have not been audited. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements, including the notes thereto, for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

         
(in thousands, except share data)   June 30,
2015
  December 31,
2014
                 
ASSETS                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 5,338     $ 1,947  
Stock subscriptions receivable     900        
Accounts receivable, net     9,326       8,293  
Costs in excess of billings     1,599       2,789  
Inventory, net     3,146       4,639  
Deferred costs on uncompleted contracts     2,013       2,011  
Other current assets     2,374       1,047  
Current assets of discontinued operations     3,346       8,427  
                 
Total current assets     28,042       29,153  
Property and equipment, net     1,350       1,504  
Goodwill     1,338       1,338  
Other assets     2,262       2,029  
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations     937       1,082  
                 
Total assets   $ 33,929     $ 35,106  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)                
Current liabilities:                
Line of credit   $ 4,028     $ 4,350  
Accounts payable     9,712       13,398  
Accrued liabilities     1,392       2,978  
Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts     2,575       1,984  
Related party debt           3,150  
Deferred revenue and other current liabilities     2,280       3,613  
Current liabilities of discontinued operations     5,312       7,984  
                 
Total current liabilities     25,299       37,457  
Other liabilities     73       132  
Common stock warrant liability     1,002       2,491  
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations     227       327  
                 
Total liabilities     26,601       40,407  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
Shareholders’ equity:                
Class A common stock, $.0001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 12,280,545 and 2,601,284 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively     8       5  
Additional paid-in capital     155,386       140,124  
Common stock subscribed     900        
Business acquisition consideration to be transferred           1,244  
Accumulated deficit     (148,966 )     (146,674 )
                 
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)     7,328       (5,301 )
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)   $ 33,929     $ 35,106  

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

                                 
    For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 
 

(in thousands, except per share data)  

  2015     2014     2015   2014  
  (unaudited)   (unaudited)
Net revenue   $ 14,727     $ 19,636     $ 25,337     $ 33,403  
Cost of goods sold     12,278       15,133       21,991       26,089  
                                 
Gross profit     2,449       4,503       3,346       7,314  
                                 
Expenses:                                
Selling and operating     2,916       6,914       6,987       12,850  
General and administrative     1,313       2,300       2,870       4,372  
Share based compensation     155       417       400       620  
Acquisition costs           (304 )           806  
Restructuring costs     337             358        
Litigation     500             500        
Depreciation and amortization     124       554       274       1,185  
                                 
Total expenses     5,345       9,881       11,389       19,833  
                                 
Loss from continuing operations     (2,896 )     (5,378 )     (8,043 )     (12,519 )
Other income     147             147        
Interest expense     (144 )     (234 )     (369 )     (456 )
Change in valuation of warrants, net     4,509       6,082       6,264       1,415  
                                 
Income/(loss) before income taxes     1,616       470       (2,001 )     (11,560 )
Income tax (expense) benefit     (41 )     1,214       24       1,208  
                                 
Income/(loss) from continuing operations, net of tax     1,575       1,684       (1,977 )     (10,352 )
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax     (133 )     (23,039 )     (315 )     (25,831 )
                                 
Net income/(loss)   $ 1,442     $ (21,355 )   $ (2,292 )   $ (36,183 )
                                 
Net income/(loss) per share – basic and diluted:                                
From continuing operations   $ 0.31     $ 0.73     $ (0.50 )   $ (4.67 )
From discontinued operations     (0.03 )     (10.00 )     (0.08 )     (11.65 )
                                 
Net income/(loss) per share – basic and diluted   $ 0.28     $ (9.27 )   $ (0.58 )   $ (16.32 )
                                 
Weighted-average shares outstanding:                                
Basic and diluted     5,011       2,304       3,947       2,217  

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (unaudited)

                                                         
                        Business
Combination Consideration
to be
Transferred
                 
                                    Total
Shareholders’Equity
(Deficit)
 
                                     
  Class A Common Stock     Common
Stock Subscribed
    Additional
Paid - in Capital
        Accumulated Deficit      
(in thousands, except share data)   Shares     Amount                       
Balances, January 1, 2015     2,601,284     $ 5     $     $ 140,124     $ 1,244     $ (146,674 )   $ (5,301 )
Issuance of common stock and other equity changes related to compensation                             406                       406  
Proceeds from February 2015 Offering and warrant exercises, net of costs     3,015,886       3               10,635                       10,638  
Proceeds from June 2015 Offering, net of costs     4,021,884               900       3,514                       4,414  
Establishment of liability related to common stock warrant issuance                             (12,033 )                     (12,033 )
Adjustment to common stock warrant liability for warrants exercised/extinguished     1,328,004                       7,258                       7,258  
Related party debt conversion     1,288,156                       4,238                       4,238  
Business combination consideration     22,631                       1,244       (1,244 )              
Fractional shares issued in connection with reverse split     2,700                                                
Net loss                                             (2,292 )     (2,292 )
                                                         
Balances, June 30, 2015     12,280,545     $ 8     $ 900     $ 155,386     $     $ (148,966 )   $ 7,328  

 

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REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

               
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
(unaudited)
 
(in thousands except share data)   2015   2014  
Operating activities              
Net loss   $ (2,292 ) $ (36,183 )
Loss from discontinued operations     (315 )   (25,831 )
Loss from continuing operations     (1,977 )   (10,352 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss from continuing operations to net cash used in operating activities – continuing operations:              
Depreciation     274     459  
Amortization         1,145  
Share-based compensation     406     2,012  
Change in valuation of warrants     (6,264 )   (1,415 )
Loss (gain) on sale of assets     (148 )   3  
Deferred income tax benefit         (1,214 )
Deferred interest on related party debt     187      
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:              
Accounts receivable, net     (827 )   (2,514 )
Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts     1,190     1,423  
Inventory, net     1,493     624  
Deferred costs on uncompleted contracts     (2 )   (2,059 )
Other current assets     (233 )   (504 )
Other assets     (1,327 )   522  
Accounts payable     (3,892 )   2,367  
Accrued liabilities     (675 )   1,685  
Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts     591     (1,339 )
Deferred revenue and other current liabilities     (1,333 )   1,035  
Other liabilities     (59 )   (663 )
               
Net cash used in operating activities – continuing operations     (12,596 )   (8,785 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities – discontinued operations     2,139     (15,874 )
               
Net cash used in operating activities     (10,457 )   (24,659 )
               
Investing activities              
Cash from acquired businesses         11,958  
Purchase of property and equipment     (150 )   (642 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment     168     103  
               
Net cash provided by investing activities     18     11,419  
               
Financing activities              
Principal borrowings on revolving line of credit     28,998     3,000  
Principal payments on related party debt         (1,000 )
Proceeds from exercise of warrants         409  
Principal payments on revolving line of credit     (29,320 )    
Proceeds from 2015 Offerings and warrant exercises, net of costs     14,152      
Exercise of stock options         66  
               
Net cash provided by financing activities     13,830     2,475  
               
Net change in cash     3,391     (10,765 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     1,947     12,449  
               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 5,338   $ 1,684  
               
Supplemental cash flow information              
Income taxes paid   $ 17   $ 6  
Interest paid   $ 145   $ 192  
Non-cash items              
Issuance of 417,407 shares of Class A common stock in conjunction with the acquisition of businesses   $   $ 31,973  
Change in common stock warrant liability in conjunction with exercise of 8,363 warrants   $   $ 621  
Common stock warrant liability recorded in conjunction with February 2015 Offering   $ 12,033   $  
Issuance of Class A common stock to related party for conversion of subordinated debt and accrued interest   $ 4,238   $  
Consideration transferred to Elemental Energy LLC   $ 1,244   $  
Change in common stock warrant liability in conjunction with exercise/extinguishment of 1,328,004 warrants   $ 7,258   $  
Common stock subscribed   $ 900   $  

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. Organization, Nature of Operations, and Principles of Consolidation

 

Real Goods Solar, Inc. (the “Company” or “RGS”) is a residential and small commercial solar energy engineering, procurement, and construction firm.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

During 2014, the Company committed to a strategic shift of its business resulting in a plan to sell certain net assets and rights, and the attrition of substantially completed contracts over the following twelve months comprising its large commercial installations business. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities, operating results, and operating and investing activities cash flows for the entire commercial segment are presented as a discontinued operation, separate from the Company’s continuing operations, for all periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements and footnotes, unless indicated otherwise. See Note 11. Discontinued Operations.

 

Liquidity and Financial Resources Update

 

In recent years, the Company has reported recurring operating losses and negative cash from operations, resulting in not paying vendors on a timely basis. To address these circumstances, the Company has taken actions designed to position the Company to improve its financial condition and to operate profitably in the future including (i) exiting the large commercial segment, which was operating at a significant operating and cash flow loss, (ii) reducing its operating cost infrastructure through reductions in its workforce and implementing new commission and marketing spend programs, (iii) arranging for new capital with its June 2015 Offering and the February 2015 Offering (together the “2015 Offerings”) of Class A common stock and warrants resulting in aggregate of approximately $16.5 million and (iv) converting the subordinated debt to equity. However, if planned operational and sales initiatives are not successful in significantly reducing historical loss from operations, the Company may not have sufficient funds to repay any outstanding borrowings as they come due or to fund its operating cash needs for the next twelve months. Such a situation would likely arise if the Company (i) is unsuccessful in its efforts to increase its sales and resulting revenue, (ii) encounters unplanned operational difficulties or (iii) if the timing of collection of accounts receivable and payments of accounts payable are significantly different than anticipated. If these circumstances arise the Company would be required to obtain financing from another source or raise additional capital through debt or equity financing. While the Company has been successful in the past in obtaining new financing, there is no assurance that it will be able to raise additional funds in the future.

 

The Company has used a portion of the proceeds from the 2015 Offerings to reduce its accounts payable which has resulted in the reported cash outflow from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

The Company has prepared its business plan for 2015, taking into account (i) the proceeds from the 2015 Offerings', (ii) anticipated timing of vendor payments for existing accounts payable and for new solar panels, (iii) anticipated timing for sales and installation of solar energy systems, (iv) anticipated timing of collection of accounts receivable, and (v) its operating cost structure following the implementation of cost improvement actions. The Company's objectives in preparing this plan included (i) further reducing its fixed operating cost infrastructure, commencing during the first quarter of 2015, in order to reduce the required level of future revenue for profitable operations and (ii) reducing the Company's present operating losses, with the intention of returning the Company to profitable operations in the future. Elements of this plan include, among others, (i) realizing operating costs savings from reductions in staff, (ii) the positive impact of the strategic decision to exit the large commercial segment which operated at both a substantial cash and operating loss, (iii) moving towards an optimized field and e-sales force, (iv) optimizing the Company's construction capability through authorized third-party integrators to realize the revenue from installation of the Company's backlog and minimize the impact on gross margin of idle construction crew time, (v) changing the mix of marketing expenditures to achieve a lower cost of acquisition than that employed in prior periods, and (vi) continuing internal efforts to convert the Company's accounts receivable to cash.

 

The Company believes that as a result of (i) raising access to additional capital, (ii) renewing its credit facilities on improved terms, and (iii) the actions it has already implemented to reduce its fixed operating cost infrastructure, the Company has sufficient financial resources to operate for the ensuing 12 months. However, if planned operational and sales initiatives are not successful in significantly reducing historical loss from operations, which would arise were the Company unsuccessful in its efforts to increase its sales, installations of solar energy systems and resulting revenue or if the Company encounters unplanned operational difficulties, or if the timing of collection of accounts receivable and payments of accounts payable are significantly different than anticipated, the Company may not have sufficient funds to repay any outstanding borrowings as they come due or to fund our operating cash needs for the next twelve months. These circumstances would require obtaining financing from another source or raise additional capital through debt or equity financing. While the Company has been successful in the past in obtaining new financing, there is no assurance that it will be able to raise any new funds in the future.

 

The Company had total cash and available borrowings as follows:

                         
(in thousands)   August 6, 2015     June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  
Cash plus availability under current borrowing base   $ 1,325     $ 6,058     $ 3,001  
Cash plus availability under maximum allowed borrowing base   $ 3,012     $ 6,310     $ 3,097  

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The Company made no changes to its significant accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company’s management in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, these unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of our management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the expected results for the year ending December 31, 2015. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Use of Estimates and Reclassifications

 

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

 

Certain amounts in the 2014 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

 

Common Stock Warrant Liability

 

The Company accounts for common stock warrants and put options in accordance with applicable accounting guidance provided in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 480,  Liabilities – Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity , as either liabilities or as equity instruments depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement. Certain of the Company’s warrants are accounted for as liabilities due to provisions either allowing the warrant holder to request redemption, at the intrinsic value of the warrant, upon a change of control and/or providing for an adjustment to the number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock underlying the warrants and the exercise price in connection with dilutive future funding transactions. The Company classifies these derivative liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as long term liabilities, which are revalued at each balance sheet date subsequent to their initial issuance. The Company used a Monte Carlo pricing model to value these derivative liabilities. The Monte Carlo pricing model, which is based, in part, upon unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, requires the Company to develop its own assumptions.

 

The following table reflects original assumptions for common stock warrant liability issued in the first quarter of 2015.

                                                         
Date of issuance   Exercise
Price
    Closing
Market
Price
    Risk-free
Rate
    Market
Price
Volatility
    Remaining
Term
(years)
    Expected
dividend
yield
    Probability
of change
in control
 
February 26, 2015   $ 0.50     $ 0.45       1.62 %     102.5 %     5.50       0.0 %     15.0 %
March 17-31, 2015      variable     $ 0.45       0.03 %     190.0 %     0.21       0.0 %     NA  

 

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The following table reflects assumptions for common stock warrants liability outstanding as of June 30, 2015. 

                                                         
Date of issuance    Exercise
Price
    Closing
Market
Price
    Risk-free
Rate
    Market
Price
Volatility
     Remaining
Term
(years)
    Expected
dividend
yield
    Probability
of change
in control
 
June 3, 2013   $ 14.26     $ 2.23       1.01 %     133.0 %     2.93       0.0 %     15.0 %
November 15, 2013   $ 68.20     $ 2.23       1.28 %     121.0 %     3.88       0.0 %     15.0 %
July 9, 2014   $ 63.80     $ 2.23       1.63 %     116.0 %     4.52       0.0 %     15.0 %
November 18, 2014   $ 16.20     $ 2.23       1.96 %     104.0 %     6.39       0.0 %     NA  
February 26, 2015   $ 3.29     $ 2.23       1.46 %     110.7 %     5.16       0.0 %     15.0 %
March 17-31, 2015      variable     $ 2.23       0.28 %     129.0 %     0.09       0.0 %     NA  

 

 

a)

The June 2015 Offering included warrants that are not derivative liabilities

 

To reflect changes in the fair values of its outstanding warrants, the Company recorded to its common stock warrant liability, a net noncash decrease of $4.5 million and an increase of $6.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and noncash decreases of $6.3 million and $1.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In the event warrants are exercised or expire without being exercised, the fair value is reduced by the number of warrants exercised or expired multiplied by the fair value of each warrant at the time of exercise or expiration, with a credit to additional paid-in capital.

 

The table below summarizes the Company’s warrant activity, adjusted to reflect the one-for-twenty reverse stock split on May 18, 2015 for the six months ended June 30, 2015: 

                         
    2013 & 2014
Issuances
    2015
Issuances
    Total  
Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2014     406,736       -       406,736  
Issuances     -       4,146,681       4,146,681  
Anti-dilution adjustments     184,931       -       184,931  
Exchanged for common stock     -     (1,147,805 )     (1,147,805 )
Exercised/extinguished     (4,132 )     (2,805,887 )     (2,810,019 )
Warrants outstanding at June 30, 2015     587,535       192,989       780,524  

                         
    2013 & 2014
Issuances
    2015
Issuances
    Total  
Value of warrants at December 31, 2014   $ 2,491     $ -     $ 2,491  
Value of warrants issued     -       12,033       12,033  
Adjustment for warrants exercised/extinguished     (3 )     (7,255 )     (7,258 )
Changes in fair value, net     (1,804 )     (4,460 )     (6,264 )
Value of warrants at June 30, 2015   $ 684     $ 318     $ 1,002  

 

Certain of the warrants also give the holder the right to require the Company to redeem the warrant for the then fair value of the warrant in the event of a change in control (the “Put Option Component”). The Company used 10,000 simulations in the Monte Carlo pricing model to value the warrants and the Put Option Component. If factors change and different assumptions are used, the warrant liability and the change in estimated fair value could be materially different. Changes in the fair value of the warrants are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations as change in fair value of warrant liability, with an offsetting non-cash entry recorded as an adjustment to the warrant liability.

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

ASC 820 , Fair Value Measurements , clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability.

 

ASC 820 requires that the valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes inputs that may be used to measure fair value as follows:

 

  · Level 1 — Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

  · Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

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  · Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

When determining the fair value measurements for assets or liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at and/or marked to fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. When possible, the Company looks to active and observable markets to price identical assets. When identical assets are not traded in active markets, the Company looks to market observable data for similar assets.

 

  The following tables summarize the basis used to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis in the condensed consolidated balance sheets: 

                                 
Balance at June 30, 2015 (in thousands)   Total     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Items
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Common stock warrant liability   $ 1,002     $     $     $ 1,002  

 

For the Company’s Level 3 measures, which represent common stock warrants, fair value is based on a Monte Carlo pricing model that is based, in part, upon unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, requiring the Company to develop its own. The Company used a market approach to valuing these derivative liabilities.

 

The following table shows the reconciliation from the beginning to the ending balance for the Company’s common stock warrant liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (i.e. Level 3) for the three months ended June 30, 2015:

         

(in thousands)

  Fair Value
Measurements
Using Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 
Fair value of common stock warrant liability at December 31, 2014   $ 2,491  
Issuance of common stock warrants     12,033  
Change in the fair value of common stock warrant liability, net     (6,264 )
Adjustment for warrants exercised/extinguished     (7,258 )
         
Fair value of common stock warrant liability at June 30, 2015   $ 1,002  

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

ASU 2015-11

 

On July 22, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11,1 which requires the Company to measure most inventory “at the lower of cost and net realizable value,” thereby simplifying the current guidance under which an entity must measure inventory at the lower of cost or market (market in this context is defined as one of three different measures). The ASU will not apply to inventories that are measured by using either the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method or the retail inventory method (RIM). The Company is assessing the impact of ASU 2015-03 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

ASU 2015-01

 

On February 18, 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-01 (“ASU 2014-15”), Income Statement-Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20). The Update eliminates the concept of extraordinary item. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years, however early adoption is permitted. The Company is assessing the impact of ASU 2015-03 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

ASU 2015-03

 

On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2015-03 (“ASU 2015-03”), Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the associated debt liability. For public business entities, the standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The new guidance will be applied on a retrospective basis. The Company is assessing the impact of ASU 2015-03 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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ASU 2014-15

 

On August 27, 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15 (“ASU 2014-15”), Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. ASU 2014-15 is intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures.

 

Under GAAP, financial statements are prepared with the presumption that the reporting organization will continue to operate as a going concern, except in limited circumstances. Financial reporting under this presumption is commonly referred to as the going concern basis of accounting. The going concern basis of accounting is critical to financial reporting because it establishes the fundamental basis for measuring and classifying assets and liabilities.

 

Currently, GAAP lacks guidance about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the organization’s ability to continue as a going concern or to provide related footnote disclosures. ASU 2014-15 provides guidance to an organization’s management, with principles and definitions that are intended to reduce diversity in the timing and content of disclosures that are commonly provided by organizations today in the financial statement footnotes.

 

The amendments in ASU 2014-15 are effective for the Company on January 1, 2017, with early application permitted for unissued financial statements. The Company is assessing the impact of ASU 2014-15 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

ASU 2014-09

 

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 (“ASU 2014-09”), which created Topic 606,  Revenue From Contracts With Customers  (“Topic 606”) and superseded the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605,  Revenue Recognition,  including most industry-specific revenue recognition guidance. In addition, ASU 2014-09 superseded the cost guidance in Subtopic 605-35,  Revenue Recognition—Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts,  and created new Subtopic 340-40,  Other Assets and Deferred Costs—Contracts with Customers.  In summary, the core principle of Topic 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

 

The amendments in ASU 2014-09 are effective for the Company on January 1, 2017. The Company is assessing the impact of ASU 2014-09 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

3. Revolving Line of Credit

 

Under a loan agreement, as amended (the “SVB Loan”), with Silicon Valley Bank, the Company has a revolving line of credit that provides for advances not to exceed $5.0 million based upon a borrowing base availability of 75% of eligible accounts receivable as defined in the SVB Loan. Borrowings bear interest at the greater of (a) the greater of the bank’s prime rate or 4.00%, plus 4.00%, and (b) 8.00%. The amended maturity date for the SVB Loan is currently March 15, 2016. The line of credit has a facility fee of 0.5% per year of the average daily unused portion of the available line of credit during the applicable calendar quarter. The Company may reserve up to $500,000 for stand-by letters of credit under the line of credit. The SVB Loan contains various covenants, including a covenant requiring compliance with a liquidity ratio. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had a line of credit outstanding of $4.0 million and $4.4 million, respectively, accruing interest at 8% per annum as of June 30, 2015.

 

4. Related Party Transactions

 

On June 24, 2015, the Company entered into a Conversion Agreement (the “Conversion Agreement”) with Riverside Fund III, L.P. (“Riverside Lender”), an entity affiliated with Riverside, to convert notes payable with a principal balance of $3.15 million plus accrued interest of $1.1 million into 1,288,156 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock using a conversion ratio equal to $3.29 per share; the closing price of the Class A common stock on June 23, 2015 (the “Conversion”). The shares of Class A common stock issued to Riverside were in full satisfaction of the outstanding principal and accrued interest.

 

Pursuant to the Conversion Agreement the Company is required to file, within 45 days after the effective date of the Conversion, a registration statement on Form S-3 to register for resale the shares of Class A common stock issued in the Conversion and any shares of Class A common stock held by the Riverside Lender’s affiliates. The registration statement must be effective within 120 days after the effective date of the Conversion. On August 10, 2015, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 to satisfy this obligation.

 

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Riverside is currently the Company’s largest shareholder and holds approximately 13.7% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock as of June 30, 2015. Pursuant to the terms of a Shareholders Agreement, Riverside has the right to designate a certain number of individuals for appointment or nomination to our Board of Directors, tied to its ownership of the Company’s Class A common stock.

 

5. Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company leases offices and warehouse space through non-cancelable operating leases. Some of these leases contain escalation clauses, based on increases in property taxes and building operating costs, and renewal options ranging from one month to five years.

 

The Company also leases a fleet of vehicles classified as operating leases. The lease terms range from 36 to 60 months.

 

The following schedule represents the remaining future minimum payments of all leases as of June 30, 2015:

         
(in thousands)      
2015   $ 517  
2016     747  
2017     164  
2018 and thereafter     86  
         
    $ 1,514  

 

The Company incurred rent expense of $0.3 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively ; and $0.6 million and $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively

 

The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties in the normal course of business, including legal proceedings; governmental regulation, such as the interpretation of tax and labor laws; and the seasonal nature of its business due to weather-related factors. The Company has accrued for probable and estimable costs that may be incurred with respect to identified risks and uncertainties based upon the facts and circumstances currently available. Due to uncertainties in the estimation process, actual costs could vary from the amounts accrued.

 

From time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings that we consider to be in the normal course of business.

 

On July 9, 2014, the Company completed a PIPE offering of approximately $7.0 million at a price per share of $48.00 ($2.40 pre-reverse split). Subsequently, the Company’s stock price has declined to $2.23 as of June 30, 2015 and four of the investors that participated in the offering (out of approximately 20 total investors that participated in the offering) have asserted claims against the Company in three separate lawsuits alleging certain misrepresentations and omissions in the offering. Effective July 15, 2015 the Company settled with the four investors and recorded a charge to operations $0.5 million, in recognition of the loss contingency for the July 2014 PIPE offering. This charge is equal to the retention under the Company’s 2014-15 Officers and Directors liability insurance policy.

 

On June 29, 2015, Real Goods Solar, Inc. received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requesting the production of documents, records and information related to an investigation into the Company’s July 9, 2014 PIPE offering. The Company believes that it has complied fully with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and intends to cooperate fully with the government’s investigation. At this time, the Company is unable to determine the potential impact, if any, that will result from this investigation. If the Company, its officers or its directors are deemed to have violated the securities laws, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may seek various remedies against them.

 

The Company recently received a letter from the owner of a large photovoltaic system built by the Company’s commercial division in 2012, that is claiming the system has significant defects and proposing to conduct repairs estimated to cost approximately $1.7 million. Based on the information currently available, the Company believes that the repairs proposed by the owner are excessive. The Company has recorded a reserve of $0.3 million, which it believes is a more reasonable estimate of the cost of any remediation.

 

6. Shareholders’ Equity

 

The following transactions were completed during the six months ended June 30, 2015:

 

June 2015 Offering

 

On June 26, 2015, the Company closed an offering of $5 million of units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one Series F warrant to purchase 30% of one share of Class A common stock (the “June 2015 Offering”). The Company sold the units at a purchase price of $3.65 per unit.

 

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In connection with the June 2015 Offering, on June 30, 2015, the Company authorized the issuance of the common stock to the investors and the escrow for the entire $5.0 million of units. Due to the lateness of the day on June 30, 2015, 813,242 shares of Common Stock were delivered to investors by the Company’s transfer agent, 310,046 were delivered to an escrow account for future delivery to investors and 8,630,136 shares were delivered to an escrow account for the one-time “reset” adjustment described below. On July 1, 2015 the, and the remaining shares were delivered to investors. The Company received net proceeds totaling $4.4 million (proceeds of $5.0 million less costs of $0.6 million) consisting of $3.7 million placed into escrow for the benefit of the Company on June 30, 2015 and $0.9 million transferred directly from the placement agent on July 1, 2015. The funds placed into escrow for the benefit of the Company is included in Cash and cash equivalents on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2015. The amount received by the Company on July 1, 2015 is shown as Stock subscriptions receivable and Common Stock - Subscribed on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2015.

 

On July 9, 2015 the Company completed the one-time “reset” adjustment of (i) the number of shares of Class A common stock, and (ii) the exercise price of the Series F warrants to purchase Class A common stock issued in the June 2015 Offering. As a result of the reset adjustment, the purchase price of Class A common stock in the June 2015 Offering was reset at $1.2432 per share and the exercise price of the Warrants was adjusted to $1.2432 per share. As a result of the adjustment, an additional 2,652,020 shares of Class A common stock were delivered to June 2015 Offering investors from the escrow established with the Company’s transfer agent. The remaining 5,978,117 shares held in escrow that were not delivered to investors in connection with the reset adjustment were released to the Company and cancelled. In the accompanying Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, the number of issued shares at June 30, 2015 reflect the actual shares issued to investors for these transactions and do not include excess shares temporarily held by the escrow agent at June 30, 2015 until the reset adjustment was made on July 9, 2015.

 

Series A and Series C Warrant Exchange for Common Stock

 

On June 25, 2015, the Company entered into separate Exchange Agreements (each, an “Exchange Agreement”) with two holders of the Company’s Series A Warrants and Series C Warrants (together, the “Warrants”) originally issued in the Company’s February 2015 Offering (each, a “Holder”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to exchange all the Warrants for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. Under terms of the Exchange Agreement, at closing, the Company and Holders agreed to exchange all Warrants held by the Holders for shares of Class A common stock equal to 115% of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Exchange”). The Exchange Agreements prohibited the Company from delivering any shares to a Holder if after such delivery the Holder together with the other “attribution parties” collectively would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exchange. The Company was contractually obligated to issue the shares of Class A common stock issuable in the exchange post-closing at such time and in such amount as requested by each Holder in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement.

 

On June 25, 2015, one Holder exchanged 73,382 Warrant shares for 84,390 shares of Class A common stock. Between July 1, 2015 and July 7, 2015, the other Holder exchanged 1,081,403 Warrant shares for 1,243,614 shares of Class A common stock. In connection with the Exchange Agreement, Company recorded an inducement loss of $0.1 million related to the 15% exchange premium and loss on early extinguishment of debt associated with the common stock warrant liability of $0.4 million. These losses are included in Change in valuation of warrants on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015. In the accompanying Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, the number of issued shares at June 30, 2015 reflect the actual shares issuable to warrant holders for these transactions.

 

Conversion of Debt to Equity

 

On June 24, 2015, the Company entered into the Conversion Agreement Riverside Lender to effect the Conversion. The Company issued to Riverside Lender, in full satisfaction of the outstanding principal and accrued interest, the promissory notes in the aggregate of the original principal amount of $3.15 million plus accrued interest of $1.1 million, 1,288,156 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock using a conversion ratio equal to $3.29 per share; the closing price on the Common Stock on June 23, 2015.

 

To comply with NASDAQ continued listing requirements, the Company would not issue any shares of Common Stock to the Riverside Lender at the closing of the Conversion if such issuance would result in the Riverside (together with its affiliates) holding shares of Common Stock in excess of 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately after giving effect to the Conversion (the “Maximum Percentage”) unless and until the Company has first obtained shareholder approval for such issuance. As such the Company issued 910,000 shares on June 25, 2015 and subsequently issued the remaining shares by July 15, 2015. In the accompanying Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, the number of issued shares at June 30, 2015 reflects the total shares issuable to the Riverside Lender.

 

Pursuant to the Conversion Agreement the Company is required to file, within 45 days after the effective date of the Conversion, a registration statement on Form S-3 to register for resale the shares of Class A common stock issued in the Conversion and any shares of Class A common stock held by the Riverside Lender’s affiliates. The registration statement must be effective within 120 days after the effective date of the Conversion.

 

Riverside is currently the Company’s largest shareholder and holds approximately 13.7% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of June 30, 2015.

 

May 2015 Reverse Stock Split

 

On May 17, 2015, the Company executed a reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at a ratio of one-for-twenty, whereby twenty shares of Class A common stock were combined into one share of Class A common stock. The reverse split was previously authorized by a vote of the Company’s shareholders on May 12, 2015. The Company did not decrease its authorized shares of capital stock in connection with the reverse stock split. Share amounts are presented to reflect the reverse split in all periods.

 

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February 2015 Offering

 

On February 26 and February 27, 2015, the Company closed the February 2015 Offering. Each unit consisted of: (i) one share of Class A common stock; (ii) a Series A warrant to purchase share of the Company’s Class A common stock equal to 50% of the sum of the number of shares of Class A common stock purchased as part of the units plus, if applicable, the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise in full of the Series E warrants (without regard to any limitations on exercise) described below; (iii) a Series B warrant to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock for a “stated amount” (as described in the offering document); (iv) a Series C warrant to purchase up to 50% of that number of shares of Class A common stock actually issued upon exercise of the Series B warrant; and (v) a Series D warrant to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in an amount determined on a future reset date after the issuance of the Series D warrant. As more fully described above under Series A and Series C warrant Exchange for common stock, during the second quarter, the Company exchanged shares of Class A common stock for Series A and Series C warrants.

 

As of June 30, 2015, the Company has realized net proceeds of $10.6 million from the February 2015 Offering.

 

Employee Option Exercises

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued no shares of its Class A common stock to employees upon the exercise of stock options. During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 the Company issued 3,015,886 and 8,363 shares of its Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise of warrants and additional equity funding, respectively.

 

At June 30, 2015, the Company had the following shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance:

 

Stock options and grants outstanding under incentive plans     141,791  
Stock options outstanding under plans not approved by security holders     4,500  
Common stock warrants outstanding - derivative liability     603,885  
Common stock warrants outstanding - equity security     18,258  
         
Total shares reserved for future issuance     768,434  

 

7. Share-Based Compensation

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company granted 85,231 stock options and cancelled 37,065 stock options versus grants of 97,150 stock options and cancellations of 75,420 stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2014, under its 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The new stock options vest at 2% per month for the 50 months beginning with the first day of the eleventh month after date of grant.

 

Options issued to the Company’s Board of Directors under its 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan vest in 8.33% quarterly installments on the first day of each calendar quarter beginning on April 1, 2015 and ending on April 1, 2018, when the options become fully vested.

 

Total share-based compensation expense recognized was $0.2 million and $0.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $0.4 million and $0.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Share-based compensation expense is reported separately on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

8. Income Taxes

 

The Company performed assessments of the realizability of its net deferred tax assets generated during each reporting period, considering all available evidence, both positive and negative. As a result of these assessments, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that none of its net deferred tax assets would be recoverable through the reversal of temporary differences and near term normal business results. The Company, during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, increased its valuation allowance by $3.0 million and $9.9 million, respectively. The Company recognized no income tax benefit for losses incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

9. Net Income (Loss) Per Share

 

Basic net income/(loss) per share excludes any dilutive effects of options or warrants. The Company computes basic net income/(loss) per share using the weighted average number of shares of its Class A common stock outstanding during the period. The Company computes diluted net income/(loss) per share using the weighted average number of shares of its Class A common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during the period. The Company excluded common stock equivalents of 0.8 million and 0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 0.8 million and 0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, from the computation of diluted net loss per share because their effect was antidilutive.

 

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share:

                 
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

(in thousands, except per share data)

  2015     2014     2015     2014  
Net income/(loss):                                
Income/(loss) from continuing operations   $ 1,575     $ 1,684     $ (1,977 )   $ (10,352 )
Loss from discontinued operations     (133 )     (23,039 )     (315 )     (25,831 )
Net income/(loss)   $ 1,442     $ (21,355 )   $ (2,292 )   $ (36,183 )
Weighted average shares for basic and diluted net loss per share:                                
Weighted average shares for basic net loss per share     5,011       2,304       3,947       2,217  
Effect of dilutive securities - weighted average of stock options, restricted stock awards, and warrants                        
Weighted average shares for basic and diluted net loss per share     5,011       2,304       3,947       2,217  
                                 
Net income/(loss) per share – basic and diluted:                                
Income/(loss) from continuing operations   $ 0.31     $ .73     $ (0.50 )   $ (4.67 )
Loss from discontinued operations     (0.03 )     (10.00 )     (0.08 )     (11.65 )
Net income/(loss)   $ 0.28     $ (9.27 )   $ (0.58 )   $ (16.32 )

 

10. Segment Information

 

During 2014, the Company discontinued its entire former Commercial segment and sold the assets of the catalog segment. As a result of this major strategic shift, the Company now operates as three reportable segments: (1) Residential – the installation of solar systems for homeowners, including lease financing thereof, and for small businesses (small commercial) in the continental U.S.; (2) Sunetric – the installation of solar systems for both homeowners and small business owners (small commercial) in Hawaii; and (3) Other – catalog, for 2014, and corporate operations.

 

Financial information for the Company’s segments and a reconciliation of the total of the reportable segments’ income/(loss) from operations (measures of profit or loss) to the Company’s consolidated net income/(loss) are as follows:

                 
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

(in thousands)

  2015     2014     2015     2014  
Net revenue:                                
Residential   $ 11,110     $ 15,943     $ 17,967     $ 29,217  
Sunetric (a)     3,617       3,071       7,370       3,071  
Other           622             1,115  
Consolidated net revenue     14,727       19,636       25,337       33,403  
Income/(loss) from operations:                                
Residential     (509 )     (1,771 )     (2,978 )     (3,952 )
Sunetric (a)     162       (149 )     (151 )     (149 )
Other     (2,549 )     (3,458 )     (4,914 )     (8,418 )
Consolidated loss from continuing operations     (2,896 )     (5,378 )     (8,043 )     (12,519 )
Reconciliation of consolidated loss from operations to consolidated net loss:                                
Other income     147       -       147       -  
Interest expense     (144 )     (234 )     (369 )     (456 )
Change in valuation of warrants     4,509       6,082       6,264       1,415  
Income tax (expense)/benefit     (41 )     1,214       24       1,208  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax     (133 )     (23,039 )     (315 )     (25,831 )
Net income/(loss)   $ 1,442     $ (21,355 )   $ (2,292 )   $ (36,183 )

 

(a) Sunetric 2014 amounts are for the period of May 14, 2014, the acquisition date, through June 30, 2014.

 

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The following is a reconciliation of reportable segments’ assets to the Company’s consolidated total assets. The Other segment includes certain unallocated corporate amounts.

         

(in thousands)

  June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  
Total assets – continuing operations:                
Residential   $ 17,915     $ 17,183  
Sunetric     5,829       7,430  
Other     5,902       984  
    $ 29,646     $ 25,597  
Total assets – discontinued operations:                
Commercial     4,283       9,509  
    $ 33,929     $ 35,106  

 

11. Discontinued Operations

 

The following is a reconciliation of the major line items constituting pretax loss of discontinued operations to the after-tax loss of discontinued operations that are presented in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as indicated: 

                 
    For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

(in thousands)

  2015     2014     2015     2014  
Major line items constituting pretax loss of discontinued operations:        
Net revenue   $ 486     $ 15,544     $ 909     $ 23,920  
Cost of goods sold     331       16,183       579       24,079  
Selling and operating     190       1,533       450       3,465  
General and administrative     34             108        
Stock option compensation           1,392             1,392  
Acquisition related costs           438             1,629  
Restructuring costs     31             31        
Depreciation and amortization     33       271       56       420  
Goodwill and other asset impairments           18,766             18,766  
Pretax loss of discontinued operations     (133 )     (23,039 )     (315 )     (25,831 )
Income tax benefit                        
Loss on discontinued operations   $ (133 )   $ (23,039 )   $ (315 )   $ (25,831 )

 

The following is a reconciliation of the carrying amounts of major classes of assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations to the total assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations presented separately in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as indicated:

         

(in thousands)

  June 30,
2015
    December 31,
2014
 
                 
Carrying amounts of major classes of assets included as part of discontinued operations:                
Current assets:                
Accounts receivable, net   $ 1,724     $ 6,223  
Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts     1,378       1,841  
Inventory, net     135       242  
Deferred costs on uncompleted contracts           42  
Other current assets     109       79  
                 
Total major classes of current assets of the discontinued operations     3,346       8,427  
                 
Noncurrent assets:                
Property and equipment, net           45  
Other noncurrent assets     937       1,037  
                 
Total noncurrent assets of discontinued operations     937       1,082  
                 
Total assets of the discontinued operations in the balance sheet   $ 4,283     $ 9,509  
                 
Carrying amounts of major classes of liabilities included as part of discontinued operations:                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 2,570     $ 4,977  
Accrued liabilities     2,552       2,608  
Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts     154       373  
Deferred revenue and other current liabilities     36       26  
                 
Total current liabilities of discontinued operations     5,312       7,984  
                 
Noncurrent liabilities:                
Other liabilities     227       327  
                 
Total major classes of noncurrent liabilities of the discontinued operations     227       327  
                 
Total liabilities of the discontinued operations in the balance sheet   $ 5,539     $ 8,311  

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

We recommend users read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this document. This section is designed to provide information that will assist in understanding our condensed consolidated financial statements, changes in certain items in those statements from period to period, the primary factors that caused those changes, and how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

During 2014, we committed to a plan to sell certain contracts and rights comprising our large commercial installations business, otherwise known as our former Commercial segment. At the same time, we determined not to enter into further contracts. We expect that contracts in process at December 31, 2014 will be completed during 2015. We now report this business as a discontinued operation, separate from our continuing operations. The following management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is for our continuing operations, unless indicated otherwise.

 

Overview

 

We are a residential and small commercial solar energy engineering, procurement and construction firm. We also perform most of our own sales and marketing activities to generate leads and secure projects. We offer turnkey services, including design, procurement, permitting, build-out, grid connection, financing referrals and warranty and customer satisfaction activities. Our solar energy systems use high-quality solar photovoltaic modules. We use proven technologies and techniques to help customers achieve meaningful savings by reducing their utility costs. In addition, we help customers lower their emissions output and reliance upon fossil fuel energy sources.

 

We, including our predecessors, have more than 35 years of experience in residential solar energy and trace our roots to 1978, when Real Goods Trading Corporation sold the first solar photovoltaic panels in the United States. We have designed and installed tens of thousands of residential and commercial solar systems since our founding.

 

During 2014, we discontinued our entire former Commercial segment and sold the assets associated with our catalog segment. As a result of this major strategic shift, we now operate as three reportable segments: (1) Residential – the installation of solar systems for homeowners, including lease financing thereof, and for small businesses (small commercial) in the continental U.S.; (2) Sunetric – the installation of solar systems for both homeowners and small business owners (small commercial) in Hawaii; and (3) Other – catalog segment, for 2014, and corporate operations. We believe this new structure will enable us to more effectively manage our operations and resources.  

 

We generally recognize revenue from solar energy systems sold to our customers when we install the solar energy system. Our business requires that we incur costs of acquiring solar panels and labor to install solar systems on our customer rooftops up-front and receive cash from customers thereafter. As a result, during periods when we are increasing sales, we expect to have negative cash flow from operations, a portion of which we offset with borrowings under our line of credit. We account for our leases of solar energy systems as sales-type leases.

 

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Backlog

 

Backlog represents the dollar amount of revenue that we may recognize in the future from signed contracts to install solar energy systems that have not yet been installed without taking into account possible future cancellations. Backlog is not a measure defined by GAAP, and is not a measure of contract profitability. Our methodology for determining backlog may not be comparable to methodologies used by other companies in determining their backlog amounts. The backlog amounts we disclose include anticipated revenues associated with: (1) the original contract amounts; (2) change orders for which we have received written confirmations from the applicable customers, and (3) net of cancellations.

 

Backlog may not be indicative of future operating results, and projects in our backlog may be cancelled, modified or otherwise altered by customers. We can provide no assurance as to the profitability of our contracts reflected in backlog.

 

The following table summarizes changes to our backlog by segment during the six month period ended June 30, 2015: 

 

(in thousands)   Residential     Sunetric     Totals  
Backlog of December 31, 2014   $ 39,726     $ 21,818     $ 61,544  
Bookings from new awards (“Sales”)     5,237       4,364       9,601  
                         
Cancellations and reductions on existing contracts     (9,048 )     (5,946 )     (14,994 )
Amounts recognized in revenue upon installation     (6,728 )     (3,752 )     (10,480 )
Backlog at March 31, 2015     29,187       16,484       45,671  
Bookings from new awards (“Sales”)     5,136       1,110       6,247  
                         
Cancellations and reductions on existing contracts     (5,773 )     (1,300 )     (7,073 )
Amounts recognized in revenue upon installation     (10,997 )     (3,670 )     (14,668 )
Backlog at June 30, 2015   $ 17,553     $ 12,624     $ 30,177  

 

We have experienced a high level of contract cancellations during the first and second quarters of 2015, which we attribute to the fact that our financial conditions during the quarters, as previously disclosed, limited our access to solar panels, and we were not able to install solar energy systems in a time frame to satisfy certain customers. In assessing this, we have determined that for optimum internal operations, and customer satisfaction, that a backlog equivalent to a few months of sales is optimal. Further, we have determined that our sales efforts should be broadened to additional states to minimize the impact of weather on our seasonal results, and to better balance the construction capacity of our internal and third-party installers.

 

We did not emphasize originating new sales during the first half of 2015 as making material additions to the size of our existing backlog during a period where we were experiencing extended times for installing signed contracts was not considered an effective strategy. These delays were in part a result of financial limitations on our ability to acquire access to solar panels. Also, during this period, we were pursuing tactics to transform our sales and marketing functions for improved sales efficiency in future periods; our strategy has been to emphasize new sales once these transformations were complete and our financial position improved, thereby allowing us greater access to solar panels through vendors and anticipated greater customer receptivity because of an improved financial position. During this period, the size of our outside field sales organization was significantly reduced; in the residential segment as a result of the new sales and marketing approach and, in the Sunetric segment, because of actions by the local utility that limited sales opportunities. Further, our programs to pay third parties for customer leads have been materially curtailed.

 

We continue to expand the size of our e-sales call-center based sales organization to increase our future sales awards, both for our current states of operation and new states where we may operate in future periods. Our customers currently finance their acquisition of solar systems using their own cash, a loan they receive from a financial provider, or a lease provided by either us or a third party lease financier. We believe that to be successful in increasing our sales and resultant revenue, we need to:

 

· Expand the size of our call center sales organization.
· Expand the size of our east coast residential and Sunetric field sales organizations.
· Expand our digital marketing program, as well as expend greater amounts to generate customer leads while achieving our desired cost of acquisition.
· Make available to our customers additional third-party providers to finance customer acquisitions of our solar systems.
· Expand the size of our residential east coast and Sunetric construction organization.
· Expand our network of authorized third party installers, including potential new states of operations.
· Commence sales into new states of operations.

 

We believe we have adequate financial resources to continue our pursuit of the above tactics. We compete with larger, better-financed firms for customers, employees, and the services of third party financiers and installers and, accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in meeting our goals for increasing sales and revenue.

 

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As we execute the tactics above designed to increase future revenue, we will incur up-front costs for sales and marketing and, accordingly, we expect that during the remainder of 2015, our selling and operating expenses will increase in dollar amount and as a percentage of revenue.

 

Recent Developments

 

During 2015, in conjunction with our plans to position the Company for future profitable operations, we have:

 

· Arranged the 2015 Offerings to raise $16.5 million, before offering expenses, of new capital.
· Renewed our revolving bank facility for one year.
· Eliminated our subordinated debt by converting all outstanding amounts into Class A common stock.
· Extinguished a portion of the common stock warrant liability to reduce future volatility
· Reduced and realigned our workforce and closed offices in California to reduce fixed operating cost infrastructure.
· Modified our commission plans and marketing spend plans to be cost efficient.
· Entered into arrangements with third party installers under programs that will reduce our investment in working capital for transactions.
· Entered into an arrangement with a financier to acquire leases to be originated in future periods to reduce the working capital required for leasing transactions.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

There were no material changes to our critical accounting policies or estimates during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from those disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

 

Net revenue . Net revenue decreased $4.9 million, or 25%, to $14.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from $19.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2014. Net revenue for our residential segment decreased $4.8 million, or 30.3%, to $11.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from $15.9 million during three months ended June 30, 2014, principally due to the state rebates expiring in Colorado and Missouri markets, which made up 25% of our revenue in the second quarter of 2014, and our subsequent exit from these markets. The residential segment decreased megawatts installed by 1.6 megawatts, or 37.3%, to 2.60 megawatts during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from 4.15 megawatts during the three months ended June 30, 2014. The Sunetric segment increased megawatts installed by 0.23 megawatts, or 34.2%, to 0.9 megawatts during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from 0.67 megawatts for the period May 14, 2014, the acquisition date, through June 30, 2014.

  

Gross profit . Gross profit decreased $2.1 million, or 45.6%, to $2.4 million or 16.6% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from $4.5 million or 22.9% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2014. Gross profit for our residential segment decreased $1.8 million, or 52%, to $1.7 million or 15.2% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from $3.5 million or 22% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease in the residential segment’s gross profit margin percentage was due (i) the proportionate greater absorption of fixed costs associated with the decline in revenue of $4.9 million from the prior year quarter, and (ii) an increase in customer cancellations. Gross profit for our Sunetric segment was $0.8 million or 21% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to $0.8 million or 26.3% of net revenue for the period May 14, 2014, the acquisition date, through June 30, 2014.

 

Selling and operating expenses . Selling and operating expenses decreased $4.0 million, or 57.8%, to $2.9 million or 19.8% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from $6.9 million or 35.2% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2014. Selling and operating expenses for our residential segment decreased $3.4 million, or 63.8%, to $1.9 million or 17.2% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from $5.3 million or 33.2% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease in the residential segment’s selling and operating expenses was attributable to the reduction of headcount, creating a new commission payout structure, and management’s decision to reduce the costs of customer leads. Selling and operating expenses for our Sunetric segment were $0.6 million or 15.6% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from $0.5 million or 16.9% of net revenue for the period May 14, 2014, the acquisition date, through June 30, 2014.

 

General and administrative expenses . General and administrative expenses decreased $1.0 million, or 42.9%, to $1.3 million or 8.9% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from $2.3 million or 11.7% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2014. General and administrative expenses for our other segment decreased $1.2 million, or 50.3%, to $1.1 million or 0% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from $2.3 million or 369.6% of net revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease in the other segment’s general and administrative expenses was primarily due to exiting our Retail business and our reduction of headcount.

 

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Litigation expenses. Litigation expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2015 were $0.5 million charge associated with the settlement of the PIPE litigation in July 2015, as more fully described in Note 5. Litigation expense is equal to our retention limit under our 2014-15 Officers and Directors liability insurance policy.

 

Acquisition-related and other costs . Acquisition-related and other costs were $0.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and ($0.3) million during the three months ended June 30, 2014, a reversal of previously estimated acquisition costs related to the purchase of Sunetric.

 

Restructuring costs . Restructuring costs were $0.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and $0.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2014. Restructure costs are related to the costs of obtaining a fairness opinion provided and of legal services in connection with the conversion of subordinated debt to equity as well as costs related to the closings of California offices.

 

Depreciation and Amortization . Depreciation and Amortization were $0.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and $0.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2014.

 

Other income. Other income was $0.1 million in the second quarter of 2015; a reversal of previously accrued interest expense arising from the settlement of a sales tax audit.

 

Interest expense . Interest expense decreased $0.1 million to $0.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 from $0.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease reflects a lower weighted average utilization of our line of credit due to the receipt of proceeds from the 2015 Offerings.

 

Change in valuation of warrants, net . We recorded noncash income of $4.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $6.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2014, a decrease of $1.6 million. For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the change in valuation of warrants is comprised of $5.0 million of non-cash change in warrant liability offset by $0.5 million inducement loss on early extinguishment of debt associated with the warrant exchange at June 30, 2015. The change in valuation of warrants is due to decreasing stock prices causing a reduction in the carrying value of the common stock warrant liabilities.

  

Income tax benefit . Income tax benefit was $0.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and $1.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2014. The 2014 income tax benefit represents the portion of the change in the tax valuation allowance related to the preliminary estimated net deferred tax liabilities established as part of the provisional purchase consideration transferred allocation for Sunetric.

 

Income/(loss) from continuing operations.  Our income from continuing operations during the three months ended June 30, 2015 was $1.6 million, or $0.31 per share, as compared to income from continuing operations of $1.7 million, or $0.73 per share, during the three months ended June 30, 2014.

 

Loss from discontinued operations.  Our loss from discontinued operations during the three months ended June 30, 2015 was $0.1 million, or $(0.03) per share, as compared to a loss from discontinued operations of $23.0 million, or $(10.00) per share, during the three months ended June 30, 2014.

 

Net income/(loss).  Our net income during the three months ended June 30, 2015 was $1.4 million, or $0.28 per share, as compared to a net loss of $21.4 million, or $(9.27) per share, during the three months ended June 30, 2014.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

 

Net revenue . Net revenue decreased $8.1 million, or 24.2%, to $25.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $33.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014. Net revenue for our residential segment decreased $11.2 million, or 38.5%, to $18.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $29.2 million during six months ended June 30, 2014, primarily due to exiting the Colorado and Missouri markets. The residential segment decreased megawatts installed by 3.5 megawatts, or 45.3%, to 4.3 megawatts during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 7.8 megawatts during the six months ended June 30, 2014. The Sunetric segment increased megawatts installed by 1.1 megawatts, or 170.1%, to 1.8 megawatts during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 0.7 megawatts for the period May 14, 2014, the acquisition date, through June 30, 2014.

 

Gross profit . Gross profit decreased $4.0 million, or 54.3%, to $3.3 million or 13.2% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $7.3 million or 21.9% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2014. Gross profit for our residential segment decreased $3.8 million, or 61.2%, to $2.4 million or 13.3% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $6.2 million or 21.1% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2014. As previously mentioned, the decrease in the residential segment’s gross profit percentage was due to (i) the proportionate greater absorption of fixed costs associated with the decline in revenue of $8.1 million from the prior year 6 months year to date and (ii) an increase in customer cancellations. Gross profit for our Sunetric segment was $1.0 million or 12.9% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to $0.8 million or 26.3% of net revenue for the period May 14, 2014, the acquisition date, through June 30, 2014.

 

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Selling and operating expenses . Selling and operating expenses decreased $5.9 million, or 45.6%, to $7.0 million or 27.6% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $12.9 million or 38.5% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2014. Selling and operating expenses for our residential segment decreased $5.2 million, or 51.3%, to $4.9 million or 27.5% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $10.1 million or 34.7% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease in the residential segment’s selling and operating expenses was attributable to the reduction of headcount, creating a new commission payout structure, and management’s decision to reduce the costs of customer leads. Selling and operating expenses for our Sunetric segment were $1.1 million or 13.8% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $0.1 million or 16.9% of net revenue for the period May 14, 2014, the acquisition date, through June 30, 2014.

 

General and administrative expenses . General and administrative expenses decreased $1.6 million, or 36.9%, to $2.9 million or 10.9% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $4.4 million or 13.1% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2014. General and administrative expenses for our Sunetric segment were $0.1 million or 0.8% of net revenue for the period May 14, 2014, the acquisition date, through June 30, 2014. General and administrative expenses for our other segment decreased $1.8 million, or 42.1%, to $2.5 million or 0% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $4.4 or 392.1% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease in the other segment’s general and administrative expenses was primarily due to exiting our Retail business and our reduction of headcount across the Company.

 

Acquisition-related and other costs . Acquisition-related and other costs were $0.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and $0.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and were comprised of acquisition and integration costs related to Sunetric and Syndicated, respectively.

 

Restructuring Costs. Restructuring costs were $0.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and zero during the six months ended June 30, 2014. Restructure costs are related to the costs of obtaining a fairness opinion provided and of legal services in connection with the conversion of subordinated debt to equity as well as costs related to the closings of California offices.

 

Litigation expenses. Litigation expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2015 were $0.5 million pursuant to our recording a charge associated with the settlement of the PIPE litigation in July 2015, as more fully described in Note 5. Litigation expense is equal to our retention limit under our 2014-15 Officers and Directors liability insurance policy.

 

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization were $0.3 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and were $1.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and reflects the amortization of intangible assets associated with the purchase of Sunetric.

 

Other income. Other income was $0.1 million in the second quarter of 2015; a reversal of previously accrued interest expense arising from the settlement of a sales tax audit.

 

Interest expense . Interest expense decreased $0.1 million to $0.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $0.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease reflects a lower weighted average utilization of our line of credit due to the receipt of proceeds from the 2015 Offerings.

 

Change in valuation of warrants, net . We recorded noncash income of $6.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $1.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2014, an increase of $4.9 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the change in valuation of warrants is comprised of $6.8 million of non-cash change in warrant liability offset by $0.5 million inducement loss on early extinguishment of debt associated with the warrant exchange at June 30, 2015. The change in valuation of warrants is due to decreasing stock prices causing a reduction in the carrying value of the common stock warrant liabilities.

 

Income tax benefit . Income tax benefit was $0.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and $1.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014. The 2014 income tax benefit represents the portion of the change in the tax valuation allowance related to the preliminary estimated net deferred tax liabilities established as part of the provisional purchase consideration transferred allocation for Sunetric.

 

Loss from continuing operations.  As a result of the above factors, our loss from continuing operations during the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $2.0 million, or $(0.50) per share, as compared to a loss from continuing operations of $10.4 million, or $(4.67) per share, during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

 

Loss from discontinued operations.  As a result of the factors discussed above, our loss from discontinued operations during the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $0.3 million, or $(0.08) per share, as compared to a loss from discontinued operations of $25.8 million, or $(11.65) per share, during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

 

Net loss.  Our net loss during the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $2.3 million, or $(0.58) per share, as compared to a net loss of $36.2 million, or $(16.32) per share, during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

 

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Seasonality

 

Our quarterly net revenue and operating results for solar energy system installations are difficult to predict and have, in the past, and may, in the future, fluctuate from quarter to quarter as a result of changes in state, federal, or private utility company subsidies, as well as weather, economic trends and other factors. We have historically experienced seasonality in our solar installation business, with the first quarter representing our lowest installation quarter of the year primarily due to weather.

  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our capital needs arise from working capital required to fund operations, including procurement of materials such as photovoltaic panels and inverters, operating and back office infrastructure, maintenance, expansion and improvement, and future growth. These operating requirements depend on numerous factors, including, the ability to attract new solar energy system installation customers, market acceptance of our product offerings, the cost of ongoing upgrades to our product offerings necessary to remain competitive in the marketplace, the level of expenditures for sales and marketing, the level of investment in support systems and facilities and other factors. The timing and amount of these operating requirements are variable and may fluctuate from time to time, as well as varying based on seasonality. We did not have any material commitments for capital expenditures as of June 30, 2015, and we do not presently have any plans for future material capital expenditures.

 

As amended, the amount of available credit under the revolving line of credit is $5.0 million, subject to the Borrowing Base (as defined in the SVB Loan) of 75% of Eligible Accounts (as defined in the SVB Loan).

 

We are required to satisfy the financial covenants as described in the SVB Loan, as of the end of each fiscal quarter. As of June 30, 2015 we were in compliance with these covenants. We believe that we presently have sufficient resources available to operate for the following 12 months, as well as comply with the SVB Loan covenants. However, if planned operational and sales initiatives are not successful in significantly reducing historical loss from operations, which would arise were we unsuccessful in our efforts to increase sales, installation of solar energy systems and resulting revenue or if we encounter unplanned operational difficulties, or if the timing of collection of accounts receivable and payments of accounts payable are significantly different than anticipated, we may not have sufficient funds to repay any outstanding borrowings as they come due or to fund our operating cash needs for the next twelve months. These circumstances would require us to obtain financing from another source or raise additional capital through debt or equity financing. While we have been successful in the past in obtaining new financing, there is no assurance that it will be able to raise any new funds in the future.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, we converted $3.15 million of short-term subordinated debt due to an affiliate of Riverside, Riverside Fund III L.P along with $1.1 million of accrued interest into shares of Class A common stock of the company. Pursuant to the terms of a Shareholders Agreement, Riverside has the right to designate a certain number of individuals for appointment or nomination to our board of directors.

  

The Company had total cash and available borrowings as follows: 

             

For the quarter ended (in thousands)

  August 6, 2015     June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  
Cash plus availability under current borrowing base   $ 1,325     $ 6,058     $ 3,001  
Cash plus availability under maximum allowed borrowing base   $ 3,012     $ 6,310     $ 3,097  

 

The company has utilized the proceeds of the June Offering to reduce both its accounts payable and accrued liabilities, as well as pay-down its line-of-credit with SVB. The funds from the June Offering provided the company with the ability to repay prior accounts payable sooner than it anticipated when preparing its 2015 business plan. A roll-forward of the company’s cash plus available borrowings from June 30, 2015 through August 6, 2015 is as follows:

Cash and available at June 30, 2015   $ 6,058  
Collections of stock subscriptions receivable     900  
Pay-down line-of-credit     (1,226 )
Pay-down of prior accounts payable and accrued expenses     (2,466 )
Decline in size of borrowing base     (1,232 )
Used in operations     (709 )
Cash and availability at August 6, 2015   $ 1,325  

 

The decline in the size of the borrowing base arose from (i) the company not focusing on sales generation during the first half of 2015 as discussed under Backlog and (ii) the current level of solar system installations not being sufficient to increase the size of the borrowing base. If the company is successful with its goal of increasing sales and installations of solar systems, it is expected that the size of the future borrowing base will increase.

 

We have prepared our business plan for 2015, taking into account (i) the proceeds from the 2015 Offerings' proceeds, (ii) anticipated timing of vendor payments for existing accounts payable and for new solar panels, (iii) anticipated timing of sales and installations of solar systems, (iv) anticipated timing of collection of accounts receivable, and (v) our operating cost structure following the implementation of cost improvement actions. Our objectives in preparing this plan included (i) further reducing our fixed operating cost infrastructure commencing during the first quarter of 2015 in order to reduce the required level of future revenue for profitable operations, and (ii) reducing our present operating losses and with the intention of returning to profitable operations in the future. Elements of this plan include, among others, (i) realizing operating costs savings from reductions in staff, of which substantially all had been achieved by the end of the first quarter of 2015, (ii) the positive impact of the strategic decision to exit the large commercial segment which operated at both a substantial cash and operating loss, (iii) moving towards an optimized field and e-sales force, (iv) optimizing our construction capability for solar energy system installations through authorized third-party integrators to realize the revenue from installation of the backlog and minimize the impact on gross margin of idle construction crew time, (v) changing the mix of marketing expenditures to achieve a lower cost of acquisition than that employed in prior periods, and (vi) continued internal efforts to convert our accounts receivable to cash.

 

We expect that we will have a cash outflow from operating activities for the balance of the year as we will utilize cash to fund an anticipated increased level of rooftop installations for customers, thereby generating revenue, expand our e-sales and field sales organizations as well as increased marketing spend for lead generation, and also to continue to reduce our present accounts payable.

 

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Cash Flows

 

The following table summarizes our primary sources (uses) of cash during the periods presented: 

         
    For the Six
Months Ended June 30,
 

(in thousands)

  2015     2014  
Net cash provided by (used in):                
Operating activities – continuing operations   $ (12,596 )   $ (8,785 )
Operating activities – discontinued operations     2,139       (15,874 )
                 
Operating activities     (10,457 )     (24,659 )
                 
Investing activities     18       11,419  
                 
Financing activities     13,830       2,475  
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash   $ 3,391     $ (10,765 )

 

Continuing Operations

 

Operating activities . Our operating activities used net cash of $12.6 million and $8.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2015 was due to our net loss decreased by noncash items of $5.5 million and a net increase in working capital assets and liabilities of $5.1 million. The change in noncash items was primarily related to a gain recognized on the change in valuation of warrants, while the increase in working capital assets and liabilities were primarily related to management efforts to reduce inventory, pay down aged accounts payable and grow our lease portfolio. Our net cash used in operating activities during the three months ended June 30, 2014 was primarily due to our net loss increased by noncash items of $1.0 million and a decrease in working capital assets and liabilities of $0.6 million.

 

Investing activities . During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we received proceeds of $0.2 million for the sale of equipment that was offset by the acquisition of property and equipment. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, our investing activities provided net cash of $11.4 million consisting of $12.0 million from acquired businesses, offset by the acquisition of property and equipment.

 

Financing activities.  Our financing activities provided net cash of $13.9 million and $0.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2015 reflected the net proceeds on the issuance of Class A common stock and warrants of $14.1 million offset by net repayments against our revolving line of credit of $0.3 million. Our net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2014 reflected the net proceeds on the issuance of Class A common stock and warrants of $3.0 million and proceeds of $0.5 million from the exercise of warrants and options offset by the repayment of $1.0 million to a related party term note.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Operating activities . Our operating activities provided net cash of $2.1 million and used $15.9 million during the six months ended June 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2015 was primarily due to our net loss, increased by a reduction in accounts receivable and costs in excess of billings of $5.0 million, and offset by an increase of $2.7 million in liabilities. Our net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was primarily due to our net loss decreased by the impairment charge of $18.8 million and increased by the net change in working capital assets and liabilities of $8.9 million, attributable to an increase of $4.5 million in accounts receivable and a net decrease in liabilities of $3.0 million.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not participate in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as special purpose entities or variable interest entities, which have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other limited purposes and as a result we do not have and are not reasonably likely to have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Risk Factors

 

We caution that there are risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different from those indicated by forward-looking statements that, from time-to-time, we make in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, news releases, reports, proxy statements, registration statements and other written communications as well as oral forward-looking statements made by our representatives. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those risks set forth in Part II, Item 1A of this report and listed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this analysis are forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, general economic and business conditions, competition, pricing, brand reputation, consumer trends, and other factors which are often beyond our control. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by law.

 

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Investing in our securities involves significant risks. You should carefully read the risk factors set forth in Part II, Item 1A of this report and in the section entitled “RISK FACTORS” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business operations. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by law.

  

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. We are exposed to market risks, which include changes in common stock warrant liability as a result of fluctuations in the price of our Class A common stock and changes in U.S. interest rates and foreign exchange rates. We do not engage in financial transactions for trading or speculative purposes.

  

At June 30, 2015, the estimated fair value of derivative instruments was $1.0 million. We estimate the fair values of these instruments using the Monte Carlo option pricing model which takes into account a variety of factors, including historical stock price volatility, risk-free interest rates, remaining maturity and the closing price of our Class A common stock. We believe that the assumption that has the greatest impact on the determination of fair value is the closing price of our Class A common stock. The recognition of gain and loss is primarily due to changes in our stock prices resulting in adjustments to the carrying value of the common stock warrant liability. Accordingly, as our stock price goes up, the liability is increased and we record expense, and conversely, when our stock price goes down, the liability is decreased and we record income. 

 

At times, we are exposed to market risk from adverse changes in interest rates with respect to the short-term floating interest rate on borrowings under the SVB Loan. As of June 30, 2015, we had $4.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the SVB Loan. Any borrowings outstanding accrue interest at the greater of (i) the greater of (a) the bank’s prime rate or (b) 4.00%, plus 4.00%, and (ii) 8.00%.  As of June 30, 2015, if the bank’s prime rate were to increase or decrease by one percentage point, our interest expense would increase or decrease by approximately $ 0.1 million per year.

 

We purchase a significant amount of our product inventory from vendors outside of the United States in transactions that are primarily U.S. dollar denominated transactions. Since the percentage of our international purchases denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar is small, currency risks related to these transactions are immaterial to us. However, a decline in the relative value of the U.S. dollar to other foreign currencies could lead to increased purchasing costs. In order to mitigate this exposure, we make virtually all of our purchase commitments in U.S. dollars.

  

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our chief executive officer, who also serves as our acting principal financial officer, and our principal accounting officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based upon their evaluation as of June 30, 2015, they have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective.

  

In connection with our evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures and the assessment of internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for calendar 2014, we identified material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. For a discussion of our internal financial reporting and a description of the identified material weaknesses, see Item 9A. Controls and Procedures included on our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Since the appointment of our current chief executive officer in the third quarter of 2014, management began documentation and testing of internal controls which has led to enhancements in controls during the fourth quarter of 2014 and 2015 to-date related to review and approval of journal entries, account reconciliations as well as enhanced documentation standards. We will continue to improve our internal controls during 2015 to remedy the material weaknesses disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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Remediation Plan for Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Disclosure Controls and Procedures

  

We have begun taking steps and plan to take additional measures to remediate the underlying cause of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. Management intends to:

  

1) Implement enhanced system-based controls, as well as other compensating controls, over restricted access, automated controls and change management activities within our ERP and other information technology systems.
2) Continue to supplement our accounting department with personnel having an appropriate level of accounting knowledge, experience and training commensurate with our financial reporting requirements, and continue to train them on our control procedures, including, without limitation, account reconciliations, that are intended to ensure (i) appropriate supporting documentation is prepared and reviewed timely and (ii) that we file regulatory reports on a timely basis;
3) Prepare an accounting policies and procedures manual and other written control documentation, and conduct training of accounting and operational personnel on accounting policies and procedures; and
4) Revise our procedures for testing of our internal control over financial reporting, including changing the start date for the process to earlier in the year.

  

Our management believes that these measures will address the issues described above. We can make no assurance that these plans will be sufficient to correct the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and on disclosure controls and procedures or that additional steps may not be necessary in the future. Our management and the audit committee of our board of directors will continue to monitor the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and on disclosure controls and procedures on an ongoing basis and will take further action as appropriate.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings that we consider to be in the normal course of business. We do not believe that any of these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

On June 29, 2015, Real Goods Solar, Inc. received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requesting the production of documents, records and information related to an investigation into the Company’s July 9, 2014 PIPE offering. The Company believes that it has complied fully with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and intends to cooperate fully with the government’s investigation. At this time, the Company is unable to determine the potential impact, if any, that will result from this investigation. If the Company, its officers or its directors are deemed to have violated the securities laws, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may seek various remedies against them.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Except for the updated risk factor appearing below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

 

The future impact of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into the Company, if any, is unknown, but any future involvement in the investigation could have a material effect on us.

  

On June 29, 2015, the Company received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requesting the production of documents, records and information related to an investigation into the Company’s July 9, 2014 private placement. The Company is cooperating with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may in the future require us to produce additional documents or other materials.  Complying with any such future requests could distract the time and attention of the Company’s officers and directors or divert resources away from the Company’s business.  

 

At this time, the Company does not know how the investigation is proceeding or when the investigation will be concluded and is unable to determine the potential impact, if any, that will result from this investigation. The investigation could result in significant legal expenses, the diversion of management’s attention from the Company’s business plans, damage to the Company’s proposed business and reputation, and could subject the Company, its officers or its directors to a wide range of remedies, including and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action. An adverse ruling in any regulatory proceeding could result in fines, penalties, or other remedies which could have a material adverse effect on any future results of operations and financial condition.

  

Item 6. Exhibits

       
  Exhibit
No.
  Description
       
  1.1   Placement Agency Agreement, dated June 25, 2015, between Real Goods Solar, Inc. and WestPark Capital, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Real Goods Solar’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-34044))
       
  4.1   Combined Form of Warrant issued to investors on February 26 and 27, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Real Goods Solar’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 24, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-34044))
       
  4.2   Form of Series F Warrant issued to investors on June 30 and July 1, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Real Goods Solar’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-34044))
       
  4.3*   Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock issued to a placement agent on June 30, 2015
       
  10.1   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 25, 2015, among Real Goods Solar, Inc. and the investors party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Real Goods Solar’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-34044))
       
  10.2*   Form of Conversion Agreement, dated June 24, 2015, between Real Goods Solar, Inc. and Riverside Fund III, L.P.
       
  10.3*   Form of Exchange Agreement, dated June 25, 2015, between Real Goods Solar, Inc. and certain holders of Series A Warrants and Series C Warrants.
       
  31.1*   Certification of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
       
  31.2*   Certification of the Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

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  32.1**   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
  32.2**   Certification of the Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
  101.INS   XBRL Instance Document.
       
  101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
       
  101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
       
  101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
       
  101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
       
  101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf, by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

   
  Real Goods Solar, Inc.
  (Registrant)
     
Date: August 10, 2015 By:

/s/ Dennis Lacey 

    Dennis Lacey
   

Chief Executive Officer 

(principal executive officer and acting principal financial officer) 

     
Date: August 10, 2015 By:

/s/ Alan Fine 

    Alan Fine
    Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Item 6. Exhibits

     
  Exhibit
No.
  Description
       
  1.1   Placement Agency Agreement, dated June 25, 2015, between Real Goods Solar, Inc. and WestPark Capital, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Real Goods Solar’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-34044))
       
  4.1   Combined Form of Warrant issued to investors on February 26 and 27, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Real Goods Solar’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 24, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-34044))
       
  4.2   Form of Series F Warrant issued to investors on June 30 and July 1, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Real Goods Solar’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-34044))
       
  4.3*   Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock issued to a placement agent on June 30, 2015
       
  10.1   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 25, 2015, among Real Goods Solar, Inc. and the investors party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Real Goods Solar’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 26, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-34044))
       
  10.2*   Form of Conversion Agreement, dated June 24, 2015, between Real Goods Solar, Inc. and Riverside Fund III, L.P.
       
  10.3*   Form of Exchange Agreement, dated June 25, 2015, between Real Goods Solar, Inc. and certain holders of Series A Warrants and Series C Warrants.
       
  31.1*   Certification of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
       
  31.2*   Certification of the Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
       
  32.1**   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
  32.2**   Certification of the Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
  101.INS   XBRL Instance Document.
       
  101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
       
  101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
       
  101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
       
  101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
       
  101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.

 

 

* Filed herewith
** Furnished herewith

 

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EXHIBIT 4.3

 

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

 

real goods solar, INC.

 

Warrant To Purchase Common Stock

 

Warrant No.: WPA2-[    ] 

Number of Shares of Common Stock: [            ] 

Date of Issuance: June 30, 2015 (“ Issuance Date ”)

 

Real Goods Solar, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged , _____________ , the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “ Holder ”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, at any time or times on or after December 30, 2015 (the “ Initial Exercisability Date ”), but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date, (as defined below), up to such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock equal to ________, subject to adjustment as provided herein (the “ Warrant Shares ”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “ Warrant ”), shall have the meanings set forth in Section 17. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the definitions ascribed to such terms in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

 
 

 

1.             EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

 

(a) Mechanics of Exercise . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(f)), this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercisability Date, in whole or in part, by (i) delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Exercise Notice ”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant and (ii) (A) payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the “ Aggregate Exercise Price ”) in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds or (B) if the provisions of Section 1(d) are applicable, by notifying the Company that this Warrant is being exercised pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 1(d)). The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice for all of the then remaining Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant after delivery of the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. On or before the first (1 st ) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received the Exercise Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of the Exercise Notice to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”). On or before the third (3rd) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received the Exercise Notice, so long as the Holder delivers the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) on or prior to the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received the Exercise Notice (the “ Share Delivery Date ”) (provided that if the Aggregate Exercise Price has not been delivered by such date, the Share Delivery Date shall be one (1) Trading Day after the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) is delivered), the Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program and the Holder may sell the Warrant Shares without restriction or limitation either (I) pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Act and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) of the 1933 Act or (II) pursuant to an effective registration statement registering the Warrant Shares for issuance, credit such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit / Withdrawal At Custodian system, or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program or if the Holder may not sell the Warrant Shares without restriction or limitation either (I) pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Act and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) of the 1933 Act or (II) pursuant to an effective registration statement registering the Warrant Shares for issuance, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. The Company shall be responsible for all fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent and all fees and expenses with respect to the issuance of Warrant Shares via DTC, if any. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Trading Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares issuable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised. No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. The Company shall pay any and all taxes (other than the Holder’s income taxes) which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant. The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination.

 

 
 

 

(b) Exercise Price . For purposes of this Warrant, “ Exercise Price ” means $4.20 , subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

(c) Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities . If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the Holder on or prior to the Share Delivery Date either (I) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or if the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, to credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC, for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise of this Warrant, or (II) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder or pursuant to the Company’s obligation pursuant to clause (ii) below, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder (or any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of the Holder) purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock equal to or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “ Buy-In ”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “ Buy-In Price ”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC for such shares of Common Stock shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC, as applicable, and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) any trading price of the Common Stock selected by the Holder in writing as in effect at any time during the period beginning on the date of the applicable Exercise Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this Section 3(c). Nothing shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock (or to electronically deliver such shares of Common Stock) upon the exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

 
 

 

(d) Cashless Exercise . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “ Cashless Exercise ”):

 

Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)

D

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

A= the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

 

B= the arithmetic average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.

 

C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

 

D= the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the date of the Exercise Notice.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in a Cashless Exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the 1933 Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the warrants being exercised may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrant Shares. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 1(d).

 

(e) Disputes . In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 12.

 

 
 

 

(f) Beneficial Ownership Limitation on Exercises . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant and any such exercise shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, the Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants beneficially owned by the Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 1(f). For purposes of this Section 1(f), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”). For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock the Holder may acquire upon the exercise of this Warrant without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”), as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the “ Reported Outstanding Share Number ”). If the Company receives an Exercise Notice from the Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall (i) notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Exercise Notice would otherwise cause the Holder’s beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 1(f), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of Warrant Shares to be purchased pursuant to such Exercise Notice (the number of shares by which such purchase is reduced, the “ Reduction Shares ”) and (ii) as soon as reasonably practicable, the Company shall return to the Holder any exercise price paid by the Holder for the Reduction Shares. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant results in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “ Excess Shares ”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. As soon as reasonably practicable after the issuance of the Excess Shares has been deemed null and void, the Company shall return to the Holder the exercise price paid by the Holder for the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and the other Attribution Parties. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(f) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph or any portion of this paragraph which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 1(f) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

 
 

 

(g) Insufficient Authorized Shares . If at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of all of this Warrant then outstanding (the “ Required Reserve Amount ” and the failure to have such sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock, an “ Authorized Share Failure ”), then the Company shall promptly take all action reasonably necessary to increase the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for this Warrant and the other SPA Warrants then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than seventy-five (75) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its shareholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each shareholder with a proxy statement and shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit its shareholders’ approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the shareholders that they approve such proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such time of an Authorized Share Failure, the Company is able to obtain the written consent of a majority of the shares of its issued and outstanding Common Stock to approve the increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, the Company may satisfy this obligation by obtaining such consent and submitting for filing with the SEC an Information Statement on Schedule 14C. The initial number of shares of Common Stock reserved for exercise of this Warrant and the other SPA Warrants and each increase in the number of shares so reserved shall be allocated pro rata among the Holder and the holders of the other SPA Warrants, based on the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations in exercise) issued to the Holder on the Issuance Date (the “ Authorized Share Allocation ”). In the event that the Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer this Warrant, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any SPA Warrants shall be allocated to the Holder and the remaining holders of SPA Warrants, pro rata based on the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the SPA Warrants then held by such holders (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the SPA Warrants).

 

 
 

 

2.             ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES . The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

 

(a) Voluntary Adjustment By Company . The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, with the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(b) Adjustment Upon Subdivision or Combination of Shares of Common Stock . If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(b) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

(c) [RESERVED]

 

(d) Other Events . If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 2 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares, as mutually determined by the Company’s Board of Directors and the Holder, so as to protect the rights of the Holder; provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(d) will increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 2.

 

3.            RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS . If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property, options, evidence of indebtedness or any other assets by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution ( provided , however , that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

 
 

 

4.            PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS .

 

(a) Purchase Rights . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights ( provided , however , that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

 
 

 

(b) Fundamental Transactions . The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements, if so requested by the Holder, to deliver to the Holder in exchange for the Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, an adjusted exercise price equal to the value for the shares of Common Stock reflected by the terms of such Fundamental Transaction, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and satisfactory to the Holder, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such adjustments to the number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction). Upon the occurrence or consummation of any Fundamental Transaction, and it shall be a required condition to the occurrence or consummation of any Fundamental Transaction that, the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, shall succeed to, and the Company shall cause any Successor Entity or Successor Entities to jointly and severally succeed to, and be added to the term “Company” under this Warrant (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, and the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Warrant with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company in this Warrant, and, solely at the request of the Holder, if the Successor Entity and/or Successor Entities is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market, shall deliver (in addition to and without limiting any right under this Warrant) to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity and/or Successor Entities evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of the Successor Entity and/or Successor Entities (the “ Successor Capital Stock ”) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction (such corresponding number of shares of Successor Capital Stock to be delivered to the Holder shall be equal to the greater of (A) the quotient of (i) the aggregate dollar value of all consideration (including cash consideration and any consideration other than cash (“ Non-Cash Consideration ”), in such Fundamental Transaction, as such values are set forth in any definitive agreement for the Fundamental Transaction that has been executed at the time of the first public announcement of the Fundamental Transaction or, if no such value is determinable from such definitive agreement, as determined in accordance with Section 12 with the term “Non-Cash Consideration” being substituted for the term “Exercise Price”) that the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction or the record, eligibility or other determination date for the event resulting in such Fundamental Transaction, had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction or the record, eligibility or other determination date for the event resulting in such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) (the “ Aggregate Consideration ”) divided by (ii) the per share Closing Sale Price of such Successor Capital Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the consummation or occurrence of the Fundamental Transaction and (B) the product of (i) the Aggregate Consideration and (ii) the highest exchange ratio pursuant to which any shareholder of the Company may exchange Common Stock for Successor Capital Stock) (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to receive any such shares of publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity would result in the Holder and its other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, if applicable, then the Holder shall not be entitled to receive such shares to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity as a result of such consideration to such extent) and the portion of such shares shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time or times, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and its other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be delivered such shares to the extent as if there had been no such limitation), and such security shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder, and with an identical exercise price to the Exercise Price hereunder (such adjustments to the number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting after the consummation or occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction the economic value of this Warrant that was in effect immediately prior to the consummation or occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, as elected by the Holder solely at its option). Upon occurrence or consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, and it shall be a required condition to the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction that, the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the occurrence or consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, as elected by the Holder solely at its option, shares of Common Stock, Successor Capital Stock or, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock or Successor Capital Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction), such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights), which for purposes of clarification may continue to be shares of Common Stock, if any, that the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction or the record, eligibility or other determination date for the event resulting in such Fundamental Transaction, had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction or the record, eligibility or other determination date for the event resulting in such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the occurrence or consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities, cash, assets or other property with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “ Corporate Event ”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to ensure that, and any applicable Successor Entity or Successor Entities shall ensure that, and it shall be a required condition to the occurrence or consummation of such Corporate Event that, the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the occurrence or consummation of the Corporate Event, shares of Common Stock or Successor Capital Stock or, if so elected by the Holder, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to such Corporate Event (but not in lieu of such items still issuable under Sections 3 and 4(a), which shall continue to be receivable on the Common Stock or on the such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property otherwise receivable with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock), such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights and any shares of Common Stock) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence or consummation of such Corporate Event or the record, eligibility or other determination date for the event resulting in such Corporate Event, had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Event or the record, eligibility or other determination date for the event resulting in such Corporate Event (without regard to any limitations on exercise of this Warrant). Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder. The provisions of this Section 4(b) shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, by delivery of written notice to the Company, to waive this Section 4(b) and allow the Company to enter into or be a party to a Fundamental Transaction without the assumption of this Warrant pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4(b).

 

 
 

 

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall be required to obtain the prior written consent of the Holder to enter into, allow and/or consummate a Fundamental Transaction other than one in which a Successor Entity that is a publicly traded corporation whose stock is quoted or listed for trading on an Eligible Market assumes this Warrant such that the Warrant shall be exercisable for the publicly traded Common Stock of such Successor Entity.

 

5.             NONCIRCUMVENTION . The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, so long as this Warrant is outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of this Warrant, the Required Reserve Amount to effect the exercise of this Warrant then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise).

 

6.             WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A SHAREHOLDER . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 6, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the shareholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the shareholders.

 

 
 

 

7.             REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS .

 

(a)  Transfer of Warrant . Neither this Warrant nor any Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the securities by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the offering pursuant to which this Warrant is being issued, except the transfer of any security: (i) by operation of law or by reason of reorganization of the Company; (ii) to any FINRA member firm participating in the offering and the officers and partners thereof, if all securities so transferred remain subject to the lock-up restriction in this Section 7(a) for the remainder of the time period; (iii) if the aggregate amount of securities of the Company held by the Holder or related person do not exceed 1% of the securities being offered; (iv) that is beneficially owned on a pro-rata basis by all equity owners of an investment fund, provided that no participating member manages or otherwise directs investments by the fund, and participating members in the aggregate do not own more than 10% of the equity in the fund; or (v) the exercise or conversion of any security, if all securities received remain subject to the lock-up restriction in this Section 7(a) for the remainder of the time period. If this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) to the Holder representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred.

 

(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant . Upon receipt by the Company 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, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.

 

(c) Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants . This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new warrant or warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender; provided , however , that no Warrants for fractional Warrant Shares shall be given.

 

 
 

 

(d) Issuance of New Warrants . Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.

 

8.            NOTICES . Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 9 of the Placement Agency Agreement, dated June 25, 2015, between the Company and WestPark Capital, Inc. (the “ Placement Agency Agreement ”). All notices to the Holder shall be given to the Placement Agent (as defined in the Placement Agency Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Warrant, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice to the Holder (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property to holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation; provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder. It is expressly understood and agreed that the time of exercise specified by the Holder in each Exercise Notice shall be definitive and may not be disputed or challenged by the Company.

 

9.            AMENDMENT AND WAIVER . Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant may be amended or waived and 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 has obtained the written consent of the Holder.

 

10.         GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; JURY TRIAL . This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. The Company hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to the Company at the address set forth in Section 9(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

 
 

 

11.            CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS . This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant.

 

12.            DISPUTE RESOLUTION . In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile within two (2) Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Notice giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the Exercise Price or the Warrant Shares within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days submit via facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Holder and approved by the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company’s independent, outside accountant, selected by the Holder and approved by the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Company shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

 

13.            REMEDIES, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF . The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

 
 

 

14.          TRANSFER . This Warrant and the Warrant Shares may be offered for sale, sold, transferred, pledged or assigned without the consent of the Company, subject to compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws. The Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act.

 

15.          SEVERABILITY . If any provision of this Warrant is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Warrant so long as this Warrant as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

 

16.          DISCLOSURE . Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), the Company shall within one (1) Business Day after any such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, nonpublic information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to such Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

17.          CERTAIN DEFINITIONS . For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)  “ 1933 Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(b)  “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that “control” of a Person means the power directly or indirectly either to vote 10% or more of the stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

 

 
 

 

(a)  “ Attribution Parties ” means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.

 

(b)  “ Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

 

(c)  “ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

(d)  “ Closing Bid Price ” and “ Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the OTC Link or “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink OTC Markets Inc.). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 12. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

 

(e)  “ Common Stock ” means (i) the Company’s shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) any share capital into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.

 

 
 

 

(f)  “ Convertible Securities ” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.

 

(g)  “ Eligible Market ” means the Principal Market, the NYSE MKT LLC, The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the OTC QX or the OTC QB.

 

(h)  “ Expiration Date ” means June 26, 2020.

 

(i)  “ Fundamental Transaction ” means (A) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Subject Entity, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its “significant subsidiaries” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) to one or more Subject Entities, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Subject Entities to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Subject Entities making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (iv) consummate a share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Subject Entities whereby such Subject Entities, individually or in the aggregate, acquire, either (x) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all the Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that the Subject Entities become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, (B) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, allow any Subject Entity individually or the Subject Entities in the aggregate to be or become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in outstanding shares of Common Stock, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock not held by all such Subject Entities as of the Subscription Date calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all such Subject Entities were not outstanding, or (z) a percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company sufficient to allow such Subject Entities to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other shareholders of the Company to surrender their shares of Common Stock without approval of the shareholders of the Company or (C) directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction.

 

 
 

 

(j)   “ Group ” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.

 

(k)  [RESERVED]

 

(l)   “ Options ” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

(m) “ Parent Entity ” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person, including such entity whose common shares or common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market (or, if so elected by the Holder, any other market, exchange or quotation system), or, if there is more than one such Person or such entity, the Person or such entity designated by the Holder or in the absence of such designation, such Person or entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

 

(n)  “ Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(o)  “ Principal Market ” means The NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

(p)  “ Securities Purchase Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2015, by and among the Company and the investors named on the Schedule of Buyers attached thereto.

 

(q)  “ Subject Entity ” means any Person, Persons or Group or any Affiliate or associate of any such Person, Persons or Group.

 

(r)   “ Successor Entity ” means one or more Person or Persons (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Company or Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or one or more Person or Persons (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Company or the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.

 

 
 

 

(s)  “ Trading Day ” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time).

 

(t)  “ Weighted Average Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” function or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as such market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the OTC Link or “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink OTC Markets Inc.). If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 12 with the term “Weighted Average Price” being substituted for the term “Exercise Price.” All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.

       
  REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.  
     
  By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.

 

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Real Goods Solar, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “ Company ”), evidenced by the attached Warrant to purchase Common Stock No. ______ (the “ Warrant ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

 

1. Form of Exercise Price. The holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as:

 

____________  a “ Cash Exercise” with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; or

 

____________  a “Cashless Exercise” with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares.

 

2. Payment of Exercise Price. In the event that the holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

3. Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder __________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

Please issue the Warrant Shares in the following name and to the following account: 

     
  Issue to:  
     
     

 

  Facsimile Number and Electronic Mail:  

 

  Authorization:  

 

  By:     

 

  Title:  

 

Dated:  

 

  Broker Name:

 

 
 

 

  Broker DTC #:  
     
  Broker Telephone #:  
     
  Account Number:  
  (if electronic book entry transfer)

 

  Transaction Code Number:  
   (if electronic book entry transfer)

 

 
EXHIBIT 10.2

 

CONVERSION AGREEMENT

 

THIS CONVERSION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of June 24, 2015 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC., a Colorado corporation (“ Issuer ”), and RIVERSIDE FUND III, L.P., a limited partnership formed in the State of Delaware (“ Noteholder ”). Issuer and Noteholder are sometimes each referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

 

RECITALS

 

A.          Pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2011, among Issuer, Riverside Renewable Energy Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Noteholder (“ Riverside ”), and Gaiam, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Riverside agreed to make a cash advance to the Issuer in an amount of up to $3,150,000.

 

B.          On May 4, 2012, Issuer issued a Promissory Note to Noteholder in the original principal amount of $3,000,000 (as amended and restated on March 27, 2013, May 21, 2013, August 18, 2014 and March 16, 2015, the “ $3 Million Note ”).

 

C.           On June 20, 2012, Issuer issued a Promissory Note to Noteholder in the original principal amount of $150,000 (as amended and restated on March 27, 2013, May 21, 2013, August 18, 2014 and March 16, 2015, the “ $150,000 Note ”, and together with the $3 Million Note, the “ Notes ”).

 

D.           The Parties acknowledge and agree that as of the Effective Date, the aggregate outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Notes is equal to $4,238,030.42 (the “ Convertible Balance ”).

 

E.           The Parties agree that the Notes shall be converted into shares of the Issuer’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), as repayment in full for the Convertible Balance (the “ Conversion ”). Accordingly, on the Effective Date and upon the Conversion, there will be no amounts of principal or interest due under the Notes.

 

AGREEMENT 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the Recitals set forth above and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties covenant and agree as follows: 

 

1.            Conversion .

 

(a)           Recitals . The Recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement and made a part hereof.

 

(b)           Conversion and Satisfaction of the Convertible Balance . The Parties hereby agree that the Notes shall be convertible, and at closing of the Conversion shall be converted into Common Stock at a conversion price of $3.29 per share, the closing price of the Common Stock on the date of this Agreement, in full satisfaction of the repayment of the Convertible Balance. At the closing of the Conversion, (i) the Notes shall be converted into shares of Common Stock, (ii) the Convertible Balance shall be deemed paid in full, and (iii) the Issuer shall issue to Noteholder 1,288,156 shares of Common Stock. The closing of the Conversion shall take place on the business day on which all of the conditions set forth in Section 9 hereof are satisfied or at such other time as the parties may agree (the “ Closing Date ”). 

 

 
 

 

(c)           Maximum Percentage and Obligation to Deliver Capacity Shares. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Issuer shall not issue any shares of Common Stock to Noteholder if such issuance would result in Noteholder and its affiliate as a group holding shares of Common Stock in excess of 19.99% (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the Conversion unless and until the Issuer obtains the Shareholder Approval (as defined in Section 7). In lieu of issuing any shares of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Percentage (the “ Capacity Shares ”) to Noteholder, the Issuer hereby agrees to issue the Capacity Shares to the Noteholder upon the Noteholder’s request at such time when the Noteholder holds less than the Maximum Percentage, or at any time after the Issuer obtains the Shareholder Approval. At such time or times after the Closing Date, the Noteholder may deliver a written notice to the Issuer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a “ Capacity Notice ”) of Noteholder’s election to receive all or any portion of the Capacity Shares. Execution and delivery of a Capacity Notice with respect to less than all of the Capacity Shares shall have the effect of lowering the number of Capacity Shares still available to Noteholder under this Agreement, if any, by the number of Capacity Shares set forth on the Capacity Notice. On or before the first trading day following the date on which the Issuer has received a Capacity Notice, the Issuer shall transmit by facsimile an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of the Capacity Notice to Noteholder. The Issuer shall cause the Transfer Agent to issue to Noteholder in book entry form with the Transfer Agent the aggregate number of Capacity Shares to which the Noteholder is entitled pursuant to the Capacity Notice within three business days after the Issuer’s receipt of a Capacity Notice. Neither Noteholder nor its affiliates shall have any right to vote any Capacity Shares or receive any economic benefit thereof until such time as the Capacity Shares are actually issued to the Noteholder or its designee in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.            Transferability of the Shares; Registration; Lock-Up .

 

(a)          Noteholder understands and acknowledges that the Common Stock has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or the securities laws of any state. Noteholder agrees that the Common Stock may not be sold, offered for sale, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of except in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Noteholder understands that any sale, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Common Stock may require, in some states, specific approval by the appropriate governmental agency or commission of such states.

 

2
 

 

(b)          Issuer hereby agrees to prepare and file, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Issuer, on such form of registration statement as is then available) (the “ Registration Statement ”) within 45 days following the Effective Date, covering the Common Stock, together with the other shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock held by Noteholder and its affiliates prior to the date of Closing Date. Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective no later than 120 days following the Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2, if the Issuer receives written comments from the Commission which either (i) requires the Issuer to limit the number of securities which may be included to a number which is less than the number sought to be included as filed with the Commission or (ii) requires the Issuer to either exclude certain securities held by Noteholder or its affiliates or deem Noteholder or any such affiliates to be underwriters with respect to securities they seek to include in such Registration Statement, then the Issuer may, following not less than three Trading Days prior written notice to the Noteholder (y) remove from the Registration Statement such securities (the “ Cut Back Shares ”) and/or (z) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of such securities, in each case as the Commission may require in order for the Commission to allow such Registration Statement to become effective.

 

(c)          Noteholder hereby agrees to enter into a Lock-up Agreement in substantially the form that was entered into in February of 2015, in connection with any offering of the Issuer’s securities that is consummated within forty five (45) days after the Conversion.

 

3.            Representations and Warranties of Issuer .

 

(a)          The Issuer has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Agreement by the Issuer and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Issuer and no further action is required by the Issuer in connection therewith. This Agreement has been duly executed by the Issuer and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

(b)          The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Issuer and the consummation by the Issuer of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Issuer’s articles of incorporation or bylaws, or (ii) after complying with NASDAQ Rule 5250(e)(2), conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing an Issuer debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Issuer is a party or by which any property or asset of the Issuer is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Issuer is subject, or by which any property or asset of the Issuer is bound or affected; such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect.

 

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(c)          The Issuer is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any United States court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Agreement, other than (i) the filing with the Commission of one or more Registration Statements in accordance with the requirements herein, (ii) filings required by state securities laws, (iii) the filing of a Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the Securities Act, if relying thereon, (iv) the notice required under NASDAQ Rule 5250(e)(2), and (v) those that have been made or obtained prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

(d)          The shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of any and all liens, encumbrances, pledges, hypothecations, security interests or charges of any kind, whether voluntarily or otherwise (collectively, “ Liens ”).

 

4.            Representations and Warranties of Noteholder . Noteholder hereby represents and warrants to Issuer that:

 

(a)          The Noteholder has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Agreement by the Noteholder and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Noteholder and no further action is required by the Noteholder in connection therewith. This Agreement has been duly executed by the Noteholder and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Noteholder enforceable against the Noteholder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

(b)          Noteholder has good and valid title to the Notes, free and clear of any and all Liens, (i) the Notes are not subject to any right of any other person or entity to acquire any interest in the Notes, and (ii) the Notes are not subject to any restriction on transfer thereof except for under applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

(c)          The shares of Common Stock are being acquired by Noteholder for its own account and for investment purposes only and not with a view to any resale or distribution thereof, in whole or in part, to others, and Noteholder is not participating, directly or indirectly, in a distribution of such shares of Common Stock and will not take, or cause to be taken, any action that would cause Noteholder to be deemed an “underwriter” of such shares of Common Stock, as defined in Section 2(11) of the Securities Act.

 

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(d)          Noteholder has had an opportunity to ask questions of, and receive satisfactory answers from, representatives of Issuer concerning the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Conversion and the issuance of the shares of Common Stock is being made and all material aspects of Issuer and its proposed business, and any request for such information has been fully complied with to the extent Issuer possesses such information or can acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense.

 

(e)          Noteholder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of the Securities Act and Noteholder is able to bear the economic risk of its entire investment in the Issuer’s Common Stock.

 

(f)          Noteholder understands that the shares of Common Stock have not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Noteholder’s investment intent as expressed herein. Noteholder understands that the shares of Common Stock must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and qualified under applicable state securities laws, or unless exemption from such registration and qualification are otherwise available. Noteholder is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

(g)          Noteholder is an investor who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in Issuer based upon: (i) the information furnished to Noteholder by Issuer; (ii) Noteholder’s personal knowledge of the business and affairs of Issuer; (iii) the records, files, and plans of Issuer to all of which Noteholder has had full access; (iv) such additional information as Noteholder may have requested and has received from Issuer; and (v) the independent inquiries and investigations undertaken by Noteholder.

 

(h)          No person has given any information or made any representation not contained in any disclosure documents referred to above or otherwise provided to Noteholder in writing by a person employed or authorized in writing by Noteholder. Purchaser understands and agrees that any information or representation not contained therein must not, and will not, be relied upon and that nothing contained therein should be construed as legal or tax advice to Noteholder.

 

(i)          No person has made any direct or indirect representation or warranty of any kind to Noteholder with respect to the economic return which may accrue to Noteholder. Noteholder has consulted with his own advisors with respect to an investment in Issuer

 

(j)          Noteholder is duly authorized to execute this Agreement, and this Agreement, when executed and delivered by Noteholder, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against Noteholder in accordance with its terms, and the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate or other necessary action on the part of Noteholder.

 

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5.            Certificates; Restrictive Legends .

 

(a)          The shares of Common Stock will be issued in book entry form with the Transfer Agent. If in the future, the shares of Common Stock are certificated, the certificates representing such shares of Common Stock shall a legend substantially in the following form:

 

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

 

6.            Listing of Shares of Common Stock . The Issuer agrees, (i) if the Issuer applies to have the Common Stock traded on any Trading Market other than the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is traded as of the date of this Agreement, it will include in such application the shares of Common Stock, and will take such other action as is necessary or desirable to cause the shares of Common Stock to be listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible, and (ii) it will take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all material respects with the Issuer’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.

 

(a)          “ Trading Market ” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

 

7.            Shareholder Approval . The Issuer shall include in its proxy statement for its next annual meeting of shareholders, a proposal for the Issuer’s shareholders to approve, in connection with the Conversion and pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5635(b), the issuance of shares of Common Stock to Noteholder and/or its affiliates in excess of 20% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock or voting power, where such ownership or voting power would be the largest ownership position in the Issuer (the “ Shareholder Approval ”). Notwithstanding the forgoing, if all shares of Common Stock issuable under this Agreement have been issued in compliance with Nasdaq Rule 5635(b) no such proposal will be required.

 

8.            Conditions Precedent to Closing . The obligation of the parties to close the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the fulfillment and satisfaction, prior to or at the closing, of the following conditions, or the waiver thereof by the applicable party:

 

(a)           Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the parties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respect as of such specific date).

 

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(b)           Fairness Opinion . The Issuer shall have received from WestPark Capital, Inc. a fairness opinion with respect to the Conversion in a form reasonably acceptable to the Issuer.

 

(c)           Transfer Agent Instructions . The Issuer shall have provided instructions to the Transfer Agent to deliver the shares of Common Stock to the Noteholder.

 

(d)           No Injunction . No injunction or restraining order shall be in effect which forbids or enjoins the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no litigation for such purpose shall be pending or threatened, and no law shall have been enacted which prohibits, restricts or delays the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(e)           Approvals . Any governmental agency or third party approvals, consents, or waivers necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained in form and substance satisfactory to Issuer.

 

9.            Modification . Neither this Agreement nor any provisions hereof shall be waived, modified, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any such waiver, modification, discharge or termination is sought.

 

10.          Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Colorado without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Colorado or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Colorado.

 

11.          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which (or any combination of which) when signed by all of the Parties shall be deemed an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one agreement.

 

12.          Facsimile or Electronic Mail . Executed copies hereof may be delivered by facsimile or electronic mail and upon receipt shall be deemed originals and binding upon the Parties, and actual originals shall be promptly delivered thereafter.

 

13.          Severability . If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision(s) shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision(s) were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

14.          Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements, understandings duties or obligations between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

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15.          Further Assurances . From and after the Effective Date, upon the request of a Party, the other Party shall execute and deliver such instruments, documents or other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

 

16.          Participation in Preparation . This Agreement is the result of the joint efforts of the Parties, and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement of the Parties and there shall be no construction against any party based on any presumption of that Party’s involvement in the drafting thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the Effective Date.

     
  NOTEHOLDER:
     
  RIVERSIDE FUND III, L.P.
     
  By: Riverside Partners III, L.P., its general partner
     
  By Riverside Partners III, LLC, its general partner
     
  By:    /s/ David Belluck
  Name: David Belluck
  Title: Manager
     
  ISSUER:
     
  REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.,
  a Colorado corporation
     
  By:    /s/ Dennis Lacey
    Dennis Lacey
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

CAPACITY NOTICE

 

TO BE EXECUTED BY THE HOLDER TO RECEIVE CAPACITY SHARES  

 

REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.

 

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to receive _________________ of the shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“ Capacity Shares ”) of Real Goods Solar, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “ Company ”) and hereby directs the Company to deliver to the undersigned such number of Capacity Shares, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Conversion Agreement, dated as of June __, 2015, by and between the Company and Riverside Fund III, L.P. 

 

Date: _______________ __, ______

     
RIVERSIDE FUND III, L.P.  
   
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 
 

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

The Company hereby acknowledges this Capacity Notice and hereby directs Computershare Trust Company, N.A. to issue, deliver and transfer the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock.

       
  COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
   
  By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.3

 

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

This EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of June 25, 2015, is made by and among Real Goods Solar, Inc., a Colorado corporation, with headquarters located at 833 West South Boulder Road, Louisville, CO 80027 (the “ Company ”), and the Company investor listed on the signature page attached hereto (the “ Holder ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below).

 

Pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (“ Securities Purchase Agreement ”) dated as of February 23, 2015, by and among the Company, the Holder and certain other investors party thereto (the “ Other Holders ” and together with the Holder, the “ Holders ”), the Company sold to the Holders (i) shares (the “ Common Shares ”) of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) and (ii) among other warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Series A warrants in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Series A Warrants ”) and the Series C warrants in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Series C Warrants ” and together with the Series A Warrants, the “ Warrants ”), in each case, representing the right to acquire additional shares of Common Stock (the Series A Warrants as exercised, collectively, the “ Series A Warrant Shares ” and the Series C Warrants as exercised, collectively, the “ Series C Warrant Shares ” and together with the Series A Warrant Shares, the “ Warrant Shares ”).

 

The Company and the Holder desire to exchange all of the Warrants held by the Holders for shares of Common Stock (the “ Exchange Shares ”) pursuant to the terms hereof in a transaction undertaken in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”).

 

The Company is negotiating, and intends to implement, the exchange of certain other Warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement that are currently outstanding by entering into agreements (the “ Other Agreements ”) in the same form as this Agreement.

 

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing mutual premises and the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, and legal adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1. ISSUANCE OF EXCHANGE SHARES .

 

Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 4 and 5 below, the Company and the Holder hereby agree that on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2(a)), all the Warrants held by the Holder shall be exchanged for the right to receive from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement up to a number of Exchange Shares set forth on the Holder’s signature page attached hereto. On the Closing Date, the Warrants held by the Holder will be deemed cancelled and all rights of the Holder thereunder will terminate. The Holder shall return the original Warrant to the Company as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date.

 

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2. CLOSING; EXCHANGES ; RATIFICATIONS; CONFLICTS .

 

(a)           Closing . The date and time of the closing (the “ Closing ”) of the transactions specified in Section 1 above (the “ Closing Date ”) shall be 10:00 a.m., New York City Time, on June 30, 2015 (or such other date and time as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Holder), subject to the notification of satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to Closing set forth in Sections 4 and 5 hereof. The Closing shall occur at the offices of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022 and may be undertaken remotely by electronic exchange of documentation.

 

(b)           Exchanges .

 

(i)           Mechanics of Exchange . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2(b)(vi), the Holder may at any time or times on or after the Closing Date deliver to the Company and the Transfer Agent a written notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (an “ Exchange Notice ”) of the Holder’s election to receive all or any portion of the Exchange Shares set forth on the Holder’s signature page attached hereto. Execution and delivery of an Exchange Notice with respect to less than all of the Exchange Shares set forth on the Holder’s signature page attached hereto shall have the effect of lowering the number of Exchange Shares still available to the Holder under this Agreement, if any, by the number of Exchange Shares set forth on such Exchange Notice. On or before the first (1 st ) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received an Exchange Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of such Exchange Notice to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”). On or before the third (3rd) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received an Exchange Notice (a “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Company shall credit such aggregate number of Exchange Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such Exchange Notice to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) through its Deposit / Withdrawal At Custodian system. The Company shall be responsible for all fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent and all fees and expenses with respect to the issuance of Exchange Shares via DTC, if any. Upon delivery of an Exchange Notice, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Exchange Shares with respect to which the Exchange Notice has been delivered, irrespective of the date such Exchange Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account. The Company shall pay any and all taxes (other than the Holder’s income taxes) which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Exchange Shares upon delivery of an Exchange Notice. The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Exchange Shares in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination. As used herein, “ Trading Day ” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time).

 

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(ii)            [Intentionally omitted.]

 

(iii)         Company’s Failure to Timely Deliver Securities . If the Company shall fail on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Date, for any reason or for no reason, to credit the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to the applicable Exchange Notice (an “ Exchange Failure ”) or credit the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled hereunder or pursuant to the Company’s obligation pursuant to clause (ii) below, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder (or any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of the Holder) purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock equal to or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exchange that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “ Buy-In ”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “ Buy-In Price ”), at which point the Company’s obligation to credit the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC for such shares of Common Stock shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to credit such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) any trading price of the Common Stock selected by the Holder in writing as in effect at any time during the period beginning on the date of the applicable Exchange Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this Section 1(b)(iii). In addition to the foregoing, if an Exchange Failure occurs and continues for five (5) consecutive Trading Days, the Company shall within three (3) Trading Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, deliver a warrant in substantially the form of the Warrants to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Exchange Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to the applicable Exchange Notice, with an exercise price equal to the par value of the Common Stock and exercisable immediately for a term of up to sixty (60) months and using at any time during such period, at the election of the Holder, the cashless feature of such Warrants. Nothing shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely electronically deliver such shares of Common Stock upon the delivery of an Exchange Notice pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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(iv)         Certain Adjustments

 

(1) Adjustment Upon Subdivision or Combination of Shares of Common Stock . If the Company at any time on or after the date of this Agreement subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the number of Exchange Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the date of this Agreement combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the number of Exchange Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 1(b)(iv) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

(2) Purchase Rights . If the Company shall grant, issue or sell any Options, Convertible Securities (each as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), at any time after the date hereof and prior to the date of issuance of all Exchange Shares which the Company is obligated to issue under this Agreement, then, in each case, the Holder shall be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights, with respect to each unissued Exchange Share, to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein with respect to each such Exchange Share if the Holder had held such unissued Exchange Shares (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the issuance of Exchange shares, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage (as defined in Section 2(b)(vi)) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights ( provided , however , that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties (as defined in Section 2(b)(vi)) exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

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(3) Other Events . If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 2(b)(iv) but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the number of Exchange Shares, as mutually determined by the Company’s Board of Directors and the Holder, so as to protect the rights of the Holder; provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(b)(iv) will decrease the number of Exchange Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 2(b)(iv).

 

(4) Pro Rata Distributions . If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distributions of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to any or all holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the date hereof and prior to the date of issuance of all Exchange Shares which the Company is obligated to issue under this Agreement then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution, with respect to each unissued Exchange Share, to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein with respect to each such Exchange Share if the Holder had held such unissued Exchange Shares (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the issuance of Exchange Shares, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage).

 

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(5) Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time after the date hereof and until the date any Exchange Shares may be issued hereunder, a Fundamental Transaction occurs or is consummated, the Company shall cause any Successor Entity (as defined in the Warrants) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2(b)(iv)(5) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such that for each Exchange Share otherwise issuable under this Agreement not issued prior to the date of the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the Holder shall be entitled to receive a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such adjustments to the number of shares of capital stock being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of the Exchange Shares immediately prior to the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction) ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holder’s right to receive any such shares of publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity would result in the Holder and its other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, if applicable, then the Holder shall not be entitled to receive such shares to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity as a result of such consideration to such extent) and the portion of such shares shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time or times, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and its other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be delivered such shares to the extent as if there had been no such limitation), and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction.  If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon the issuance of Exchange Shares following such Fundamental Transaction. Upon the occurrence or consummation of any Fundamental Transaction, and it shall be a required condition to the occurrence or consummation of any Fundamental Transaction that, the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, shall succeed to, and the Company shall cause any Successor Entity or Successor Entities to jointly and severally succeed to, and be added to the term “Company” under this Agreement (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, and the provisions of this Agreement referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to each of the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally), and the Company and the Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, may exercise every right and power of the Company prior thereto and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company prior thereto under this Agreement with the same effect as if the Company and such Successor Entity or Successor Entities, jointly and severally, had been named as the Company in this Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with written notice, including a summary of material terms, of any Fundamental Transaction described in the preceding sentence no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the occurrence or consummation such Fundamental Transaction, provided that if the Company does not have knowledge of such Fundamental Transaction or material terms thereof at least fifteen (15) days prior to the occurrence or consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall provide written notice, including a summary of material terms, within two (2) Trading Days of having such knowledge.  

 

(6) Calculations . All calculations under this Section 2(b) shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share. For purposes of this Section 2(b), the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

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(7) Notice to the Holder .

 

(A)  Adjustment to Number of Exchange Shares . Whenever there is an adjustment pursuant to any provision of Section 2(b)(iv), the Company shall promptly notify the Holder by providing a notice setting forth the adjustment to the number of Exchange Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.  

 

(B) Notice of Certain Events . I f (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any Fundamental Transaction whereby the Common Stock are converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, in each case until the date any Exchange Shares may be issued hereunder, then, in each case, the Company shall notify the Holder at its last address, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such Fundamental Transaction is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such Fundamental Transaction; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice.  To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

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(v)          Dispute Resolution .  In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the number of Exchange Shares issuable hereunder and/or the amount of cash payable hereunder, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile within two (2) Business Days of event giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder.  If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock issauble within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days submit via facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the number of Exchange Shares and/or the amount of cash to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Holder and approved by the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the number of Exchange Shares and/or the amount of cash to the Company’s independent, outside accountant.  The Company shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations.  Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error. As used herein, “ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

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(vi)         Beneficial Ownership Limitation on Exchanges . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not effect any exchange as set forth in Section 2(b)(i) hereof, and the Holder shall not have the right to deliver an Exchange Notice to the Company pursuant to this Agreement and any such exchange shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such exchange, the Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exchange. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by the Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exchange of the remaining, unexercised portion of the Exchange Shares pursuant to this Agreement and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 2(b)(vi). For purposes of this Section 2(b)(vi), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For purposes hereof, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock the Holder may acquire pursuant to this Agreement without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the “ Reported Outstanding Share Number ”). If the Company receives an Exchange Notice from the Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall (i) notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Exchange Notice would otherwise cause the Holder’s beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 2(b)(vi), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, the Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of Exchange Shares to be purchased pursuant to such Exchange Notice. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company or exchange pursuant to this Agreement by the Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of Exchange Shares results in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “ Excess Shares ”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio and the Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and the other Attribution Parties and not to any other shareholder of the Company that is not an Attribution Party of the Holder. For purposes of clarity, the Exchange Shares issuable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(b)(vi) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph or any portion of this paragraph which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 2(b)(vi) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor of the Holder. As used herein, (x) “ Attribution Parties ” means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage, (y) “ Group ” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder and (z) ) “ Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.

 

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(c)           Ratifications . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Securities Purchase Agreement and each other Transaction Document, are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that on and after the Closing Date (i) all references in the Securities Purchase Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereto”, “hereof”, “hereunder” or words of like import referring to the Securities Purchase Agreement shall mean the Securities Purchase Agreement as amended by this Agreement, and (ii) all references in the other Transaction Documents and to the “Securities Purchase Agreement” (and corollary references to “thereto”, “thereof”, “thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Securities Purchase Agreement) shall mean the Securities Purchase Agreement as amended by this Agreement.

 

(d)           Conflicts . To the extent of any inconsistencies in interpretation between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Transaction Documents as originally entered into between the Company and the Holder on or about February 23, 2015, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

 

3. REPRESENTATIONS , WARRANTIES, AGREEMENTS AND COVENANTS .

 

(a)          Holder Representations, Warranties and Covenants . The Holder hereby represents, warrants and covenants, as applicable, to the Company that:

 

(i)           Organization; Authorization; Enforcement; Validity . The Holder is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. The Holder has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Holder. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Holder and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Holder enforceable against the Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

(ii)          No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Holder of this Agreement and the consummation by the Holder of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of the Holder 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 the Holder 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 the Holder, 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 the Holder to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

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(iii)         Title to Warrant . The Holder is the beneficial owner and sole legal owner of, and has good and valid title to, the Warrants, free and clear of any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, encumbrance, title retention agreement, option, equity or other adverse claim thereto other than encumbrances by one or more brokers of the Holder, which shall terminate upon the Closing, and encumbrances under federal or state securities laws (“ Claims ”). The Holder has not, in whole or in part, (i) assigned, transferred, hypothecated, pledged or otherwise disposed of the Warrant or its rights in the Warrant, or (ii) given any person or entity any transfer order, power of attorney or other authority of any nature whatsoever with respect to the Warrant. Good and valid title to the Warrant, free and clear of any Claims, will pass to the Company upon consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

(b)           Company Representations, Warranties and Covenants . The Company hereby represents, agrees, warrants and covenants, as applicable, to and with the Holder that:

 

(i)           Organization and Qualification . Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries are entities duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authorization to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, individually or taken as a whole, (ii) the transactions contemplated hereby, or (iii) the authority or the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate any transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(ii)           Solvency . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have knowledge that its creditors or its Subsidiaries’ creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company and its Subsidiaries, individually and on a consolidated basis, are not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, Insolvent.

 

(iii)         Authorization; Enforcement; Validity . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to issue the Exchange Shares from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Exchange Shares from time to time have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further filing, consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its shareholders. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

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(iv)         Issuance of Securities . The issuance of the Exchange Shares is duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, the Exchange Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens and charges and other encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and the Exchange Shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable with the holder thereof being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. The offer and issuance by the Company of the Exchange Shares in conformity with this Agreement constitute transactions exempt from registration under the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the 1933 Act.

 

(v)          No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Exchange Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the articles of association or bylaws of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of Principal Market and including all applicable foreign, federal and state laws, rules and regulations) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected.

 

(vi)         Consents . The Company is not required to obtain any consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with any court, governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company from obtaining or effecting any of such registrations, applications or filings. The Company is not in violation of the requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future. The issuance by the Company of the Exchange Shares shall not have the effect of delisting or suspending the Common Stock from the Principal Market.

 

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(vii)         Absence of Litigation . There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ officers or directors, whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such, which has not been previously disclosed in an SEC Document (as defined in Section 3(b)(ix)) or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(viii)       Other Agreements . The Company will not provide any Other Holder with a more favorable exchange ratio than is provided to the Holder hereunder or offer any consideration (other than the reimbursement of legal fees) to any Other Holder without offering the same consideration to the Holder.

 

(ix)          SEC Filings . As of their respective filing dates, the Company’s filings with the SEC under the 1934 Act since February 23, 2015 (the “ SEC Documents ”), complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  The Company represents that, as of the date hereof, no material event or circumstance has occurred which would be required to be publicly disclosed or announced on a Current Report on Form 8-K, either as of the date hereof or solely with the passage of time by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed.

 

(x)            Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information . The Company shall file a current report on Form 8-K (the “ 8-K Filing ”) on or before 8:30 a.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day following the date of this Agreement, in the form required by the 1934 Act, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and attaching this Agreement or a form hereof (including, without limitation, all schedules and exhibits to this Agreement) as an exhibit to such filing. From and after the filing of the 8-K Filing with the SEC, the Holder shall not be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees or agents, that is not disclosed in the 8-K Filing. In addition, effective upon the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and the Holder or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and each of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees and agents, not to, provide the Holder with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the date hereof without the express prior written consent of the Holder. To the extent that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees or agents delivers any material, non-public information to the Holder without the Holder’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Holder’s shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees or agents with respect to, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees or agents not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Holder will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

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(xi)          Holding Period . The Company acknowledges and agrees that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the 1933 Act, the Exchange Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants with respect to which such Exchange Shares are being issued, and the holding period of such Warrants may be tacked on to the holding period of the Exchange Shares. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 3(b)(ix) for purposes of Section 3(a)(9) or Rule 144 of the 1933 Act. The Company agrees to take all actions, including, without limitation, the issuance by its legal counsel of any necessary legal opinions, necessary to issue unrestricted Exchange Shares that are freely tradable on the Principal Market without restriction and not containing any restrictive legend without the need for any action by the Holder.

 

(xii)         Listing . The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of (i) the Exchange Shares and (ii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Exchange Shares, as applicable, as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise (the “ Listed Securities ”) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing of all Listed Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 3(b)(x).

 

(xiii)        Reporting Status . Until the date on which the Holder has sold all the Exchange Shares, the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would no longer require or otherwise permit such termination.

 

(xiv)        No Integration Actions . None of the Company, any of its Affiliates or any Person acting on behalf of the Company or such Affiliate will sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy in respect of any security (as defined in the 1933 Act) that would be integrated with the issuance of the Exchange Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance to the Holder or require shareholder approval under the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, and the Company will take all action that is appropriate or necessary to assure that its offerings of other securities will not be integrated for purposes of the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the Principal Market with the issuance of Exchange Shares contemplated hereby.

 

(xv)         Reservation of Shares . From the date hereof until the Closing, the Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock (as adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction occurring after the date hereof) issuable as Exchange Shares under this Agreement and under the Other Agreements.

 

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(xvi)       Most Favored Nation . The Company hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and covenants and agrees from and after the date hereof that none of the terms offered to any Person with respect to any amendment, exercise or exchange of the Warrants (each an “ Exchange Document ”), is or will be more favorable to such Person than those of the Holder and this Agreement shall be, without any further action by the Holder or the Company, deemed amended and modified in an economically and legally equivalent manner such that the Holder shall receive the benefit of the more favorable terms contained in such Exchange Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company agrees, at its expense, to take such other actions (such as entering into amendments to this Agreement) as the Holder may reasonably request to further effectuate the foregoing.

 

(xvii)      [ INSERT ONLY IN THE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT OF LEAD INVESTOR: Fees and Expenses . The Company shall reimburse the Holder for its legal fees and expenses in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby, by paying any such amount to Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP in an amount not to exceed $10,000 (the “ Holder Counsel Expense ”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the written instructions of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP delivered to the Company on or prior to the Closing. The Holder Counsel Expense shall be paid by the Company whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated. Except as otherwise set forth above, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, if any.]

 

4. CONDITIONS TO ComPANY’S OBLIGATIONs hereunder .

 

The obligations of the Company to the Holder hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Holder with prior written notice thereof:

 

(a)          The Holder shall have duly executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company; and

 

(b)          The representations and warranties of the Holder shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date which shall be true and correct as of such specified date), and the Holder shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Holder at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)          The Principal Market shall have verbally approved, and shall not have disapproved, in writing or otherwise, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the issuance and delivery of the Exchange Shares pursuant to terms set forth in this Agreement.

 

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5. CONDITIONS TO HOLDER’S OBLIGATIONs HEREUNDER .

 

The obligations of the Holder hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Holder’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Holder in respect of itself at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:

 

(a)         The Company shall have duly executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Holder;

 

(b)         The Company shall have obtained the listing of all of the Exchange Shares on upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed;

 

(c)         The representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date which shall be true and correct as of such specified date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date;

 

(d)         The Common Stock (i) shall be designated for quotation or listed on the Principal Market and (ii) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market, which has not previously been disclosed in an SEC Document, have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (A) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Market; and

 

(e)         The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(f)          The Principal Market shall have verbally approved, and shall not have disapproved, in writing or otherwise, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the issuance and delivery of the Exchange Shares pursuant to terms set forth in this Agreement.

 

6. TERMINATION .

 

In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred by on or before five (5) Business Days from the date hereof, due to the Company’s or the Holder’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 4 and 5 hereof (and the nonbreaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied conditions(s)), the nonbreaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date by delivering a written notice to that effect to the other party to this Agreement and without liability of such party to the other party. Upon such termination, the terms hereof shall be null and void.

 

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7. MISCELLANEOUS .

 

(a)          Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(b)          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.

 

(c)          Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

(d)          Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

 

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(e)          Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement shall supersede all other prior oral or written agreements among the Holder, the Company, their Affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein and therein, and this Agreement, and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Holder, and any amendment to this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 7(e) shall be binding on the Holder and the Company. No provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Other Holder to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Other Agreements unless the same consideration (other than the reimbursement of legal fees) also is offered to the Holder.

 

(f)            Notices . Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered if delivered pursuant to Section 9(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(g)           Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the Warrants.

 

(h)           No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

(i)           Survival . The representations, warranties and covenants of the Company and the Holder contained herein shall survive the Closing and delivery of the Exchange Shares.

 

(j)           Further Assurances . Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(k)          No Strict Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Holder and the Company have caused their respective signature pages to this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above. 

 

  COMPANY:
   
  REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.
     
  By:

 

    Name:  
    Title:    

 

[Signature Page to Exchange Agreement]

 

 
 

   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Holder and the Company have caused their respective signature pages to this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above. 

 

  HOLDER:
   
  [               ]
     
  By:

 

    Name:  
    Title:    
     
    Number of Series A Warrants :
       
     
    Number of Series C Warrants:
     
     
    Number of Exchange Shares:
   

 

DWAC Instructions:    
     
     
     
     

 

[Signature Page to Exchange Agreement]  

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

EXCHANGE NOTICE

 

TO BE EXECUTED BY THE HOLDER TO RECEIVE EXCHANGE SHARES

 

REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC.

 

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to receive _________________ of the shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“ Exchange Shares ”) of Real Goods Solar, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “ Company ”) and hereby directs the Company to deliver to the undersigned such number of Exchange Shares, in each case, in accordance with the terms of that certain Exchange Agreement dated as of June 25, 2015, by and between the Company and the Holder listed on the signature page attached thereto.

 

Date: _______________ __, ______

 

Name of Registered Holder   
   
By:  
  Name:  
  Title:    

 

 
 

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

The Company hereby acknowledges this Exchange Notice and hereby directs Computershare Trust Company, N.A. to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock. 

 

 COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. 

     
  By:    
  Name:
Title:

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Dennis Lacey, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Real Goods Solar, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 10, 2015 

   
 

/s/ Dennis Lacey 

  Dennis Lacey
 

Chief Executive Officer 

(principal executive officer and acting principal financial officer) 

 

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Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Alan Fine, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Real Goods Solar, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 10, 2015

   
 

/s/ Alan Fine 

  Alan Fine
  Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer

 

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Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Real Goods Solar, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dennis Lacey, Chief Executive Officer and acting Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

 

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: August 10, 2015

   
 

/s/ Dennis Lacey 

  Dennis Lacey
 

Chief Executive Officer 

(principal executive officer and acting principal financial officer) 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

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Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Real Goods Solar, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Alan Fine, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: August 10, 2015

   
 

/s/ Alan Fine

  Alan Fine
  Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

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