UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 27, 2017
Monaker Group, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | |
000-52669 | 26-3509845 |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2690 Weston Road, Suite 200
Weston, Florida 33331
(Address of principal executive offices zip code )
(954) 888-9779
( Registrant’s telephone number, including area code )
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). | |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ |
Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.
Private Placement Transaction
On July 31, 2017, the Company entered into a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), with certain accredited investors named therein (collectively, the “ Purchasers ”). Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to sell, and the Purchasers agreed to purchase from the Company, an aggregate of up to 1,750,000 shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) and an aggregate of up to 1,750,000 warrants to purchase one share of common stock (the “ Warrants ” and together with the Shares, the “ Securities ”)(the “ Offering ”).
The exercise price of the Warrants is $2.10 per share, subject to adjustment as provided therein, and the Warrants will be exercisable beginning on July 31, 2017 through July 30, 2022. The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants will be subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividends and splits, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction, and will also be subject to weighted average anti-dilution adjustments in the event the Company issues or is deemed to have issued any securities below the then exercise price of the Warrants, subject to certain exceptions, during the 12 months following the closing date, each as described in greater detail in the Warrants. After the six month anniversary of the closing, if a registration statement covering the issuance or resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “ Warrant Shares ”) is not available for the issuance or resale, as applicable, the Purchasers may exercise the Warrants by means of a “ cashless exercise. ”
A condition to the Offering was that officers and directors of the Company and their affiliates had to have invested at least an aggregate of $500,000 into the Company on the same terms as the Purchasers. In connection therewith, William Kerby, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company agreed to purchase $50,000 of the Securities (25,000 Shares and Warrants); Simon Orange, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company agreed to purchase $175,000 of the Securities (87,500 Shares and Warrants); Donald Monaco, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company agreed to purchase $175,000 of the Securities (87,500 Shares and Warrants); Pat LaVecchia, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company agreed to purchase $10,000 of the Securities (5,000 Shares and Warrants); and Robert J. Post, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company agreed to purchase $25,000 of the Securities (12,500 Shares and Warrants). Additionally, Stephen Romsdahl, a greater than 5% shareholder of the Company agreed to purchase $50,000 of the Securities (25,000 Shares and Warrants) and another non-related party, who is a key distributor of the Company, agreed to purchase $100,000 of the Securities (50,000 Shares and Warrants).
Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration statement on Form S-1 (or Form S-3, if available) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Registration Statement ”) within 45 days following the closing of the Offering to register the resale by the Purchasers of the Shares and Warrant Shares and to cause the Registration Statement to become effective within 120 days following the closing of the Offering, subject to penalties as described in the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement also requires the Company to apply for listing of its Common Stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“ NASDAQ ”) within 60 days following the closing of the Offering and to cause the Shares to be listed on the NASDAQ no later than 120 days following closing of the Offering.
The combined purchase price for one Share and one Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock in the Offering is $2.00. The Company expects the aggregate net proceeds from the Offering, after deducting the placement agents’ fees payable in cash (described below) and other estimated offering expenses, to be approximately $2.7 million. The Company intends to use the aggregate net proceeds to expand its technology division, increase its alternative lodging rental count, and general corporate purposes.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company and customary conditions to closing. The Company anticipates closing the Offering on or before Thursday, August 3, 2017.
Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock equivalents for a period of 90 days following the effective date of the Registration Statement.
The foregoing summaries of the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Warrants do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full texts of the form of the form of Warrant, and Purchase Agreement that are filed herewith as Exhibits 4.1 and 10.1 , respectively.
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in Purchase Agreement and the Warrants were made only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Purchase Agreement and the Warrants, respectively, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. Accordingly, the Purchase Agreement and the Warrants are incorporated herein by reference only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Purchase Agreement and the Warrants, and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding the Company or its business, and should be read in conjunction with the disclosures in the Company’s periodic reports and other filings with the Commission.
This report does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Placement Agency Agreement
In connection with the Offering and on July 31, 2017, the Company entered into a Placement Agency Agreement (the “ Placement Agreement ”) with Northland Securities, Inc. (the “ Agent ”). Pursuant to the Placement Agreement, the Agent agreed to serve as our exclusive placement agent in connection with the Offering on a “ reasonable efforts ” basis. In consideration for the services provided by the Agent, the Company agreed to pay the Agent, 8% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Shares and Warrants in the Offering and, for the consideration of $50, to sell to the Agent, a warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock equal to 5% of the Shares sold in the Offering (the “ Agent Warrants ”). The Company also agreed to reimburse up to $150,000 of the expenses of the Agent in connection with the Offering. The Placement Agreement includes customary representations and warranties and includes indemnification rights of the Agent. The Agent is also entitled to the registration rights and liquidated damages associated therewith which the Purchasers have pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
The foregoing summaries of the Placement Agreement and the Agent Warrants do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full texts of the form of Agent Warrants, and Placement Agreement that are filed herewith as Exhibits 4.2 and 1.1 , respectively.
Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock
A condition to the closing of the Offering is that William Kerby, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman and Donald P. Monaco, our Director, provide the Company conversion notices, on behalf of themselves and the entities which they control, which are irrevocable prior to the closing of the Offering (but are revocable in the event the Offering does not close), agreeing to convert the Series A 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (“ Series A Preferred Stock ”) beneficially owned by them into Common Stock of the Company. Currently, Mr. Kerby and Mr. Monaco hold in aggregate 1,869,611 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which each have the right to vote 100 voting shares, for an aggregate of 186,961,100 voting shares, representing approximately 92.5% of out total voting shares on any and all shareholder matters. The conversion notices, which have been delivered to the Company, provide for the conversion, immediately following the closing of the Offering, of the Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock of the Company on a 2-for-1 basis (as provided by the current terms of the Series A Preferred Stock). As such, immediately following the closing of the Offering, the Series A Preferred Stock will convert into 3,789,222 shares of Common Stock and Mr. Kerby and Mr. Monaco will no longer have voting control over the Company.
Board Representation Agreement
As additional consideration for Pacific Grove Capital LP (“ Pacific Grove ”), agreeing to participate in the Offering as a Purchaser, the Company entered into a Board Representation Agreement with Pacific Grove. Pursuant to the Board Representation Agreement, Pacific Grove will be granted the right to designate one person to be nominated for election to the Company’s board of directors so long as (i) Pacific Grove together with its affiliates beneficially owns at least 4.99% of the Common Stock, or (ii) Pacific Grove together with its affiliates beneficially owns at least 75% of the Securities purchased in this Offering. The Board Representation Agreement is effective upon the closing of the Offering.
The foregoing summary of the Board Representation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Board Representation Agreement filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 .
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Effective July 27, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws (“ Amended Bylaws ”) completely replacing the Company’s prior Bylaws. The Amended Bylaws affected certain changes to among other things, reduce the number of shares required to be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of the stockholders to constitute a quorum from a majority to 33-1/3% of all of the shares of stock entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise provided by applicable law, by the Articles of Incorporation or by the Amended Bylaws. The material revisions to the Bylaws affected as a result of the adoption of the Amended Bylaws, aside from general updates and clarifications to such Bylaws, are described below:
1) | The Amended Bylaws clarify consistent with Nevada law, that notice of each meeting of the stockholders of the Company is required to be given no less than 10 nor more than 60 days before each meeting (previously the Bylaws provided for not more than 50 days’ notice); | |
2) | The Amended Bylaws require that in the event a stockholder proposal relates to a nomination for appointment of a director of the Company, the notice provided by the stockholder shall set forth (in addition to other items required by the Amended Bylaws) (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Company which are owned beneficially or of record by the person and (iv) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected; | |
3) | The Amended Bylaws provide that nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at any annual meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (b) by any stockholder of the Company (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in the Amended Bylaws and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in the Amended Bylaws; | |
4) | The Amended Bylaws reduce the number of shares required to be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of the stockholders to constitute a quorum from a majority to 33-1/3% of all of the shares of stock entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise provided by applicable law, by the Articles of Incorporation or by the Amended Bylaws; |
5) | The Amended Bylaws provide the Board of Directors the right, unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or any applicable certificate of designation, to fill any vacancy on the Board, whether because of death, resignation, disqualification, an increase in the number of directors, or any other cause; | |
6) | The Amended Bylaws provided that any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action that is the subject of the consent at a meeting in which each stockholder entitled to vote on the action is present and votes, and shall be delivered to the Company by delivery to its registered office, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Company having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded (previously the Bylaws provided that every stockholder would be required to sign a written consent in order for it be effective); | |
7) | The Amended Bylaws clarify that “[v]otes cast shall include votes cast against any proposal and shall exclude abstentions and broker non-votes, provided that votes cast against any proposal, abstentions and broker non-votes shall be counted in determining a quorum at any meeting.” | |
8) | The Amended Bylaws provide for the duties of the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Presidents and certain other named senior officers which are absent from the prior Bylaws; | |
9) | The Amended Bylaws allow for the Company’s Transfer Agent to refuse transfer of shares whenever there is any reasonable doubt as to their rightful ownership; | |
10) | The Amended Bylaws provide that shares may be issued for consideration fixed by the Board of Directors from time to time, but that such consideration may not be less than the par value of such shares as stated in the Articles of Incorporation; | |
11) | The Amended Bylaws confirm the Board of Directors’ ability to declare dividends consistent with state law; | |
12) | The Amended Bylaws formally allow for electronic notices to be provided to shareholders and provide a framework for the steps to be taken when notices are undeliverable; | |
13) | The Amended Bylaws provide that in the absence of a quorum at any meeting or any adjournment thereof, (A) the Board of Directors, without a vote of the stockholders, may (1) postpone, reschedule, or cancel any previously scheduled annual meeting of stockholders and (2) postpone, reschedule, or cancel any previously scheduled special meeting of the stockholders called by the Board of Directors or management (but not by the stockholders); or (B) the holders of a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, or, in the absence therefrom of all the stockholders, any officer entitled to preside at, or to act as secretary of, such meeting may adjourn such meeting to another place, date or time; and | |
14) | The Amended Bylaws clarify consistent with Nevada law that any action taken by the stockholders shall be valid and binding upon the Company if the number of votes cast in favor of the action exceeds the number of votes cast in opposition to the action (the prior Bylaws provided that the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at a meeting and entitled to vote thereat were necessary for the adoption of any proposal). |
The foregoing summary of the Amended Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Bylaws attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 3.1 .
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The Shares and Warrants were offered and will be sold to the Purchasers under the Purchase Agreement in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and state securities laws, in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D of the Securities Act and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. Each of the Purchasers represented that it is an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, and is acquiring the Shares and Warrants for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof. The Shares and Warrants were offered without any general solicitation by the Company or its representatives. In the event the Warrants are sold pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement exercised in full an aggregate of 1,750,000 shares of Common Stock would be issuable to the Purchasers (without taking into account any cashless exercise rights).
The aggregate purchase price of the Shares is expected to be approximately $3.1 million.
The conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock (described above in Item 1.01, the description of which is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.02), and the issuance of the 3,739,222 shares of Common Stock upon conversion thereof will be exempt from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, as the security will be exchanged by us with our existing security holders in a transaction where no commission or other remuneration was paid or given directly or indirectly for soliciting such exchange.
Following the Offering and the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, there will be 16.7 million shares outstanding (not including any exercise of the Warrants). The Shares and Warrants subject to the Purchase Agreement represent 13.4% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the execution of the Purchase Agreement. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to expand its technology division, increase its alternative lodging rental, and general corporate purposes.
The Agent Warrants were offered and will be sold to the Agent under the Agent Agreement in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act, or state securities laws, in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D of the Securities Act and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. In the event the Agent Warrants are exercised in full an aggregate of 1,532,500 shares of Common Stock would be issuable to the Agent.
The Shares, Warrants and Agent Warrants and shares of common stock issuable upon exercise thereof have not been registered under the Securities Act and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. Neither this Current Report on Form 8-K nor any exhibit attached hereto is an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy Shares, Warrants or other securities of the Company.
Additional information regarding the Shares, the Purchasers, the Agent Warrants and the Agent and the transaction is included under Item 1.01 of this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company issued a press release on August 1, 2017, announcing the Offering. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information presented herein under Item 7.01 and set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be “ furnished ” and shall not be deemed “ filed ” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number |
Description | |
1.1* | Placement Agency Agreement, by and between the Company and Northland Securities, Inc., dated July 31, 2017 | |
3.1* | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Monaker Group, Inc., effective July 27, 2017 | |
4.1* | Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Offering) | |
4.2* | Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (Agent) | |
10.1* | Form of Purchase Agreement, dated July 31, 2017 | |
10.2* | Board Representation Agreement dated July 31, 2017, by and between Pacific Grove Capital LP and the Company | |
10.3* | Form of Addendum to Purchase Agreement, dated July 31, 2017 | |
99.1** | Press Release dated August 1, 2017 |
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MONAKER GROUP, INC. | |||
Date: August 1, 2017 | By: | /s/ William Kerby | |
Name: | William Kerby | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
Exhibit 1.1
MONAKER
GROUP, INC.
Placement Agency Agreement
Common Stock and Warrants
This Placement Agency Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is entered into by and between Monaker Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), and Northland Securities, Inc. (the “ Agent ”) effective as of July 31, 2017. The Agreement supplements that certain letter agreement between the Company and Northland Securities, Inc. dated March 23, 2017 (the “ Letter Agreement ”) by providing additional information with respect to the Private Placement (as defined below).
1. Engagement And Services .
1.1 Engagement . The Company hereby engages the Agent exclusively to act as placement agent to the Company concerning a potential private placement (the “ Private Placement ”) of up to $6,000,000.00 of shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) and warrants (the “ Warrants ”), which are exercisable for shares of the Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ” and together with the Shares and the Warrants, the “ Securities ”). The final terms of the Private Placement, however, will be negotiated between the Company and the investors who purchase the Securities in the Private Placement. The Agent hereby accepts such engagement on a “reasonable efforts” basis upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement shall not give rise to any commitment by the Agent to purchase or sell any of the Securities, and the Agent shall have no authority to bind the Company. The Company agrees that it will only sell Securities in the Private Placement to sophisticated institutional or accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) and (7) only). The Company and the Agent agree and acknowledge that the Agent is not acting as an underwriter with respect to the Private Placement and the Company shall determine the purchasers in the Private Placement in its sole discretion.
1.2 Services . In undertaking this assignment, the Agent will, among other things, provide the services to the Company outlined in the Letter Agreement, including identifying potential investors (the “ Potential Investors ”). The Agent is permitted to engage selected dealers and co-agents in performing the services hereunder.
2. Fees And Expenses .
2.1 Agent Fees . The Company hereby agrees to pay the Agent, as compensation for its services hereunder, the fees and expenses set forth in the Letter Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, this includes cash in the amount of 8% of the gross proceeds from the sale of Securities in the Private Placement and as set forth in the second paragraph of Section 5(a) of the Letter Agreement, for the consideration of $50 at the Initial Closing Date, the Company will sell to the Agent, a warrant or warrants to purchase shares of the Common Stock equal to 5.0% of the Shares sold in the Private Placement (the “ Agent Warrants ”). The Agent Warrants will be in the form attached hereto as Attachment A . It is understood and acknowledged that no commission or underwriting discount shall be payable to Agent from any exercise of warrants on a cashless basis in any Company offering.
2.2 Expenses . In addition to the fees provided in Section 2.1 above, the Company hereby agrees, to promptly reimburse Agent for (a) all reasonable out-of-pocket accountable fees and disbursements of counsel retained by Agent, (b) all of Agent’s reasonable out-of-pocket accountable travel and related expenses arising out of Agent’s engagement hereunder, and (c) any other reasonable out-of-pocket accountable expenses incurred by Agent in connection with the performance of its services hereunder. Such total reimbursable expenses shall not exceed $150,000 and shall be supported by invoices and other appropriate documents to verify such expenses.
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3. Representations And Warranties Of The Company . The Company represents and warrants to the Agent as follows:
3.1 Authorization . All corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement has been taken. The Company has the requisite corporate power to enter into this Agreement and carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement. At the closing of the Private Placement (the “ Closing ”), the Company will have the requisite corporate power to issue and sell the Shares, the Warrants, the Agent Warrants, and the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants and the exercise of the Agent Warrants (the “ Agent Warrant Shares ”). This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, upon due execution and delivery by the Agent, this Agreement will be a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles or to the extent the indemnification and contribution provisions of the Letter Agreement may be limited by applicable federal or state securities laws.
3.2 No Conflict with Other Instruments . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Securities to be sold by the Company in the Private Placement, the issuance of the Agent Warrants, the issuance of the Warrant Shares and the Agent Warrant Shares, and the consummation of the actions contemplated by this Agreement (which for all purposes herein shall include the Private Placement, the sale of the Agent Warrants and the issuance of the Agent Warrant Shares) will not (a) result in any violation of, be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice: (i) any provision of the Company’s or its subsidiaries articles of incorporation or bylaws (or similar governing documents) as in effect on the date hereof or the date of a Closing; (ii) any provision of any judgment, arbitration ruling, decree or order to which either of the Company or its subsidiaries are a party or by which any of them is bound; (iii) any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness, or any lease, contract, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, loan agreement, joint venture or other agreement, instrument or commitment to which the Company or its subsidiaries are a party or by which any of them or their respective properties are bound; or (iv) any statute, rule, law or governmental regulation applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries; or (b) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, encumbrance, claim, security interest or restriction whatsoever upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or its subsidiaries or any acceleration of indebtedness pursuant to any obligation, agreement or condition contained in any bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of indebtedness or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company or its subsidiaries are a party or by which either of them is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or its subsidiaries are subject. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration, qualification or filing with, any regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental body is required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the valid issuance or sale of the Securities, the Agent Warrants and the Agent Warrant Shares by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, other than such as have been made or obtained and that remain in full force and effect, and except for the filing of a Form D or any filings required to be made under state securities laws, which shall be timely filed by the Company.
3.3 Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws . The articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Company attached as an exhibit to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”), are true, correct and complete copies of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, as in effect on the date hereof.
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3.4 Organization, Good Standing and Qualification . The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has full power and authority to own, operate and occupy its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted, as presently proposed to be conducted, and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure so to qualify would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ business, financial condition, properties, operations, prospects or assets or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”).
3.5 SEC Filings . The consolidated financial statements contained in each report, registration statement and definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the SEC (all documents filed with the SEC, the “ Company SEC Documents ”) and the Private Placement Documents: (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto; (ii) the information contained therein as of the respective dates thereof was accurate and complete and did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading; (iii) were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered, except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements and (in the case of unaudited statements) as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC, and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to year-end audit adjustments; and (iv) fairly present the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations, cash flows and the changes in shareholders’ equity of the Company and its subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby. Except as set forth in the financial statements included in the Company SEC Documents, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries has any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to May 31, 2017, and liabilities of the type not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements. Such liabilities incurred subsequent to May 31, 2017, are not, in the aggregate, material to the financial condition or operating results of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
3.6 Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which (A) 11,424,047 shares were issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, and (B) 6,203,867 shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise or conversion, as the case may be, of outstanding options, warrants or other convertible securities as of the date of this Agreement; and (ii) 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 1,869,611 shares of Series A 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, and none are outstanding or reserved for issuance upon the exercise or conversion, as the case may be, of outstanding options, warrants or other convertible securities. All issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities, and, except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, have been issued and sold in compliance with the registration requirements of federal and state securities laws or the applicable statutes of limitation have expired. Except as set forth in the Letter Agreement, in the subscription agreements executed in connection with the Private Placement (collectively, the “ Purchase Agreement ”) or in the Company SEC Documents, there are no (i) outstanding rights (including, without limitation, preemptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any unissued shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind to which the Company or its subsidiaries is a party and relating to the issuance or sale of any capital stock or convertible or exchangeable security of the Company or its subsidiaries; or (ii) obligations of the Company to purchase redeem or otherwise acquire any of its outstanding capital stock or any interest therein or to pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect thereof. There are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions, co-sale rights, registration rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights contained in the terms governing any outstanding security of the Company that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities, the Agent Warrants or the Agent Warrant Shares.
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3.7 Subsidiaries . Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, the Company does not presently own or control, directly or indirectly, and has no stock or other interest as owner or principal in, any other corporation or partnership, joint venture, association or other business venture or entity (each a “ subsidiary ”). The Company’s subsidiaries are duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and have all requisite power and authority to carry on their business as now conducted. Such subsidiaries are duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on their respective business or properties. All of the outstanding capital stock or other voting securities of such subsidiaries that are owned by the Company, are owned directly or indirectly, free and clear of any liens, claims, or encumbrances.
3.8 Valid Issuance of Securities . The Securities, the Agent Warrants and the Agent Warrant Shares are duly authorized and, when issued, sold, delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Securities or the Agent Warrants, as the case may be, the shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the Warrants and the Agent Warrants will be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all taxes, liens, claims, encumbrances and charges with respect to the issue thereof; provided, however, that the Securities, the Agent Warrants and the Agent Warrant Shares may be subject to restrictions on transfer under state and/or federal securities laws or as otherwise set forth herein. The issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities, the Agent Warrants and the Agent Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof or of the Purchase Agreement or the Agent Warrants (as the case may be) will not be subject to preemptive rights of shareholders of the Company. The Warrant Shares and the Agent Warrant Shares have been duly reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrants and Agent Warrants.
3.9 Private Placement . Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Purchasers in the Purchase Agreement, on each Closing Date and solely as this Section 3.9 relates to the issue and sale of the Warrant Shares on the date(s) of exercise of the Warrants and the issue and sale of the Agent Warrant Shares on the date(s) of exercise of the Agent Warrants, the offer, issue and sale of the Securities, the issuance of the Agent Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Agent Warrant (assuming no change in applicable law prior to the date the Shares and Agent Warrant Shares are issued), are and will be exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities Act ”) and have been or will be registered or qualified (or are or will be exempt from registration and qualification) under the registration, permit or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the Securities Act of the issuance of the Securities to the purchasers in the Private Placement or the Agent Warrants. The Shares, and upon the exercise of the Warrants pursuant to their terms, the Warrant Shares and Agent Warrant Shares will be quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market or the OTCQB. Other than the Company SEC Documents, the Company has not distributed and will not distribute prior to a Closing any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities, unless such offering materials are provided to the Agent prior to or simultaneously with such delivery to the offerees of the Securities. The Company agrees that no Private Placement Documents (as hereinafter defined) or materials presented or distributed to the Potential Investors, including the Company SEC Documents, shall contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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3.10 Litigation . Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding nor investigation pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, currently threatened against the Company or its subsidiaries that (a) if adversely determined would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its subsidiaries or (b) would be required to be disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K under the requirements of Item 103 of Regulation S-K. The foregoing includes, without limitation, any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, pending or threatened, that questions the validity of this Agreement or the right of the Company to enter into such Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries are subject to any injunction, judgment, decree or order of any court, regulatory body, arbitral panel, administrative agency or other government body.
3.11 Governmental Consents . No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state, local or provincial governmental authority on the part of the Company is required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for notices required or permitted to be filed with certain state and federal securities commissions, which notices will be filed on a timely basis.
3.12 No Brokers . Except for any fees payable to the Agent, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on arrangements made by the Company.
3.13 Compliance . Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries are in violation of its articles of incorporation or bylaws (or similar governing documents). Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have been advised or have reason to believe, that it is not conducting its business in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the jurisdictions in which it is conducting business, including, without limitation, all applicable local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations; except where failure to be so in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has all necessary franchises, licenses, certificates and other authorizations from any foreign, federal, state or local government or governmental agency, department or body that are currently necessary for the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently conducted, except where the failure to currently possess such franchises, licenses, certificates and other authorizations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.14 No Material Adverse Changes . Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, since May 31, 2017, there has not been any change that has had a Material Adverse Effect. Since May 31, 2017, the Company has not declared or paid any dividend or distribution on its capital stock.
3.15 Contracts . Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, and except for matters which are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and those contracts that are substantially or fully performed or expired by their terms, the contracts listed as exhibits to or described in the Company SEC Documents that are material to the Company or its subsidiaries and all amendments thereto, are in full force and effect on the date hereof, and neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other party to such contracts is in breach of or default under any of such contracts. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries has any contracts or agreements that would constitute a material contract as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, except for such contracts or agreements that are filed as exhibits to or described in the Company SEC Documents.
3.16 Intellectual Property .
(a) The Company has ownership or license or legal right to use all patents, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how, trademarks, trade names, customer lists, designs, manufacturing or other processes, computer software, systems, data compilation, research results or other proprietary rights used in the business of the Company or its subsidiaries (collectively “ Intellectual Property ”). All of such patents, registered trademarks and registered copyrights have been duly registered in, filed in or issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Register of Copyrights or the corresponding offices of other jurisdictions and have been maintained and renewed in accordance with all applicable provisions of law and administrative regulations in the United States and all such jurisdictions.
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(b) The Company believes it has taken all reasonable steps required in accordance with sound business practice and business judgment to establish and preserve its and its subsidiaries’ ownership of all material Intellectual Property with respect to their products and technology. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no infringement of the Intellectual Property by any third party.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company, the present business, activities and products of the Company and its subsidiaries do not infringe any intellectual property of any other person. No proceeding charging the Company or its subsidiaries with infringement of any adversely held Intellectual Property has been filed and the Company is unaware of any facts which are reasonably likely to form a basis for any such proceeding.
(d) No proceedings have been instituted or pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, which challenge the rights of the Company or its subsidiaries to the use of the Intellectual Property. The Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of the Company, the Intellectual Property licensed to the Company and its subsidiaries, has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened proceeding by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which are reasonably likely to form a basis for any such claim. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has the right to use, free and clear of material claims or rights of other persons, all of its customer lists, designs, computer software, systems, data compilations, and other information that are required for its products or its business as presently conducted. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries is making unauthorized use of any confidential information or trade secrets of any person.
(e) The activities of any of the employees on behalf of the Company or of its subsidiaries do not violate any agreements or arrangements between such employees and third parties are related to confidential information or trade secrets of third parties or that restrict any such employee’s engagement in business activity of any nature. Each former and current employee or consultant of the Company or its subsidiaries is a party to a written contract with the Company or its subsidiaries that assigns to the Company or its subsidiaries all rights to all inventions, improvements, discoveries and information relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, except for any failure to so do as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) All licenses or other agreements under which (i) the Company or its subsidiaries employs rights in Intellectual Property, or (ii) the Company or its subsidiaries has granted rights to others in Intellectual Property owned or licensed by the Company or its subsidiaries are in full force and effect, and there is no default (and there exists no condition which, with the passage of time or otherwise, would constitute a default by the Company or such subsidiary) by the Company or its subsidiaries with respect thereto.
3.17 Securities Market Compliance . The Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the quotation of the Common Stock (including the Shares, Warrant Shares and the Agent Warrant Shares) on the OTCQB. The Company is and on each Closing Date will be in compliance with all of the then-applicable requirements for continued quotation of the Common Stock on the OTCQB.
3.18 Accountants . LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP, who expressed its opinion with respect to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2017, have advised the Company that they are, and to the knowledge of the Company they are, independent accountants as required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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3.19 Taxes . The Company and its subsidiaries have filed all necessary federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise tax returns and have paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon or has obtained an extension for such returns, and the Company and its subsidiaries have no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been or might be asserted or threatened against it by any taxing jurisdiction , other than any deficiency which the Company or its subsidiaries are contesting in good faith and with respect to which adequate reserves for payment have been established.
3.20 Insurance . The Company and its subsidiaries maintain and will continue to maintain insurance of the types and in the amounts that the Company reasonably believes are adequate for its and its subsidiaries’ business, including, but not limited to, insurance covering all real and personal property owned or leased by the Company or its subsidiaries against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism and all other risks customarily insured against by similarly situated companies, all of which insurance is in full force and effect.
3.21 Transfer Taxes . On each Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income taxes) that are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Securities and the Agent Warrants will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company and the Company will have complied with all laws imposing such taxes.
3.22 Investment Company . The Company (including its subsidiaries) is not an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for an investment company, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and will not be deemed an “investment company” as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
3.23 Related Party Transactions . To the knowledge of the Company, no transaction has occurred between or among the Company or any of its affiliates (including, without limitation, its subsidiaries), officers or directors or any affiliate or affiliates of any such affiliate officer or director that with the passage of time will be required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “ Exchange Act ”) (assuming the Company’s Common Stock was registered under the Exchange Act) other than those transactions that have already been so disclosed.
3.24 Books and Records . The books, records and accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable detail, the transactions in, and dispositions of, the assets of, and the operations of, the Company and its subsidiaries.
3.25 Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls .
(a) Except as otherwise disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, the Company and its subsidiaries have established and maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act), which (i) are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company or its subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those entities particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared; and (ii) provide for the periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of such disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s most recent annual or quarterly report filed with the SEC.
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(b) Except as described in the Company SEC Documents, the Company and its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) that are designed to be effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files with or submits to the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Except as described in the Company SEC Documents, the Company is not aware of (i) any significant deficiency in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or any material weaknesses in internal controls; or (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ internal controls.
(c) Since the date of the most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures, there have been no changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
(d) Except as described in the Company SEC Documents, there are no material off-balance sheet arrangements (as defined in Item 303 of Regulation S-K), or any other relationships with unconsolidated entities (in which the Company or its control persons have an equity interest) that may have a material current or future effect on the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ financial condition, revenues or expenses, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
(e) To the knowledge of the Company, except as described in the Company SEC Documents, the board of directors has not been informed, nor is any director of the Company aware, of (1) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of the internal controls of the Company or its subsidiaries which could adversely affect the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or any material weakness in the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ internal controls; or (2) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees of the Company or its subsidiaries who have a significant role in the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ internal controls.
3.26 No General Solicitation . Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities or the Agent Warrants.
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3.27 Anti-Bribery . Each of the Company, its subsidiaries, its affiliates and any of their respective officers, directors, supervisors, managers, agents, or employees, has not violated, its participation in the offering will not violate, and the Company has instituted and maintains policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance with, each of the following laws: (a) anti-bribery laws, including but not limited to, any applicable law, rule, or regulation of any locality, including but not limited to any law, rule, or regulation promulgated to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, signed December 17, 1997, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any other law, rule or regulation of similar purposes and scope, (b) anti-money laundering laws, including but not limited to, applicable federal, state, international, foreign or other laws, regulations or government guidance regarding anti-money laundering, including, without limitation, Title 18 US. Code section 1956 and 1957, the Patriot Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and international anti-money laundering principles or procedures by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, of which the United States is a member and with which designation the United States representative to the group or organization continues to concur, all as amended, and any Executive order, directive, or regulation pursuant to the authority of any of the foregoing, or any orders or licenses issued thereunder or (c) laws and regulations imposing U.S. economic sanctions measures, including, but not limited to, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, the United Nations Participation Act and the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Act, all as amended, and any Executive Order, directive, or regulation pursuant to the authority of any of the foregoing, including the regulations of the United States Treasury Department set forth under 31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended, or any orders or licenses issued thereunder. Neither the Company nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; or (iii) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
3.28 Sarbanes-Oxley Act . The Company is in compliance in all material respects with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof.
3.29 Employee Relations . Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company believes that its relations with its employees are good. No executive officer of the Company (as defined in Rule 501(f) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) has notified the Company that such officer intends to leave the Company or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company. No executive officer of the Company, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.
The Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
3.30 Environmental Laws . Each of the Company and its subsidiaries (i) is in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) has received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of it under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business and (iii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “ Environmental Laws ” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “ Hazardous Materials ”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
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3.31 No Manipulation; Disclosure of Information . None of the Company, its subsidiaries or any executive officer of the Company (as defined in Rule 501(f) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) has taken and will not take any action designed to or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in an unlawful manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities, the Agent Warrants or the Agent Warrant Shares. The Company confirms that, to its knowledge, with the exception of the proposed sale of Securities contemplated in the Purchase Agreement (as to which the Company makes no representation), neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Potential Investors or their agent or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Potential Investors shall be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosures provided to the Potential Investors regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, including the exhibits to the Purchase Agreement and the Company SEC Documents, furnished by the Company are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) made by the Company or any of its officers or directors contained in any Company SEC Document or made available to the public generally since January 1, 2012, has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith. Statistical, industry-related and market-related data included in the Company SEC Documents are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate in all material respects.
3.32 Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement . The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s articles of incorporation or the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation which is or could become applicable to any Potential Investor as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and any Potential Investor’s ownership of the Securities. The Company has not adopted a shareholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company.
3.33 Bad Actor Disqualification .
(a) With respect to Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506 under the Securities Act (“ Regulation D Securities ”), none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the Private Placement, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities (calculated on the basis of voting power), nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of such sale (each, an “ Issuer Covered Person ” and, together, “ Issuer Covered Persons ”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)–(viii) under the Securities Act (a “ Disqualification Event ”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Agent and the Potential Investors a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.
(b) The Company is not aware of any person (other than any Issuer Covered Person or Dealer Covered Person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of the Securities. For the purposes of this subsection, “ Dealer Covered Person ” shall mean Northland Securities, Inc. or any of its directors, executive officers, general partners, managing members or other officers participating in the Private Placement.
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(c) The Company will notify the Agent in writing, prior to each Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.
4. Further Agreements Of The Company . The Company covenants and agrees as follows:
4.1 On each Closing Date, the Company will permit the Agent to rely on any representations and warranties made by the Company to the investors and will cause its counsel to permit the Agent to rely upon any opinion furnished to the investors in the Private Placement.
4.2 The Company will comply with all of its obligations and covenants set forth in its agreements with the Potential Investors. The Company will promptly deliver to the Agent and their counsel copies of any and all filings with the SEC and each amendment or supplement thereto, as well as all prospectuses and free writing prospectuses, prior to the closing of the Private Placement and six months thereafter (if they are not filed on EDGAR). The Agent is authorized on behalf of the Company to use and distribute copies of any documents provided to the Agent or Potential Investors in connection with the Private Placement, including Company SEC Documents and the offering memorandum (as supplemented) (the “ Private Placement Documents ”) in connection with the sale of the Securities as, and to the extent, permitted by federal and applicable state securities laws. The Private Placement Documents do not contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company.
4.3 Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates has distributed, and none of them will distribute, any prospectus or other offering material in connection with the Private Placement and the sale of the Securities other than any materials permitted by the Securities Act to be distributed by the Company.
4.4 The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities substantially in the manner set forth in the Private Placement Documents or for working capital of the Company.
4.5 On each Closing Date, the Company will provide the Agent with a legal opinion (or legal opinions) of the Company’s counsel(s) in substantially the form attached as Attachment B .
4.6 The Company will make available to the Agent on a confidential basis all information concerning the business, assets, operations and financial condition of the Company, which the Agent reasonably requests in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder and the due diligence investigation deemed appropriate by the Agent. The Company shall make members of management and other employees available to the Agent and Potential Investors for purposes of satisfying such parties’ due diligence requirements and consummating the Private Placement, and shall commit such time and other resources as are necessary or appropriate to secure reasonable and timely success of a transaction. The Company shall inform the Agent of any material events or developments concerning prospective material events that may come to the attention of the Company at any point prior to each Closing Date. The Agent will be relying, without independent verification, on the accuracy and completeness of all financial and other information that is and will be furnished to it by the Company.
4.7 On each Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Agent a certificate duly executed by an officer of the Company, stating on behalf of the Company that:
(a) The representations and warranties contained in Section 3 are true and correct in all material respects as of each Closing Date as if they had been made on and as of said date.
(b) The Company has performed and complied with all obligations and conditions herein required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to each Closing.
(c) The appropriate Private Placement Documents, as of each Closing Date, contain all material statements that are required to be made therein, do not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
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(d) The Company will not, for a period beginning on the Initial Closing Date and ending six months following the final Subsequent Closing Date, offer for sale or sell any securities except for any Securities to be sold in a Subsequent Closing pursuant to this Agreement, unless, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, concurred in by the Agent’s counsel, such offer or sale does not jeopardize the availability of exemptions from the registration and qualification requirements under the applicable securities laws with respect to the Private Placement. The foregoing shall not apply to securities issued in connection with any acquisition, including by way of merger, or purchase of stock or all or substantially all of the assets of any third party.
(e) The Company has or will promptly inform each of Agent (together with its affiliates, control persons, officers, directors, employees and agents) if the Company is contacted by or on behalf of any party concerning a possible Offering (as defined in the Letter Agreement) or acquisition or sale of all or a portion of the Company.
On each Closing Date, the Company will also deliver to the Agent any additional documents or instruments reasonably requested by such Agent.
4.8 If in connection with the Private Placement, the Agent determines that they or the Company would be required to make a filing with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“ FINRA ”) to enable the Agent to act as agent in the Private Placement, the Company will do the following:
(a) The Company will cooperate with the Agent with respect to all FINRA filings that the Company or the Agent may be required to make and provide all information and documentation necessary to make the filings in a timely manner.
(b) The Company will pay all expenses related to all FINRA filings that the Company or Agent may be required to make, including, but not limited to, all printing costs related to all documents required or that the Agent may reasonably deem necessary, to comply with FINRA rules; any FINRA filing fees; postage and express charges; and all other expenses incurred in making the FINRA filings.
4.9 The Company agrees and understands that this Agreement and the Letter Agreement in no way constitute a guarantee that the Private Placement will be successful. Management acknowledges that the Company is ultimately responsible for the successful completion of a transaction.
4.10 The Company hereby agrees to register or permit the continuance of sales and/or dealings in the shares underlying the Agent Warrants on the same terms as those set forth in the Purchase Agreement applicable to the Warrants.
5. Disclosure . The Company agrees that, except as required by applicable law or the rules and regulations of the SEC or as permitted herein, any advice to be provided by an Agent under this Agreement shall not be disclosed publicly or made available to third parties without the prior approval of such Agent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Agent agrees that, except as required by applicable law or the rules and regulations of the SEC or as permitted herein, that they shall not disclose any material, non-public information provided to it by the Company to third parties without the prior written consent of the Company.
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6. Indemnification And Contribution . The indemnification and contribution provision of the Letter Agreement shall apply to the Private Placement, except that (i) all references to the “Agreement” therein will be deemed to include this Agreement, (ii) all references to “Northland” shall refer to the Agent and its co-agent and selected dealers and (iii) the Company’s indemnification and contribution obligations thereunder will include any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several, to which any Indemnified Person (as defined in the Letter Agreement) may become subject arising out or relating to (x) any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company herein or any failure of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or (y) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement. The Company hereby authorizes the Agent to agree to indemnify any selected dealers or co-agent on the same terms and conditions as the Company has agreed to indemnify the Agent. Therefore, as a matter of clarification, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, its agent, co-agent selected dealers, officers, directors, managers, members, representatives, guarantors, sureties and each person who controls the Agent within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, joint or several, (including reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by each such person in connection with defending or investigating any such claims or liabilities, whether or not resulting in any liability to such person) which they or any of them may incur under the Act, or any state securities law and the rules and regulations thereunder or the rules and regulations under any state securities laws or any other statute or at common law or otherwise and to reimburse persons indemnified as above for any legal or other expense (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) incurred by any of them in connection with any litigation, whether or not resulting in any liability.
7. Survival . The respective covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of the Company and the Agent hereunder, as set forth in, or made pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any such party or any of its directors or officers or any controlling person, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The indemnification and contribution agreements and this section regarding survival contained in this Agreement shall also survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
8. Complete Agreement . This Agreement, together with the Letter Agreement, incorporates the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
9. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York applicable to contracts executed and to be wholly performed therein without giving effect to its conflicts of laws principles or rules. This agreement contains a predispute arbitration clause. By signing an arbitration agreement the parties agree as follows:
· | All parties to this Agreement are giving up the right to sue each other in court, including the right to a trial by jury, except as provided by the rules of the arbitration forum in which a claim is filed. |
· | Arbitration awards are generally final and binding; a party’s ability to have a court reverse or modify an arbitration award is very limited. |
· | The ability of the parties to obtain documents, witness statements and other discovery is generally more limited in arbitration than in court proceedings. |
· | The arbitrators do not have to explain the reason(s) for their award. |
· | The panel of arbitrators will typically include a minority of arbitrators who were or are affiliated with the securities industry. |
· | The rules of some arbitration forums may impose time limits for bringing a claim in arbitration. In some cases, a claim that is ineligible for arbitration may be brought in court. |
· | The rules of the arbitration forum in which the claim is filed, and any amendments thereto, shall be incorporated into this Agreement. |
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Any dispute or controversy arising out of this agreement or regarding the interpretation, application, or breach of this Agreement shall be determined by arbitration conducted in accordance with the rules of FINRA as then in effect. Any arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the Company and the Agent, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. No person shall bring a putative or certified class action to arbitration, nor seek to enforce any pre-dispute arbitration agreement against any person who has initiated in court a putative class action; or who is a member of a putative class who has not opted out of the class with respect to any claims encompassed by the putative class action until: (i) the class certification is denied; or (ii) the class is decertified; or (iii) the customer is excluded from the class by the court. Such forbearance to enforce an agreement to arbitrate shall not constitute a waiver of any rights under this Agreement except to the extent stated herein. Each party will bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees, and will share equally in the fees and expenses of the arbitrator and the arbitration. The proceedings will be conducted in English and venued in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that either party may seek injunctive relief, at any time, in an appropriate court of law or equity to enforce its rights hereunder. This Section 9 supersedes Section 14 of the Letter Agreement in its entirety.
10. Miscellaneous . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Agent and of the Company. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their successors, and the controlling persons and directors and officers and other persons referred to in the indemnification and contribution provision of the Letter Agreement, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect to this Agreement or any provision hereof. The term “successors” shall not include any purchaser of the Securities, the Agent Warrants or the Agent Warrant Shares merely by reason of such purchase. No subrogee of a benefited party shall be entitled to any benefits hereunder. Each party hereto disclaims any an intention to impose any fiduciary obligation on any other party by virtue of the arrangements contemplated by this Agreement.
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In witness whereof, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. This Agreement contains a predispute arbitration provision in Section 9 hereof.
M onaker G roup , I nc . | ||||
By: | /s/ William Kerby | |||
Name: | William Kerby | |||
Its: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Address: | ||||
Monaker Group, Inc. | ||||
2690 Weston Road, Suite 200 | ||||
Weston, Florida 33331 | ||||
Attention: William Kerby, Chief Executive Officer |
Northland Securities, Inc. | |||
By: | /s/ Shawn D. Messner | ||
Name: | Shawn D. Messner | ||
Its: | Head of Energy, Investment Banking | ||
Address: | |||
Northland Capital Markets | |||
45 South 7th Street, Suite 2000 | |||
Minneapolis, MN 55402 | |||
Attention: Jeff Peterson |
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Attachment A
FORM OF AGENT WARRANT
WARRANT
NEITHER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
MONAKER GROUP, INC.
WARRANT
Warrant No. _____ | Original Issue Date: | ||
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Monaker Group, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that, for value received, Northland Securities, Inc. or its registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of ________ shares of Common Stock (each such share, a “ Warrant Share ” and all such shares, the “ Warrant Shares ”), at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date and through and including July 30, 2022 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms shall have the respective definitions set forth in this Section 1. Capitalized terms that are used and not defined in this Warrant that are defined in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) shall have the respective definitions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“ Closing Price ” means, for any date of determination, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market (other than the OTCQB), the closing price per share of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on such market; (ii) if prices for the Common Stock are then quoted on the OTCQB, the closing bid price per share of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) so quoted; (iii) if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent qualified appraiser selected in good faith and paid for by the Company.
“ Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.
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“ Exercise Price ” means $2.10, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9.
“ Fundamental Transaction ” means any of the following: (i) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person, (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property.
“ Original Issue Date ” means the Original Issue Date first set forth on the first page of this Warrant or its predecessor instrument.
“ Placement Agency Agreement ” means the Placement Agency Agreement, dated July 31, 2017, to which the Company and Northland Securities, Inc. are parties.
“ Purchase Agreement ” means the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated July 31, 2017, to which the Company and those purchasers listed on the Exhibit A attached thereto are parties.
“ Trading Day ” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than the OTCQB), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTCQB), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTCQB, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“ 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 OTCQB on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
2. Registration of Warrant. The Company shall register this Warrant upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
3. Registration of Transfers. The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new Warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new Warrant, a “ New Warrant ”), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of a Warrant.
4. Exercise and Duration of Warrants.
(a) This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder in whole at any time and in part from time to time from the Original Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date. At 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time on the Expiration Date, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value. The Company may not call or redeem any portion of this Warrant without the prior written consent of the affected Holder.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its affiliates (as defined under Rule 144, “ Affiliates ”) and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 4.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may waive the provisions of this Section 4(b) but any such waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after delivery of such notice, nor will any such waiver effect any other Holder.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 9.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. This restriction may not be waived.
5. Delivery of Warrant Shares.
(a) To effect exercises hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant unless the aggregate Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant are being exercised. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice (in the form attached hereto) to the Company (with the attached Warrant Shares Exercise Log) at its address for notice set forth herein and upon payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder intends to purchase hereunder, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than three Trading Days after the Date of Exercise (as defined herein)) issue and deliver to the Holder, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, which, unless otherwise required by the Placement Agency Agreement, shall be free of restrictive legends. The Company shall, upon request of the Holder and subsequent to the date on which a registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, use its reasonable best efforts to deliver Warrant Shares hereunder electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions, if available, provided, that, the Company may, but will not be required to change its transfer agent if its current transfer agent cannot deliver Warrant Shares electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation. A “ Date of Exercise ” means the date on which the Holder shall have delivered to the Company: (i) the Exercise Notice (with the Warrant Exercise Log attached to it), appropriately completed and duly signed and (ii) if such Holder is not utilizing the cashless exercise provisions set forth in this Warrant, payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Holder to be purchased.
(b) If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
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(c) If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), and if after such third Trading Day and prior to the receipt of such Warrant Shares, 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 the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (B) the closing bid price of the Common Stock at the time of the obligation giving rise to such purchase obligation and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In.
(d) The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms 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, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
6. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.
7. Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity (which shall not include a surety bond), if requested. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to issue the New Warrant.
8. Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 9). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
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9. Certain Adjustments. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 9.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to equal the product obtained by multiplying the then-current Exercise Price by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination.
(b) Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding there is a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the “ Alternate Consideration ”). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. At the Holder’s option and request, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall, either (1) issue to the Holder a new warrant substantially in the form of this Warrant and consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to purchase the Alternate Consideration for the aggregate Exercise Price upon exercise thereof, or (2) purchase the Warrant from the Holder for a purchase price, payable in cash within five Trading Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction), equal to the Black Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such request. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this paragraph (b) and insuring that the Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
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(c) Price Antidilution. If within twelve months from the Original Issue Date the Company shall issue any (i) Common Stock or (ii) any securities of the Company or the subsidiary that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock (“ Common Stock Equivalents ” and collectively “ Additional Shares ”), entitling any person or entity to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share less than the Exercise Price then in effect, except for the Exempt Issuances (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the Exercise Price shall be amended to equal the then current Exercise Price x (A + B) ¸ (A + C). For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply: (I) “A” means the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and deemed outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares (treating for this purpose as outstanding all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options and convertible securities as outstanding immediately prior to such issue); (II) “B” means the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares had been issued at a price per share equal to the then current Exercise Price (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by the then current Exercise Price); and (III) “C” means the number of such Additional Shares issued in such transaction.
The sale of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the issuance of the Common Stock Equivalents and the purchase price covered thereby shall also include the actual exercise or conversion price thereof at the time of the issuance, without any further adjustments to the exercise price upon the conversion or exercise of any Common Stock Equivalents. If shares are issued for a consideration other than cash, the per share selling price shall be the fair value of such consideration as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this section shall not apply to an Exempt Issuance (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
In the event of any adjustment under this Section 9(c), the Company shall promptly amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement to register the additional Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. In no event shall the number of Warrant Shares increase if such increase shall result in the Purchasers acquiring, or obtaining the right to acquire, in excess of 19.999% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or voting power of the Company on a post-transaction basis that assumes that the closing of the Additional Shares shall have occurred.
(d) Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 9, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.
(e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 9 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100 th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(f) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 9, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company’s Transfer Agent.
10. Payment of Exercise Price. The Holder may pay the Exercise Price in one of the following manners:
(a) Cash Exercise. The Holder may deliver immediately available funds; or
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(b) Cashless Exercise. If the Company does not have an effective Registration Statement covering the resale of the Registrable Securities within 180 days after Closing or anytime thereafter, then the Holder may notify the Company in an Exercise Notice of its election to utilize cashless exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares determined as follows:
X = Y [(A-B)/A]
where:
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Y = the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised.
A = the average of the Closing Prices for the five Trading Days immediately prior to (but not including) the Exercise Date.
B = the Exercise Price.
For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued.
11. No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares which would, otherwise be issuable, the Company may (a) pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the Closing Price of one Warrant Share on the date of exercise; or (b) round up the amount of any fractional share to the next highest whole number of shares.
12. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective if provided pursuant to the Placement Agency Agreement. In case any time: (1) the Company shall declare any cash dividend on its capital stock; (2) the Company shall pay any dividend payable in stock upon its capital stock or make any distribution to the holders of its capital stock; (3) the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of its capital stock any additional shares of stock of any class or other rights; (4) there shall be any capital reorganization, or reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, or consolidation or merger of the Company with, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation; or (5) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; then, in any one or more of said cases, the Company shall give prompt written notice to the Holder. Such notice shall also specify the date as of which the holders of capital stock of record shall participate in such dividend, distribution or subscription rights, or shall be entitled to exchange their capital stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or conversion or redemption, as the case may be. Such written notice shall be given at least 20 days prior to the action in question and not less than 20 days prior to the record date or the date on which the Company’s transfer books are closed in respect thereto.
13. Registration Rights. The Holder shall be entitled to the registration rights set forth in Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement. Furthermore, the Holder shall be entitled to its pro rata share of any Late Registration/Listing Warrants provided by the Company to the Purchasers under Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement.
14. Lock Up. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g), this Warrant shall not be sold during the Offering, or 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 this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the Offering, except as provided in paragraph (g)(2) of FINRA Rule 5110.
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15. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their successors and assigns.
(b) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
(c) The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(d) In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
(e) Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof shall not, by reason of by being a Holder, be entitled to any rights of a shareholder with respect to the Warrant Shares.
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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
MONAKER GROUP, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: William Kerby | ||
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Accepted and agreed:
NORTHLAND SECURITIES, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Shawn D. Messner | |
Its: | Head of Energy Investment Banking |
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EXERCISE NOTICE
The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to purchase ____________shares of Common Stock pursuant to the attached Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
(1) The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase ____________Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.
(2) The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):
_________ “Cash Exercise” under Section 10
_________ “Cashless Exercise” under Section 10
(3) If the holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the holder shall pay the sum of $____________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(4) The exercise will comply with the beneficial ownership limitation described in Section 4(b) of the Warrant.
(5) Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the holder ____________Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Dated | _________________ ___, _______ | Name of Holder: | ||||
(Print) | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Its: | ||||||
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) |
Placement Agency Agreement (PIPE) | Attachment A |
US.112844345.08
Warrant Shares Exercise Log
Date |
Number of Warrant
Shares Available
to be Exercised |
Number of Warrant Shares Exercised
|
Number of Warrant Shares Remaining to be Exercised |
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
[To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the right represented by the attached Warrant to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock to which such Warrant relates and appoints ____________ attorney to transfer said right on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: __________ __, _______
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) | ||||
Address of Transferee | ||||
Attest: | ||||
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Attachment B
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION
1. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada.
2. The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to (i) execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, the Purchase Agreement and the Agency Agreement and (ii) conduct its business as it is, to our knowledge, currently conducted and described in the Company SEC Documents and the Private Placement Documents, and own, lease and license its properties and assets.
3. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Purchase Agreement and the Agency Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the issuance of the Securities, the Agent Warrants and the Agent Warrant Shares, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company.
5. The Purchase Agreement and the Agency Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as rights to indemnity thereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws and except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally, in effect from time to time and general equitable principles.
6. Except for filings, authorizations or approvals contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Agency Agreement, no authorizations or approvals of, and no filings with, any governmental or administrative agency, regulatory authority, stock market or trading facility are necessary or required by the Company for the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement or the Agency Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby.
7. Neither the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement or the Agency Agreement by the Company, nor the consummation or performance by the Company of any of the transactions contemplated thereby (including the issuance of the Securities, the Warrant Shares, the Agent Warrants and the Agent Warrant Shares) (i) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any provisions of the Company’s articles of incorporation or bylaws; (ii) constitute a violation of Covered Law relevant applicable to the Company; (iii) violate any judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator specifically naming the Company which we have knowledge of ; or (iv) with or without notice and/or the passage of time, conflict with or result in the breach or termination of any term or provision of, or constitute a default under, or cause any acceleration under, or cause the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon the properties or assets of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to, any agreement to which has been filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company SEC Documents.
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8. The authorized capital stock of the Company on the date hereof consists of 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of the date hereof, without giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement to occur at the Closing, there are issued and outstanding of record: 11,424,047 shares of Common Stock and 1,869,611 shares of preferred stock. We have been advised by the Company that there are issued and outstanding of record warrants and options to purchase 6,203,867 shares of Common Stock. The form of certificates for the Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Agent Warrant Shares conforms to the requirements of the Nevada Revised Statutes. The capital stock of the Company substantially conforms as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in the Company SEC Documents and the Private Placement Documents.
9. To our knowledge, except as provided or disclosed in the Private Placement Documents, in the Agency Agreement or in the Company SEC Documents, no person or entity is entitled to any preemptive, right of first refusal, contractual or similar rights with respect to the issuance of the Securities, the Agent Warrants or the Agent Warrant Shares.
10. The Securities, the Agent Warrants and the Agent Warrant Shares have been duly authorized or reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company; and the Shares, when issued, sold and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement, and the Warrant Shares and Agent Warrants Shares, when issued upon exercise of the Warrants and the Agent Warrants in accordance with the terms thereof, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
11. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each of the investors set forth in the Purchase Agreement and of the Company set forth in Section 3 of the Agency Agreement, the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities at the Closing pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the issuance of the Agent Warrants pursuant to the Agency Agreement are, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares and the Agent Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and the Agent Warrants will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the securities or “blue sky” laws of the applicable states in which the subscribers reside.
12. Other than as disclosed in the Private Placement Documents and the Company SEC Documents, we have no knowledge of any actions, suits, arbitrations, claims, proceedings or investigations pending or threatened against the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their respective operations, businesses, properties or assets by or before any court, arbitrator or government or regulatory commission, board, body, authority or agency that challenges the validity of any actions taken or to be taken by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or the Agency Agreement or the transaction contemplated thereby.
13. To our knowledge and except as set forth in the Private Placement Documents, no holders of the Company’s securities have rights to the registration of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company because of the Private Placement or the issuance of the Securities, Agent Warrants or the Agent Warrant Shares.
14. The descriptions in the Private Placement Documents and the Company SEC Documents of statutes, regulations, contracts and other documents (each to the extent filed as exhibits to the Company SEC Documents) are substantially accurate and fairly present the information required to be shown and we have been advised that the descriptions in the Private Placement Documents and the Company SEC Documents of legal and governmental proceedings are substantially accurate and fairly present the information required to be shown; and we are not aware of any statutes, regulations, legal or governmental proceedings or contracts or other documents required to be described in the Private Placement Documents and the Company SEC Documents or included as exhibits to the Company SEC Documents that are not described or included as required.
15. Nothing has come to our attention that has caused us to be aware that any of the Private Placement Documents or Company SEC Documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. We do not express any belief as to the financial statements and related notes, financial statement schedules or financial or accounting data and information contained in or omitted from the Private Placement Documents or the Company SEC Documents.
Placement Agency Agreement (PIPE) | Attachment B |
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
MONAKER GROUP, INC.
a Nevada corporation
Adopted July 27, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS | 1 |
1.1. Definitions | 1 |
1.2. Offices | 1 |
ARTICLE II. OFFICES | 1 |
2.1. Principal Office | 1 |
2.2. Registered Office | 1 |
2.3. Other Offices | 2 |
ARTICLE III. MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS | 2 |
3.1. Annual Meetings | 2 |
3.2. Special Meetings | 2 |
3.3. Place of Meetings | 2 |
3.4. Notice of Meetings | 3 |
3.5. Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations | 3 |
3.6. Waiver of Notice | 5 |
3.7. Adjournment of Meeting | 5 |
3.8. Quorum | 5 |
3.9. Organization | 5 |
3.10. Conduct of Business | 6 |
3.11. List of Stockholders | 6 |
3.12. Fixing of Record Date | 6 |
3.13. Voting of Shares | 6 |
3.14. Inspectors | 7 |
3.15. Proxies | 7 |
3.16. Action by Consent | 8 |
3.17. Cumulative Voting | 9 |
3.18. Telephonic or Virtual Meetings | 9 |
ARTICLE IV. BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 9 |
4.1. General Powers | 9 |
4.2. Number | 9 |
4.3. Election of Directors and Term of Office | 9 |
4.4. Resignations | 9 |
4.5. Removal | 10 |
4.6. Vacancies | 10 |
4.7. Chairman of the Board | 10 |
4.8. Compensation | 10 |
4.9. Insuring Directors, Officers, and Employees | 10 |
4.10. Delegation of Authority | 10 |
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ARTICLE V. MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS | 11 |
5.1. Regular Meetings | 11 |
5.2. Place of Meetings | 11 |
5.3. Meetings by Telecommunications or other Electronic Meetings | 11 |
5.4. Special Meetings | 11 |
5.5. Notice of Special Meetings | 11 |
5.6. Waiver by Presence | 11 |
5.7. Quorum | 12 |
5.8. Conduct of Business | 12 |
5.9. Action by Consent | 12 |
5.10. Transactions with Interested Directors | 12 |
ARTICLE VI. COMMITTEES | 12 |
6.1. Committees of the Board | 12 |
6.2. Selection of Committee Members | 12 |
6.3. Conduct of Business | 13 |
6.4. Authority | 13 |
6.5. Minutes | 13 |
6.6. Committees | 13 |
All Committees and all powers provided to such Committees shall be consistent | 13 |
ARTICLE VII. OFFICERS | 13 |
7.1. Officers of the Company | 13 |
7.2. Election and Term | 13 |
7.3. Compensation of Officers | 14 |
7.4. Removal of Officers and Agents | 14 |
7.5. Resignation of Officers and Agents | 14 |
7.6. Bond | 14 |
7.7. Chief Executive Officer | 14 |
7.8. President | 14 |
7.9. Vice Presidents | 14 |
7.10. Chief Financial Officer | 15 |
7.11. Secretary | 15 |
7.12. Assistant Secretaries | 15 |
7.13. Treasurer | 15 |
7.14. Assistant Treasurers | 15 |
7.15. Other Officers | 16 |
7.16. Delegation of Authority | 16 |
7.17. Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations | 16 |
7.18. Vacancies | 16 |
7.19. Corporate Governance Compliance | 16 |
ARTICLE VIII. CONTRACTS, DRAFTS, DEPOSITS AND ACCOUNTS | 16 |
8.1. Contracts | 16 |
8.2. Drafts | 16 |
8.3. Deposits | 16 |
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8.4. General and Special Bank Accounts | 17 |
ARTICLE IX. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER | 17 |
9.1. Certificates for Shares | 17 |
9.2. Transfer of Shares | 17 |
9.3. Lost Certificates | 18 |
9.4. Regulations | 18 |
9.5. Holder of Record | 18 |
9.6. Treasury Shares | 18 |
9.7. Consideration For Shares | 18 |
ARTICLE X. INDEMNIFICATION | 19 |
10.1. Definitions | 19 |
10.2. Indemnification | 19 |
10.3. Successful Defense | 20 |
10.4. Determinations | 20 |
10.5. Advancement of Expenses | 20 |
10.6. Employee Benefit Plans | 21 |
10.7. Other Indemnification and Insurance | 21 |
10.8. Notice | 21 |
10.9. Construction | 21 |
10.10. Continuing Offer, Reliance, etc. | 22 |
10.11. Effect of Amendment | 22 |
ARTICLE XI. TAKEOVER OFFERS; NEVADA CONTROL STATUTES | 22 |
11.1. Takeover Offers | 22 |
11.2. Nevada Controlling Interest Statutes | 22 |
ARTICLE XII. DIVIDENDS | 22 |
12.1. General | 22 |
12.2. Dividend Reserve | 22 |
ARTICLE XIII. NOTICES | 23 |
13.1. General | 23 |
13.2. Waiver of Notice | 23 |
13.3. Electronic Notice | 23 |
13.4. Undeliverable Notices | 24 |
ARTICLE XIV. MISCELLANEOUS | 24 |
14.1. Facsimile Signatures | 24 |
14.2. Corporate Seal | 24 |
14.3. Fiscal Year | 24 |
14.4. Bylaw Provisions Additional and Supplemental to Provisions of Law | 24 |
14.5. Bylaw Provisions Contrary to or Inconsistent with Provisions of Law | 25 |
ARTICLE XV. AMENDMENTS | 25 |
15.1. Amendments | 25 |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF
MONAKER GROUP, INC.
a Nevada corporation
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions . Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, in these Amended and Restated Bylaws:
1.1.1 “ Articles of Incorporation ” or “ Articles ” means the Articles of Incorporation of Monaker Group, Inc., as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada and includes all amendments thereto and restatements thereof subsequently filed.
1.1.2 “ Board ” means the board of directors of the Company and/or an authorized Committee of the Board, as applicable.
1.1.3 “ Bylaws ” means these Amended and Restated Bylaws as adopted by the Board and includes amendments subsequently adopted by the Board or by the Stockholders.
1.1.4 “ Company ” means Monaker Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
1.1.5 “ Section ” refers to sections of these Bylaws.
1.1.6 “ Nevada Law ” means the Nevada Revised Statutes, as amended from time to time.
1.1.7 “ Stockholder ” means stockholders of record of the Company.
1.2. Offices . The title of an office refers to the person or persons who at any given time perform the duties of that particular office for the Company.
ARTICLE
II.
OFFICES
2.1. Principal Office . The Company may locate its principal office within or without the state of incorporation as the Board may determine.
2.2. Registered Office . The registered office of the Company required by law to be maintained in the state of incorporation may be, but need not be, the same as the principal place of business of the Company. The Board may change the address of the registered office from time to time.
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2.3. Other Offices . The Company may have offices at such other places, either within or without the state of incorporation, as the Board may designate or as the business of the Company may require from time to time.
ARTICLE
III.
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
3.1. Annual Meetings . The Stockholders of the Company shall hold their annual meetings for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other proper business as may come before such meetings at such time, date and place as the Board shall determine by resolution, provided the Board may also determine that a virtual meeting of Stockholders by means of remote communication shall be held in addition to or instead of a physical meeting as permitted by Nevada law.
3.2. Special Meetings . The Board, the Chairman of the Board, the President, a majority of the members of the Board or a committee of the Board duly designated and whose powers and authority include the power to call meetings may call special meetings of the Stockholders of the Company at any time for any purpose or purposes. Special meetings of the Stockholders of the Company may also be called by the holders of at least 25% of all shares entitled to vote at the proposed special meeting.
If any person(s) other than the Board or the Chairman call a special meeting, the request shall:
(i) | be in writing; |
(ii) | specify the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted; and |
(iii) | be delivered personally or sent by registered mail or by facsimile transmission to the Secretary of the Company. |
(iv) | additionally, if the special meeting is called by Stockholders as provided above, the request shall include documentation sufficient to confirm the Stockholder(s) total ownership of shares entitled to vote at the proposed special meeting. |
Upon receipt of such a request, the Board shall determine the date, time and place of such special meeting, which must be scheduled to be held on a date that is within ninety (90) days of receipt by the Secretary of the request therefor, and the Secretary of the Company shall prepare a proper notice thereof. No business may be transacted at such special meeting other than the business specified in the notice to Stockholders of such meeting.
3.3. Place of Meetings . The Stockholders shall hold all meetings at such places, within or without the State of Nevada, as the Board or a committee of the Board shall specify in the notice or waiver of notice for such meetings.
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3.4. Notice of Meetings . Except as otherwise required by law, the Board or a committee of the Board shall give notice of each meeting of Stockholders, whether annual or special, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting. The Board or a committee of the Board shall deliver a notice to each Stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting by delivering a typewritten or printed notice thereof to him personally, or by depositing such notice in the United States mail, in a postage prepaid envelope, directed to him at his address as it appears on the records of the Company, or by transmitting a notice thereof to him at such address by telegraph, telecopy, cable or wireless. If mailed, notice is given on the date deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the Stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Company. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the Transfer Agent of the Company that he has given notice shall constitute, in the absence of fraud, prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
Every notice of a meeting of the Stockholders shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, also shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting. Furthermore, if the Company will maintain the list at a place other than where the meeting will take place, every notice of a meeting of the Stockholders shall specify where the Company will maintain the list of Stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.
3.5. Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations . Subject to the Articles of Incorporation, the Stockholders who intend to nominate persons to the Board of Directors, subject where applicable to these Bylaws and applicable law, or propose any other action at an annual meeting of Stockholders must timely notify the Secretary of the Company of such intent. To be timely, a Stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Company not earlier than the close of business on the day which falls 120 days prior to the one year anniversary of the Company’s last annual meeting of Stockholders and not later than the close of business on the day which falls 90 days prior to the one year anniversary of the Company’s last annual meeting of Stockholders, together with written notice of the shareholder’s intention to present a proposal for action at the meeting, unless the Company’s annual meeting date occurs more than 30 days before or 30 days after the one year anniversary of the Company’s last annual meeting of Stockholders. In that case, the Company must receive proposals not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of the annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of the annual meeting or, if the first public announcement (or announcement to the shareholders if the Company is privately held) of the date of the annual meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of the meeting, the 10th day following the day on which the Company first makes a public announcement of the date of the annual meeting (or if the Company is privately held, the first shareholder announcement of the date of the annual meeting). Such notice must be in writing and must include (a) the name and record address of the Stockholder who intends to propose the business and the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Company which are owned beneficially or of record by such Stockholder; (b) a representation that the Stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Company entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to introduce the business specified in the notice; (c) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; (d) any material interest of the Stockholder in such business; and (e) any other information that is required to be provided by the Stockholder pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “ Exchange Act ”), if the Company is subject to the Exchange Act. In the event the Stockholder proposal relates to a nomination for appointment of a director of the Company, the notice shall also forth (a) as to each person whom the Stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Company which are owned beneficially or of record by the person and (iv) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected.
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Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at any annual meeting of Stockholders, or at any special meeting of Stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (b) by any Stockholder of the Company (i) who is a Stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 3.5 and on the record date for the determination of Stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.5 .
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to include information with respect to a Stockholder proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy for a stockholder’s meeting, Stockholders must provide notice as required by, and otherwise comply with the requirements of, the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The Board of Directors reserves the right to refuse to submit any such proposal to Stockholders at an annual meeting if, in its judgment, the information provided in the notice is inaccurate or incomplete. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing Section 3.5 shall be the exclusive means for a Stockholder to make nominations or propose business (other than business included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, if the Company is subject to the Exchange Act) at an annual meeting of stockholders. For purposes of these Bylaws, “ public announcement ” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or if the Company is privately held, a private announcement by the Company to its shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.5 , a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and applicable state law with respect to matters set forth in this Section 3.5 , if the Company is subject to the Exchange Act. Nothing in this Section 3.5 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act (if the Company is subject to the Exchange Act), or the Company’s or the Board of Director’s rights and obligations under the Exchange Act (if the Company is subject to the Exchange Act) and state law, as applicable.
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3.6. Waiver of Notice . Whenever these Bylaws require written notice, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall constitute the equivalent of notice. Attendance of a person at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. No written waiver of notice need specify either the business to be transacted at, or the purpose or purposes of any regular or special meeting of the Stockholders, directors or members of a committee of the Board.
3.7. Adjournment of Meeting . When the Stockholders, the Board of Directors, or an officer (as provided in Section 3.8 below), adjourn a meeting to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Stockholders may transact any business which they may have transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days or, if after the adjournment, the Board or a committee of the Board fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, the Board or a committee of the Board shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each Stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
3.8. Quorum . Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of 33 1/3% of all of the shares of the stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes at any meeting of the Stockholders except as otherwise provided by applicable law, by the Articles of Incorporation or by these Bylaws. In the absence of a quorum at any meeting or any adjournment thereof, (A) the Board of Directors, without a vote of the Stockholders, may (1) postpone, reschedule, or cancel any previously scheduled annual meeting of stockholders and (2) postpone, reschedule, or cancel any previously scheduled special meeting of the Stockholders called by the Board of Directors or management (but not by the Stockholders); or (B) the holders of a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, or, in the absence therefrom of all the Stockholders, any officer entitled to preside at, or to act as secretary of, such meeting may adjourn such meeting to another place, date or time.
If the chairman of the meeting gives notice of any adjourned special meeting of Stockholders to all Stockholders entitled to vote thereat, stating that the minimum percentage of Stockholders for a quorum as provided by Nevada Law shall constitute a quorum, then, except as otherwise required by law, that percentage at such adjourned meeting shall constitute a quorum and a majority of the votes cast at such meeting shall determine all matters.
Votes cast shall include votes cast against any proposal and shall exclude abstentions and broker non-votes, provided that votes cast against any proposal, abstentions and broker non-votes shall be counted in determining a quorum at any meeting.
3.9. Organization . Such person as the Board may have designated or, in the absence of such a person, the highest ranking officer of the Company who is present shall call to order any meeting of the Stockholders, determine the presence of a quorum, and act as chairman of the meeting. In the absence of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, the chairman shall appoint someone to act as the secretary of the meeting.
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3.10. Conduct of Business . The chairman of any meeting of Stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulations of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as he deems in order.
3.11. List of Stockholders . At least 10 days before every meeting of Stockholders, the Secretary shall prepare a list of the Stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of each Stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each Stockholder. The Company shall make the list available for examination by any Stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting will take place or at the place designated in the notice of the meeting.
The Secretary shall produce and keep the list at the time and place of the meeting during the entire duration of the meeting, and any Stockholder who is present may inspect the list at the meeting. The list shall constitute presumptive proof of the identity of the Stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares each Stockholder holds.
A determination of Stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of Stockholders pursuant to this Section shall apply to any adjournment thereof.
3.12. Fixing of Record Date . For the purpose of determining Stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of Stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or Stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of Stockholders for any other proper purpose, the Board or a committee of the Board may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of Stockholders. However, the Board shall not fix such date, in any case, more than 60 days nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the particular action.
If the Board or a committee of the Board does not fix a record date for the determination of Stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of Stockholders, the record date shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held or the date on which the Board adopts the resolution declaring a dividend.
3.13. Voting of Shares . Except as otherwise required by Nevada Law, the Articles, any certificate of designations, or the Bylaws, (i) at all meetings of Stockholders for the election of directors, a plurality of votes cast shall be sufficient to elect such directors; (ii) any other action taken by Stockholders shall be valid and binding upon the Company if the number of votes cast in favor of the action exceeds the number of votes cast in opposition to the action, at a meeting at which a quorum is present, except that adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws by Stockholders will require the vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote; and (iii) broker non-votes and abstentions are considered for purposes of establishing a quorum but not considered as votes cast for or against a proposal or director nominee. Each Stockholder shall have one vote for every share of stock having voting rights registered in his name on the record date for the meeting, except as otherwise provided in any preferred stock designation setting forth the right of preferred stock shareholders. The Company shall not have the right to vote treasury stock of the Company, nor shall another corporation have the right to vote its stock of the Company if the Company holds, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation. Persons holding stock of the Company in a fiduciary capacity shall have the right to vote such stock. Persons who have pledged their stock of the Company shall have the right to vote such stock unless in the transfer on the books of the Company the pledgor expressly empowered the pledgee to vote such stock. In that event, only the pledgee, or his proxy, may represent such stock and vote thereon.
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Where a separate vote by a class or classes is required, a majority of the outstanding shares of such class or classes, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter and the affirmative vote of the majority of shares of such class or classes present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class.
3.14. Inspectors . At any meeting in which the Stockholders vote by ballot, the chairman may appoint one or more inspectors. Each inspector shall take and sign an oath to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting faithfully, with strict impartiality, and according to the best of his ability. The inspectors shall ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each; determine the shares represented at a meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots; count all votes and ballots; determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors; and certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting, and their count of all votes and ballots. The certification required herein shall take the form of a subscribed, written report prepared by the inspectors and delivered to the Secretary of the Company. An inspector need not be a Stockholder of the Company, and any officer of the Company may be an inspector on any question other than a vote for or against a proposal in which he has a material interest.
3.15. Proxies . A Stockholder may exercise any voting rights in person or by his proxy appointed by an instrument in writing, which he or his authorized attorney-in-fact has subscribed and which the proxy has delivered to the Secretary of the meeting pursuant to the manner prescribed by law.
A proxy is not valid after the expiration of 6 months after the date of its execution, unless the person executing it specifies thereon the length of time for which it is to continue in force (which length may not exceed 7 years, unless coupled with an interest) or limits its use to a particular meeting. Each proxy is irrevocable if it expressly states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power.
The attendance at any meeting of a Stockholder who previously has given a proxy shall not have the effect of revoking the same unless he notifies the Secretary in writing prior to the voting of the proxy.
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3.16. Action by Consent . Any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of Stockholders of the Company or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such Stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action that is the subject of the consent at a meeting in which each Stockholder entitled to vote on the action is present and votes, and shall be delivered to the Company by delivery to its registered office, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Company having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded.
Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each Stockholder who signs the consent, and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days (or such other period as provided by applicable law) of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this Section to the Company, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take action are delivered to the Company by delivery to its registered office, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the Company having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Company’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.
Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those Stockholders who have not consented in writing, provided further that failure to provide such notice shall not effect the validity of such action.
In the event of the delivery to the Company of a consent or consents in writing (“ Consents ”), the secretary of the Company, or such other officer of the Company as the Board may designate, shall provide for the safe-keeping of such Consents and any related revocations and shall promptly conduct such ministerial review of the sufficiency of all Consents and any related revocations and of the validity of the action to be taken by Stockholder consent as the secretary of the Company, or such other officer of the Company as the Board may designate, as the case may be, deems necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, whether the Stockholders of a number of shares having the requisite voting power to authorize or take the action specified in Consents have given consent; provided, however, that if the corporate action to which the Consents relate is the removal or replacement of one or more members of the Board, the secretary of the Company, or such other officer of the Company as the Board may designate, as the case may be, shall promptly designate two persons, who shall not be members of the Board, to serve as inspectors (“ Inspectors ”) with respect to such Consent and such Inspectors shall discharge the functions of the secretary of the Company, or such other officer of the Company as the Board may designate, as the case may be, under this section. If after such investigation the secretary of the Company, such other officer of the Company as the Board may designate or the Inspectors, as the case may be, shall determine that the action purported to have been taken is duly authorized by the Consents, that fact shall be certified on the records of the Company kept for the purpose of recording the proceedings of meetings of Stockholders and the Consents shall be filed in such records.
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In conducting the investigation required by this section, the secretary of the Company, such other officer of the Company as the Board may designate or the Inspectors, as the case may be, may, at the expense of the Company, retain special legal counsel and any other necessary or appropriate professional advisors as such person or persons may deem necessary or appropriate and shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the opinion of such counsel or advisors.
No action by written consent without a meeting shall be effective until such date as the secretary of the Company, such other officer of the Company as the Board may designate, or the Inspectors, as applicable, certify to the Company that the Consents delivered to the Company in accordance with this section, represent at least the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take the corporate action in accordance with Nevada law and the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company.
Nothing contained in this Section 3.16 shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that the Board or any Stockholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity of any Consents or related revocations, whether before or after such certification by the secretary of the Company, such other officer of the Company as the Board may designate or the Inspectors, as the case may be, or to take any other action (including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution, or defense of any litigation with respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such litigation).
3.17. Cumulative Voting . Cumulative voting is expressly forbidden.
3.18. Telephonic or Virtual Meetings . Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, meetings of the Stockholders may be held through the use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment (including, but not limited to video conferencing), email or instant mail as long as all members participating in such meeting can communicate with one another at the time of such meeting. Participation in such meeting constitutes presence in person at such meeting.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
4.1. General Powers . The Board shall manage the property, business and affairs of the Company.
4.2. Number . The number of directors who shall constitute the Board shall equal not less than 1 nor more than 10, as the Board or majority Stockholders may determine by resolution from time to time.
4.3. Election of Directors and Term of Office . The Stockholders of the Company shall elect the directors at the annual or adjourned annual meeting (except as otherwise provided herein for the filling of vacancies). Each director shall hold office until his death, resignation, retirement, removal, or disqualification, or until his successor shall have been elected and qualified.
4.4. Resignations . Any director of the Company may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board or to the Secretary of the Company. Any resignation shall take effect upon receipt or at the time specified in the notice. Unless the notice specifies otherwise, the effectiveness of the resignation shall not depend upon its acceptance.
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4.5. Removal . Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, any applicable certificate of designation or these Bylaws, stockholders holding 2/3 of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at an election of directors may remove any director or the entire Board of Directors at any time, with or without cause.
4.6. Vacancies . Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, any applicable certificate of designation or these Bylaws, any vacancy on the Board, whether because of death, resignation, disqualification, an increase in the number of directors, or any other cause may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, a sole remaining director, or the majority Stockholders. Whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or any applicable certificate of designation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected. Any director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until his death, resignation, retirement, removal, or disqualification, or until his successor shall have been elected and qualified.
4.7. Chairman of the Board . At the initial and annual meeting of the Board, the directors may elect from their number a Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board and shall perform such other duties as the Board may direct. The Board also may elect a Vice Chairman and other officers of the Board, with such powers and duties as the Board may designate from time to time.
4.8. Compensation . The Board may compensate directors for their services and may provide for the payment of all expenses the directors incur by attending meetings of the Board or otherwise.
4.9. Insuring Directors, Officers, and Employees . The Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company, or on behalf of any person serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another company, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against that person and incurred by that person in any such company, whether or not the Company has the power to indemnify that person against liability for any of those acts.
4.10. Delegation of Authority . Notwithstanding any provision of these Bylaws to the contrary, the Board may delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or agent.
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MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS
5.1. Regular Meetings . The Board may hold regular meetings at such places, dates and times as the Board shall establish by resolution. If any day fixed for a meeting falls on a legal holiday, the Board shall hold the meeting at the same place and time on the next succeeding business day. The Board need not give notice of regular meetings.
5.2. Place of Meetings . The Board may hold any of its meetings in or out of the State of Nevada, at such places as the Board may designate, at such places as the notice or waiver of notice of any such meeting may designate, or at such places as the persons calling the meeting may designate.
5.3. Meetings by Telecommunications or other Electronic Meetings . Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, meetings of the Board or of any committee designated by the Board may be held through the use of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment such as email, instant messaging or similar communication so long as all members participating in such meeting can communicate with one another at the time of such meeting. Participation in such a meeting constitutes presence in person at such meeting. Each person participating in the meeting, or a duly appointed Secretary of the meeting, who attended such meeting, shall sign the minutes thereof, which may be in counterparts. Approval of said meeting may be accomplished via email or fax.
5.4. Special Meetings . The Chairman of the Board (or if there is no Chairman, any member of the Board of Directors), the President (or any Vice President if the President is absent or unable or refuses to act), or any two directors then in office (not including the Chairman, if the Company has a Chairman) may call a special meeting of the Board. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board may fix any place, either in or out of the State of Nevada as the place for the meeting.
5.5. Notice of Special Meetings . The person or persons calling a special meeting of the Board shall give written notice to each director of the time, place, date and purpose of the meeting of not less than three business days if by mail and not less than 24 hours if by facsimile (with confirmation of delivery), email or in person before the date of the meeting, or as otherwise provided by law. If mailed, notice is given on the date deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, to such director. A director may waive notice of any special meeting, and any meeting shall constitute a legal meeting without notice if all the directors are present or if those not present sign either before or after the meeting a written waiver of notice, a consent to such meeting, or an approval of the minutes of the meeting. A notice or waiver of notice need not specify the purposes of the meeting or the business which the Board will transact at the meeting. Generally, a tentative agenda will be included, but the meeting shall not be confined to any agenda included with the notice.
Upon providing notice, the Secretary or other officer sending notice shall sign and file in the Corporate Record Book a statement of the details of the notice given to each director. If such statement should later not be found in the Corporate Record Book, due notice shall be presumed.
5.6. Waiver by Presence . Except when expressly for the purpose of objecting to the legality of a meeting, a director’s presence at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting.
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5.7. Quorum . A majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for all purposes at any meeting of the Board. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of directors present at any meeting may adjourn the meeting to another place, date or time without further notice. No proxies shall be given by directors to any person for purposes of voting or establishing a quorum at a directors’ meeting.
5.8. Conduct of Business . The Board shall transact business in such order and manner as the Board may determine. Except as the law requires otherwise, the Board shall determine all matters by the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present. The directors shall act as a Board, and the individual directors shall have no power as such. At every meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, if there is such an officer, and if not, the President, or in the President’s absence, a Vice President designated by the President, or in the absence of such designation, a Chairman chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall preside. The Secretary of the Company shall act as Secretary of the Board of Directors’ meetings. When the Secretary is absent from any meeting or in the discretion of the Chairman, the Chairman may appoint any person to act as Secretary of that meeting.
5.9. Action by Consent. The Board or a committee of the Board may take any required or permitted action without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee consent thereto in writing and file such consent with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or committee.
5.10. Transactions with Interested Directors . Any contract or other transaction between the Company and any of its directors (or any corporation or firm in which any of its directors are directly or indirectly interested) shall be valid for all purposes notwithstanding the presence of that director at the meeting during which the contract or transaction was authorized, and notwithstanding the directors’ participation in that meeting. This Section shall apply only if the contract or transaction is just and reasonable to the Company at the time it is authorized and ratified, the interest of each director is known or disclosed to the Board of Directors, and the Board (or an authorized committee thereof) nevertheless authorizes or ratifies the contract or transaction by a majority of the disinterested directors present (or by authorized committee of the Board). Each interested director is to be counted in determining whether a quorum is present, but shall not vote and shall not be counted in calculating the majority necessary to carry the vote. This Section shall not be construed to invalidate contracts or transactions that would be valid in its absence.
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COMMITTEES
6.1. Committees of the Board . The Board may designate, by a vote of a majority of the directors then in office, committees of the Board. The committees shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall possess such lawfully delegable powers and duties as the Board may confer.
6.2. Selection of Committee Members . The Board shall elect by a vote of a majority of the directors then in office a director or directors to serve as the member or members of a committee. By the same vote, the Board may designate other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of a committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate member in his place, the member or members of the committee present at the meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may appoint by unanimous vote another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member.
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6.3. Conduct of Business . Each committee may determine the procedural rules for meeting and conducting its business and shall act in accordance therewith, except as the law or these Bylaws require otherwise and except as the Board shall otherwise determine. Each committee shall make adequate provision for notice of all meetings to members. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum, unless the committee consists of one or two members. In that event, one member shall constitute a quorum. A majority vote of the members present shall determine all matters. A committee may take action without a meeting if all the members of the committee consent in writing and file the consent or consents with the minutes of the proceedings of the committee.
6.4. Authority . Any committee, to the extent the Board provides, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Company, and may authorize the affixation of the Company’s seal to all instruments which may require or permit it. However, no committee shall have any power or authority with regard to amending the Articles of Incorporation, adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the Stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Company’s property and assets, recommending to the Stockholders a dissolution of the Company or a revocation of a dissolution of the Company, or amending these Bylaws of the Company. Unless a resolution of the Board expressly provides, no committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock, or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger.
6.5. Minutes . Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when required.
6.6. Committees . All Committees and all powers provided to such Committees shall be consistent with Nevada Law, the Articles and the rules and regulations of the principal market or exchange on which the Company’s capital stock then trades.
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OFFICERS
7.1. Officers of the Company . The officers of the Company shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such Vice Presidents, a Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, and other officers as the Board may designate and elect from time to time. The same person may hold at the same time any two or more offices.
7.2. Election and Term . The Board shall elect the officers of the Company. Each officer shall hold office until his death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until his successor shall have been elected and qualified.
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7.3. Compensation of Officers . The Board shall fix the compensation of all officers of the Company. No officer shall serve the Company in any other capacity and receive compensation, unless the Board authorizes the additional compensation.
7.4. Removal of Officers and Agents . The Board may remove any officer or agent it has elected or appointed at any time, with or without cause.
7.5. Resignation of Officers and Agents . Any officer or agent the Board has elected or appointed may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the President, or the Secretary of the Company. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of such notice or at any later time specified. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the Board need not accept the resignation to make it effective.
7.6. Bond . The Board may require by resolution any officer, agent, or employee of the Company to give bond to the Company, with sufficient sureties conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his respective office or agency. The Board also may require by resolution any officer, agent or employee to comply with such other conditions as the Board may require from time to time.
7.7. Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) shall be the chief operating officer of the Company and, subject to the Board’s control, shall supervise and direct all of the business and affairs of the Company. When present, he shall sign (with or without the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, or any other officer or agent of the Company which the Board has authorized) deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments which the Board has authorized an officer or agent of the Company to execute. However, the Chief Executive Officer shall not sign any instrument which the law, these Bylaws, or the Board expressly require some other officer or agent of the Company to sign and execute. In general, the Chief Executive Officer shall perform all duties incident to the office of Chief Executive Officer and such other duties as the Board may prescribe from time to time.
7.8. President . Each President shall have such powers and duties as may be delegated to him or her by the Board. A President may be designated by the Board to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the CEO in the event of the CEO’s absence or disability. In the event the Company does not have a Chief Executive Officer, all of the powers of the CEO, as set forth in Section 7.7 , above, shall be held by the President.
7.9. Vice Presidents . In the absence of the President or in the event of his death, inability or refusal to act, the Vice Presidents in the order of their length of service as Vice Presidents, unless the Board determines otherwise, shall perform the duties of the President. When acting as the President, a Vice President shall have all the powers and restrictions of the Presidency. A Vice President shall perform such other duties as the President or the Board may assign to him from time to time.
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7.10. Chief Financial Officer . The Chief Financial Officer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the Company, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director.
The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit all money and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Company with such depositories as the Board may designate. The Chief Financial Officer shall disburse the funds of the Company as may be ordered by the Board, shall render to the Chief Executive Officer or, in the absence of a Chief Executive Officer, any president and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all of his or her transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the financial condition of the Company, and shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board or these Bylaws.
The Chief Financial Officer may be the Treasurer of the Company.
7.11. Secretary . The Secretary shall (a) keep the minutes of the meetings of the Stockholders and of the Board in one or more books for that purpose, (b) give all notices which these Bylaws or the law requires, (c) serve as custodian of the records and seal of the Company, (d) affix the seal of the Company to all documents which the Board has authorized execution on behalf of the Company under seal, (e) maintain a register of the address of each Stockholder of the Company (unless maintained by a duly appointed Transfer Agent), (f) sign, with the President, a Vice President, or any other officer or agent of the Company which the Board has authorized, certificates for shares of the Company, (g) have charge of the stock transfer books of the Company, and (h) perform all duties which the President or the Board may assign to him from time to time.
7.12. Assistant Secretaries . In the absence of the Secretary or in the event of his death, inability or refusal to act, the Assistant Secretaries in the order of their length of service as Assistant Secretary, unless the Board determines otherwise, shall perform the duties of the Secretary. When acting as the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary shall have the powers and restrictions of the Secretary. An Assistant Secretary shall perform such other duties as the President, Secretary or Board may assign from time to time.
7.13. Treasurer . The Treasurer shall (a) have responsibility for all funds and securities of the Company, (b) receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the Company from any source whatsoever, (c) deposit all moneys in the name of the Company in depositories which the Board selects, and (d) perform all of the duties which the President or the Board may assign to him from time to time.
7.14. Assistant Treasurers . In the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of his death, inability or refusal to act, the Assistant Treasurers in the order of their length of service as Assistant Treasurer, unless the Board determines otherwise, shall perform the duties of the Treasurer. When acting as the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer shall have the powers and restrictions of the Treasurer. An Assistant Treasurer shall perform such other duties as the Treasurer, the President, or the Board may assign to him from time to time.
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7.15. Other Officers . The Board may appoint, or empower the Chief Executive Officer, or any other duly appointed officer of the Company, to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Company may require. Each of such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws or as the Board, Chief Executive Officer, or other designated officer may from time to time determine.
7.16. Delegation of Authority . Notwithstanding any provision of these Bylaws to the contrary, the Board may delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or agent.
7.17. Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations . Unless the Board directs otherwise, the Chief Executive Officer and President shall have the power to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Company, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of stockholders of or with respect to any action of stockholders of any other corporation in which the Company holds securities. Furthermore, unless the Board directs otherwise, the Executive Officer and President shall exercise any and all rights and powers which the Company possesses by reason of its ownership of securities in another corporation.
7.18. Vacancies . The Board may fill any vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause in the manner which these Bylaws prescribe for the regular appointment to such office.
7.19. Corporate Governance Compliance . Without otherwise limiting the powers of the Board set forth herein and provided that shares of capital stock of the Company are listed for trading on either the NASDAQ Stock Market (“ NASDAQ ”) or the New York Stock Exchange (“ NYSE ”)(including the NYSE MKT), the Company shall comply with the corporate governance rules and requirements of the NASDAQ or the NYSE, as applicable.
ARTICLE
VIII.
CONTRACTS, DRAFTS, DEPOSITS AND ACCOUNTS
8.1. Contracts . Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, the Board, or any officers of the corporation authorized thereby, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Company; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
8.2. Drafts . From time to time, the Board shall determine by resolution which person or persons may sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, and only the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse those instruments.
8.3. Deposits . The Treasurer shall deposit all funds of the Company not otherwise employed in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the Board may select or as any officer, assistant, agent or attorney of the Company to whom the Board has delegated such power may select. For the purpose of deposit and collection for the account of the Company, the President or the Treasurer (or any other officer, assistant, agent or attorney of the Company whom the Board has authorized) may endorse, assign and deliver checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of money payable to the order of the Company.
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8.4. General and Special Bank Accounts . The Board may authorize the opening and keeping of general and special bank accounts with such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the Board may select or as any officer, assistant, agent or attorney of the Company to whom the Board has delegated such power may select. The Board may make such special rules and regulations with respect to such bank accounts, not inconsistent with the provisions of these Bylaws, as it may deem expedient.
ARTICLE
IX.
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER
9.1. Certificates for Shares . Shares of the capital stock of the Company may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided under Nevada Law. Each Stockholder, upon written request to the Transfer Agent or registrar of the Company, shall be entitled to a certificate of the capital stock of the Company in such form as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors. The Secretary, Transfer Agent, or registrar of the Company shall number the certificates representing shares of the stock of the Company in the order in which the Company issues them. The President or any Vice President and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall sign the certificates in the name of the Company. Any or all certificates may contain facsimile signatures. In case any officer, Transfer Agent, or registrar who has signed a certificate, or whose facsimile signature appears on a certificate, ceases to serve as such officer, Transfer Agent, or registrar before the Company issues the certificate, the Company may issue the certificate with the same effect as though the person who signed such certificate, or whose facsimile signature appears on the certificate, was such officer, Transfer Agent, or registrar at the date of issue. The Secretary, Transfer Agent, or registrar of the Company shall keep a record in the stock transfer books of the Company of the names of the persons, firms or corporations owning the stock represented by the certificates, the number and class of shares represented by the certificates and the dates thereof and, in the case of cancellation, the dates of cancellation. The Secretary, Transfer Agent, or registrar of the Company shall cancel every certificate surrendered to the Company for exchange or transfer. Except in the case of a lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated certificate, the Secretary, Transfer Agent, or registrar of the Company shall not issue a new certificate in exchange for an existing certificate until he has canceled the existing certificate.
9.2. Transfer of Shares . A holder of record of shares of the Company’s stock, or his attorney-in-fact authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary, Transfer Agent or registrar of the Company, may transfer his shares only on the stock transfer books of the Company. Such person shall furnish to the Secretary, Transfer Agent, or registrar of the Company proper evidence of his authority to make the transfer and shall properly endorse and surrender for cancellation his existing certificate or certificates for such shares. Whenever a holder of record of shares of the Company’s stock makes a transfer of shares for collateral security, the Secretary, Transfer Agent, or registrar of the Company shall state such fact in the entry of transfer if the transferor and the transferee request. When a transfer of shares is requested and there is reasonable doubt as to the right of the person seeking the transfer, the Company or its Transfer Agent, before recording the transfer of the shares on its books or issuing any certificate there for, may require from the person seeking the transfer reasonable proof of that person’s right to the transfer. If there remains a reasonable doubt of the right to the transfer, the Company may refuse a transfer unless the person gives adequate security or a bond of indemnity executed by a corporate surety or by two individual sureties satisfactory to the Company as to form, amount, and responsibility of sureties. The bond shall be conditioned to protect the Company, its officers, Transfer Agents, and registrars, or any of them, against any loss, damage, expense, or other liability for the transfer or the issuance of a new certificate for shares.
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9.3. Lost Certificates . The Board may direct the Secretary, Transfer Agent, or registrar of the Company to issue a new certificate to any holder of record of shares of the Company’s stock claiming that he has lost such certificate, or that someone has stolen, destroyed or mutilated such certificate, upon the receipt of an affidavit from such holder to such fact. When authorizing the issue of a new certificate, the Board, in its discretion may require as a condition precedent to the issuance that the owner of such certificate give the Company a bond of indemnity in such form and amount as the Board may direct.
9.4. Regulations . The Board may make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with these Bylaws, as it deems expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of the stock of the Company. The Board may appoint or authorize any officer or officers to appoint one or more Transfer Agents, or one or more registrars, and may require all certificates for stock to bear the signature or signatures of any of them.
9.5. Holder of Record . The Company may treat as absolute owners of shares the person in whose name the shares stand of record as if that person had full competency, capacity and authority to exercise all rights of ownership, despite any knowledge or notice to the contrary or any description indicating a representative, pledge or other fiduciary relation, or any reference to any other instrument or to the rights of any other person appearing upon its record or upon the share certificate. However, the Company may treat any person furnishing proof of his appointment as a fiduciary as if he were the holder of record of the shares.
9.6. Treasury Shares . Treasury shares of the Company shall consist of shares which the Company has issued and thereafter acquired but not canceled. Treasury shares shall not carry voting or dividend rights.
9.7. Consideration For Shares . Shares may be issued for such consideration as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors, but not less than the par value stated in the Articles.
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ARTICLE
X.
INDEMNIFICATION
10.1. Definitions . In this Article:
(a) “ Indemnitee ” means (i) any present or former director, advisory director or officer of the Company, (ii) any person who while serving in any of the capacities referred to in clause (i) hereof served at the Company’s request as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, and (iii) any person nominated or designated by (or pursuant to authority granted by) the Board of Directors or any committee thereof to serve in any of the capacities referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) hereof.
(b) “ Official Capacity ” means (i) when used with respect to a director, the office of director of the Company, and (ii) when used with respect to a person other than a director, the elective or appointive office of the Company held by such person or the employment or agency relationship undertaken by such person on behalf of the Company, but in each case does not include service for any other foreign or domestic corporation or any partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.
(c) “ Proceeding ” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative, any appeal in such an action, suit or proceeding, and any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such an action, suit or proceeding.
10.2. Indemnification . The Company shall indemnify every Indemnitee against all judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes), fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding in which he was, is or is threatened to be named defendant or respondent, or in which he was or is a witness without being named a defendant or respondent, by reason, in whole or in part, of his serving or having served, or having been nominated or designated to serve, in any of the capacities referred to in Section 10.1 , if it is determined in accordance with Section 10.4 that the Indemnitee (a) conducted himself in good faith, (b) reasonably believed, in the case of conduct in his Official Capacity, that his conduct was in the Company’s best interests and, in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not opposed to the Company’s best interests, and (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful; provided, however, that in the event that an Indemnitee is found liable to the Company or is found liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by the Indemnitee the indemnification (i) is limited to reasonable expenses actually incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding and (ii) shall not be made in respect of any Proceeding in which the Indemnitee shall have been found liable for willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Company. Except as provided in the immediately preceding proviso to the first sentence of this Section 10.2 , no indemnification shall be made under this Section 10.2 in respect of any Proceeding in which such Indemnitee shall have been (a) found liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him, whether or not the benefit resulted from an action taken in the Indemnitee’s Official Capacity, or (b) found liable to the Company. The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or on a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, is not of itself determinative that the Indemnitee did not meet the requirements set forth in clauses (a), (b) or (c) in the first sentence of this Section 10.2 . An Indemnitee shall be deemed to have been found liable in respect of any claim, issue or matter only after the Indemnitee shall have been so adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom. Reasonable expenses shall, include, without limitation, all court costs and all fees and disbursements of attorneys for the Indemnitee. The indemnification provided herein shall be applicable whether or not negligence or gross negligence of the Indemnitee is alleged or proven.
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10.3. Successful Defense . Without limitation of Section 10.2 and in addition to the indemnification provided for in Section 10.2 , the Company shall indemnify every Indemnitee against reasonable expenses incurred by such person in connection with any Proceeding in which he is a witness or a named defendant or respondent because he served in any of the capacities referred to in Section 10.1 , if such person has been wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of the Proceeding.
10.4. Determinations . Any indemnification under Section 10.2 (unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction) shall be made by the Company only upon a determination that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct. Such determination shall be made (a) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who, at the time of such vote, are not named defendants or respondents in the Proceeding; (b) if such a quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Directors, duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of all directors (in which designated directors who are named defendants or respondents in the Proceeding may participate), such committee to consist solely of two (2) or more directors who, at the time of the committee vote, are not named defendants or respondents in the Proceeding; (c) by special legal counsel selected by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof by vote as set forth in clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 10.4 or, if the requisite quorum of all of the directors cannot be obtained therefor and such committee cannot be established, by a majority vote of all of the directors (in which directors who are named defendants or respondents in the Proceeding may participate); or (d) by the shareholders in a vote that excludes the shares held by directors that are named defendants or respondents in the Proceeding. Determination as to reasonableness of expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible, except that if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by special legal counsel, determination as to reasonableness of expenses must be made in the manner specified in clause (c) of the preceding sentence for the selection of special legal counsel. In the event a determination is made under this Section 10.4 that the Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct as to some matters but not as to others, amounts to be indemnified may be reasonably prorated.
10.5. Advancement of Expenses . Reasonable expenses (including court costs and attorneys’ fees) incurred by an Indemnitee who was or is a witness or was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a Proceeding shall be paid by the Company at reasonable intervals in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding, and without making any of the determinations specified in Section 10.4 , after receipt by the Company of (a) a written affirmation by such Indemnitee of his good faith belief that he has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Company under this Article and (b) a written undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the Company if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized in this Article. Such written undertaking shall be an unlimited obligation of the Indemnitee but need not be secured and it may be accepted without reference to financial ability to make repayment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the Company may pay or reimburse expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in connection with his appearance as a witness or other participation in a Proceeding at a time when he is not named a defendant or respondent in the Proceeding.
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10.6. Employee Benefit Plans . For purposes of this Article, the Company shall be deemed to have requested an Indemnitee to serve an employee benefit plan whenever the performance by him of his duties to the Company also imposes duties on or otherwise involves services by him to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan. Excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall be deemed fines. Action taken or omitted by an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan in the performance of his duties for a purpose reasonably believed by him to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is not opposed to the best interests of the Company.
10.7. Other Indemnification and Insurance . The indemnification provided by this Article shall (a) not be deemed exclusive of, or to preclude, any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may at any time be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, any law, agreement or vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, or under any policy or policies of insurance purchased and maintained by the Company on behalf of any Indemnitee, both as to action in his Official Capacity and as to action in any other capacity, (b) continue as to a person who has ceased to be in the capacity by reason of which he was an Indemnitee with respect to matters arising during the period he was in such capacity, (c) inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person and (d) not be required if and to the extent that the person otherwise entitled to payment of such amounts hereunder has actually received payment therefor under any insurance policy, contract or otherwise.
10.8. Notice . Any indemnification of or advance of expenses to an Indemnitee in accordance with this Article shall be reported in writing to the shareholders of the Company with or before the notice or waiver of notice of the next shareholders’ meeting or with or before the next submission to shareholders of a consent to action without a meeting and, in any case, within the 12-month period immediately following the date of the indemnification or advance.
10.9. Construction . The indemnification provided by this Article shall be subject to all valid and applicable laws, including, without limitation, Nevada Law, and, in the event this Article or any of the provisions hereof or the indemnification contemplated hereby are found to be inconsistent with or contrary to any such valid laws, the latter shall be deemed to control and this Article shall be regarded as modified accordingly, and, as so modified, to continue in full force and effect.
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10.10. Continuing Offer, Reliance, etc . The provisions of this Article (a) are for the benefit of, and may be enforced by, each Indemnitee of the Company, the same as if set forth in their entirety in a written instrument duly executed and delivered by the Company and such Indemnitee and (b) constitute a continuing offer to all present and future Indemnitees. The Company, by its adoption of these Bylaws, (a) acknowledges and agrees that each Indemnitee of the Company has relied upon and will continue to rely upon the provisions of this Article in becoming, and serving in any of the capacities referred to in Section 10.1 of this Article, (b) waives reliance upon, and all notices of acceptance of, such provisions by such Indemnitees and (c) acknowledges and agrees that no present or future Indemnitee shall be prejudiced in his right to enforce the provisions of this Article in accordance with its terms by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company.
10.11. Effect of Amendment . No amendment, modification or repeal of this Article or any provision hereof shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitees to be indemnified by the Company, nor the obligation of the Company to indemnify any such Indemnitees, under and in accordance with the provisions of the Article as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.
ARTICLE
XI.
TAKEOVER OFFERS; NEVADA CONTROL STATUTES
11.1. Takeover Offers . In the event the Company receives a takeover offer, the Board of Directors shall consider all relevant factors in evaluating such offer, including, but not limited to, the terms of the offer, and the potential economic and social impact of such offer on the Company’s Stockholders, employees, customers, creditors and community in which it operates.
11.2. Nevada Controlling Interest Statutes . Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes (“ NRS ”) Section 78.378, the Company shall not be governed by the provisions of NRS 78.378 to 78.3793, inclusive, of the NRS, and such Sections shall not apply to the Company or to an acquisition of a controlling interest by any stockholder of the Company.
ARTICLE
XII.
DIVIDENDS
12.1. General . The Board, subject to any restrictions contained in either (i) Nevada Law, or (ii) the Articles, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Company’s capital stock.
12.2. Dividend Reserve . The Board may set apart out of any of the funds of the Company available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve.
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ARTICLE
XIII.
NOTICES
13.1. General . Whenever these Bylaws require notice to any Stockholder, director, officer or agent, such notice does not mean personal notice. A person may give effective notice under these Bylaws in every case by depositing a writing in a post office or letter box in a postpaid, sealed wrapper, or by dispatching a prepaid telegram addressed to such Stockholder, director, officer or agent at his address on the books of the Company. Unless these Bylaws expressly provide to the contrary, the time when the person sends notice shall constitute the time of the giving of notice.
13.2. Waiver of Notice . Whenever the law or these Bylaws require notice, the person entitled to said notice may waive such notice in writing, either before or after the time stated therein.
13.3. Electronic Notice . Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to Stockholders pursuant to Nevada Law, the Articles or these Bylaws, any notice to Stockholders given by the Company under any provision of Nevada Law, the Articles or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the Stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the Stockholder by written notice to the Company. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if:
(i) | the Company is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Company in accordance with such consent; and |
(ii) | such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company or to the Transfer Agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice. |
However, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.
Any notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:
(i) | if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the Stockholder has consented to receive notice; |
(ii) | if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the Stockholder has consented to receive notice; |
(iii) | if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the Stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and |
(iv) | if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the Stockholder. |
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An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the Transfer Agent or other agent of the Company that the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. An “ electronic transmission ” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
Notwithstanding the above, no notice by a form of electronic transmission shall be effective if prohibited by Nevada Law, the Articles or these Bylaws.
13.4. Undeliverable Notices . Whenever notice is required to be given, under any provision of the Nevada Law, the Articles or these Bylaws, to any Stockholder to whom (a) notice of two (2) consecutive annual meetings, or (b) all, and at least two (2) payments (if sent by first-class mail) of dividends or interest on securities during a twelve (12) month period, have been mailed addressed to such person at such person’s address as shown on the records of the Company and have been returned undeliverable, the giving of such notice to such person shall not be required. Any action or meeting which shall be taken or held without notice to such person shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. If any such person shall deliver to the Company a written notice setting forth such person’s then current address, the requirement that notice be given to such person shall be reinstated. In the event that the action taken by the Company is such as to require the filing of an amendment to the Articles with the Secretary of State of Nevada, the amendment need not state that notice was not given to persons to whom notice was not required to be given pursuant to Nevada Law.
ARTICLE
XIV.
MISCELLANEOUS
14.1. Facsimile Signatures . In addition to the use of facsimile signatures which these Bylaws specifically authorize, the Company may use such facsimile signatures of any officer or officers, agents or agent, of the Company as the Board or a committee of the Board may authorize.
14.2. Corporate Seal . The Board may provide for a suitable seal containing the name of the Company, of which the Secretary shall be in charge. The Treasurer, any Assistant Secretary, or any Assistant Treasurer may keep and use the seal or duplicates of the seal if and when the Board or a committee of the Board so directs.
14.3. Fiscal Year . The Board shall have the authority to fix and change the fiscal year of the Company.
14.4. Bylaw Provisions Additional and Supplemental to Provisions of Law . All restrictions, limitations, requirements and other provisions of these Bylaws shall be construed, insofar as possible, as supplemental and additional to all provisions of law applicable to the subject matter thereof and shall be fully complied with in addition to the said provisions of law unless such compliance shall be illegal.
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14.5. Bylaw Provisions Contrary to or Inconsistent with Provisions of Law . Any article, section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase of these Bylaws which, upon being construed in the manner provided in Section 14.4 of these Bylaws, shall be contrary to or inconsistent with any applicable provision of law, shall not apply so long as said provisions of law shall remain in effect, but such result shall not affect the validity or applicability of any other portions of these Bylaws, it being hereby declared that these Bylaws, and each article, section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, would have been adopted irrespective of the fact that any one or more articles, sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses or phrases is or are illegal.
ARTICLE
XV.
AMENDMENTS
15.1. Amendments . Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Stockholders or the Board may amend or repeal these Bylaws at any shareholders or directors meeting, subject to the voting and approval requirements of the shareholders and the directors, as applicable, set forth herein for general Company matters. All amendments shall be upon advice of counsel as to legality, except in emergency. Bylaw changes shall take effect upon adoption unless otherwise specified.
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Exhibit 4.1
WARRANT
NEITHER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
Monaker Group, Inc.
WARRANT
Warrant No. ___ | |
Original Issue Date: | |
July 31, 2017 |
Monaker Group, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that, for value received, ______________________ or its registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of ____________ shares of Common Stock (each such share, a “ Warrant Share ” and all such shares, the “ Warrant Shares ”), at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date and through and including July 30, 2022 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms shall have the respective definitions set forth in this Section 1. Capitalized terms that are used and not defined in this Warrant that are defined in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) shall have the respective definitions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“ Closing Price ” means, for any date of determination, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market (other than the OTCQB), the closing price per share of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on such market; (ii) if prices for the Common Stock are then quoted on the OTCQB, the closing bid price per share of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) so quoted; (iii) if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent qualified appraiser selected in good faith and paid for by the Company.
“ Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.
“ Exercise Price ” means $2.10, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9.
“ Fundamental Transaction ” means any of the following: (i) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person, (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property.
“ Original Issue Date ” means the Original Issue Date first set forth on the first page of this Warrant or its predecessor instrument.
“ Purchase Agreement ” means the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated July 31, 2017, to which the Company and the original Holder are parties.
“ Trading Day ” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than the OTCQB), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTCQB), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTCQB, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“ 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 OTCQB on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
2. Registration of Warrant. The Company shall register this Warrant upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
3. Registration of Transfers. The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new Warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new Warrant, a “ New Warrant ”), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of a Warrant.
4. Exercise and Duration of Warrants.
(a) This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder in whole at any time and in part from time to time from the Original Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date. At 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time on the Expiration Date, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value. The Company may not call or redeem any portion of this Warrant without the prior written consent of the affected Holder.
5. Delivery of Warrant Shares.
(a) To effect exercises hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant unless the aggregate Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant are being exercised. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice (in the form attached hereto) to the Company (with the attached Warrant Shares Exercise Log) at its address for notice set forth herein and upon payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder intends to purchase hereunder and, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than three Trading Days after the Date of Exercise (as defined herein)) issue and deliver to the Holder, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, which, unless otherwise required by the Purchase Agreement, shall be free of restrictive legends. The Company shall, upon request of the Holder and subsequent to the date on which a registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, use its reasonable best efforts to deliver Warrant Shares hereunder electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions, if available, provided, that, the Company may, but will not be required to change its transfer agent if its current transfer agent cannot deliver Warrant Shares electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation. A “ Date of Exercise ” means the date on which the Holder shall have delivered to the Company: (i) the Exercise Notice (with the Warrant Exercise Log attached to it), appropriately completed and duly signed and (ii) if such Holder is not utilizing the cashless exercise provisions set forth in this Warrant, payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Holder to be purchased.
(b) If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
(c) If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), and if after such third Trading Day and prior to the receipt of such Warrant Shares, 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 the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (B) the closing bid price of the Common Stock at the time of the obligation giving rise to such purchase obligation and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In.
(d) The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms 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, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
6. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.
7. Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity (which shall not include a surety bond), if requested. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to issue the New Warrant.
8. Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 9). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
9. Certain Adjustments. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 9.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to equal the product obtained by multiplying the then-current Exercise Price by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination.
(b) Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding there is a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the “ Alternate Consideration ”). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. At the Holder’s option and request, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall, either (1) issue to the Holder a new warrant substantially in the form of this Warrant and consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to purchase the Alternate Consideration for the aggregate Exercise Price upon exercise thereof, or (2) purchase the Warrant from the Holder for a purchase price, payable in cash within five Trading Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction), equal to the Black Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such request. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this paragraph (b) and insuring that the Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
(c) Price Antidilution. If within twelve months from the Original Issue Date the Company shall issue any (i) Common Stock or (ii) any securities of the Company or the subsidiary that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock (“ Common Stock Equivalents ” and collectively “ Additional Shares ”), entitling any person or entity to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share less than the Exercise Price then in effect, except for the Exempt Issuances (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the Exercise Price shall be amended to equal the then current Exercise Price x (A + B) ¸ (A + C). For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply: (I) “A” means the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and deemed outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares (treating for this purpose as outstanding all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options and convertible securities as outstanding immediately prior to such issue); (II) “B” means the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares had been issued at a price per share equal to the then current Exercise Price (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by the then current Exercise Price); and (III) “C” means the number of such Additional Shares issued in such transaction.
The sale of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the issuance of the Common Stock Equivalents and the purchase price covered thereby shall also include the actual exercise or conversion price thereof at the time of the issuance, without any further adjustments to the exercise price upon the conversion or exercise of any Common Stock Equivalents. If shares are issued for a consideration other than cash, the per share selling price shall be the fair value of such consideration as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this section shall not apply to an Exempt Issuance (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
In the event of any adjustment under this Section 9(c), the Company shall promptly amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement to register the additional Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. In no event shall the number of Warrant Shares increase if such increase shall result in the Purchasers acquiring, or obtaining the right to acquire, in excess of 19.999% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or voting power of the Company on a post-transaction basis that assumes that the closing of the Additional Shares shall have occurred.
(d) [Reserved]
(e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 9 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100 th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(f) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 9, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company’s Transfer Agent.
10. Payment of Exercise Price. The Holder may pay the Exercise Price in one of the following manners:
(a) Cash Exercise. The Holder may deliver immediately available funds; or
(b) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after the six-month anniversary of the issue date, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for the resale of the Warrant shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant shares equal:
X = Y [(A-B)/A]
where:
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Y = the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised.
A = the average of the Closing Prices for the five Trading Days immediately prior to (but not including) the Exercise Date.
B = the Exercise Price.
For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued.
11. No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares which would, otherwise be issuable, the Company may (a) pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the Closing Price of one Warrant Share on the date of exercise; or (b) round up the amount of any fractional share to the next highest whole number of shares.
12. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective if provided pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. In case any time: (1) the Company shall declare any cash dividend on its common stock; (2) the Company shall pay any dividend payable in stock upon its common stock or make any distribution to the holders of its common stock; (3) the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of its common stock any additional shares of stock of any class or other rights; (4) there shall be any capital reorganization, or reclassification of the common stock of the Company, or consolidation or merger of the Company with, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation; or (5) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; then, in any one or more of said cases, the Company shall give prompt written notice to the Holder. Such notice shall also specify the date as of which the holders of capital stock of record shall participate in such dividend, distribution or subscription rights, or shall be entitled to exchange their capital stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or conversion or redemption, as the case may be. Such written notice shall be given at least 20 days prior to the action in question and not less than 20 days prior to the record date or the date on which the Company’s transfer books are closed in respect thereto.
13. Registration Rights. The Holder shall be entitled to the registration rights set forth in Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement.
14. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their successors and assigns.
(b) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
(c) The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(d) In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
(e) Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof shall not, by reason of by being a Holder, be entitled to any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Warrant Shares
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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
Monaker Group, Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: William Kerby | ||
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Holder | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
This Warrant also contains the following provision as Section 4(b) (Holder to check the applicable box):
☐ | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its affiliates (as defined under Rule 144, “ Affiliates ”) and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 4.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may waive the provisions of this Section 4(b), but any such waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after delivery of such notice, nor will any such waiver effect any other Holder. |
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired
by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall
be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other
issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such
Holder and its Affiliates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common
Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act, does not exceed 9.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares
of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance
with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder
may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other
consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction
as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. This restriction may not be waived.
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EXERCISE NOTICE
The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to purchase __________ shares of Common Stock pursuant to the attached Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
(1) The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase __________ Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.
(2) The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):
_______ “Cash Exercise” under Section 10
_______ “Cashless Exercise” under Section 10
(3) If the holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the holder shall pay the sum of $____________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(4) Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the holder __________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Dated ______________ __, _____ | Name of Holder: | ||
(Print) | |||
By: | |||
Its: | |||
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) |
Warrant Shares Exercise Log
Date |
Number of Warrant Shares Available
to be Exercised |
Number of Warrant Shares Exercised
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Number of Warrant Shares Remaining
to be Exercised
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
[To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ______________ the right represented by the attached Warrant to purchase ______________ shares of Common Stock to which such Warrant relates and appoints ______________ attorney to transfer said right on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: __________ __, _______ | |
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) |
Address of Transferee | ||
Attest: | ||
Exhibit 4.2
AGENT WARRANT
WARRANT
NEITHER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
MONAKER GROUP, INC.
WARRANT
Warrant No. _____ |
Original
Issue Date:
July 31, 2017 |
Monaker Group, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that, for value received, Northland Securities, Inc. or its registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of ________ shares of Common Stock (each such share, a “ Warrant Share ” and all such shares, the “ Warrant Shares ”), at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date and through and including July 30, 2022 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms shall have the respective definitions set forth in this Section 1. Capitalized terms that are used and not defined in this Warrant that are defined in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) shall have the respective definitions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“ Closing Price ” means, for any date of determination, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market (other than the OTCQB), the closing price per share of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on such market; (ii) if prices for the Common Stock are then quoted on the OTCQB, the closing bid price per share of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) so quoted; (iii) if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent qualified appraiser selected in good faith and paid for by the Company.
[Signature Page to the Warrant]
“ Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.
“ Exercise Price ” means $2.10, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9.
“ Fundamental Transaction ” means any of the following: (i) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person, (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property.
“ Original Issue Date ” means the Original Issue Date first set forth on the first page of this Warrant or its predecessor instrument.
“ Placement Agency Agreement ” means the Placement Agency Agreement, dated July 31, 2017, to which the Company and Northland Securities, Inc. are parties.
“ Purchase Agreement ” means the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated July 31, 2017, to which the Company and those purchasers listed on the Exhibit A attached thereto are parties.
“ Trading Day ” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than the OTCQB), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTCQB), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTCQB, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“ 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 OTCQB on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
2. Registration of Warrant. The Company shall register this Warrant upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
3. Registration of Transfers. The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new Warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new Warrant, a “ New Warrant ”), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of a Warrant.
4. Exercise and Duration of Warrants.
(a) This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder in whole at any time and in part from time to time from the Original Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date. At 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time on the Expiration Date, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value. The Company may not call or redeem any portion of this Warrant without the prior written consent of the affected Holder.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its affiliates (as defined under Rule 144, “ Affiliates ”) and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 4.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may waive the provisions of this Section 4(b) but any such waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after delivery of such notice, nor will any such waiver effect any other Holder.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 9.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. This restriction may not be waived.
5. Delivery of Warrant Shares.
(a) To effect exercises hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant unless the aggregate Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant are being exercised. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice (in the form attached hereto) to the Company (with the attached Warrant Shares Exercise Log) at its address for notice set forth herein and upon payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder intends to purchase hereunder, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than three Trading Days after the Date of Exercise (as defined herein)) issue and deliver to the Holder, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, which, unless otherwise required by the Placement Agency Agreement, shall be free of restrictive legends. The Company shall, upon request of the Holder and subsequent to the date on which a registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, use its reasonable best efforts to deliver Warrant Shares hereunder electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions, if available, provided, that, the Company may, but will not be required to change its transfer agent if its current transfer agent cannot deliver Warrant Shares electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation. A “ Date of Exercise ” means the date on which the Holder shall have delivered to the Company: (i) the Exercise Notice (with the Warrant Exercise Log attached to it), appropriately completed and duly signed and (ii) if such Holder is not utilizing the cashless exercise provisions set forth in this Warrant, payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Holder to be purchased.
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(b) If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
(c) If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), and if after such third Trading Day and prior to the receipt of such Warrant Shares, 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 the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (B) the closing bid price of the Common Stock at the time of the obligation giving rise to such purchase obligation and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In.
(d) The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms 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, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
6. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.
7. Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity (which shall not include a surety bond), if requested. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to issue the New Warrant.
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8. Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 9). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
9. Certain Adjustments. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 9.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to equal the product obtained by multiplying the then-current Exercise Price by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination.
(b) Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding there is a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the “ Alternate Consideration ”). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. At the Holder’s option and request, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall, either (1) issue to the Holder a new warrant substantially in the form of this Warrant and consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to purchase the Alternate Consideration for the aggregate Exercise Price upon exercise thereof, or (2) purchase the Warrant from the Holder for a purchase price, payable in cash within five Trading Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction), equal to the Black Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such request. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this paragraph (b) and insuring that the Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
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(c) Price Antidilution. If within twelve months from the Original Issue Date the Company shall issue any (i) Common Stock or (ii) any securities of the Company or the subsidiary that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock (“ Common Stock Equivalents ” and collectively “ Additional Shares ”), entitling any person or entity to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share less than the Exercise Price then in effect, except for the Exempt Issuances (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the Exercise Price shall be amended to equal the then current Exercise Price x (A + B) ¸ (A + C). For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply: (I) “A” means the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and deemed outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares (treating for this purpose as outstanding all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options and convertible securities as outstanding immediately prior to such issue); (II) “B” means the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares had been issued at a price per share equal to the then current Exercise Price (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by the then current Exercise Price); and (III) “C” means the number of such Additional Shares issued in such transaction.
The sale of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the issuance of the Common Stock Equivalents and the purchase price covered thereby shall also include the actual exercise or conversion price thereof at the time of the issuance, without any further adjustments to the exercise price upon the conversion or exercise of any Common Stock Equivalents. If shares are issued for a consideration other than cash, the per share selling price shall be the fair value of such consideration as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this section shall not apply to an Exempt Issuance (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
In the event of any adjustment under this Section 9(c), the Company shall promptly amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement to register the additional Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. In no event shall the number of Warrant Shares increase if such increase shall result in the Purchasers acquiring, or obtaining the right to acquire, in excess of 19.999% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or voting power of the Company on a post-transaction basis that assumes that the closing of the Additional Shares shall have occurred.
(d) Number of Warrant Shares. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 9, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.
(e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 9 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100 th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(f) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 9, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company’s Transfer Agent.
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10. Payment of Exercise Price. The Holder may pay the Exercise Price in one of the following manners:
(a) Cash Exercise. The Holder may deliver immediately available funds; or
(b) Cashless Exercise. If the Company does not have an effective Registration Statement covering the resale of the Registrable Securities within 180 days after Closing or anytime thereafter, then the Holder may notify the Company in an Exercise Notice of its election to utilize cashless exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares determined as follows:
X = Y [(A-B)/A]
where:
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Y = the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised.
A = the average of the Closing Prices for the five Trading Days immediately prior to (but not including) the Exercise Date.
B = the Exercise Price.
For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued.
11. No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares which would, otherwise be issuable, the Company may (a) pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the Closing Price of one Warrant Share on the date of exercise; or (b) round up the amount of any fractional share to the next highest whole number of shares.
12. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective if provided pursuant to the Placement Agency Agreement. In case any time: (1) the Company shall declare any cash dividend on its capital stock; (2) the Company shall pay any dividend payable in stock upon its capital stock or make any distribution to the holders of its capital stock; (3) the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of its capital stock any additional shares of stock of any class or other rights; (4) there shall be any capital reorganization, or reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, or consolidation or merger of the Company with, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation; or (5) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; then, in any one or more of said cases, the Company shall give prompt written notice to the Holder. Such notice shall also specify the date as of which the holders of capital stock of record shall participate in such dividend, distribution or subscription rights, or shall be entitled to exchange their capital stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or conversion or redemption, as the case may be. Such written notice shall be given at least 20 days prior to the action in question and not less than 20 days prior to the record date or the date on which the Company’s transfer books are closed in respect thereto.
13. Registration Rights. The Holder shall be entitled to the registration rights set forth in Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement. Furthermore, the Holder shall be entitled to its pro rata share of any Late Registration/Listing Warrants provided by the Company to the Purchasers under Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement.
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14. Lock Up. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g), this Warrant shall not be sold during the Offering, or 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 this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the date of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the Offering, except as provided in paragraph (g)(2) of FINRA Rule 5110.
15. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their successors and assigns.
(b) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
(c) The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(d) In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
(e) Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof shall not, by reason of by being a Holder, be entitled to any rights of a shareholder with respect to the Warrant Shares.
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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
MONAKER GROUP, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: William Kerby | ||
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Accepted and agreed:
NORTHLAND SECURITIES, INC.
By: | ||
Shawn D. Messner | ||
Head of Energy Investment Banking |
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EXERCISE NOTICE
The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the attached Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
(1) The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.
(2) The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):
“Cash Exercise” under Section 10
“Cashless Exercise” under Section 10
(3) If the holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the holder shall pay the sum of $____________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(4) The exercise will comply with the beneficial ownership limitation described in Section 4(b) of the Warrant.
(5) Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the holder Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Dated ______________ __, _____ | Name of Holder: | |
(Print) | ||
By: | ||
Its: | ||
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) |
[Signature Page to the Warrant]
Warrant Shares Exercise Log
Date |
Number of Warrant Shares Available to be Exercised |
Number of Warrant Shares Exercised |
Number of Warrant Shares Remaining to be Exercised |
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
[To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the right represented by the attached Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock to which such Warrant relates and appoints attorney to transfer said right on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: __________ __, _______
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) | |
Address of Transferee | |
Attest:
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Exhibit 10.1
MONAKER GROUP, INC.
AND
THE PURCHASERS NAMED HEREIN
COMMON STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
July 31, 2017
MONAKER GROUP, INC.
COMMON STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of July 31, 2017 by and between MONAKER GROUP, INC. , Nevada corporation with its principal office at 2690 Weston Road, Suite #200, Weston, FL 33331 (the “ Company ”), and those purchasers listed on the attached Exhibit A , as such exhibit may be amended from time to time (each a “ Purchaser ”, and collectively, the “ Purchasers ”).
Recitals
A. The Company has authorized the sale and issuance of up to 3,000,000 shares (the “ Shares ”) of the common stock of the Company, $0.00001 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), and warrants to purchase 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock to certain investors in a private placement (the “ Offering ”).
B. Pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to sell to the Purchasers listed on the attached Exhibit A , as such exhibit may be amended from time to time, and such Purchasers, severally and not jointly, desire to purchase from the Company that aggregate number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A , and warrants to purchase that aggregate number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Terms and Conditions
Now, therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase of the Securities.
1.1 Agreement to Sell and Purchase. At the Closing (as hereinafter defined), the Company will issue and sell to each of the Purchasers, and each Purchaser will, severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, the number of Shares and warrants to purchase Common Stock of the Company (the “ Warrants ” and together with the Shares, the “ Securities ”) set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A for an aggregate purchase price set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A (the “ Purchase Price ”). The Warrants shall be in the form set forth hereto as Exhibit B .
1.2 Placement Agent Fee . The Purchasers acknowledge that the Company intends to pay to Northland Securities, Inc., in its capacity as the placement agent for the Offering (the “ Placement Agent ”), a fee in respect of the sale of Securities to any Purchaser. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers from and against all fees, commissions, or other payments owing by the Company to the Placement Agent or any other persons from or acting on behalf of the Company hereunder.
1.3 Closing; Closing Date. The completion of the sale and purchase of the Securities (the “ Closing ”) shall be held at 9:00 a.m. (Central Time) as soon as practicable following the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4 (the “ Closing Date ”), remotely by facsimile or other electronic transmission, at the offices of The Loev Law Firm, PC, 6300 West Loop South, Suite 280, Bellaire, Texas 77401, or at such other time and place as the Company and Purchasers may agree.
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1.4 Delivery of the Shares. At the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company will deliver to each Purchaser a stock certificate or certificates and Warrant or Warrants, in such denominations and registered in such names as such Purchaser may designate by notice to the Company, representing the Securities, or at a Purchaser’s request and subject to the rules and procedures of the Company’s transfer agent, a statement or other written evidence that the Securities issuable to such Purchaser have been issued and are held in book entry form at the Company’s transfer agent, in either case dated as of the Closing Date (each such certificate and each such book entry position are hereinafter referred to as a “ Certificate ”), against payment of the purchase price therefor by cash in the form of wire transfer. All proceeds from the sale of Securities hereunder shall be deposited in an escrow account set up by the Placement Agent and maintained by Signature Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation (the “ Escrow Agent ”). Such proceeds will be released by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the applicable escrow agreement.
2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser:
2.1 Authorization. All corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement has been taken. The Company has the requisite corporate power to enter into this Agreement and carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement. At the Closing, the Company will have the requisite corporate power to issue and sell the Securities and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “ Warrant Shares ”). This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, upon due execution and delivery by the Purchasers, this Agreement will be a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnity hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws and except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles.
2.2 No Conflict with Other Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Securities to be sold by the Company under this Agreement, the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants and the consummation of the actions contemplated by this Agreement (which for all purposes herein shall include exercise of the Warrants) will not (A) result in any violation of, be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice: (i) any provision of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof or at the Closing; (ii) any provision of any judgment, arbitration ruling, decree or order to which the Company or its subsidiaries are a party or by which they are bound; (iii) any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness, or any lease, contract, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, loan agreement, joint venture or other agreement, instrument or commitment to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which they or their respective properties are bound; or (iv) any statute, rule, law or governmental regulation or order applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except, in the case of (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as hereinafter defined); or (B) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, encumbrance, claim, security interest or restriction whatsoever upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any subsidiary or any acceleration of indebtedness pursuant to any obligation, agreement or condition contained in any bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of indebtedness or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary are a party or by which they are bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any subsidiary is subject. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration, qualification or filing with, any regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental body is required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the valid issuance or sale of the Securities by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, other than such as have been made or obtained and that remain in full force and effect, and except for the filing of a Form D or any filings required to be made under state securities laws.
2.3 Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws. The Company has made available to the Purchasers true, correct and complete copies of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, as in effect on the date hereof.
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2.4 Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has full power and authority to own, operate and occupy its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure so to qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its or its subsidiaries’ business, financial condition, properties, operations, prospects or assets or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”).
2.5 SEC Filings. The consolidated financial statements contained in each report, registration statement and definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ,” and the documents, the “ Company SEC Documents ”), as amended: (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto and were timely filed; (ii) the information contained therein as of the respective dates thereof did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading; (iii) were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered, except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements and (in the case of unaudited statements) as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC, and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to year-end audit adjustments; and (iv) fairly present the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations cash flows and the changes in shareholders’ equity of the Company and its subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby. Except as set forth in the financial statements included in the Company SEC Documents, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries has any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to February 28, 2017, and liabilities of the type not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements. Such liabilities incurred subsequent to February 28, 2017, are not, in the aggregate, material to the financial condition or operating results of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
2.6 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which (A) 11,424,047 shares were issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, and (B) 6,203,867 shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise or conversion, as the case may be, of outstanding options, warrants or other convertible securities as of the date of this Agreement; and (ii) 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 1,869,611 shares of Series A 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, as of the date of this Agreement, none are outstanding or reserved for issuance upon the exercise or conversion, as the case may be, of outstanding options, warrants or other convertible securities. All issued and outstanding shares of common stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued and sold in compliance with the registration requirements of federal and state securities laws or the applicable statutes of limitation have expired, and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except as set forth herein or the Company SEC Documents, there are no (i) outstanding rights (including, without limitation, preemptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any unissued shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party and relating to the issuance or sale of any capital stock or convertible or exchangeable security of the Company or any subsidiary; or (ii) obligations of the Company to purchase redeem or otherwise acquire any of its outstanding capital stock or any interest therein or to pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect thereof. Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions, co-sale rights, registration rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights contained in the terms governing any outstanding security of the Company that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities or the Warrant Shares.
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2.7 Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, the Company does not presently own or control, directly or indirectly, and has no stock or other interest as owner or principal in, any other corporation or partnership, joint venture, association or other business venture or entity (each a “ subsidiary ”). Each subsidiary is duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. Each subsidiary is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect, on its business or properties. All of the outstanding capital stock or other securities of each subsidiary that is owned by the Company, is owned directly or indirectly, free and clear of any liens, claims, or encumbrances.
2.8 Valid Issuance of Securities. The Securities and the Warrant Shares are duly authorized and, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof or the Warrants, as the case may be, will be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all taxes, liens, claims, encumbrances and charges with respect to the issue thereof; provided, however, that the Securities and the Warrant Shares may be subject to restrictions on transfer under state and/or federal securities laws or as otherwise set forth herein. The issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities and the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof or the Warrant, as the case may be, will not be subject to preemptive rights of shareholders of the Company. The Warrant Shares have been duly reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrant.
2.9 Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Purchasers in Section 3.3 of this Agreement on the date hereof, on the Closing Date and solely as this Section 2.9 relates to the issue and sale of the Warrant Shares on the date(s) of exercise of the Warrant, the offer, issue and sale of the Securities and issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant (assuming no change in applicable law prior to the date the Warrant Shares are issued), are and will be exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and have been or will be registered or qualified (or are or will be exempt from registration and qualification) under the registration, permit or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the Securities Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Purchasers or the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants. Other than the Company SEC Documents, the Company has not distributed and will not distribute prior to the Closing Date, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities or Warrant Shares. The Company has not taken any action to sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy any securities of the Company which would bring the offer, issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants, within the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act, unless such offer, issuance or sale was or shall be within the exemptions of Section 4 of the Securities Act.
2.10 Litigation. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding nor investigation pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, currently threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries that (a) if adversely determined would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) would be required to be disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K under the requirements of Item 103 of Regulation S-K. The foregoing includes, without limitation, any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, pending or threatened, that questions the validity of this Agreement or the right of the Company to enter into such Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is subject to any injunction, judgment, decree or order of any court, regulatory body, arbitral panel, administrative agency or other government body.
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2.11 Governmental Consents. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state, local or provincial governmental authority on the part of the Company is required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for notices required or permitted to be filed with certain state and federal securities commissions, which notices will be filed on a timely basis.
2.12 No Brokers. Except for any fees payable to the Placement Agent, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on arrangements made by the Company.
2.13 Compliance. The Company is not in violation of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. Neither the Company nor the subsidiaries have been advised or have reason to believe, that it is not conducting its business in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the jurisdictions in which it is conducting business, including, without limitation, all applicable local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations; except where failure to be so in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and the subsidiaries has all necessary franchises, licenses, certificates and other authorizations from any foreign, federal, state or local government or governmental agency, department or body that are currently necessary for the operation of the business of the Company and they subsidiaries as currently conducted, except where the failure to currently possess such franchises, licenses, certificates and other authorizations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.14 No Material Changes. Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, since May 31, 2017, there has been no material adverse change in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Since May 31, 2017, the Company has not declared or paid any dividend or distribution or its capital stock.
2.15 Contracts. Except for matters which are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and those contracts that are substantially or fully performed or expired by their terms, the contracts listed as exhibits to or described in the Company SEC Documents that are material to the Company or any of its subsidiaries and all amendments thereto, are in full force and effect on the date hereof, and neither the Company nor, to the Company’ knowledge, any other party to such contracts is in breach of or default under any of such contracts. The Company has no contracts or agreements that would constitute a material contract as such term is defined in Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K, except for such contracts or agreements that are filed as exhibits to or described in the Company SEC Documents.
2.16 Intellectual Property.
(a) The Company has ownership or license or legal right to use all patent, copyright, trade secret, know-how trademark, trade name customer lists, designs, manufacturing or other processes, computer software, systems, data compilation, research results or other proprietary rights used in the business of the Company (collectively “ Intellectual Property ”), except as such failure to own, license, use or acquire would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. All of such patents, registered trademarks and registered copyrights have been duly registered in, filed in or issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Register of Copyrights or the corresponding offices of other jurisdictions and have been maintained and renewed in accordance with all applicable provisions of law and administrative regulations in the United States and all such jurisdictions.
(b) The Company believes it has taken all reasonable steps required in accordance with sound business practice and business judgment to establish and preserve its and its subsidiaries ownership of all material Intellectual Property with respect to their products and technology.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company, the present business, activities and products of the Company and its subsidiaries do not infringe any intellectual property of any other person, except where such infringement would not have a Material Adverse Effect. No proceeding charging the Company with infringement of any adversely held Intellectual Property has been filed.
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(d) No proceedings have been instituted or pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, which challenge the rights of the Company to the use of the Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has the right to use, free and clear of material claims or rights of other persons, all of its customer lists, designs, computer software, systems, data compilations, and other information that are required for its products or its business as presently conducted. To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is making unauthorized use of any confidential information or trade secrets of any person. To the knowledge of the Company, the activities of any of the employees on behalf of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries do not violate any agreements or arrangements between such employees and third parties related to confidential information or trade secrets of third parties or that restrict any such employee’s engagement in business activity of any nature.
(e) All material licenses or other agreements under which (i) the Company or any subsidiary employs rights in Intellectual Property, or (ii) the Company or any subsidiary has granted rights to others in Intellectual Property owned or licensed by the Company or any subsidiary are in full force and effect, and there is no default (and there exists no condition which, with the passage of time or otherwise, would constitute a default by the Company or such subsidiary) by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company with respect thereto.
2.17 Exchange Compliance. The Company’s common stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “ Exchange Act ”) and is listed on the OTCQB (the “ Principal Market ”), and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common Stock (including the Shares and Warrant Shares) from the Principal Market. The Company is in compliance with all of the presently applicable requirements for continued listing of the Common Stock on the Principal Market. The issuance of the Securities and the Warrant Shares does not require shareholder approval including, without limitation, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market.
2.18 [Reserved]
2.19 Accountants. LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP, who expressed their opinion with respect to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2017, to be included in, or incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined) and the prospectus which forms a part thereof (the “ Prospectus ”), have advised the Company that they are, and to the knowledge of the Company they are, independent accountants as required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Company covenants to file its Form 10-K containing audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended February 28, 2018 within the time period required by applicable securities laws and further represents and warrants that it has no reason to believe that the auditors will not be able to express an unqualified opinion with respect to such financial statements, assuming the Closing occurs as contemplated herein.
2.20 Taxes. The Company has filed all necessary federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise tax returns (except where the failure to file would not have a Material Adverse Effect) and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been or might be asserted or threatened against it by any taxing jurisdiction.
2.21 Insurance. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain insurance of the types and in the amounts that the Company reasonably believes is adequate for its business, including, but not limited to, insurance covering all real and personal property owned or leased by the Company against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism and all other risks customarily insured against by similarly situated companies, all of which insurance is in full force and effect.
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2.22 Transfer Taxes. On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income taxes) that are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Securities hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company and the Company will have complied with all laws imposing such taxes.
2.23 Investment Company. The Company (including its subsidiaries) is not an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for an investment company, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and will not be deemed an “investment company” as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.24 Related Party Transactions . To the knowledge of the Company, no transaction has occurred between or among the Company or any of its affiliates (including, without limitation, any of its subsidiaries), officers or directors or any affiliate or affiliates of any such affiliate officer or director that with the passage of time will be required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act other than those transactions that have already been so disclosed.
2.25 Books and Records. The books, records and accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable detail, the transactions in, and dispositions of, the assets of, and the operations of, the Company and its subsidiaries.
2.26 Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls.
(a) The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act), which (i) are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to their Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those entities particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared; and (ii) provide for the periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of such disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s most recent annual or quarterly report filed with the SEC.
(b) The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls with the goal of being sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14 under the Exchange Act) with the goal of ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed in to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company is not aware of (i) any significant deficiency in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s or any of its subsidiary’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or any material weaknesses in internal controls, except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents; or (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s or any of its subsidiary’s internal controls.
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(c) Since the date of the most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures, there have been no changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s or any of its subsidiary’s internal control over financial reporting, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
(d) Except as described in the Company SEC Documents, there are no material off-balance sheet arrangements (as defined in Item 303 of Regulation S-K), or any other relationships with unconsolidated entities (in which the Company or its control persons have an equity interest) that may have a material current or future effect on the Company’s or any of its/subsidiary’s financial condition, revenues or expenses, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
(e) To the knowledge of the Company, neither the board of directors nor the audit committee has been informed, nor is any director of the Company aware, of (1) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of the Company’s internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s or any subsidiary’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or any material weakness in the Company’s or any subsidiary’s internal controls, except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents; or (2) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries who have a significant role in the Company’s or any subsidiary’s internal controls.
2.27 No General Solicitation . Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
2.28 Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement . The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Articles of Incorporation or the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation which is or could become applicable to any Purchaser as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and any Purchaser’s ownership of the Securities. The Company has not adopted a shareholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company.
2.29 Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
2.30 Sarbanes-Oxley Act . The Company is in compliance in all material respects with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof, except where such noncompliance would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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2.31 Employee Relations . The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company believes that its relations with its employees are good. No executive officer of the Company (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the Securities Act) has notified the Company that such officer intends to leave the Company or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company is, or is expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.
The Company is in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
2.32 Environmental Laws . The Company (i) is in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) has received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of it under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business and (iii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “ Environmental Laws ” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “ Hazardous Materials ”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
2.33 No Manipulation; Disclosure of Information . The Company has not taken and will not take any action designed to or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in an unlawful manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities. The Company confirms that, to its knowledge, with the exception of the proposed sale of Securities as contemplated herein (as to which the Company makes not representation), neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers shall be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosures provided to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the exhibits to this Agreement, furnished by the Company are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
2.34 Forward-Looking Information . No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) made by the Company or any of its officers or directors contained in the SEC Documents, or made available to the public generally since February 28, 2017, has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
2.35 No Additional Agreements. Other than with respect to closing mechanics, the Company has no other agreements or understandings (including, without limitation, side letters) with any Purchaser or other person to purchase Shares on terms more favorable to such person than as set forth herein.
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2.36 No “Bad Actor” Disqualification. The Company has exercised reasonable care, in accordance with SEC rules and guidance, and has conducted a factual inquiry, the nature and scope of which reflect reasonable care under the relevant facts and circumstances, to determine whether any Covered Person (as defined below) is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (“ Disqualification Events ”). To the Company’s knowledge, after conducting such sufficiently diligent factual inquiries, no Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event, except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3) under the Securities Act. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with any disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e) under the Securities Act. “ Covered Persons ” are those persons specified in Rule 506(d)(1) under the Securities Act, including the Company; any predecessor or affiliate of the Company; any director, executive officer, other officer participating in the offering, general partner or managing member of the Company; any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power; any promoter (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of the sale of the Shares; and any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of the Shares (a “ Solicitor ”), any general partner or managing member of any Solicitor, and any director, executive officer or other officer participating in the offering of any Solicitor or general partner or managing member of any Solicitor.
2.37 Company Lock Up. The Company will not, and the Company will ensure that the directors and officers and their affiliates will not, without the prior written consent of all Purchasers, from the date of execution of this Agreement and continuing to and including the date 90 days after the effective date of the Registration Statement (the “ Lock-Up Period ”), (A) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (B) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (A) or (B) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, however, the Company may conduct an Exempt Issuance (as defined below) without the prior written consent of all Purchasers.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
3.1 Legal Power. The Purchaser has the requisite authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement. All action on the Purchaser’s part required for the lawful execution and delivery of this Agreement have been or will be effectively taken prior to the Closing.
3.2 Due Execution. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Purchaser, and, upon due execution and delivery by the Company, this Agreement will be a valid and binding agreement of the Purchaser, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles.
3.3 Investment Representations. In connection with the sale and issuance of the Securities and Warrant Shares, the Purchaser, for itself and no other Purchaser, makes the following representations:
(a) Investment for Own Account. The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities and the Warrant Shares for its own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the Purchaser does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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(b) Transfer Restrictions; Legends. The Purchaser understands that (i) the Securities and Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act; (ii) the Securities and Warrant Shares are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration, based in part upon the Company’s reliance upon the statements and representations made by the Purchasers in this Agreement, and that the Securities and Warrant Shares must be held by the Purchaser indefinitely, and that the Purchaser must, therefore, bear the economic risk of such investment indefinitely, unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act or is exempt from such registration; (iii) each Certificate representing the Securities and Warrant Shares will be endorsed with the following legend until the earlier of (1) in the case of the Shares and Warrant Shares, such date as the Shares or Warrant Shares, as the case may be, have been registered for resale by the Purchaser or (2) the date the Shares, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares, as the case may be, are eligible for sale without restriction or limitation under Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“ Rule 144 “) :
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO EITHER AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(iv) the Company will instruct any transfer agent not to register the transfer of the Securities or Warrant Shares (or any portion thereof) until the applicable date set forth in clause (iii) above unless the conditions specified in the foregoing legends are satisfied or, if the opinion of counsel referred to above is to the further effect that such legend is not required in order to establish compliance with any provisions of the Securities Act or this Agreement, or other satisfactory assurances of such nature are given to the Company.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge, and/or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement in connection with a bona fide margin account and, if required under the terms of such agreement or account, the Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer shall not be subject to approval or consent of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel to the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection with the pledge, but such legal opinion may be required in connection with a subsequent transfer following default by the Purchaser transferee of the pledge. No notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities including the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders thereunder.
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Certificates evidencing the Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in this Section): (i) following a sale of such Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement (including the Registration Statement) and pursuant to the prospectus delivery requirements associated therewith, or (ii) following a sale of such Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) while such Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 and, with respect to any Purchaser’s Shares, such Purchaser is not and has not been for three months an affiliate of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(1)) and such Shares have been held for one year or more pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144 and any other requirements under Rule 144 have been satisfied at such time, or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the Staff of the SEC). Following such time as restrictive legends are not required to be placed on certificates representing Shares or Warrant Shares, the Company will, no later than three Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a certificate representing Shares or Warrant Shares containing a restrictive legend and such other documentation and representations as the Company, its legal counsel or Transfer Agent may reasonably request to confirm compliance with the preceding sentence as applicable, deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such Shares or Warrant Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Company’s transfer agent promptly after the effective date of a registration statement covering the Shares and Warrant Shares if required by the Company’s transfer agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section. Certificates for Shares or Warrant Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Purchasers by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company system.
Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 3.2(b) is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and will not sell any securities under the Registration Statement if the Company has made such Purchaser aware that the registration statement, or the information therein, can no longer be relied upon or used, notified the Purchaser of any Stop Order or provided a Suspension Notice.
(c) Financial Sophistication; Due Diligence. The Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement. Such Purchaser has, in connection with its decision to purchase the Securities, relied only upon the representations and warranties contained herein and the information contained in the Company SEC Documents. Further, the Purchaser has had such opportunity to obtain additional information and to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Company, concerning the terms and conditions of the investment and the business and affairs of the Company, as the Purchaser considers necessary in order to form an investment decision.
(d) Accredited Investor Status. The Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act.
(e) Residency. The Purchaser is organized under the laws of the state set forth beneath such Purchaser’s name on the signature page attached hereto, and its principal place of operations is in the state set forth beneath such Purchaser’s name on the signature page attached hereto.
(f) General Solicitation . The Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over the television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement. Prior to the time that the Purchaser was first contacted by the Company or the Placement Agent such Purchaser had a pre-existing and substantial relationship with the Company or the Placement Agent.
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3.4 No Investment, Tax or Legal Advice . Each Purchaser understands that nothing in the Company SEC Documents, this Agreement, or any other materials presented to the Purchaser in connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Each Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of Securities.
3.5 Additional Acknowledgement. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it has independently evaluated the merits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, that it has independently determined to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby, that it is not relying on any advice from or evaluation by any other person. Each Purchaser acknowledges that the Placement Agent has acted solely as placement agent for the Company in connection with the Offering of the Securities by the Company, that the information and data provided to the Purchaser in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby has not been subjected to independent verification by the Placement Agent, and that the Placement Agent has made no representation or warrant whatsoever with respect to the accuracy or completeness of such information, data or other related disclosure material. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it has not taken any actions that would deem the Purchasers to be members of a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
3.6 Limited Ownership. The purchase of the Securities issuable to each Purchaser at the Closing will not result in such Purchaser (individually or together with any other person or entity with whom such Purchaser has identified, or will have identified, itself as part of a “group” in a public filing made with the SEC involving the Company’s securities) acquiring, or obtaining the right to acquire, in excess of 19.999% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or voting power of the Company on a post-transaction basis that assumes that the Closing shall have occurred. Such Purchaser does not presently intend to, along or together with others, make a public filing with the SEC to disclose that it has (or that it together with such other persons or entities have) acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, as a result of the Closing (when added to any other securities of the Company that it or they then own or have the right to acquire), in excess of 19.999% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the voting power of the Company on a post-transaction basis that assumes that the Closing shall have occurred.
3.7 No Short Position. As of the date hereof, and as of the Closing Date, each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that it does not and will not (between the date hereof and the Closing Date) engage in any short sale of the Company’s voting stock or any other type of hedging transaction involving the Company’s securities (including, without limitation, depositing shares of the Company’s securities with a brokerage firm where such securities are made available by the broker to other customers of the firm for purposes of hedging or short selling the Company’s securities).
3.8 Board Representation. In connection with this Offering and pursuant to a separate Board Representation Agreement, one Purchaser was granted the right to designate one person to be nominated for election to the board of directors so long as (i) that Purchaser together with its affiliates beneficially owns at least 4.99% of the Common Stock, or (ii) the specific Purchaser together with its affiliates beneficially owns at least 75% of the Securities purchased in this Offering.
4. Conditions to Closing.
4.1 Conditions to Obligations of Purchasers at Closing. Each Purchaser’s obligation to purchase the Securities at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to that Purchaser’s reasonable satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing, of all of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Purchaser:
(a) Representations and Warranties True; Performance of Obligations. The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 2 shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, where the representation and warranty itself is qualified by materiality, it shall be true and correct in all respects) on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date and the Company shall have performed and complied with all obligations and conditions herein required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing and a certificate duly executed by an officer of the Company, to the effect of the foregoing, shall be delivered to the Purchasers.
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(b) Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Closing and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to counsel to the Purchaser, and counsel to the Purchaser shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably request. The Company shall have delivered (or caused to have been delivered) to each Purchaser, the certificates required by this Agreement. The Warrant Shares shall have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrant.
(c) Qualifications, Legal Investment. All authorizations, approvals, or permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required in connection with the lawful sale and issuance of the Securities and Warrant Shares shall have been duly obtained and shall be effective on and as of the Closing. No stop order or other order enjoining the sale of the Securities or Warrant Shares shall have been issued and no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the SEC, or any commissioner of corporations or similar officer of any state having jurisdiction over this transaction. At the time of the Closing, the sale and issuance of the Securities and Warrant Shares shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which Purchasers and the Company are subject. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction will have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Execution of Agreements. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and have delivered this Agreement to the Purchasers.
(e) Secretary’s Certificate . The Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers a certificate of the Secretary of the Company certifying as to the truth and accuracy of the resolutions of the board of directors relating to the transaction contemplated hereby (a copy of which shall be included with such certificate).
(f) Trading and Listing. Trading and listing of the Company’s common stock on the Principal Market shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market.
(g) Market Listing. The Company will comply with all of the requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and the Principal Market with respect to the issuance of the Securities and the Warrant Shares and will list the Shares and the Warrant Shares on the Principal Market or NASDAQ Capital Market (pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement), no later than the earlier of (a) the effective date of the Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined) or (b) 120 days following the Closing Date.
(h) Blue Sky. The Company shall obtain all necessary “blue sky” law permits and qualifications, or have the availability of exemptions therefrom, required by any state for the offer and sale of the Securities and issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant.
(i) Material Adverse Change. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any event which results in a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock. The Company shall have irrevocable instructions in hand to convert all issued and outstanding Series A preferred stock to 3,739,222 shares of common stock immediately following the Closing.
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(k) Investment by Officers and Directors. Officers and directors of the Company and their affiliates shall have invested at least an aggregate of $500,000 into the Company on the same terms as the Purchasers herein. The requirement of this Section 4.1(k) excludes any previous investments by officers or directors and their affiliates not in connection with this Offering.
4.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The Company’s obligation to issue and sell the Securities at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:
(a) Representations and Warranties True. The representations and warranties made by the Purchasers in Section 3 shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date.
(b) Performance of Obligations. The Purchasers shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions herein required to be performed or complied with by them on or before the Closing. The Purchasers shall have delivered the Purchase Price, by wire transfer, to the account designated by the Company for such purpose.
(c) Qualifications, Legal Investment. All authorizations, approvals, or permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required in connection with the lawful sale and issuance of the Securities and Warrant Shares shall have been duly obtained and shall be effective on and as of the Closing. No stop order or other order enjoining the sale of the Securities or Warrant Shares shall have been issued and no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the SEC, or any commissioner of corporations or similar officer of any state having jurisdiction over this transaction. At the time of the Closing, the sale and issuance of the Securities and the Warrant Shares shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which the Purchasers and the Company are subject. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction will have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Execution of Agreements. The Purchasers shall have executed this Agreement and delivered this Agreement to the Company.
5. Additional Covenants.
5.1 Reporting Status. With a view to making available to the Purchasers the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC which may permit the sale of the Shares and Warrant Shares to the public without registration, the Company agrees to use its reasonable efforts to file with the SEC, in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act. The Company will otherwise take such further action as a Purchaser may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Purchaser to sell the Shares and Warrant Shares without registration under the Securities Act or any successor rule or regulation adopted by the SEC.
5.2 Listing. So long as a Purchaser owns any of the Securities or Warrant Shares, the Company will use its reasonable efforts to maintain the automated quotation of its Common Stock, including the Shares and Warrant Shares, on the Principal Market or an alternative listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market, NYSE MKT or the New York Stock Exchange and will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and such exchanges, if applicable. The Company agrees to apply for listing of its Common Stock, including the Shares and Warrant Shares, on the NASDAQ Capital Market within 60 days of Closing and as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, but in no event later than 120 days following Closing, such Common Stock must be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. If such Common Stock, has not been listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market within 120 days of Closing, the Company shall pay each Purchaser, as partial liquidated damages for such delay, Late Registration/Listing Warrants in accordance with Section 6.1(a).
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5.3 Adjustments in Share Numbers and Prices.
(a) In the event of any stock split, subdivision, dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock (or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly shares of Common Stock), combination or other similar recapitalization or event occurring after the date hereof, each reference in this Agreement or the Warrants to a number of shares or price per share shall be amended appropriately to account for such event.
(b) As to each Purchaser, from the Closing Date until the 12 month anniversary of the Closing Date, if the Company or any subsidiary thereof shall issue or agree to issue any (i) Common Stock or (ii) any securities of the Company or the subsidiary that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, except in connection with the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, but including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock (“ Common Stock Equivalents ” and collectively “ Additional Shares ”), except for the Exempt Issuances, entitling any person or entity to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share less than $2.00, within three Trading Days of the date thereof the Company shall issue to such Purchaser that number of additional shares of Common Stock (the “ Anti-Dilution Shares ”) equal to (a) the aggregate Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser at the Closing divided by the New Adjusted Purchase Price, less (b) the Shares previously issued to such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, New Adjusted Purchase Price = Adjusted Purchase Price x (A + B) ¸ (A + C). For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply: (I) Adjusted Purchase Price shall initially mean $2.00, subject to adjustment as provided herein; (II) New Adjusted Purchase Price means the Adjusted Purchase Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares; (III) “A” means the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and deemed outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares (treating for this purpose as outstanding all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options and convertible securities as outstanding immediately prior to such issue); (IV) “B” means the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares had been issued at a price per share equal to the Adjusted Purchase Price (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by the Adjusted Purchase Price); and (V) “C” means the number of such Additional Shares issued in such transaction.
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The sale of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the issuance of the Common Stock Equivalents and the purchase price covered thereby shall also include the actual exercise or conversion price thereof at the time of the issuance, without any further adjustments to the exercise price upon the conversion or exercise of any Common Stock Equivalents. If shares are issued for a consideration other than cash, the per share selling price shall be the fair value of such consideration as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company. The Company may not refuse to issue a Purchaser additional shares of Common Stock hereunder based on any claim that such Purchaser or any one associated or affiliated with such Purchaser has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless, an injunction from a court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining an issuance hereunder shall have been sought and obtained and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Purchaser in the amount of 150% of the market value of such Shares (based on the closing price of the Common Stock on the exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or traded on the date of the event giving rise to the Company’s obligation hereunder), which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Purchaser to the extent it obtains judgment. Nothing herein shall limit a Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to deliver shares hereunder and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. On the date of closing of any transaction pursuant to which securities are issued for a purchase price less than the Adjusted Purchase Price then in effect, the Company shall give the Purchasers written notice thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this section shall not apply to an Exempt Issuance. “ Exempt Issuance ” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, consultants, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the board of directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise of or conversion of any convertible securities, options or warrants issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise or conversion price of any such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions, provided any such issuance shall only be to a person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in which the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities. “ Trading Day ” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a securities market, automated quotation system or stock exchange (including the over-the-counter bulletin board market).
In the event of any adjustment under this Section 5.3, the Company shall promptly amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 to register the Anti-Dilution Shares. In no event shall the Company issue Anti-Dilution Shares to a Purchaser under Section 5.3 if such issuance shall result in the Purchasers acquiring, or obtaining the right to acquire, in excess of 19.999% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or voting power of the Company on a post-transaction basis that assumes that the closing of the Additional Shares shall have occurred.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of additional shares of Common Stock that may be issued to a Purchaser pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall not at any one time exceed a number that, when added to the total number of shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned by the Purchaser (other than by virtue of the ownership of securities or rights to acquire securities (including the Warrants) that have limitations on such Purchaser’s right to convert, exercise or purchase similar to the limitation set forth herein (the “ Excluded Shares ”)), together with all shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned at such time (other than by virtue of ownership of Excluded Shares) by persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the beneficial ownership of the Purchaser for purposes of determining whether a group exists or for purposes of determining the Purchaser’s beneficial ownership, in either such case for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G thereunder, would result in beneficial ownership by such Purchaser or such group of more than 9.9% of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “ Restricted Ownership Percentage ”), computed in accordance with Regulation 13D-G. The Purchaser shall have the right at any time and from time to time to reduce its Restricted Ownership Percentage immediately upon notice to the Company in the event and only to the extent that Section 16 of the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder (or any successor statute or rules) is changed to reduce the beneficial ownership percentage threshold thereunder from 10%. If the Purchaser would otherwise be unable by reason of the Restricted Ownership Percentage to acquire the full amount of securities which the Purchaser would otherwise be entitled to acquire in a particular transaction pursuant to this Section 5.3 then the Purchaser’s right to acquire such securities shall be deferred and if thereafter, at any time or from time to time the Purchaser could acquire all or any part of such securities without exceeding its Restricted Ownership Percentage, then the Purchaser shall be entitled to acquire such securities at such time or from time to time. The Purchaser will provide notice to the Company when it becomes able to acquire all or any part of such securities and the Company shall issue the Purchaser such securities on the date that is three business days after the Purchaser gives such notice.
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5.4 Confidential Information. Each Purchaser covenants that it will maintain in confidence the receipt and content of any Suspension Notice (as defined herein) under Section 6.2 until such information (a) becomes generally publicly available other than through a violation of this provision by the Purchaser or its agents or (b) is required to be disclosed in legal proceedings (such as by deposition, interrogatory, request for documents, subpoena, civil investigation demand, filing with any governmental authority or similar process); provided, however, that before making any disclosure in reliance on this Section 5.4(b), the Purchaser will give the Company at least 15 days prior written notice (or such shorter period as required by law) specifying the circumstances giving rise thereto and the Purchaser will furnish only that portion of the non-public information which is legally required and will exercise its best efforts to ensure that confidential treatment will be accorded any non-public information so furnished; provided, further, that notwithstanding each Purchaser’s agreement to keep such information confidential, each Purchaser makes no such acknowledgement that any such information is material, non-public information.
5.5 Non-Public Information. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
6. Registration Rights.
6.1 Registration Procedures and Expenses.
(a) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC, as promptly as reasonably practicable following Closing, but in no event later than 45 days following Closing, a registration statement on Form S-1 (or Form S-3, if available)(or any successor to Form S-1/S-3), covering the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined below) (the “ Registration Statement ”) and as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter but in no event later than 120 days following Closing, to effect such registration and any related qualification or compliance with respect to all Registrable Securities held by the Purchasers. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Registrable Securities ” shall mean (i) the Shares and Warrant Shares; and (ii) any Common Stock of the Company issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any Shares or Warrant Shares. If the Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the SEC on or before the date that is 120 days after Closing (the “ Required Effective Date ”), the Company shall, on the business day immediately following the Required Effective Date and for each day thereafter, provide each Purchaser, as partial liquidated damages for such delay (together, the “ Late Registration/Listing Warrants ”), with additional Warrants equal to each Purchaser’s pro rata share of 1% of the Warrants in the Offering. In addition, the Company shall, on the business day immediately following the required day for listing of the shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market under Section 5.2 and for each day thereafter, in the event such required listing has not occurred, provide each Purchaser, as partial liquidated damages for such delay Late Registration/Listing Warrants equal to each Purchaser’s pro rata share of 1% of the Warrants in the Offering. Late Registration/Listing Warrants will be provided to each Purchaser by the Company within five business days after the earlier of (i) when the Late Registration Warrant accrued or (ii) the effective date of the Registration Statement or the listing of the shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market, as applicable. The Company will provide all Late Registration/Listing Warrants in the form set forth hereto as Exhibit B . The Late Registration/Listing Warrants cease accruing at the earlier of (a) the Registration Statement being declared effective and the listing of the shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market and (b) 100 days. Therefore, in no case is the Company required to issue Late Registration/Listing Warrants in excess of 200% of the Warrants issued in the Offering. “ Business day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States.
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(b) The Company shall use its best efforts to:
(i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary or advisable to keep the Registration Statement current and effective for the Shares and Warrant Shares (collectively, “ Common Shares ”) held by a Purchaser for a period ending on the earlier of (i) the second anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) the date on which all Common Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule (“ Rule 144 ”) or (iii) such time as all Common Shares have been sold pursuant to a registration statement or Rule 144 (the “ Effectiveness Period ”). At such time the Company is no longer required to keep the Registration Statement current and effective for the Common Shares held by a Purchaser (the “ Registration Statement Termination Date ”), that Purchaser will no longer accrue any additional liquidated damages payments pursuant to Sections 6.1(a) or 6.2(c); however, the Company shall still be obligated to make all payments under Sections 6.1(a) or 6.2(c) that were not made prior to the Registration Statement Termination Date for that Purchaser. The Company shall notify each Purchaser promptly upon the Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment thereto, being declared effective by the SEC and advise each Purchaser that the form of Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement or post-effective amendment thereto, as the case may be, at the time of effectiveness meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act or that it intends to file a Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act;
(ii) furnish to the Purchaser with respect to the Common Shares registered under the Registration Statement such number of copies of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (including supplemental prospectuses) filed with the SEC in conformance with the requirements of the Securities Act and other such documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of all or any of the Common Shares by the Purchaser;
(iii) make any necessary blue sky filings;
(iv) pay the expenses incurred by the Company and the Purchasers in complying with Section 6, including, all registration and filing fees, FINRA fees, exchange listing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses and the expense of any special audits incident to or required by any such registration (but excluding attorneys’ fees of any Purchaser and any and all underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities by the Purchasers);
(v) advise the Purchasers, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge of the issuance of any stop order by the SEC delaying or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose (collectively, a “ Stop Order ”); and it will promptly use its commercially reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any Stop Order or to obtain its withdrawal at the earliest possible moment if such Stop Order should be issued; and
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(vi) with a view to making available to the Purchaser the benefits of Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Purchaser to sell Common Shares to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) such date as all of the Common Shares qualify to be resold immediately pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as all of the Common Shares shall have been resold pursuant to Rule 144 (and may be further resold without restriction); (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and under the Exchange Act; and (iii) furnish to the Purchaser upon request, as long as the Purchaser owns any Common Shares, (A) a written statement by the Company as to whether it has complied with the reporting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (B) if not available on the SEC EDGAR system, a copy of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail the Purchaser of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Common Shares without registration.
The Company understands that the Purchasers disclaim being an underwriter, but acknowledges that a determination by the SEC that a Purchaser is deemed an underwriter shall not relieve the Company of any obligations it has hereunder.
6.2 Transfer of Shares After Registration; Suspension.
(a) Except in the event that Section 6.2(b) applies, the Company shall: (i) if deemed necessary or advisable by the Company, prepare and file from time to time with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that such Registration Statement will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Common Shares being sold thereunder, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (ii) provide the Purchasers copies, or access to copies, of any documents filed pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(i); and (iii) upon request, inform each Purchaser who so requests that the Company has complied with its obligations in Section 6.2(b)(i) (or that, if the Company has filed a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement which has not yet been declared effective, the Company will notify the Purchaser to that effect, will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to secure the effectiveness of such post-effective amendment as promptly as possible and will promptly notify the Purchaser pursuant to Section 6.2(b)(i) when the amendment has become effective).
(b) Subject to Section 6.2(c), in the event: (i) of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information; (ii) of the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Common Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose; or (iv) of any event or circumstance which necessitates the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; then the Company shall promptly deliver a certificate in writing to the Purchasers (the “ Suspension Notice ”) to the effect of the foregoing and, upon receipt of such Suspension Notice, the Purchasers will refrain from selling any Common Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement (a “ Suspension ”) until the Purchasers are advised in writing by the Company that the current Prospectus may be used, and have received copies from the Company of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in any such Prospectus. In the event of any Suspension, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the use of the Prospectus so suspended to be resumed as soon as reasonably practicable after delivery of a Suspension Notice to the Purchasers. In addition to and without limiting any other remedies (including, without limitation, at law or at equity) available to the Company and the Purchaser, the Company and the Purchasers shall be entitled to specific performance in the event that the other party fails to comply with the provisions of this Section 6.2(b).
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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this Section 6.2, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to ensure that (i) a Suspension shall not exceed 30 days individually, (ii) Suspensions covering no more than 45 days, in the aggregate, shall occur during any twelve month period and (iii) each Suspension shall be separated by a period of at least 30 days from a prior Suspension (each Suspension that satisfies the foregoing criteria being referred to herein as a “ Qualifying Suspension ”). In the event that there occurs a Suspension (or part thereof) that does not constitute a Qualifying Suspension, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser, on the 30 th day following the first day of such Suspension (or the first day of such part), and on each 30 th day thereafter, an amount equal to 1% of the Purchase Price paid for the Securities purchased by the Purchaser and not previously sold by the Purchaser with such payments to be prorated on a daily basis during each 30 day period (in the event of any sales of the Purchaser’s securities during such period) and will be paid to the Purchaser by wire transfer or check within five business days after the end of each 30 day period following. The maximum amounts due under this Section 6.2(c) shall be 6% of the Purchase Price paid for the Securities purchased by the Purchaser and not previously sold by the Purchaser.
(d) If a Suspension is not then in effect, the Purchasers may sell Common Shares under the Registration Statement, provided that they comply with any applicable prospectus delivery requirements. Upon receipt of a request therefor, the Company will provide an adequate number of current Prospectuses to a Purchaser and to any other parties reasonably requiring such Prospectuses.
(e) The Company agrees that it shall, immediately subsequent to the Registration Statement being declared effective, deliver to its transfer agent an opinion letter of counsel, opining that at any time the Registration Statement is effective, the transfer agent may issue, in connection with the sale of the Common Shares, certificates representing such Common Shares without restrictive legend, provided the Common Shares are to be sold pursuant to the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement. Upon receipt of such opinion, the Company shall cause the transfer agent to confirm, for the benefit of the Purchasers, that no further opinion of counsel is required at the time of transfer in order to issue such Common Shares without restrictive legend.
The Company shall cause its transfer agent to issue a certificate without any restrictive legend to a purchaser of any Common Shares from the Purchasers, if no Suspension is in effect at the time of sale, and (a) the sale of such Common Shares is registered under the Registration Statement (including registration pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act); (b) the holder has provided the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Common Shares may be made without registration under the Securities Act; or (c) such Common Shares are sold in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act. In addition, the Company shall remove the restrictive legend from any Common Shares held by the Purchasers following the expiration of the holding period required by Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule).
6.3 Indemnification. For the purpose of this Section 6.3:
(a) the term “ Selling Shareholder ” shall mean a Purchaser, its executive officers and directors and each person, if any, who controls that Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act;
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(b) the term “ Registration Statement ” shall include any final Prospectus, exhibit, supplement or amendment included in or relating to, and any document incorporated by reference in, the Registration Statement (or deemed to be a part thereof) referred to in Section 6.1; and
(c) the term “ untrue statement ” shall mean any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or any omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Shareholder from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which such Selling Shareholder may become subject (under the Securities Act or otherwise) insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, (ii) any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement or the failure of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or (iii) any failure by the Company to fulfill any undertaking included in the Registration Statement, and the Company will reimburse such Selling Shareholder for any reasonable legal expense or other actual accountable out of pocket expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or claim; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of, or is based upon, an untrue statement made in such Registration Statement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Selling Shareholder specifically for use in preparation of the Registration Statement or the failure of such Selling Shareholder to comply with its covenants and agreements contained herein or any statement or omission in any Prospectus that is corrected in any subsequent Prospectus that was delivered to the Selling Shareholder prior to the pertinent sale or sales by the Selling Shareholder.
(e) Each Purchaser severally (as to itself), and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company (and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, each officer of the Company who signs the Registration Statement and each director of the Company) from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company (or any such officer, director or controlling person) may become subject (under the Securities Act or otherwise), insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any failure by that Purchaser to comply with the covenants and agreements contained herein or (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement if, and only if, such untrue statement was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of that Purchaser specifically for use in preparation of the Registration Statement, and that Purchaser will reimburse the Company (or such officer, director or controlling person, as the case may be), for any reasonable legal expense or other reasonable actual accountable out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or claim. The obligation to indemnify shall be limited to the net amount of the proceeds received by the Purchaser from the sale of the Common Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement.
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(f) Promptly after receipt by any indemnified person of a notice of a claim or the beginning of any action in respect of which indemnity is to be sought against an indemnifying person pursuant to this Section 6.3, such indemnified person shall notify the indemnifying person in writing of such claim or of the commencement of such action, but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party under this Section 6.3 (except to the extent that such omission materially and adversely affects the indemnifying party’s ability to defend such action) or from any liability otherwise than under this Section 6.3. Subject to the provisions hereinafter stated, in case any such action shall be brought against an indemnified person, the indemnifying person shall be entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent that it shall elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified person. After notice from the indemnifying person to such indemnified person of its election to assume the defense thereof (unless it has failed to assume the defense thereof and appoint counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party), such indemnifying person shall not be liable to such indemnified person for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified person in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that if there exists or shall exist a conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the indemnified person, for the same counsel to represent both the indemnified person and such indemnifying person or any affiliate or associate thereof, the indemnified person shall be entitled to retain its own counsel (who shall not be the same as the opining counsel) at the expense of such indemnifying person; provided, however, that no indemnifying person shall be responsible for the fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with appropriate local counsel) for all indemnified parties. In no event shall any indemnifying person be liable in respect of any amounts paid in settlement of any action unless the indemnifying person shall have approved the terms of such settlement; provided that such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No indemnifying person shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified person is or could reasonably have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
(g) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.3 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (d) or (e) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the liable Purchaser on the other in connection with the statements or omissions or other matters which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, in the case of an untrue statement, whether the untrue statement relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or the liable Purchaser on the other and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement. The Company and the Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (g) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (g). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection (g) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (g), no Purchasers shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net amount received by that Purchaser from the sale of the Common Shares to which such loss relates exceeds the amount of any damages which that Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay to the Company by reason of such untrue statement. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Purchasers’ obligations in this subsection to contribute are several in proportion to their sales of Common Shares to which such loss relates and not joint.
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(h) The parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledge that they are sophisticated business persons who were represented by counsel during the negotiations regarding the provisions hereof including, without limitation, the provisions of this Section 6.3, and are fully informed regarding said provisions. They further acknowledge that the provisions of this Section 6.3 fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate the Company and its business in order to assure that adequate disclosure is made in the Registration Statement as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
(i) The obligations of the Company and of the Purchasers under this Section 6.3 shall survive completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement for a period of two years from the effective date of the Registration Statement. No indemnifying party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
6.4 Termination of Conditions and Obligations. The conditions precedent imposed by Section 3 or this Section 6 upon the transferability of the Common Shares shall cease and terminate as to any particular number of the Common Shares when such Common Shares shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the intended method of disposition set forth in the Registration Statement covering such Common Shares or at such time as an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company shall have been rendered to the effect that such conditions are not necessary in order to comply with the Securities Act. The Company shall request an opinion of counsel promptly upon receipt of a request therefor from Purchaser.
6.5 Information Available. So long as the Registration Statement is effective covering the resale of Common Shares owned by a Purchaser, the Company will furnish (or, to the extent such information is available electronically through the Company’s filings with the SEC, the Company will make available via the SEC’s EDGAR system or any successor thereto) to each Purchaser:
(a) as soon as practicable after it is available, one copy of (i) its Annual Report to Shareholders (which Annual Report shall contain financial statements audited in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles by a national firm of certified public accountants) and (ii) if not included in substance in the Annual Report to Shareholders, its Annual Report on Form 10-K (the foregoing, in each case, excluding exhibits);
(b) upon the request of the Purchaser, all exhibits excluded by the parenthetical to subparagraph (a)(ii) of this Section 6.5 as filed with the SEC and all other information that is made available to shareholders; and
(c) upon the reasonable request of the Purchaser, an adequate number of copies of the Prospectuses to supply to any other party requiring such Prospectuses; and the Company, upon the reasonable request of a Purchaser, will meet with each Purchaser or a representative thereof at the Company’s headquarters during the Company’s normal business hours to discuss all information relevant for disclosure in the Registration Statement covering the Common Shares and will otherwise reasonably cooperate with the Purchasers conducting an investigation for the purpose of reducing or eliminating the Purchasers’ exposure to liability under the Securities Act, including the reasonable production of information at the Company’s headquarters; provided, that the Company shall not be required to disclose any confidential information to or meet at its headquarters with a Purchaser until and unless that Purchaser shall have entered into a confidentiality agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company with the Company with respect thereto.
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6.6 Public Statements; Limitation on Information . The Company agrees to disclose on a Current Report on Form 8-K the existence of the Offering and the material terms, thereof, including pricing, within two business days after it specifies the Closing Date in accordance with Section 1.3. Such Current Report on Form 8-K shall include a form of this Agreement (and all exhibits and schedules thereto) as an exhibit thereto. The Company will not issue any public statement, press release or any other public disclosure listing a Purchaser as one of the purchasers of the Common Shares without that Purchaser’s prior written consent, except as may be required by applicable law or rules of any exchange on which the Company’s securities are listed. The Company shall not provide, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries and the respective officers, directors, employees and agents of the Company and each of its subsidiaries not to provide, the Purchasers with any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or any subsidiary from and after the date the Company files, or is required by this Section to file, the Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC without the prior express written consent of the Purchaser.
6.7 Limits on Additional Issuances. The Company will not, for a period of six months following the Closing Date offer for sale or sell any securities unless, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, such offer or sale does not jeopardize the availability of exemptions from the registration and qualification requirements under applicable securities laws with respect to the Offering. Except for the issuance of stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of common stock upon exercise of outstanding options and warrants, the issuance of common stock purchase warrants, and the offering contemplated hereby, the Company has not engaged in any offering of equity securities during the six months prior to the date of this Agreement which the Company believes would be integrated with the Offering. The foregoing provisions shall not prevent the Company from filing a “shelf” registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, but the foregoing provisions shall apply to any sale of securities thereunder.
6.8 Form D and State Securities Filings . The Company will file with the SEC a Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with respect to the Securities, as required under Regulation D under the Securities Act, no later than 15 days after the Closing Date. The Company will promptly and timely file all documents and pay all filing fees required by any states’ securities laws in connection with the sale of Securities.
6.9 Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6 may be assigned by a Purchaser to a party that acquires, other than pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144, any of the Shares and Warrant Shares originally issued or issuable to such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrants (or any Common Stock issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any such Shares or Warrant Shares), or to any affiliate of a Purchaser that acquires any Registrable Securities. Any such permitted assignee shall have all the rights of such Purchaser under this Section 6 with respect to the Registrable Securities transferred during the Effectiveness Period.
6.10 Selling Shareholder Questionnaire. Each Purchaser agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit C (a “ Selling Holder Questionnaire ”). The Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Purchaser in a Registration Statement and shall not be required to pay any liquidated or other damages hereunder to any such Purchaser who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed Selling Holder Questionnaire at least three business days prior to the filing of the Registration Statement.
7. Miscellaneous.
7.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the choice of law provisions thereof, and the federal laws of the United States.
7.2 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators of the parties hereto.
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7.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the exhibits hereto, and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto, constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements except as specifically set forth herein or therein. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
7.4 Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, it shall to the extent practicable, be modified so as to make it valid, legal and enforceable and to retain as nearly as practicable the intent of the parties, and the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
7.5 Amendment and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, either retroactively or prospectively, and either for a specified period of time or indefinitely), with the written consent of the Company and each Purchaser. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 7.5 shall be binding upon any holder of any Securities purchased under this Agreement (including securities into which such Securities have been converted), each future holder of all such securities, and the Company.
7.6 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Company and the Purchasers shall bear their own expenses and legal fees incurred on their behalf with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party hereby agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless of and from any liability the other party for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s fee to any broker or other person or firm (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such indemnifying party or any of its employees or representatives are responsible.
7.7 Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be delivered (A) if within the United States, by first-class registered or certified airmail, or nationally recognized overnight express courier, postage prepaid, or by facsimile, or (B) if from outside the United States, by International Federal Express (or comparable service) or facsimile, and shall be deemed given (i) if delivered by first-class registered or certified mail domestic, upon the business day received, (ii) if delivered by nationally recognized overnight carrier, one business day after timely delivery to such carrier, (iii) if delivered by International Federal Express (or comparable service), two business days after so mailed, (iv) if delivered by facsimile, upon electric confirmation of receipt and shall be addressed as follows, or to such other address or addresses as may have been furnished in writing by a party to another party pursuant to this paragraph:
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if to the Company, to:
William Kerby
Monaker Group, Inc.
2690 Weston Road,
Suite 200
Weston, Florida 33331
with a copy to:
David M. Loev, Esq.
The Love Law Firm, PC
6300 West Loop South, Suite 280
Bellaire, Texas 77401
if to the Purchaser, at its address on the signature page to this Agreement.
7.8 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements . Notwithstanding any investigation made by any party to this Agreement or by the Placement Agent, all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Company and the Purchaser herein shall survive the execution of this Agreement, the delivery to the Purchaser of the Securities being purchased and the payment therefor, and a party’s reliance on such representations and warranties shall not be affected by any investigation made by such party or any information developed thereby.
7.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature and in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
7.10 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights . The obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under this Agreement. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Purchaser confirms that it has independently participated in the negotiation of the transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
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In witness whereof, the foregoing Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement is hereby executed as of the date first above written.
M onaker G roup , Inc.
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Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
In witness whereof, the foregoing Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement is hereby executed as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT A
SCHEDULE OF PURCHASERS
Purchaser |
Common Shares |
Aggregate
Purchase Price |
Warrant Shares |
State of
Organization |
State of Principal
Place of Operations |
Pacific Grove Master Fund LP | 875,000 | $1,750,000 | 875,000 | Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands |
Dane Capital Fund LP | 75,000 | $150,000 | 75,000 | DE | NY |
Matthew Hayden | 62,500 | $125,000 | 62,500 | — | CA |
The Stadlin Trust | 50,000 | $100,000 | 50,000 | CA | CA |
Joseph Adam Wolf Revocable Trust | 50,000 | $100,000 | 50,000 | CA | CA |
Weintraub Capital Management, LP | 25,000 | $50,000 | 25,000 | CA | CA |
Brian Herman | 15,000 | $30,000 | 15,000 | — | FL |
Kingsbrook Opportunities GP LLC | 25,000 | $50,000 | 25,000 | Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands |
Intracoastal Capital, LLC | 37,500 | $75,000 | 37,500 | DE | IL |
Donald P Monaco Insurance Trust | 87,500 | $175,000 | 87,500 | IL | IL |
Charcoal Investments Ltd. | 87,500 | $175,000 | 87,500 | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
William E. LaMacchia | 50,000 | $100,000 | 50,000 | — | WI |
William Kerby | 25,000 | $50,000 | 25,000 | — | FL |
Pasquale LaVecchia | 5,000 | $10,000 | 5,000 | — | CT |
Robert Post | 12,500 | $25,000 | 12,500 | — | FL |
Stephen Romsdahl | 25,000 | $50,000 | 25,000 | — | MN |
Paul E. DeBoer | 25,000 | $50,000 | 25,000 | — | SD |
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF WARRANT
NEITHER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
Monaker Group, Inc.
WARRANT
Warrant No. ___
Original Issue Date: | |
July 31, 2017 |
Monaker Group, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that, for value received, [ ______________________] or its registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of [ ____________] shares of Common Stock (each such share, a “ Warrant Share ” and all such shares, the “ Warrant Shares ”), at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date and through and including July 30, 2022 (the “ Expiration Date ”), and subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms shall have the respective definitions set forth in this Section 1. Capitalized terms that are used and not defined in this Warrant that are defined in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) shall have the respective definitions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“ Closing Price ” means, for any date of determination, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market (other than the OTCQB), the closing price per share of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on such market; (ii) if prices for the Common Stock are then quoted on the OTCQB, the closing bid price per share of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) so quoted; (iii) if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (iv) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent qualified appraiser selected in good faith and paid for by the Company.
“ Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share, and any securities into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.
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“ Exercise Price ” means $2.10, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9.
“ Fundamental Transaction ” means any of the following: (i) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person, (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property.
“ Original Issue Date ” means the Original Issue Date first set forth on the first page of this Warrant or its predecessor instrument.
“ Purchase Agreement ” means the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated July 31, 2017, to which the Company and the original Holder are parties.
“ Trading Day ” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than the OTCQB), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTCQB), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTCQB, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“ 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 OTCQB on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
2. Registration of Warrant. The Company shall register this Warrant upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
3. Registration of Transfers. The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new Warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new Warrant, a “ New Warrant ”), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of a Warrant.
4. Exercise and Duration of Warrants. This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder in whole at any time and in part from time to time from the Original Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date. At 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time on the Expiration Date, the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value. The Company may not call or redeem any portion of this Warrant without the prior written consent of the affected Holder.
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5. Delivery of Warrant Shares.
(a) To effect exercises hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant unless the aggregate Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant are being exercised. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice (in the form attached hereto) to the Company (with the attached Warrant Shares Exercise Log) at its address for notice set forth herein and upon payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder intends to purchase hereunder and, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than three Trading Days after the Date of Exercise (as defined herein)) issue and deliver to the Holder, a certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, which, unless otherwise required by the Purchase Agreement, shall be free of restrictive legends. The Company shall, upon request of the Holder and subsequent to the date on which a registration statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, use its reasonable best efforts to deliver Warrant Shares hereunder electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions, if available, provided, that, the Company may, but will not be required to change its transfer agent if its current transfer agent cannot deliver Warrant Shares electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation. A “ Date of Exercise ” means the date on which the Holder shall have delivered to the Company: (i) the Exercise Notice (with the Warrant Exercise Log attached to it), appropriately completed and duly signed and (ii) if such Holder is not utilizing the cashless exercise provisions set forth in this Warrant, payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares so indicated by the Holder to be purchased.
(b) If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
(c) If by the third Trading Day after a Date of Exercise the Company fails to deliver the required number of Warrant Shares in the manner required pursuant to Section 5(a), and if after such third Trading Day and prior to the receipt of such Warrant Shares, 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 the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue by (B) the closing bid price of the Common Stock at the time of the obligation giving rise to such purchase obligation and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In.
(d) The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms 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, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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6. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.
7. Replacement of Warrant. If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity (which shall not include a surety bond), if requested. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe. If a New Warrant is requested as a result of a mutilation of this Warrant, then the Holder shall deliver such mutilated Warrant to the Company as a condition precedent to the Company’s obligation to issue the New Warrant.
8. Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 9). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
9. Certain Adjustments. The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 9.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to equal the product obtained by multiplying the then-current Exercise Price by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination.
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(b) Fundamental Transactions. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding there is a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the “ Alternate Consideration ”). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. At the Holder’s option and request, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall, either (1) issue to the Holder a new warrant substantially in the form of this Warrant and consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to purchase the Alternate Consideration for the aggregate Exercise Price upon exercise thereof, or (2) purchase the Warrant from the Holder for a purchase price, payable in cash within five Trading Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction), equal to the Black Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such request. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this paragraph (b) and insuring that the Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.
(c) Price Antidilution. If within twelve months from the Original Issue Date the Company shall issue any (i) Common Stock (except in connection with the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock) or (ii) any securities of the Company or the subsidiary that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock (“ Common Stock Equivalents ” and collectively “ Additional Shares ”), entitling any person or entity to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share less than the Exercise Price then in effect, except for the Exempt Issuances (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the Exercise Price shall be amended to equal the then current Exercise Price x (A + B) ¸ (A + C). For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply: (I) “A” means the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and deemed outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares (treating for this purpose as outstanding all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options and convertible securities as outstanding immediately prior to such issue); (II) “B” means the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares had been issued at a price per share equal to the then current Exercise Price (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such issue by the then current Exercise Price); and (III) “C” means the number of such Additional Shares issued in such transaction.
The sale of Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the issuance of the Common Stock Equivalents and the purchase price covered thereby shall also include the actual exercise or conversion price thereof at the time of the issuance, without any further adjustments to the exercise price upon the conversion or exercise of any Common Stock Equivalents. If shares are issued for a consideration other than cash, the per share selling price shall be the fair value of such consideration as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this section shall not apply to an Exempt Issuance (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
In the event of any adjustment under this Section 9(c), the Company shall promptly amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement to register the additional Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. In no event shall the number of Warrant Shares increase if such increase shall result in the Purchasers acquiring, or obtaining the right to acquire, in excess of 19.999% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or voting power of the Company on a post-transaction basis that assumes that the closing of the Additional Shares shall have occurred.
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(d) [Reserved]
(e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 9 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100 th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(f) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this Section 9, the Company at its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable), describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based. Upon written request, the Company will promptly deliver a copy of each such certificate to the Holder and to the Company’s Transfer Agent.
10. Payment of Exercise Price. The Holder may pay the Exercise Price in one of the following manners:
(a) Cash Exercise. The Holder may deliver immediately available funds; or
(b) Cashless Exercise. If the Company does not have an effective Registration Statement covering the resale of the Registrable Securities within 180 days after Closing or anytime thereafter, then the Holder may notify the Company in an Exercise Notice of its election to utilize cashless exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares determined as follows:
X = Y [(A-B)/A]
where:
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Y = the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised.
A = the average of the Closing Prices for the five Trading Days immediately prior to (but not including) the Exercise Date.
B = the Exercise Price.
For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the Warrant Shares issued in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued.
11. No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Shares will be issued in connection with any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares which would, otherwise be issuable, the Company may (a) pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the Closing Price of one Warrant Share on the date of exercise; or (b) round up the amount of any fractional share to the next highest whole number of shares.
12. Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including, without limitation, any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective if provided pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. In case any time: (1) the Company shall declare any cash dividend on its common stock; (2) the Company shall pay any dividend payable in stock upon its common stock or make any distribution to the holders of its common stock; (3) the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of its common stock any additional shares of stock of any class or other rights; (4) there shall be any capital reorganization, or reclassification of the common stock of the Company, or consolidation or merger of the Company with, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation; or (5) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; then, in any one or more of said cases, the Company shall give prompt written notice to the Holder. Such notice shall also specify the date as of which the holders of capital stock of record shall participate in such dividend, distribution or subscription rights, or shall be entitled to exchange their capital stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or conversion or redemption, as the case may be. Such written notice shall be given at least 20 days prior to the action in question and not less than 20 days prior to the record date or the date on which the Company’s transfer books are closed in respect thereto.
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13. Registration Rights. The Holder shall be entitled to the registration rights set forth in Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement.
14. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their successors and assigns.
(b) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
(c) The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(d) In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.
(e) Prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Holder hereof shall not, by reason of by being a Holder, be entitled to any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Warrant Shares
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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated above.
M onaker G roup , I nc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | William Kerby | |
Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
FORM OF EXERCISE NOTICE
The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the attached Warrant. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
(1) The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.
(2) The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):
“Cash Exercise” under Section 10
“Cashless Exercise” under Section 10
(3) If the holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the holder shall pay the sum of $____________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(4) Pursuant to this Exercise Notice, the Company shall deliver to the holder Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Dated ______________ __, _____ | Name of Holder: | |
(Print) | ||
By: | ||
Its: | ||
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) |
Warrant Shares Exercise Log
Date |
Number of Warrant
Shares Available
to be Exercised |
Number of Warrant
Shares Exercised |
Number of Warrant
Shares Remaining
to be Exercised
|
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
[To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the right represented by the attached Warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock to which such Warrant relates and appoints attorney to transfer said right on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: __________ __, _______ | |
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of holder as specified on the face of the Warrant) |
Address of Transferee | |
Attest: | |
EXHIBIT C
SELLING SHAREHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE
MONAKER GROUP, INC.
Questionnaire for Selling Shareholder
This questionnaire is necessary to obtain information to be used by Monaker Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”) to complete a Registration Statement (the “ Registration Statement ”) covering the resale of certain shares of Company Common Stock currently outstanding and/or of certain shares of Company Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of currently outstanding warrants to purchase Company Common Stock. Please complete and return this questionnaire to The Loev Law Firm, PC, the Company’s legal counsel, to the attention of David M. Loev either by mail to 6300 West Loop South, Suite 280, Bellaire, Texas 77401, by email at dloev@loevlaw.com, or by fax to (713) 524-4122. Please return the questionnaire by ___________, 2017 or sooner, if possible. Call David M. Loev at (713) 524-4110 with questions.
FAILURE TO RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE MAY RESULT IN THE EXCLUSION OF YOUR NAME AND SHARES FROM THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
Please answer all questions. If the answer to any question is “None” or “Not Applicable,” please so state .
If there is any question about which you have any doubt, please set forth the relevant facts in your answer.
1. | Please correct your name and/or address if not correct below |
Name: |
Address: | ||
*See Appendix A for definitions
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2. | Please state the total number of currently outstanding shares of Company Common Stock that you beneficially own* and the form of ownership and the date that you acquired such stock. Include shares registered in your name individually or jointly with others and shares held in the name of a bank, broker, nominee, depository or in “street name” for your account. (DO NOT list options and warrants. See Question #3). |
3. | Please list any outstanding options and warrants to purchase Company Common Stock that you beneficially own*, including (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of such option or warrant, (ii) the date such option or warrant is exercisable, (iii) the expiration date and (iv) the exercise price per share of EACH such option and warrant. |
Number
of Shares
Covered by Option or Warrant |
Date Exercisable |
Exercise Price |
Expiration Date |
4. | Please list the number of shares of Common Stock listed under Question #2 above that you wish to include in the Registration Statement. |
*See Appendix A for definitions
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5. | Please list the number of shares of Common Stock underlying warrants listed under Question #3 above that, upon exercise of such warrants, you wish to include in the Registration Statement. |
6. | If you are a limited liability company or limited partnership, please name the managing member or general partner and each person controlling such managing member or general partner. |
7. | If you are an entity, please identify the natural person(s) who exercise sole or shared voting power* and/or sole or shared investment power* with regard to the shares listed under Question #2 and Question #3. |
8. | Please advise whether you are a registered broker-dealer or an affiliate* thereof. If you are an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer, please explain the nature of the affiliation and disclose whether you acquired the shares in the ordinary course of business and whether at the time of the acquisition you had any plans or proposals, directly or with any other person, to distribute the shares listed under Question #2 and Question #3. |
9. | List below the nature of any position, office or other material relationship that you have, or have had within the past three years, with the Company or any of its predecessors or affiliates*. |
*See Appendix A for definitions
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10. | If you expressly wish to disclaim any beneficial ownership* of any shares listed under Question #2 for any reason in the Registration Statement, indicate below the shares and circumstances for disclaiming such beneficial ownership*. |
11. | With respect to the shares that you wish to include in the Registration Statement, please list any party that has or may have secured a lien, security interest or any other claim relating to such shares, and please give a full description of such claims. |
12. | Please review Appendix B “Plan of Distribution.” Please identify and describe any method of distribution, other than described in Appendix B, that you plan on using to sell your shares of the Company’s Common Stock. By signing below you agree to distribute your shares of the Company’s Common Stock as described in Appendix B and this Item 12 and to notify the Company of any plan to distribute the Company’s Common Stock that is not described in Appendix B or herein under Item 12. |
The undersigned, a Selling Shareholder of the Company, hereby furnishes the foregoing information for use by the Company in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement. The undersigned will notify [________], at the address specified above, in writing immediately of any changes in the foregoing answers that should be made as a result of any developments occurring prior to the time that all the shares of Common Stock of the Company are sold pursuant to the Registration Statement referred to above. Otherwise, the Company is to understand that the above information continues to be, to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge, information and belief, complete and correct.
Dated: ___________ __, 20___ | |
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Its: |
*See Appendix A for definitions
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APPENDIX
A
To Exhibit C
Certain Terms Used in Questionnaire
AFFILIATE
An “ affiliate ” of a company is a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such company.
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
A person “ beneficially owns ” a security if such person, directly or indirectly, has or shares voting power or investment power of such security, whether through a contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise. A person is also the beneficial owner of a security if he has the right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time within 60 days through the exercise of any option, warrant or right, or the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement.
INVESTMENT POWER
“ Investment power ” includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, a security.
VOTING POWER
“ Voting power ” includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, a security.
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APPENDIX B
To Exhibit C
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are registering for resale by the selling shareholders and certain transferees a total of _________ shares of Common Stock, of which _______ shares are issued and outstanding and up to ______shares are issuable upon exercise of warrants. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the shares of common stock, although we may receive up to $_____ upon the exercise of all of the warrants by the selling shareholders. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of Common Stock. If the shares of Common Stock are sold through broker-dealers or agents, the selling shareholder will be responsible for any compensation to such broker-dealers or agents.
The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of Common Stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of Common Stock from time to tie pursuant to this prospectus.
The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
The selling shareholders will sell their shares of Common Stock subject to the following:
● | all of a portion of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the selling shareholders or their perspective pledgees, donees, transferees or successors in interest, may be sold on the OTCQB, any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the shares of our Common Stock may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, in the over-the counter market, in privately negotiated transactions, through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise, short sales or in a combination of such transactions; |
● | each sale may be made at market price prevailing at the time of such sale, at negotiated prices, at fixed prices or at carrying prices determined at the time of sale; |
● | some or all of the shares of Common Stock may be sold through one or more broker-dealers or agents and may involve crosses, block transactions or hedging transactions. The selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or agents, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Common Stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell shares of Common Stock short and deliver shares of Common Stock to close out short positions or loan or pledge shares of Common Stock to broker-dealers or agents that in turn may sell such shares; and |
● | in connection with such sales through one or more broker-dealers or agents, such broker-dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders and may receive commissions from the purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they act as broker-dealer or agent or to whom they sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transaction involved). Any broker-dealer or agent participating in any such sale may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and will be required to deliver a copy of this prospectus to any person who purchases any share of Common Stock from or through such broker-dealer or agent. We have been advised that, as of the date hereof, none of the selling shareholders have made any arrangements with any broker-dealer or agent for the sale of their shares of common stock. |
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The selling shareholder and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any profits realized by the selling shareholders and any commissions paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. In addition, any shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus. A selling shareholder may also transfer, devise or gift the shares of Common Stock by other means not covered in this prospectus in which case the transferee, devisee or giftee will be the selling shareholder under this prospectus.
If required at the time a particular offering of the shares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the shelf registration statements of which this prospectus is a part, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-deals or agents, any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.
Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with. There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.
The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock by the selling shareholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock.
We will bear all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common Stock including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with the state securities of “blue sky” laws. The selling shareholders will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions and expenses, brokerage fees and transfer taxes, as well as the fees and disbursements of counsel to and experts for the selling shareholders, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreement or the selling shareholder will be entitled to contribution. We will be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholders for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related securities purchase agreement or will be entitled to contribution. Once sold under this shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.
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Exhibit 10.2
Board Representation Agreement
This agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is made as of July 31, 2017, by Monaker Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), and Pacific Grove Capital LP (the “ Investor ”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of that certain Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and the Investor (and certain other investors) dated the date hereof (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “ Purchase Agreement ”), the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor has agreed to purchase from the Company, certain shares of common stock and warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company described therein (the “ Securities ”); and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the Investor to enter into the Purchase Agreement and purchase the Securities, the Company desires to provide the Investor with certain representation rights regarding the Company’s board of directors (the “ Board ”).
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Board Representative Rights .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and provided that the Investor together with its Affiliates Beneficially Own 4.99% or greater of the Outstanding Equity, the Investor shall have the right (but not the obligation) to designate one person to be nominated for election to the Board (a “ Nominee ”) by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary of the Company. The Nominee shall be selected by the Investor in reasonable consultation with (but without the need for the approval of) the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of its Board of Directors (the “ Nominating Committee ”).
(b) Provided the Investor exercises its right under Section 1(a) , the Company shall: (i) within 15 Business Days increase the size of the Board from seven to eight members; (ii) appoint such Nominee as a member of the Board; and (iii) at all times during the Designation Period, include, and shall use its best efforts to cause the Board, whether acting through the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board or otherwise, to include the Nominee in the slate of nominees recommended to the stockholders for election as a director at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders held during the Designation Period (or, if permitted, by any action by written consent of the stockholders taken during the Designation Period) at or by which directors of the Company are to be elected.
(c) If a Board vacancy occurs during the Designation Period solely because of the death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or removal of the Nominee, the Investor shall be entitled to designate such person’s successor in accordance with Section 2(b) .
(d) If during the Designation Period the Nominee is not nominated or elected to the Board because of such Nominee’s death, disability, disqualification, withdrawal as a nominee or such Nominee is for any other reason unavailable or unable to serve on the Board, the Investor may promptly designate another Nominee in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 1 and the director position for which such Nominee was nominated shall not be filled pending such designation.
(e) A Nominee is entitled to the same compensation paid and expense reimbursement payable to other non-employee Directors
2. Company Obligations.
(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company is not obligated to appoint any Nominee to serve on the Board or cause to be nominated for election to the Board or recommend to the stockholders the election of any Nominee: (i) who fails to submit to the Company on a timely basis such questionnaires as the Company may reasonably require of its directors generally and such other information as the Company may reasonably request in connection with the preparation of its filings under the Securities Laws; or (ii) if the Board or the Nominating Committee (if any) determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that (A) such action would constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties or applicable law or violate the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; or (B) such Nominee would not be qualified under any applicable law, rule or regulation to serve as a Director of the Company; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of either (i) or (ii) above, the Company shall promptly notify the Investor of the occurrence of such event and permit the Investor to provide an alternate Nominee sufficiently in advance of any Board action, the meetings of the stockholders called or written action of stockholders with respect to such election of nominees and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to perform its obligations under Section 1 with respect to such alternate Nominee (provided that if the Company provides at least 45 days advance notice of the occurrence of any such event such alternative nominee must be designated by the Investor not less than 30 days in advance of any Board action, notice of meeting of the stockholders or written action of stockholders with respect to such election of nominees), and in no event shall the Company be obligated to postpone, reschedule, or delay any scheduled meeting of the stockholders with respect to such election of Nominees.
(b) If at any time during Designation Period a Board vacancy occurs solely because of the death, disability, disqualification, resignation or removal of the Nominee, then the Board, or any committee thereof, shall not fill such vacancy until the earliest to occur of: (i) the Investor’s designation of a successor Nominee (which successor Nominee shall be designated in accordance with Section 1(a) and subject to the terms of Section 2(a)) and the Board’s appointment of such successor Nominee to fill the vacancy; (ii) the Investor’s failure to designate a successor Nominee within 75 Business Days after receiving notification of the vacancy from the Company; or (iii) the Investor’s specifically waiving in writing its rights under this Section 3(b). For the purposes of clarity, the Company shall have the right to fill any Board vacancy which may occur due to any reason other than the death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or removal of the Nominee in accordance with the terms of the Company’s By-Laws and Certificate of Incorporation.
3. Notices . Notices are to be delivered in writing, in the case of the Company, to 2690 Weston Road, Suite #200, Weston, FL 33331, Attention: Chairman, and in the case of the Investor, to 580 California St., Suite 1925, San Francisco, CA 94104, Attention: Jamie Mendola, or to such other address as may be given by each party from time to time under this Section. Notices shall be deemed properly given upon personal delivery, the day following deposit by overnight carrier, or three days after deposit in the U.S. mail.
4. Miscellaneous Provisions . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties, and supersedes any and all previous agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, between the parties regarding the matters set out in this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement may be amended, modified or waived, except in a writing signed by the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Investor. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision, and if any restriction in this Agreement is found by a court to be unreasonable or unenforceable, then such court may amend or modify the restriction so it can be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. The section headings in this Agreement have been inserted as a matter of convenience of reference and are not a part of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed by electronic signature in any number of counterparts, each of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Agreement. The failure of a party to insist on strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions shall not be construed as a waiver or deprive such party of the right to thereafter insist on strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.
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5. Remedies . The Company, on the one hand, and the Investor, on the other hand, each acknowledge and agree that monetary damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach (or threatened breach) of this Agreement by it and that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach hereof, (a) the non-breaching party shall have the right to immediate injunctive and other equitable relief, without proof of actual damages; (b) the breaching party will not plead in defense thereto that there would be an adequate remedy at law; and (c) the breaching party agrees to waive any applicable right or requirement that a bond be posted by the non-breaching party. Such remedies will not be the exclusive remedies for a breach of this Agreement, but will be in addition to all other remedies that may be available to the non-breaching party at law or in equity. In the event that either party institutes any legal suit, action or proceeding against the other party arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party in the suit, action or proceeding shall be entitled to receive, in addition to all other damages to which it may be entitled, the costs incurred by such party in conducting the suit, action or proceeding, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and court costs.
6. Applicable Law . This Agreement, and any and all claims, controversies and causes of action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, whether sounding in contract, tort or statute, shall be governed by the laws of New York, including its statutes of limitations, without giving effect to any conflict-of-laws rule that would result in the application of the laws of a different jurisdiction.
7. Termination .
(a) This Agreement shall become effective upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “ Effective Date ”).
(b) The rights of the Investor under Section 1 of this Agreement terminate automatically upon the latter to occur of (i) the Investor together with its Affiliates ceasing to Beneficially Own at least 4.99% of the Outstanding Equity, whether as a result of dilution, Transfer or otherwise, and (ii) the Investor together with its Affiliates ceasing to Beneficially Own at least 75% of the Securities purchased under the Purchase Agreement (the “ Nominee Termination Event ”). Within three Business Days after the occurrence of the Nominee Termination Event (i) that results from a Transfer of Common Stock by the Investor, the Investor shall notify the Company of such event and (ii) that results from any other event or occurrence, the Company shall notify the Investor of such event (in each case, a “ Nominee Termination Notice ”).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the occurrence of a General Termination Event, this Agreement shall be automatically terminated and of no further force and effect, and no party hereto shall have any surviving obligations, rights, or duties hereunder after such termination. Within three Business Days after the occurrence of a General Termination Event (i) that results from a Transfer of Common Stock by the Investor, the Investor shall notify the Company of such event and (ii) that results from any other event or occurrence, the Company shall notify the Investor of such event (in each case, a “ General Termination Notice ”).
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8. Definitions .
“ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person.
“ Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“ Articles of Incorporation ” means the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as in effect on the date hereof, as the same may be amended from time to time.
“ Beneficially Own ” has the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 13d-3 and 13d-5 (or successor rules then in effect) promulgated under Exchange Act.
“ Board ” means the board of directors of the Company.
“ Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by applicable law to close.
“ By-Laws ” means the Company’s By-Laws, as in effect on the date hereof, as the same may be amended from time to time.
“ Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company.
“ Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“ Designation Period ” means the period commencing on the Effective Date and expiring on a Nominee Termination Event.
“ Director ” means a duly elected member of the Board.
“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“ General Termination Event ” means the latter to occur of (i) the Investor together with its Affiliates ceasing to Beneficially Own at least 4.99% of the Outstanding Equity, whether as a result of dilution, Transfer or otherwise, and (ii) the Investor together with its Affiliates ceasing to Beneficially Own at least 75% of the Securities purchased under the Purchase Agreement.
“ Nominee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a) .
“ Nominee Termination Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7 .
“ Nominee Termination Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7 .
“ Outstanding Equity ” means, at any time, the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company (assuming exercise of all common stock purchase warrants then held by the Investor).
“ Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
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“ Securities Laws ” means the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder.
“ Transfer ” means any sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of (whether with or without consideration and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law) of Common Stock.
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Signed: | ||||
MONAKER GROUP, INC. | PACIFIC GROVE CAPITAL LP | |||
By: | /s/ Bill Kerby | By: | /s/ Jamie Mendola | |
Name: | Bill Kerby | Name: | Managing Partner | |
Title: | CEO | Title: | Jamie Mendola |
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Exhibit 10.3
ADDENDUM TO
MONAKER GROUP, INC.
COMMON STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Addendum (this “ Addendum ”) is made as of July 31, 2017 to the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is made as of July 31, 2017 by and between MONAKER GROUP, INC. , Nevada corporation with its principal office at 2690 Weston Road, Suite #200, Weston, FL 33331 (the “ Company ”), and those purchasers listed on the attached Exhibit A of the Agreement, as such exhibit may be amended from time to time (each a “ Purchaser ”, and collectively, the “ Purchasers ”).
The Company and the purchasers agree that the following Section 4(b) is added to the Agreement:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its affiliates (as defined under Rule 144, “ Affiliates ”) and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 4.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may waive the provisions of this Section 4(b), but any such waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after delivery of such notice, nor will any such waiver effect any other Holder.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed 9.999% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This provision shall not restrict the number of shares of Common Stock which a Holder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that such Holder may receive in the event of a Fundamental Transaction as contemplated in Section 9 of this Warrant. This restriction may not be waived.
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In witness whereof, the foregoing Addendum to the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement is hereby executed as of the date first above written.
Monaker Group, Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | William Kerby | |
Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
In witness whereof, the foregoing Addendum to the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement is hereby executed as of the date first above written.
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Exhibit 99.1
Monaker Enters Into Definitive Agreements For $3 Million Private Placement; Prepares for NASDAQ Market Listing
WESTON, FL August 1, 2017 – Monaker Group (OTCQB: MKGI), a technology-driven travel company, has entered into definitive documentation relating to a private placement of equity financing totaling in excess of $3.0 million in gross proceeds. Certain insiders and board members participated in the offering, representing $635,000 or approximately 21% of the transaction.
Under the terms of a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, purchasers in the offering received securities comprised of one common share and one warrant for a purchase price of $2.00. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share at an exercise price of $2.10 per share, with an expiration date five years from the date of issuance.
The offering is subject to customary closing conditions and the company anticipates the offering closing on August 3, 2017.
The securities purchase agreement also requires Monaker to apply for a listing of its common shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market within 60 days following the closing of the offering, along with other terms and conditions as provided in the Form 8-K the company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, which is available at www.sec.gov .
Monaker intends to use the net proceeds to expand its technology division and alternative lodging rentals offering, and for general corporate purposes.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the company’s securities, nor shall there be any sale of the company’s securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification for an exemption under the securities law of any such jurisdiction, including the registration requirements under U.S. securities laws.
About Monaker
Monaker Group is a technology-driven travel company focused on delivering innovation to alternative lodging rentals (ALR) market. The Monaker Booking Engine (MBE) delivers instant booking of more than 1.5 million vacation rental homes, villas, chalets, apartments, condos, resort residences and castles. MBE offers travel distributors and agencies an industry-first: a customizable instant booking platform for ALR. Monaker’s NextTrip.com B2C website, powered by the MBE, is the first to offer significant instantly-bookable ALR products along with mainstream travel products and services, all on a single site. NextTrip also features rich content, imagery and high-quality video to enhance a traveler’s booking experience and assist in the search, decision and buying process for both individuals and groups. For more information, visit www.monakergroup.com .
Important Cautions Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning the plans and expectations of Monaker Group. These statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially from those described in this press release due to a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which are out of our control. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, or the expectations of future growth may not be realized. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and Monaker Group undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the "Risk Factors" and other cautionary statements included in Monaker Group's annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including, but not limited to, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended February 28, 2017 which has been filed with the SEC and is available at www.sec.gov.
Company Contact
Monaker Group
Richard Marshall
Director of Corporate Development
Tel: (954) 888-9779
rmarshall@monakergroup.com
Investor Relations Contact
Ronald Both or Grant Stude
CMA
Tel (949) 432-7557
Email Contact
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