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: May 1, 2017
VISUALANT,
INCORPORATED
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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001-37479
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90-0273142
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(State
or jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File
No.)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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500
Union Street, Suite 810
Seattle,
Washington 98101
(206)
903-1351
(Address of
Registrant’s principal executive office and telephone
number)
Item
3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities; Item 3.03. Material
Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
On May
1, 2017, Visualant Incorporated, (the “Company”) issued
357,143 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the
“Series D Shares”) and a warrant to purchase 357,143
shares of common stock in a private placement to an accredited
investor for gross proceeds of $250,000 pursuant to a Preferred
Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated May 1,
2016.
The
initial conversion price of the Series D Shares is $0.70 per share,
subject to certain adjustments. The initial exercise price of the
warrant is $0.70 per share, also subject to certain adjustments.
The Company also amended and restated the Certificate of
Designation for the Series D Shares, resulting in an adjustment to
the conversion price of all currently outstanding Series D Shares
to $0.70 per share.
As part
of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to register the
shares of common stock sold in the private placement and the shares
of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant for resale or
other disposition.
The
Series D Shares and warrant were issued in a transaction that was
not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as Amended (the
“Act”) in reliance upon applicable exemptions from
registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Act and Rule 506(b) of
SEC Regulation D under the Act.
The
Company intends to issue up to 3,906,250 Series D Shares (and an
equal number of warrants) for gross proceeds of $2,809,673,000 on a
“best efforts” basis.
The
transaction triggered a provision in the 500,000 outstanding shares
of Series A Preferred Stock and 1,785,714 outstanding shares of
Series C Preferred Stock to adjust the conversion price to $0.70
per share. In addition, the exercise price of 2,358,914 outstanding
warrants was adjusted to $0.70 per share.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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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.
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Registrant:
VISUALANT, INCORPORATED
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By:
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/s/ Ronald P.
Erickson
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Ronald
P. Erickson, CEO
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May __,
2017
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PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(“Agreement”) is made as of the ____ day of
_______________ 2017 by and among Visualant, Incorporated, a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”), and the Investor(s) set
forth on the signature pages affixed hereto (each an
“Investor” and collectively the
“Investors”).
Recitals
A. The
Company and the Investors are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities
registration afforded by the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D
(“Regulation D”), as promulgated by the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) thereunder;
and
B. The
Investors wish to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes
to sell and issue to the Investors, upon the terms and conditions
stated in this Agreement, (i) an aggregate
of up to 3,906,250 shares (the
“Shares”) of the Company’s Series D Preferred
Stock, par value $0.001 par value (the “Preferred
Stock”), for an aggregate purchase price of up to $2,734,375,
such Preferred Stock to have the relative rights, preferences,
limitations and designations set forth in the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Designation set forth in
Exhibit A
attached hereto (the
“Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation”) and
to be convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share (together with any securities into which
such shares may be reclassified, whether by merger, charter
amendment or otherwise, the “Common Stock”), at a
conversion price of $0.70 per Share (subject to adjustment) and
(ii) Series F Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,906,250 shares
of Common Stock (subject to adjustment) (the “Warrant
Shares”) at an exercise price of $0.70 per share (subject to
adjustment) in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B
(the
“Warrants”); and
C. Contemporaneous
with the sale of the Shares and Warrants, the parties hereto will
execute and deliver an Amended and Restated Registration Rights
Agreement, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C
(the “Amended
and Restated Certificate of Designation”), pursuant to which
the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities
laws.
In
consideration of the mutual promises made herein and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.
Definitions
.
In addition to those terms defined above and elsewhere in this
Agreement, for the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth below:
“
Affiliate
” means, with
respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is
controlled by, or is under common Control with, such
Person.
“
Business Day
” means a
day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York
City are open for the general transaction of business.
“
Company’s
Knowledge
” means the actual knowledge of the executive
officers (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) of the
Company, after due inquiry.
“
Control
” (including the
terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or
“under common control with”) means the possession,
direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
“
Conversion Shares
” means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Shares.
“
Effective Date
” means the
date on which the initial Registration Statement is declared
effective by the SEC.
“
Effectiveness Deadline
”
means the date on which the initial Registration Statement is
required to be declared effective by the SEC under the terms of the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation.
“
Insider
” means each
director, executive officer, other officer of the Company
participating in the offering, any beneficial owner of 20% or more
of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities,
calculated on the basis of voting power, and any promoter connected
with the Company in any capacity on the date hereof.
“
Material Adverse Effect
”
means a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, liabilities,
results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise),
business, or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as
a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents.
“
Material Contract
” means
any contract, instrument or other agreement to which the Company or
any Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound which is material
to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, including those that have been filed or were required to
have been filed as an exhibit to the SEC Filings pursuant to Item
601(b)(4) or Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.
“
Person
” means an
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint
venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization,
governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically
listed herein.
“
Purchase Price
” means up
to Two Million Seven Hundred Thirty Four Thousand Three Hundred
Seventy Five Dollars ($2,734,375).
“
Registration Statement
”
has the meaning set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Designation.
“
Required Investors
” means
Investors who, together with their Affiliates, beneficially own
(calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act
without giving effect to any limitation on the conversion of the
Preferred Stock set forth therein and any limitation on the
exercise of the Warrants set forth therein) 85% of the Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares issuable pursuant
hereto.
“
SEC Filings
” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
“
Securities
” means the
Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares.
“
Subsidiary
” of any Person
means another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other
voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which is
sufficient to elect at least a majority of its Board of Directors
or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests,
50% or more of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or
indirectly by such first Person.
“
Transaction Documents
”
means this Agreement, the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Designation, the Warrants and the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Designation.
“
1933 Act
” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“
1934 Act
” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor
statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
2.
Purchase
and Sale of the Shares and Warrants
. Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, each of the
Investors shall severally, and not jointly, purchase, and the
Company shall sell and issue to each Investor, the Shares and
Warrants in the respective amounts set forth opposite such
Investor’s name on the signature pages attached hereto in
exchange for the portion of the Purchase Price as specified in
Section 3 below.
3.
Closing
.
Upon confirmation that the other conditions to closing specified
herein have been satisfied or duly waived by the Investors, the
Company shall file the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Designation with the Secretary of State of Nevada. Upon
confirmation that the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Designation has been filed and has become effective and the other
conditions to closing specified herein have been satisfied or duly
waived by the Investors, unless other arrangements have been made
with a particular Investor, (i) each Investor shall promptly cause
a wire transfer in same day funds to be sent to the account of the
Company as instructed in writing by the Company, in an amount
representing such Investor’s pro rata portion of the Purchase
Price as set forth on the signature pages to this Agreement and
(ii) the Company shall mail to each Investor or its designee by
overnight courier, a certificate or certificates, registered in
such name or names as the Investors may designate, representing the
Shares and Warrants purchased by such Investor. The date on which
such transactions are consummated is hereinafter referred to as the
“Closing Date.” The closing of the purchase and sale of
the Shares and Warrants (the “Closing”) shall take
place at the offices of Lucosky Brookman, 101 Wood Avenue South,
Woodbridge, New Jersey 08830 concurrently with the execution of
this Agreement or at such other location and on such other date as
the Company and the Investors shall mutually agree.
4.
Representations
and Warranties of the Company
. The Company hereby represents
and warrants to the Investors that, except as set forth in the SEC
Filings:
4.
1
Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification
. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority
to carry on its business as now conducted and to own or lease its
properties. Each of the Company and its Subsidiary is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business
or its ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification or
leasing necessary unless the failure to so qualify has not had and
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company’s only Subsidiary is TransTech Systems, Inc., an
Oregon corporation.
4.2
Authorization
.
The Company has full power and authority and, except for the filing
of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation with the
Secretary of State of Nevada, has taken all requisite action on the
part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders
necessary for (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of the
Transaction Documents, (ii) the authorization of the performance of
all obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, and (iii)
the authorization, issuance (or reservation for issuance) and
delivery of the Securities. The Transaction Documents constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
generally and to general equitable principles.
4.3
Capitalization
.
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
December 31, 2016 (the “December 2016 Form 10-Q”) sets
forth as of the date thereof (a) the authorized capital stock of
the Company; (b) the number of shares of capital stock issued and
outstanding; (c) the number of shares of capital stock issuable
pursuant to the Company’s stock plans; and (d) the number of
shares of capital stock issuable and reserved for issuance pursuant
to securities (other than the Shares and the Warrants) exercisable
for, or convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital
stock of the Company. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of
pre-emptive rights and were issued in full compliance with
applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third
parties. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock
of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and
are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights, were
issued in full compliance with applicable state and federal
securities law and any rights of third parties and are owned by the
Company, beneficially and of record, subject to no lien,
encumbrance or other adverse claim. Except as described in the SEC
Filings (as defined below), no Person is entitled to pre-emptive or
similar statutory or contractual rights with respect to any
securities of the Company. Except as described in the SEC Filings,
there are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities
or other rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be obligated
to issue any equity securities of any kind. Except as described in
the SEC Filings, there are no voting agreements, buy-sell
agreements, option or right of first purchase agreements or other
agreements of any kind among the Company and any of the security
holders of the Company relating to the securities of the Company
held by them. Except as described in the SEC Filings, no Person has
the right to require the Company to register any securities of the
Company under the 1933 Act, whether on a demand basis or in
connection with the registration of securities of the Company for
its own account or for the account of any other
Person.
The
issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder will not obligate the
Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any
other Person (other than the Investors) and will not result in the
adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of
any outstanding security, except for such rights as have been
irrevocably waived with respect to the issuance and sale of the
Securities hereunder on or prior to the date hereof.
The
Company does not have outstanding stockholder purchase rights or
“poison pill” or any similar arrangement in effect
giving any Person the right to purchase any equity interest in the
Company upon the occurrence of certain events.
4.4
Valid
Issuance
. Upon the filing of the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of Nevada,
the Shares will have been duly and validly authorized and, when
issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free and clear
of all encumbrances and restrictions (other than those created by
the Investors), except for restrictions on transfer set forth in
the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws.
Upon the due conversion of the Shares, the Conversion Shares will
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear
of all encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on
transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by
applicable securities laws. The Company has reserved a sufficient
number of shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the conversion
of the Shares. The Warrants have been duly and validly authorized.
Upon the due exercise of the Warrants, the Warrant Shares will be
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable free and clear of all
encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer
set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable
securities laws and except for those created by the Investors. The
Company has reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock
for issuance upon the exercise of the Warrants.
4.5
Consents
.
Except for the filing of the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Designation with the Secretary of State of Nevada, the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction
Documents and the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities
require no consent of, action by or in respect of, or filing with,
any Person, governmental body, agency, or official other than
filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state securities
laws and post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal
securities laws which the Company undertakes to file within the
applicable time periods. Subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of each Investor set forth in
Section 5 hereof, the Company has taken all action necessary to
exempt (i) the issuance and sale of the Securities, (ii) the
issuance of the Conversion Shares upon due conversion of the
Shares, (iii) the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon due exercise
of the Warrants, and (iv) the other transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents from the provisions of any stockholder
rights plan or other “poison pill” arrangement, any
anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute
binding on the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets
and properties may be subject and any provision of the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws that is or
could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the Investors
as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, including
without limitation, the issuance of the Securities and the
ownership, disposition or voting of the Securities by the Investors
or the exercise of any right granted to the Investors pursuant to
this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
4.6
Delivery
of SEC Filings; Business
. The Company has made available to
the Investors through the EDGAR system, true and complete copies of
the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2016 (the “10-K”), and
all other reports filed by the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act
since the filing of the 10-K and prior to the date hereof,
including, without limitation, the December 2016 Form 10-Q
(collectively, the “SEC Filings”). The SEC Filings are
the only filings required of the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act
for such period. The Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged in
all material respects only in the business described in the SEC
Filings and the SEC Filings contain a complete and accurate
description in all material respects of the business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
4.7
Use
of Proceeds
. The net proceeds of the sale of the Shares and
the Warrants hereunder shall be used by the Company for repayment
of existing debt up to a maximum of $210,000 and general working
capital purposes.
4.8
No
Material Adverse Change
. Since September 30, 2016, except as
identified and described in the SEC Filings, there has not
been:
(i) any
change in the consolidated assets, liabilities, financial condition
or operating results of the Company from that reflected in the
financial statements included in the December 2016 Form 10-Q,
except for changes in the ordinary course of business which have
not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate;
(ii) any
declaration or payment of any dividend, or any authorization or
payment of any distribution, on any of the capital stock of the
Company, or any redemption or repurchase of any securities of the
Company;
(iii) any
material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by
insurance to any assets or properties of the Company or its
Subsidiaries;
(iv) any
waiver, not in the ordinary course of business, by the Company or
any Subsidiary of a material right or of a material debt owed to
it;
(v) any
satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim or encumbrance or
payment of any obligation by the Company or a Subsidiary, except in
the ordinary course of business and which is not material to the
assets, properties, financial condition, operating results or
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (as
such business is presently conducted and as it is proposed to be
conducted);
(vi) other
than the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation, any
change or amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation
or Bylaws, or material change to any material contract or
arrangement by which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or to
which any of their respective assets or properties is
subject;
(vii) any
material labor difficulties or labor union organizing activities
with respect to employees of the Company or any
Subsidiary;
(viii)
any material transaction entered into by the Company or a
Subsidiary other than in the ordinary course of
business;
(ix) the
loss of the services of any key employee, or material change in the
composition or duties of the senior management of the Company or
any Subsidiary;
(x) the
loss or threatened loss of any customer which has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
or
(xi) any
other event or condition of any character that has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.9
SEC
Filings; S-3 Eligibility
.
(a) At
the time of filing thereof, the SEC Filings complied as to form in
all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and did
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(b) The
Company is not currently eligible to use Form S-3 to register the
Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Designation) for sale or other disposition
by the Investors as contemplated by the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Designation.
4.10
No
Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default
. Subject to the
filing of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation with
the State of Nevada, the execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents by the Company, the issuance and sale of the
Securities will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or
violation of (a) any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute
a default under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or
the Company’s Bylaws, both as in effect on the date hereof
(true and complete copies of which have been made available to the
Investors through the EDGAR system), or (b) any statute, rule,
regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any
court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company,
any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or properties, or
(ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with
notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under,
result in the creation of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse
claim upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any
Subsidiary or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time
or both) of, any Material Contract.
4.11
Registration
of Common Stock
. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act and is quoted on OTCQB maintained by
OTC Markets Group Inc. (the “OTCQB”), and the Company
has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of,
terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the 1934 Act
or removal from quotation of the Common Stock from the OTCQB, nor
has the Company received any notification that the SEC, the OTCQB
or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. is
contemplating terminating such registration or
quotation.
4.12
Brokers
and Finders
. No Person will have, as a result of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid
right, interest or claim against or upon the Company, any
Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other
compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company other
than Garden State Securities, Inc., which will receive a cash fee
of 10% and warrants equal to 10% of the securities issued in the
Offering (on an as converted basis).
4.13
No
Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation
. Neither
the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any
general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are
used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of any
of the Securities.
4.14
No
Integrated Offering
. Neither the Company nor any of its
Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has,
directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Company
security or solicited any offers to buy any security under
circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Company
on Section 4(a)(2) for the exemption from registration for the
transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of
the Securities under the 1933 Act.
4.15
Rule
506 Compliance
. To the Company's knowledge, neither the
Company nor any Insider is subject to any of the “Bad
Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to
(viii) under the 1933 Act (a “Disqualification Event”),
except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2)(i) or
(d)(3) of the 1933 Act. The Company is not disqualified from
relying on Rule 506 of Regulation D under the 1933 Act (“Rule
506”) for any of the reasons stated in Rule 506(d) in
connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the
Investors pursuant to this Agreement. The Company has exercised
reasonable care, including without limitation, conducting a factual
inquiry that is appropriate in light of the circumstances, into
whether any such disqualification under Rule 506(d) exists. The
Company has furnished to each Investor, a reasonable time prior to
the date hereof, a description in writing of any matters relating
to the Company and the Insiders that would have triggered
disqualification under Rule 506(d) but which occurred before
September 23, 2013, in each case, in compliance with the disclosure
requirements of Rule 506(e). The Company has exercised reasonable
care, including without limitation, conducting a factual inquiry
that is appropriate in light of the circumstances, into whether any
such disqualification under Rule 506(d) would have existed and
whether any disclosure is required to be made to Investor under
Rule 506(e). Any outstanding securities of the Company (of any kind
or nature) that were issued in reliance on Rule 506 at any time on
or after September 23, 2013 have been issued in compliance with
Rule 506(d) and (e).
4.16
Private
Placement
. The offer and sale of the Securities to the
Investors as contemplated hereby is exempt from the registration
requirements of the 1933 Act.
4.17
Disclosures
.
Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has
provided the Investors or their agents or counsel with any
information that constitutes or might constitute material,
non-public information, other than the terms of the transactions
contemplated hereby. The written materials delivered to the
Investors in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents do not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements contained therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
4.18
Investment
Company
. The Company is not required to be registered as,
and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing
will not be required to register as, an “investment
company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
4.19
Series
A Preferred Stock
. The Company covenants and agrees to not
issue any of its Series A Preferred Stock while the Series D
Preferred is issued and outstanding.
5.
Representations
and Warranties of the Investors
. Each of the Investors
hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to the
Company that:
5.1
Organization
and Existence
. If applicable, such Investor is a validly
existing corporation, limited partnership or limited liability
company and has all requisite corporate, partnership or limited
liability company power and authority to invest in the Securities
pursuant to this Agreement.
5.2
Authorization
.
The execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the
Transaction Documents to which such Investor is a party have been
duly authorized and each will constitute the valid and legally
binding obligation of such Investor, enforceable against such
Investor in accordance with their respective terms, subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to
or affecting creditors’ rights generally.
5.3
Purchase
Entirely for Own Account
. The Securities to be received by
such Investor hereunder will be acquired for such Investor’s
own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the
resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the 1933
Act, and such Investor has no present intention of selling,
granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same
in violation of the 1933 Act without prejudice, however, to such
Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of
all or any part of such Securities in compliance with applicable
federal and state securities laws
.
Nothing contained herein shall be
deemed a representation or warranty by such Investor to hold the
Securities for any period of time. Such Investor is not a
broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act or an
entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so
registered.
5.4
Investment
Experience
. Such Investor acknowledges that it can bear the
economic risk and complete loss of its investment in the Securities
and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business
matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
the investment contemplated hereby.
5.5
Disclosure
of Information
. Such Investor has had an opportunity to
receive all information related to the Company requested by it and
to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company regarding
the Company, its business and the terms and conditions of the
offering of the Securities. Such Investor acknowledges receipt of
copies of the SEC Filings. Neither such inquiries nor any other due
diligence investigation conducted by such Investor shall modify,
limit or otherwise affect such Investor’s right to rely on
the Company’s representations and warranties contained in
this Agreement.
5.6
Restricted
Securities
. Such Investor understands that the Securities
are characterized as “restricted securities” under the
U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired
from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering
and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities
may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act only in
certain limited circumstances.
5.7
Legends
.
It is understood that, except as provided below, certificates
evidencing the Securities may bear the following or any similar
legend:
(a) “The
securities represented hereby have not been registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or the securities commission of
any state in reliance upon an exemption from registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and, accordingly, may not be
transferred unless (i) such securities have been registered for
sale pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) such
securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) the Company
has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it
that such transfer may lawfully be made without registration under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.”
(b) If
required by the authorities of any state in connection with the
issuance of sale of the Securities, the legend required by such
state authority.
5.8
Accredited
Investor
. Such Investor is an accredited investor as defined
in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, as amended, under the 1933 Act, as
amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act.
5.9
No
General Solicitation
. Such Investor did not learn of the
investment in the Securities as a result of any general
solicitation or general advertising.
5.10
Brokers
and Finders
. No Person will have, as a result of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid
right, interest or claim against or upon the Company, any
Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other
compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
understanding entered into by or on behalf of such Investor, other
than Garden State Securities, Inc.
5.11
Prohibited
Transactions
. Since the earlier of (a) such time as such
Investor was first contacted by the Company or any other Person
acting on behalf of the Company regarding the transactions
contemplated hereby or (b) thirty (30) days prior to the date
hereof, neither such Investor nor any Affiliate of such Investor
which (x) had knowledge of the transactions contemplated hereby,
(y) has or shares discretion relating to such Investor’s
investments or trading or information concerning such
Investor’s investments, including in respect of the
Securities, or (z) is subject to such Investor’s review or
input concerning such Affiliate’s investments or trading
(collectively, “Trading Affiliates”) has, directly or
indirectly, effected or agreed to effect any short sale, whether or
not against the box, established any “put equivalent
position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the 1934 Act)
with respect to the Common Stock, granted any other right
(including, without limitation, any put or call option) with
respect to the Common Stock or with respect to any security that
includes, relates to or derived any significant part of its value
from the Common Stock or otherwise sought to hedge its position in
the Securities (each, a “Prohibited Transaction”).
Prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the termination of this
Agreement, (ii) the Effective Date or (iii) the Effectiveness
Deadline, such Investor shall not, and shall cause its Trading
Affiliates not to, engage, directly or indirectly, in a Prohibited
Transaction. Such Investor acknowledges that the representations,
warranties and covenants contained in this Section 5.11 are being
made for the benefit of the Investors as well as the Company and
that each of the other Investors shall have an independent right to
assert any claims against such Investor arising out of any breach
or violation of the provisions of this Section 5.11.
As long
as at least 85% of the Series D is still outstanding, the Company
will not issue any variable priced financing, any security senior
to the Series D and will not issue any debt (secured or
non-secured) senior to the Series D.
6.
Conditions
to Closing
.
6.1
Conditions
to the Investors’ Obligations
. The obligation of each
Investor to purchase the Shares and the Warrants at the Closing is
subject to the fulfillment to such Investor’s satisfaction,
on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any
of which may be waived by such Investor (as to itself
only):
(a) The
representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4
hereof qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct at all
times prior to and on the Closing Date, except to the extent any
such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier
date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true
and correct as of such earlier date, and, the representations and
warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof not qualified as
to materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects
at all times prior to and on the Closing Date, except to the extent
any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an
earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall
be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
date. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all
obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on
or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) The
Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits,
approvals, registrations and waivers necessary or appropriate for
consummation of the purchase and sale of the Securities and the
consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents, all of which shall be in full force and
effect.
(c) The
Company shall have executed and delivered the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Designation.
(d) The
Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation shall have been
filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada and shall be effective;
a filed copy of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation
shall have been provided to the Investors.
(e) No
judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any
court, or judge, justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy
court or judge, or any order of or by any governmental authority,
shall have been issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been
instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in the
other Transaction Documents.
(f) No
stop order or suspension of trading shall have been imposed by
OTCQB, the SEC or any other governmental or regulatory body with
respect to public trading in the Common Stock.
6.2
Conditions
to Obligations of the Company
. The Company's obligation to
sell and issue the Shares and the Warrants at the Closing is
subject to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or
prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which
may be waived by the Company:
(a) The
representations and warranties made by the Investors in Section 5
hereof, other than the representations and warranties contained in
Sections 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9 (the
“Investment Representations”), shall be true and
correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and
correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same
force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date.
The Investment Representations shall be true and correct in all
respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all respects
on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had
been made on and as of said date. The Investors shall have
performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants
herein required to be performed by them on or prior to the Closing
Date.
(b) The
Investors shall have executed and delivered the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Designation.
(c) The
Investors shall have delivered the Purchase Price to the
Company.
7.
Covenants
and Agreements of the Company
.
7.1
Reservation
of Common Stock
. The Company shall at all times reserve and
keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common
Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the conversion of
the Shares and the exercise of the Warrants, such number of shares
of Common Stock as shall from time to time equal the number of
shares sufficient to permit the conversion of the Shares and the
exercise of the Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement in
accordance with their respective terms.
7.2
Reports
.
The Company will furnish to the Investors and/or their assignees
such information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries as
from time to time may reasonably be requested by the Investors
and/or their assignees; provided, however, that the Company shall
not disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors, or to
advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless prior to
disclosure of such information the Company identifies such
information as being material nonpublic information and provides
the Investors, such advisors and representatives with the
opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic
information for review and any Investor wishing to obtain such
information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement
with the Company with respect thereto.
7.3
No Conflicting
Agreements
. The Company will not take any action, enter into
any agreement or make any commitment that would conflict or
interfere in any material respect with the Company’s
obligations to the Investors under the Transaction
Documents.
7.3
Compliance
with Laws
. The Company will comply in all material respects
with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and decrees of
all governmental authorities.
7.4
Termination
of Covenants
. The provisions of Section 7.2 shall terminate
and be of no further force and effect on the date on which the
Company’s obligations under the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Designation to register or maintain the
effectiveness of any registration covering the Registrable
Securities (as such term is defined in the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Designation) shall terminate.
7.5
Removal
of Legends
. In connection with any sale or disposition of
the Securities by an Investor pursuant to Rule 144 or pursuant to
any other exemption under the 1933 Act such that the purchaser
acquires freely tradable shares and upon compliance by the Investor
with the requirements of this Agreement, the Company shall or, in
the case of Common Stock, shall cause the transfer agent for the
Common Stock (the “Transfer Agent”) to issue
replacement certificates representing the Securities sold or
disposed of without restrictive legends. Upon the earlier of (i)
registration for resale pursuant to the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Designation or (ii) the Shares becoming freely
tradable by a non-affiliate pursuant to Rule 144 the Company shall
(A) deliver to the Transfer Agent irrevocable instructions that the
Transfer Agent shall reissue a certificate representing shares of
Common Stock without legends upon receipt by such Transfer Agent of
the legended certificates for such shares, together with either (1)
a customary representation by the Investor that Rule 144 applies to
the shares of Common Stock represented thereby or (2) a statement
by the Investor that such Investor has sold the shares of Common
Stock represented thereby in accordance with the Plan of
Distribution contained in the Registration Statement, and (B) cause
its counsel to deliver to the Transfer Agent one or more blanket
opinions to the effect that the removal of such legends in such
circumstances may be effected under the 1933 Act. From and after
the earlier of such dates, upon an Investor’s written
request, the Company shall promptly cause certificates evidencing
the Investor’s Securities to be replaced with certificates
which do not bear such restrictive legends, and Conversion Shares
subsequently issued upon due conversion of the Shares and Warrant
Shares subsequently issued upon due exercise of the Warrants shall
not bear such restrictive legends provided the provisions of either
clause (i) or clause (ii) above, as applicable, are satisfied with
respect thereto. When the Company is required to cause an
unlegended certificate to replace a previously issued legended
certificate, if: (1) the unlegended certificate is not delivered to
an Investor within three (3) Business Days of submission by that
Investor of a legended certificate and supporting documentation to
the Transfer Agent as provided above and (2) prior to the time such
unlegended certificate is received by the Investor, the Investor,
or any third party on behalf of such Investor or for the
Investor’s account, purchases (in an open market transaction
or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of
a sale by the Investor of shares represented by such certificate (a
“Buy-In”), then the Company shall pay in cash to the
Investor (for costs incurred either directly by such Investor or on
behalf of a third party) the amount by which the total purchase
price paid for Common Stock as a result of the Buy-In (including
brokerage commissions, if any) exceeds the proceeds received by
such Investor as a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates.
The Investor shall provide the Company written notice indicating
the amounts payable to the Investor in respect of the
Buy-In.
7.6
Equal
Treatment of Investors
. No consideration shall be offered or
paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification
of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the
same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the
Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision
constitutes a separate right granted to each Investor by the
Company and negotiated separately by each Investor, and is intended
for the Company to treat the Investors as a class and shall not in
any way be construed as the Investors acting in concert or as a
group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of
Securities or otherwise.
8.
Survival
and Indemnification
.
8.1
Survival
.
The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
in this Agreement shall survive the Closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
8.2
Indemnification
.
The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Investor,
Garden State Securities, Inc. and its Affiliates and their
respective directors, officers, trustees, members, managers,
employees and agents, and their respective successors and assigns,
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorney fees
and disbursements and other expenses incurred in connection with
investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim or
proceeding, pending or threatened and the costs of enforcement
thereof) (collectively, “Losses”) to which such Person
may become subject as a result of any breach of representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement made by or to be performed on the
part of the Company under the Transaction Documents, and will
reimburse any such Person for all such amounts as they are incurred
by such Person.
8.3
Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings
.
Any person
entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice
to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it
seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to
assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any person
entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to
employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such
claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the
expense of such person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed
to pay such fees or expenses, or (b) the indemnifying party shall
have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable
judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its
counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such person and the
indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if
the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such
person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the
indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right
to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and
provided, further, that the failure of any indemnified party to
give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying
party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such
failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the
indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation.
It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in
connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable
for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at
any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party
will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to
entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant
or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all
liability in respect of such claim or litigation.
9.
Miscellaneous
.
9.1
Successors
and Assigns
. This Agreement may not be assigned by a party
hereto without the prior written consent of the Company or the
Investors, as applicable, provided, however, that an Investor may
assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole or in
part to an Affiliate or to a third party acquiring some or all of
its Securities in a transaction complying with applicable
securities laws without the prior written consent of the Company or
the other Investors. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted
successors and assigns of the parties. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Company is a
party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar
business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is
converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and
after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by
virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the
obligations of the Company hereunder, the term
“Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and
the term “Shares” shall be deemed to refer to the
securities received by the Investors in connection with such
transaction. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is
intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or
their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
9.2
Counterparts;
Faxes
. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This
Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall be deemed
an original.
9.3
Titles
and Subtitles
. The titles and subtitles used in this
Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be
considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
9.4
Notices
.
Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under
this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed
effectively given as hereinafter described (i) if given by personal
delivery, then such notice shall be deemed given upon such
delivery, (ii) if given by telex or telecopier, then such notice
shall be deemed given upon receipt of confirmation of complete
transmittal, (iii) if given by mail, then such notice shall be
deemed given upon the earlier of (A) receipt of such notice by the
recipient or (B) three days after such notice is deposited in first
class mail, postage prepaid, and (iv) if given by an
internationally recognized overnight air courier, then such notice
shall be deemed given one Business Day after delivery to such
carrier. All notices shall be addressed to the party to be notified
at the address as follows, or at such other address as such party
may designate by ten days’ advance written notice to the
other party:
If to
the Company:
Visualant,
Incorporated
500
Union Street, Suite 420
Seattle, Washington
98101
Attention: Ronald
P. Erickson
Fax:
(206) 826-0451
If to
the Investors:
to the
addresses set forth on the signature pages hereto.
9.5
Expenses
.
The parties hereto shall pay their own costs and expenses in
connection herewith. The Company shall reimburse the Investors upon
demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
Investors, including without limitation reimbursement of
attorneys’ fees and disbursements, in connection with any
amendment, modification or waiver of this Agreement or the other
Transaction Documents. In the event that legal proceedings are
commenced by any party to this Agreement against another party to
this Agreement in connection with this Agreement or the other
Transaction Documents, the party or parties which do not prevail in
such proceedings shall severally, but not jointly, pay their pro
rata share of the reasonable attorneys’ fees and other
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the
prevailing party in such proceedings.
9.6
Amendments and
Waivers
. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the
observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either
generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and
the Required Investors. Any amendment or waiver effected in
accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each holder of
any Securities purchased under this Agreement at the time
outstanding, each future holder of all such Securities, and the
Company.
9.7
Publicity
.
Except as set forth below, no public release or announcement
concerning the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by
the Company or the Investors without the prior consent of the
Company (in the case of a release or announcement by the Investors)
or the Investors (in the case of a release or announcement by the
Company) (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld),
except as such release or announcement may be required by law or
the applicable rules or regulations of any securities exchange or
securities market, in which case the Company or the Investors, as
the case may be, shall allow the Investors or the Company, as
applicable, to the extent reasonably practicable in the
circumstances, reasonable time to comment on such release or
announcement in advance of such issuance. By 8:30 a.m. (New York
City time) on the day required by SEC disclosure rules following
the Closing Date, the Company shall issue a press release
disclosing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. No later than the fourth trading day following the
Closing Date, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K
attaching the press release described in the foregoing sentence as
well as copies of the Transaction Documents. In addition, the
Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner and
time required by the SEC or OTCQB.
9.8
Severability
.
Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be
interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not
invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the
parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any
provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any
respect.
9.9
Entire
Agreement
. This Agreement, including the Exhibits and the
Disclosure Schedules, and the other Transaction Documents
constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereof with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all
prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof.
9.10
Further Assurances
.
The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments
and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be
required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to
evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein
contained.
9.11
Governing Law; Consent to
Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial
. This Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of
the State of Nevada without regard to the choice of law principles
thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York for
the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to
or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action
or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the
world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of
notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any
such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such
court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the
laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in
such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit,
action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in
an inconvenient forum.
EACH OF THE
PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT
COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS
WAIVER.
9.12
Independent Nature of Investors' Obligations and Rights. The
obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are
several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor,
and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance
of the obligations of any other Investor under any Transaction
Document. The decision of each Investor to purchase Securities
pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such
Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained
herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any
Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the
Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any
other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors
are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. Each Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has
acted as agent for such Investor in connection with making its
investment hereunder and that no Investor will be acting as agent
of such Investor in connection with monitoring its investment in
the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction
Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect
and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights
arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction
Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to
be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors has
been provided with the same Transaction Documents for the purpose
of closing a transaction with multiple Investors and not because it
was required or requested to do so by any Investor.
[signature
page follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused
their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the
date first above written.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this ___
day of ______________, 2017 by and among Visualant, Incorporated, a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the
“Holder” named in that certain Preferred Stock and
Warrant Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and the
Holder (the “Subscription Agreement”). Capitalized
terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in
the Subscription Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
This Agreement amends, restates
and supersedes the original Registration Rights Agreement dated as
of November 10, 2016
.
The
parties hereby agree as follows:
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“
Common Stock
” means the
Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and any
securities into which such shares may hereinafter be
reclassified.
“
Investors
” means the
Investors identified in the Subscription Agreement and any
Affiliate or permitted transferee of any Investor who is a
subsequent holder of any Warrants or Registrable
Securities.
“
Prospectus
” means (i) the
prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the
terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments
and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective
amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such
prospectus, and (ii) any “free writing prospectus” as
defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
“
Register
,”
“
registered
” and
“
registration
” refer to a
registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement
or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined
below), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such
Registration Statement or document.
“
Registrable Securities
”
means (i) the Conversion Shares, (ii) the Warrant Shares and (iii)
any other securities issued or issuable with respect to or in
exchange for any Registrable Securities, whether by merger, charter
amendment or otherwise; provided, that, a security shall cease to
be an Registrable Security upon sale pursuant to a Registration
Statement or Rule 144 under the 1933 Act.
“
Registration Statement
”
means any registration statement of the Company filed under the
1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable
Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments
and supplements to such Registration Statement, including
post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material
incorporated by reference in such Registration
Statement.
“
Required Investors
” means
the Investors holding at least 85% of the Registrable
Securities.
“
SEC
” means the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
1933 Act
” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“
1934 Act
” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(a)
Registration
Statements
.
(i)
Initial
Registration Statement
. Unless
extended by written consent of the Required Investors, on or before
May 31, 2017 (the “Filing Deadline”), the Company shall
prepare and file with the SEC one Registration Statement on Form
S-1, covering the resale or other disposition of the Registrable
Securities. No Investor shall be named as an
“underwriter” in the Registration Statement without the
Investor’s prior written consent. Such Registration Statement
also shall cover pursuant to Rule 416 such indeterminate number of
additional shares of Common Stock due to an increase in the number
of Warrant Shares resulting from changes in the Exercise Price
pursuant to the terms of the Warrants. Such Registration Statement
shall not include any shares of Common Stock or other securities
for the account of any other holder without the prior written
consent of the Required Investors. The Registration Statement (and
each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for
acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in
accordance with Section 3(c) to the Investors and their counsel
prior to its filing or other submission. If a Registration
Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not filed with the
SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline, the Company will make pro
rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a
penalty, in an amount equal to 1.5% of the aggregate amount
invested by such Investor pursuant to the Subscription Agreement
for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof
following the Filing Deadline for which no Registration Statement
is filed with respect to the Registrable Securities. Such payments
shall constitute the Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for
such events, but shall not affect the right of the Investors to
seek injunctive relief. Such payments shall be made to each
Investor in cash no later than three (3) Business Days after the
end of each 30-day period.
(ii)
S-3
Qualification
. Promptly
following the date (the “Qualification Date”) upon
which the Company becomes eligible to use a registration statement
on Form S-3 to register the Registrable Securities for resale or
other disposition by the Investors, but in no event more than
thirty (30) days after the Qualification Date (the
“Qualification Deadline”), the Company shall file a
registration statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable
Securities (or a post-effective amendment on Form S-3 to the
registration statement on Form S-1) (a “Shelf Registration
Statement”) and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective as
promptly as practicable thereafter. If a Shelf Registration
Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not filed with the
SEC on or prior to the Qualification Deadline, the Company will
make pro rata payments to each Investor, as liquidated damages and
not as a penalty, in an amount equal to 1.5% of the aggregate
amount invested by such Investor pursuant to the Subscription
Agreement attributable to those Registrable Securities that remain
unsold at that time for each 30-day period or pro rata for any
portion thereof following the date by which such Shelf Registration
Statement should have been filed for which no such Shelf
Registration Statement is filed with respect to the Registrable
Securities. Such payments shall constitute the Investors’
exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but shall not affect the
right of the Investors to seek injunctive relief. Such payments
shall be made to each Investor in cash no later than three (3)
Business Days after the end of each 30-day
period.
(b)
Expenses
.
The Company will pay all expenses associated with effecting the
registration of the Registrable Securities, including filing and
printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and
expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities
for sale under applicable state securities laws, listing fees, and
fees and expenses of one counsel to the Investors, and the
Investors’ reasonable expenses in connection with the
registration, but excluding discounts, commissions, fees of
underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar
securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable
Securities being sold.
(c)
Effectiveness
.
(i)
The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have each
Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable.
The Company shall notify the Investors by facsimile or e-mail as
promptly as practicable, and in any event, within twenty-four (24)
hours, after any Registration Statement is declared effective and
shall simultaneously provide the Investors with copies of any
related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other
disposition of the securities covered thereby. If (A)(x) a
Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not
declared effective by the SEC prior to the earlier of (i) five (5)
Business Days after the SEC shall have informed the Company that no
review of such Registration Statement will be made or that the SEC
has no further comments on the Registration Statement or (ii) the
90
th
day after the Closing Date (the
120
th
day if the SEC reviews such
Registration Statement), or (y) a Shelf Registration Statement is
not declared effective by the SEC prior to the earlier of (i) five
(5) Business Days after the SEC shall have informed the Company
that no review of the Registration Statement will be made or that
the SEC has no further comments on the Registration Statement or
(ii) the 90
th
day after the Qualification Deadline
(the 120
th
day if the SEC reviews such
Registration Statement), or (B) after a Registration Statement has
been declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant
to such Registration Statement for any reason (including without
limitation by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s
failure to update the Registration Statement), but excluding any
Allowed Delay (as defined below) or the inability of any Investor
to sell the Registrable Securities covered thereby due to market
conditions, then the Company will make pro rata payments to each
Investor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, in an amount
equal to 1.5% of the aggregate amount invested by such Investor
pursuant to the Subscription Agreement for each 30-day period or
pro rata for any portion thereof following the date by which such
Registration Statement should have been effective (the
“Blackout Period”). Such payments shall constitute the
Investors’ exclusive monetary remedy for such events, but
shall not affect the right of the Investors to seek injunctive
relief. The amounts payable as liquidated damages pursuant to this
paragraph shall be paid monthly within three (3) Business Days of
the last day of each month following the commencement of the
Blackout Period until the termination of the Blackout Period. Such
payments shall be made to each Investor in
cash.
(ii)
For
not more than twenty (20) consecutive days or for a total of not
more than forty-five (45) days in any twelve (12) month period, the
Company may suspend the use of any Prospectus included in any
Registration Statement contemplated by this Section in the event
that the Company determines in good faith that such suspension is
necessary to (A) delay the disclosure of material non-public
information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the
time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company, in the best
interests of the Company or (B) amend or supplement the affected
Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that such
Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (an
“Allowed Delay”); provided, that the Company shall
promptly (a) notify each Investor in writing of the commencement of
an Allowed Delay, but shall not (without the prior written consent
of an Investor) disclose to such Investor any material non-public
information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (b) advise the
Investors in writing to cease all sales under the Registration
Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (c) use
commercially reasonable efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as
promptly as practicable.
(d)
Rule
415; Cutback
If at any time the
SEC takes the position that the offering of some or all of the
Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement is not eligible
to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of
Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or requires any Investor to be named as
an “underwriter”, the Company shall use its best
efforts to persuade the SEC that the offering contemplated by the
Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an
offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in
Rule 415 and that none of the Investors is an
“underwriter”. The Investors shall have the right to
participate or have their counsel participate in any meetings or
discussions with the SEC regarding the SEC’s position and to
comment or have their counsel comment on any written submission
made to the SEC with respect thereto. No such written submission
shall be made to the SEC to which the Investors’ counsel
reasonably objects. In the event that, despite the Company’s
best efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(d),
the SEC refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (i) remove
from the Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable
Securities (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (ii) agree to
such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of
the Registrable Securities as the SEC may require to assure the
Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415
(collectively, the “SEC Restrictions”); provided,
however, that the Company shall not agree to name any Investor as
an “underwriter” in such Registration Statement without
the prior written consent of such Investor. Any cut-back imposed on
the Investors pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall be allocated
among the Investors on a pro rata basis and shall be applied first
to any Warrant Shares, unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise
require or provide or the Investors otherwise agree. No liquidated
damages shall accrue as to any Cut Back Shares until such date as
the Company is able to effect the registration of such Cut Back
Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the
“Restriction Termination Date” of such Cut Back
Shares). From and after the Restriction Termination Date applicable
to any Cut Back Shares, all of the provisions of this Section 2
(including the liquidated damages provisions) shall again be
applicable to such Cut Back Shares; provided, however, that (i) the
date by which the Company is required to file the Registration
Statement including such Cut Back Shares (including any
Qualification Deadline) shall be ten (10) Business Days after such
Restriction Termination Date, and (ii) the date by which the
Company is required to obtain effectiveness with respect to such
Cut Back Shares under Section 2(c) shall be the
90
th
day immediately after the Restriction
Termination Date.
(e)
Right
to Piggyback Registration
.
(i)
If
at any time following the date of this Agreement that any
Registrable Securities remain outstanding (A) there is not one or
more effective Registration Statements covering all of the
Registrable Securities and (B) the Company proposes for any reason
to register any shares of Common Stock under the 1933 Act (other
than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8
(or a similar or successor form)) with respect to an offering of
Common Stock by the Company for its own account or for the account
of any of its stockholders, it shall at each such time promptly
give written notice to the holders of the Registrable Securities of
its intention to do so (but in no event less than thirty (30) days
before the anticipated filing date) and, to the extent permitted
under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act, and subject to
the cutback provisions of Section 2(d), include in such
registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the
Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within
fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Company’s notice. Such
notice shall offer the holders of the Registrable Securities the
opportunity to register such number of shares of Registrable
Securities as each such holder may request and shall indicate the
intended method of distribution of such Registrable
Securities.
(ii)
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (A) if such registration involves an underwritten
public offering, the Investors must sell their Registrable
Securities to, if applicable, the underwriter(s) at the same price
and subject to the same underwriting discounts and commissions that
apply to the other securities sold in such offering (it being
acknowledged that the Company shall be responsible for other
expenses as set forth in Section 2(b)) and subject to the Investors
entering into customary underwriting documentation for selling
stockholders in an underwritten public offering, and (B) if, at any
time after giving written notice of its intention to register any
Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) and prior to the
effective date of the registration statement filed in connection
with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason
not to cause such registration statement to become effective under
the 1933 Act, the Company shall deliver written notice to the
Investors and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to
register any Registrable Securities in connection with such
registration; provided, however, that nothing contained in this
Section 2(e)(ii) shall limit the Company’s other liabilities
and/or obligations under this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the obligation to pay liquidated damages under Sections
2(a), (c) or (d).
3.
Company
Obligations
. The Company will
use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of
the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and
pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as
possible:
(a)
use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration
Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective
for a period that will terminate upon the date on which all
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement as
amended from time to time, have been sold.
(b)
prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments
to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be
necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the
Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the 1933
Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the
Registrable Securities covered thereby;
(c)
provide
copies to and permit counsel designated by the Investors to review
each Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements
thereto no fewer than seven (7) days prior to their filing with the
SEC and not file any document to which such counsel reasonably
objects;
(d)
furnish
to the Investors and their legal counsel (i) promptly after the
same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or
received by the Company (but not later than two (2) Business Days
after the filing date, receipt date or sending date, as the case
may be) one (1) copy of any Registration Statement and any
amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and Prospectus and
each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or
on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC, and
each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC,
in each case relating to such Registration Statement (other than
any portion of any thereof which contains information for which the
Company has sought confidential treatment), and (ii) such number of
copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all
amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents as each
Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor
that are covered by the related Registration
Statement;
(e)
use
commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any
stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such
order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the
earliest possible moment;
(f)
prior
to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use commercially
reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the
Investors and their counsel in connection with the registration or
qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale
under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions
requested by the Investors and do any and all other commercially
reasonable acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the
distribution in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities
covered by the Registration Statement; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a
condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction
where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 3(f), (ii) subject itself to general taxation in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for
this Section 3(f), or (iii) file a general consent to service of
process in any such jurisdiction;
(g)
use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities
covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities
exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which
similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed;
(h)
immediately
notify the Investors, at any time prior to the end of the
Effectiveness Period, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of
any event as a result of which, the Prospectus includes an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing,
and promptly prepare, file with the SEC and furnish to such holder
a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be
necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then
existing;
(i)
otherwise
use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934
Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act,
file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment
thereof, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act,
promptly inform the Investors in writing if, at any time during the
Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions
specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Investors are
required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition
of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be
reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the
Registrable Securities hereunder; and make available to its
security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later
than the Availability Date (as defined below), an earnings
statement covering a period of at least twelve (12) months,
beginning after the effective date of each Registration Statement,
which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section
11(a) of the 1933 Act, including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder
(for the purpose of this subsection 3(i), “Availability
Date” means the 45th day following the end of the fourth
fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such
Registration Statement, except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter
is the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year,
“Availability Date” means the 90th day after the end of
such fourth fiscal quarter); and
(j)
With
a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule
144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the
SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell shares of
Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company
covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public information
available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144,
until the earlier of (A) six months after such date as all of the
Registrable Securities may be sold without restriction by the
holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar
effect or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall
have been resold; (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all
reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1934
Act; and (iii) furnish to each Investor upon request, as long as
such Investor owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written
statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting
requirements of the 1934 Act, (B) a copy of the Company’s
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested
in order to avail such Investor of any rule or regulation of the
SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities
without registration.
4.
Due Diligence Review;
Information
. The Company shall
make available, during normal business hours, for inspection and
review by the Investors, advisors to and representatives of the
Investors (who may or may not be affiliated with the Investors and
who are reasonably acceptable to the Company), all financial and
other records, all SEC Filings (as defined in the Subscription
Agreement) and other filings with the SEC, and all other corporate
documents and properties of the Company as may be reasonably
necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the
Company’s officers, directors and employees, within a
reasonable time period, to supply all such information reasonably
requested by the Investors or any such representative, advisor or
underwriter in connection with such Registration Statement
(including, without limitation, in response to all questions and
other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior
to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of the
Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling the
Investors and such representatives, advisors and underwriters and
their respective accountants and attorneys to conduct initial and
ongoing due diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy
of such Registration Statement.
The
Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the
Investors, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors,
unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company
identifies such information as being material nonpublic information
and provides the Investors, such advisors and representatives with
the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material
nonpublic information for review and any Investor wishing to obtain
such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality
agreement with the Company with respect thereto.
5.
Obligations of the
Investors
.
(a)
Each
Investor shall furnish in writing to the Company such information
regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the
intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held
by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration
of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in
connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably
request. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first
anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company
shall notify each Investor of the information the Company requires
from such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of the
Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. An
Investor shall provide such information to the Company at least two
(2) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of
such Registration Statement if such Investor elects to have any of
the Registrable Securities included in the Registration
Statement.
(b)
Each
Investor, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to
cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company
in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration
Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company
in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable
Securities from such Registration Statement.
(c)
Each
Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company
of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to
Section 2(c)(ii) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to
Section 3(h) hereof, such Investor will immediately discontinue
disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Investor
is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be
made.
(a)
Indemnification
by the Company
. The Company
will indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and its officers,
directors, members, employees and agents, successors and assigns,
and each other person, if any, who controls such Investor within
the meaning of the 1933 Act, and Garden State Securities, Inc.,
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission of any material fact contained in any Registration
Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereof; (ii) any blue sky application or
other document executed by the Company specifically for that
purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company
filed in any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or
all of the Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof
(any such application, document or information herein called a
“Blue Sky Application”); (iii) the omission or alleged
omission to state in a Blue Sky Application a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; (iv) any violation by the Company or its
agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act
applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or
inaction required of the Company in connection with such
registration; or (v) any failure to register or qualify the
Registrable Securities included in any such Registration Statement
in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively
undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake
such registration or qualification on an Investor’s behalf
and will reimburse such Investor, and each such officer, director
or member and each such controlling person for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action;
provided
,
however
,
that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of
or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information
furnished by such Investor or any such controlling person in
writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or
Prospectus.
(b)
Indemnification
by the Investors
. Each Investor
agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, Garden State
Securities, Inc., its directors, officers, employees, stockholders
and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the
1933 Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any
untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material
fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement
thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
to the extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or
omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by
such Investor to the Company specifically for inclusion in such
Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement
thereto. In no event shall the liability of an Investor be greater
in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all
expenses paid by such Investor in connection with any claim
relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such
Investor has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
untrue statement or omission) received by such Investor upon the
sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration
Statement giving rise to such indemnification
obligation.
(c)
Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings
.
Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give
prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect
to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying
party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party;
provided
that any person entitled to
indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate
counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the
fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such
person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such
fees or expenses, or (b) the indemnifying party shall have failed
to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable judgment of
any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a
conflict of interest exists between such person and the
indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if
the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such
person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the
indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right
to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person);
and
provided
,
further
,
that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as
provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its
obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to
give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying
party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is
understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection
with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or
expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time
for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will,
except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry
of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include
as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or
plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability
in respect of such claim or litigation.
(d)
Contribution
.
If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding
paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or
insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified
therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss,
claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be
entitled to contribution from any person not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution
obligation of a holder of Registrable Securities be greater in
amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses
paid by such holder in connection with any claim relating to this
Section 6 and the amount of any damages such holder has otherwise
been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the
sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution
obligation.
(a)
Amendments
and Waivers
. This Agreement may
be amended only by a writing signed by the Company and the Required
Investors. The Company may take any action herein prohibited, or
omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only
if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such
amendment, action or omission to act, of the Required
Investors.
(b)
Notices
.
All notices and other communications provided for or permitted
hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 9.4 of the
Subscription Agreement.
(c)
Assignments
and Transfers by Investors
. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Investors and their respective successors and
assigns. An Investor may transfer or assign, in whole or from time
to time in part, to one or more persons its rights hereunder in
connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities by such
Investor to such person, provided that such Investor complies with
all laws applicable thereto and provides written notice of
assignment to the Company promptly after such assignment is
effected.
(d)
Assignments
and Transfers by the Company
.
This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by
operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of
the Required Investors, provided, however, that in the event that
the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange
or similar business combination transaction in which the Common
Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person,
from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person
shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the
obligations of the Company hereunder, the term
“Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and
the term “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to
include the securities received by the Investors in connection with
such transaction unless such securities are otherwise freely
tradable by the Investors after giving effect to such
transaction.
(e)
Benefits
of the Agreement
. The terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the
parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended
to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their
respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
(f)
Counterparts;
Faxes
. This Agreement may be
executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile,
which shall be deemed an original.
(g)
Titles
and Subtitles
. The titles and
subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and
are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
(h)
Severability
.
Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be
interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not
invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the
parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any
provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any
respect.
(i)
Further
Assurances
. The parties shall
execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and
take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry
out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the
fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.
(j)
Entire
Agreement
. This Agreement is
intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement
and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the
agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the
subject matter contained herein. This Agreement supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings between the parties with
respect to such subject matter.
(k)
Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury
Trial
. This Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of
the State of New York without regard to the choice of law
principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New
York located in New York County and the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any
suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of
process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may
be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same
methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this
Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the
jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or
proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party
hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of
any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and
irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or
proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH
RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN
CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and
Restated Registration Rights Agreement or caused their duly
authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
The
Company:
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INCORPORATED
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Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
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The
Investors:
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[___________________________]
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Name:
[_____________________]
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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF
ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) SUCH SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR
SALE PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, (II) SUCH
SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144, OR (III) THE COMPANY
HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IT
THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY LAWFULLY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SECTION 1 OF THIS WARRANT, ALL OR A
PORTION OF THIS WARRANT MAY HAVE BEEN EXERCISED, AND THEREFORE THE
ACTUAL NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT MAY BE
LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF.
VISUALANT, INCORPORATED
Series F Warrant To Purchase Common Stock
Warrant
No.
:
[_____________]
Number
of Shares of Common Stock: [___________]
Date of
Issuance: [__________, 2017] (
“Issuance
Date”
)
Registered
Holder: [______________________]
Visualant, Incorporated, a corporation organized under the laws of
the State of Nevada (the “Company”), hereby certifies
that, for value received, [●], with an address at
[●], or its assigns (the “Holder”), is
entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from
the Company at any time after the Issuance Date until 5:00 p.m.,
E.D.T. on the [five (5) year anniversary] of the Issue Date (the
“Expiration Date”), up to [●] fully paid and
non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at a per
share purchase price of $0.70. The aforedescribed purchase price
per share, as adjusted from time to time as herein provided, is
referred to herein as the “Purchase Price.” The number
and character of such shares of Common Stock and the Purchase Price
are subject to adjustment as provided herein.
Capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that
certain Subscription Agreement (the “
Subscription Agreement”), of even date
herewith, entered into by the Company and Holder.
This
Warrant is one of a series of warrants (collectively, the
“
Warrants
”)
containing substantially identical terms and conditions issued
pursuant to the Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement
(collectively, the “
Subscription
Agreement
”).
1.
EXERCISE
OF WARRANT.
(a)
Mechanics of Exercise
. Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised
by the Holder on any day on or after the Issuance Date, in whole or
in part (but not as to fractional shares), by (i) delivery of a
written notice, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A
(the
“
Exercise
Notice
”), of the Holder’s election to exercise
this Warrant and (ii) if both (A) the Holder is not electing a
Cashless Exercise (as defined below) pursuant to Section 1(d) of
this Warrant and (B) a registration statement registering the
issuance of the Warrant Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “
Securities
Act
”), is effective and available for the issuance of
the Warrant Shares, or an exemption from registration under the
Securities Act is available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares,
payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable
Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to
which this Warrant is being exercised (the “
Aggregate Exercise Price
”) in cash
or wire transfer of immediately available funds (a
“
Cash Exercise
”)
(the items under (i) and (ii) above, the “
Exercise Delivery Documents
”). The
Holder shall not be required to surrender this Warrant in order to
effect an exercise hereunder; provided, however, that in the event
that this Warrant is exercised in full or for the remaining
unexercised portion hereof, the Holder shall deliver this Warrant
to the Company for cancellation within a reasonable time after such
exercise. On or before the first Trading Day following the date on
which the Company has received the Exercise Delivery Documents (the
date upon which the Company has received all of the Exercise
Delivery Documents, the “
Exercise Date
”), the Company shall
transmit by facsimile or e-mail transmission an acknowledgment of
confirmation of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents to the
Holder and the Company’s transfer agent for the Common Stock
(the “
Transfer
Agent
”). The Company shall deliver any objection to
the Exercise Delivery Documents on or before the second Trading Day
following the date on which the Company has received all of the
Exercise Delivery Documents. On or before the second Trading Day
following the date on which the Company has received all of the
Exercise Delivery Documents (the “
Share Delivery Date
”), the Company
shall, (X)
provided
that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust
Company (“
DTC
”)
Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (the “
FAST Program
”) and so long as the
certificates therefor are not required to bear a legend regarding
restriction on transferability, upon the request of the Holder,
credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the
Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s
or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its
Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y), if the Transfer
Agent is not participating in the FAST Program or if the
certificates are required to bear a legend regarding restriction on
transferability, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the
address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate,
registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the
Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to
which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon
delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be
deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of
record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has
been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are
credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery
of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may
be. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise
pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares
represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than
the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then
the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than
three Trading Days after any such submission and at its own
expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(e))
representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares
purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant,
less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this
Warrant has been and/or is exercised. The Company shall pay any and
all taxes and other expenses of the Company (including overnight
delivery charges) that may be payable with respect to the issuance
and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant;
provided
,
however
, that the
Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable
in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any
certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than
that of the Holder or an affiliate thereof. The Holder shall be
responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result
of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares
upon exercise hereof.
(b)
Exercise Price
. For purposes of
this Warrant,
“Exercise
Price”
means $0.70 subject to adjustment as provided
herein.
(c)
Company’s Failure to Timely
Deliver Securities
. If the Company shall fail for any reason
or for no reason to issue to the Holder within three (3) Business
Days of the Exercise Date a certificate for the number of shares of
Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such
shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or to
credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for such number
of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the
Holder’s exercise of this Warrant, and if on or after such
Trading Day the Holder purchases, or another Person purchasers on
the Holder’s behalf or for the Holder’s account (in an
open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to
deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated
receiving from the Company (a
“Buy-In”
), then the Company
shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s
written request and in the Holder’s discretion, either
(i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the
Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage
commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased
(the
“Buy-In
Price”
), at which point the Company’s obligation
to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Warrant Shares)
shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver
to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such
Warrant Shares and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the
excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such
number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Bid Price
on the date of exercise.
(d)
Cashless Exercise
.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if at
any time after the Issuance Date a registration statement covering
the Warrant Shares that are the subject of the Exercise Notice (the
“Unavailable Warrant
Shares”
) is not available for the resale of such
Unavailable Warrant Shares, the Holder may, in its sole discretion,
exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making
the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company
upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price,
elect instead to receive upon such exercise the
“Net Number”
of shares of
Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a
“Cashless
Exercise”
):
Net
Number =
(A x B) - (A x
C)
B
For
purposes of the foregoing formula:
A=
the
total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then
being exercised.
B=
the
volume weighted average price of the Closing Sale Prices of the
shares of Common Stock the date immediately preceding the date of
the Exercise Notice.
C=
the
Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at
the time of such exercise.
(e)
Rule 144
. For purposes of Rule
144(d) promulgated under the Securities Act, as in effect on the
date hereof, assuming the Holder is not an affiliate of the
Company, it is intended that the Warrant Shares issued in a
Cashless Exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired by the
Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be
deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally
issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreement.
(f)
Disputes
. In the case of a
dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the volume
weighted average price of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall
promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are
not disputed.
(g)
Beneficial Ownership
. The
Company shall not effect the exercise of this Warrant, and the
Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the
extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Person
(together with such Person’s affiliates) would beneficially
own in excess of 4.99% (the “
Maximum Percentage
”) of the shares
of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such
exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person
and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which
the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude
shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of
the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially
owned by such Person and its affiliates and (ii) exercise or
conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other
securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its
affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or
convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on
conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained
herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes
of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act
”). For purposes of
this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock as reflected in the most recent of (1) the
Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on
Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public
announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company
or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or
oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within two (2)
Business Days confirm to the Holder the number of shares of Common
Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to
the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including
this Warrant, by the Holder and its affiliates since the date as of
which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was
reported. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may from
time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any
other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice;
provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the
sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the
Company, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to
the Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and
implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with
the terms of this Section 1(g) to correct this paragraph (or any
portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the
intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to
make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give
effect to such limitation.
2.
Adjustment
for Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, etc.
(a)
Adjustment upon Issuance of shares of
Common Stock
.
Until the
Expiration Date, if the Company shall issue any Common Stock,
except for Excepted Issuances, prior to the complete exercise of
this Warrant for a consideration less than the Purchase Price that
would be in effect at the time of such issuance, then, and
thereafter successively upon each such issuance, the Purchase Price
shall be reduced to such other lower price for then outstanding
Warrants. For purposes of this adjustment, the issuance of any
security or debt instrument of the Company carrying the right to
convert such security or debt instrument into Common Stock or of
any warrant to purchase Common Stock shall result in an adjustment
to the Purchase Price upon the issuance of the of the
above-described security, debt instrument, warrant, right, or
option if such security or debt instrument may be converted or
exercised at a price lower than the Purchase Price in effect upon
such issuance and again at any time upon any actual, permitted,
optional, or allowed issuances of shares of Common Stock upon any
actual, permitted, optional, or allowed exercise of such conversion
or purchase rights if such issuance is at a price lower than the
Purchase Price in effect upon any actual, permitted, optional, or
allowed such issuance. Common Stock issued or issuable by the
Company for no consideration will be deemed issuable or to have
been issued for $0.001 per share of Common
Stock.
(b)
Voluntary Adjustment by
Company
. The Company may at any time during the term of this
Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and
for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors
of the Company.
(c)
Adjustment upon Subdivision or
Combination of Common Stock
. If the Company at any time on
or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, scheme,
arrangement or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will
be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be
proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after
the Subscription Date combines (by any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, reorganization, scheme, arrangement or otherwise)
one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into
a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately
increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately
decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(c) shall become
effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or
combination becomes effective.
(d)
Other Events
. If any event
occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 2
but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including,
without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights or
phantom stock rights), then the Company’s Board of Directors
will make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the
number of Warrant Shares so as to protect the rights of the Holder;
provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(d) will
increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant
Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section
2.
3.
RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF
ASSETS
.
(a)
If the Company, at
any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all
holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) evidences of its
indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or
rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other
than the Common Stock (including, without limitation, any
distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or
options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate
rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction),
then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by
multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the
record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator
shall be the Weighted Average Price determined as of the record
date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such
Weighted Average Price on such record date less the then per share
fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets
or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one
outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of
Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be
described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of
assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such
subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such
adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and
shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned
above.
4.
PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL
TRANSACTIONS
.
(a)
Purchase Rights
. In
addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any
time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible
Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or
other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of
Common Stock (the “
Purchase
Rights
”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire,
upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate
Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder
had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon
complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any
limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) immediately before the
date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of
such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as
of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be
determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase
Rights.
(b)
Fundamental Transactions
. The
Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental
Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes in writing (unless
the Company is the Successor Entity) all of the obligations of the
Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in
accordance with the provisions of this Section (4)(b) pursuant to
written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Required Holders and approved by the Required Holders prior to
such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to
each holder of the Warrants in exchange for such Warrants a
security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument
substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant,
including, without limitation, an adjusted exercise price equal to
the value for the shares of Common Stock reflected by the terms of
such Fundamental Transaction, and exercisable for a corresponding
number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of
Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this
Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this
Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and reasonably
satisfactory to the Required Holders. Upon the occurrence of any
Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and
be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such
Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring
to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor
Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and
shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this
Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been
named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of the Fundamental
Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder
confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this
Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental
Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other
securities, cash, assets or other property) issuable upon the
exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such
shares of the publicly traded common stock or common shares (or its
equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity)
which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the
happening of such Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been
converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, as
adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. In
addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder,
prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant
to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive
securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for
shares of Common Stock (a “
Corporate Event
”), the Company
shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will
thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this
Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Corporate Event
but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of shares of Common Stock
(or other securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable
upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to such Corporate Event,
such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other
property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or
subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to
receive upon the happening of such Corporate Event had this Warrant
been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Event. Provision
made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. The
provisions of this Section 4(b) shall apply similarly and equally
to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and
shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the exercise
of this Warrant.
(c)
Black Scholes Value
.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and the provisions of Section 4(b)
above, in the event of the consummation of a Fundamental
Transaction that is (1) an all-cash transaction, (2) a “Rule
13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the
Exchange Act or (3) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or
entity not traded on an Eligible Market, at the request of the
Holder delivered at any time commencing on the earliest to occur of
(x) the public disclosure of the Fundamental Transaction or (y) the
consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, through the date that
is ninety (90) days after the public disclosure of the consummation
of such Fundamental Transaction by the Company pursuant to a
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC, the Company or the
Successor Entity (as the case may be) shall purchase this Warrant
from the Holder on the later of (i) the date of consummation of the
Fundamental Transaction and (ii) the fifth Trading Day following
the date of such request, in each case by paying to the Holder cash
in an amount equal to the Black Scholes Value.
(d)
Applicability to Successive
Transactions
. The provisions of this Section shall apply
similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and
Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any
limitations on the exercise of this Warrant.
5.
NONCIRCUMVENTION
. The Company
hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment
of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme
of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any
other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or
performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all
times in good faith comply with all the provisions of this Warrant
and take all actions consistent with effectuating the purposes of
this Warrant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of
Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the
Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such
actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the
Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii)
shall, so long as this Warrant is outstanding, take all action
necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and
unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of
effecting the exercise of this Warrant, 100% of the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant then
outstanding (without regard to any limitations on
exercise).
6.
WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A
STOCKHOLDER
. Except as otherwise specifically provided
herein, the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as a
holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive
dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company
for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be
construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person’s
capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a
stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold
consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue
of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger,
conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive
dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the
issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which such Person is
then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In
addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as
imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities
(upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of
the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company
or by creditors of the Company.
7.
REISSUANCE OF
WARRANTS
.
(a)
Transfer of Warrant
. If this
Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this
Warrant to the Company and deliver the completed and executed
Assignment Form, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B
, whereupon the
Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the
Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)), registered
as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the
number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if
less than the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this
Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with
Section 7(d)) to the Holder representing the right to purchase the
number of Warrant Shares not being transferred.
(b)
Lost, Stolen or Mutilated
Warrant
. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of this Warrant, and, in the case of loss, theft or
destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to
the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon
surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall
execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with
Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares
then underlying this Warrant.
(c)
Exchangeable for Multiple
Warrants
. This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender
hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a
new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d))
representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of
Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new
Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such
Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such
surrender; provided, however, that no Warrants for fractional
shares of Common Stock shall be given.
(d)
Issuance of New Warrants
.
Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to
the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like
tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the
face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares
then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being
issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares
designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares
of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in
connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of
Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an
issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which
is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same
rights and conditions as this Warrant.
8.
Stock to be Reserved
. The
Corporation will at all times reserve and keep available out of its
authorized but unissued Common Stock solely for the purpose of
issuance upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, such
number of shares of Common Stock equal to two hundred percent
(200%) of the amount of Common Stock as shall then be issuable upon
the exercise of this Warrant. All shares of Common Stock which
shall be so issued shall be duly and validly issued and fully paid
and nonassessable and free from all liens, duties and charges
arising out of or by reason of the issue thereof (including,
without limitation, in respect of taxes) and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Corporation covenants that it will
from time to time take all such action as may be requisite to
assure that the par value per share of the Common Stock is at all
times equal to or less than the effective Exercise Price. The
Corporation will take all such action within its control as may be
necessary on its part to assure that all such shares of Common
Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or
regulation, or of any requirements of any national securities
exchange upon which the Common Stock of the Corporation may be
listed.
9.
NOTICES
. Whenever notice is
required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided
herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with
Section 9.4 of the Subscription Agreement.
10.
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
. Except as
otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant may be
amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or
omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only
if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Required
Holders. Any such amendment shall apply to all Warrants and be
binding upon all registered holders of such Warrants.
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GOVERNING
LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
. This
Warrant shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to the
choice of law provisions thereof. The Company and, by accepting
this Warrant, the Holder, each irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New
York County and the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action,
proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Warrant
and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in
connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served
on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as
are specified for the giving of notices under this Warrant. The
Company and, by accepting this Warrant, the Holder, each
irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any
such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such
court. The Company and, by accepting this Warrant, the Holder, each
irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such
suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably
waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought
in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
EACH OF THE COMPANY AND, BY ITS
ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS WARRANT AND
REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS
WAIVER.
12.
CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS
. This
Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and
the Holder and shall not be construed against any person as the
drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of
reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation
of, this Warrant.
13.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
. In the case
of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the
arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall
submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via
facsimile within two (2) Business Days of receipt of the Exercise
Notice giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the
Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such
determination or calculation of the Exercise Price or the Warrant
Shares within three Business Days of such disputed determination or
arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the
Company shall, within two (2) Business Days submit via facsimile
(a) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price to an
independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and
approved by the Holder, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant
Shares to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The
Company shall cause the investment bank or the accountant, as the
case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and
notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten
Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations
or calculations. The prevailing party in any dispute resolved
pursuant to this Section 12 shall be entitled to the full amount of
all reasonable expenses, including all costs and fees paid or
incurred in good faith, in relation to the resolution of such
dispute. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s
determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding
upon all parties absent demonstrable error.
14.
REMEDIES, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES
AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
. The remedies provided in this Warrant
shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available
under this Warrant, at law or in equity (including a decree of
specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing
herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages
for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this
Warrant.
15.
TRANSFER
. Subject to applicable
laws, this Warrant may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or
assigned without the consent of the Company
16.
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
. For
purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
(a)
“
Affiliate
”, as applied to any
Person, means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For the
purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with
correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”,
“controlled by” and “under common control
with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or
otherwise.
(b)
“
Approved Stock Plan
” means any
employee benefit plan or other issuance, employment agreement or
option grant or similar agreement which has been approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the
Company’s securities may be issued to any employee,
consultant, officer or director for services provided to the
Company.
(c)
“
Black Scholes Value
” means the
value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant remaining on the
date of the Holder’s request pursuant to Section 4(c), which
value is calculated using the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model
obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg utilizing
(i) an underlying price per share equal to the greater of (1) the
highest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock during the period
beginning on the Trading Day immediately preceding the earlier to
occur of (x) the public disclosure of the applicable Fundamental
Transaction or (y) the consummation of the applicable Fundamental
Transaction and ending on the Trading Day of the consummation of
the Fundamental Transaction and (2) the sum of the price per share
being offered in cash in the applicable Fundamental Transaction (if
any) plus the value of the non-cash consideration being offered in
the applicable Fundamental Transaction (if any), (ii) a strike
price equal to the Exercise Price in effect on the date of the
Holder’s request pursuant to Section 4(c), (iii) a risk-free
interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period
equal to the greater of (1) the remaining term of this Warrant as
of the date of the Holder’s request pursuant to Section 4(c)
and (2) the remaining term of this Warrant as of the date of
consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction or as of the
date of the Holder’s request pursuant to Section 4(c) if such
request is prior to the date of the consummation of the applicable
Fundamental Transaction and (iv) an expected volatility equal to
the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the
HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day
annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following
the public disclosure of the applicable Fundamental
Transaction.
(d)
“Bloomberg”
means Bloomberg
Financial Markets.
(e)
“Business Day”
means any day
other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain
closed.
(f)
“Closing Bid Price”
and
“Closing Sale
Price”
means, for any security as of any date, the
last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively,
for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by
Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an
extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price
or the closing trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid
price or the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior
to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if
the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or
trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or
last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal
securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed
or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not
apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price,
respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on
the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by
Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price,
respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the
average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any
market makers for such security as reported in the “pink
sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation
Bureau, Inc.). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price
cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of
the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale
Price, as the case may be, of such security on such date shall be
the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the
Holder. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for
any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar
transaction during the applicable calculation period.
(g)
“Common Stock”
means
(i) the Company’s shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.001 per share, and (ii) any share capital into which such
Common Stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting
from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
(h)
“Convertible Securities”
means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or
indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
shares of Common Stock.
(i)
“Eligible Market”
means the
Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The NYSE MKT,
The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ
Global Select Market.
(j)
“Excepted Issuance”
means:
Excepted Issuances means: (i) the
Company’s issuance of Common Stock in full or partial
consideration in connection with a strategic merger, acquisition,
consolidation or purchase of substantially all of the securities or
assets of a corporation or other entity, so long as such issuances
are not for the purpose of raising capital and which holders of
such securities or debt are not at any time granted registration
rights, (ii) the Company’s issuance of Common Stock or the
issuances or grants of Options to purchase Common Stock to
employees, directors, and consultants, pursuant to Approved Stock
Plans at or above Fair Market Value, (iii) securities upon the
exercise or exchange of or conversion of any securities exercisable
or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock
issued and outstanding on the date of this Warrant and pursuant to
terms and conditions that have not been amended since the date
hereof, and (iv) issuance of Common Stock as a result of the
exercise of this Warrant.
(k)
“Fundamental Transaction”
means that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or
more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into
(whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another
Person (but excluding a migratory merger effected solely for the
purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the
Company), or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of
the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person to
make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the
holders of more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person
or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the
Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange
offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other
business combination (including, without limitation, a
reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of
arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires
more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not
including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or
other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with
the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement
or other business combination), (v) reorganize, recapitalize or
reclassify its Common Stock, or (vi) any “person” or
“group” (as these terms are used for purposes of
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or shall become
the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate
ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common
Stock.
(l)
“Options”
means any
rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of
Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(m)
“Parent Entity”
of a Person
means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the
applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity
security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is
more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent
Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date
of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
(n)
“Person”
means an
individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint
venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization,
any other entity and a government or any department or agency
thereof.
(o)
“Principal Market”
means the
OTCQB.
(p)
“Registration Rights
Agreement”
means the Registration Rights Agreement, in
the form of
Exhibit
C
to the Subscription Agreement, entered into by the Company
and the original Holders pursuant to the Subscription
Agreement.
(q)
“Required Holders”
means, as
of any date, the holders of at least a 85% of the Warrants
outstanding as of such date.
(r)
“Successor Entity”
means the
Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed
by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the
Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with
which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered
into.
(s)
“Trading Day”
means any day
on which the Common Stock are traded on the Principal Market, or,
if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the
Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or
securities market on which the Common Stock are then traded;
provided
that
“Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the
Common Stock are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for
less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock are suspended
from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or
market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance
the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during
the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time).
(t)
“Weighted Average Price”
means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted
average price for such security on the Principal Market during the
period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time
as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of
trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other
time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official
close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg through its
“Volume at Price” function or, if the foregoing does
not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such
security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin
board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01
a.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal Market
publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at
4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Principal
Market publicly announces is the official close of trading), as
reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average
price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours,
the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing
ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported
on the Over the Counter Marketplace. If the Weighted Average Price
cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of
the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on
such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by
the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are
unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then
such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 12 with the term
“Weighted Average Price” being substituted for the term
“Exercise Price.” All such determinations shall be
appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock
combination or other similar transaction during the applicable
calculation period.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Company has
caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as
of the Issuance Date set out above.
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VISUALANT,
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EXHIBIT A
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE
THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
VISUALANT, INCORPORATED
The
undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase
_________________ of the shares of Common Stock (
“Warrant Shares”
) of
Visualant, Incorporated, a Nevada corporation (the
“Company”
), evidenced by the
attached Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the
“Warrant”
). Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
1.
Form of Exercise
Price
. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price
shall be made as:
____________
a
“
Cash
Exercise
” with respect to _________________ Warrant
Shares; and/or
____________
a
“
Cashless
Exercise
” with respect to _______________ Warrant
Shares.
2.
Payment of Exercise
Price
. In the event that the holder has elected a Cash
Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be
issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise
Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in
accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
3.
Delivery of Warrant
Shares
. The Company shall deliver to the holder __________
Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant and,
after delivery of such Warrant Shares, _____________ Warrant Shares
remain subject to the Warrant.
Date:
_______________ __, ______
______________________________
Name
of Registered Holder
By:
___
_______________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
VISUALANT, INCORPORATED
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply
required information. Do not use this form to purchase
shares.)
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced
thereby are hereby assigned to
Name:
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NOTE:
The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name
as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of corporations and
those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should
file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing
Warrant.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE
OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS
OF
SERIES
D CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
VISUALANT,
INCORPORATED
(Pursuant
to Section NRS 78.1955 of the
Nevada
Corporations Code)
Visualant,
Incorporated, a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Nevada (the “Corporation”), hereby
certifies that, pursuant to authority vested in the Board of
Directors of the Corporation by Article 4.3 of the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation, the following resolutions were
adopted on _________________, 2017 by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation (the “Board”) pursuant to Section
NRS 78.1955 of the Nevada Corporations Code:
“RESOLVED
that, pursuant to authority vested in the Board of Directors of the
Corporation by Article 4.3 of the Corporation’s Certificate
of Incorporation, out of the total authorized number of 5,000,000
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
“Preferred Stock”), there shall be designated a series
of up to 3,906,250 shares which shall be issued in and constitute a
single series to be known as “Series D Convertible Preferred
Stock” (hereinafter called the “Series D
Preferred”). This Amended and Restated Certificate of
Designation supersedes and replaces the Certificate of Designation
filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on November 8, 2016. The
shares of Series D Preferred shall have the voting powers,
designations, preferences and other special rights, and the
qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, set forth
below:
1.
Certain
Definitions
.
As used
in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations,
Preferences and Rights of Series D Preferred of the Corporation
(the “Certification of Designations”), the following
terms shall have the respective meanings set forth
below:
“
Affiliate
”, as applied to
any Person, means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that
Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control”
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms
“controlling”, “controlled by” and
“under common control with”), as applied to any Person,
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or
by contract or otherwise.
“
Approved Stock Plan
”
means any employee benefit plan, equity incentive plan or other
issuance, employment agreement or option grant or similar agreement
which has been approved by the Board, pursuant to which the
Corporation’s securities may be issued to any employee,
consultant, officer or director for services provided to the
Corporation.
“
Bloomberg
” means
Bloomberg Financial Markets.
“
Business Day
” means any
day, other than a Saturday or Sunday or other day, on which banks
in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or
executive order to remain closed.
“
Common Stock
” means the
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation,
including the stock into which the Series D Preferred Stock is
convertible, and any securities into which the Common Stock may be
reclassified.
“
Conversion Price
” means
$0.70, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
“
Conversion Shares
” means
the shares of Common Stock into which the Series D Preferred Stock
is convertible.
“
Convertible Securities
”
means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or
indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
shares of Common Stock.
“
Exchange Act
” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“
Excepted Issuance
” means:
(i) Corporation’s issuance of Common Stock in full or partial
consideration in connection with a strategic merger, acquisition,
consolidation or purchase of substantially all of the securities or
assets of a corporation or other entity, so long as such issuances
are not for the purpose of raising capital and which holders of
such securities or debt are not at any time granted registration
rights, (ii) the Corporation’s issuance of Common Stock or
the issuances or grants of options to purchase Common Stock to
employees, directors, and consultants, pursuant to an Approved
Stock plan at or above Fair Market Value, (iii) securities upon the
exercise
,
exchange or
conversion of any securities exercisable
,
exchangeable for or convertible into
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the date hereof
and pursuant to terms and conditions that have not been amended
since the date hereof.
“
Fair Market
Value
” means of Common
Stock or Options to purchase Common Stock on any given date means
the fair market value of such Common Stock or Options to purchase
Common Stock as determined in good faith by the committee which
serves as administrator of the Corporation’s Approved Stock
Plan, or in the absence of such committee, the Board of Directors,
based on the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation
method that is consistent with Section 409A of the Code. If the
Common Stock is admitted to trade on a national securities exchange
or quotation system such as the Over the Counter Market Place, the
determination shall be made by reference to the closing price
reported on such exchange or quotation system. If there is no
closing price for such date, the determination shall be made by
reference to the last date preceding such date for which there is a
closing price.
“
Holder
” or
“
Holders
” means the holder
or holders of the Series D Preferred Stock.
“
Junior Securities
” means
the Common Stock and all other Common Stock Equivalents of the
Corporation other than those securities which are explicitly senior
or pari passu to the Series D Preferred in dividend rights or
liquidation preference.
“
Options
” means any
rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of
Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
“
Person
” means an
individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint
venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization,
any other entity and a government or any department or agency
thereof.
“
Principal Market
” means
the OTCQB.
“
Required Holders
” means,
as of any date, the holders of at least 85% of the Series D
Preferred Stock outstanding as of such date.
“
Senior Securities
” means
the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock and any other securities which are
explicitly senior or pari passu to the Series D Preferred Stock in
dividend rights or liquidation preference.
“
Series D Stated Value
”
means $0.70.
“Subscription
Agreement
” means any one of a series of certain
Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreements by and among the
Corporation and each of the investors party thereto.
“
Trading Day
” means any
day on which the Common Stock are traded on the Principal Market,
or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for
the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or
securities market on which the Common Stock are then traded;
provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day
on which the Common Stock are scheduled to trade on such exchange
or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock
are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such
exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not
designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange
or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York
time).
“
Weighted Average Price
”
means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted
average price for such security on the Principal Market during the
period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such other time
as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official open of
trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other
time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the official
close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg through its
“Volume at Price” function or, if the foregoing does
not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such
security in the over-the-counter marketplace for such security
during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such
other time as the Principal Market publicly announces is the
official open of trading), and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York
time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly announces
is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg, or, if
no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such
security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest
closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the
market makers for such security as reported in the “pink
sheets” by OTC Markets LLC. If the Weighted Average Price
cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of
the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on
such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by
the Corporation and the Holder. If the Corporation and the Holder
are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security,
then such dispute shall be resolved by an independent nationally
recognized accounting firm chosen by mutual agreement of the
parties. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted
for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other
similar transaction during the applicable calculation
period.
2.
Dividends
.
Commencing on the date of the issuance of any such shares of Series
D Preferred (each respectively an “Issuance Date”),
each outstanding share of Series D Preferred will accrue cumulative
dividends (“Dividends”), at a rate equal to 8.0% per
annum, subject to adjustment as provided in this Amended and
Restated Certificate of Designations (“Dividend Rate”),
of the Series D Stated Value. Dividends will be payable with
respect to any shares of Series D Preferred Stock upon any of the
following: (a) upon conversion of such shares in accordance with
Section 4 and (b) when, as and if otherwise declared by the Board
of Directors of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation
shall at any time pay a dividend on the Common Stock (other than a
dividend payable solely in shares of Common Stock) or any other
class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, the
Corporation shall, at the same time, pay to each holder of Series D
Preferred a dividend equal to the dividend that would have been
payable to such holder if the shares of Series D Preferred held by
such holder had been converted into Common Stock on the date of
determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such
dividends without regard to the limitations set forth in Section
4(e).
3.
Liquidation
. Upon
any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation,
whether voluntary or involuntary (a “Liquidation”),
after the satisfaction in full of the debts of the Corporation and
the payment of any liquidation preference owed to the holders of
Senior Securities, the Holders of the Series D Preferred shall be
senior to the Common Stock in dividend rights or liquidation
preference and any class of Preferred created thereafter, unless
specifically stated otherwise (on an as-converted basis) in the net
assets of the Corporation. Neither the consolidation nor merger of
the Corporation into or with any other entity or entities nor the
consolidation or merger of any entity or entities into the
Corporation shall be deemed to be a liquidation within the meaning
of this Section 3, but the sale, lease or conveyance of all or
substantially all the Corporation’s assets shall be deemed a
liquidation within the meaning of this Section 3.
4.
Conversion
.
(a)
Voluntary
Conversion
. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Section 4, the Holder of any shares of Series D Preferred shall
have the right, at its option at any time, to convert any such
shares of Series D Preferred into such number of fully paid and
nonassessable whole shares of Common Stock as is obtained by
multiplying the number of shares of Series D Preferred so to be
converted by the Series D Stated Value and dividing the result by
the Conversion Price then in effect. Each holder of Series D
Preferred who desires to convert the same into shares of Common
Stock shall provide notice to the Corporation, by mail, fax, or
electronic mail to the Corporation’s then principal office,
of a written notice of conversion (“Conversion
Notice”). Each Conversion Notice shall specify the number of
shares of Series D Preferred to be converted and the date on which
such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to
the date the Holder delivers by facsimile such Conversion Notice to
the Corporation (the “Conversion Date”). If no
Conversion Date is specified in a Conversion Notice, the Conversion
Date shall be the date that such Conversion Notice to the
Corporation is deemed delivered hereunder. The calculations and
entries set forth in the Conversion Notice shall control in the
absence of manifest or mathematical error. To effect conversions,
as the case may be, of shares of Series D Preferred, a Holder shall
not be required to surrender the certificate(s) representing such
shares of Series D Preferred to the Corporation unless all of the
shares of Series D Preferred represented thereby are so converted,
in which case the Holder shall deliver the certificate representing
such shares of Series D Preferred promptly following the applicable
Conversion Date. Shares of Series D Preferred converted into Common
Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and
shall not be reissued.
(b)
Mandatory
Conversion
. The Series D Preferred will automatically
convert (“Automatic Conversion”) upon (i) the listing
of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq, the New York
Stock Exchange, or the NYSE MKT. Upon the triggering of Automatic
Conversion, the Company shall send written notice (the
“Automatic Conversion Notice”) to each holder of record
of Series D Preferred specifying the date (the “Effective
Date”) upon which such conversion is to become effective
(which Effective Date shall not be more than thirty (30) days after
the event which causes such Automatic Conversion). On or after the
Effective Date, each holder of Series D Preferred shall surrender
to the Company the certificate or certificates representing the
Series D Preferred owned by such holder as of the Effective Date in
the manner and place set forth in the Automatic Conversion Notice
and thereupon the Company shall, as soon as practicable thereafter,
issue and deliver to the holders of the Series D Preferred
certificate(s) for the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in
connection with such Automatic Conversion ; (ii) the Conversion
Shares are eligible to be sold without restriction pursuant to
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Rule 144 or
a registration statement registering the Conversion Shares for
resale has been declared effective by the SEC and remains effective
at the time of conversion; and (iii) the average Weighted Average
Price of the Common Stock is at least three (3) times the
Conversion Price then in effect for 20 consecutive trading days
with average daily trading volume during such period, as reported
by Bloomberg, equal to or greater than $200,000 (the “Average
Daily Trading Volume Amount”). The Corporation shall exercise
its rights under this Section 4(b) by providing a Conversion notice
to any or all Holders consistent with Section 4(a) above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in no
event shall the Holder be entitled to convert the Series D in
excess of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion that would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder
of more than4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock at the
time of such conversion.
(c)
Conversion
Mechanics
. Within three (3) Trading Days after the
Conversion Date, the Corporation shall pay to the Holder in cash
any accrued and unpaid dividends on the shares of Series D
Preferred so converted and shall issue and deliver, or cause to be
issued and delivered, to the Holder, registered in such name or
names (with address and tax identification number) as such Holder
may direct, subject to compliance with applicable laws to the
extent such designation shall involve a transfer, a certificate or
certificates for the number of whole shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion of such share or shares, or fraction
thereof, of Series D Preferred.
(d)
Failure
to Convert
. If the Corporation shall fail for any reason or
no reason to issue to a Holder of Series D Preferred a certificate
representing the Conversion Shares within three (3) Trading Days of
the Conversion Date and register such shares of Common Stock on the
Corporation’s share register or to credit the Holder’s
balance account with the Depository Trust Corporation for such
number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled
upon such conversion, and if on or after such Trading Day the
Holder purchases, or another Person purchases on the Holder’s
behalf or for the Holder’s account (in an open market
transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon such conversion that the Holder anticipated receiving
from the Corporation (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation
shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s
written request and in the Holder’s discretion, (i) pay in
cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (A) the
Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage
commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased
exceeds (B) the amount obtained by multiplying (x) the number of
shares of Common Stock that the Corporation was required to deliver
to the Holder in connection with the conversion at issue by (y) the
price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase
obligation was executed or (ii) at the option of the Holder, either
reissue (if surrendered) the shares or fraction of a share of
Series D Preferred equal to the number of shares or fraction of a
share of Series D Preferred Stock submitted for conversion (in
which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to
such holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have
been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its
delivery requires under Section 4(c). The Holder shall provide
the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to
the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the
Corporation, evidence of the amount of such loss.
(e)
Fractional Shares
.
No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon
conversion of the Series D Preferred into Common Stock. In the
event a fractional share of Common Stock would be issued on
conversion, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall
be rounded down to the nearest whole share.
(f)
Issue Limitation
.
The Corporation shall not effect a conversion of the Series D
Preferred, and the Holder of any shares of Series D Preferred shall
not have the right to voluntarily convert its shares of Series D
Preferred, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise,
such Person (together with such Person’s Affiliates) would
beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum
Percentage”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of
the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates shall
include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion of the shares of Series D Preferred with respect to
which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall
exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i)
conversion of the remaining, unconverted shares of Series D
Preferred beneficially owned by such Person and its Affiliates and
(ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted
portion of any other securities of the Corporation beneficially
owned by such Person and its Affiliates (including, without
limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or
warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise
analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth
in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph,
beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act. For purposes hereof, in determining the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely
on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in
the most recent of (1) the Corporation’s most recent Form
10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be,
(2) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (3) any
other notice by the Corporation or the Corporation’s transfer
agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral
request of the Holder, the Corporation shall within two (2)
Business Days confirm to the Holder the number of shares of Common
Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to
the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation,
including shares of Series D Preferred, by the Holder and its
Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the
Corporation, the Holder may from time to time increase or decrease
the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not less than 4.99%
and not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice; provided that
(i) any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the
sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the
Corporation, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only
to the Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed
and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity
with the terms of this Section 4(f) to correct this paragraph (or
any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the
intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to
make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give
effect to such limitation.
5.
Adjustment of Conversion
Price
. The Conversion Price and the number of Conversion
Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(a)
In case the Corporation shall at any time (A) declare any dividend
or distribution on its Common Stock or other securities of the
Corporation other than the Series D Preferred, (B) split or
subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, (C) combine the outstanding
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issue by
reclassification of its Common Stock any shares or other securities
of the Corporation, then in each such event the Conversion Price
shall be adjusted proportionately so that the Holders of Series D
Preferred shall be entitled to receive the kind and number of
shares or other securities of the Corporation which such Holders
would have owned or have been entitled to receive after the
happening of any of the events described above had such shares of
Series D Preferred been converted immediately prior to the
happening of such event (or any record date with respect thereto).
Such adjustment shall be made whenever any of the events listed
above shall occur. An adjustment made to the Conversion Price
pursuant to this paragraph 5(a) shall become effective immediately
after the effective date of the event.
(b) For
so long as Series D Preferred is outstanding, if the Corporation
issues shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock, except for Excepted
Issuances, for a consideration at a price per share, or having a
conversion, exchange or exercise price per share less than the
Conversion Price of the Series D Preferred immediately in effect
prior to such sale or issuance, then immediately prior to such sale
or issuance the Conversion Price of the Series D Preferred shall be
reduced to such other lower price. For purposes of this adjustment,
the issuance of any security carrying the right to convert such
security directly or indirectly into shares of Common Stock or of
any warrant, right or option to purchase Common Stock shall result
in an adjustment to the Conversion Price upon the issuance of the
above-described security and again upon the issuance of shares of
Common Stock upon exercise of such conversion or purchase rights if
such issuance is at a price lower than the then applicable
Conversion Price. Common Stock issued or issuable by the
Corporation for no consideration or for consideration that cannot
be determined at the time of issue will be deemed issuable or to
have been issued for $0.001 per share of Common Stock. The
reduction of the Conversion Price described in this paragraph is in
addition to other rights of the Holder described in this Amended
and Restated Certificate of Designations and the Subscription
Agreement.
6.
Rights
Upon Distribution of Assets
.
(a) If
the Corporation shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock
(and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets
(including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to
subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock
(including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or
other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin
off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of
arrangement or other similar transaction), then in each such case
the Conversion Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the
Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the record date
fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such
distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the
Weighted Average Price determined as of the record date mentioned
above, and of which the numerator shall be such Weighted Average
Price on such record date less the then per share fair market value
at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of
indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of
the Common Stock as determined by the Board in good faith. In
either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement
provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of
indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable
to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made
whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective
immediately after the record date mentioned above.
7.
Purchase
Rights
. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 5
above, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any
Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock,
warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record
holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase
Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon
the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate
Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder
had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon
complete conversion of the Holder’s Series D Preferred
(without regard to any limitations on the conversion thereof)
immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the
grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such
record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares
of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale
of such Purchase Rights.
8.
Notices
.
Upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, then, and in each such
case the Corporation shall give written notice thereof by first
class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each Holder of Series D
Preferred at the address of such holder as shown on the books of
the Corporation, which notice shall state the Conversion Price
resulting from such adjustment, setting forth in reasonable detail
the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation
is based. In addition, in case at any time:
(1) the
Corporation shall declare any dividend upon its Common Stock
payable in cash or stock or make any other distribution to the
holders of its Common Stock;
(2) the
Corporation shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of
its Common Stock any additional shares of such stock of any class
or other rights;
(3)
there shall be any capital reorganization or reclassification of
the capital stock of the Corporation, or a consolidation or merger
of the Corporation with, or a sale of all or substantially all its
assets to, another corporation; or
(4)
there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation
or winding up of the Corporation;
then,
in any one or more of said cases, the Corporation shall give, by
first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each holder of any
shares of Series D Preferred at the address of such holder as shown
on the books of the Corporation, (a) at least fifteen (15) days
prior written notice of the date on which the books of the
Corporation shall close or a record shall be taken for such
dividend, distribution or subscription rights or for determining
rights 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, at least fifteen (15) days
prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place.
Such notice in accordance with the foregoing clause (a) shall also
specify, in the case of any such dividend, distribution or
subscription rights, the date on which the holders of Common Stock
shall be entitled thereto, and such notice in accordance with the
foregoing clause (b) shall also specify the date on which the
holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their Common
Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may
be.
9.
Stock to be
Reserved
. The Corporation will at all times reserve and keep
available out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock solely
for the purpose of issuance upon the conversion of the Series D
Preferred as herein provided, such number of shares of Common Stock
equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the amount of Common Stock
as shall then be issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding
shares or fractions of shares of Series D Preferred. All shares of
Common Stock which shall be so issued shall be duly and validly
issued and fully paid and nonassessable and free from all liens,
duties and charges arising out of or by reason of the issue thereof
(including, without limitation, in respect of taxes) and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation covenants
that it will from time to time take all such action as may be
requisite to assure that the par value per share of the Common
Stock is at all times equal to or less than the effective
Conversion Price. The Corporation will take all such action within
its control as may be necessary on its part to assure that all such
shares of Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any
applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of any
national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock of the
Corporation may be listed. The Corporation will not take any action
which results in any adjustment of the Conversion Price if after
such action the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and
outstanding and thereafter issuable upon exercise of all Options
and conversion of Convertible Securities, including upon conversion
of the Series D Preferred, would exceed the total number of shares
of such class of Common Stock then authorized by the
Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation.
10.
Effect of Reacquisition of
Shares Upon Redemption, Repurchase, Conversion or Otherwise
.
Shares of Series D Preferred that have been issued and reacquired
in any manner, whether by redemption, repurchase or otherwise or
upon any conversion of shares of Series D Preferred to Common
Stock, shall thereupon be retired and shall have the status of
authorized and unissued shares of Preferred undesignated as to
series, and may be redesignated as any series of Preferred Stock
and reissued.
11.
Issue Tax
. The
issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon conversion
of the Series D Preferred shall be made without charge to the
holders thereof for any issuance tax, stamp tax, transfer tax, duty
or charge in respect thereof, provided that the Corporation shall
not be required to pay any tax, duty or charge which may be payable
in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of
any certificate in a name other than that of the holder of the
Series D Preferred which is being converted.
12.
Closing of Books
.
The Corporation will at no time close its transfer books against
the transfer of any Series D Preferred or of any shares of Common
Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of any shares of
Series D Preferred in any manner which interferes with the timely
conversion of such Series D Preferred; provided, however, nothing
herein shall be construed to prevent the Corporation from setting
record dates for the holders of its securities.
13.
Voting
. In addition
to any class voting rights provided by law and this Amended and
Restated Certificate of Designation, the Holders of Series D
Preferred shall have the right to vote together with the holders of
Common Stock as a single class on any matter on which the holders
of Common Stock are entitled to vote (including the election of
directors). With respect to the voting rights of the Holders of the
Series D Preferred pursuant to the preceding sentence, each Holder
of Series D Preferred shall be entitled to cast one vote for each
share of Common Stock that would be issuable to such Holder upon
the conversion of all the shares of Series D Preferred Stock held
by such Holder (after giving effect to the restrictions of Section
4(e)) on the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to vote.
14.
Certain
Restrictions
. In addition to any other vote of the Holders
of Series D Preferred Stock required by law or by the Certificate
of Incorporation, without the prior consent of the Required Holders
holding at least 75% of the Series D Preferred Stock then
outstanding, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a
special meeting called for that purpose, at which meeting the
holders of the shares of such Series D Preferred Stock shall vote
together as a class, the Corporation will not:
(a) authorize,
create, designate, establish or issue (whether by merger or
otherwise) (i) an increased number of shares of Series D Preferred
Stock or (ii) any other class or series of capital stock ranking
senior to or on parity with the Series D Preferred Stock as to any
preference, including not limited to dividends or upon liquidation
or reclassify any shares of Common Stock into shares having any
preference or priority as to dividends or upon liquidation superior
to or on parity with any such preference or priority of Series D
Preferred Stock or reclassify any shares of Common Stock or any
other class or series of capital stock into shares having any
preference or priority as to dividends or upon liquidation superior
to or on parity with any such preference or priority of Series D
Preferred Stock;
(b) adopt
a plan for the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
affairs of the Corporation or any recapitalization plan (whether
occurring by merger, consolidation or otherwise), file any petition
seeking protection under any federal or state bankruptcy or
insolvency law or make a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors;
(c) amend,
alter or repeal, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation or the
Resolutions contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of
Designations of the Series D Preferred Stock and the powers,
preferences, privileges, relative, participating, optional and
other special rights and qualifications, limitations and
restrictions thereof, which would adversely affect any right,
preference, privilege or voting power of the Series D Preferred
Stock, or which would increase or decrease the amount of authorized
shares of the Series D Preferred Stock or of any other series of
preferred stock ranking senior to the Series D Preferred Stock,
with respect to the payment of dividends (whether or not such
series of preferred stock is cumulative or noncumulative as to
payment of dividends) or upon liquidation;
(d) directly
or indirectly, declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends
permitted pursuant to Section 2 and dividends payable in shares of
Common Stock but only to the extent that such stock dividend
results in an adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to
Section 5 hereof) or directly or indirectly purchase, redeem,
repurchase or otherwise acquire or permit any Subsidiary to redeem,
purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire (or make any payment to a
sinking fund for such redemption, purchase, repurchase or other
acquisition) any share of Common Stock, Option or Convertible
Security or any other class or series of the Corporation’s
capital stock (except for the shares of Series D Preferred Stock in
accordance with Section 15 hereof or for shares of Common
Stock repurchased from current of former employees, consultants, or
directors upon termination of service in accordance with plans
approved by the Board) whether in cash, securities or property or
in obligations of the Corporation or any Subsidiary;
(e)
enter into a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined below), or issue
any secured or unsecured debt securities. “
Variable Rate
Transaction
” means a transaction in which the Company
(i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are
convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the
right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a
conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price
that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or
quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the
initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (B) with a
conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being
reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt
or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or
contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of
the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into
any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of
credit, whereby the Company may sell securities at a future
determined price; or
(f) agree
to do any of the foregoing.
15.
Redemption
. The
Series D Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable at the option of
the Corporation.
16.
No Waiver
. Except
as otherwise modified or provided for herein, the Holders of Series
D Preferred Stock shall also be entitled to, and shall not be
deemed to have waived, any other applicable rights granted to such
holders under the Nevada Corporations Code.
17.
No Impairment
. The
Corporation will not, through any reorganization, transfer of
assets, consolidation, merger scheme or arrangement, dissolution,
issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or
seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to
be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation but will at
all time in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the
provisions herein and in the taking of all such action as may be
necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights
and liquidation preferences granted hereunder of the holders of the
Series D Preferred Stock against impairment. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Corporation (i) shall not increase
the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon
conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock above the Conversion
Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be
necessary or appropriate in order that the Corporation may validly
and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common
Stock upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock, and (iii)
shall, so long as any shares or fraction of a share of Series D
Preferred stock remain outstanding, take all action necessary to
reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued
shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the
conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock, 100% of the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D
Preferred Stock then outstanding (without regard to any limitations
on conversion).
18.
No Preemptive Rights
. No Holder
of any shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall have any preemptive
right to subscribe to any issue of the same or other capital stock
of the Corporation.
19.
Amendment; Waiver
.
Any term of the Series D Preferred Stock may be amended or waived
(including the adjustment provisions included in Section 5 hereof)
upon the written consent of the Corporation and the Holders of at
least 85% of the Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding;
provided, however, that the number of Conversion Shares issuable
hereunder and the Conversion Price may not be amended, and the
right to convert the Series D Preferred Stock may not be altered or
waived, without the written consent of the holders of all of the
Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding.
20.
Action By Holders
.
Any action or consent to be taken or given by the holders of the
Series D Preferred Stock may be given either at a meeting of the
Holders of the Series D Preferred Stock called and held for such
purpose or by written consent.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amended and
Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights this
_________ day of _______________, 2017.
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VISUALANT,
INCORPORATED
By:
_____________________
Name:
Ronald P. Erickson
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
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