UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 31, 2016  

 

Eastside Distilling, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada 000-54959 20-3937596
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

 

1805 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.   97214
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (971) 888-4264

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
 
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

1. From June 4, 2016 to June 9, 2016, we conducted closings for the sale of 22,000,000 units (“Common Units”) to accredited investors at a price of $0.05 per Common Unit for an aggregate cash purchase price of $1,100,000. Each Common Unit consists of (i) 1 share of our Common Stock and (ii) one Warrant (the “Warrants”), exercisable for 3-years, to purchase one (1) share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per whole share (the “Warrant Shares”). The issuance and sale of the Common Units, the Common Stock, the Warrants, and the Warrant Shares will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are being offered in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder.

 

We used approximately $100,000 of the proceeds received to prepay in full that certain 14% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated May 13, 2016 in the original principal amount of $219,200.65. The prepayment amount for this note referred to in our Current Report in Form 8-K dated June 1, 2016 was reduced due to the note holder’s conversion of principal under this note into shares of our common stock following receipt of the prepayment notice, as permitted under the terms of such note. We intend to use the remaining proceeds for inventory purchases and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The issuance and sale of the shares of Common Stock, the Warrants, and the Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and such securities have been sold and will be issued in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder.

 

The Warrants are subject to the terms and conditions of the form of Warrant attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated by reference herein. The terms of the private placement for the Common Units are more fully set forth in the form of Subscription Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

2. On June 8, 2016, we sold 39 units (“Series A Units”) to accredited investors at a price of $1,000 per Series A Unit for an aggregate cash purchase price of $39,000. Each Series A Unit consists of (i) 1 share of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred”) convertible into shares of Common Stock at a rate of $0.075 per share (the “Conversion Shares”), and (ii) one Warrant (the “Series A Warrants”), exercisable for 3-years, to purchase thirteen thousand three hundred thirty two shares (13,332) shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per whole share (the “Series A Warrant Shares”).

 

We received gross proceeds of $39,000 from the sale of the 39 Series A Units for cash. We used $3,120 of these proceeds as payment for non-exclusive placement agent fees to FINRA registered broker-dealers. The remaining proceeds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The issuance and sale of the shares of Series A Preferred, the Series A Warrants, the Series A Warrant Shares and the Conversion Shares will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are being offered in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder. In addition, we issued 5-year warrants to purchase 15,600 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.075 to broker-dealers in connection with the purchase of Series A Units referred to in this Report.

 

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The Series A Warrants are subject to the terms and conditions of the form of Series A Warrant attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and incorporated by reference herein. The terms of the private placement for the Series A Units are more fully set forth in the form of Subscription Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Section 3 – Securities and Trading Markets

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

1. See Item 1.01 above

 

2. Effective June 1, 2016, we issued 1,465,202 shares of our common stock upon conversion of $40,000 in principal under a convertible promissory note. The issuance was exempt pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

3. Effective June 3, 2016, we issued 1,752,908 shares of our common stock upon conversion of $55,830.10 in principal under a convertible promissory note. The issuance was exempt pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

 

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

 

On June 1, 2016, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Designation of our Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Amendment”) which such Series A Amendment: (i) reduces the Series A Conversion Price set forth in Section 5.1 thereof to $0.075; (ii) clarifies that the voting rights based on a multiple of which the Series A Preferred is convertible do not take into account conversion limitations set forth in Section 5.5 thereof and (iii) provides that the conversion limitations contained in Section 5.5 can be waived by any holder. The Series A Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Section 8 – Other Event

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On May 31, 2016, we received a waiver from the holder of that certain 5% Convertible Note in the original principal amount of $150,000 with a then stated maturity date of May 31, 2016. The holder of such note agreed to waive any default resulting from non-payment so long as full payment is received by holder on or before June 30, 2016. The Waiver is attached as Exhibit 10.3 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (c) Exhibits.
         
    3.1   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock
    4.1   Form of Warrant (Common Stock and Warrant offering)
    4.2   Form of Series A Warrant (Series A Preferred and Warrant Unit offering)
    10.1   Form of Subscription Agreement (Common Stock and Warrant offering)
    10.2   Form of Subscription Agreement (Series A Preferred and Warrant Unit offering)
    10.3   Waiver

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.
   
  (Registrant)
     
Date:  June 9, 2016 By: /s/ Steven Earles
  Steven Earles
  President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN A SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF ___________, 2016, NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR ANY OF SUCH SHARES MAY BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT OR, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE, CUSTOMARY FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SUCH ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGULATION S UNDER SUCH ACT.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.

 

Right to Purchase __________ Shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT , for value received_______________ or its registered assigns, is entitled to purchase from Eastside Distilling, Inc. , a Nevada corporation whose shares of Common Stock (defined below) (the “ Company ”), at any time or from time to time during the period specified in Paragraph 2 hereof, _______________ (________) fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), at an exercise price per whole share equal to $0.10 (the “ Exercise Price ”). The term “ Warrant Shares ,” as used herein, refers to the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder. The Warrant Shares and the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 4 hereof. The term “ Warrants ” means this Warrant and the other warrants issued pursuant to that certain Subscription Agreement(s), by and among the Company and the Buyers listed on the execution pages thereto.

 

This Warrant is subject to the following terms, provisions, and conditions:

 

1.           Manner of Exercise; Issuance of Certificates; Payment for Shares . Subject to the provisions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder hereof, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant, together with a completed exercise agreement in the form attached hereto (the “ Exercise Agreement ”), to the Company during normal business hours on any business day at the Company’s principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), and upon payment to the Company in cash, by certified or official bank check or by wire transfer for the account of the Company of the Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the Exercise Agreement. The Warrant Shares so purchased shall be deemed to be issued to the holder hereof or such holder’s designee, as the record owner of such shares, as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered, the completed Exercise Agreement shall have been delivered, and payment shall have been made for such shares as set forth above. Certificates for the Warrant Shares so purchased, representing the aggregate number of shares specified in the Exercise Agreement, shall be delivered to the holder hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding five (5) business days, after this Warrant shall have been so exercised. The certificates so delivered shall be in such denominations as may be requested by the holder hereof and shall be registered in the name of such holder or such other name as shall be designated by such holder. If this Warrant shall have been exercised only in part, then, unless this Warrant has expired, the Company shall, at its expense, at the time of delivery of such certificates, deliver to the holder a new Warrant representing the number of shares with respect to which this Warrant shall not then have been exercised.

 

 

 

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, in no event shall the holder of this Warrant be entitled to exercise a number of Warrants (or portions thereof) in excess of the number of Warrants (or portions thereof) upon exercise of which the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unexercised Warrants and the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (or portions thereof) with respect to which the determination described herein is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the holder and its affiliates of more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (i) of the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the limitation on exercise of this Warrant set forth herein may not be amended without the written consent of the holder hereof and the Company.

 

2.           Period of Exercise. (a)          This Warrant is exercisable at any time or from time to time on or after the date on which this Warrant is issued and delivered pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement and before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on the third (3 rd ) anniversary of the date of issuance (the “ Exercise Period ”)

 

(b)          If at any time during the Exercise Period the Common Stock trades at or above $0.30 per share (subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits, recapitalizations, stock dividends and the like) (the “ Threshold Price ”) during 10 consecutive Trading Days (the " Measurement Period "), then upon 30 days prior written notice “ Forced Exercise Notice ”), the Company may force the Holder to exercise the Warrant at a price per share equal to the Exercise Price during the 30-day period following the date of the Forced Exercise Notice (the “ Forced Exercise Period ”). Any Warrants which are not exercised by 5:00 p.m. EST on the final day of the Forced Exercise Period will be cancelled and of no further force and effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Warrant, the Company may not deliver a Forced Exercise Notice or require the cancellation of this Warrant (and any Forced Exercise Notice will be void), unless during the Forced Exercise Period the Company has effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement providing for the resale of the Warrant Shares and the prospectus thereunder available for use by the Holders for the resale of all such Warrant Shares. “ Trading Day ” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the primary national or regional stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, or, if not listed, the OTC Markets if quoted thereon, and on which day the foregoing is open for the transaction of business

 

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3.           Certain Agreements of the Company . The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)           Shares to be Fully Paid . All Warrant Shares will, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

 

(b)           Reservation of Shares . During the Exercise Period, the Company shall at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance upon exercise of this Warrant, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of this Warrant.

 

(c)           Certain Actions Prohibited . The Company will not, by amendment of its charter or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) will not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

 

(d)           Successors and Assigns . This Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of all or substantially all the Company’s assets.

 

4.           Antidilution Provisions . During the Exercise Period, the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Paragraph 4. In the event that any adjustment of the Exercise Price as required herein results in a fraction of a cent, such Exercise Price shall be rounded up to the nearest cent.

 

(a)           Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock . If the Company at any time subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) the shares of Common Stock acquirable hereunder into a greater number of shares, then, after the date of record for effecting such subdivision, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. If the Company at any time combines (by reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) the shares of Common Stock acquirable hereunder into a smaller number of shares, then, after the date of record for effecting such combination, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased.

 

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(b)           Consolidation, Merger or Sale . In case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into any other corporation, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Company, then as a condition of such consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance, adequate provision will be made whereby the holder of this Warrant will have the right to acquire and receive upon exercise of this Warrant in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable upon the exercise of this Warrant, such shares of stock, securities or assets as may be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange for the number of shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant had such consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance not taken place. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate provision to insure that the provisions of this Paragraph 4 hereof will thereafter be applicable as nearly as may be in relation to any shares of stock or securities thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant. The Company will not effect any consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance unless prior to the consummation thereof, the successor corporation (if other than the Company) assumes by written instrument the obligations under this Paragraph 4 and the obligations to deliver to the holder of this Warrant such shares of stock, securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the holder may be entitled to acquire.

 

(c)           Distribution of Assets . In case the Company shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (including cash) to holders of Common Stock as a partial liquidating dividend, by way of return of capital or otherwise, then, after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such distribution, but prior to the date of distribution, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled upon exercise of this Warrant for the purchase of any or all of the shares of Common Stock subject hereto, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the holder had such holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such distribution.

 

(d)           Notice of Adjustment . Upon the occurrence of any event which requires any adjustment of the Exercise Price, then, and in each such case, the Company shall give notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, which notice shall state the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease in the number of Warrant Shares purchasable at such price upon exercise, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Such calculation shall be certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

 

(e)           Minimum Adjustment of Exercise Price . No adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made in an amount of less than 1% of the Exercise Price in effect at the time such adjustment is otherwise required to be made, but any such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time and together with the next subsequent adjustment which, together with any adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to not less than 1% of such Exercise Price.

 

(f)           No Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of any fractional share which would otherwise be issuable in an amount equal to the same fraction of the Market Price of a share of Common Stock on the date of such exercise.

 

(g)           Other Notices . In case at any time:

 

(1)         the Company shall declare any dividend upon the Common Stock payable in shares of stock of any class or make any other distribution (including dividends or distributions payable in cash out of retained earnings) to the holders of the Common Stock;

 

(2)         the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of the Common Stock any additional shares of stock of any class or other rights;

 

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(3)         there shall be any capital reorganization of the Company, or reclassification of the Common Stock, or consolidation or merger of the Company with or into, or sale of all or substantially all its assets to, another corporation or entity; or

 

(4)         there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company;

 

then, in each such case, the Company shall give to the holder of this Warrant (a) notice of the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights or for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up and (b) in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, notice of the date (or, if not then known, a reasonable approximation thereof by the Company) when the same shall take place. Such notice shall also specify the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights or to exchange their Common Stock for stock or other securities or property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation, or winding-up, as the case may be. Such notice shall be given at least 30 days prior to the record date or the date on which the Company’s books are closed in respect thereto. Failure to give any such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the proceedings referred to in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above.

 

(h)           Certain Events . If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the adjustment provisions of this Paragraph 4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions, the Company will give notice of such event as provided in Paragraph 4(d) hereof, and the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant so that the rights of the holder shall be neither enhanced nor diminished by such event.

 

(i)           Certain Definitions .

 

(1)          Market Price ,” as of any date, (i) means the average of the last reported sale prices for the shares of Common Stock on the OTC Markets for the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding such date as reported by Bloomberg, or (ii) if the OTC Markets is not the principal trading market for the shares of Common Stock, the average of the last reported sale prices on the principal trading market for the Common Stock during the same period as reported by Bloomberg, or (iii) if market value cannot be calculated as of such date on any of the foregoing bases, the Market Price shall be the fair market value as reasonably determined in good faith by (a) the Board of Directors of the Company or, at the option of a majority-in-interest of the holders of the outstanding Warrants by (b) an independent investment bank of nationally recognized standing in the valuation of businesses similar to the business of the corporation. The manner of determining the Market Price of the Common Stock set forth in the foregoing definition shall apply with respect to any other security in respect of which a determination as to market value must be made hereunder.

 

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(2)          Common Stock ,” for purposes of this Paragraph 4, includes the Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, and any additional class of stock of the Company having no preference as to dividends or distributions on liquidation, provided that the shares purchasable pursuant to this Warrant shall include only shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, in respect of which this Warrant is exercisable, or shares resulting from any subdivision or combination of such Common Stock, or in the case of any reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, or sale of the character referred to in Paragraph 4(b) hereof, the stock or other securities or property provided for in such Paragraph.

 

5.           Issue Tax . The issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the holder of this Warrant or such shares for any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than the holder of this Warrant.

 

6.           No Rights or Liabilities as a Shareholder . This Warrant shall not entitle the holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company. No provision of this Warrant, in the absence of affirmative action by the holder hereof to purchase Warrant Shares, and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the holder hereof, shall give rise to any liability of such holder for the Exercise Price or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

7.           Transfer, Exchange, and Replacement of Warrant .

 

(a)           Restriction on Transfer . This Warrant and the rights granted to the holder hereof are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant, together with a properly executed assignment in the form attached hereto, at the office or agency of the Company referred to in Paragraph 7(e) below, provided, however, that any transfer or assignment shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Paragraph 7(f) hereof and to the applicable provisions of the Subscription Agreement. Until due presentment for registration of transfer on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the owner and holder hereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

(b)           Warrant Exchangeable for Different Denominations . This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the holder hereof at the office or agency of the Company referred to in Paragraph 7(e) below, for new Warrants of like tenor representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock which may be purchased hereunder, each of such new Warrants to represent the right to purchase such number of shares as shall be designated by the holder hereof at the time of such surrender.

 

(c)           Replacement of Warrant . Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft, or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company, at its expense, will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

 

(d)           Cancellation; Payment of Expenses . Upon the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer, exchange, or replacement as provided in this Paragraph 7, this Warrant shall be promptly canceled by the Company. The Company shall pay all taxes (other than securities transfer taxes) and all other expenses (other than legal expenses, if any, incurred by the holder or transferees) and charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution, and delivery of Warrants pursuant to this Paragraph 7.

 

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(e)           Register . The Company shall maintain, at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee and each prior owner of this Warrant.

 

(f)           Exercise or Transfer Without Registration . If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any exercise, transfer, or exchange of this Warrant, this Warrant (or, in the case of any exercise, the Warrant Shares issuable hereunder), shall not be registered under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such exercise, transfer, or exchange, (i) that the holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel are acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such exercise, transfer, or exchange may be made without registration under said Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii) that the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in form and substance acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided that no such opinion, letter or status as an “accredited investor” shall be required in connection with a transfer pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The first holder of this Warrant, by taking and holding the same, represents to the Company that such holder is acquiring this Warrant for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof.

 

8.           Notices . All notices, requests, and other communications required or permitted to be given or delivered hereunder to the holder of this Warrant shall be in writing, and shall be personally delivered, or shall be sent by certified or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier, postage prepaid and addressed, to such holder at the address shown for such holder on the books of the Company, or at such other address as shall have been furnished to the Company by notice from such holder. All notices, requests, and other communications required or permitted to be given or delivered hereunder to the Company shall be in writing, and shall be personally delivered, or shall be sent by certified or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier, postage prepaid and addressed, to the office of the Company at 1805 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97214 Attention: President, or at such other address as shall have been furnished to the holder of this Warrant by notice, or at such other address as shall have been furnished to the holder of this Warrant by notice from the Company. Any such notice, request, or other communication may be sent by facsimile, but shall in such case be subsequently confirmed by a writing personally delivered or sent by certified or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier as provided above. All notices, requests, and other communications shall be deemed to have been given either at the time of the receipt thereof by the person entitled to receive such notice at the address of such person for purposes of this Paragraph 8, or, if mailed by registered or certified mail or with a recognized overnight mail courier upon deposit with the United States Post Office or such overnight mail courier, if postage is prepaid and the mailing is properly addressed, as the case may be.

 

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9.           Governing Law . THIS WARRANT SHALL BE ENFORCED, GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN COUNTY OF PORTLAND, OREGON, WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS WARRANT, THE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. BOTH PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING. BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON A PARTY MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY’S RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON SUCH JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LAWFUL MANNER. THE PARTY WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS WARRANT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES, INCURRED BY THE PREVAILING PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DISPUTE.

 

10.          Miscellaneous .

 

(a)          If the resale of the Warrant Shares by the holder is not registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and this Warrant is exercised in whole or in part, then each certificate representing Warrant Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION EXISTS AND THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”

 

(b)           Amendments . This Warrant and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the holder hereof.

 

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(c)           Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of the several paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for purposes of reference only, and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

(d)           Remedies . The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Warrant will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Warrant, that the holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Warrant and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its duly authorized officer.

 

  EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
Dated as of __________ __, 2016    

 

 

 

 

FORM OF EXERCISE AGREEMENT

 

Dated: ________ __, 20__

 

To: ______________________

 

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the within Warrant, hereby agrees to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant, and makes payment herewith in full therefor at the price per share provided by such Warrant in cash or by certified or official bank check in the amount of $_________. Please issue a certificate or certificates for such shares of Common Stock in the name of and pay any cash for any fractional share to:

 

  Name:  
     
  Signature:  
  Address:  
     

 

  Note: The above signature should correspond exactly with the name on the face of the within Warrant, if applicable.

 

and, if said number of shares of Common Stock shall not be all the shares purchasable under the within Warrant, a new Warrant is to be issued in the name of said undersigned covering the balance of the shares purchasable thereunder less any fraction of a share paid in cash.

 

 

 

 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED , the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers all the rights of the undersigned under the within Warrant, with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby set forth herein below, to:

 

Name of Assignee   Address   No of Shares
         
         

 

, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ___________________________________ as agent and attorney-in-fact to transfer said Warrant on the books of the within-named corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated: ________ __, 201_

 

In the presence of:      
       
  Name:    
       
  Signature:    
  Title of Signing Officer or Agent (if any):  

 

       
  Address:    
       

 

  Note: The above signature should correspond exactly with the name on the face of the within Warrant, if applicable.

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN A SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF ___________, 2016, NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR ANY OF SUCH SHARES MAY BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT OR, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM, SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE, CUSTOMARY FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SUCH ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGULATION S UNDER SUCH ACT.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.

 

Right to Purchase __________ Shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT , for value received_______________ or its registered assigns, is entitled to purchase from Eastside Distilling, Inc. , a Nevada corporation whose shares of Common Stock (defined below) (the “ Company ”), at any time or from time to time during the period specified in Paragraph 2 hereof, _______________ (________) fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), at an exercise price per whole share equal to $0.10 (the “ Exercise Price ”). The term “ Warrant Shares ,” as used herein, refers to the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder. The Warrant Shares and the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 4 hereof. The term “ Warrants ” means this Warrant and the other warrants issued pursuant to that certain Subscription Agreement and described in that certain Amended and Restated Confidential Private Placement Memorandum Supplement, dated May 19, 2016, by and among the Company and the Buyers listed on the execution pages thereto.

 

This Warrant is subject to the following terms, provisions, and conditions:

 

1.           Manner of Exercise; Issuance of Certificates; Payment for Shares . Subject to the provisions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder hereof, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant, together with a completed exercise agreement in the form attached hereto (the “ Exercise Agreement ”), to the Company during normal business hours on any business day at the Company’s principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), and upon payment to the Company in cash, by certified or official bank check or by wire transfer for the account of the Company of the Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the Exercise Agreement. The Warrant Shares so purchased shall be deemed to be issued to the holder hereof or such holder’s designee, as the record owner of such shares, as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered, the completed Exercise Agreement shall have been delivered, and payment shall have been made for such shares as set forth above. Certificates for the Warrant Shares so purchased, representing the aggregate number of shares specified in the Exercise Agreement, shall be delivered to the holder hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding five (5) business days, after this Warrant shall have been so exercised. The certificates so delivered shall be in such denominations as may be requested by the holder hereof and shall be registered in the name of such holder or such other name as shall be designated by such holder. If this Warrant shall have been exercised only in part, then, unless this Warrant has expired, the Company shall, at its expense, at the time of delivery of such certificates, deliver to the holder a new Warrant representing the number of shares with respect to which this Warrant shall not then have been exercised.

 

 

 

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, in no event shall the holder of this Warrant be entitled to exercise a number of Warrants (or portions thereof) in excess of the number of Warrants (or portions thereof) upon exercise of which the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unexercised Warrants and the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (or portions thereof) with respect to which the determination described herein is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the holder and its affiliates of more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (i) of the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the limitation on exercise of this Warrant set forth herein may not be amended without the written consent of the holder hereof and the Company.

 

2.           Period of Exercise. This Warrant is exercisable at any time or from time to time on or after the date on which this Warrant is issued and delivered pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement and before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on the third (3 rd ) anniversary of the date of issuance (the “ Exercise Period ”).

 

3.           Certain Agreements of the Company . The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)           Shares to be Fully Paid . All Warrant Shares will, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

 

(b)           Reservation of Shares . During the Exercise Period, the Company shall at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance upon exercise of this Warrant, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of this Warrant.

 

(c)           Certain Actions Prohibited . The Company will not, by amendment of its charter or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) will not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) will take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

 

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(d)           Successors and Assigns . This Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of all or substantially all the Company’s assets.

 

4.           Antidilution Provisions . During the Exercise Period, the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Paragraph 4. In the event that any adjustment of the Exercise Price as required herein results in a fraction of a cent, such Exercise Price shall be rounded up to the nearest cent.

 

(a)           Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock . If the Company at any time subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) the shares of Common Stock acquirable hereunder into a greater number of shares, then, after the date of record for effecting such subdivision, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. If the Company at any time combines (by reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) the shares of Common Stock acquirable hereunder into a smaller number of shares, then, after the date of record for effecting such combination, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased.

 

(b)           Consolidation, Merger or Sale . In case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into any other corporation, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Company, then as a condition of such consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance, adequate provision will be made whereby the holder of this Warrant will have the right to acquire and receive upon exercise of this Warrant in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable upon the exercise of this Warrant, such shares of stock, securities or assets as may be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange for the number of shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant had such consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance not taken place. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate provision to insure that the provisions of this Paragraph 4 hereof will thereafter be applicable as nearly as may be in relation to any shares of stock or securities thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant. The Company will not effect any consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance unless prior to the consummation thereof, the successor corporation (if other than the Company) assumes by written instrument the obligations under this Paragraph 4 and the obligations to deliver to the holder of this Warrant such shares of stock, securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the holder may be entitled to acquire.

 

(c)           Distribution of Assets . In case the Company shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (including cash) to holders of Common Stock as a partial liquidating dividend, by way of return of capital or otherwise, then, after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such distribution, but prior to the date of distribution, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled upon exercise of this Warrant for the purchase of any or all of the shares of Common Stock subject hereto, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the holder had such holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such distribution.

 

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(d)           Notice of Adjustment . Upon the occurrence of any event which requires any adjustment of the Exercise Price, then, and in each such case, the Company shall give notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, which notice shall state the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease in the number of Warrant Shares purchasable at such price upon exercise, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Such calculation shall be certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

 

(e)           Minimum Adjustment of Exercise Price . No adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made in an amount of less than 1% of the Exercise Price in effect at the time such adjustment is otherwise required to be made, but any such lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time and together with the next subsequent adjustment which, together with any adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to not less than 1% of such Exercise Price.

 

(f)           No Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of any fractional share which would otherwise be issuable in an amount equal to the same fraction of the Market Price of a share of Common Stock on the date of such exercise.

 

(g)           Other Notices . In case at any time:

 

(1)         the Company shall declare any dividend upon the Common Stock payable in shares of stock of any class or make any other distribution (including dividends or distributions payable in cash out of retained earnings) to the holders of the Common Stock;

 

(2)         the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of the Common Stock any additional shares of stock of any class or other rights;

 

(3)         there shall be any capital reorganization of the Company, or reclassification of the Common Stock, or consolidation or merger of the Company with or into, or sale of all or substantially all its assets to, another corporation or entity; or

 

(4)         there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company;

 

then, in each such case, the Company shall give to the holder of this Warrant (a) notice of the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights or for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up and (b) in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, notice of the date (or, if not then known, a reasonable approximation thereof by the Company) when the same shall take place. Such notice shall also specify the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights or to exchange their Common Stock for stock or other securities or property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation, or winding-up, as the case may be. Such notice shall be given at least 30 days prior to the record date or the date on which the Company’s books are closed in respect thereto. Failure to give any such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the proceedings referred to in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above.

 

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(h)           Certain Events . If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the adjustment provisions of this Paragraph 4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions, the Company will give notice of such event as provided in Paragraph 4(d) hereof, and the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant so that the rights of the holder shall be neither enhanced nor diminished by such event.

 

(i)           Certain Definitions .

 

(1)          Market Price ,” as of any date, (i) means the average of the last reported sale prices for the shares of Common Stock on the OTC Markets for the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding such date as reported by Bloomberg, or (ii) if the OTC Markets is not the principal trading market for the shares of Common Stock, the average of the last reported sale prices on the principal trading market for the Common Stock during the same period as reported by Bloomberg, or (iii) if market value cannot be calculated as of such date on any of the foregoing bases, the Market Price shall be the fair market value as reasonably determined in good faith by (a) the Board of Directors of the Company or, at the option of a majority-in-interest of the holders of the outstanding Warrants by (b) an independent investment bank of nationally recognized standing in the valuation of businesses similar to the business of the corporation. The manner of determining the Market Price of the Common Stock set forth in the foregoing definition shall apply with respect to any other security in respect of which a determination as to market value must be made hereunder.

 

(2)          Common Stock ,” for purposes of this Paragraph 4, includes the Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, and any additional class of stock of the Company having no preference as to dividends or distributions on liquidation, provided that the shares purchasable pursuant to this Warrant shall include only shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, in respect of which this Warrant is exercisable, or shares resulting from any subdivision or combination of such Common Stock, or in the case of any reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, or sale of the character referred to in Paragraph 4(b) hereof, the stock or other securities or property provided for in such Paragraph.

 

5.           Issue Tax . The issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the holder of this Warrant or such shares for any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than the holder of this Warrant.

 

6.           No Rights or Liabilities as a Shareholder . This Warrant shall not entitle the holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company. No provision of this Warrant, in the absence of affirmative action by the holder hereof to purchase Warrant Shares, and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the holder hereof, shall give rise to any liability of such holder for the Exercise Price or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

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7.           Transfer, Exchange, and Replacement of Warrant .

 

(a)           Restriction on Transfer . This Warrant and the rights granted to the holder hereof are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant, together with a properly executed assignment in the form attached hereto, at the office or agency of the Company referred to in Paragraph 7(e) below, provided, however, that any transfer or assignment shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Paragraph 7(f) hereof and to the applicable provisions of the Subscription Agreement. Until due presentment for registration of transfer on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the owner and holder hereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

(b)           Warrant Exchangeable for Different Denominations . This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the holder hereof at the office or agency of the Company referred to in Paragraph 7(e) below, for new Warrants of like tenor representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock which may be purchased hereunder, each of such new Warrants to represent the right to purchase such number of shares as shall be designated by the holder hereof at the time of such surrender.

 

(c)           Replacement of Warrant . Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft, or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company, at its expense, will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

 

(d)           Cancellation; Payment of Expenses . Upon the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer, exchange, or replacement as provided in this Paragraph 7, this Warrant shall be promptly canceled by the Company. The Company shall pay all taxes (other than securities transfer taxes) and all other expenses (other than legal expenses, if any, incurred by the holder or transferees) and charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution, and delivery of Warrants pursuant to this Paragraph 7.

 

(e)           Register . The Company shall maintain, at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee and each prior owner of this Warrant.

 

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(f)           Exercise or Transfer Without Registration . If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any exercise, transfer, or exchange of this Warrant, this Warrant (or, in the case of any exercise, the Warrant Shares issuable hereunder), shall not be registered under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such exercise, transfer, or exchange, (i) that the holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel are acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such exercise, transfer, or exchange may be made without registration under said Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii) that the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in form and substance acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act; provided that no such opinion, letter or status as an “accredited investor” shall be required in connection with a transfer pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The first holder of this Warrant, by taking and holding the same, represents to the Company that such holder is acquiring this Warrant for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof.

 

8.           Notices . All notices, requests, and other communications required or permitted to be given or delivered hereunder to the holder of this Warrant shall be in writing, and shall be personally delivered, or shall be sent by certified or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier, postage prepaid and addressed, to such holder at the address shown for such holder on the books of the Company, or at such other address as shall have been furnished to the Company by notice from such holder. All notices, requests, and other communications required or permitted to be given or delivered hereunder to the Company shall be in writing, and shall be personally delivered, or shall be sent by certified or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier, postage prepaid and addressed, to the office of the Company at 1805 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97214 Attention: President, or at such other address as shall have been furnished to the holder of this Warrant by notice, or at such other address as shall have been furnished to the holder of this Warrant by notice from the Company. Any such notice, request, or other communication may be sent by facsimile, but shall in such case be subsequently confirmed by a writing personally delivered or sent by certified or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier as provided above. All notices, requests, and other communications shall be deemed to have been given either at the time of the receipt thereof by the person entitled to receive such notice at the address of such person for purposes of this Paragraph 8, or, if mailed by registered or certified mail or with a recognized overnight mail courier upon deposit with the United States Post Office or such overnight mail courier, if postage is prepaid and the mailing is properly addressed, as the case may be.

 

9.           Governing Law . THIS WARRANT SHALL BE ENFORCED, GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN COUNTY OF PORTLAND, OREGON, WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS WARRANT, THE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. BOTH PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING. BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON A PARTY MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY’S RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON SUCH JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LAWFUL MANNER. THE PARTY WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS WARRANT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES, INCURRED BY THE PREVAILING PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DISPUTE.

 

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10.          Miscellaneous .

 

(a)          If the resale of the Warrant Shares by the holder is not registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and this Warrant is exercised in whole or in part, then each certificate representing Warrant Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION EXISTS AND THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”

 

(b)           Amendments . This Warrant and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the holder hereof.

 

(c)           Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of the several paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for purposes of reference only, and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

(d)           Remedies . The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Warrant will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Warrant, that the holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Warrant and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its duly authorized officer.

 

  EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Dated as of __________ __, 2016

 

 

 

 

FORM OF EXERCISE AGREEMENT

 

Dated: ________ __, 20__

 

To: ______________________

 

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the within Warrant, hereby agrees to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant, and makes payment herewith in full therefor at the price per share provided by such Warrant in cash or by certified or official bank check in the amount of $_________. Please issue a certificate or certificates for such shares of Common Stock in the name of and pay any cash for any fractional share to:

 

  Name:  
     
  Signature:
  Address:  
     

 

  Note: The above signature should correspond exactly with the name on the face of the within Warrant, if applicable.

 

and, if said number of shares of Common Stock shall not be all the shares purchasable under the within Warrant, a new Warrant is to be issued in the name of said undersigned covering the balance of the shares purchasable thereunder less any fraction of a share paid in cash.

 

 

 

 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED , the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers all the rights of the undersigned under the within Warrant, with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby set forth herein below, to:

 

Name of Assignee   Address   No of Shares
         
         
         

 

, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ___________________________________ as agent and attorney-in-fact to transfer said Warrant on the books of the within-named corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated: ________ __, 201_

 

In the presence of:    
     
  Name:  
     
  Signature:  
  Title of Signing Officer or Agent (if any):
     
  Address:  
     
     

 

  Note: The above signature should correspond exactly with the name on the face of the within Warrant, if applicable.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.

 

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned (hereinafter “ Subscriber ”) hereby confirms his/her/its subscription for the purchase of units (“ Units ”) of Eastside Distilling, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), on the terms described below, with each Unit consisting of:

 

(a)          One share (collectively, the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”).

 

(b)          a warrant (collectively, the “ Warrants ”) to purchase, at any time prior to the third anniversary of the date of issuance of the Warrant, one (1) share of Common Stock at the exercise price of $0.10 per whole share of Common Stock (the “ Warrant Exercise Price ”). The shares of Common Stock underlying each Warrant are referred to herein as the “ Warrant Shares .”

 

The Units, the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “ Securities .”

 

In connection with this subscription, Subscriber and the Company agree as follows:

 

1.             Purchase and Sale of the Units .

 

(a)          The Company hereby agrees to issue and to sell to Subscriber, and Subscriber hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, a number of Units at a price equal to $0.05 per Unit (the “ Unit Price ”) and for the aggregate subscription amount set forth on the signature page hereto. The form of Warrant is attached as Section D hereto. Upon acceptance of this Subscription Agreement by the Company, the Company shall issue and deliver to Subscriber a share certificate and a warrant certificate evidencing the applicable number of Shares and Warrants subscribed for against payment in U.S. Dollars of the Purchase Price (as defined below).

 

(b)          Subscriber has hereby delivered and paid concurrently herewith the aggregate purchase price (the “ Purchase Price ”) set forth on the signature page hereof required to purchase the Units subscribed for hereunder which amount has been paid in U.S. Dollars by cash, wire transfer, check, or cancellation of indebtedness, subject to collection, to the order of “Eastside Distilling, Inc.”

 

(c)          Subscriber understands and acknowledges that this subscription is part of a proposed placement by the Company of up to $1,500,000 of Units (30,000,000 Units), which offering is being made on a “best efforts” basis (the “ Offering ”). During the Offering Period, funds will be held in an account established by the Company and released at the discretion of the Company from time to time. If a subscription is not accepted, whether in whole or in part, the subscription funds held therein will be returned to the investor without interest or deduction.

 

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2.              Covenants, Representations and Warranties of Subscriber . Subscriber covenants with, and represents and warrants to, the Company as follows:

 

(a)          The Confidential Purchaser Questionnaire has been completed, signed and delivered to the Company by the Subscriber and is, as of the date hereof, true, complete, and correct in all respects.

 

(b)          The undersigned has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares and protecting the undersigned’s own interests in this transaction, and does not desire to utilize the services of any other person in connection with evaluating such merits and risks.

 

(c)          The Subscriber acknowledges that the offering of the Securities is subject to the Federal securities laws of the United States and state securities laws of those states in which the Shares are offered.

 

(d)          The Subscriber represents and warrants that it is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and that the Subscriber comes within the category so initialed and has truthfully set forth the factual basis or reason the Subscriber comes within that category. All information in response to this paragraph will be kept strictly confidential. The Subscriber agrees to furnish any additional information which the Company deems necessary in order to verify the answers set forth below.

 

(e)          Subscriber acknowledges and understands that the Securities are being purchased for investment purposes and not with a view to distribution or resale, nor with the intention of selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of all or any part thereof for any particular price, or at any particular time, or upon the happening of any particular event or circumstances, except selling, transferring, or disposing of the Securities made in full compliance with all applicable provisions of the Act, the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) thereunder, and applicable state securities laws; and that an investment in the Securities is not a liquid investment.

 

(f)          Subscriber acknowledges the Securities must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Act or unless an exemption from such registration is available. Subscriber is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act which permit limited resale of common stock purchased in a private placement subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among other things, the existence of a public market for the common stock, the availability of certain current public information about the Company, the resale occurring not less than six-months after a party has purchased and paid for the security to be sold.

 

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(g)          Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber has had the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from the Company or any person acting on its behalf concerning the Company and its business and to obtain any additional information, to the extent possessed by the Company (or to the extent it could have been acquired by the Company without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify the accuracy of the information received by Subscriber. In connection therewith, Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber has had the opportunity to discuss the Company’s business, management and financial affairs with the Company’s management or any person acting on its behalf. Subscriber has received and reviewed the Company’s Amended and Restated Private Placement Memorandum Supplement, dated May 19, 2016 (as amended or supplemented, and together with all documents and exhibits thereto, the “ Memorandum ”) for the Company’s concurrent Series A Preferred Stock and Warrant offering, and all the information, both written and oral, that it desires. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber has been furnished with or has had the opportunity to acquire, and to review: (i) copies of all of the Company’s publicly available documents, and (ii) all information, both written and oral, it desires with respect to the Company’s business, management, financial affairs and prospects. In determining whether to make this investment, Subscriber has relied solely on Subscriber’s own knowledge and understanding of the Company and its business based upon Subscriber’s own due diligence investigations and the information furnished pursuant to this paragraph. Subscriber understands that no person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations which were not furnished pursuant to this paragraph and Subscriber has not relied on any other representations or information.

 

(h)          Subscriber has all requisite legal and other power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and to carry out and perform Subscriber’s obligations under the terms of this Subscription Agreement. This Subscription Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Subscriber, enforceable in accordance with its terms, and subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other general principals of equity, whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or law.

 

(i)          Subscriber has carefully considered and has discussed with the Subscriber’s professional legal, tax, accounting and financial advisors, to the extent Subscriber has deemed necessary, the suitability of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement for the Subscriber’s particular federal, state, local and foreign tax and financial situation and has determined that this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are a suitable investment for the Subscriber. Subscriber relies solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. Subscriber understands that Subscriber (and not the Company) shall be responsible for Subscriber’s own tax liabilities which may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

(j)          Neither this Subscription Agreement nor the Confidential Purchaser Questionnaire contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit any material fact concerning Subscriber.

 

(k)          There are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending against Subscriber or Subscriber’s properties before any court or governmental agency (nor, to Subscriber’s knowledge, is there any threat thereof) which would impair in any way Subscriber’s ability to enter into and fully perform Subscriber’s commitments and obligations under this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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(l)          The execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with this Subscription Agreement and the issuance of the Securities will not result in any material violation of, or conflict with, or constitute a material default under, any of Subscriber’s articles of incorporation or bylaws or other governing documents, if applicable, or any of Subscriber’s material agreements nor result in the creation of any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or charge against any of the assets or properties of Subscriber or the Securities.

 

(m)          Subscriber acknowledges the Securities are speculative and involve a high degree of risk and that Subscriber can bear the economic risk of the purchase of the Securities, including a total loss of his/her/its investment.

 

(n)          Subscriber acknowledges he/she/it has carefully reviewed and considered Memorandum, including the risk factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Memorandum prior to making an investment decision.

 

(o)          Subscriber recognizes that no federal, state or foreign agency has recommended or endorsed the purchase of the Securities.

 

(p)          Subscriber is aware the Securities are and will be, when issued, “restricted securities” as that term is defined in Rule 144 of the general rules and regulations under the Act.

 

(q)          Subscriber understands any and all certificates representing the Securities and any and all securities issued in replacement thereof or in exchange therefore shall bear the following legend or one substantially similar thereto, which Subscriber has read and understands:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER THE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS WHICH, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THIS CORPORATION, IS AVAILABLE.”

 

(r)          Because of the restrictions imposed on resale, Subscriber understands the Company shall have the right to note stop-transfer instructions in its stock transfer records, and Subscriber has been informed of the Company’s intention to do so. Any sales, transfers, or any other dispositions of the Securities by Subscriber, if any, will be in compliance with the Act.

 

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(s)          Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he/she/it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and of making an informed investment decision.

 

(t)          Subscriber represents: (i) Subscriber is able to bear the economic risks of an investment in the Securities and to afford the complete loss of the investment, and (ii) (A) Subscriber could be reasonably assumed to have the capacity to protect his/her/its own interests in connection with this subscription; or (B) Subscriber has a pre-existing personal or business relationship with either the Company or any affiliate thereof of such duration and nature as would enable a reasonably prudent purchaser to be aware of the character, business acumen and general business and financial circumstances of the Company or such affiliate and is otherwise personally qualified to evaluate and assess the risks, nature and other aspects of this subscription.

 

(u)          Subscriber further represents the address set forth in the Confidential Purchaser Questionnaire is his/her principal residence (or, if Subscriber is a company, partnership or other entity, the address of its principal place of business); that Subscriber is purchasing the Securities for Subscriber’s own account and not, in whole or in part, for the account of any other person; Subscriber is purchasing the Securities for investment and not with a view to resale or distribution; and Subscriber has not formed any entity for the purpose of purchasing the Securities.

 

(v)         Subscriber understands the Company shall have the unconditional right to accept or reject each subscription, in whole or in part, for any reason or without a specific reason, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company (even after receipt and clearance of Subscriber’s funds). No subscription will be binding upon the Company until accepted by an authorized officer of the Company. In the event the subscription is rejected, Subscriber’s subscription funds will be returned without interest thereon or deduction therefrom.

 

(v)         Subscriber has not been furnished with any oral representation or oral information in connection with the offering of the Securities that is not contained in the Memorandum and this Subscription Agreement.

 

(w)          Subscriber represents that Subscriber is not subscribing for Securities as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over the Internet, television or radio or presented at any seminar or meeting.

 

(w)          Subscriber has carefully read this Subscription Agreement, Warrant, and the Memorandum, and Subscriber has accurately completed the Confidential Purchaser Questionnaire which accompanies this Subscription Agreement.

 

(x)          No representations or warranties have been made to Subscriber by the Company, or any officer, employee, agent, affiliate or subsidiary of the Company, other than the representations of the Company contained herein, and in subscribing for the Securities, Subscriber is not relying upon any representations other than those contained in the Memorandum or in this Subscription Agreement.

 

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(y)          Subscriber represents and warrants, to the best of its knowledge, that other than set forth in the Memorandum (which broker-dealers are entitled to similar compensation for this offering), no finder, broker, agent, financial advisor or other intermediary, nor any purchaser representative or any broker-dealer acting as a broker, is entitled to any compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

(z)          Subscriber represents and warrants that Subscriber: (i) has not distributed or reproduced the Memorandum, in whole or in part, at any time, without the prior written consent of the Company; and (ii) for three (3) years from the date hereof will keep confidential the existence of the Memorandum and the information contained therein or made available in connection with any further investigation of the Company and not use the information about the Company for any other purpose.

 

(aa)         If Subscriber is a trust, this investment, together with all other securities of the Company held by the trust, does not exceed 10% of the trust assets.

 

3.              Covenants, Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company covenants with, and represents and warrants to, Subscriber as follows:

 

(a)          The Company is duly organized and validly exists as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada.

 

(b)          The Company has all such corporate power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform this Subscription Agreement and the Warrant.

 

(c)          All necessary corporate action has been duly and validly taken by the Company to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement and the Warrant by the Company, and the issuance and sale of the Securities to be sold by the Company pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Warrant. This Subscription Agreement and the Warrant have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.

 

(d)          As of the date hereof, there is no litigation, arbitration, claim, governmental or other proceeding (formal or informal), or investigation pending or to the Company's knowledge threatened, with respect to the Company, or its respective operations, businesses, properties, or assets, except as properly described in the Memorandum or such as individually or in the aggregate do not now have and will not, to the best knowledge of the Company, in the future have a material adverse effect upon the operations, business, properties or assets of the Company. The Company is not, nor as of each Closing Date shall be, in violation of, or in default with respect to, any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree, except as properly described in the Memorandum or such as individually or in the aggregate do not have and will not in the future have a material adverse effect upon the operations, business, properties, or assets of the Company; nor is the Company required to take any action in order to avoid any such violation or default.

 

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(e)          The Units (and component parts) to be issued and sold to the undersigned as provided in this Subscription Agreement have been duly authorized and when issued and delivered against payment therefor, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Warrants are exercisable for Common Stock and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly authorized and when issued and delivered upon exercise and due payment therefor will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Company has reserved sufficient shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants.

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(f)          The Memorandum and/or information provided by the Company to the undersigned hereof does not and shall not contain 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 in light of circumstances made therein not misleading.

 

4.              Indemnification . Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents representatives and affiliates, and any person acting on behalf of the Company, from and against any and all damage, loss, liability, cost and expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) which any of them may incur by reason of the failure by Subscriber to fulfill any of the terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement, or by reason of any breach of the representations and warranties made by Subscriber herein, or in any other document provided by Subscriber to the Company. All representations, warranties and covenants of each of Subscriber and the Company contained herein shall survive the acceptance of this subscription.

 

5.              Patriot Act Compliance . (Terms used in this section are defined in paragraph (d) below.)

 

To induce the Company to accept the undersigned’s investment, the undersigned hereby makes the following representations, warranties and covenants to the Company:

 

(a)           The undersigned represents and warrants that no holder of any beneficial interest in the undersigned’s equity securities of the Company (each a “ Beneficial Interest Holder ”) and, no Related Person (in the case the undersigned is an entity) is or will be:

 

(1) A person or entity whose name appears on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control from time to time;

 

(2) A Foreign Shell Bank; or

 

(3) A person or entity resident in or whose subscription funds are transferred from or through an account in a Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction.

 

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(b)           The undersigned represents that the bank or other financial institution (the “ Wiring Institution ”) from which the undersigned’s funds will be wired is located in a FATF Country.

 

(c)           The undersigned represents that:

 

(1) Neither it, any Beneficial Interest Holder nor any Related Person (in the case of the undersigned is an entity) is a Senior Foreign Political Figure, any member of a Senior Foreign Political Figure’s Immediate Family or any Close Associate of a Senior Foreign Political Figure;

 

(2) Neither it, any Beneficial Interest Holder nor any Related Person (in the case the undersigned is an entity) is resident in, or organized or chartered under the laws of, a jurisdiction designated by the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 311 or 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act as warranting special measures due to money laundering concerns; and

 

(3) Its investment funds do not originate from, nor will they be routed through, an account maintained at a Foreign Shell Bank, an “offshore bank,” or a bank organized or chartered under the laws of a Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction.

 

(d)           Definitions:

 

Close Associate : With respect to a Senior Foreign Political Figure, a person who is widely and publicly known internationally to maintain an unusually close relationship with the Senior Foreign Political Figure, and includes a person who is in a position to conduct substantial domestic and international financial transactions on behalf of the Senior Foreign Political Figure.

 

FATF : The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering.

 

FATF Country : A country that is a member of FATF. As of September 1, 2003, the countries which are members of FATF are: Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hong Kong; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Luxembourg; Mexico; Kingdom of the Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Portugal; Singapore; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; United Kingdom and United States. For a current list of FATF members see http://www1.oecd.org/fatf/Members_en.htm.

 

Foreign Bank : An organization which (i) is organized under the laws of a country outside the United States; (ii) engages in the business of banking; (iii) is recognized as a bank by the bank supervisory or monetary authority of the country of its organization or principal banking operations; (iv) receives deposits to a substantial extent in the regular course of its business; and (v) has the power to accept demand deposits, but does not include the U.S. branches or agencies of a foreign bank.

 

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Foreign Shell Bank : A Foreign Bank without a Physical Presence in any country, but does not include a Regulated Affiliate.

 

Government Entity : Any government or any state, department or other political subdivision thereof, or any governmental body, agency, authority or instrumentality in any jurisdiction exercising executive, legislative, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

 

Immediate Family : With respect to a Senior Foreign Political Figure, typically includes the political figure’s parents, siblings, spouse, children and in-laws.

 

Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction : Any foreign country or territory that has been designated as non-cooperative with international anti-money laundering principles or procedures by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as FATF, of which the United States is a member and with which designation the United States representative to the group or organization continues to concur. See http://www1.oecd.org/fatf/NCCT_en.htm for FATF’s list of non-cooperative countries and territories.

 

Physical Presence : A place of business maintained by a Foreign Bank and is located at a fixed address, other than solely a post office box or an electronic address, in a country in which the Foreign Bank is authorized to conduct banking activities, at which location the Foreign Bank: (a) employs one or more individuals on a full-time basis; (b) maintains operating records related to its banking activities; and (c) is subject to inspection by the banking authority that licensed the Foreign Bank to conduct banking activities.

 

Publicly Traded Company : An entity whose securities are listed on a recognized securities exchange or quoted on an automated quotation system in the U.S. or country other than a Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction or a wholly-owned subsidiary of such an entity.

 

Qualified Plan : A tax qualified pension or retirement plan in which at least 100 employees participate that is maintained by an employer organized in the U.S. or is a U.S. Government Entity.

 

Regulated Affiliate : A Foreign Shell Bank that: (a) is an affiliate of a depository institution, credit union or Foreign Bank that maintains a Physical Presence in the U.S. or a foreign country, as applicable; and (b) is subject to supervision by a banking authority in the country regulating such affiliated depository institution, credit union or Foreign Bank.

 

Related Person : With respect to any entity, any interest holder, director, senior officer, trustee, beneficiary or grantor of such entity; provided that in the case of an entity that is a Publicly Traded Company or a Qualified Plan, the term “Related Person” shall exclude any interest holder holding less than 5% of any class of securities of such Publicly Traded Company and beneficiaries of such Qualified Plan.

 

Senior Foreign Political Figure : A senior official in the executive, legislative, administrative, military or judicial branches of a non-U.S. government (whether elected or not), a senior official of a major non-U.S. political party, or a senior executive of a non-U.S. government-owned corporation. In addition, a Senior Foreign Political Figure includes any corporation, business or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a Senior Foreign Political Figure.

 

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USA PATRIOT Act : The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT Act) Act of 2001 (Pub. L. No. 107-56).

 

6.              Independent Nature of Subscriber’s Obligations and Rights . The obligations of the Subscriber under this Agreement and any other documents delivered in connection herewith and therewith (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) are several and not joint with the obligations of any other purchaser of Units, and the Subscriber is not responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other purchaser of Units under any Transaction Document. The decision of the Subscriber to purchase Units pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by the Subscriber independently of any other purchaser of Units. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any purchaser of Units pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute such purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture, or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the purchasers of Units are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Subscriber acknowledges that no other purchaser of Units has acted as agent for the Subscriber in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no other purchaser of Units will be acting as agent of the Subscriber in connection with monitoring its investment in the Units or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. The Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other purchaser of Units to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

7.              Miscellaneous .

 

(a)          Subscriber agrees not to transfer or assign this Subscription Agreement or any of Subscriber’s interest herein and further agrees that the transfer or assignment of the Securities acquired pursuant hereto shall be made only in accordance with all applicable laws.

 

(b)          Subscriber agrees that Subscriber cannot cancel, terminate or revoke this Subscription Agreement or any agreement of Subscriber made hereunder, and this Subscription Agreement shall survive the death or legal disability of Subscriber and shall be binding upon Subscriber’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns.

 

(c)          Subscriber has read and accurately completed this entire Subscription Agreement and Memorandum (including all Exhibits attached thereto).

 

(d)          This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be amended only by a written execution by all parties.

 

(e)          Subscriber acknowledges it has been advised to consult with his/her/its own attorney regarding this subscription and Subscriber has done so to the extent that Subscriber deems appropriate. Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber has not been represented in this transaction by counsel to the Company.

 

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(f)           Any notice or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Subscriber shall be in writing and sent: (i) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid) or (ii) by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid).

 

If to the Company, at:

 

Eastside Distilling, Inc.

1805 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

Portland, Oregon 97214

Email: steven@eastsidedistilling.com

Attn.: Chief Executive Officer

 

If to the Subscriber, at its address set forth on the signature page to this Subscription Agreement, or such other address as it shall have specified to the Company in writing.

 

(g)           Failure of the Company to exercise any right or remedy under this Subscription Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and the Subscriber, or otherwise, or delay by the Company in exercising such right or remedy, will not operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by the Company will be effective unless and until it is in writing and signed by the Company.

 

(h)           This Subscription Agreement shall be enforced, governed and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, as such laws are applied by the Nevada courts except with respect to the conflicts of law provisions thereof, and shall be binding upon the Subscriber, the Subscriber’s heirs, estate, legal representatives, successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.

 

(i)           Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be instituted exclusively in state or federal courts located in City of Portland, State of Oregon (the “Oregon Courts”). The parties hereto hereby: (i) waive any objection which they may now have or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and (ii) irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the applicable Oregon Court in any such suit, action or proceeding. The parties further agree to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in the Oregon Courts and agree that service of process upon a party mailed by certified mail to such party’s address shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such party in any such suit, action or proceeding.

 

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(j)           If any provision of this Subscription Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed modified to conform to such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof that may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions hereof.

 

(k)           The parties understand and agree money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of the Subscription Agreement by the Company or the Subscriber and that the party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either party of the Subscription Agreement but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the party against which such breach is committed.

 

(l)            All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, singular or plural, as identity of the person or persons may require.

 

(m)           This Subscription Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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Signature Page for Individuals:

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed as of the date indicated below.

 

$__________________________________ ($0.05 per Unit)    
Purchase Price   Number of Units
     
     
Print or Type Name   Print or Type Name (Joint-owner)
     
     
Signature   Signature (Joint-owner)
     
     
Date   Date (Joint-owner)
     
     
IRS Taxpayer Identification Number   IRS Taxpayer Identification Number (Joint-owner)
     
     
Address   Address (Joint-owner)
     
     
Telephone Number   Telephone Number
     
     
Fax Number   Fax Number
     
     
E-mail Address   E-mail Address

 

Type of Ownership

 

¨ Individual
¨ Tenants in common
¨ Joint tenants with right of survivorship
¨ Community property (check only if resident of community property state)
¨ Other (please specify:____________________)

 

 

 

 

Wiring Instructions:

 

Bank Name:

ABA:

SWIFT:

Tel Number:

Address:

Acct #:

Acct. Name:

Reference:

 

 

 

 

Partnerships, Corporations or Other Entities:

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed as of the date indicated below.

 

$ ______________________ ($0.05 per Unit)    
Total Purchase Price   Number of Units

 

 

 

Print or Type Name of Entity

 

 

 

Address

 

 

 

Telephone Number

 

 

 

Fax Number

 

 

 

Email Address

 

     
Taxpayer I.D. No. (if applicable)   Date

 

By:                                            
Signature: Name:   Print or Type Name and Indicate
   Title:   Title or Position with Entity

 

     
Signature (other authorized signatory)   Print or Type Name and Indicate
    Title or Position with Entity

 

Type of Ownership

 

¨ Corporation
¨ Limited Liability Company
¨ Partnership
¨ Trust
¨ Other (please specify:____________________)

 

 

 

 

All subscriptions from partnerships, corporations, trusts or limited liability companies must be accompanied by resolutions of the appropriate corporate authority (board of directors, trustee or managing partner or members, as applicable) and trust documents evidencing the authorization and power to make the subscription.

 

Wiring Instructions:

 

Bank Name:

ABA:

SWIFT:

Tel Number:

Address:

Acct #:

Acct. Name:

Reference:

 

 

 

 

SUBSCRIPTION ACCEPTANCE BY EASTSIDE DISTILLING INC.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed, and the foregoing subscription accepted, as of the date indicated below.

 

  Eastside Distilling, Inc.
   
  By:  
  Name:   
  Title:  

 

Date: _______________________, 2016

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.

 

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned (hereinafter “ Subscriber ”) hereby confirms his/her/its subscription for the purchase of units (“ Units ”) of Eastside Distilling, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), on the terms described below, with each Unit consisting of:

 

(a)          One share (collectively, the “ Shares ”) of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share with the rights, preferences and privileges set forth on on the Certificate of Designation attached as Exhibit B to the Memorandum (the “ Preferred Stock ”), convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) at a conversion price of $0.075 per share. The Shares of Common Stock underlying each share of Preferred Stock are herein referred to as the “Conversion Shares;”

 

(b)          a warrant (collectively, the “ Warrants ”) to purchase, at any time prior to the third anniversary of the date of issuance of the Warrant, thirteen thousand three hundred thirty-two (13,332) shares of Common Stock at the exercise price of $0.10 per whole share of Common Stock (the “ Warrant Exercise Price ”). The shares of Common Stock underlying each Warrant are referred to herein as the “ Warrant Shares .”

 

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Company’s Amended and Restated Private Placement Memorandum Supplement, dated May 18, 2016 (as amended or supplemented, and together with all documents and exhibits thereto, the “ Memorandum ”). The Units, the Shares, Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “ Securities .”

 

In connection with this subscription, Subscriber and the Company agree as follows:

 

1.             Purchase and Sale of the Units; Issuance of Adjustment Shares .

 

(a)          The Company hereby agrees to issue and to sell to Subscriber, and Subscriber hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, a number of Units at a price equal to $1,000 per Unit (the “ Unit Price ”) and for the aggregate subscription amount set forth on the signature page hereto. The form of Warrant is as annexed to the Memorandum. Upon acceptance of this Subscription Agreement by the Company, the Company shall issue and deliver to Subscriber a share certificate and a warrant certificate evidencing the applicable number of Shares and Warrants subscribed for against payment in U.S. Dollars of the Purchase Price (as defined below).

 

(b)          Subscriber has hereby delivered and paid concurrently herewith the aggregate purchase price (the “ Purchase Price ”) set forth on the signature page hereof required to purchase the Units subscribed for hereunder which amount has been paid in U.S. Dollars by cash, wire transfer, check, or cancellation of indebtedness, subject to collection, to the order of “Eastside Distilling, Inc.”

 

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(c)          Subscriber understands and acknowledges that this subscription is part of a proposed placement by the Company of up to $3,000,000 of Units, which offering is being made on a “best efforts” basis (the “ Offering ”). During the Offering Period, funds will be held in an account established by the Company and released at the discretion of the Company from time to time. If a subscription is not accepted, whether in whole or in part, the subscription funds held therein will be returned to the investor without interest or deduction.

 

2.             Covenants, Representations and Warranties of Subscriber . Subscriber covenants with, and represents and warrants to, the Company as follows:

 

(a)          The Confidential Purchaser Questionnaire has been completed, signed and delivered to the Company by the Subscriber and is, as of the date hereof, true, complete, and correct in all respects.

 

(b)          By initialing one of the categories below, the Subscriber represents and warrants that the Subscriber comes within the category so initialed. The Subscriber agrees to furnish any additional information which the Company deems necessary in order to verify the answers set forth below. The Subscriber must initial AT LEAST ONE CATEGORY BELOW.

 

  (i) The undersigned has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares and protecting the undersigned’s own interests in this transaction, and does not desire to utilize the services of any other person in connection with evaluating such merits and risks.
       
  (ii) The undersigned intends to use or has used the services of a purchaser representative acceptable to the Company (“ Purchaser Representative ”) in connection with evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities.  The undersigned hereby acknowledges the following named person(s) to be the undersigned’s Purchaser Representative in connection with evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares ( a properly filled out Purchaser Representative Questionnaire must be provided with this document):

 

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  The advisor’s name, address, and occupation are as follows:
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

(c)          The Subscriber acknowledges that the offering of the Shares is subject to the Federal securities laws of the United States and state securities laws of those states in which the Shares are offered.

 

By initialing one of the categories below, the Subscriber represents and warrants that the Subscriber comes within the category so initialed and has truthfully set forth the factual basis or reason the Subscriber comes within that category. All information in response to this paragraph will be kept strictly confidential. The Subscriber agrees to furnish any additional information which the Company deems necessary in order to verify the answers set forth below. The Subscriber is not required to initial any Category below, but should do so if the Subscriber falls within such Category.

 

Category I The Subscriber is a director or executive officer of the Company.
     
Category II The Subscriber is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with the Subscriber’s spouse, presently exceeds $1,000,000, excluding the value of the primary residence of the Subscriber.
     
    Explanation.   In calculation of net worth, the Subscriber may include equity in personal property and real estate (other than the primary residence of the Subscriber), including the Subscriber’s cash, short term investments, stocks, securities.  Equity in personal property and real estate should be based on the fair market value of such property less debt secured by such property.
     
Category III The Subscriber is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with the Subscriber’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of the two most recent years, and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.

 

(d)          Subscriber acknowledges and understands that the Securities are being purchased for investment purposes and not with a view to distribution or resale, nor with the intention of selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of all or any part thereof for any particular price, or at any particular time, or upon the happening of any particular event or circumstances, except selling, transferring, or disposing of the Securities made in full compliance with all applicable provisions of the Act, the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) thereunder, and applicable state securities laws; and that an investment in the Securities is not a liquid investment.

 

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(e)          Subscriber acknowledges the Securities must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Act or unless an exemption from such registration is available. Subscriber is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act which permit limited resale of common stock purchased in a private placement subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among other things, the existence of a public market for the common stock, the availability of certain current public information about the Company, the resale occurring not less than six-months after a party has purchased and paid for the security to be sold.

 

(f)          Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber and the Purchaser Representative, if any, has had the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from the Company or any person acting on its behalf concerning the Company and its business and to obtain any additional information, to the extent possessed by the Company (or to the extent it could have been acquired by the Company without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify the accuracy of the information received by Subscriber. In connection therewith, Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber and the Purchaser Representative, if any, has had the opportunity to discuss the Company’s business, management and financial affairs with the Company’s management or any person acting on its behalf. Subscriber has received and reviewed the Memorandum (and all exhibits attached thereto), and all the information, both written and oral, that it desires. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber, and the Purchaser Representative, if any, has been furnished with or has had the opportunity to acquire, and to review: (i) copies of all of the Company’s publicly available documents, and (ii) all information, both written and oral, it desires with respect to the Company’s business, management, financial affairs and prospects. In determining whether to make this investment, Subscriber has relied solely on Subscriber’s own knowledge and understanding of the Company and its business based upon Subscriber’s own due diligence investigations and the information furnished pursuant to this paragraph. Subscriber understands that no person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations which were not furnished pursuant to this paragraph and Subscriber has not relied on any other representations or information.

 

(g)          Subscriber has all requisite legal and other power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and to carry out and perform Subscriber’s obligations under the terms of this Subscription Agreement. This Subscription Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Subscriber, enforceable in accordance with its terms, and subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other general principals of equity, whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or law.

 

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(h)          Subscriber has carefully considered and has discussed with the Subscriber’s professional legal, tax, accounting and financial advisors, to the extent Subscriber has deemed necessary, the suitability of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement for the Subscriber’s particular federal, state, local and foreign tax and financial situation and has determined that this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are a suitable investment for the Subscriber. Subscriber relies solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. Subscriber understands that Subscriber (and not the Company) shall be responsible for Subscriber’s own tax liabilities which may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

(i)          Neither this Subscription Agreement nor the Confidential Purchaser Questionnaire contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit any material fact concerning Subscriber.

 

(j)          There are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending against Subscriber or Subscriber’s properties before any court or governmental agency (nor, to Subscriber’s knowledge, is there any threat thereof) which would impair in any way Subscriber’s ability to enter into and fully perform Subscriber’s commitments and obligations under this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(k)         The execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with this Subscription Agreement and the issuance of the Securities will not result in any material violation of, or conflict with, or constitute a material default under, any of Subscriber’s articles of incorporation or bylaws or other governing documents, if applicable, or any of Subscriber’s material agreements nor result in the creation of any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or charge against any of the assets or properties of Subscriber or the Securities.

 

(l)          Subscriber acknowledges the Securities are speculative and involve a high degree of risk and that Subscriber can bear the economic risk of the purchase of the Securities, including a total loss of his/her/its investment.

 

(m)        Subscriber acknowledges he/she/it has carefully reviewed and considered the risk factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Memorandum prior to making an investment decision.

 

(n)         Subscriber recognizes that no federal, state or foreign agency has recommended or endorsed the purchase of the Securities.

 

(o)         Subscriber is aware the Securities are and will be, when issued, “restricted securities” as that term is defined in Rule 144 of the general rules and regulations under the Act.

 

(p)         Subscriber understands any and all certificates representing the Securities and any and all securities issued in replacement thereof or in exchange therefore shall bear the following legend or one substantially similar thereto, which Subscriber has read and understands:

 

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“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER THE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS WHICH, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THIS CORPORATION, IS AVAILABLE.”

 

(q)          Because of the restrictions imposed on resale, Subscriber understands the Company shall have the right to note stop-transfer instructions in its stock transfer records, and Subscriber has been informed of the Company’s intention to do so. Any sales, transfers, or any other dispositions of the Securities by Subscriber, if any, will be in compliance with the Act.

 

(r)          Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber either alone or his/her Purchaser Representative has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he/she/it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and of making an informed investment decision.

 

(s)          Subscriber represents: (i) Subscriber is able to bear the economic risks of an investment in the Securities and to afford the complete loss of the investment, and (ii) (A) Subscriber could be reasonably assumed to have the capacity to protect his/her/its own interests in connection with this subscription; or (B) Subscriber has a pre-existing personal or business relationship with either the Company or any affiliate thereof of such duration and nature as would enable a reasonably prudent purchaser to be aware of the character, business acumen and general business and financial circumstances of the Company or such affiliate and is otherwise personally qualified to evaluate and assess the risks, nature and other aspects of this subscription.

 

(t)          Subscriber further represents the address set forth in the Confidential Purchaser Questionnaire is his/her principal residence (or, if Subscriber is a company, partnership or other entity, the address of its principal place of business); that Subscriber is purchasing the Securities for Subscriber’s own account and not, in whole or in part, for the account of any other person; Subscriber is purchasing the Securities for investment and not with a view to resale or distribution; and Subscriber has not formed any entity for the purpose of purchasing the Securities.

 

(u)          Subscriber understands the Company shall have the unconditional right to accept or reject each subscription, in whole or in part, for any reason or without a specific reason, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company (even after receipt and clearance of Subscriber’s funds). No subscription will be binding upon the Company until accepted by an authorized officer of the Company. In the event the subscription is rejected, Subscriber’s subscription funds will be returned without interest thereon or deduction therefrom.

 

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(v)         Subscriber and his/her Purchaser Representative, if any, have not been furnished with any oral representation or oral information in connection with the offering of the Securities that is not contained in the Memorandum and this Subscription Agreement.

 

(w)          Subscriber represents that Subscriber is not subscribing for Securities as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over the Internet, television or radio or presented at any seminar or meeting.

 

(x)          Subscriber has carefully read this Subscription Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, Warrant, and the Memorandum, and Subscriber has accurately completed the Confidential Purchaser Questionnaire which accompanies this Subscription Agreement.

 

(y)          No representations or warranties have been made to Subscriber by the Company, or any officer, employee, agent, affiliate or subsidiary of the Company, other than the representations of the Company contained herein, and in subscribing for the Securities, Subscriber is not relying upon any representations other than those contained in the Memorandum or in this Subscription Agreement.

 

(z)          Subscriber represents and warrants, to the best of its knowledge, that other than set forth in the Memorandum, no finder, broker, agent, financial advisor or other intermediary, nor any purchaser representative or any broker-dealer acting as a broker, is entitled to any compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

 

(aa)         Subscriber represents and warrants that Subscriber: (i) has not distributed or reproduced the Memorandum, in whole or in part, at any time, without the prior written consent of the Company; and (ii) for three (3) years from the date hereof will keep confidential the existence of the Memorandum and the information contained therein or made available in connection with any further investigation of the Company and not use the information about the Company for any other purpose.

 

(bb)         If Subscriber is a trust, this investment, together with all other securities of the Company held by the trust, does not exceed 10% of the trust assets.

 

3.              Covenants, Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company covenants with, and represents and warrants to, Subscriber as follows:

 

(a)          The Company is duly organized and validly exists as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada.

 

(b)          The Company has all such corporate power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform this Subscription Agreement and the Warrant.

 

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(c)          All necessary corporate action has been duly and validly taken by the Company to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement and the Warrant by the Company, and the issuance and sale of the Securities to be sold by the Company pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Warrant. This Subscription Agreement and the Warrant have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.

 

(d)          As of the date hereof, there is no litigation, arbitration, claim, governmental or other proceeding (formal or informal), or investigation pending or to the Company's knowledge threatened, with respect to the Company, or its respective operations, businesses, properties, or assets, except as properly described in the Memorandum or such as individually or in the aggregate do not now have and will not, to the best knowledge of the Company, in the future have a material adverse effect upon the operations, business, properties or assets of the Company. The Company is not, nor as of each Closing Date shall be, in violation of, or in default with respect to, any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree, except as properly described in the Memorandum or such as individually or in the aggregate do not have and will not in the future have a material adverse effect upon the operations, business, properties, or assets of the Company; nor is the Company required to take any action in order to avoid any such violation or default.

 

(e)          The Units (and component parts) to be issued and sold to the undersigned as provided in the Memorandum and in this Subscription Agreement have been duly authorized and when issued and delivered against payment therefor, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will conform to the description thereof in the Memorandum. The Shares of the Preferred Stock are convertible into Common Stock and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock have been duly authorized and when issued and delivered upon exercise and due payment therefor will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Warrants are exercisable for Common Stock and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly authorized and when issued and delivered upon exercise and due payment therefor will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will conform to the description thereof in the Memorandum; and, except as set forth in the Memorandum, there are no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any shares of Common Stock issuable to Subscriber (whether issued directly as part of the Units, or upon exercise of the Warrants) pursuant to the Company's articles of incorporation or by-laws or any agreement or other outstanding instrument to which the Company is a party or is otherwise known to the Company. The Company has reserved sufficient shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and exercise of the Warrants.

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(f)          The Memorandum and/or information provided by the Company to the undersigned hereof does not and shall not contain 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 in light of circumstances made therein not misleading.

 

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4.             Indemnification . Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents representatives and affiliates, and any person acting on behalf of the Company, from and against any and all damage, loss, liability, cost and expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) which any of them may incur by reason of the failure by Subscriber to fulfill any of the terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement, or by reason of any breach of the representations and warranties made by Subscriber herein, or in any other document provided by Subscriber to the Company. All representations, warranties and covenants of each of Subscriber and the Company contained herein shall survive the acceptance of this subscription.

 

5.             Patriot Act Compliance . (Terms used in this section are defined in paragraph (d) below.)

 

To induce the Company to accept the undersigned’s investment, the undersigned hereby makes the following representations, warranties and covenants to the Company:

 

(a)          The undersigned represents and warrants that no holder of any beneficial interest in the undersigned’s equity securities of the Company (each a “ Beneficial Interest Holder ”) and, no Related Person (in the case the undersigned is an entity) is or will be:

 

(1) A person or entity whose name appears on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control from time to time;

 

(2) A Foreign Shell Bank; or

 

(3) A person or entity resident in or whose subscription funds are transferred from or through an account in a Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction.

 

(b)          The undersigned represents that the bank or other financial institution (the “ Wiring Institution ”) from which the undersigned’s funds will be wired is located in a FATF Country.

 

(c)          The undersigned represents that:

 

(1) Neither it, any Beneficial Interest Holder nor any Related Person (in the case of the undersigned is an entity) is a Senior Foreign Political Figure, any member of a Senior Foreign Political Figure’s Immediate Family or any Close Associate of a Senior Foreign Political Figure;

 

(2) Neither it, any Beneficial Interest Holder nor any Related Person (in the case the undersigned is an entity) is resident in, or organized or chartered under the laws of, a jurisdiction designated by the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 311 or 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act as warranting special measures due to money laundering concerns; and

 

(3) Its investment funds do not originate from, nor will they be routed through, an account maintained at a Foreign Shell Bank, an “offshore bank,” or a bank organized or chartered under the laws of a Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction.

 

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(d)          Definitions:

 

Close Associate : With respect to a Senior Foreign Political Figure, a person who is widely and publicly known internationally to maintain an unusually close relationship with the Senior Foreign Political Figure, and includes a person who is in a position to conduct substantial domestic and international financial transactions on behalf of the Senior Foreign Political Figure.

 

FATF : The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering.

 

FATF Country : A country that is a member of FATF. As of September 1, 2003, the countries which are members of FATF are: Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hong Kong; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Luxembourg; Mexico; Kingdom of the Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Portugal; Singapore; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; United Kingdom and United States. For a current list of FATF members see http://www1.oecd.org/fatf/Members_en.htm.

 

Foreign Bank : An organization which (i) is organized under the laws of a country outside the United States; (ii) engages in the business of banking; (iii) is recognized as a bank by the bank supervisory or monetary authority of the country of its organization or principal banking operations; (iv) receives deposits to a substantial extent in the regular course of its business; and (v) has the power to accept demand deposits, but does not include the U.S. branches or agencies of a foreign bank.

 

Foreign Shell Bank : A Foreign Bank without a Physical Presence in any country, but does not include a Regulated Affiliate.

 

Government Entity : Any government or any state, department or other political subdivision thereof, or any governmental body, agency, authority or instrumentality in any jurisdiction exercising executive, legislative, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

 

Immediate Family : With respect to a Senior Foreign Political Figure, typically includes the political figure’s parents, siblings, spouse, children and in-laws.

 

Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction : Any foreign country or territory that has been designated as non-cooperative with international anti-money laundering principles or procedures by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as FATF, of which the United States is a member and with which designation the United States representative to the group or organization continues to concur. See http://www1.oecd.org/fatf/NCCT_en.htm for FATF’s list of non-cooperative countries and territories.

 

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Physical Presence : A place of business maintained by a Foreign Bank and is located at a fixed address, other than solely a post office box or an electronic address, in a country in which the Foreign Bank is authorized to conduct banking activities, at which location the Foreign Bank: (a) employs one or more individuals on a full-time basis; (b) maintains operating records related to its banking activities; and (c) is subject to inspection by the banking authority that licensed the Foreign Bank to conduct banking activities.

 

Publicly Traded Company : An entity whose securities are listed on a recognized securities exchange or quoted on an automated quotation system in the U.S. or country other than a Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction or a wholly-owned subsidiary of such an entity.

 

Qualified Plan : A tax qualified pension or retirement plan in which at least 100 employees participate that is maintained by an employer organized in the U.S. or is a U.S. Government Entity.

 

Regulated Affiliate : A Foreign Shell Bank that: (a) is an affiliate of a depository institution, credit union or Foreign Bank that maintains a Physical Presence in the U.S. or a foreign country, as applicable; and (b) is subject to supervision by a banking authority in the country regulating such affiliated depository institution, credit union or Foreign Bank.

 

Related Person : With respect to any entity, any interest holder, director, senior officer, trustee, beneficiary or grantor of such entity; provided that in the case of an entity that is a Publicly Traded Company or a Qualified Plan, the term “Related Person” shall exclude any interest holder holding less than 5% of any class of securities of such Publicly Traded Company and beneficiaries of such Qualified Plan.

 

Senior Foreign Political Figure : A senior official in the executive, legislative, administrative, military or judicial branches of a non-U.S. government (whether elected or not), a senior official of a major non-U.S. political party, or a senior executive of a non-U.S. government-owned corporation. In addition, a Senior Foreign Political Figure includes any corporation, business or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a Senior Foreign Political Figure.

 

USA PATRIOT Act : The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT Act) Act of 2001 (Pub. L. No. 107-56).

 

6.             Independent Nature of Subscriber’s Obligations and Rights . The obligations of the Subscriber under this Agreement and any other documents delivered in connection herewith and therewith (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) are several and not joint with the obligations of any other purchaser of Units, and the Subscriber is not responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other purchaser of Units under any Transaction Document. The decision of the Subscriber to purchase Units pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by the Subscriber independently of any other purchaser of Units. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any purchaser of Units pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute such purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture, or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the purchasers of Units are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Subscriber acknowledges that no other purchaser of Units has acted as agent for the Subscriber in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no other purchaser of Units will be acting as agent of the Subscriber in connection with monitoring its investment in the Units or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. The Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other purchaser of Units to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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7.             Miscellaneous .

 

(a)          Subscriber agrees not to transfer or assign this Subscription Agreement or any of Subscriber’s interest herein and further agrees that the transfer or assignment of the Securities acquired pursuant hereto shall be made only in accordance with all applicable laws.

 

(b)          Subscriber agrees that Subscriber cannot cancel, terminate or revoke this Subscription Agreement or any agreement of Subscriber made hereunder, and this Subscription Agreement shall survive the death or legal disability of Subscriber and shall be binding upon Subscriber’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns.

 

(c)          Subscriber has read and accurately completed this entire Subscription Agreement and Memorandum (including all Exhibits attached thereto).

 

(d)          This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be amended only by a written execution by all parties.

 

(e)          Subscriber acknowledges it has been advised to consult with his/her/its own attorney regarding this subscription and Subscriber has done so to the extent that Subscriber deems appropriate. Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber has not been represented in this transaction by counsel to the Company.

 

(f)          Any notice or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Subscriber shall be in writing and sent: (i) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid) or (ii) by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid).

 

If to the Company, at:

 

Eastside Distilling, Inc.

1805 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

Portland, Oregon 97214

Email: steven@eastsidedistilling.com

Attn.: Chief Executive Officer

 

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If to the Subscriber, at its address set forth on the signature page to this Subscription Agreement, or such other address as it shall have specified to the Company in writing.

 

(g)          Failure of the Company to exercise any right or remedy under this Subscription Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and the Subscriber, or otherwise, or delay by the Company in exercising such right or remedy, will not operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by the Company will be effective unless and until it is in writing and signed by the Company.

 

(h)          This Subscription Agreement shall be enforced, governed and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, as such laws are applied by the Nevada courts except with respect to the conflicts of law provisions thereof, and shall be binding upon the Subscriber, the Subscriber’s heirs, estate, legal representatives, successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.

 

(i)          Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be instituted exclusively in state or federal courts located in City of Portland, State of Oregon (the “Oregon Courts”). The parties hereto hereby: (i) waive any objection which they may now have or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and (ii) irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the applicable Oregon Court in any such suit, action or proceeding. The parties further agree to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in the Oregon Courts and agree that service of process upon a party mailed by certified mail to such party’s address shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such party in any such suit, action or proceeding.

 

(j)          If any provision of this Subscription Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed modified to conform to such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof that may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions hereof.

 

(k) The parties understand and agree money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of the Subscription Agreement by the Company or the Subscriber and that the party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either party of the Subscription Agreement but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the party against which such breach is committed.

 

(l)          All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, singular or plural, as identity of the person or persons may require.

 

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(m)          This Subscription Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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Signature Page for Individuals:

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed as of the date indicated below.

 

$_________________________________($1,000 per Unit)    
Purchase Price   Number of Units
     
     
Print or Type Name   Print or Type Name (Joint-owner)
     
     
Signature   Signature (Joint-owner)
     
     
Date   Date (Joint-owner)
     
     
IRS Taxpayer Identification Number   IRS Taxpayer Identification Number (Joint-owner)
     
     
Address   Address (Joint-owner)
     
     
Telephone Number   Telephone Number
     
     
Fax Number   Fax Number
     
     
E-mail Address   E-mail Address

 

Type of Ownership

 

  ¨ Individual
  ¨ Tenants in common
  ¨ Joint tenants with right of survivorship
  ¨ Community property (check only if resident of community property state)
  ¨ Other (please specify:____________________)

 

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Wiring Instructions:

 

Bank Name: Chase

ABA:

SWIFT:

Tel Number:

Address:

Acct #:

Acct. Name:

Reference:

 

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Partnerships, Corporations or Other Entities:

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed as of the date indicated below.

 

$ ______________________ ($1,000 per Unit)    
   Total Purchase Price   Number of Units
     
     
Print or Type Name of Entity    
     
     
Address    
     
     
Telephone Number    
     
     
Fax Number    
     
     
Email Address    
     
     
Taxpayer I.D. No. (if applicable)   Date
     
By: __________________________________    
Signature: Name:   Print or Type Name and Indicate
Title:   Title or Position with Entity
     
     
Signature (other authorized signatory)   Print or Type Name and Indicate
    Title or Position with Entity

 

Type of Ownership

 

  ¨ Corporation
  ¨ Limited Liability Company
  ¨ Partnership
  ¨ Trust
  ¨ Other (please specify:____________________)

 

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All subscriptions from partnerships, corporations, trusts or limited liability companies must be accompanied by resolutions of the appropriate corporate authority (board of directors, trustee or managing partner or members, as applicable) and trust documents evidencing the authorization and power to make the subscription.

 

Wiring Instructions:

 

Bank Name:

ABA:

SWIFT:

Tel Number:

Address:

Acct #:

Acct. Name:

Reference:

 

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SUBSCRIPTION ACCEPTANCE BY EASTSIDE DISTILLING INC.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed, and the foregoing subscription accepted, as of the date indicated below.

 

  Eastside Distilling, Inc.
     
  By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Date: _______________________, 2016

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

WAIVER

 

This Waiver (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into and made effective as of May 31, 2016, by and among Eastside Distilling, Inc. f/k/a Eurocan Holdings, Ltd. (the “ Company ”) and River North Investments, LLC (“ Holder ”). The Company and Holder are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Parties” or individually as a “Party.”

 

RECITALS

  

WHEREAS, on June 13, 2014, the Company issued Crystal Falls Investments, LLC (“ CF ”) a 5% Note in the amount of $150,000, the terms of which were amended on September 19, 2014 pursuant an Amended Five Percent Convertible Note and further amended by that certain First Amendment dated July 24, 2015 and further amended by that certain Second Amendment dated September 9, 2015 and further amended by that certain Third Amendment dated as of December 13, 2015 and further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment dated April 1, 2016 (as amended, the “ Note ”).

 

WHEREAS, on September 8, 2015, CF issued Holder a promissory note in the amount of $150,000 (the “ CF Note ”), which CF Note was secured by CF’s pledge of the Note pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Pledge Agreement dated September 8, 2015 between CF and Holder.

 

WHEREAS, on May 10, 2016, the Note was assigned and transferred to Holder pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Note Transfer in Lieu of Foreclosure Agreement between CF and Holder.

 

WHEREAS, the total amount of principal and interest due under the Note at May 31, 2016 was $120,120.90, of which $105,000 is related to principal and $15,120.90 is related to accrued and unpaid interest.

 

WHEREAS, the Note requires the Company to pay the Note in full on May 31, 2016 and the Company may be unable to make such payment as required under the Note and the Note further provides that any request for an extension of payment would be a default under the Note (the “ Potential Defaults ”) and the Company will acknowledge that the Potential Defaults, if they occur, would constitute an Event of Default under the Note;

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto wish to provide a temporary waiver of the Potential Defaults; and

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants, representations and warranties contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

Section 1. Acknowledgment and Waiver .

 

(a) The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Potential Defaults, if they occur, would constitute an Event of Default for all purposes under the Note.

 

 

 

 

(b) Holder hereby agrees, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to waive the Potential Defaults so long as full payment is received on the Note on or before June 30, 2016 (the “ Waiver Termination Date ”).

 

(c) The waiver by Holder described above is limited to the Potential Defaults. Holder reserves the right to exercise any rights and remedies available to the them in connection with such Potential Defaults on and after the Waiver Termination Date if full payment of the Note has not been received on or before the Waiver Termination Date.

 

Section 2. Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which, taken together, constitute a single instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature or by electronic mail (including via any “.pdf” or other similar electronic means) and all such signatures shall be effective as originals.

 

Section 3. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted pursuant to the Note.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, have each executed this Agreement on the dates set forth above.

 

COMPANY: EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.
  f/k/a Eurocan Holdings Ltd.
     
  By: /s/ Steven Earles
  Name: Steven Earles
  Title:  Chief Executive Officer
   
HOLDER: RIVER NORTH EQUITY, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Edward Liceaga
  Name:  Edward Liceaga
  Title:  President