UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 9, 2017
 
CORMEDIX INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
001-34673
20-5894890
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)
(CommissionFile Number)
(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
 
 
 
400 Connell Drive, Suite 5000, Berkeley Heights, NJ
07922
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (908) 517-9500
 
 
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On November 9, 2017, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P., (the “Buyers”), long-term institutional investors in CorMedix, pursuant to which we have agreed to sell $2 million of newly designated Series F Convertible preferred stock (“Series F Stock”) at $1,000 per share.
 
On November 9, 2017, we also entered a backstop agreement with the Buyers pursuant to which the Buyers have agreed to purchase from us, at our request, up to an additional $3 million of shares of the Series F Stock at $1,000 per share. We may request purchases under the backstop agreement from January 15, 2018 until March 31, 2018.
 
As consideration for the backstop financing, we will issue the Buyers warrants, exercisable for three years, to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 947,329 shares (subject to adjustment) of CorMedix common stock at a per share exercise price of $0.001. The number of shares issuable under the warrant was determined by the closing price of CorMedix Common Stock on November 8, 2017, which was $0.5278. The number of shares issuable under the warrants will be reduced to the extent that we raise equity capital from investors other than the Buyers that offsets the $3 million backstop amount.
   
Gross proceeds of the securities purchase agreement and the backstop agreement, if the backstop agreement is used in full, total an aggregate of $5,000,000 (assuming cashless exercise of the warrants).
 
Each share of Series F Stock is convertible into shares of our common stock, at the option of the Buyers, at an effective price of $0.6334 per share, which represents a 20% premium to the closing price of our common stock on November 8, 2017. The conversion price of the Series F Stock is subject to anti-dilution adjustment for customary recapitalization events such as stock splits, as well as full ratchet anti-dilution protection in the event that we do not obtain the subordination of the Series C-3 preferred stock to that of the Series F Stock (as described below) or obtain stockholder approval of the issuance of common stock that exceeds NYSE American rules (as described below). The Series F Stock will be mandatorily convertible on April 2, 2018, subject to certain equity conditions, at the lower of $0.6334 and a 10% discount to the notional price at which an equity or equity linked transaction in an amount of $5 million or more is completed by March 31, 2018, or if no such transaction is completed, a 10% discount to the closing price of the stock on March 31, 2018.
 
The Series F Stock is non-voting and has no dividend right outside of receiving dividends in the same form as we pay to holders of shares of our common stock.
 
The Series F Stock contains a prohibition on its conversion if, as a result of such conversion, we would have issued shares of our common stock in an aggregate amount equal to 13,336,939 shares, which is 20% of our shares of common stock outstanding on November 9, 2017, unless we have received the approval of our stockholders for such overage.
 
The Buyers will be prohibited from converting Series F Stock into shares of our common stock to the extent that, as a result of such conversion, the Buyers, together with their affiliates, would own more than 9.99% of the total number of shares of our common stock then issued and outstanding. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, holders of the Series F Stock will receive a payment equal to $1,000 per share of Series F Stock, subject to adjustment, before any proceeds are distributed to the holders of common stock. Shares of the Series F Stock will rank:
 
senior to all common stock and the Series C-2, Series C-3 Convertible Preferred Stock (subject to the us obtaining any consent, waiver or other authorization from the holders of the Series C-3 Convertible Preferred Stock necessary for the subordination of the Series C-3 Convertible Preferred Stock to the Series F Preferred Stock), Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, Series E Non-Voting Convertible Stock; and
 
senior to any class or series of capital stock hereafter created.
 
in each case, as to distributions of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up whether voluntarily or involuntarily.
 
We currently anticipate that closing of the sale of the Series F Stock and the warrants will take place on or about November 16, 2017, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
 
As a part of the financing, we will also enter into a registration rights agreement with the Buyers whereby the Buyers can demand that we register the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and shares issuable upon conversion of the Series F Stock, if issued.
 
No placement agent or underwriter was involved in the offerings.
 
We intend to use the net proceeds of the offerings for general corporate purposes, working capital and capital expenditures.
 
 
 
 
The certificate of designation, form of warrant, form of securities purchase agreement, form of backstop agreement, and registration rights agreement, are filed herewith as Exhibits 3.15, 4.15, 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing descriptions of the Series F Stock, the securities purchase agreement, the backstop agreement, the warrants, and the registration rights agreement are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the respective exhibits.
 
The Series F Stock and the warrants to be issued will be sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Neither the Series F Stock nor the warrants may be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
 
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Series F Stock or the warrants or any other securities of our company.
 
A copy of the press release regarding the above matters is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
 
The information contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 5.03 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
 
On November 9, 2017, we filed a Certificate of Designation of Series F Stock with the Delaware Secretary of State classifying and designating the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series F Stock. The Series F Stock Certificate of Designation is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.15 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The description of the Series F Stock contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)            
Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
Certificate of Designation of Series F Preferred Stock of CorMedix Inc., filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on November 9, 2017.
 
 
Form of Warrant.
 
 
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 9, 2017, between CorMedix Inc. and the investors named therein.
 
 
Backstop Agreement, dated November 9, 2017, between CorMedix Inc. and the investor named therein.
 
 
Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 9, 2017, by and between CorMedix Inc. and the investor named therein.
 
 
Press release dated November 9, 2017.

 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Date: November 13, 2017
CORMEDIX INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
/s/ Robert W. Cook
 
 
 
Name: Robert W. Cook
 
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Exhibit 3.15
 
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
SERIES F CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
CORMEDIX INC.
 
to Section 151 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law
 
CorMedix Inc. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL ”) does hereby certify that, in accordance with Sections 141(c) and 151 of the DGCL, the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation at a meeting duly convened on November 9, 2017:
 
RESOLVED , that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), there is hereby established a series of the Corporation’s authorized preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), which series shall be designated as the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation, with the designation, number of shares, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof (in addition to any provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation which are applicable to the Preferred Stock of all classes and series) as follows: 
 
SERIES F CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
 
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS . For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
Affiliate ” means any person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a person or entity, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Holder, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Holder will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Holder.
 
Alternate Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).
 
Bankruptcy Event ” means: the Corporation shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property or assets, (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iii) commence a voluntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic), (iv) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (v) acquiesce in writing to any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic), (vi) issue a notice of bankruptcy or winding down of its operations or issue a press release regarding same, or (vii) take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing; and/or a proceeding or case shall be commenced in respect of the Corporation, without its application or consent, in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking (i) the liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of its debts, (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of it or of all or any substantial part of its assets in connection with the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or (iii) similar relief in respect of it under any law providing for the relief of debtors, and such proceeding or case described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of thirty (30) days or any order for relief shall be entered in an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) against the Corporation or action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing shall be taken with respect to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) days.
 
 
 
 
 
Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
 
Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg, L.P.
 
Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
 
Buy-In ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(e)(iii).
 
Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded, as reported by Bloomberg (or, to the extent that Bloomberg is unavailable generally, an equivalent, reliable reporting service mutually acceptable to and hereafter designated by Holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Series F Preferred Stock and the Corporation), or if the foregoing do not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported on the OTC Pink Market by OTC Markets Group, Inc. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
 
Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Common Stock ” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.
 
Contingent Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.
 
Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
 
 
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Conversion Price ” shall mean (A) if the aggregate cash proceeds actually received by the Corporation from the sale, other than to Affiliates of or Persons managed by Elliott Management Corporation, of its equity or equity-linked securities, in one or more bona fide transactions consummated on or before March 31, 2018 equals or exceeds $3,000,000 (a “ Triggering Transaction ”), the lesser of (1) $0.6334 and (2) a 10% discount to the notional price at which such Triggering Transaction is completed by the Corporation on or before March 31, 2018, (B) for so long as the aggregate cash proceeds actually received by the Corporation from the sale, other than to Affiliates of or Persons managed by Elliott Management Corporation, of its equity or equity-linked securities, in one or more bona fide transactions consummated before March 31, 2018 is less than $3,000,000, the average Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock for the immediately preceding 20 Trading Days or (C) otherwise, the lesser of (1) $0.6334 and (2) a 10% discount to the closing price of the Corporation’s Common Stock on April 2, 2018, as adjusted hereunder.
 
Conversion Ratio ” shall mean, with respect to each share of Series F Preferred Stock, an amount equal to the aggregate Stated Value and accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, divided by the Conversion Price.
 
Conversion Shares ” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series F Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.
 
Convertible Securities ” means any stock, note, debenture or other security (other than Options) that is, or may become, at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.
 
Corporate Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).
 
Daily Failure Amount ” means the product of (x) 0.005 multiplied by (y) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the applicable Share Delivery Date.
 
DTC ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
 
DWAC Delivery ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
 
Equity Condition ” means, w ith respect to any given date of determination, each of the following:
 
(i)             on each day during such thirty (30) day period (the “Equity Conditions Measuring Period”), the Common Stock (including all Underlying Securities) is listed or designated for quotation on an eligible market and, subject to limited exceptions, shall not have been suspended from trading on an eligible market nor shall delisting or suspension by an eligible market have been threatened or reasonably likely to occur or pending;
 
(ii)             during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Corporation shall have delivered all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock on a timely basis and all other shares of capital stock required to be delivered by the Corporation on a timely basis as set forth in the other transaction documents;
 
(iii)             any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination (or otherwise issuable pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Stock) may be issued in full without violating the rules or regulations of the eligible market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable);
 
 
 
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(iv)             on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, no public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Fundamental Transaction shall have occurred which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated;
 
(v)             the holder of any Preferred Stock shall not be possession of any material, non-public information provided to any of them by the Corporation, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates, employees, officers, representatives, agents or the like;
 
(vi)             on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Corporation otherwise shall have been in compliance with each, and shall not have breached any representation or warranty in any material respect (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any covenant or other term or condition of any transaction document, including, without limitation, the Corporation shall not have failed to timely make any payment pursuant to any transaction document;
 
(vii)             as of such applicable date of determination, (A) the aggregate daily dollar trading volume of the Common Stock on at least fifteen (15) trading days during the twenty (20) trading day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding such date of determination and on each of the last three (3) trading days in such period (the “ Equity Conditions Ending Period ”), is not less than $200,000.
 
(viii)             on the applicable date of determination (A) while any of the Preferred Stock remain outstanding the Corporation has a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock a number of shares of Common Stock equal to at least 125% of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of all of the Preferred Stock then outstanding (the “Required Reserve Amount”), and all shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination are available under the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation and reserved by the Corporation to be issued pursuant to the terms hereof and (B) all shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination may be issued in full without resulting in the Corporation’s failure to maintain the Required Reserve Amount;
 
(ix)             the Series F Preferred Stock is senior in rank ( as to dividends, distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntarily or involuntarily ) to each and all series of capital stock issued by the Corporation prior to the date hereof;
 
(x)             any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation required to waive the Exchange Cap or to authorize the Corporation to issue Conversion Shares notwithstanding the Exchange Cap has been held and such waiver or authorization has been obtained; and
 
(xi)             the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the event requiring the satisfaction of the Equity Conditions are duly authorized and listed and eligible for trading without restriction on an eligible market.
 
Eligible Market ” means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Principal Market.
 
Encumbrance ” means any security interest, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, assignment, Taxes, lien (statutory or other, and including environmental and tax liens), deposit arrangement, violation, charge, lease, license, encumbrance, servient easement, adverse claim, reversion, reverter, preference, priority, other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease or any synthetic or other financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), restrictive covenant, condition or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership.
 
 
 
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Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Fundamental Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
 
Holder ” means any holder of Series F Preferred Stock.
 
Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including, without limitation, “capital leases” in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, claim, lien, tax, right of first refusal, encumbrance, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above.
 
Initial Issue Date ” shall mean the date that shares of Preferred Stock are first issued by the Corporation.
 
Junior Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
 
Liquidation Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
 
Liquidation Preference ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
 
Material Adverse Effect ” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, or financial condition of the Corporation and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Corporation to perform any of its obligations under the Series F Preferred Stock in any material respect.
 
New Subsidiary ” means, as of any date of determination, any Person in which the Corporation after the Initial Issuance Date, directly or indirectly, (i) owns or acquires any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (ii) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and all of the foregoing, collectively, “ New Subsidiaries .”
 
 
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Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
 
Options ” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
 
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.
 
Parity Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
 
Permitted Distributions ” means dividends by Subsidiaries of the Corporation to the Corporation or other Subsidiaries of the Corporation and dividends required to be paid on the Parity Securities and pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
 
Person ” means any individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
 
Principal Market ” means the NYSE American.
 
Purchase Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) below.
 
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Series F Preferred Stock Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
 
Share Delivery Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(e)(i).
 
Stated Value ” shall mean $1,000.
 
Trading Day ” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded for any period on the Principal Market or if the Common Stock is not traded on the Principal Market, on a day that the Common Stock is traded on another securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded.
 
SECTION 2. DESIGNATION, AMOUNT AND PAR VALUE; ASSIGNMENT .
 
(a)            The series of preferred stock designated by this Certificate shall be designated as the Corporation’s “Series F Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “ Series F Preferred Stock ”) and the number of shares so designated shall be 5,000. Each share of Series F Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share.
 
(b)            The Corporation shall register shares of the Series F Preferred Stock, upon records to be maintained by the Corporation for that purpose (the “ Series F Preferred Stock Register ”), in the name of the Holders thereof from time to time. The Corporation may deem and treat the registered Holder of shares of Series F Preferred Stock as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of any conversion thereof and for all other purposes. The Corporation shall register the transfer of any shares of Series F Preferred Stock in the Series F Preferred Stock Register, upon surrender of the certificates evidencing such shares to be transferred, duly endorsed by the Holder thereof, to the Corporation at its principal place of business or such other office of the Corporation as may be designated by the Corporation. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new certificate evidencing the shares of Series F Preferred Stock so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a new certificate evidencing the remaining portion of the shares not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder, in each case, within three (3) Business Days. The provisions of this Certificate are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time and shall be enforceable by any such Holder.
 
 
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SECTION 3. DIVIDENDS . Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of the Series F Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis without giving effect for such purposes to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation set forth in Section 6(c) hereof) to and in the same form as dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) are paid on shares of the Common Stock.
 
SECTION 4. VOTING RIGHTS . Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by the DGCL, the Series F Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series F Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series F Preferred Stock: (a) alter or change the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series F Preferred Stock as set forth herein or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, (b) increase the number of authorized shares of Series F Preferred Stock, or (c) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not preclude the Corporation from designating or issuing any Junior Securities. The Corporation shall not pay or cause to be paid, directly or indirectly, to any Holder or any of its Affiliates any consideration of any type in connection with a vote of Holders relating to Sections 4(a), (b) or (c). The Corporation shall not, directly or indirectly, redeem or repurchase any Series F Preferred Stock unless such offer of redemption or repurchase is made pro rata to all Holders on identical terms.
 
SECTION 5. RANK; LIQUIDATION .
 
(a)            The Series F Preferred Stock shall rank: (i) senior to all of the Common Stock and the Series C-2, Series C-3 Convertible Preferred Stock (subject to the Corporation obtaining any consent, waiver or other authorization from the holders of the Series C-3 Convertible Preferred Stock necessary for the subordination of the Series C-3 Convertible Preferred Stock to the Series F Preferred Stock), Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, Series E Non-Voting Convertible Stock; and (ii) senior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created (clauses (i) and (ii), “ Junior Securities ”), in each case, as to dividends, distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. The foregoing shall not preclude the Corporation from designating or issuing any Junior Securities. Without the prior express written consent of Holders representing a majority of the outstanding shares of Series F Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not hereafter authorize or issue additional or other capital stock that is of senior or pari-passu rank to the Series F Preferred Stock in respect of the preferences as to dividends and other distributions, amortization and/or redemption payments, and/or payments upon a Liquidation Event.
 
(b)            Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or a Bankruptcy Event, whether voluntary or involuntary (each, a “ Liquidation Event ”), each holder of shares of Series F Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, in preference to any distributions of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the holders of the Common Stock and Junior Securities, an amount equal to the Stated Value per share of Series F Preferred Stock, plus an additional amount equal to any dividend declared but unpaid on such shares (the “ Liquidation Preference ”), before any payments shall be made or any assets distributed to holders of any class of Common Stock or Junior Securities. If, upon any such Liquidation Event, the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of the Series F Preferred Stock the Liquidation Preference, then all remaining assets of the Corporation shall be distributed ratably to holders of the shares of the Series F Preferred Stock and Parity Securities.
 
 
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(c)            After payment to the holders of shares of the Series F Preferred Stock of the amount required under Section 5(b), the remaining assets or surplus funds of the Corporation, if any, available for distribution to stockholders shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Series F Preferred Stock, any other class or series of capital stock that participates with the Common Stock in the distribution of assets upon any Liquidation Event and the Common Stock, with the holders of the Series F Preferred Stock deemed to hold that number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series F Preferred Stock are then convertible (without giving effect for such purposes to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation set forth in Section 6(c) hereof).
 
SECTION 6. CONVERSION .
 
(a)             Conversions at Option of Holder . Each share of Series F Preferred Stock along with the aggregate accrued but unpaid dividends thereon shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the date of the issuance thereof, at the option of the Holder thereof, into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio in effect at the time of such conversion. A Holder shall effect a conversion by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice (via overnight courier, facsimile or email) attached hereto as Annex A (a “ Notice of Conversion ”), duly completed and executed. For purposes of clarification, the Corporation or its transfer agent shall not require a Holder to obtain a medallion guaranty, notary attestation or any similar deliverable in order to effectuate the conversion of all or a portion of such Holder’s shares of Series F Preferred Stock. Other than a conversion following a Fundamental Transaction, the Notice of Conversion must specify at least a number of shares of Series F Preferred Stock to be converted equal to the lesser of (x) 10,000 shares (such number subject to appropriate adjustment following the occurrence of an event specified in Section 7(a), 7(b), 7(c) and 7(d) hereof) and (y) the number of shares of Series F Preferred Stock then held by the Holder. Provided the Corporation’s Common Stock transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, the Notice of Conversion may specify, at the Holder’s election, whether the applicable Conversion Shares shall be credited to the account of the Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system (a “ DWAC Delivery ”). The date on which a conversion of Series F Preferred Stock shall be deemed effective (the “ Conversion Date ”) shall be defined as the Trading Day that the Notice of Conversion, completed and executed, and a copy of the original certificate(s) representing such shares of Series F Preferred Stock being converted, is sent (via overnight courier, facsimile or email) to, and received during regular business hours by, the Corporation. The calculations set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error.
 
(b)             Mandatory Conversion . Provided that each Equity Condition has been satisfied, each share of Series F Preferred Stock along with the aggregate accrued but unpaid dividends thereon shall be automatically converted on or after March 31, 2018 into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio in effect at the time of such conversion
 
(c)             Beneficial Ownership Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of its Series F Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to an attempted conversion set forth on an applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock subject to the Notice of Conversion with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted shares of Series F Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes, convertible stock or warrants) that are 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 Section 6(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission. For purposes of this Section 6(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Corporation’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (C) a more recent notice by the Corporation or the Corporation’s transfer agent to the Holder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of a Holder (which may be by email), the Corporation shall, within two (2) Business Days of such request, confirm orally and in writing to such Holder (which may be via email) 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 any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including shares of Series F Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Holder. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Notice of Conversion (to the extent permitted pursuant to this Section 6(c)). The Corporation shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by the Holder in any Notice of Conversion regarding its Beneficial Ownership Limitation. The provisions of this Section 6(c) shall be construed, corrected and implemented in a manner so as to effectuate the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Series F Preferred Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the Exchange Act. By written notice to the Corporation, any Holder may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation to any other percentage specified in such notice, provided, (i) any increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation and (ii) any such increase or decrease will only apply to the Holder sending such notice and not to any other Holder.
 
 
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(d)            Principal Market Regulation. The Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock, and the Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of its Series F Preferred Stock if the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon such conversion would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Corporation may issue upon conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock, together with the exercise of any warrants to purchase Common Stock, without breaching the Corporation’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market (the “ Exchange Cap ”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Corporation obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Principal Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount. Until such approval is obtained, no Holder shall be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise (as the case may be) of any Series F Preferred Stock, or any of the warrants to purchase Common Stock, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of (i) the Exchange Cap multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (1) the number of shares of Series F Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder divided by (2) all outstanding shares of Series F Preferred Stock.
 
(e)             Mechanics of Conversion .
 
(i)             Delivery of Certificate or Electronic Issuance Upon Conversion . Not later than two (2) Trading Days after the applicable Conversion Date (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Corporation shall: (a) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder a physical certificate or certificates representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of shares of Series F Preferred Stock (which certificate or certificates shall not have any legends on it) or (b) in the case of a DWAC Delivery, electronically transfer such Conversion Shares by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its DWAC system. If in the case of any Notice of Conversion such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by or, in the case of a DWAC Delivery, such shares are not electronically delivered to or as directed by, the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the applicable Holder shall be entitled to elect to rescind such Conversion Notice by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates for Conversion Shares or electronic receipt of such shares, as applicable, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to such Holder any original Series F Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and such Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation any Common Stock certificates or otherwise direct the return of any shares of Common Stock delivered to the Holder through the DWAC system, representing the shares of Series F Preferred Stock unsuccessfully tendered for conversion to the Corporation.
 
(ii)             Obligation Absolute . Subject to any limitations on the beneficial ownership of Series F Preferred Stock to which a Holder may be subject and subject to such Holder’s right to rescind a Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) above, the Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series F Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares. Subject to any limitations on the beneficial ownership of Series F Preferred Stock to which a Holder may be subject and subject to such Holder’s right to rescind a Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) above, in the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of its Series F Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to such Holder, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Series F Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained by the Corporation, and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 150% of the value of the Conversion Shares into which would be converted the Series F Preferred Stock which is subject to such injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall, subject to any limitations on the beneficial ownership of Series F Preferred Stock to which a Holder may be subject and subject to such Holder’s right to rescind a Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) above, issue Conversion Shares upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder such certificate or certificates, or electronically deliver (or cause its transfer agent to electronically deliver) such shares in the case of a DWAC Delivery, pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) on or prior to the third (3rd) Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date applicable to such conversion (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by such Holder to the Corporation), then, unless the Holder has rescinded the applicable Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) above, the Corporation shall pay (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to such Holder an amount payable in cash equal to the product of (x) the number of Conversion Shares required to have been issued by the Corporation on such Share Delivery Date, (y) an amount equal to the Daily Failure Amount and (z) the number of Trading Days actually lapsed after such third (3rd) Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date during which such certificates have not been delivered, or, in the case of a DWAC Delivery, such shares have not been electronically delivered. The foregoing liquidated damages is not intended to be, and is not, an exclusive remedy. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief; provided that Holder shall not receive duplicate damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
 
 
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(iii)           Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion . If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder the applicable certificate or certificates or to effect a DWAC Delivery, as applicable, by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by such Holder to the Corporation) (a “ Conversion Failure ”), and if after such Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by such Holder) the amount by which (x) such Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Series F Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Series F Preferred Stock submitted for conversion 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 requirements under Section 6(e)(i). For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Series F Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice, within three (3) Trading Days after the occurrence of a Buy-In, indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of such Buy-In together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Corporation. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the shares of Series F Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof; provided, however, that the Holder shall not be entitled to both (i) require the reissuance of the shares of Series F Preferred Stock submitted for conversion for which such conversion was not timely honored and (ii) receive the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(e)(i).
 
(iv)           Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holders of the Series F Preferred Stock, not less than 125% of such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the adjustments of Section 7) upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series F Preferred Stock. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
 
(v)             Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which a Holder would otherwise be entitled to receive upon such conversion, the Corporation shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.
 
(vi)             Transfer Taxes . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock upon conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the registered Holder(s) of such shares of Series F Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.
 
(f)             Status as Stockholder . Upon each Conversion Date: (i) the shares of Series F Preferred Stock being converted shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a holder of such converted shares of Series F Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for or electronic delivery of such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. In all cases, the holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Corporation’s failure to convert Series F Preferred Stock.
 
 
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SECTION 7. CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS .
 
(a)             Adjustments for Stock Splits and Combinations . If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Initial Issuance Date effect a stock split of the outstanding Common Stock, the applicable Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the stock split shall be proportionately decreased. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Initial Issuance Date, combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the applicable Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustments under this Section 7(a) shall be effective at the close of business on the date the stock split or combination occurs.
 
(b)             Adjustments for Certain Dividends and Distributions . If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Initial Issuance Date make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, then, and in each event, the applicable Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the applicable Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction:
 
(i)            the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date; and
 
(ii)           the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.
 
(c)             Adjustment for Other Dividends and Distributions . Subject to Sections 3 and 5 hereof, if the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Initial Issuance Date make or issue or set a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in other than shares of Common Stock, then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the applicable Conversion Price shall be made and provision shall be made (by adjustments of the Conversion Price or otherwise) so that the Holders shall receive upon conversions thereof, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock receivable thereon, the number of securities of the Corporation or other issuer (as applicable) or other property that they would have received had the shares of Series F Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event and had thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the Conversion Date, retained such securities (together with any distributions payable thereon during such period) or assets, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 7(c) with respect to the rights of each Holder; provided, however, that if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this paragraph as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions.
 
(d)             Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange or Substitution . If the Common Stock at any time or from time to time after the Initial Issuance Date shall be changed to the same or different number of shares or other securities of any class or classes of stock or other property, whether by reclassification, exchange, substitution or otherwise (other than by way of a stock split or combination of shares or stock dividends provided for in Section 7(a), Section 7(b), and Section 7(c), or a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale of assets provided for in Section 7(e)), then, and in each event, an appropriate revision to the Conversion Price shall be made and provisions shall be made (by adjustments of the Conversion Price or otherwise) so that each Holder shall have the right thereafter to convert shares of Series F Preferred Stock into the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or other property receivable upon reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, by holders of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series F Preferred Stock might have been converted immediately prior to such reclassification, exchange, substitution or other change, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.
 
 
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(e)             Adjustments for Reorganization, Merger, Consolidation or Sales of Assets . In case of any reorganization of the Corporation (or any other corporation the stock or other securities of which are at the time receivable on the conversion of the shares of Series F Preferred Stock) after the Issuance Date, or in case, after such date, the Corporation (or any such other corporation) shall consolidate with or merge into another corporation or entity or convey all or substantially all its assets to another corporation or entity (any such reorganization or other event hereafter being referred to as a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then and in each such case the shares of Series F Preferred Stock, upon conversion, as and at any time after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, shall be converted into, in lieu of the stock or other securities and property into which the shares of Series F Preferred Stock would have been convertible prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such stock or other securities or property to which the shares of Series F Preferred Stock would have converted if the shares of Series F Preferred Stock had been converted immediately prior to any such Fundamental Transaction (the “ Alternate Consideration ”), subject to further adjustment as provided in Section 7(a), Section 7(b), Section 7(c) and Section 7(d) in each such case. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new Certificate of Designation with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders’ right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement to which the Corporation is a party and pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 7(e) and ensuring that the Series F Preferred Stock (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. In the event of the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another corporation, the Series F Preferred Stock shall maintain their relative rank, powers, designations and preferences provided for herein (for the avoidance of doubt, the Series F Preferred Stock shall be senior to all other classes of capital stock of the successor entity) and no merger shall have a result inconsistent therewith. The Corporation shall cause to be delivered (via overnight courier, facsimile or email) to each Holder, at its last address as it shall appear upon the books and records of the Corporation, written notice of any Fundamental Transaction at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the date on which such Fundamental Transaction is expected to become effective or close.
 
(f)             Other Adjustments . In the event that (A) the Corporation may not effect the conversion of Series F Preferred Stock as a result of the Exchange Cap or clause (ix) of the definition of Equity Conditions is not satisfied and (B) the Corporation, at any time after the date hereof, issues or sells any class of equity or equity-linked securities (other than at-the-market equity offerings through a broker-dealer), in one or more transactions, at a notional price less than the Conversion Price, the Conversion Price then in effect shall be reduced to the lowest notional price per share at which any such share of Common Stock has been issued or sold.
 
(g)           Record Date . In case the Corporation shall take record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities, then the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to be such record date.
 
(h)             No Impairment . The Corporation shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or other Fundamental Transaction 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 times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 7 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of each Holder against impairment.
 
 
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(i)             Certificates as to Adjustments . Upon occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price or number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series F Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 7, the Corporation, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment and readjustment, showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon written request of a Holder, at any time, furnish or cause to be furnished to such Holder a like certificate setting forth such adjustments and readjustments, the applicable Conversion Price in effect at the time, and the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of the shares of Series F Preferred Stock.
 
SECTION 8. RIGHTS UPON ISSUANCE OF PURCHASE RIGHTS AND OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS .
 
(a)             Purchase Rights . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7 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 all or substantially all of 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 shares of Preferred Stock (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Shares) 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
 
(b)             Other Corporate Events . 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 Corporation shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of the Holder’s shares of Preferred Stock (i) in addition to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by the Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Stock) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as the Holder would have been entitled to receive had the Holder’s shares of Preferred Stock initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder. The provisions of this Section 8(b) shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Stock.
 
 
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SECTION 9. COVENANTS . So long as any shares of the Series F Preferred Stock are outstanding, without the prior express written consent of Holders representing 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of Series F Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary, to, directly or indirectly:
 
(i)             create, incur, guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and letters of credit not in excess of $3.0 million in the aggregate at any point in time;
 
(ii)             create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Encumbrances on any of its assets or property now owned or hereafter acquired;
 
(iii)            redeem, repurchase or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of its capital stock (other than Permitted Distributions);
 
(iv)            redeem, repurchase or prepay any Indebtedness;
 
(v)             engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries on the Initial Issue Date or any business substantially related or incidental thereto. The Corporation shall not, and the Corporation shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, modify its or their corporate structure or purpose;
 
(vi)             acquire or form any New Subsidiary if such New Subsidiary would not be wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation;
 
(vii)           fail to maintain and preserve all of its properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and fail to comply at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder;
 
(viii)           fail to maintain insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any governmental authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated;
 
(ix)             lend money or credit (by way of guarantee or otherwise) or make advances to any Subsidiary, or purchase or acquire any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other obligations or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any Subsidiary, other than capital contributions in amounts consistent with prior practices of the Corporation to its wholly-owned subsidiary CorMedix Europe GmbH; or
 
 
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(x)            sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of any assets or rights of the Corporation or any Subsidiary owned or hereafter acquired whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, other than (i) sales, leases, licenses, assignments, transfers, conveyances and other dispositions of such assets or rights by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries that are in the ordinary course of their respective businesses and, after giving effect thereto, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) sales of product, inventory or receivables in the ordinary course of business.
 
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS .
 
(a)             Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by email, facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at 400 Connell Drive, 5th Floor, Suite 5000, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922, facsimile number (908) 429-4307, or such other facsimile number or address or email address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or email addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email at the facsimile number or email address specified in or pursuant to this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the date immediately following the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or mail at the facsimile number or email address specified in or pursuant to this Section between 5:30 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (iii) the second (2nd) Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
 
(b)             Lost or Mutilated Series F Preferred Stock Certificate . If a Holder’s Series F Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series F Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership thereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and, in each case, customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. Applicants for a new certificate under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Corporation may prescribe.
 
(c)             Waiver . Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing.
 
(d)             Severability . If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.
 
 
 
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(e)             Next Business or Trading Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day or a Trading Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day or Trading Day, as the case may be.
 
(f)             Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
 
(g)          Status of Converted Series F Preferred Stock . If any shares of Series F Preferred Stock shall be converted or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series F Preferred Stock.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designation to be signed by its duly authorized officer this 9 th day of November, 2017.
 
 
CORMEDIX INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Khoso Baluch
 
 
Name: Khoso Baluch
 
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
 
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ANNEX A
 
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
 
(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO
 
CONVERT SHARES OF SERIES F PREFERRED STOCK)
 
The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to convert the number of shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below, represented by stock certificate No(s). _______________ (the “ Preferred Stock Certificates ”), into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of CorMedix Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), as of the date written below. If securities are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Capitalized terms utilized but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in that certain Certificate of Designation (the “ Certificate of Designation ”) of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series F Preferred Stock ”) filed by the Corporation on November __, 2017.
 
As of the date hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the undersigned Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member), including the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock subject to this Notice of Conversion, but excluding the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series F Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including any warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in Section 6(c) of the Certificate of Designation, is _______________. For purposes hereof, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission.
 
CONVERSION CALCULATIONS:
 
Date to Effect Conversion:
 
Number of shares of Series F Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion:
 
Number of shares of Series F Preferred Stock to be Converted:
 
Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued:
 
 
 
Address for delivery of physical certificates:
 
 
For DWAC Delivery, please provide the following:
 
Broker no:
 
Account no:
 
 
 
 
[HOLDER]
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
 
Date:
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit 4.15
 
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
 
CORMEDIX INC.
 
Warrant To Purchase Common Stock
 
Warrant No.:
 
This Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “ Warrant ”) of CorMedix Inc. (the “ Company ”) is issued this __ day of November, 2017 (the “ Issuance Date ”) to [ ] (the “ Holder ”) pursuant to that certain Backstop Agreement, dated the Issuance Date (the “ Backstop Agreement ”). The Company hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Holder or its permitted assigns is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon exercise of this Warrant, at any time or times on or after the Issue Date (the “ Initial Exercisability Date ”), but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below), a number of shares of Common Stock equal to [ ]% of the Aggregate Warrant Amount (subject to adjustment as provided herein) fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below)   (the “ Warrant Shares ”).
 
Except as otherwise defined herein or in the Backstop Agreement, capitalized terms in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 14.
 
1.            
EXERCISE OF WARRANT .
 
(a)            Mechanics of Exercise . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(e)), this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder on any day on or after the Initial Exercisability Date, in whole or in part, by delivery (whether via facsimile or otherwise) of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Exercise Notice ”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. Within one (1) Trading Day following an exercise of this Warrant as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Exercise Price in effect on the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant was so exercised (the “ Aggregate Exercise Price ”) in cash or via wire transfer of immediately available funds if the Holder did not notify the Company in such Exercise Notice that such exercise was made pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 1(c)). The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original of this Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice for all of the then-remaining Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original of this Warrant after delivery of the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. On or before the first (1 st ) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received an Exercise Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of such Exercise Notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , to the Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”). On or before the second (2 nd ) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received such Exercise Notice, the Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program and provided the shares of Common Stock which the Holder is entitled to are registered on an effective registration statement or may be sold without any restriction under Rule 144, 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 at Custodian system, or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the Holder or, at the Holder’s instruction pursuant to the Exercise Notice, the Holder’s agent or designee, in each case, sent by reputable overnight courier to the address as specified in the applicable Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee (as indicated in the applicable Exercise Notice), for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise, which may contain a restrictive legend if required to comply with applicable securities laws. Upon delivery of an Exercise Notice, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares (as the case may be). If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then, at the request of the Holder, the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 6(d) 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 is exercised. No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. The Company shall pay any and all taxes and fees which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.
 
 
 
(b)            Exercise Price . For purposes of this Warrant, “ Exercise Price ” means $0.001 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
 
(c)            Cashless Exercise . 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 = 
as applicable: (i) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Exercise Notice if such Exercise Notice is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof or (iii) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Exercise Notice if the date of such Exercise Notice is a Trading Day and such Exercise Notice is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 1(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day
 
C = 
the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
 
(d)            Disputes . In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the number of Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed and resolve such dispute in good faith.
 
(e)            Limitations on Exercises .
 
(i)            Beneficial Ownership . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Warrant, this Warrant shall not be exercisable by the Holder hereof to the extent (but only to the extent) that after giving effect to such exercise the Holder (together with any of its affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) of the Common Stock. To the extent the above limitation applies, the determination of whether this Warrant shall be exercisable (vis-à-vis other convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates) and of which such securities shall be convertible, exercisable or exchangeable (as the case may be, as among all such securities owned by the Holder) shall, subject to such Maximum Percentage limitation, be determined on the basis of the first submission to the Company for conversion, exercise or exchange (as the case may be). No prior inability to exercise this Warrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of exercisability. For the purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership and all determinations and calculations (including, without limitation, with respect to calculations of percentage ownership) shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act (as defined in the Backstop Agreement) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this paragraph to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Maximum Percentage beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such Maximum Percentage limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor Holder of this Warrant. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding, including by virtue of any prior conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable securities into Common Stock, including, without limitation, pursuant to this Warrant or securities issued pursuant to the Backstop Agreement. By written notice to the Company, any Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder sending such notice.
 
 
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(ii)            Principal Market Regulation . The Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant (the “ Backstop Warrants ”) if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock and the conversion of any Backstop Shares defined in and issued pursuant to the Backstop Agreement or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Backstop Shares) would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon exercise or conversion (as the case may be) of the Backstop Warrants and the Backstop Shares without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the “ Exchange Cap ”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Principal Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder or (C) obtain a waiver from the Principal Market of the applicable rules of such Principal Market for the issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount. Until such approval or such written opinion is obtained, the Holder shall not be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise (as the case may be) of any Backstop Shares or any of the Backstop Warrants, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the Exchange Cap. In the event that the Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of the Holder’s Backstop Warrants, the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee.
 
2.             ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE OF WARRANT SHARES . The Exercise Price of this Warrant, but not the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder, is subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 2.
 
(a)            Stock Dividends and Splits . If the Company, at any time on or after the date of the Backstop Agreement, (i) pays a stock dividend on one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares or (iii) combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its then outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this paragraph occurs during the period that an Exercise Price is calculated hereunder, then the calculation of such Exercise Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect such event.
 
(b)            Number of Warrant Shares . Regardless of any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 2, the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall not be increased or decreased.
 
(c)            Calculations . All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100 th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
 
3.             NONCIRCUMVENTION . The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation (as defined in the Backstop Agreement), Bylaws (as defined in the Backstop Agreement) or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, so long as this Warrant is outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of this Warrant, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of this Warrant to the extent outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
 
 
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4.             FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS .
 
(a)            Fundamental Transactions . (1) The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) the Successor Entity (if different than the Company) assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(a) including agreements to deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, which is 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 with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such adjustments to the number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction) and (ii) the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market. Upon the consummation of each Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents 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 and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of each Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity (if different from the Company) shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction, such shares of common stock (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of the applicable Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of each 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 applicable Fundamental Transaction but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of the shares of the 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 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 the applicable Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant). Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder.
 
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4(a)(1), the Company shall have the right to require that Holder waive the requirements of Section 4(a)(1) (the “ Waiver ”) in a Fundamental Transaction in which the definitive documentation relating to such Fundamental Transaction provides that to the extent this Warrant is “in the money” (by reference to the purchase price per share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction (such price the, “ Fundamental Transaction Per Share Price ”)), the Buyer shall receive proceeds equal to the product of (a) the number of shares of Common Stock into which this Warrant is exercisable and (b) the difference between the Fundamental Transaction Per Share Price and the Exercise Price (the “ Fundamental Transaction Amount ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(a), but subject to Section 1(e)(i), until such time that the Holder receives the Fundamental Transaction Amount (at which point this Warrant shall be cancelled), this Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, by the Holder (x) prior to consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, into Common Stock pursuant to Section 1, or (y) upon (which may be expressly conditioned upon the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction) or after the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, into any such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights, if applicable) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction.  The Holder and the Company acknowledge and agree that the provisions of Section 4(a)(1) shall be of no further force or effect to the extent that the Buyer exercises its cashless exercise rights pursuant to Section 1(c) hereof prior to the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction.
 
(b)            Application . The provisions of this Section 4 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied as if this Warrant (and any such subsequent warrants) were fully exercisable and without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant (provided that the Holder shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of the Maximum Percentage, applied however with respect to shares of capital stock registered under the 1934 Act and thereafter receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (or any such other warrant)).
 
 
 
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5.             WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in its 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 its 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 it 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. Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.
 
6.            
REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS .
 
(a)            Transfer of Warrant . If this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 6(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 6(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 (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary and reasonable 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 6(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 6(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, 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 6(a) or Section 6(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.
 
 
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7.             NOTICES . Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 7(f) of the Backstop Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Warrant, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice to the Holder (i) immediately upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment(s). To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC (as defined in the Backstop Agreement) pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. It is expressly understood and agreed that the time of execution specified by the Holder in each Exercise Notice shall be definitive and may not be disputed or challenged by the Company.
 
8.             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 Holder. The Holder shall be entitled, at its option, to the benefit of any amendment of (i) any other similar warrant issued under the Backstop Agreement or (ii) any other similar warrant. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.
 
9.             SEVERABILITY . If any provision of this Warrant is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Warrant so long as this Warrant as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
 
 
 
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10.             GOVERNING LAW . This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
11.             CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS . This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant. Terms used in this Warrant but defined in the other Transaction Documents shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Closing Date in such other Transaction Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Holder.
 
12.             REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATION, 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 and the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, exercises and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Warrant (including, without limitation, compliance with Section 2 hereof). The issuance of shares and certificates for shares as contemplated hereby upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder or such shares for any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than the Holder or its agent on its behalf.
 
 
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13.             TRANSFER . This Warrant may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without the consent of the Company.
 
14.             CERTAIN DEFINITIONS . For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
(a)           “ Aggregate Warrant Amount ” means a number equal to (A) $500,000 divided by (b) $0.5278 minus (B) the product of (a) 50% of the amount in sub-clause (A) and (b) (i) solely to the extent raised from Persons other than the Backstop Investors and their respective affiliates, up to $3 million of any cash proceeds described in clause (A)(3) of the definition of Purchase Maximum actually received by the Company on or prior to December 24, 2017 divided by (ii) $3 million.
 
(b)           “ Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg, L.P.
 
(c)           “ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
 
(d)          “ Change of Control ” means any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any merger of the Company or any of its, direct or indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiaries with or into any of the foregoing Persons, (ii) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the shares of Common Stock in which holders of the Company’s voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, are, in all material respects, the holders of the voting power of the surviving entity (or entities with the authority or voting power to elect the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities) after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification, or (iii) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
 
(e)           “ 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 last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York City 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 OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). 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 shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.
 
 
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(f)           “ Common Stock ” means (i) the Company’s shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
 
(g)           “ Eligible Market ” means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Principal Market.
 
(h)           “ Expiration Date ” means the date that is the three year anniversary of the Initial Exercisability Date, or, if such date falls on a day other than a Business Day or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Market (a “ Holiday ”), the next date that is not a Holiday.
 
(i)           “ Fundamental Transaction ” means that (i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (1) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the surviving corporation) any other Person, or (2) sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its respective properties or assets to any other Person, or (3) support any other Person in making a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Company (not including any shares of Voting Stock of the Company 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 (4) consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with any other Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Company (not including any shares of Voting Stock of the Company 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 or share purchase agreement or other business combination).
 
(j)           “ 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.
 
(k)           “ Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.
 
(l)           “ Principal Market ” means the NYSE American.
 
 
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(m)          “ Subsidiary ” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (i) owns any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (ii) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and all of the foregoing.
 
(n)           “ 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.
 
(o)           “ Trading Day ” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the Holder.
 
(p)           “ Voting Stock ” of a Person means capital stock of such Person of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power to elect, or the general power to appoint, at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).
 
 
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
CORMEDIX INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
 
 
 
Name : Khoso Baluch  
 
 
 
Title : Chief Executive Officer  
 

 
 
 
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EXHIBIT A
 
EXERCISE NOTICE
 
TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
 
CORMEDIX INC.
 
The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“ Warrant Shares ”) of CorMedix Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), evidenced by Warrant to Purchase Common Stock No. _______ (the “ Warrant ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
 
1.            Form of Exercise Price . The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as:
 
____________ 
a “ Cash Exercise ” with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; and/or
 
____________ 
a “ Cashless Exercise ” with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares.
 
In the event that the Holder has elected a Cashless Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the Holder hereby represents and warrants that (i) this Exercise Notice was executed by the Holder at __________ [a.m.][p.m.] on the date set forth below and (ii) if applicable, the Closing Bid Price as of such time of execution of this Exercise Notice was $________.
 
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 Holder, or its designee or agent as specified below, __________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. Delivery shall be made to Holder, or for its benefit, to the following address or DTC Account number:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: ___________________ ___, _________                    
 
_____________________________________
Name of Registered Holder
 
By: __________________________________
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT B
 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
 
The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs ______________ to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated _________, 20__, from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by _______________.
 
 
CORMEDIX INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
 
 
 
Name :
 
 
 
Title :  
 


 
 
 
Exhibit 10.1
 
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Agreement ), dated as of November 9, 2017, is by and among CorMedix Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices located at 400 Connell Drive, 5th Floor, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922   (the Company ), and each of the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (individually, a Buyer and collectively, the Buyers ).
 
RECITALS
 
A.           The Company and each Buyer desire to enter into this transaction to purchase the Preferred Shares (as defined below) in a transaction exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act ).
 
B.           The Company has authorized a new series of convertible Preferred Stock of the Company designated as Series F Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, the terms of which are set forth in the certificate of designation for such Series F Preferred Stock (the Certificate of Designations ) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (together with any shares of preferred stock issued in replacement thereof in accordance with the terms thereof, the Series F Preferred Stock ), in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations.
 
C.           Each Buyer wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, such aggregate number of shares of Series F Preferred Stock set forth opposite such Buyer s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers (which aggregate amount for all Buyers shall not exceed 5,000 Preferred Shares and shall collectively be referred to herein as the Preferred Shares ).
 
D.           The Preferred Shares are also referred to herein as the Securities .
 
AGREEMENT
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Buyer hereby agree as follows:
 
1.  
PURCHASE AND SALE OF PREFERRED SHARES.
 
(a)             Purchase of Preferred Shares . Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally, but not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company on the Closing Date (as defined below) such aggregate number of Preferred Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers.
 
(b)             Closing . Any closing (each, a Closing ) of the purchase of the Preferred Shares by the Buyers shall occur at the offices of Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton, LLP, 4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 300, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607. The date and time of a Closing (a Closing Date ) shall be 10:00 a.m., New York time, on the first (1st) Business Day on which the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below are satisfied or waived (or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and each Buyer). As used herein Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed. For so long as fewer than 5,000 Preferred Shares have been sold hereunder, the Company may, from time to time, sell additional Preferred Shares hereunder.
 
 
 
 
 
 
(c)             Purchase Price . The aggregate purchase price for the Preferred Shares to be purchased by each Buyer (the Purchase Price ) shall be the amount set forth opposite such Buyer s name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers. The per share purchase price for each Preferred Share shall be $1,000.
 
(d)             Form of Payment; Deliveries . On the Closing Date, (i) each Buyer shall pay its respective Purchase Price (less, in the case of any Buyer, the amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4(g)) to the Company for the Preferred Shares to be issued and sold to such Buyer at the Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with instructions previously provided by the Company and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer certificates representing such aggregate number of Preferred Shares, as is set forth opposite such Buyer s name in column (3) of the Schedule of Buyers, duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name of such Buyer or its designee.
 
2.  
BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
 
Each Buyer, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company with respect to only itself that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
 
(a)             Organization; Authority . Such Buyer is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (as defined below) to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
 
(b)             Validity; Enforcement . This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors rights and remedies.
 
(c)             No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by such Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) contravene the organizational documents of such Buyer, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Buyer is a party or (iii) contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Buyer, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder.
 
 
 
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(d)             No public sale or distribution . Such Buyer is (i) acquiring the Securities and (ii) upon conversion of the Preferred Shares will acquire shares of the capital stock of the Company issuable upon conversion thereof (“ Conversion Shares ”), for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof in contravention of the 1933 Act; provided , however , that by making the representations herein, such Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to registration under the 1933 Act or an available exemption from such registration requirements. For purposes of this Agreement, “P erson means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any government or any department or agency thereof.
 
(e)             Accredited investor status . Such Buyer is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act.
 
(f)             Reliance on exemptions . Such Buyer understands that the Securities have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws and are being offered and sold to it in reliance on the exemptions from registration under the 1933 Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act and pursuant to similar exemption from any applicable state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the Securities.
 
(g)             Transfer or resale . Such Buyer understands that: (i) the Securities may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred (a “Transfer”), directly or indirectly, unless (a) subsequently registered under the 1933 Act, (b) such Transfer is to the Company, or (c) such Transfer is pursuant to a transaction that does not require registration under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws; (ii) any Transfer of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 under the 1933 Act may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not available, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person) through whom the Transfer is made may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or other loan or financing arrangement secured by the Securities and such pledge of securities shall not be deemed to be a Transfer hereunder, and no Buyer effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including, without limitation, this Section 2(g).
 
 
 
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(h)             Legends . Such Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the Securities and, until the earlier of (i) six (6) months after the date on which such Buyer purchased Preferred Shares from the Company and (ii) such time as the resale of the Conversion Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act, the stock certificates representing the Conversion Shares, except as set forth below, shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
 
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) IF THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, (C) IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144 OR RULE 144A THEREUNDER, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS PROVIDED THAT THE HOLDER HAS FURNISHED TO THE COMPANY REASONABLE ASSURANCES, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (D) IN A TRANSACTION THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OFFER AND SALE OF SECURITIES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
 
3.  
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
 
The Company represents and warrants to each of the Buyers that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date which shall be true and correct as of such specified date):
 
 
 
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(a)             Organization and Qualification . Each of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are entities duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authority to own their properties and to conduct their business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. Each of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, Material Adverse Effect means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations (including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the transactions contemplated hereby or in any of the other Transaction Documents or (iii) the authority or ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to perform any of their respective obligations under any of the Transaction Documents (as defined below). Other than the Persons (as defined below) set forth on Schedule 3(a) of the Disclosure Letter, the Company has no Subsidiaries. Subsidiaries means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (A) owns any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (B) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually referred to herein as a Subsidiary .
 
(b)             Authorization; Enforcement; Validity . The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Preferred Shares, the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares) have been duly authorized by the Company s board of directors and (other than the filing with the SEC and any other filings as may be required by any state securities agencies) no further filing, consent or authorization is required by the Company, its board of directors or its stockholders or other governing body. This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents to be delivered on or prior to the Closing will be prior to the Closing, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and each constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law. The Certificate of Designations in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and is in full force and effect, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms and has not been amended. Transaction Documents means, collectively, this Agreement, the Certificate of Designations and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into or delivered by any of the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as may be amended from time to time.
 
(c)             Issuance of Securities . The issuance of the Preferred Shares are duly authorized and, upon issuance and payment in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, mortgages, defects, claims, liens, pledges, charges, taxes, rights of first refusal, encumbrances, security interests and other encumbrances (collectively Liens ) with respect to the issuance thereof. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock as of the Closing Date, not less than 125% of the maximum number of Conversion Shares. Upon issuance the Conversion Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all Liens with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Common Stock ”).
 
 
 
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(d)             No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares and the reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation (as defined below) (including, without limitation, any certificate of designation contained therein), Bylaws (as defined below), certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any capital stock or other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including, without limitation, foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the NYSE American (the “Principal Market ), with a reasonable prospect of delisting or suspension occurring after giving effect to all applicable notice, appeal, compliance and hearing periods, and including all applicable foreign, federal and state laws, rules and regulations) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of (ii) and (iii) for any such conflict, default or violation that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(e)             Consents . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with (other than the filing with the SEC, Principal Market and any other filings as may be required by any state securities agencies), any Governmental Entity (as defined below) or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its respective obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company or any Subsidiary is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been or will be obtained or effected on or prior to the Closing Date, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are aware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents (as defined below), the Company is not in violation of the requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Governmental Entity means any nation, state, county, city, town, village, district, or other political jurisdiction of any nature, federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), multi-national organization or body; or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including any entity or enterprise owned or controlled by a government or a public international organization or any of the foregoing.
 
 
 
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(f)             Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of an arm s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that no Buyer is (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to its knowledge, an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, Rule 144 )) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) to its knowledge a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), taking account of any limitations on exercise or conversion (including “blockers”) contained in securities and instruments beneficially owned by such Person, without conceding that such Person is a 10% stockholder for purposes of federal securities laws). The Company further acknowledges that no Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Buyer that the Company s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.
 
(g)             Placement Agent’s Fees . None of the Company or its Subsidiaries has, and no manager, governor, director, officer or employee of any of them has, employed any broker or finder, or incurred or will incur any broker’s, finder’s or similar fees, commissions or expenses, in each case in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, for which the any Buyer or its designees will be liable.
 
(h)             No Integrated Offering . None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, nor any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to require approval of stockholders of the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or under any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated for quotation. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, their affiliates nor any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps that would cause the offering of any of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings of securities of the Company.
 
(i)             Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement . The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, interested stockholder, business combination, poison pill (including, without limitation, any distribution under a rights agreement), stockholder rights plan or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents or the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or otherwise which is or could become applicable to any Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company s issuance of the Securities and any Buyer s ownership of the Securities. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any stockholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
 
 
 
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(j)             SEC Documents; Financial Statements . During the two years prior to the date hereof, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, proxy statements, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits and appendices included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the SEC Documents ). The Company has delivered or has made available to the Buyers or their respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of each of the SEC Documents not available on the EDGAR system. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements (including, without limitation, any notes or any letter of the independent accountants of the Company with respect thereto) of the Company included in the SEC Documents (the Financial Statements ) complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of filing. Such Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ), consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material, either individually or in the aggregate). The reserves, if any, established by the Company or the lack of reserves, if applicable, are reasonable based upon facts and circumstances known by the Company on the date hereof and there are no loss contingencies that are required to be accrued by the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board which are not provided for by the Company in its Financial Statements or otherwise. No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to any of the Buyers which is not included in the SEC Documents (including, without limitation, information in the disclosure schedules to this Agreement) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made. The Company is not currently contemplating to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements nor is the Company currently aware of facts or circumstances which would require the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements, in each case, in order for any of the Financials Statements to be in compliance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company has not been informed by its independent accountants that they recommend that the Company amend or restate any of the Financial Statements or that there is any need for the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements.
 
(k)             Absence of Certain Changes . Since the date of the Company s most recent audited financial statements contained in a Form 10-K and any subsequent unaudited financial statements contained in Form 10-Q, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business, assets, liabilities, properties, operations (including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Since the date of the Company s most recent audited financial statements contained in a Form 10-K, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any assets, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business or (iii) made any material capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up, nor does the Company or any Subsidiary have any knowledge or reason to believe that any of their respective creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company and its Subsidiaries, individually and on a consolidated basis, are not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 3(k), Insolvent means, (i) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, (A) the present fair saleable value of the Company s and its Subsidiaries assets is less than the amount required to pay the Company s and its Subsidiaries total Indebtedness (as defined below), (B) the Company and its Subsidiaries are unable to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured or (C) the Company and its Subsidiaries intend to incur or believe that they will incur debts that would be beyond their ability to pay as such debts mature; and (ii) with respect to the Company and each Subsidiary, individually, (A) the present fair saleable value of the Company s or such Subsidiary s (as the case may be) assets is less than the amount required to pay its respective total Indebtedness, (B) the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) is unable to pay its respective debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured or (C) the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its respective ability to pay as such debts mature. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any business or in any transaction, and is not about to engage in any business or in any transaction, for which the Company s or such Subsidiary s remaining assets constitute unreasonably small capital.
 
(l)             No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances . Other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or as disclosed in the SEC Documents, no event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is reasonably expected to exist or occur with respect to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or condition (financial or otherwise), that (i) would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which has not been publicly announced, (ii) could have a material adverse effect on any Buyer s investment hereunder or (iii) could have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
 
 
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(m)             Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation, any certificate of designation, preferences or rights of any other outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Bylaws (as defined below) or their organizational charter, certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, Certificate of Incorporation or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except in all cases for possible violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the two years prior to the date hereof, (i) the Common Stock has been listed or designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
 
(n)             Foreign Corrupt Practices . None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any director, officer, agent, employee, nor any other Person acting for or on behalf of the foregoing (individually and collectively, a Company Affiliate ) have violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the FCPA ) or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, nor has any Company Affiliate offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, to any officer, employee or any other Person acting in an official capacity for any Governmental Entity to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office (individually and collectively, a Government Official ) or to any Person under circumstances where such Company Affiliate knew or was aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Government Official, for the purpose of:
 
(i)            (A) influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his/her official capacity, (B) inducing such Government Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his/her lawful duty, (C) securing any improper advantage, or (D) inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Entity, or
 
(ii)            assisting the Company or its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company or its Subsidiaries.
 
(o)             Sarbanes-Oxley Act . The Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder, except where the failure to comply could not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
 
 
 
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(p)             Transactions With Affiliates . None of the officers, directors, employees or affiliates of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary course services as employees, officers or directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any such officer, director, employee or affiliate or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any corporation, partnership, trust or other Person in which any such officer, director, or employee has a substantial interest or is an employee, officer, director, trustee, affiliate or partner.
 
(q)             Equity Capitalization . As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 160,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which, 67,025,419 were issued and outstanding on October 31, 2017, and 10,282,545 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Warrants) exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock and (ii) 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 761,429   shares of non-voting convertible Series A Preferred Stock are authorized and none of which are issued and outstanding, 454,546 shares of non-voting convertible Series B Preferred Stock are authorized and none of which are issued and outstanding, 150,000 shares of non-voting convertible Series C-1 Preferred Stock are authorized and none of which are issued and outstanding, 150,000 shares of non-voting convertible Series C-2 Preferred Stock are authorized and none of which are issued and outstanding, 200,000 shares of non-voting convertible Series C-3 Preferred Stock are authorized and 104,000 shares of which are issued and outstanding, (viii) 73,962 shares of non-voting convertible Series D Preferred Stock are authorized and 73,962 shares of which are issued and outstanding, (ix) 89,623 shares of non-voting convertible Series E Preferred Stock are authorized and 89,623 shares  of which are issued and outstanding, on October 31, 2017, and (x) 5,000 shares of Series F Convertible Stock are authorized and no shares of which have been issued or are outstanding.  No shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock are held in treasury.    All of such outstanding shares are duly authorized and have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.  An aggregate of 2,959,934 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock on the date hereof are as of the date hereof owned by Persons who are “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act and calculated based on the assumption that only officers, directors and holders of at least 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock are “affiliates” without conceding that any such Persons are “affiliates” for purposes of federal securities laws) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  To the Company’s knowledge, as of the date hereof, no Person owns 10% or more of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (calculated based on the assumption that all Convertible Securities, whether or not presently exercisable or convertible, have been fully exercised or converted (as the case may be) taking account of any limitations on exercise or conversion (including “blockers”) contained therein without conceding that such identified Person is a 10% stockholder for purposes of federal securities laws). Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(q) of the Disclosure Letter: (i) none of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are no financing statements securing obligations in any amounts filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act; (vi) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (viii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (ix) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents which are not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or could not have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company has furnished to each Buyer true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), and the Company’s bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Bylaws ”), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto that have not been disclosed in the SEC Documents.
 
 
 
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(r)             Indebtedness and Other Contracts . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, (i) except as set forth in the SEC Documents, has any outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound, (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) has any financing statements securing obligations in any amounts filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) is in violation of any term of, or in default under, any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (v) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of the Company s officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents which are not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company s or its Subsidiaries respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or could not have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) Indebtedness of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including, without limitation, capital leases in accordance with GAAP) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations (as defined below) in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above; and (y) Contingent Obligation means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto; and (z) Person means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any Governmental Entity or any department or agency thereof.
 
(s)             Litigation . There is no action, suit, arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, other Governmental Entity, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any of the Company s or its Subsidiaries officers or directors, whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such, except as set forth in Schedule 3(s) of the Disclosure Letter . No director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has willfully violated 18 U.S.C. § 1519 or engaged in spoliation in reasonable anticipation of litigation. Without limitation of the foregoing, there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any current or former director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act or the 1934. After reasonable inquiry of its employees, the Company is not aware of any fact which might result in or form the basis for any such action, suit, arbitration, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Entity.
 
(t)             Insurance . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain substantially similar coverage from substantially similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(u)             Employee Relations . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) promulgated under the 1933 Act) or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has notified the Company or any such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave the Company or any such Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer s employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary. No executive officer or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer or other key employee (as the case may be) does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
 
 
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(v)             Title .
 
(i)             Real Property . The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and have good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case, free and clear of all Liens except such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
 
(ii)             Fixtures and Equipment . Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as applicable) has good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, the tangible personal property, equipment, improvements, fixtures, and other personal property and appurtenances that are used by the Company or its Subsidiary in connection with the conduct of its business (the Fixtures and Equipment ). The Fixtures and Equipment are structurally sound, are in good operating condition and repair, are adequate for the uses to which they are being put, are not in need of maintenance or repairs except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repairs and are sufficient for the conduct of the Company s and/or its Subsidiaries businesses (as applicable) in the manner as conducted prior to the Closing. Except as described in the SEC Documents, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns all of its Fixtures and Equipment free and clear of all Liens except for (i) any Lien for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) any statutory Lien arising in the ordinary course of business by operation of law with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent, (iii) any Lien created by operation of law, such as materialmen s liens, mechanics liens and other similar liens, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (iv) Liens (A) upon or in any equipment acquired or held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such equipment or Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or lease of such equipment, or (B) existing on such equipment at the time of its acquisition, provided that the Lien is confined solely to the property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment, (v) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payments of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods, (vi) deposits or pledges to secure bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money), leases, statutory obligations, indemnity, performance, surety and appeal bonds, purchase agreements and other obligations of like nature arising in the ordinary course of business, (vii) any interest, Lien or title of a licensor, sublicensor, lessor or sublessor under any license or lease agreement in the property being leased or licensed as permitted hereunder, (viii) rights of setoff or banker s liens upon deposits of cash in favor of banks or other depository institutions, but not securing any Indebtedness for money borrower, and (xi) zoning laws and other land use restrictions that do not impair the present or anticipated use of the property subject thereto.
 
(w)             Potential Products; FDA; EMEA .
 
(i)            Except as described in the SEC Documents, the Company possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business as currently conducted, including without limitation all such certificates, authorizations and permits required by the United States Food and Drug Administration (the FDA ) or any other federal, state or foreign agencies or bodies engaged in the regulation of pharmaceuticals or biohazardous materials, except where the failure to so possess such certificates, authorizations and permits, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as described in the SEC Documents, the Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit which, individually or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
 
 
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(ii)            Except to the extent disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company has not received any written notices or statements from the FDA, the European Medicines Agency (the EMEA ) or any other governmental agency, and otherwise has no knowledge or reason to believe, that (i) any drug candidate of the Company described in the SEC Documents (each a Potential Product ) may or will be rejected or determined to be non-approvable; (ii) a delay in time for review and/or approval of a marketing authorization application or marketing approval application in any jurisdiction for any Potential Product is or may be required, requested or being implemented; (iii) one or more clinical studies for any Potential Product shall or may be requested or required in addition to the clinical studies submitted to the FDA prior to the date hereof as a precondition to or condition of issuance or maintenance of a marketing approval for any Potential Product; (iv) any license, approval, permit or authorization to conduct any clinical trial of or market any product or Potential Product of the Company has been, will be or may be suspended, revoked, modified or limited, except in the cases of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) where such rejections, determinations, delays, requests, suspensions, revocations, modifications or limitations might not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(iii)            Except to the extent disclosed in the SEC Documents, to the Company s knowledge, the preclinical and clinical testing, application for marketing approval of, manufacture, distribution, promotion and sale of the products and Potential Products of the Company is in compliance, in all material respects, with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to such activities, including without limitation applicable good laboratory practices, good clinical practices and good manufacturing practices, except for such non-compliance as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The descriptions of the results of such tests and trials contained in the SEC Documents are complete and accurate in all material respects such that there would be no untrue statement of a material fact or omission of a material fact necessary to make the statements in the SEC Documents, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Company is not aware of any studies, tests or trials, the results of which reasonably call into question the results of the tests and trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company that are described or referred to in the SEC Documents. Except to the extent disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company has not received notice of adverse finding, warning letter or clinical hold notice from the FDA or any non-U.S. counterpart of any of the foregoing, or any untitled letter or other correspondence or notice from the FDA or any other governmental authority or agency or any institutional or ethical review board alleging or asserting noncompliance with any law, rule or regulation applicable in any jurisdiction, except notices, letters, and correspondences and non-U.S. counterparts thereof alleging or asserting such noncompliance as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Except to the extent disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company has not, either voluntarily or involuntarily, initiated, conducted or issued, or caused to be initiated, conducted or issued, any recall, field correction, market withdrawal or replacement, safety alert, warning, dear doctor letter, investigator notice, or other notice or action relating to an alleged or potential lack of safety or efficacy of any product or Potential Product of the Company, any alleged product defect of any product or Potential Product of the Company, or any violation of any material applicable law, rule, regulation or any clinical trial or marketing license, approval, permit or authorization for any product or potential product of the Company, and the Company is not aware of any facts or information that would cause it to initiate any such notice or action and has no knowledge or reason to believe that the FDA, the EMEA or any other governmental agency or authority or any institutional or ethical review board or other non-governmental authority intends to impose, require, request or suggest such notice or action.
 
 
 
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(x)             Intellectual Property Rights . The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, original works of authorship, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights and all applications and registrations therefor ( Intellectual Property Rights ) necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted and presently proposed to be conducted. Each of the patents owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is listed on Schedule 3(x)(i) of the Disclosure Letter. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(x)(ii) of the Disclosure Letter, none of the Company s Intellectual Property Rights have expired or terminated or have been abandoned or are expected to expire or terminate or are expected to be abandoned, within three years from the date of this Agreement. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of others. There is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, being threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries regarding its Intellectual Property Rights. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements or claims, actions or proceedings. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights.
 
(y)             Environmental Laws . The Company and its Subsidiaries (A) are in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as defined below), (B) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (C) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term Environmental Laws means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, Hazardous Materials ) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
 
(i)             No Hazardous Materials :
 
(A)            have been disposed of or otherwise released from any Real Property in violation of any Environmental Laws, except where such violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
 
(B)           are present on, over, beneath, in or upon any Real Property or any portion thereof in quantities that would constitute a material violation of any Environmental Laws. No prior use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Real Property has occurred that violates any Environmental Laws, which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect on the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
 
(ii)            Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries knows of any other Person who or entity which has stored, treated, recycled, disposed of or otherwise located on any Real Property any Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, such substances as asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls.
 
 
 
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(iii)            None of the Real Property are on any federal or state Superfund list or Liability Information System ( CERCLIS ) list or any state environmental agency list of sites under consideration for CERCLIS, nor subject to any environmental related Liens.
 
(z)             Subsidiary Rights . The Company or one of its Subsidiaries has the unrestricted right to vote, and (subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and distributions on, all capital securities of its Subsidiaries as owned by the Company or such Subsidiary.
 
(aa)           Tax Status . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has timely made or filed all material foreign, federal and state income and all other material tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has timely paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries know of no basis for any such claim. The Company is not operated in such a manner as to qualify as a passive foreign investment company, as defined in Section 1297 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ). The net operating loss carryforwards ( NOLs ) for United States federal income tax purposes of the consolidated group of which the Company is the common parent, if any, shall not be adversely effected by the transactions contemplated hereby. The transactions contemplated hereby do not constitute an ownership change within the meaning of Section 382 of the Code, thereby preserving the Company s ability to utilize such NOLs.
 
(bb)          Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintains internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the 1934 Act) that is effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the 1934 Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During the two years prior to the date hereof, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or correspondence from any accountant, Governmental Entity or other Person relating to any potential material weakness or significant deficiency in any part of the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
 
 
 
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(cc)             Off Balance Sheet Arrangements . There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(dd)          Investment Company Status . The Company is not, and upon consummation of the sale of the Securities will not be, an investment company, an affiliate of an investment company, a company controlled by an investment company or an affiliated person of, or promoter or principal underwriter for, an investment company as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
 
(ee)           Acknowledgement Regarding Buyers’ Trading Activity . It is understood and acknowledged by the Company that (i) following the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in accordance with the terms thereof, none of the Buyers have been asked by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to agree, nor has any Buyer agreed with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to desist from effecting any transactions in or with respect to (including, without limitation, purchasing or selling, long and/or short) any securities of the Company, or derivative securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold any of the Securities for any specified term; (ii) any Buyer, and counterparties in derivative transactions to which any such Buyer is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a short position in the Common Stock which was established prior to such Buyer s knowledge of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; and (iii) each Buyer shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm s length counterparty in any derivative transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that following the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents pursuant to the Press Release (as defined below) one or more Buyers may engage in hedging and/or trading activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value and/or number of the Conversion Shares deliverable with respect to the Preferred Shares are being determined and such hedging and/or trading activities, if any, can reduce the value of the existing stockholders equity interest in the Company both at and after the time the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging and/or trading activities do not constitute a breach of this Agreement, the Certificate of Designations or any other Transaction Document or any of the documents executed in connection herewith or therewith.
 
(ff)           Manipulation of Price . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, (i) taken any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) paid or agreed to pay any Person for research services with respect to any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
 
 
 
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(gg)             U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has ever been, and so long as any of the Securities are held by any of the Buyers, shall become, a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code, and the Company and each Subsidiary shall so certify upon any Buyer s request.
 
(hh)            Transfer Taxes . On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the issuance, sale and transfer of the Securities to be sold to each Buyer hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.
 
(ii)             Bank Holding Company Act . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the BHCA ) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve ). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
 
(jj)              Shell Company Status . The Company is not, and has never been, an issuer identified in, or subject to, Rule 144(i).
 
(kk)           Illegal or Unauthorized Payments; Political Contributions . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company s knowledge (after reasonable inquiry of its officers and directors), any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or other representatives of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other business entity or enterprise with which the Company or any Subsidiary is or has been affiliated or associated, has, directly or indirectly, made or authorized any payment, contribution or gift of money, property, or services, whether or not in contravention of applicable law, (i) as a kickback or bribe to any Person or (ii) to any political organization, or the holder of or any aspirant to any elective or appointive public office except for personal political contributions not involving the direct or indirect use of funds of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
 
(ll)             Money Laundering . The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with, and have not previously violated, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and all other applicable U.S. and non-U.S. anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the laws, regulations and Executive Orders and sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, including, but not limited, to (i) Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 entitled, Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)); and (ii) any regulations contained in 31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V.
 
 
 
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(mm)      Management . Except as set forth in Schedule 3(mm) of the Disclosure Letter, during the past five year period, no current or former (but no representation is made for any former director or officer after the date he or she ceased to be a director or employee as the case may be) officer or director or, to the knowledge of the Company, no current ten percent (10%) or greater stockholder of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been the subject of:
 
(i)            a petition under bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency or moratorium law or the appointment by a court of a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer for such Person, or any partnership in which such Person was a general partner at or within two years before the filing of such petition or such appointment, or any corporation or business association of which such Person was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of the filing of such petition or such appointment;
 
(ii)           a conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations that do not relate to driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence);
 
(iii)         any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining any such Person from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities:
 
(A)           Acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the CFTC ) or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;
 
(B)            Engaging in any particular type of business practice; or
 
(C)            Engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of securities laws or commodities laws;
 
(iv)          any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than sixty (60) days the right of any such Person to engage in any activity described in the preceding sub paragraph, or to be associated with Persons engaged in any such activity;
 
(v)          a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC or other authority to have violated any securities law, regulation or decree and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC or any other authority has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated; or (vi) a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the CFTC to have violated any federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.
 
 
 
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(nn)           Stock Option Plans . Each stock option granted by the Company was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the applicable stock option plan of the Company and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.
 
(oo)           No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers . There are no material disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents. In addition, on or prior to the date hereof, the Company had discussions with its accountants about its Financial Statements previously filed with the SEC. Based on those discussions, the Company has no reason to believe that it will need to restate any such Financial Statements or any part thereof.
 
(pp)             No Additional Agreements . The Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Buyer with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than as specified in the Transaction Documents.
 
(qq)            Public Utility Holding Act . None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a holding company, or an affiliate of a holding company, as such terms are defined in the Public Utility Holding Act of 2005.
 
(rr)             Federal Power Act . None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation as a public utility under the Federal Power Act, as amended.
 
 
 
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(ss)             Disclosure . The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Buyers or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Company understands and confirms that each of the Buyers will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Buyers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All of the written information furnished after the date hereof by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to each Buyer pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, taken as a whole, will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date on which such information is so provided and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each press release issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement did not at the time of release contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly disclosed. All financial projections and forecasts that have been prepared by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and made available to you have been prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions and represented, at the time each such financial projection or forecast was delivered to each Buyer, the Company s best estimate of future financial performance (it being recognized that such financial projections or forecasts are not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during the period or periods covered by any such financial projections or forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results). The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Buyer makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 1(d).
 
(tt)            Private Placement . No registration under the 1933 Act is required for the offer and sale of the Preferred Shares or the Conversion Shares, by the Company to any Buyer as contemplated hereby.
 
4.  
COVENANTS.
 
(a)           Best Efforts . The Company shall use its best efforts to timely satisfy each of the covenants hereunder and conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Section 7 of this Agreement.
 
(b)          Blue Sky . The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to, qualify the Preferred Shares for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or Blue Sky laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the Closing Date. Without limiting any other obligation of the Company under this Agreement, the Company shall timely make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Preferred Shares required under all applicable securities laws (including, without limitation, all applicable federal securities laws and all applicable Blue Sky laws), and the Company shall comply with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations and the like relating to the offering and sale of the Preferred Shares to the Buyers.
 
 
 
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(c)             Reporting Status . Until the earlier of (x) the date on which the Buyers shall have sold all of the Underlying Securities (as defined below) or (y) the date no Securities are held by any Buyer (the Reporting Period ), the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would no longer require or otherwise permit such termination. Underlying Securities means the (i) the Conversion Shares, and (ii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Conversion Shares, the Certificate of Designations or the Preferred Shares, respectively, including, without limitation, (1) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise and (2) shares of capital stock of the Company into which the shares of Common Stock are converted or exchanged and shares of capital stock of a Successor Entity (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) into which the shares of Common Stock are converted or exchanged, in each case, without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Preferred Shares.
 
(d)             Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities for general corporate purposes.
 
(e)             Financial Information . The Company agrees to send the following to each holder of Preferred Shares (each, an Investor ) during the Reporting Period (i) unless the following are filed with the SEC through EDGAR and are available to the public through the EDGAR system, within one (1) Business Day after the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any Current Reports on Form 8-K and any registration statements (other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, (ii) unless the following are either filed with the SEC through EDGAR or are otherwise widely disseminated via a recognized news release service (such as PR Newswire), on the same day as the release thereof, facsimile copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) unless the following are filed with the SEC through EDGAR or made permanently available on the Company s website, copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the stockholders.
 
(f)             Listing . The Company shall promptly secure the listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all of the Underlying Securities (as defined below) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as the case may be) (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all Underlying Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents on such national securities exchange or automated quotation system. The Company shall maintain the Common Stock s listing or authorization for quotation (as the case may be) on the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market (each, an Eligible Market ). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which could be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on an Eligible Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(f).
 
 
 
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(g)             Fees . The Company shall reimburse the lead Buyer for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by it or its affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, as applicable, all reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel to the lead Buyer, any other reasonable fees and expenses in connection with the structuring, documentation and implementation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and due diligence and regulatory filings in connection therewith) (the “Expense Amount”) and the Company shall pay such Expense Amount within 5 days following written notice by the lead Buyer. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent s fees, financial advisory fees, transfer agent fees, Depository Trust Company ( DTC ) fees or broker s commissions (other than for Persons engaged by any Buyer) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim relating to any such payment. Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, each party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Buyers.
 
(h)             Pledge of Securities . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by an Investor in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Securities. The pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Investor effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by a Buyer.
 
(i)             Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information .
 
(i)             Disclosure of Transaction . The Company shall, on or before 9:30 a.m., New York time, on the first (1 st ) Business Day after the date of this Agreement, issue a press release (the Press Release ) reasonably acceptable to the Buyers disclosing all the material terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. On or before 9:30 a.m., New York time, on the first (1 st ) Business Day after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing all the material terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching all the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement (and all schedules to this Agreement) and the form of Certificate of Designations) (including all attachments, the 8-K Filing ). From and after the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company shall have disclosed all material, non-public information (if any) provided to any of the Buyers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents prior to the date hereof. In addition, effective upon the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and any of the Buyers or any of their affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate.
 
 
 
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(ii)             Limitations on Disclosure . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents not to, provide any Buyer with any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the date hereof without the express prior written consent of such Buyer (which may be granted or withheld in such Buyer s sole discretion). In the event of a breach of any of the foregoing covenants or any of the covenants or agreements contained in any other Transaction Document, by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (as determined in the reasonable good faith judgment of such Buyer), in addition to any other remedy provided herein or in the Transaction Documents, such Buyer shall have the right to make a public disclosure, in the form of a press release, public advertisement or otherwise, of such breach or such material, non-public information, as applicable, without the prior approval by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents. No Buyer shall have any liability to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, stockholders or agents, for any such disclosure. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Buyer without such Buyer s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Buyer shall not have any duty of confidentiality with respect to, or a duty not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any Buyer shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Buyer, to make the Press Release and any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith and (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) each Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release). Without the prior written consent of the applicable Buyer (which may be granted or withheld in such Buyer s sole discretion), except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company shall not (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and affiliates to not) disclose the name of such Buyer in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary and without implication that the contrary would otherwise be true, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that no Buyer shall have (unless expressly agreed to by a particular Buyer after the date hereof in a written definitive and binding agreement executed by the Company and such particular Buyer (it being understood and agreed that no Buyer may bind any other Buyer with respect thereto)), any duty of confidentiality with respect to, or a duty not to trade on the basis of, any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
 
(iii)             Other Confidential Information . In addition to other remedies set forth in this Section 4(i), and without limiting anything set forth in any other Transaction Document, at any time after the Closing Date if the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents, provides any Buyer with material non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, the Confidential Information ), the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, publicly disclose such Confidential Information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise (each, a Disclosure ). From and after such Disclosure, the Company shall have disclosed all Confidential Information provided to such Buyer by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon such Disclosure, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and any of the Buyers or any of their affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate.
 
 
 
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(j)             Conduct of Business . The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any Governmental Entity, except where such violations would not reasonably be expected to result, either individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(k)             Passive Foreign Investment Company . The Company shall conduct its business, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses, in such a manner as will ensure that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries will not be deemed to constitute a passive foreign investment company within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code.
 
(l)             Corporate Existence . So long as any Buyer beneficially owns any Preferred Shares, the Company shall not be party to any Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
 
(m)             Regulation M . The Company will not take any action prohibited by Regulation M under the 1934 Act, in connection with the distribution of the Securities contemplated hereby.
 
(n)           Closing Documents . On or prior to fourteen (14) calendar days after the Closing Date, the Company agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to each Buyer and counsel to the lead Buyer a complete closing set of the executed Transaction Documents, Securities and any other document required to be delivered to any party pursuant to Section 7 hereof or otherwise.
 
5.  
REGISTER.
 
(a)             Register . The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of Securities), a register for the Preferred Shares in which the Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the Preferred Shares have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee), the number of Preferred Shares held by such Person and the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register open and available at all times during business hours for inspection of any Buyer or its legal representatives.
 
(b)             FAST Compliance . While any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company shall maintain a transfer agent that participates in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.
 
6.  
CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
 
(a)          The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Preferred Shares   to each Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior written notice thereof:
 
(i)            Such Buyer shall have executed each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company.
 
 
 
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(ii)            Such Buyer and each other Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Preferred Shares being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with instructions previously provided by the Company.
 
(iii)            The representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and such Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
 
7.  
CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
 
(a)            The obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase its Preferred Shares at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for each Buyer s sole benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:
 
(i)            The Company shall have duly executed and delivered to such Buyer each of the Transaction Documents and the Company shall have duly executed and delivered to such Buyer such aggregate number of Preferred Shares set forth across from such Buyer s name in column (3) of the Schedule of Buyers being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
 
(ii)            Such Buyer shall have received the opinion of Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, the Company s counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, in the form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer.
 
(iii)           The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Certificate of Designations as certified by the Delaware Secretary of State within three (3) days of the Closing Date.
 
(iv)          The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate, in the form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section 3(b) as adopted by the Company s board of directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer, (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and (iii) the Bylaws of the Company, each as in effect at the Closing.
 
(v)            All of the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of such Closing Date as though made at and as of such Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly speak as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date) and all of the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement that are not qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of such Closing Date as though made at and as of such Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly speak as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date). Such Buyer shall have received a certificate, duly certified by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.
 
 
 
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(vi)            The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a letter from the Company s transfer agent certifying the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Business Day immediately prior to the Closing Date.
 
(vii)          The Common Stock (A) shall be designated for quotation or listed (as applicable) on the Principal Market and (B) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened (with a reasonable prospect of delisting or suspension occurring after giving effect to all applicable notice, appeal, compliance and hearing periods), as of the Closing Date, either (I) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (II) by falling below the minimum maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.
 
(viii)          The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Securities, including without limitation, those required by the Principal Market, if any.
 
(ix)            No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
 
(x)             Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that reasonably would have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(xi)          From the date hereof to the Closing Date, (i) trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and, (ii) at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on the Principal Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of each Buyer, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing
 
8.  
TERMINATION.
 
In the event that a Closing shall not have occurred with respect to a Buyer within two (2) Business Days of the date hereof, then such Buyer shall have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement with respect to itself at any time on or after the close of business on such date without liability of such Buyer to any other party; provided, however, (i) the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8 shall not be available to such Buyer if the failure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to have been consummated by such date is the result of such Buyer s breach of this Agreement and (ii) the abandonment of the sale and purchase of the Preferred Shares shall be applicable only to such Buyer providing such written notice, provided further that no such termination shall affect any obligation of the Company under this Agreement to reimburse such Buyer for the expenses described in Section 4(g) above. Nothing contained in this Section 8 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
 
 
 
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9.  
MISCELLANEOUS.
 
(a)             Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or under any of the other Transaction Documents or with any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude any Buyer from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company s obligations to such Buyer or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of such Buyer. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
 
(b)             Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
 
(c)             Headings; Gender . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms including, includes, include and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words without limitation. The terms herein, hereunder, hereof and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.
 
(d)             Severability; Maximum Payment Amounts . If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (and without implication that the following is required or applicable), it is the intention of the parties that in no event shall amounts and value paid by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries (as the case may be), or payable to or received by any of the Buyers, under the Transaction Documents (including without limitation, any amounts that would be characterized as interest under applicable law) exceed amounts permitted under any applicable law. Accordingly, if any obligation to pay, payment made to any Buyer, or collection by any Buyer pursuant the Transaction Documents is finally judicially determined to be contrary to any such applicable law, such obligation to pay, payment or collection shall be deemed to have been made by mutual mistake of such Buyer, the Company and its Subsidiaries and such amount shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by the applicable law. Such adjustment shall be effected, to the extent necessary, by reducing or refunding, at the option of such Buyer, the amount of interest or any other amounts which would constitute unlawful amounts required to be paid or actually paid to such Buyer under the Transaction Documents. For greater certainty, to the extent that any interest, charges, fees, expenses or other amounts required to be paid to or received by such Buyer under any of the Transaction Documents or related thereto are held to be within the meaning of interest or another applicable term to otherwise be violative of applicable law, such amounts shall be pro-rated over the period of time to which they relate.
 
 
 
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(e)             Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyers, the Company, its Subsidiaries, their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf, including, without limitation, any transactions by any Buyer with respect to Common Stock or the Securities, and the other matters contained herein and therein, and this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein contain the entire understanding of the parties solely with respect to the matters covered herein and therein; provided, however, nothing contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall (or shall be deemed to) (i) have any effect on any agreements any Buyer has entered into with, or any instruments any Buyer has received from, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof with respect to any prior investment made by such Buyer in the Company or (ii) waive, alter, modify or amend in any respect any obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any rights of or benefits to any Buyer or any other Person, in any agreement entered into prior to the date hereof between or among the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and any Buyer, or any instruments any Buyer received from the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof, and all such agreements and instruments shall continue in full force and effect. Except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. For clarification purposes, the Recitals are part of this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Required Holders, and any amendment to any provision of this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 9(e) shall be binding on all Buyers and holders of Securities, as applicable; provided that no such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it (A) applies to less than all of the holders of the Securities then outstanding or (B) imposes any obligation or liability on any Buyer without such Buyer s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in such Buyer s sole discretion). No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party, provided that the Required Holders may waive any provision of this Agreement, and any waiver of any provision of this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 9(e) shall be binding on all Buyers and holders of Securities, as applicable, provided that no such waiver shall be effective to the extent that it (1) applies to less than all of the holders of the Securities then outstanding (unless a party gives a waiver as to itself only) or (2) imposes any obligation or liability on any Buyer without such Buyer s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in such Buyer s sole discretion). No consideration (other than reimbursement of legal fees) 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 also is offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents or all holders of Preferred Shares (as the case may be). From the date hereof and while any Preferred Shares are outstanding, the Company shall not be permitted to receive any consideration from a Buyer or a holder of Preferred Shares that is not otherwise contemplated by the Transaction Documents in order to, directly or indirectly, induce the Company or any Subsidiary (i) to treat such Buyer or holder of Preferred Shares in a manner that is more favorable than to other similarly situated Buyers or holders of Preferred Shares, or (ii) to treat any Buyer(s) or holder(s) of Preferred Shares in a manner that is less favorable than the Buyer or holder of Preferred Shares that is paying such consideration; provided, however, that the determination of whether a Buyer has been treated more or less favorably than another Buyer shall disregard any securities of the Company purchased or sold by any Buyer. The Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with any Buyers relating to the terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Transaction Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company confirms that, except as set forth in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, no Buyer has made any commitment or promise or has any other obligation to provide any financing to the Company, any Subsidiary or otherwise. As a material inducement for each Buyer to enter into this Agreement, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (x) no due diligence or other investigation or inquiry conducted by a Buyer, any of its advisors or any of its representatives shall affect such Buyer s right to rely on, or shall modify or qualify in any manner or be an exception to any of, the Company s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and (y) unless a provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document is expressly preceded by the phrase except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, nothing contained in any of the SEC Documents shall affect such Buyer s right to rely on, or shall modify or qualify in any manner or be an exception to any of, the Company s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Required Holders means (I) prior to the Closing Date, Buyers entitled to purchase, in the aggregate, at least a majority of the number of Preferred Shares at the Closing and (II) on or after the Closing Date, holders of, in the aggregate, at least a majority of the Underlying Securities as of such time (excluding any Underlying Securities held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of such time) issued or issuable hereunder or pursuant to the Certificate of Designations or the (or the Buyers, with respect to any waiver or amendment of Section 4(o)); provided, that such Buyers or holders of Underlying Securities, as applicable, must include Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P. (together with their Affiliates, “ Elliott ”) so long as they collectively hold at least 20% of the Underlying Securities (on an as-converted and as-exercised basis without regard to any limitations on conversion or exercise thereof) initially held by Elliott. “ Disclosure Letter ” shall mean that certain letter from the Company to the Buyers, dated the date of this Agreement.
 
(f)             Notices . Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
 
If to the Company:
CorMedix Inc.
400 Connell Drive, 5th Floor
Suite 5000
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Telephone: (908) 517-95000
Facsimile: (908) 429-4307
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
 
With a copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27607
Telephone: (919) 781-4000
Facsimile: (919) 781-4865
Attention: Alexander M. Donaldson, Esq.
 
 
 
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If to the Transfer Agent:
VStock Transfer, LLC
18 Lafayette Place
Woodmere, NY 11598
Telephone: (212) 828-8436
Facsimile: (646) 536-3179
Attention: Yoel Goldfeder
 
If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, with copies to such Buyer s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, with a copy (for informational purposes only) to its counsel identified therein or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and, with respect to each facsimile transmission, an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
 
(g)             Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of any of the Preferred Shares (but excluding any purchasers of Underlying Securities, unless pursuant to a written assignment by such Buyer). The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Required Holders (as defined below), including, without limitation, by way of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) (unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Certificate of Designations). A Buyer may assign some or all of its rights hereunder in connection with any transfer of any of its Securities without the consent of the Company, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such assigned rights.
 
(h)             No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, other than the Indemnitees referred to in Section 9(k).
 
(i)             Survival . The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants shall survive the Closing. Each Buyer shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
 
(j)             Further Assurances . Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
 
 
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(k)             Indemnification .
 
(i)            In consideration of each Buyer s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the Company s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Buyer and each holder of any Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the Indemnitees ) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements (the Indemnified Liabilities ), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company or any Subsidiary in any of the Transaction Documents, (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary contained in any of the Transaction Documents, (iii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained, or incorporated by reference, in a registration statement or any amendment thereto or any omission or alleged omission to state therein, or in any document incorporated by reference therein, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iv) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained, or incorporated by reference, in any prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or in any “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433 under the 1933 Act) of the Company, which “issuer information” is required to be, or is, filed with the SEC or otherwise contained in any free writing prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein, or in any document incorporated by reference therein, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (v) any violation of United States federal or state securities laws or the rules and regulations of the Principal Market or any Eligible Market in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors or employees or (vi) any cause of action, suit, proceeding or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary) or which otherwise involves such Indemnitee that arises out of or results from (A) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents, (B) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, (C) any disclosure properly made by such Buyer pursuant to Section 4(i), or (D) the status of such Buyer or holder of the Securities either as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or as a party to this Agreement (including, without limitation, as a party in interest or otherwise in any action or proceeding for injunctive or other equitable relief), in each case, other than as a result of any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by such Buyer or holder of the Securities. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.
 
 
 
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(ii)            Promptly after receipt by an Indemnitee under this Section 9(k) of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving an Indemnified Liability, such Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company under this Section 9(k), deliver to the Company a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the Company shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the Company so desires, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the Company and the Indemnitee; provided, however, that an Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by the Company if: (A) the Company has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (B) the Company shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Indemnified Liability and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee in any such Indemnified Liability; or (C) the named parties to any such Indemnified Liability (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnitee and the Company, and such Indemnitee shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnitee and the Company (in which case, if such Indemnitee notifies the Company in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Company, then the Company shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of the Company), provided further, that in the case of clause (C) above the Company shall not be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one (1) separate legal counsel for the Indemnitees. The Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the Company in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Indemnified Liability by the Company and shall furnish to the Company all information reasonably available to the Indemnitee which relates to such action or Indemnified Liability. The Company shall keep the Indemnitee reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the Company shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnitee of a release from all liability in respect to such Indemnified Liability or litigation, and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnitee. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the Company shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnitee with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the Company within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve the Company of any liability to the Indemnitee under this Section 9(k), except to the extent that the Company is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
 
(iii)            The indemnification required by this Section 9(k) shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Liabilities are incurred.
 
(iv)            The indemnity agreement contained herein shall be in addition to (A) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnitee against the Company or others, and (B) any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to the law.
 
 
 
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(l)             Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. No specific representation or warranty shall limit the generality or applicability of a more general representation or warranty. Each and every reference to share prices, shares of Common Stock and any other numbers in this Agreement that relate to the Common Stock shall be automatically adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions that occur with respect to the Common Stock after the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty against, or a prohibition of, any actions with respect to the borrowing of, arrangement to borrow, identification of the availability of, and/or securing of, securities of the Company in order for such Buyer (or its broker or other financial representative) to effect short sales or similar transactions in the future.
 
(m)          Remedies . Each Buyer and in the event of assignment by Buyer of its rights and obligations hereunder, each holder of Securities, shall have all rights and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which such holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such holders have under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes that in the event that it or any Subsidiary fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its or such Subsidiary s (as the case may be) obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law would inadequate relief to the Buyers. The Company therefore agrees that the Buyers shall be entitled to specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. The remedies provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief).
 
(n)          Withdrawal Right . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Buyer exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company or any Subsidiary does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Buyer may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be), any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.
 
 
 
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(o)          Payment Set Aside; Currency . To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Buyer hereunder or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents or any of the Buyers enforce or exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are in United States Dollars ( U.S. Dollars ), and all amounts owing under this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies (if any) shall be converted into the U.S. Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. Exchange Rate   means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into U.S. Dollars pursuant to this Agreement, the U.S. Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the relevant date of calculation.
 
(p)          Judgment Currency . If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document in any court in any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 9(p) referred to as the Judgment Currency ) an amount due in U.S. Dollars under this Agreement, the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Business Day immediately preceding:
 
(A)            the date actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date: or
 
(B)            the date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 9(p)(2) being hereinafter referred to as the Judgment Conversion Date ).
 
(ii)            If in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 9(p)(1) above, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the applicable party shall pay such adjusted amount as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of U.S. Dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.
 
(iii)         Any amount due from the Company under this provision shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
 
(q)             Independent Nature of Buyers’ Obligations and Rights . The obligations of each Buyer under the Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no Buyer shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Buyer under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Buyers as, and the Company acknowledges that the Buyers do not so constitute, a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity, and the Company shall not assert any such claim with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or any matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Buyers are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Buyer acknowledges that no other Buyer has acted as agent for such Buyer in connection with such Buyer making its investment hereunder and that no other Buyer will be acting as agent of such Buyer in connection with monitoring such Buyer s investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. The Company and each Buyer confirms that each Buyer has independently participated with the Company and its Subsidiaries in the negotiation of the transaction contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. Each Buyer shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of any other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Buyer to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement to effectuate the purchase and sale of the Securities contemplated hereby was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Buyer, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and its Subsidiaries and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Buyer. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company, each Subsidiary and a Buyer, solely, and not between the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Buyers collectively and not between and among the Buyers.
 
[signature pages follow]
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
 
 
 
COMPANY:
 
CORMEDIX INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
/s/ Khoso Baluch
 
 
 
Name: Khoso Baluch  
 
 
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer  
 
 
 
 
BUYERS:
 
ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By: Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc., as attorney-in-fact  
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
/s/ Elliot Greenberg
 
 
 
Name: Elliot Greenberg  
 
 
 
Title: Vice President
 
 
 
 
ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. Name
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P., General Partner
 
 
 
Braxton Associates, Inc., General Partner
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
/s/ Elliot Greenberg
 
 
 
Name: Elliot Greenbert  
 
 
 
Title: Vice President  
 
 
 
 
 
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
 
 
SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
 
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Buyer
Address and Facsimile Number
Aggregate Number of Preferred Shares
Purchase Price
Legal Representative’s Address and Facsimile Number
Elliott International, L.P
c/o Elliott Management Corporation
40 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 974-6000
Facsimile: (212) 478-2476
Attention: Elliot Greenberg
 
 
 
1,360
$1,360,000
 
Elliott Associates, L.P.
c/o Elliott Management Corporation
40 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 974-6000
Facsimile: (212) 478-2476
Attention: Elliot Greenberg
640
$640,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Exhibit 10.2
 
BACKSTOP AGREEMENT
 
This BACKSTOP AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of November 9, 2017, is entered into by and between CorMedix Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices located at 400 Connell Drive, 5th Floor, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922   (the ” Company ”), and the backstop investors signatory hereto (collectively, the “ Backstop Investors ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Company, the Backstop Investors and the other investors party thereto from time to time.
 
RECITALS
 
WHEREAS, the Company desires to raise capital through the issuance and sale to certain accredited investors of 5,000 shares of its newly issued Series F Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $1,000 per share (the “ Issue Price ”) for an aggregate purchase price of $5,000,000 pursuant to and in accordance with that certain Purchase Agreement entered into as of the date hereof;
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to this Agreement, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth herein and in consideration of the payment of the Commitment Payment (as defined below), the Company is willing to sell, and the Backstop Investors are willing to purchase, their Pro Rata Share of shares of Series F Preferred Stock at the Issue Price per share;
 
WHEREAS, the Company and the Backstop Investors are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute (the “ 1933 Act ”).
 
AGREEMENT
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Backstop Investors hereby agree as follows:
 
1.
BACKSTOP COMMITMENT.
 
(a)    Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall have the option to require each of the Backstop Investors, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company on a Closing Date, and the Backstop Investors, in reliance on the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and in the Purchase Agreement which are expressly incorporated herein by reference, hereby agree to purchase from the Company, the Preferred Shares set forth in a Closing Notice, as applicable, subject in all respects to the limitations set forth in Section 1(d) below. The Preferred Shares that each of the Backstop Investors is required to purchase pursuant to this Section 1(a) are referred to herein as such Backstop Investor’s “ Backstop Shares .”
 
 
 
 
(b)   To the extent that the Company does not require the Backstop Investors to purchase their respective entire Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Maximum on a Closing Date, the Company may require the Backstop Investors to purchase all or a lesser remaining percentage (provided that such percentage is the same for each Backstop Investor) of such Backstop Investor’s Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Maximum on any subsequent date (each, a “ Closing Date ”) by giving to the Backstop Investors, at least five Business Days prior to such Closing Date, a written notification (a “ Closing Notice ”) setting forth the percentage (provided that such percentage is the same for each Backstop Investor) of such Backstop Investor’s Pro Rata Share of the Purchase Maximum that the Company requires each Backstop Investor to purchase on such Closing Date.
 
(c)   Each closing of the purchase and sale of Backstop Shares hereunder, whether on a Closing Date (each, a “ Closing Date ”), shall be referred to as a “ Closing ”. At each Closing, (i) payment for the Backstop Shares that each Backstop Investor has agreed to purchase shall be effected by each such Backstop Investor wiring an amount, to an account of the Company identified to each Backstop Investor at least five days prior to such Closing, equal to the product of (1) the number of Backstop Shares issuable to such Backstop Investor at such Closing (as set forth in a Closing Date Notice) and (2) the Issue Price (such amount, a “ Backstop Drawdown Amount ”) and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Backstop Investor the Backstop Shares and such certificates, documents or instruments required to be delivered by it to such Backstop Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
 
(d)   The Backstop Investors shall have no obligation to purchase Preferred Shares pursuant to this Agreement prior to January 15, 2018. The obligation of the Backstop Investors to purchase Preferred Shares hereunder shall terminate on March 31, 2018 (the “ Termination Date ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall (i) any Backstop Investor be required to purchase hereunder an aggregate number of Preferred Shares in excess of its Pro Rata Share of the initial Purchase Maximum, (ii) the Backstop Investors be required to purchase hereunder an aggregate number of Preferred Shares in excess of the initial Purchase Maximum or (iii) except in the case of the last Closing Notice, shall the Backstop Investors be required to purchase any Preferred Shares if the aggregate purchase price therefor is less than $500,000. As used herein, the term “ Purchase Maximum ” means (A) at any date of determination on or before the Termination Date, an amount equal to (1) $3 million minus (2) the aggregate purchase price of Backstop Shares purchased by the Backstop Investors hereunder on or prior to such date minus (3) without duplication, the aggregate cash proceeds actually received by the Company from the sale of its equity or equity-linked securities, in a bona fide transaction, after the date hereof but on or prior to such date and (B) after the Termination Date, zero.
 
(e)   Conditions to the Backstop Investors’ Obligation to Purchase the Backstop Shares . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the obligation of the Backstop Investors hereunder to purchase Backstop Shares on a Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction, at or before such Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Backstop Investors’ sole benefit and may be waived by the Backstop Investors at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:
 
 
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(i)   The Company shall have duly executed and delivered to the Backstop Investors each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the Company shall have duly executed and delivered to the Backstop Shares to be purchased by such Backstop Investor at such Closing Date.
 
(ii)   Each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 7 of the Purchase Agreement shall have been satisfied and the Warrant Closing shall have occurred.
 
(iii)   The Backstop Investors shall have received the opinion of Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, the Company’s counsel, dated as of such Closing Date, in the form acceptable to the Backstop Investors, with respect to the Securities.
 
(iv)   The Company shall have delivered to each Backstop Investor a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form acceptable to the Backstop Investors, which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s transfer agent.
 
(v)   The Company shall have delivered to each Backstop Investor a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company in the Company’s jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State of such jurisdiction of formation as of a date within three (3) days of such Closing Date.
 
(vi)   The Company shall have delivered to each Backstop Investor a certificate, in the form acceptable to the Backstop Investors, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of such Closing Date, attaching (i) the resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to each Backstop Investor, which resolutions shall approve each of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and (iii) the Bylaws of the Company, each as in effect as of such Closing Date.
 
(vii)   All of the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of such Closing Date as though made at and as of such Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly speak as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date) and all of the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement and in the Purchase Agreement that are not qualified by materiality or material adverse effect shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of such Closing Date as though made at and as of such Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly speak as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date);
 
(viii)   The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company in this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement at or prior to such Closing Date.
 
 
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(ix)   The Company shall have delivered to the Backstop Investors a certificate, duly executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of such Closing Date, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 1(e)(vii) and Section 1(e)(viii) have been satisfied.
 
(x)   The Common Stock (I) shall be designated for quotation or listed (as applicable) on an Eligible Market (as defined below) and (II) shall not have been suspended, as of such Closing Date, by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) or the Eligible Market from trading on the Eligible Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market (as defined below) have been threatened, as of such Closing Date, either (A) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (B) by falling below the minimum maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.
 
(xi)   The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Securities (as defined below), including without limitation, those required by the Principal Market, if any.
 
(xii)   No stockholder approval of the Company shall be required in connection with the issuance of the Backstop Shares, any other Preferred Shares issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or the issuance of the Backstop Conversion Shares or the Backstop Warrant Shares as of such Closing Date. “ Backstop Conversion Shares ” means any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Backstop Shares. “ Backstop Warrant Shares ” means any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Backstop Warrants. “ Securities ” means collectively, the Backstop Warrants, Backstop Warrant Shares, the Backstop Shares and the Backstop Conversion Shares.
 
(xiii)   No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any Governmental Entity (as defined below) of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
 
(xiv)   Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that have or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below).
 
(xv)   From the date hereof to such Closing Date, (i) trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market, and, (ii) at any time prior to such Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on the Principal Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of the Backstop Investors, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Backstop Shares on such Closing Date.
 
 
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(xvi)     No action, suit or proceeding before any arbitrator or any Governmental Entity shall have been commenced, and no investigation by any Governmental Entity shall have been threatened, against the Company or any Subsidiary, or any of the Company or any Subsidiary or any Backstop Investor, or any of the Backstop Investors, officers, directors or affiliates, seeking to restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Purchase Agreement or seeking damages in connection with such transactions.
 
(xvii)   The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have delivered to the Backstop Investors such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement as the Backstop Investors or its counsel may reasonably request.
 
(xviii)   Each Backstop Warrant shall have been issued. With respect to each Closing Date, each Backstop Warrant shall be in full force and effect, unless exercised in full by the owner thereof, and the Company shall not be in default, or have committed any act or omission that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default, under such Backstop Warrant.
 
(xix)   The offering of Preferred Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement shall have been conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents.
 
(f)   Conditions to the Obligation of the Company to Issue Backstop Shares. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Backstop Shares to the Backstop Investors on a Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the such Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Backstop Investors with prior written notice thereof:
 
(i)   The Backstop Investors shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents (other than this Agreement) to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company.
 
(ii)   Such Backstop Investor shall have delivered to the Company its respective Backstop Drawdown Amount with respect to such Closing Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.
 
(iii)   All of the representations and warranties made by such Backstop Investor in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of such Closing Date as though made at and as of such Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly speak as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date) and all of the representations and warranties made by such Backstop Investor in this Agreement that are not qualified by materiality or material adverse effect shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of such Closing Date as though made at and as of such Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly speak as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date).
 
 
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(iv)   Such Backstop Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Backstop Investor at or prior to such Closing Date.
 
2.
ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS
 
(a)   Issuance of Warrants . As consideration for each Backstop Investor’s commitment to purchase Backstop Shares, at the Warrant Closing, the Company hereby agrees to issue to each Backstop Investor, a warrant in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a “ Backstop Warrant ”), to purchase a number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Common Stock ”), equal to such Backstop Investor’s Pro Rata Share of an amount equal to (A) $500,000 divided by (b) $0.5278 minus (B) the product of (a) 50% of the amount in sub-clause (A) and (b) (i) solely to the extent raised from Persons other than the Backstop Investors and their respective affiliates, up to $3 million of any cash proceeds described in clause (A)(3) of the definition of Purchase Maximum actually received by the Company on or prior to December 24, 2017 divided by (ii) $3 million. The warrant shall have an exercise price of $0.001 per share of common stock. As used herein, the term “ Pro Rata Share ” means the percentage set forth on the signature page hereto with respect to a Backstop Investor.
 
(b)   Closing . The issuance of the Backstop Warrants shall take place at a closing (the “ Warrant Closing ”) to be held at the offices of Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton, LLP, 4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 300, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, at 10:00 a.m. (New York Time), on the date of the initial Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The date on which the Warrant Closing occurs is referred to herein as the “ Warrant Closing Date ”.
 
(c)   Closing Transactions .
 
(i)   At the Warrant Closing, the Company shall deliver to each Backstop Investor:
 
(1)   Such Backstop Investor’s Backstop Warrant, duly executed by the Company.
 
(2)   the registration rights agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, dated as of the Warrant Closing Date (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), by and between the Backstop Investors and the Company, duly executed by the Company.
 
(3)    an opinion of Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, the Company’s counsel, dated as of the Warrant Closing Date, in the form acceptable to the Backstop Investors, with respect to the Backstop Warrants and Backstop Warrant Shares.
 
(4)   a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form acceptable to the Backstop Investors, which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s transfer agent.
 
(ii)   At the Warrant Closing, the Backstop Investors shall deliver to the Company the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Backstop Investors.
 
 
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3.
BACKSTOP INVESTORS’ REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
 
Each Backstop Investor, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants, solely with respect to itself, to the Company that, as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
 
(a)   Organization; Authority . Such Backstop Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
 
(b)   Validity; Enforcement . This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Backstop Investor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Backstop Investor enforceable against such Backstop Investor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
 
(c)   No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by such Backstop Investor of this Agreement and the consummation by such Backstop Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) contravene the organizational documents of such Backstop Investor, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Backstop Investor is a party, or (iii) contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Backstop Investor, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Backstop Investor to perform its obligations hereunder.
 
(d)            Backstop Investors Status . As of the date hereof, such Backstop Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 under the 1933 Act.
 
4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
 
On the date hereof and on each Closing Date, the Company shall be deemed to have made to each Backstop Investor each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of the Purchase Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, each of this Agreement and the Backstop Warrants shall be deemed to be a Transaction Document. In addition, the Company represents and warrants to each Backstop Investor that, as of the date hereof and each Closing Date and except as set forth in the Disclosure Letter:
 
 
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(a)   Organization and Qualification . Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) are entities duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authorization to own their properties and to conduct their business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. Each of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations (including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the transactions contemplated hereby or in any of the other Transaction Documents or (iii) the authority or ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents. Other than its Subsidiaries, there is no Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (i) owns any of the capital stock or holds an equity or similar interest or (ii) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person. A “ Subsidiary ” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (i) owns any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (ii) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and all of the foregoing. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has no Subsidiaries other than CorMedix Europe GmbH.
 
(b)   Authorization; Enforcement; Validity . The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to issue the Securities (as defined below) in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Backstop Shares, the Backstop Conversion Shares, the Backstop Warrants and the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Backstop Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Backstop Warrants) have been duly authorized by the Company’s board of directors or other governing body and, no filing, consent or authorization is required by the Company, its board of directors or its stockholders or other governing body. This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents to be delivered on or prior to the Closing will be prior to Closing, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and upon such execution will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law.
 
 
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(c)   Issuance of Securities . The issuance of the Backstop Shares and the Backstop Warrants are duly authorized and upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, withholding, liens, charges and other encumbrances with respect to the issuance thereof. The Company shall have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock as of the Closing Date, not less than 125% of the maximum number of Backstop Conversion Shares and Backstop Warrant Shares (without taking into account any limitations on the exercise of the Backstop Warrants set forth therein). Upon issuance or conversion in accordance with the Backstop Shares or exercise in accordance with the Backstop Warrants (as the case may be), the Backstop Conversion Shares and the Backstop Warrant Shares, respectively, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens, charges and other encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
 
(d)   No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company and its Subsidiaries of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities and the reservation for issuance of the Backstop Conversion Shares and the Backstop Warrant Shares as contemplated under Section 4(c) above) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation (as defined below) or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Bylaws (as defined below) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the NYSE American (the “Principal Market ”) and including all applicable federal laws, rules and regulations) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) above, to the extent such violations that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(e)   Consents . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with (other than the SEC and the Principal Market) any Governmental Entity or other self-regulatory organization or body or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its respective obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company or any Subsidiary is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to such Closing Date, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are aware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company is not in violation of the requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future. As used herein, “ Governmental Entity ” means any nation, state, county, city, town, village, district, or other political jurisdiction of any nature, federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), multi-national organization or body; or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including any entity or enterprise owned or controlled by a government or a public international organization or any of the foregoing.
 
 
 
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(f)   Acknowledgment Regarding Backstop Investors’ Purchase of Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Backstop Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that no Backstop Investor is (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to its knowledge, an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) to its knowledge, a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), taking account of any limitations on exercise or conversion (including “blockers”) contained in securities and instruments beneficially owned by such Person, without conceding that such Person is a 10% stockholder for purposes of federal securities laws). The Company further acknowledges that no Backstop Investor is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Backstop Investor or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Backstop Investors’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Backstop Investors that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.
 
(g)   No Placement Agent’s Fees . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities with respect to which a fee or commission due from any Backstop Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
(h)   Dilutive Effect . The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Backstop Conversion Shares and Backstop Warrant Shares will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Backstop Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Backstop Shares in accordance with this Agreement and the Backstop Shares and the Backstop Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Backstop Warrants in accordance with this Agreement and the Backstop Warrants is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company.
 
(i)   Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement . The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, interested stockholder, business combination, poison pill (including, without limitation, any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents or the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or otherwise which is or could become applicable to any Backstop Investor as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and such Backstop Investor’s ownership of the Securities. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any stockholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
 
 
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(j)   SEC Documents; Financial Statements . During the two (2) years prior to the date hereof and the applicable Closing Date, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “ SEC Documents ”). The Company has delivered to each Backstop Investor or its respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of each of the SEC Documents not available on the EDGAR system requested by the Backstop Investors or its respective representatives. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material, either individually or in the aggregate). No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Backstop Investors which is not included in the SEC Documents (including, without limitation, information referred to in Section 5(g) of this Agreement) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made. The Company is not currently contemplating to amend or restate any of the financial statements (including without limitation, any notes or any letter of the independent accountants of the Company with respect thereto) included in the SEC Documents (the “ Financial Statements ”), nor is the Company currently aware of facts or circumstances which would require the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements, in each case, in order for any of the Financials Statements to be in compliance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company has not been informed by its independent accountants that they recommend that the Company amend or restate any of the Financial Statements or that there is any need for the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements.
 
(k)   Transactions With Affiliates . None of the officers, directors, employees or affiliates of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary course services as employees, officers or directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any such officer, director, employee or affiliate or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any corporation, partnership, trust or other Person in which any such officer, director, or employee has a substantial interest or is an employee, officer, director, trustee, affiliate or partner.
 
 
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(l)   Equity Capitalization . As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 160,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which, 67,025,419 were issued and outstanding on October 31, 2017, and 10,282,545   shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Warrants) exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock and (ii) 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 761,429   shares of non-voting convertible Series A Preferred Stock are authorized and none of which are issued and outstanding, 454,546 shares of non-voting convertible Series B Preferred Stock are authorized and none of which are issued and outstanding, 150,000 shares of non-voting convertible Series C-1 Preferred Stock are authorized and none of which are issued and outstanding, 150,000 shares of non-voting convertible Series C-2 Preferred Stock are authorized and none of which are issued and outstanding, 200,000 shares of non-voting convertible Series C-3 Preferred Stock are authorized and 104,000 shares of which are issued and outstanding, (viii) 73,962 shares of non-voting convertible Series D Preferred Stock are authorized and 73,962 shares of which are issued and outstanding, (ix) 89,623 shares of non-voting convertible Series E Preferred Stock are authorized and 89,623 shares  of which are issued and outstanding, on October 31, 2017, and (x) 5,000 shares of Series F Convertible Stock are authorized and none of which are issued and outstanding.  No shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock are held in treasury.    All of such outstanding shares are duly authorized and have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.  An aggregate of 2,959,934 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock on the date hereof are as of the date hereof owned by Persons who are “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act and calculated based on the assumption that only officers, directors and holders of at least 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock are “affiliates” without conceding that any such Persons are “affiliates” for purposes of federal securities laws) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  To the Company’s knowledge, as of the date hereof, no Person owns 10% or more of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (calculated based on the assumption that all Convertible Securities, whether or not presently exercisable or convertible, have been fully exercised or converted (as the case may be) taking account of any limitations on exercise or conversion (including “blockers”) contained therein without conceding that such identified Person is a 10% stockholder for purposes of federal securities laws). Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Letter: (i) none of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are no financing statements securing obligations in any amounts filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act; (vi) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (viii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (ix) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents which are not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or could not have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company has furnished to each Backstop Investor true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), and the Company’s bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Bylaws ”), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto that have not been disclosed in the SEC Documents.
 
 
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(m)   Acknowledgement Regarding Backstop Investors’ Trading Activity . It is understood and acknowledged by the Company that (i) following the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in accordance with the terms thereof, no Backstop Investor has been asked by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to agree, nor has any Backstop Investor agreed with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to desist from effecting any transactions in or with respect to (including, without limitation, purchasing or selling, long and/or short) any securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold any of the Securities for any specified term; (ii) each Backstop Investor, and counterparties in “derivative” transactions to which such Backstop Investor is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock which was established prior to such Backstop Investor’s knowledge of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and (iii) no Backstop Investor shall be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counterparty in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that following the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents pursuant to the 8-K Filings (as defined below) each Backstop Investor may engage in hedging and/or trading activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value and/or number of the Backstop Conversion Shares, as applicable, deliverable with respect to the Securities are being determined and (b) such hedging and/or trading activities, if any, can reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interest in the Company both at and after the time the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging and/or trading activities do not constitute a breach of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any of the documents executed in connection herewith or therewith.
 
(n)   U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has ever been, and so long as any of the Securities are held by the Backstop Investors, shall become, a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code, and the Company and each Subsidiary shall so certify upon the Backstop Investors’ request.
 
(o)   Transfer Taxes . On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the issuance, sale and transfer of the Securities to be sold or issued, now or in the future, to the Backstop Investors hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.
 
(p)   No Additional Agreements . The Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Backstop Investor with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than as specified in the Transaction Documents.
 
 
 
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(q)   Disclosure . The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any Backstop Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Company understands and confirms that the Backstop Investors will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Backstop Investors regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each press release issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement did not at the time of release contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Backstop Investor makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.
 
(r)    Private Placement . No registration under the 1933 Act is required for the offer and sale of the Backstop Warrants, the Backstop Shares, the Backstop Conversion Shares or the Backstop Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise or conversion thereof, as applicable, by the Company to any Backstop Investor as contemplated hereby.
 
5.
COVENANTS.
 
(a)   Best Efforts . The Company shall use its best efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Section 1.
 
(b)   Reporting Status . During the period (the “ Reporting Period ”) commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date on which the Backstop Investors shall have sold all of the Securities or any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Backstop Conversion Shares or the Backstop Warrant Shares or any other capital stock of the Company owned by them, including, without limitation, (1) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise and (2) shares of capital stock of the Company into which the shares of Common Stock are converted, exercised or exchanged the Backstop Warrants or otherwise issuable pursuant to the terms of the Backstop Warrants (collectively, the “ Covered Securities ”), the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would no longer require or otherwise permit such termination.
 
 
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(c)   Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the proceeds resulting from the issuance of the Backstop Shares for general corporate purposes.
 
(d)   Financial Information . The Company agrees to send the following to each holder of the Securities (an “ Investor ”) during the Reporting Period (i) unless the following are filed with the SEC through EDGAR and are available to the public through the EDGAR system, within one (1) Business Day after the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any interim reports or any consolidated balance sheets, income statements, stockholders’ equity statements and/or cash flow statements for any period other than annual, any Current Reports on Form 8-K and any registration statements (other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, (ii) on the same day as the release thereof, facsimile copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the stockholders.
 
(e)   Listing . The Company shall promptly secure the listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all of the Covered Securities upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as the case may be) (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all Covered Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents on a national securities exchange or automated quotation system. The Company shall maintain the Common Stock’s listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) on one of the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market (each, an “ Eligible Market ”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which could be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on an Eligible Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 5(e).
 
(f)   Fees . The Company shall reimburse the Backstop Investors for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by it or its affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, as applicable, all reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel to the Backstop Investors, any other reasonable fees and expenses in connection with the structuring, documentation and implementation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and due diligence and regulatory filings in connection therewith) (the “ Expense Amount ”) and the Company shall pay such Expense Amount within 5 days following written notice by the Backstop Investors.
 
 
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(g)   Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information . The Company shall, on or before 8:30 a.m., New York time, on the first Trading Day after the date of this Agreement, file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing all the material terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching all the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement (and all schedules to this Agreement), the form of the Backstop Warrants (including all attachments, the “ 8-K Filing ”). The Backstop Investors shall have reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the 8-K Filing prior to the filing thereof. From and after the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company shall have disclosed all material, non-public information (if any) provided to the Backstop Investors by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause the Subsidiary and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents not to, provide any Backstop Investor with any material, non-public information regarding the Company or the Subsidiary from and after the 8-K Filing without the express prior written consent of the Backstop Investors. The Company understands and confirms that each Backstop Investor shall be relying on the foregoing covenant and agreement in effecting transactions in securities of the Company, and based on such covenant and agreement, unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by such Backstop Investor: (i) such Backstop Investor does not have any obligation of confidentiality with respect to any information that the Company provides to such Backstop Investor; and (ii) such Backstop Investor shall not be deemed to be in breach of any duty to the Company and/or to have misappropriated any non-public information of the Company, if such Backstop Investor engages in transactions of securities of the Company, including, without limitation, any hedging transactions, short sales and/or any derivative transactions based on securities of the Company while in possession of such material non-public information. In the event of a breach of any of the foregoing covenants or any of the covenants or agreements contained in the Transaction Documents by the Company, the Subsidiary, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (as determined in the reasonable good faith judgment of each Backstop Investor), in addition to any other remedy provided herein or in the Transaction Documents, each Backstop Investor shall have the right to make a public disclosure, in the form of a press release, public advertisement or otherwise, of such breach or such material, non-public information, as applicable, without the prior approval by the Company, the Subsidiary, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents. No Backstop Investor shall have any liability to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders or agents, for any such disclosure. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any Backstop Investor shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Backstop Investor, to make any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith and (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) each Backstop Investor shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release). Without the prior written consent of the applicable Backstop Investor, the Company shall not (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and affiliates to not) disclose the name of such Backstop Investor in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise.
 
 
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(h)   Reservation of Shares . During the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date no Backstop Shares or Backstop Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary (including, without limitation increasing any such reserve, as necessary, to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than (i) 125% of the maximum number of Backstop Conversion Shares (determined without taking into account any limitations on the conversion of the Backstop Shares set forth therein), and (ii) the maximum number of Backstop Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Backstop Warrants (without taking into account any limitations on the exercise of the Backstop Warrants set forth therein).
 
(i)   Conduct of Business . The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any Governmental Entity, except where such violations would not result, either individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(j)   Variable Securities . During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the later of (x) the date the Backstop Shares are no longer outstanding and (y) the date the Backstop Warrants are no longer outstanding, the Company and each Subsidiary shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any Subsequent Placement involving a Variable Rate Transaction other than at-the-market offerings through a registered broker-dealer or offerings of Preferred Shares. “ Variable Rate Transaction ” means a transaction, on terms more favorable to an investor therein than the terms of this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations, in which the Company or any Subsidiary (i) issues or sells any Convertible Securities either (A) at a conversion, exercise 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 Convertible 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 Convertible Securities 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, other than pursuant to a customary “weighted average” anti-dilution provision or (ii) enters into any agreement (other than an at-the-market offering through a registered broker-dealer) whereby the Company or any Subsidiary may sell securities at a future determined price (other than standard and customary “preemptive” or “participation” rights). Each Backstop Investor shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company and its Subsidiaries to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.
 
 
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(k)   Stockholder Approval . (A) To the extent the exercise or conversion of the Backstop Shares or the Backstop Warrants, as applicable, would require the approval or consent of the stockholders of the Company   (in each case, without giving effect to any limitations on exercise or “blockers”)   pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the Company shall provide each stockholder entitled to vote at either (x) the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company or (y) a special meeting of stockholders of the Company (the “ Stockholder Meeting ”), which shall be promptly called and held not later than June 30, 2018 (the “ Stockholder Meeting Deadline ”), a proxy statement, substantially in a form which shall have been previously reviewed by counsel to the Backstop Investors, at the expense of the Company but in any event such expense not to exceed $5,000 without the prior written approval of the Company; soliciting each such stockholder’s affirmative vote at the Stockholder Meeting for approval of resolutions (“ Stockholder Resolutions ”) providing for the Company’s issuance of all of the Securities as described in the Transaction Documents in accordance with applicable law and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market (such affirmative approval being referred to herein as the “ Stockholder Approval ”, and the date such Stockholder Approval is obtained, the “ Stockholder Approval Date ”), and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such resolutions and to cause the Board of Directors of the Company to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such resolutions. The Company shall be obligated to seek to obtain the Stockholder Approval by the Stockholder Meeting Deadline. If, despite the Company’s reasonable best efforts the Stockholder Approval is not obtained on or prior to the Stockholder Meeting Deadline, the Company shall cause an additional Stockholder Meeting to be held once in each of the three subsequent calendar quarters thereafter until such Stockholder Approval is obtained. If, despite the Company’s reasonable best efforts the Stockholder Approval is not obtained after such subsequent stockholder meetings, the Company shall cause an additional Stockholder Meeting to be held semi-annually thereafter until such Stockholder Approval is obtained. (B) The Company shall use its best efforts to obtain any waiver, consent or approval, in each case, in a form acceptable to the Backstop Investor, of the holders of the Company’s Junior Securities (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) authorizing the issuance of the Series F Preferred Stock as a series of preferred stock senior in rank to such class of Junior Securities.
 
(l)   Passive Foreign Investment Company . The Company shall conduct its business, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses, in such a manner as will ensure that the Company and its Subsidiaries will not be deemed to constitute a passive foreign investment company within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code.
 
(m)   Corporate Existence . So long as any Backstop Investor beneficially owns any Preferred Shares or Backstop Warrants, the Company shall not be party to any Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
 
(n)   Conversion and Exercise Procedures. Each of the form of Exercise Notice included in the Backstop Warrants and the form of Conversion Notice included in the Purchase Agreement set forth the totality of the procedures required of any Backstop Investor in order to exercise the Backstop Warrants or convert the Preferred Shares. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of any Backstop Investor to exercise their Backstop Warrants or convert their Preferred Shares. The Company shall honor exercises of the Backstop Warrants and conversions of the Preferred Shares and shall deliver the Backstop Conversion Shares and Backstop Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Purchase Agreement, Certificate of Incorporation, and Backstop Warrants.
 
 
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6.
REGISTER; TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
 
(a)   Register . The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of Securities), a register for the Backstop Warrants in which the Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the Backstop Warrants have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee), and the number of Backstop Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Backstop Warrants held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register open and available at all times during business hours for inspection of the Backstop Investors or their respective legal representatives.
 
(b)   Transfer Agent Instructions . The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent in the form previously provided to the Company (the “ Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions ”) to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC, registered in the name of the applicable Backstop Investor or its respective nominee(s), for the Backstop Conversion Shares and the Backstop Warrant Shares (in the case of Backstop Warrant Shares, with respect to cashless exercise(s) or exercises when there is an effective registration statement covering such Backstop Warrant Shares and the Backstop Conversion Shares) in such amounts as specified from time to time by the applicable Backstop Investor to the Company upon conversion of the Backstop Shares or other issuance pursuant to the terms of the Backstop Shares or the exercise of the Backstop Warrants (as the case may be). The Company represents and warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 6(b) will be given by the Company to the Transfer Agent with respect to the Backstop Conversion Shares and the Backstop Warrants Shares, and shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company. If a Backstop Investor effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities, the Company shall permit the transfer and, with respect to the Backstop Conversion Shares and Backstop Warrant Shares shall also promptly instruct the Transfer Agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Backstop Investor to effect such sale, transfer or assignment. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the applicable Backstop Investor. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 6(b) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 6(b), that the applicable Backstop Investor shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall cause its counsel to issue the legal opinion referred to in the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions to the Transfer Agent to the extent required or requested by the Transfer Agent. Any fees (with respect to the Transfer Agent, counsel to the Company or otherwise) associated with the issuance of such opinion shall be borne by the Company.
 
 
 
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7.
MISCELLANEOUS.
 
(a)   Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
(b)   Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
 
(c)   Headings; Gender . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.
 
 
 
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(d)   Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (and without implication that the following is required or applicable), it is the intention of the parties that in no event shall amounts and value paid by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries (as the case may be), or payable to or received by any Backstop Investor, under the Transaction Documents (including without limitation, any amounts that would be characterized as “interest” under applicable law) exceed amounts permitted under any applicable law. Accordingly, if any obligation to pay, payment made to any Backstop Investor, or collection by any Backstop Investor pursuant the Transaction Documents is finally judicially determined to be contrary to any such applicable law, such obligation to pay, payment or collection shall be deemed to have been made by mutual mistake of such Backstop Investor, the Company and its Subsidiaries and such amount shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by the applicable law. Such adjustment shall be effected, to the extent necessary, by reducing or refunding, at the option of the Backstop Investors, the amount of interest or any other amounts which would constitute unlawful amounts required to be paid or actually paid to the Backstop Investors under the Transaction Documents. For greater certainty, to the extent that any interest, charges, fees, expenses or other amounts required to be paid to or received by any Backstop Investor under any of the Transaction Documents or related thereto are held to be within the meaning of “interest” or another applicable term to otherwise be violative of applicable law, such amounts shall be pro-rated over the period of time to which they relate.
 
 
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(e)   Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Backstop Investors, the Company, its Subsidiaries, their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf solely with respect to the matters contained herein and therein, and this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein contain the entire understanding of the parties solely with respect to the matters covered herein and therein; provided, however, nothing contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall (or shall be deemed to) (i) have any effect on any agreements any Backstop Investor has entered into with, or any instruments such Backstop Investor has received from, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof with respect to any prior investment made by such Backstop Investor in the Company or (ii) waive, alter, modify or amend in any respect any obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any rights of or benefits to such Backstop Investor or any other Person, in any agreement entered into prior to the date hereof between or among the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and such Backstop Investor, or any instruments such Backstop Investor received from the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof, and all such agreements and instruments shall continue in full force and effect. Except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Backstop Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. For clarification purposes, the Recitals are part of this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Backstop Investors. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party. Other than the Transaction Documents, the Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with any Backstop Investor relating to the terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Transaction Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company confirms that, except as set forth in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, no Backstop Investor has made any commitment or promise or has any other obligation to provide any financing to the Company, any Subsidiary or otherwise. As a material inducement for the Backstop Investors to enter into this Agreement, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no due diligence or other investigation or inquiry conducted by any Backstop Investor, any of its advisors or any of its representatives shall affect such Backstop Investor’s right to rely on, or shall modify or qualify in any manner or be an exception to any of, the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and (ii) unless a provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document is expressly preceded by the phrase “except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,” nothing contained in any of the SEC Documents shall affect any Backstop Investor’s right to rely on, or shall modify or qualify in any manner or be an exception to any of, the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
 
(f)   Notices . Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day (as defined below) after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be
 
 
 
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If to the Company:
 
Cormedix Inc.
400 Connell Drive, 5th Floor
Suite 5000
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Telephone: (908) 517-95000
Facsimile: (908) 429-4307
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
 
With a copy (for informational purposes only) to:
 
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27607
 
Telephone: (919) 781-4000
Facsimile: (919) 781-4865
Attention: Alexander M. Donaldson, Esq.
 
 
If to the Transfer Agent:
 
VStock Transfer, LLC
18 Lafayette Place
Woodmere, NY 11598
 
Telephone: (212) 828-8436
Facsimile: (646) 536-3179
Attention: Yoel Goldfeder
 
If to any Backstop Investor, to:
 
c/o Elliott Management Corporation
40 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
 
Telephone: (212) 974-6000
Facsimile: (212) 478-2476
Attention: Elliot Greenberg
 
or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively. “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
 
 
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(g)   Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, including any assignee of any of the Securities. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Backstop Investor, including, without limitation, by way of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Backstop Warrants) (unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Backstop Warrants and the Certificate of Designations). Provided a Backstop Investor provides the Company with written notice thereof, such Backstop Investor may assign some or all of its rights hereunder in connection with any transfer of any of its Securities without the consent of the Company, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be a Backstop Investor hereunder with respect to such assigned rights, provided such assignment is in compliance with applicable securities laws.
 
(h)   No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, other than the Indemnitees referred to in Section 7(k).
 
(i)   Survival . The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants shall survive the Closing. Each Backstop Investor shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
 
(j)   Further Assurances . Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
 
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(k)   Indemnification.
 
(i)   In consideration of each Backstop Investor’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Backstop Investor and each holder of any Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “ Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company or any Subsidiary in any of the Transaction Documents, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary contained in any of the Transaction Documents, (c) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained, or incorporated by reference, in a registration statement or any amendment thereto or any omission or alleged omission to state therein, or in any document incorporated by reference therein, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (d) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained, or incorporated by reference, in any prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or in any “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433 under the 1933 Act) of the Company, which “issuer information” is required to be, or is, filed with the SEC or otherwise contained in any free writing prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein, or in any document incorporated by reference therein, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (e) any violation of United States federal or state securities laws or the rules and regulations of the Principal Market or any Eligible Market in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Backstop Warrants and the Backstop Shares by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors or employees or (f) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, (iii) any disclosure properly made by any Backstop Investor pursuant to Section 5(g), or (iv) the status of any Backstop Investor or holder of the Securities as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.
 
 
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(ii)   Promptly after receipt by an Indemnitee under this Section 7(k) of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving an Indemnified Liability, such Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company under this Section 7(k), deliver to the Company a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the Company shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the Company so desires, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the Company and the Indemnitee; provided, however, that an Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by the Company if: (i) the Company has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (ii) the Company shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Indemnified Liability and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee in any such Indemnified Liability; or (iii) the named parties to any such Indemnified Liability (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnitee and the Company, and such Indemnitee shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnitee and the Company (in which case, if such Indemnitee notifies the Company in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Company, then the Company shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of the Company), provided further, that in the case of clause (iii) above the Company shall not be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one (1) separate legal counsel for such Indemnitee. The Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the Company in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Indemnified Liability by the Company and shall furnish to the Company all information reasonably available to the Indemnitee which relates to such action or Indemnified Liability. The Company shall keep the Indemnitee reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the Company shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnitee of a release from all liability in respect to such Indemnified Liability or litigation, and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnitee. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the Company shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnitee with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the Company within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve the Company of any liability to the Indemnitee under this Section 7(k), except to the extent that the Company is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
 
(iii)   The indemnification required by this Section 7(k) shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Liabilities are incurred.
 
 
 
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(iv)   The indemnity agreement contained herein shall be in addition to (A) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnitee against the Company or others, and (B) any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to the law.
 
(l)   Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. No specific representation or warranty shall limit the generality or applicability of a more general representation or warranty. Each and every reference to share prices, shares of Common Stock and any other numbers in this Agreement that relate to the Common Stock shall be automatically adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions that occur with respect to the Common Stock after the date of this Agreement.
 
(m)   Remedies . Each Backstop Investor and each holder of any Securities shall have all rights and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which such holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such holders have under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes that in the event that it or any Subsidiary fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its or such Subsidiary’s (as the case may be) obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the applicable Backstop Investor. The Company therefore agrees that each Backstop Investor shall be entitled to seek specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security.
 
(n)   Withdrawal Right . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever a Backstop Investor exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company or any Subsidiary does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Backstop Investor may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be), any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.
 
(o)   Independent Nature of Backstop Investors’ Obligations and Rights . The obligations of each Backstop Investor under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Backstop Investor, and no Backstop Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Backstop Investor under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Backstop Investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Backstop Investors as, and the Company acknowledges that the Backstop Investors do not so constitute, a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Backstop Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Company acknowledges that the Backstop Investors are not acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Backstop Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of any other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Backstop Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
 
[ signature pages follow ]
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Backstop Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
 
 
 
COMPANY:
 
CORMEDIX INC.
 
 
 
By: /s/ Khoso Baluch                                 
Name: Khoso Baluch
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
BACKSTOP INVESTORS:
 
 
ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
By: Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc.,
       as attorney-in-fact
 
 
 
By: /s/ Elliot Greenberg                                                                                 
Name: Elloit Greenberg
Title: Vice President
Pro Rata Share:
 
 
 
ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P.
By:  Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P., General Partner
By:  Braxton Associates, Inc., General Partner
 
 
 
By: /s/ Elliot Greenberg                                                      
Name:Elliot Greenberg
Title: Vice President
Pro Rata Share:
 
 
 
 
[Signature Page to Backstop Agreement]
 
 
EXHIBIT A
 
FORM OF WARRANT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT B
 
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Exhibit 10.3
 
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
 
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of November __, 2017, by and between (i) CorMedix Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and (ii) Elliott International, L.P. and Elliott Associates, L.P. (collectively, “ Buyer ”).
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2017, by and between the Company, and the investors party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), Buyer has agreed to purchase shares of Series F Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company, which shares are convertible into shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”) Common Stock (as converted, the “ Conversion Shares ”);
 
WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, Buyer has entered into that certain Backstop Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2017, by and between the Company and Buyer (the “ Backstop Agreement ”), and subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth therein, the Company has issued to Buyer warrants to acquire [______] shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share (the “ Warrants ”); and
 
WHEREAS, as partial consideration for Buyer’s execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement and the Backstop Agreement and the performance of the transactions contemplated thereby, the Company has agreed to provide Buyer with the registration rights set forth herein with respect to the resale of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares (as defined below) issuable to Buyer.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
1.   DEFINITIONS . Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Backstop Agreement. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
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.
 
Buyer ” means, collectively, Buyer and any transferee or assignee of any Registrable Securities or a Warrant, as applicable, to whom Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee of any Registrable Securities or a Warrant, as applicable, assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement.
 
Effectiveness Date ” means the date a Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.
 
Effectiveness Deadline ” means the date that is ninety (90) calendar days after the date hereof.
 
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
 
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Filing Date ” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement, the date that is forty-five (45) calendar days after delivery of a Demand Notice as contemplated by Section 2 hereof, provided , however , that if the Filing Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the SEC is closed for business the Filing Date shall be extended to the next Business Day.
 
Holder ” or “ Holders ” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time, of Registrable Securities.
 
Initial Registration Statement ” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.
 
Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
 
Registrable Securities ” means (i) the Conversion Shares, (ii) the Warrant Shares and (iii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Conversion Shares, the Warrant Shares, or the Warrants, including, without limitation, as a result of any share split, share dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on or exercise of a Warrant.
 
Registration Statement ” means any one (1) or more registration statements filed (and/or required to be filed pursuant hereto) with the SEC by the Company on Form S-3, or in the event the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3, on Form S-1, for the purpose of registering the Registrable Securities, including (in each case) the prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or prospectus, including pre and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement. The term “ Registration Statement ” shall include, but not be limited to, the Initial Registration Statement.
 
Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act and any successor or substitute rule, law or provision.
 
Rule 172 ” means Rule 172 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
 
Rule 424 ” means Rule 424 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such rule.
 
SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Warrant Shares ” means any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Warrant.
 
 
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2.   DEMAND REGISTRATION .
 
(a)   To the extent the Company shall receive a written request from Buyer that the Company effect the registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities (a “ Demand Notice ”), the Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Date, the Company shall file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement registering for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities by, and for the account of, the Holders as selling stockholders thereunder, that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall use its best efforts to have such Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act as soon as practicable, but in no event, later than the Effectiveness Deadline.
 
(b)   The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Initial Registration Statement current and effective until such date (the “ Effectiveness Period ”) that is the earlier of (i) the date as of which all of the Holders as selling stockholders thereunder may sell all of the Registrable Securities registered for resale thereon without restriction pursuant to Rule 144, or otherwise, or (ii) the date when all of the Registrable Securities have been sold, but in no event longer than three years.
 
(c)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the SEC affirmatively limits the number of Registrable Securities to be registered in the Initial Registration Statement (and the Company has used its reasonable best efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all or the maximum number of Registrable Securities), the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced to the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered in such Initial Registration Statement. The Company shall file a new Registration Statement as soon as practicable covering the resale by the Holders of not less than the number of such Registrable Securities that are not registered in the Initial Registration Statement. The Company shall not be liable for liquidated damages under Section 3(a) or any other relevant penalty as to any Registrable Securities which are expressly not permitted by the SEC staff to be included in the initial Registration Statement. In such case, any liquidated damages payable under Section 3(a) shall be calculated to apply only to the percentage of Registrable Securities which are permitted to be included in such Registration Statement.
 
(d)   If at any time after the date hereof, other than a Suspension Period referred to in Section 8, the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall send to each Holder written notice of such determination and if, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such notice, any such Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities not already covered by an effective Registration Statement.
 
 
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3.   PARTIAL LIQUIDATED DAMAGES/SUSPENSION/DELAY IN EFFECTIVENESS OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT .
 
(a)   If: (i) the Initial Registration Statement and/or any other Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Date, (ii) the Company fails to file with the SEC a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five (5) Business Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Initial Registration Statement or any other Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or not be subject to further review, (iii) prior to the Effectiveness Deadline of the Initial Registration Statement or any other Registration Statement, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the SEC in respect of such Initial Registration Statement or any other Registration Statement within fifteen (15) Business Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the SEC that such amendment is required in order for such Initial Registration Statement or any other Registration Statement to be declared effective, (iv) the Initial Registration Statement and/or any other Registration Statement covering Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the SEC by the Effectiveness Deadline, (v) to the extent a registration statement is filed pursuant to Section 2(d) and the Company fails to notify the Holder of such filing or, if notice is given in accordance with Section 2(d), the Company fails to include the Registrable Securities upon timely request of the Holder, or (vi) after the Effectiveness Date of the Initial Registration Statement or any other Registration Statement, such Initial Registration Statement or other Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain for any period current and effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Initial Registration Statement or other Registration Statement, as applicable, or Buyer is otherwise not permitted to utilize the prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities (any such failure or breach set forth in 3(a)(i)-(vi) shall be referred to as an “ Event ,” and the date such Event occurs shall be referred to as an “ Event Date ”), then, in addition to any other rights Buyer may have hereunder and/or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to Buyer on a monthly basis within three (3) Business Days of the end of the month an amount in cash equal to $15,000, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty. Any monthly amount owed pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate amount payable as partial liquidated damages under this Section 3(a) shall not exceed $75,000.
 
(b)    In the event the Registration Statement has not been declared effective on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline, the Company shall pay to Buyer liquidated damages equal to 1% of the purchase price of Registrable Securities purchased by Buyer pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Backstop Agreement within three (3) Business Days thereof and shall pay to the Buyer liquidated damages equal to 1% of such purchase price for each subsequent 30-day period, up to a maximum of 9%, within three (3) Business Days of the end of each such 30-day period.
 
(c)   The Company shall provide Buyer with all correspondence (whether written and/or oral), to the SEC from the Company and from the SEC to the Company and shall notify Buyer by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within two (2) Business Days, after a Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Holders with a copy of any related prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered thereby.
 
4.   OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY . With respect to the Initial Registration Statement and any other Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC that covers the Registrable Securities, the Company shall:
 
(a)   Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement;
 
(b)   Furnish to the selling Holders such number of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents (including, without limitation, prospectus amendments and supplements as are prepared by the Company in accordance with Section 4(a) above) as the selling Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of such selling Holders’ Registrable Securities;
 
 
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(c)   Use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the Securities Act, file any final prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Holders 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 Holders are required to deliver a prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities; notify the selling Holders of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in or relating to a Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and, thereafter, subject to Section 8 hereof, the Company will promptly prepare (and, when completed, give notice and provide a copy thereof to each selling Holder) a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided , however , that upon such notification by the Company (which shall be a Suspension (as defined herein) pursuant to Section 8 ), the selling Holders will not offer or sell Registrable Securities until the Company has notified the selling Holders that it has prepared a supplement or amendment to such prospectus and filed it with the SEC, or if the Company does not then meet the conditions for the use of Rule 172, delivered copies of such supplement or amendment to the selling Holders (it being understood and agreed by the Company that the foregoing proviso shall in no way diminish or otherwise impair the Company’s obligation to promptly prepare a prospectus amendment or supplement as above provided in this Section 4(c) and deliver copies of same as above provided in Section 4(b) hereof); and
 
(d)   Use its reasonable best efforts to register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such states as shall be reasonably appropriate in the opinion of the Company.
 
(e)   Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including Section 2 hereof, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of any Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction in the United States, and (ii) if such an order or suspension is issued, obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest practicable moment and notify each Holder of Registrable Securities of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for that purpose.
 
(f)   The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Common Stock to continue to be registered under Sections 12(b), 12(g) and/or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to comply in all respects with its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act, to comply with all requirements related to the Initial Registration Statement and any other Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, and to not take any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by the Securities Act or the rules promulgated thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act or Securities Act. The Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing, trading and/or quotation of its Common Stock on one or more of the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink Sheets LLC, the OTC Markets Group, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE American.
 
(g)   With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Holders to sell the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Company shall: (i) make and keep public information available as those terms are understood in Rule 144, (ii) furnish to a Holder as long as any Holder owns any Registrable Securities, upon such Holder’s request, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company as may be reasonably requested in availing such Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC permitting the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration, and (iii) undertake any additional actions reasonably necessary to maintain the availability of the use of Rule 144. The Company shall further take all other actions as the Holders may reasonably request from time to time to enable the Holders to sell the Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act pursuant to the exemption provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, including, without limitation, obtaining any required legal opinions from Company counsel at the Company’s expense and delivering such legal opinions within five (5) Business Days after receipt from such Holder (or its representative) of documentation reasonably required by the Company’s counsel to provide such opinion.
 
(h)   The Company will file any Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto electronically on EDGAR.
 
 
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5.   OBLIGATIONS OF THE HOLDERS .
 
(a)   Each Holder agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Holder has notified the Company in writing that such Holder elects to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
 
(b)   Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4(c) , each Holder shall immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Holders receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4(c) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required.
 
(c)   Each Holder who is a member or affiliated or associated with member(s) of FINRA will agree, if requested by FINRA, to sign a lock-up, the form of which shall be satisfactory to FINRA (the “ FINRA Lock-Up ”), in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
6.   EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION . The Company shall bear and pay all expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registrable Securities pursuant hereto, including, without limitation, all registration, filing and qualification fees, printer’s fees, accounting fees and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, but excluding any brokerage or underwriting fees, discounts and commissions relating to Registrable Securities.
 
7.   INDEMNIFICATION .
 
(a)   To the greatest extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each selling Holder, and each officer and director of such selling Holder and each person, if any, who controls such selling Holder, within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under the Securities 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 or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, in any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus relating thereto or in any amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or any such preliminary prospectus or final prospectus, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) any violation by the Company or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with such registration of the Registrable Securities; and will reimburse such selling Holder, or such officer, director or controlling person of such selling Holder for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided , however , that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Company be liable in any such case for any such loss, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission made in connection with any Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus relating thereto or any amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or any such preliminary prospectus or final prospectus, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with any Registration Statement or any such preliminary prospectus or final prospectus by the selling Holders or (ii) at any time when the Company has advised the Holder in writing that the Company does not meet the conditions for use of Rule 172 and as a result that the Holder is required to deliver a current prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities, an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission in a prospectus that is (whether preliminary or final) corrected in any subsequent amendment or supplement to such prospectus was delivered to the selling Holder before the pertinent sale or sales by the selling Holder.
 
 
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(b)   To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will severally and not jointly indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who have signed any Registration Statement, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company or any such director, officer, controlling person, may become subject to, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement or any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus, relating thereto or in any amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or any such preliminary prospectus or final prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent and only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission (i) was made in any Registration Statement, in any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus relating thereto or in any amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or any such preliminary prospectus or final prospectus, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by the selling Holder expressly for use in connection with any Registration Statement, or any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus or (ii) at any time when the Company has advised the Holder in writing that the Company does not meet the conditions for use of Rule 172 and as a result that the Holder is required to deliver a current prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities, an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission in a prospectus that is (whether preliminary or final) corrected in any subsequent amendment or supplement to such prospectus was corrected in any subsequent amendment or supplement to such prospectus that was delivered to the selling Holder before the pertinent sale or sales by the selling Holder; and such selling Holder will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director, officer, controlling person; provided , however , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein or elsewhere, the liability of each selling Holder hereunder shall be limited solely to the net proceeds received by each such selling Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities only by such Holder giving rise to such liability, and provided further , that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of those selling Holder(s) against which the request for indemnity is being made (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).
 
(c)   Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 7 , notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in and, to the extent the indemnifying party desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume at its expense the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the indemnifying party or indemnifying parties, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or otherwise under the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7 (except to the extent that such omission materially and adversely affects the indemnifying party’s ability to defend such action). In the event that the indemnifying party assumes any such defense, the indemnified party may participate in such defense with its own counsel and at its own expense, provided , however , if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded, based on an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnifying party, that there may be a conflict of interest between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 7 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless the indemnified party shall have employed such counsel in connection with the assumption of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel and one local counsel, reasonably satisfactory to such indemnifying party, representing all of the indemnified parties who are parties to such action in which case the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party.
 
(d)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the indemnifying party shall not be entitled to settle any claim, suit or proceeding unless in connection with such settlement the indemnified party receives an unconditional release with respect to the subject matter of such claim, suit or proceeding and such settlement does not contain any admission of fault by the indemnified party.
 
 
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(e)   If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 7(a) or Section 7(b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Holders on the other in connection with the statements or omissions or other matters which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, in the case of an untrue statement, whether the untrue statement relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or a Holder on the other and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement. The Company and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7(e) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 7(e) . The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this Section 7(e) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations in this subsection to contribute are several in proportion to their sales of Registrable Securities to which such loss relates and not joint. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 7 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.
 
8.   SUSPENSION . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event (i) of any non-voluntary demand on the Company by the SEC during the period of effectiveness of any Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or related prospectus or for additional information; (ii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; or (iii) of any event or circumstance which requires in order to comply with applicable law the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or related prospectus, or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, so that, in the case of any Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (based upon the written legal opinion of legal counsel to the Company and provided to counsel to the Holders), then the Company shall furnish to the selling Holders a certificate signed by the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company setting forth in detail the facts relating to one or more of the above described circumstances, and the right of the selling Holders to use any Registration Statement (and the prospectus relating thereto) shall be suspended for a period (the “ Suspension Period ”) of not more than forty-five (45) days after delivery by the Company of the certificate referred to above in this Section 8 . During the Suspension Period, none of the Holders shall offer or sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to or in reliance upon any Registration Statement (or the prospectus relating thereto). The Company shall use its best efforts to terminate any Suspension Period as promptly as practicable.
 
9.   ENTIRE AGREEMENT . This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Backstop Agreement, the Warrants and the other Transaction Documents constitute and contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any and all prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof.
 
10.   MISCELLANEOUS .
 
(a)   This Agreement may not be amended, modified or terminated, and no rights or provisions may be waived, except with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities issued and outstanding.
 
(b)   The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by Buyer to any transferee of all or any portion of Buyer’s Registrable Securities if such transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein and such transfer shall have been conducted in accordance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
 
 
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(c)   This Agreement shall be governed by and construed solely in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Each party hereby expressly and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby expressly and irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby expressly and irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. In any action brought by the Company concerning and/or arising directly and/or indirectly out of this Certificate, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all of its legal fees and expenses incurred by it with respect to any such legal action. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
(d)   Any notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon hand delivery by telecopy or facsimile at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second Business Day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
 
 
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(i)   All correspondence to the Company shall be addressed as follows:
 
 
 
If to the Company:
CorMedix Inc.
 
400 Connell Drive, 5 th Floor
Suite 5000
 
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
 
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
 
Telephone: (908) 517-9500
 
Facsimile: (908) 429-4307
 
 
with copies to :
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
 
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 300
 
Raleigh, NC 27607
 
Attention: Alexander M. Donaldson, Esq.
 
Telephone: (919) 781-4000
 
Facsimile: (919) 781-4865
 
 
(ii)   All correspondence to Buyer shall be sent to Buyer at the address set forth in the books and records of the Company.
 
(iii)   Any party may change the address to which correspondence to it is to be addressed by written notification as provided for herein.
 
(e)   The parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of any breach of this Agreement, remedies at law may be inadequate, and each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek specific performance of the obligations of the other parties hereto and such appropriate injunctive relief as may be granted by a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
(f)   Should any part or provision of this Agreement be held unenforceable, the unenforceable part or provisions shall be replaced with a provision which accomplishes, to the extent possible, the original business purpose of such part or provision in a valid and enforceable manner, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain binding upon the parties hereto.
 
(g)   This Agreement may be executed in a number of counterparts, any of which together shall for all purposes constitute one Agreement, binding on all the parties hereto notwithstanding that all such parties have not signed the same counterpart.
 
 
 
[ Signature Page Follows .]
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date and year first above written.
 
 
 
 
CORMEDIX INC.
 
 
 
By:
 
 
Name:

 
Title:

 
 
 
 
 
ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
 
 
 
By:
Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc., as attorney-in-fact
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
Name:

 
Title:

 
 
ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P.
 
 
 
By:  
Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P., General Partner
 
By: Braxton Associates, Inc., General Partner
 
 
 
 
By:

 
Name:

 
Title:

 
 
 
  [Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
 
 
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Exhibit 99.1
 
 
CorMedix Inc. Enters into $5 million Combined Securities Purchase and Backstop Agreement with Existing Investor
 
Berkeley Heights, NJ – November 9, 2017 – CorMedix Inc. (NYSE American: CRMD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic products for the prevention and treatment of infectious and inflammatory disease, announced that it has entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P., (the “Elliott Funds”), long-term institutional investors in CorMedix, whereby they will purchase, $ 2 million of newly issued CorMedix Series F Convertible preferred stock at $1,000 per share. Separately, Cormedix has entered into a $3 million Backstop Agreement with the Elliott Funds to purchase additional Series F Convertible Preferred Stock at $1,000 per share, at CorMedix’s sole discretion, beginning January 15, 2018, through March 31, 2018. Gross proceeds, of the securities purchase agreement and the backstop agreement, if the backstop agreement is used in full, total an aggregate of $5 million. The Elliott Funds are managed by Elliott Management Corporation (“Elliott”).
 
As consideration for the Backstop Agreement, CorMedix will issue the Elliott Funds warrants, exercisable for three years, to purchase shares of CorMedix common stock at a per share exercise price of $0.001. The number of shares issuable under the warrant will be determined by the closing price of CorMedix Common Stock on November 8, 2017, which was $0.5278.
 
Elliott may convert the preferred stock into common at its option at an effective price of $0.6334 per share, which represents a 20% premium to yesterday’s closing price of our common stock. The stock will be mandatorily convertible on April 2, 2018, subject to certain equity conditions, at the lower of $0.63 and a 10% discount to the notional price at which an equity or equity linked transaction in an amount of $5 million or more is completed by March 31, 2018, or if no such transaction is completed, a 10% discount to the closing price of the stock on March 31. There are no warrants to be issued in connection with the $2 million financing.
 
In connection with the financing, members of the CorMedix Board of Directors and the executive team unanimously will participate in a minimum amount of $250,000.
 
No placement agent or underwriter was involved in the offerings. CorMedix intends to use the net proceeds of the offerings for general corporate purposes, working capital and capital expenditures, including its ongoing Phase 3 LOCK-IT 100 clinical study of Neutrolin ® . The Company currently anticipates that closing of the sale of the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock and the warrants, will take place on or about November 16, 2017, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
 
Khoso Baluch, Chief Executive Officer of CorMedix, said, “This new $5 million investment facility was executed in alignment with our previously discussed strategy to raise as little money as necessary to have adequate cash on hand as the planned LOCK-IT 100 interim efficacy analysis is completed. We believe the proceeds from these agreements will provide CorMedix with sufficient cash through the first quarter of 2018, which based on our current projections, should be sufficient to get us through reporting of the interim data, pending confirmation of the required number of catheter-related bloodstream infections in this event-driven study. We appreciate the continued support from Elliott.”
 
 
 
 
This press release is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Series F Stock or the warrants or any other securities of CorMedix. Investors are encouraged to review the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K associated with these transactions, which will be filed November 13, 2017, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
About CorMedix
CorMedix Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic products for the prevention and treatment of infectious and inflammatory diseases. The Company is focused on developing its lead product Neutrolin ® , a novel, non-antibiotic antimicrobial solution designed to prevent costly and dangerous bloodstream infections associated with the use of central venous catheters, currently in a Phase 3 clinical trial enrolling patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis. Such infections cost the U.S. healthcare system approximately $6 billion annually and contribute significantly to increased morbidity and mortality. Neutrolin has FDA Fast Track status and is designated as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product, which provides the potential for priority review of a marketing application by FDA and allows for 5 additional years of QIDP market exclusivity in the event of U.S. approval. Neutrolin is already marketed as a CE Marked product in Europe and other territories. In parallel, CorMedix is leveraging its taurolidine technology to develop a pipeline of antimicrobial medical devices, with active programs in surgical sutures and meshes, and topical hydrogels. The company is also working with top-tier researchers to develop taurolidine-based therapies for rare pediatric cancers. For more information, visit: www.cormedix.com .
 
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including with respect to possible uses of taurolidine, that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, regarding management’s expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or CorMedix’s prospects, future financial position, financing plans, future revenues and projected costs should be considered forward-looking. Readers are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from projections or estimates due to a variety of important factors, including: the risk of closing the combined investment and backstop financing transaction; the possible inability to capture sufficient CRBSI events in the ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial for Neutrolin ® even with the reported changes to that trial; the cost, timing and results of the ongoing and planned Phase 3 trials for Neutrolin ® in the U.S. and the resources needed to commence and complete those trials; the risks and uncertainties associated with CorMedix’s ability to manage its limited cash resources and the impact on planned or future research, including for additional uses for taurolidine; obtaining additional financing to support CorMedix’s research and development and clinical activities and operations; preclinical results are not indicative of success in clinical trials and might not be replicated in any subsequent studies or trials; and the ability to retain and hire necessary personnel to staff our operations appropriately. These and other risks are described in greater detail in CorMedix’s filings with the SEC, copies of which are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request from CorMedix. CorMedix may not actually achieve the goals or plans described in its forward-looking statements, and investors should not place undue reliance on these statements. CorMedix assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
 
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