UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
January 31, 2018
PETRO RIVER OIL CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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000-49760
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9800611188
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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55
5
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Avenue, Suite 1702
New York, New York
10003
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(469) 828-3900
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number)
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Not
Applicable
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(Former
name or address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
See
Item 3.02.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive
Agreement
See
Item 3.02.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Series A Financing
On January 31, 2019 (the
“
Closing
Date
”), Petro River Oil
Corp. (the “
Company
”) sold and issued an aggregate of 178,101
units (“
Units
”), for an aggregate purchase price of
$3,562,014.95, to certain accredited investors (the
“
New
Investors
”) pursuant to a
Securities Purchase Agreement (“
SPA
”), the form of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 10.1, and to certain debtholders (the
“
Debt
Holders
”) pursuant to
Debt Conversion Agreements (the “
Debt Conversion
Agreements
”), copies of
which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and 10.3 (the
“
Offering
”). The Units sold and issued in the
Offering consisted of an aggregate of (i) 178,101 shares of the
Company’s newly created Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,
par value $0.00001 per share (“
Series A
Preferred
”) (the
“
Shares
”), convertible into 8,905,037 shares of the
Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share
(“
Common
Stock
”), and (ii)
five-year warrants (“
Warrants
”) to purchase 8,905,307 shares of Common
Stock, at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, a form of which
Warrant is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1. Pursuant to the Debt
Conversion Agreement, the Debt Holders, consisting of Scot Cohen,
the Company’s executive Chairman, and Fortis Oil & Gas,
agreed to convert all outstanding debt owed to the Debt Holders,
amounting to $300,000 and $321,836, respectively, into Units issued
pursuant to the SPA.
The Offering resulted in net cash proceeds to the
Company of approximately $3.0 (the “
Net
Proceeds
”), which Net
Proceeds do not include the amount of debt converted into Units by
the Debt Holders. The Company currently intends to use the Net
Proceeds to fund the drilling of ten additional development and
exploration wells in its Osage County concession (the
“
New
Drilling Program
”), and a
large exploration venture in the North Sea, United Kingdom with
Horizon Energy Partners, LLC.
In connection with the Offering, on January 31,
2019 Bandolier Energy, LLC (“
Bandolier
”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company, entered into Assignment of Net Profit Interest agreements,
(the “
Assignment
Agreements
”) with each of
the New Investors and Debt Holders, a form of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 10.4, pursuant to which (i) Bandolier assigned
and transferred to the New Investors and Debt Holders a 75%
interest in profits, if any, derived from the ten new wells the
Company intends to drill pursuant to the New Drilling Program,
payments of which shall be made to the New Investors and Debt
Holders, pro rata, on a quarterly basis following the full
completion of the New Drilling Program, and (ii) in the event the
Company elects to drill additional wells on its Osage County
concession in the next two years, the New Investors and Debt
Holders shall have the right to participate in and fund the
drilling and production of the next ten wells on the same terms and
conditions set forth in the Assignment
Agreements.
Senior Secured Debt Exchange
On January 31, 2019, the Company entered
agreements (the “
Secured Debt Conversion
Agreements
”) with Petro
Exploration Funding, LLC and Petro Exploration Funding II, LLC
(together, the “
Secured Debt
Holders
”), pursuant to
which they agreed to convert approximately $2.3 million and $2.8
million, respectively, of outstanding senior secured debt
(including accrued and unpaid interest) (the
“
Senior Secured
Debt
”) owed under the
terms of their respective Senior Secured Promissory Notes into
116,374 and 140,130 shares of the Company’s newly created
Series A Preferred, respectively (the “
Senior Secured Debt
Exchange
”). As a result
of the Senior Secured Debt Exchange, all indebtedness, liabilities
and other obligations arising under the respective Senior Secured
Promissory Notes were cancelled and deemed satisfied in full.
Copies of the Senior Secured Debt Conversion Agreements are
attached hereto as Exhibits 10.5 and 10.6.
As
additional consideration for the conversion of the Senior Secured
Debt, the Company agreed to (i) reduce the exercise price of
warrants issued to the Secured Debt Holders on June 15, 2017 and
November 6, 2017 from $2.38 and $2.00, respectively, to $0.50 per
share of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such warrants,
and (ii) to extend the expiration date of such warrants to five
years from the Closing Date.
The issuance of the shares of Series A Preferred
and Warrants issued as a part of the Units in the Offering, as well
as the shares of Series A Preferred issue in connection with the
Senior Secured Debt Exchange, were each exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “
Securities
Act
”), in reliance
on the exemptions provided by Section 701 and/or Section 4(a)(2) of
the Securities Act as provided in Rule 506 of Regulation D
promulgated thereunder. The shares of Series A Preferred, Warrants
and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have
not been registered under the Securities Act or any other
applicable securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be
offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act.
The
foregoing descriptions of the SPA, Debt Conversion Agreements,
Warrant, Assignment Agreements and Secured Debt Conversion
Agreements do not purport to be complete, and are qualified in
their entirety by reference to the form of SPA, Debt Conversion
Agreements, form of Warrant, form of Assignment Agreement and
Secured Debt Conversion Agreements, attached to this Current Report
on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, 4.1, 10.4, and
10.5 and 10.6, respectively, each of which are incorporated by
reference herein.
A
copy of the Company’s press release, issued on February 1,
2019, announcing the Offering and the Senior Secured Debt Exchange
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On January 31, 2019, the Company filed the
Certificate of Designations of Preferences and Rights of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock (the “
Series A
COD
”) with the Secretary
of State for the State of Delaware – Division of
Corporations, designating 500,000 shares of the Company’s
preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share, as Series A
Preferred, each share with a stated value of $20.00 per share (the
“
Stated
Value
”). Shares of Series
A Preferred
are not entitled to
dividends unless the Company elects to pay dividends to holders of
the Common Stock.
Shares
of Series A Preferred rank senior to the Company’s Common
Stock and Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock.
Holders of Series A Preferred will have the right
to vote, subject to a 9.999% voting limitation (which shall not
apply to Mr. Cohen), on an as-converted basis with the holders of
the Company’s Common Stock on any matter presented to the
Company’s stockholders for their action or
consideration;
provided,
however
, that so long as share
of Series A Preferred remain outstanding, the Company may not,
without first obtaining the affirmative consent of a majority of
the shares of Series A Preferred outstanding, voting as a separate
class, take the following actions: (i) alter or change adversely
the power, preferences and rights provided to the holders of the
Series A Preferred under the Series A COD, (ii) authorize or create
a class of stock that is senior to the Series A Preferred, (iii)
amend its Certificate of Incorporation so as to adversely affect
any rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred, (iv) increase
the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred, or (v) enter
into any agreements with respect to the
foregoing.
Each share of Series A Preferred has a liquidation
preference equal to the Stated Value plus all accrued and unpaid
dividends. Each share of Series A Preferred is convertible into
that number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock
(“
Conversion
Shares
”) equal to the
Stated Value, divided by $0.40 per share (the
“
Conversion
Price
”), which conversion
rate is subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the
Series A COD;
provided,
however
, that holders of the
Series A Preferred may not convert their shares of Series A
Preferred in the even that such conversion would result in such
holder’s ownership exceeding 4.999% of the Company’s
outstanding Common Stock (the “
Ownership
Limitation
”), which
Ownership Limitation may be increased up to 9.999% at the sole
election of the holder (the “
Maximum
Percentage
”);
provided,
however
, that the Ownership
Limitation and Maximum Percentage shall not apply to Mr. Cohen.
Holders of Series A Preferred may elect to convert shares of Series
C Preferred into Conversion Shares at any time.
Holders of the Series A Preferred may also require
the Company to redeem all or any portion of such holder’s
shares of Series A Preferred in the event of the occurrence of (i)
a Triggering Event, as such term is defined in the Series A COD, at
a price equal to the greater of (a) 115% of the Stated Value plus
all accrued by unpaid dividends (the “
Event Equity
Value
”) or (b) the Event
Equity Value of the shares of Common Stock issuable as Conversion
Shares; or (ii) a Change of Control, as such term is defined in the
Series A COD, at a price equal to the greater of (a) the Event
Equity Value or (b) the product of the Conversion Price and the
VWAP of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding
the Change of Control. In addition, in the event of a Bankruptcy
Event, as such term is defined in the Series A COD, the Company
shall automatically be required to redeem all of the outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred and all such underling shares at price
equal to the Event Equity Value.
The
foregoing description of the Series A Preferred is qualified, in
its entirety, by the full text of the Series C COD, a copy of which
is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as
Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated by reference
herein.
Item 8.01 Other Events
See
Item 3.02.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
See
Exhibit Index.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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PETRO RIVER OIL CORP.
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Date:
February 6, 2019
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By:
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/s/
Scot Cohen
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Scot
Cohen
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Executive
Chairman
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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Certificate of Designations of Preferences and Rights of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, dated January 31, 2019
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Form of Warrant, dated January 31, 2019
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Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 31,
2019
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Debt Conversion Agreement by and between Petro River Oil Corp. and
Scot Cohen, dated January 31, 2019
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Debt Conversion Agreement by and between Petro River Oil Corp. and
Fortis Oil & Gas, dated January 31, 2019
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Form of Assignment of Net Profit Interest, dated January 31,
2019
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Secured Debt Conversion Agreement by and between Petro River Oil
Corp. and Petro Exploration Funding, LLC, dated January 31,
2019
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Secured Debt Conversion Agreement by and between Petro River Oil
Corp. and Petro Exploration Funding II, LLC, dated January 31,
2019
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Press Release, dated February 1, 2019
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Exhibit
3.1
CERTIFICATE
OF DESIGNATIONS OF PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF
SERIES
A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
PETRO
RIVER OIL CORP
a
Delaware corporation
_______________
Petro
River Oil Corp., 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(f) and 151 of the DGCL, the following resolution was
duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as of
January 7, 2019:
RESOLVED, that the
Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant to authority
expressly vesting in it by the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation, hereby authorizes the issuance of
a series of Preferred Stock designated as the Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Corporation
and hereby fixes 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 of the Corporation which are applicable to the
Preferred Stock of all classes and series) as follows:
SERIES
A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
1.
Designation, Amount and Par
Value
. The series of preferred stock shall be designated as
the Corporation’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the
“
Series A Preferred
Stock
”), and the number of shares so designated shall
be 500,000. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have a par
value of $0.00001 per share, and a stated value equal to $20.00
(the “
Stated
Value
”).
2.
Definitions
. In addition to the
terms defined elsewhere in this Certificate of Designations, (a)
the terms set forth in
Exhibit A
hereto have the
meanings indicated therein, and (b) the following terms have the
meanings indicated:
“
Conversion Price
” means the Fixed
Conversion Price, as adjusted pursuant to this Certificate of
Designations.
“
Fixed
Conversion Price
” means $0.40.
“
Holder
” means any holder of Series
A Preferred Stock.
“
Original
Issue Date
” means the date of the first issuance of
any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock regardless of the
number of transfers of any particular shares of Series A Preferred
Stock and regardless of the number of certificates that may be
issued to evidence such Series A Preferred Stock.
“
Purchase Agreement
” means the
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2019, among
the Corporation and the original purchasers of the Series A
Preferred Stock.
3.
Dividends
. Unless the Company
elects to pay dividends to the holders of Common Stock, the Series
A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive any
dividends.
4.
Registration of Series A Preferred
Stock
. The Corporation shall register shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock, upon records to be maintained by the Corporation
for that purpose (the “
Series
A Preferred Stock Register
”), in the name of the
record Holders thereof from time to time. The Corporation may deem
and treat the registered Holder of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of any
conversion hereof or any distribution to such Holder, and for all
other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
5.
Registration of Transfers
. The
Corporation shall register the transfer of any shares of Series A
Preferred Stock in the Series A Preferred Stock Register, upon
surrender of certificates evidencing such Shares to the Corporation
at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration or
transfer, a new certificate evidencing the shares of Series A
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.
6.
Liquidation
.
(a)
In the event of any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, either
voluntary or involuntary (a “
Liquidation Event
”), the Holders
of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, prior and
in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus
funds of the Corporation to the holders of Junior Securities by
reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share in cash
equal to the Stated Value for each share of Series A Preferred
Stock then held by them (as adjusted for any stock split, stock
dividend, stock combination or other similar transactions with
respect to the Series A Preferred Stock), plus all accrued but
unpaid dividends on such Series A Preferred Stock as of the date of
such event (the “
Series A
Stock Liquidation Preference
”). If, upon the
occurrence of a Liquidation Event, the assets and funds thus
distributed among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall
be insufficient to permit the payment to such Holders of the full
Series A Stock Liquidation Preference, then the entire assets and
funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution shall
be distributed ratably among the Holders of the Series A Preferred
Stock in proportion to the aggregate Series A Stock Liquidation
Preference that would otherwise be payable to each of such Holders.
The purchase or redemption by the Corporation of stock of any
class, in any manner permitted by law, shall not, for the purposes
of this Certificate of Designations, be required as a Liquidation
Event. Neither the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with
or into any other Person, nor the sale or transfer by the
Corporation of less than substantially all of its assets shall, for
the purposes of this Certificate of Designations, be deemed to be a
Liquidation Event.
(b)
In the event of a
Liquidation Event, following completion of the distributions
required by the first sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 6,
if assets or surplus funds remain in the Corporation, the holders
of the Common Stock shall share ratably in all remaining assets of
the Corporation, based on the number of shares of Common Stock then
outstanding.
(c)
The Corporation
shall provide written notice of any Liquidation Event to each
record Holder not less than 45 days prior to the payment date or
effective date thereof, provided that such information shall be
made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such
notice being provided to the Holders.
7.
Conversion
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(a)
Conversion at Option of Holder
.
At the option of any Holder, any Series A Preferred Stock held by
such Holder may be converted into Common Stock based on the
Conversion Price then in effect for such Series A Preferred Stock.
A Holder may convert Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock
pursuant to this paragraph at any time and from time to time after
the Original Issue Date, by delivering to the Corporation a
Conversion Notice, in the form attached hereto, appropriately
completed and duly signed, and the date any such Conversion Notice
is delivered to the Corporation (as determined in accordance with
the notice provisions hereof) is a “
Conversion Date
.”
8.
Mechanics of
Conversion
.
(a)
The number of
Underlying Shares issuable upon any conversion of a share of Series
A Preferred Stock hereunder shall equal (i) the Stated Value of
such share of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, divided by
the Conversion Price on the Conversion Date, plus (ii) the amount
of any accrued but unpaid dividends on such share of Series A
Preferred Stock through the Conversion Date, divided by the
Conversion Price on the Conversion Date.
(b)
Upon conversion of
any share of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall
promptly (but in no event later than three Trading Days after the
Conversion Date) issue or cause to be issued and cause to be
delivered to or upon the written order of the Holder and in such
name or names as the Holder may designate a certificate for the
Underlying Shares issuable upon such conversion, free of
restrictive legends unless a registration statement covering the
resale of the Underlying Shares and naming the Holder as a selling
stockholder thereunder is not then effective and such Underlying
Shares are not then freely transferable without volume restrictions
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The Holder, or any Person so designated by the Holder to receive
Underlying Shares, shall be deemed to have become holder of record
of such Underlying Shares as of the Conversion Date. The
Corporation shall, upon request of the Holder, use its best efforts
to deliver Underlying Shares hereunder electronically through the
DTC or another established clearing corporation performing similar
functions, and shall issue such Underlying Shares in the same
manner as dividend payment shares are issued pursuant to Section
3(f) above.
(c)
A Holder shall not
be required to deliver the original certificate(s) evidencing the
Series A Preferred Stock being converted in order to effect a
conversion of such Series A Preferred Stock. Execution and delivery
of the Conversion Notice shall have the same effect as cancellation
of the original certificate(s) and issuance of a new certificate
evidencing the remaining shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Upon
surrender of a certificate following one or more partial
conversions, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to the Holder a
new certificate representing the remaining shares of Series A
Preferred Stock.
(d)
The
Corporation’s obligations to issue and deliver Underlying
Shares upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance
with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective
of any action or inaction by any 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 any
Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or
any violation or alleged violation of law by any Holder or any
other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which
might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to any
Holder in connection with the issuance of such Underlying
Shares.
9.
[Reserved]
.
10.
Triggering Events
.
(a)
At any time or
times following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, each Holder
shall have the option to elect, by notice to the Corporation (an
“
Event Notice
”),
to require the Corporation to repurchase all or any portion of (i)
the Series A Preferred Stock then held by such Holder, at a price
per share equal to the greater of (A) 115% of the Stated Value plus
all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon through the date of
payment (the “
Event Equity
Value
”), or (B) the Event Equity Value of the
Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion of such Series A
Preferred Stock (including such accrued but unpaid dividends
thereon), and (ii) any Underlying Shares issued to such Holder upon
conversion of Series A Preferred Stock, at a price per share equal
to the Event Equity Value of such Underlying Shares. The aggregate
amount payable pursuant to the preceding sentence is referred to as
the “
Event
Price
.” The Corporation shall pay the aggregate Event
Price to each Holder no later than the third Trading Day following
the date of delivery of the Event Notice, and upon receipt thereof
such Holder shall deliver original certificates evidencing the
shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Underlying Shares so
repurchased to the Corporation (to the extent such certificates
have been delivered to the Holder).
(b)
Upon the occurrence
of any Bankruptcy Event, the Corporation shall immediately be
obligated, without any further action by any Holder, to repurchase
all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and all such
Underlying Shares at the Event Price pursuant to the preceding
paragraph as if each Holder had delivered an Event Notice
immediately prior to the occurrence of such Bankruptcy
Event.
11.
Voting Rights
. Except as
otherwise provided herein or as required by applicable law, the
Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote
on all matters on which holders of Common Stock are entitled to
vote, including, without limitation, the election of directors. For
such purposes, each Holder shall be entitled to a number of votes
in respect of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned by it
equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such
shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible as of the record
date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote on such
matter, or if no record date is established, at the date such vote
is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited.
Except as otherwise provided herein, in any relevant agreement or
as required by applicable law, the holders of the Series A
Preferred Stock and Common Stock, respectively, shall vote together
as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote or consent of
stockholders; provided that so long as any shares of Series A
Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without
the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding, (a) alter or change
adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series A
Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation
(whether by merger, reorganization, consolidation or otherwise),
(b) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to dividends,
redemption or distribution of assets upon a Liquidation Event or
Change of Control senior to or otherwise pari passu with the Series
A Preferred Stock;
provided
,
however
, that the Corporation
shall be permitted to issue without the consent of the Holders of
the Series A Preferred Stock any class of preferred stock ranking
pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock if the conversion
price of such class of preferred stock, directly or indirectly to
Common Stock, is greater than the Conversion Price for the Series A
Preferred Stock, (c) amend its certificate or articles of
incorporation or other charter documents so as to affect adversely
any rights of the Holders (whether by merger, reorganization,
consolidation or otherwise), (d) increase the authorized
number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or (e) enter into any
agreement with respect to the foregoing.
12.
Charges, Taxes and Expenses
.
Issuance of certificates for shares of Series A Preferred Stock and
for Underlying Shares issued on conversion of (or otherwise in
respect of) the Series A Preferred Stock shall be made without
charge to the Holders for any issue or transfer tax, withholding
tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in
respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes
and expenses shall be paid by the Corporation;
provided
,
however
, that the Corporation
shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect
of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates
for Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock in a name other than
that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other
tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring
the Series A Preferred Stock or receiving Underlying Shares in
respect of the Series A Preferred Stock.
13.
Replacement Certificates
. If
any certificate evidencing Series A Preferred Stock or Underlying
Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation
shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for
and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for
such certificate, a new certificate, but only upon receipt of
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation of such loss,
theft or destruction and 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.
14.
Reservation of Underlying
Shares
. The Corporation covenants that it shall at all times
reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized
but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the
purpose of enabling it to issue Underlying Shares as required
hereunder, the number of Underlying Shares which are then issuable
and deliverable upon the conversion of (and otherwise in respect
of) all outstanding Series A Preferred Stock (taking into account
the adjustments of Section 15), free from preemptive rights or any
other contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder.
The Corporation covenants that all Underlying Shares so issuable
and deliverable shall, upon issuance in accordance with the terms
hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and
nonassessable.
15.
Certain Adjustments
. The
Conversion Price is subject to adjustment from time to time as set
forth in this Section 15.
(a)
Stock Dividends and Splits
. If
the Corporation, at any time while Series A Preferred Stock is
outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or
otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that
is payable in shares of Common Stock (other than regular dividends
on the Series A Preferred Stock), (ii) subdivides outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii)
combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number
of shares, then in each such case the Conversion 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.
(b)
Pro Rata Distributions
. If the
Corporation, at any time while Series A Preferred Stock is
outstanding, distributes to all holders of Common Stock (i)
evidences of its indebtedness, (ii) any security (other than a
distribution of Common Stock covered by the preceding paragraph),
(iii) rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security,
or (iv) any other asset (in each case, “
Distributed Property
”), then in
each such case the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to
the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such distribution shall be adjusted (effective on such
record date) to equal the product of such Exercise Price times a
fraction of which the denominator shall be the average of the
Closing Prices for the five Trading Days immediately prior to (but
not including) such record date and of which the numerator shall be
such average less the then fair market value of the Distributed
Property distributed in respect of one outstanding share of Common
Stock, as determined by the Company's independent certified public
accountants that regularly examine the financial statements of the
Company (an “
Appraiser
”). In such event, the
Holder, after receipt of the determination by the Appraiser, shall
have the right to select an additional appraiser (which shall be a
nationally recognized accounting firm), in which case such fair
market value shall be deemed to equal the average of the values
determined by each of the Appraiser and such appraiser. As an
alternative to the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Price, at
the request of any Holder delivered before the 90th day after the
record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such distribution, the Corporation will deliver to such
Holder, within five (5) Trading Days after such request (or, if
later, on the effective date of such distribution), the Distributed
Property that such Holder would have been entitled to receive in
respect of the Underlying Shares for which such Holder’s
Series A Preferred Stock could have been converted immediately
prior to such record date. If such Distributed Property is not
delivered to a Holder pursuant to the preceding sentence, then upon
any conversion of Series A Preferred Stock that occurs after such
record date, such Holder shall be entitled to receive, in addition
to the Underlying Shares otherwise issuable upon such conversion,
the Distributed Property that such Holder would have been entitled
to receive in respect of such number of Underlying Shares had the
Holder been the record holder of such Underlying Shares immediately
prior to such record date.
(c)
Fundamental Transactions
. If,
at any time while Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, (i) the
Corporation effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation
with or into another Person, (ii) the Corporation effects any sale
of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of
related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer
(whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed
pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender
or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or
(iv) the Corporation effects any reclassification of the Common
Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common
Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other
securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a
subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock covered by
Section 15(a) above) (in any such case, a “
Fundamental Transaction
”), then
upon any subsequent conversion of Series A Preferred Stock, each
Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Underlying Share
that would have been issuable upon such conversion absent such
Fundamental Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities,
cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the
occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been,
immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of
one share of Common Stock (the “
Alternate Consideration
”). For
purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the
Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such
Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate
Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in
such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion
the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a
reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different
components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common
Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property
to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then each Holder shall
be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it
receives upon any conversion of Series A Preferred Stock following
such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate
the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or
surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the
Holder a new series of 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 pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction
is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or
surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this paragraph
(c) and insuring that the Series A Preferred Stock (or any such
replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any
subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental
Transaction.
(d)
Calculations
. All calculations
under this
Section
15
shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th
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 Corporation, and the disposition
of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common
Stock.
(e)
Notice of Adjustments
. Upon the
occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this
Section 15
, the Corporation at
its expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance
with the terms hereof and prepare a certificate describing in
reasonable detail such adjustment and the transactions giving rise
thereto, including all facts upon which such adjustment is based.
Upon written request, the Corporation will promptly deliver a copy
of each such certificate to each Holder and to the
Corporation’s Transfer Agent.
(f)
Notice of Corporate Events
. If
the Corporation (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution
of cash, securities or other property in respect of its Common
Stock, including without limitation any granting of rights or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the
Corporation or any Subsidiary, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters
into any agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval
for any Fundamental Transaction or (iii) authorizes the
voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of
the Corporation, then the Corporation shall deliver to each Holder
a notice describing the material terms and conditions of such
transaction, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable
record or effective date on which a Person would need to hold
Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to
such transaction, and the Corporation will take all steps
reasonably necessary in order to insure that each Holder is given
the practical opportunity to convert its Series A Preferred Stock
prior to such time so as to participate in or vote with respect to
such transaction; provided, however, that the failure to deliver
such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of
the corporate action required to be described in such
notice.
16.
Change of Control
.
(a)
Reorganization,
Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale
. Any recapitalization, reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or
substantially all of the Corporation's assets to another Person or
other transaction which is effected in such a way that holders of
Common Stock are entitled to receive (either directly or upon
subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to
or in exchange for Common Stock is referred to herein as
"
Organic
Change
." As long as any share
of Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, prior to the
consummation of any (i) sale of all or substantially all of the
Corporation's assets to an acquiring Person or (ii) other Organic
Change following which the Corporation is not a surviving entity,
the Corporation will secure from the Person purchasing such assets
or the successor resulting from such Organic Change (in each case,
the "
Acquiring
Entity
") a written agreement
(in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holders of at
least a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding)
to deliver to each Holder of Series A Preferred Stock in exchange
for such shares, a security of the Acquiring Entity evidenced by a
written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to
the Series A Preferred Stock (including, without limitation, having
a stated value and liquidation preference equal to the Stated Value
and the Series A Stock Liquidation Preference held by such Holder)
and reasonably satisfactory to the Holders of at least a majority
of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding. Prior to the
consummation of any other Organic Change, the Corporation shall
make appropriate provision (in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Holders of at least a majority of the Series A
Preferred Stock then outstanding) to insure that each of the
Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will thereafter have the
right to acquire and receive in lieu of or in addition to (as the
case may be) the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore
acquirable and receivable upon the conversion of such Holder's
Series A Preferred Stock such shares of stock, securities or assets
that would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with
respect to or in exchange for the number of shares of Common Stock
which would have been acquirable and receivable upon the conversion
of such Holder's Series A Preferred Stock as of the date of such
Organic Change (without taking into account any limitations or
restrictions on the convertibility of the Series A Preferred
Stock).
(b)
Optional Redemption
Upon Change of Control
. In
addition to the rights of the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock
under Section 16(a), upon a Change of Control of the Corporation
each Holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right, at
such Holder's option, to require the Corporation to redeem all or a
portion of such Holder's Series A Preferred Stock at a price per
Series A Preferred Stock equal to the greater of (A) 115% of
the
Stated Value plus all accrued but unpaid dividends
thereon through the date of payment,
and (B) the product of (x) the Conversion Price in
effect at such time as such Holder delivers a Notice of Redemption
Upon Change of Control (as defined below) and (y) the Volume
Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day
immediately preceding such Change of Control (the
"
Change of
Control Redemption Price
"). No
sooner than 60 days nor later than ten (10) days prior to the
consummation of a Change of Control, but not prior to the public
announcement of such Change of Control, the Corporation shall
deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier
(a
"Notice
of Change of Control
") to each
Holder of Series A Preferred Stock. At any time during the period
beginning after receipt of a Notice of Change of Control (or, in
the event a Notice of Change of Control is not delivered at least
ten (10) days prior to a Change of Control, at any time on or after
the date which is ten (10) days prior to a Change of Control) and
ending on the date of such Change of Control, any Holder of the
Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding may require the
Corporation to redeem all or a portion of the Holder's Series A
Preferred Stock then outstanding by delivering written notice
thereof via facsimile and overnight courier (a "
Notice of Redemption Upon
Change of Control
") to the
Corporation, which Notice of Redemption Upon Change of Control
shall indicate (i) the number of Series A Preferred Stock that such
Holder is submitting for redemption, and (ii) the applicable Change
of Control Redemption Price, as calculated pursuant to this Section
16(b). Upon the Corporation's receipt of a Notice(s) of Redemption
Upon Change of Control from any Holder of Series A Preferred Stock,
the Corporation shall promptly, but in no event later than two (2)
Trading Days following such receipt, notify each Holder of Series A
Preferred Stock by facsimile of the Corporation's receipt of such
Notice(s) of Redemption Upon Change of Control. The Corporation
shall deliver the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price
simultaneously with the consummation of the Change of Control.
Payments provided for in this Section 16(b) shall have priority to
payments to other stockholders in connection with a Change of
Control.
17.
Limitation on
Conversion
.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of shares of
Common Stock that may be acquired by any Holder upon any conversion
of Series A Preferred Stock (or otherwise in respect of the Series
A Preferred Stock) shall be limited to the extent necessary to
insure that, following such conversion (or other issuance), the
total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by
such Holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose
beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the
Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, does not exceed 4.999% (the “
Maximum Percentage
”) of the total
number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including
for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such
conversion). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each delivery of
a Conversion Notice by a Holder will constitute a representation by
such Holder that it has evaluated the limitation set forth in this
paragraph and determined that issuance of the full number of
Underlying Shares requested in such Conversion Notice is permitted
under this paragraph. By written notice to the Corporation, any
Holder may waive the provisions of this Section or increase or
decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage specified
in such notice, but (i) any such waiver or increase will not be
effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the
Corporation, and (ii) any such waiver or increase or decrease will
apply only to such Holder and not to any other Holder.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the maximum number of
shares of Common Stock that the Company may issue pursuant to the
Transaction Documents at an effective purchase price less than the
Closing Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Closing
Date equals 19.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
immediately preceding the Closing Date (the “
Issuable Maximum
”), unless the
Company obtains shareholder approval in accordance with the rules
and regulations of such Trading Market. If, at the time any Holder
requests a conversion of any of the Series A Preferred Stock, the
Actual Minimum (excluding any shares issued or issuable at an
effective purchase price in excess of the Closing Price on the
Trading Day immediately preceding the Closing Date) exceeds the
Issuable Maximum (and if the Company has not previously obtained
the required shareholder approval), then the Company shall issue to
the Holder requesting such exercise a number of shares of Common
Stock not exceeding such Holder’s pro-rata portion of the
Issuable Maximum (based on such Holder’s share
(vis-à-vis other Holders) of the aggregate purchase price paid
under the Purchase Agreement and taking into account any Series A
Preferred Stock previously issued to such Holder). For the purposes
hereof, “
Actual
Minimum
” shall mean, as of any date, the maximum
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or
potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction
Documents, including any Underlying Shares issuable upon exercise
and/or conversion in full of all warrants issued pursuant to the
Transaction Documents and shares of Series A Preferred Stock,
without giving effect to any limits on the number of shares of
Common Stock that may be owned by a Holder at any one
time.
18.
Fractional Shares
. The
Corporation shall not be required to issue or cause to be issued
fractional Underlying Shares on conversion of Series A Preferred
Stock. If any fraction of an Underlying Share would, except for the
provisions of this Section, be issuable upon conversion of Series A
Preferred Stock, the number of Underlying Shares to be issued will
be rounded up to the nearest whole share.
19.
Notices
. Any and all notices or
other communications or deliveries hereunder (including without
limitation any Conversion Notice) shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via
facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section prior
to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the next
Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or
later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii)
the Trading 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. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if
to the Corporation, to 55 5
th
Avenue, Suite 1702,
New York, New York 10003, attention Scot Cohen, or (ii) if to a
Holder, to the address or facsimile number appearing on the
Corporation’s stockholder records or such other address or
facsimile number as such Holder may provide to the Corporation in
accordance with this Section.
20.
Miscellaneous
.
(a)
The
headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part
of this Certificate of Designations and shall not be deemed to
limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(b)
No provision of
this Certificate of Designations may be amended, except in a
written instrument signed by the Company and Holders of at least
51% of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then
outstanding.
(c)
Any of the rights
of the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock set forth herein,
including any Equity Conditions, Triggering Events or any other
similar conditions for the Holders’ benefit, may be waived by
the affirmative vote of Holders of at least 51% of the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding. No waiver of any default
with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this
Certificate of Designation shall be deemed to be a continuing
waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a
waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor
shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right
hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such
right.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of
Designations to be duly executed as of this 30 day of January,
2019.
PETRO
RIVER OIL CORP.
By:
/s/ Stephen
Brunner
Name:
Stephen Brunner
Title:
President
EXHIBIT
A
ADDITIONAL
DEFINITIONS
“Bankruptcy Event”
means any
of the following events: (a) the Company or any Subsidiary
commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors,
dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any
jurisdiction relating to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof; (b)
there is commenced against the Company or any Subsidiary any such
case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after
commencement; (c) the Company or any Subsidiary is adjudicated
insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order
approving any such case or proceeding is entered; (d) the Company
or any Subsidiary suffers any appointment of any custodian or the
like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not
discharged or stayed within 60 days; (e) the Company or any
Subsidiary makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(f) the Company or any Subsidiary fails to pay, or states that it
is unable to pay or is unable to pay, its debts generally as they
become due; (g) the Company or any Subsidiary calls a meeting of
its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or
restructuring of its debts; or (h) the Company or any Subsidiary,
by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to,
approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any
corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing.
“Change of Control”
means
the occurrence of any of the following in one or a series of
related transactions: (i) an acquisition after the date hereof by
an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described
in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) of more than one-half
of the voting rights or equity interests in the Company; (ii) a
replacement of more than one-third of the members of the
Company’s board of directors that is not approved by those
individuals who are members of the board of directors on the date
hereof (or other directors previously approved by such
individuals); (iii) a merger or consolidation of the Company or any
Subsidiary or a sale of more than one-third of the assets of the
Company in one or a series of related transactions, unless
following such transaction or series of transactions, the holders
of the Company’s securities prior to the first such
transaction continue to hold at least two-thirds of the voting
rights and equity interests in the surviving entity or acquirer of
such assets; (iv) a recapitalization, reorganization or other
transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary that
constitutes or results in a transfer of more than one-half of the
voting rights or equity interests in the Company; (v) consummation
of a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3
under the Exchange Act with respect to the Company, or (vi) the
execution by the Company or its controlling shareholders of an
agreement providing for or reasonably likely to result in any of
the foregoing events.
“Closing Price”
means, for
any date, the price determined by the first of the following
clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or
quoted on an Eligible Market or any other national securities
exchange, the closing bid price per share of the Common Stock for
such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the primary Eligible
Market or exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or
quoted; (b) if prices for the Common Stock are then quoted on the
OTCQB Market, the closing bid price per share of the Common Stock
for such date (or the nearest preceding date) so quoted; (c) if
prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink
Sheets” published by OTC Markets (or a similar organization
or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the
most recent closing bid price per share of the Common Stock so
reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a
share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser
selected in good faith by Purchaser.
“Common Stock”
means the
common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share, and any
securities into which such common stock may hereafter be
reclassified.
“Eligible Market”
means any
of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq
Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital
Market and the OTCQB Market.
“Person”
means an 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.
“Subsidiaries”
shall mean
Spyglass and
Bandolier Energy LLC,
each indirect subsidiaries of the Company.
“Trading Day”
means (a) any
day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its
primary Trading Market, or (b) if the Common Stock is not then
listed or quoted and traded on any Trading Market, then any
Business Day.
“Trading Market”
means the
OTCQB Market or any other Eligible Market or any national
securities exchange, market or trading or quotation facility on
which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.
“Transaction Documents”
means the Purchase Agreement, this Certificate of Designations and
any other documents or agreements executed or delivered in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
“
Triggering Event
” means any of the
following events: (a) immediately prior to any Bankruptcy Event;
(b) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from
trading, on an Eligible Market for a period of five Trading Days
(which need not be consecutive Trading Days); (c) the Company fails
for any reason to deliver a certificate evidencing any securities
to a Purchaser within five Trading Days after delivery of such
certificate is required pursuant to any Transaction Document or the
exercise or conversion rights of the Holders pursuant to the
Transaction Documents are otherwise suspended for any reason; (d)
the Company fails to have available a sufficient number of
authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common
Stock available to issue the Underlying Shares upon conversion of
Series A Preferred Stock; (e) the Company effects or publicly
announces its intention to effect any exchange, recapitalization or
other transaction that effectively requires or rewards physical
delivery of certificates evidencing the Common Stock; (f) the
Company fails to make any cash payment required under the
Transaction Documents and such failure is not cured within five
days after notice of such default is first given to the Company by
a Purchaser; (g) the Company defaults in the timely performance of
any other obligation under the Transaction Documents and such
default continues uncured for a period of 20 days after the date on
which written notice of such default is first given to the Company
by a Purchaser (it being understood that no prior notice need be
given in the case of a default that cannot reasonably be cured
within 20 days).
“
Underlying Shares
” means the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series A
Preferred Stock.
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF CONVERSION NOTICE
(To be
executed by the registered Holder
in
order to convert shares of Series A Preferred Stock)
The
undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common
stock, $0.0001 par value (the “
Common Stock
”), of Petro River Oil
Corp, a Delaware corporation (the “
Corporation
”), according to the
conditions hereof, as of the date written below.
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Value of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be
Converted
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Conversion Price
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Exhibit
4.1
NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THESE
SECURITIES ARE 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 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
OR BLUE SKY LAWS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THESE SECURITIES
AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES MAY
BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
PETRO RIVER OIL CORP.
WARRANT
Warrant
No. ____ Dated: January 31, 2019
PETRO
RIVER OIL CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), hereby certifies that,
for value received, ___________ or its registered assigns (the
“
Holder
”), is
entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of __________
shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the
“
Common Stock
”),
of the Company (each such share, a “
Warrant Share
” and all such
shares, the “
Warrant
Shares
”) at an exercise price equal to $0.50 per share
(as adjusted from time to time as provided in
Section 9
, the
“
Exercise
Price
”), at any time and from time to time from and
after the date hereof and through and including the date that is
five years from the date of issuance hereof (the
“
Expiration
Date
”), and subject to the following terms and
conditions. This Warrant (this “
Warrant
”) is one of a series of
similar warrants issued pursuant to that certain Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2019, by and among the
Company and the Purchasers identified therein (the
“
Purchase
Agreement
”). All such warrants are referred to herein,
collectively, as the “
Warrants
.”
1.
Definitions
. In addition to the
terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, capitalized terms that are
not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms
in the Purchase Agreement.
2.
Registration of Warrant
. The
Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained
by the Company for that purpose (the “
Warrant Register
”), in the name of
the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem
and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute
owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any
distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent
actual notice to the contrary.
3.
Registration of Transfers
. The
Company shall register the assignment and transfer of any portion
of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this
Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto on
Annex B
duly
completed and signed, to the Company’s transfer agent or to
the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such
registration or transfer, a new warrant to purchase Common Stock,
in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such new warrant, a
“
New Warrant
”),
evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be
issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining
portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued
to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by
the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such
transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of a
Warrant.
4.
Exercise and Duration of
Warrants
.
(a)
This Warrant shall
be exercisable by the registered Holder at any time and from time
to time on or after the date hereof to and including the Expiration
Date. At 6:30 P.M., New York City time on the Expiration Date, the
portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and
become void and of no value.
(b)
A Holder may
exercise this Warrant by delivering to the Company (i) an exercise
notice, in the form attached hereto on
Annex A
(the
“
Exercise
Notice
”), appropriately completed and duly signed, and
(ii) payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant
Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised, and the date
such items are delivered to the Company (as determined in
accordance with the notice provisions hereof) is an
“
Exercise Date
.”
The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in
order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of
the Exercise Notice shall have the same effect as cancellation of
the original Warrant and issuance of a New Warrant evidencing the
right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares, if
any.
5.
Delivery of Warrant
Shares
.
(a)
Upon the exercise
of this Warrant, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later
than three Trading Days after the Exercise Date) issue or cause to
be issued and cause to be delivered to or upon the written order of
the Holder and in such name or names as the Holder may designate, a
certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise,
free of restrictive legends unless a registration statement
covering the resale of the Warrant Shares and naming the Holder as
a selling stockholder thereunder is not then effective and the
Warrant Shares are not freely transferable without volume
restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The
Holder, or any Person so designated by the Holder to receive
Warrant Shares, shall be deemed to have become holder of record of
such Warrant Shares as of the Exercise Date. The Company shall,
upon request of the Holder, use its best efforts to deliver Warrant
Shares hereunder electronically through the Depository Trust
Corporation or another established clearing corporation performing
similar functions.
(b)
This Warrant is
exercisable, either in its entirety or, from time to time, for a
portion of the number of Warrant Shares. Upon surrender of this
Warrant following one or more partial exercises, the Company shall
issue or cause to be issued, at its expense, a New Warrant
evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant
Shares.
(c)
The Company’s
obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares upon an exercise in
accordance with
Section
4(b)
above are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of
any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any
waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the
recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to
enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment,
limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the
Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any
violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other
Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might
otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in
connection with the issuance of Warrant Shares. Nothing herein
shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies
available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without
limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive
relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely
deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon
exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms
hereof.
6.
Charges, Taxes and Expenses
.
Issuance and delivery of certificates for shares of Common Stock
upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the
Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer
agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the
issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses
shall be paid by the Company; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in
respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any
certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than
that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other
tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring
this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise
hereof.
7.
Replacement of Warrant
. If this
Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall
issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and
upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this
Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or
destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if
requested.
8.
Reservation of Warrant Shares
.
The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep
available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued
Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue
Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided,
the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and
deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from
preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of
persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments
and restrictions of
Section 9
). The Company
covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable
shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise
Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly
authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable. The Company
will take all such action as may be necessary to assure that such
shares of Common Stock may be issued as provided herein without
violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any
requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation
system upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
9.
Certain Adjustments
. The
Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise
of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set
forth in this
Section
9
.
(a)
Stock Dividends and Splits
. If
the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i)
pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a
distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in
shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii) combines
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares,
then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be 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.
(b)
Pro Rata Distributions
. If the
Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, distributes
to holders of Common Stock (i) evidences of its indebtedness, (ii)
any security (other than a distribution of Common Stock covered by
the preceding paragraph), (iii) rights or warrants to
subscribe for or purchase any security, or (iv) any other asset (in
each case, “
Distributed
Property
”), then in each such case the Exercise Price
in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution
shall be adjusted (effective on such record date) to equal the
product of such Exercise Price times a fraction of which the
denominator shall be the average of the Closing Prices for the five
Trading Days immediately prior to (but not including) such record
date and of which the numerator shall be such average less the then
fair market value of the Distributed Property distributed in
respect of one outstanding share of Common Stock, as determined by
the Company's independent certified public accountants that
regularly examine the financial statements of the Company (an
“
Appraiser
”). In
such event, the Holder, after receipt of the determination by the
Appraiser, shall have the right to select an additional appraiser
(which shall be a nationally recognized accounting firm), in which
case such fair market value shall be deemed to equal the average of
the values determined by each of the Appraiser and such appraiser.
As an alternative to the foregoing adjustment to the Exercise
Price, at the request of the Holder delivered before the
90
th
day
after such record date, the Company will deliver to such Holder,
within five Trading Days after such request (or, if later, on the
effective date of such distribution), the Distributed Property that
such Holder would have been entitled to receive in respect of the
Warrant Shares for which this Warrant could have been exercised
immediately prior to such record date. If such Distributed Property
is not delivered to a Holder pursuant to the preceding sentence,
then upon any exercise of the Warrant that occurs after such record
date, such Holder shall remain entitled to receive, in addition to
the Warrant Shares otherwise issuable upon such exercise (if
applicable), such Distributed Property.
(c)
Fundamental Transactions
. If,
at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company
effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into
another Person, (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or
substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related
transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by
the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which
holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their
shares for other securities, cash or property, or (iv) the Company
effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory
share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively
converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property
(other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares
of Common Stock covered by
Section 9(a)
above) (in any
such case, a “
Fundamental
Transaction
”), then the Holder shall have the right
thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same
amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have
been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental
Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental
Transaction, the holder of the number of Warrant Shares then
issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the
“
Alternate
Consideration
”). The aggregate Exercise Price for this
Warrant will not be affected by any such Fundamental Transaction,
but the Company shall apportion such aggregate Exercise Price among
the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the
relative value of any different components of the Alternate
Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as
to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental
Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to
the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this
Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. In the event of a
Fundamental Transaction, the Company or the successor or purchasing
Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Holder a written
agreement providing that:
(x)
this Warrant shall thereafter entitle the Holder to purchase the
Alternate Consideration in accordance with this
Section 9(c)
,
(y)
in the case of any such successor or purchasing Person, upon such
consolidation, merger, statutory exchange, combination, sale or
conveyance, such successor or purchasing Person shall be jointly
and severally liable with the Company for the performance of all of
the Company's obligations under this Warrant and the Purchase
Agreement, and
(z)
if registration or qualification is required under the Securities
Act or applicable state law for the public resale by the Holder of
shares of stock and other securities so issuable upon exercise of
this Warrant, such registration or qualification shall be completed
prior to such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger,
statutory exchange, combination, sale or conveyance.
If, in
the case of any Fundamental Transaction, the Alternate
Consideration includes shares of stock, other securities, other
property or assets of a Person other than the Company or any such
successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, in such
Fundamental Transaction, then such written agreement shall also be
executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional
provisions to protect the interests of the Holder as the Board of
Directors of the Company shall reasonably consider necessary by
reason of the foregoing. At the Holder’s request, any
successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental
Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with
the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to
purchase the Alternate Consideration for the aggregate Exercise
Price upon exercise thereof. The terms of any agreement pursuant to
which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms
requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the
provisions of this paragraph (c) and insuring that the Warrant (or
any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any
subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. If
any Fundamental Transaction constitutes or results in a Change of
Control, then at the request of the Holder delivered before the
90
th
day
after such Fundamental Transaction, the Company (or any such
successor or surviving entity) will purchase this Warrant from the
Holder for a purchase price, payable in cash within five Trading
Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the
Fundamental Transaction), equal to the Black-Scholes value of the
remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such
request.
(d)
Number of Warrant Shares
.
Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant
to paragraphs (a), or (b) of this Section, the number of Warrant
Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be
increased or decreased proportionately, so that after such
adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the
increased or decreased number of Warrant Shares shall be the same
as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
adjustment.
(e)
Calculations
. All calculations
under this
Section
9
shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th
of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or
held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of
any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common
Stock.
(f)
Notice of Adjustments
. Upon the
occurrence of each adjustment pursuant to this
Section 9
, the Company at its
expense will promptly compute such adjustment in accordance with
the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth
such adjustment, including a statement of the adjusted Exercise
Price and adjusted number or type of Warrant Shares or other
securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (as applicable),
describing the transactions giving rise to such adjustments and
showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which such adjustment
is based. The Company will deliver a copy of each such certificate
to the Holder within 10 Trading Days of the occurrence of such
adjustment.
(g)
Notice of Corporate Events
. If
the Company (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution of
cash, securities or other property in respect of its Common Stock,
including without limitation any granting of rights or warrants to
subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company or any
Subsidiary, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement
contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Fundamental
Transaction or (iii) authorizes the voluntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then the
Company shall deliver to the Holder a notice describing the
material terms and conditions of such transaction, at least 20
calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date on
which a Person would need to hold Common Stock in order to
participate in or vote with respect to such transaction, and the
Company will take all steps reasonably necessary in order to insure
that the Holder is given the practical opportunity to exercise this
Warrant prior to such time so as to participate in or vote with
respect to such transaction; provided, however, that the failure to
deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the
validity of the corporate action required to be described in such
notice.
10.
Payment of Exercise Price
. The
Holder shall pay the Exercise Price in immediately available
funds.
11.
Limitation on Exercise
.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired by the Holder
upon any exercise of this Warrant (or otherwise in respect hereof)
shall be limited to the extent necessary to insure that, following
such exercise (or other issuance), the total number of shares of
Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its
Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of
Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for
purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, does not exceed
4.999% (the “
Threshold
Percentage
”) or 9.999% (the “
Maximum Percentage”)
of the total
number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including
for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such
exercise (or other issuance)). For such purposes, beneficial
ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. Each delivery of an Exercise Notice hereunder will
constitute a representation by the Holder to the Company that the
Holder has evaluated the limitations set forth in this paragraph
and determined that issuance of the full number of Warrant Shares
requested in such Exercise Notice is permitted under this
paragraph. The Company’s obligation to issue shares of Common
Stock in excess of the limitation referred to in this Section shall
be suspended (and shall not terminate or expire notwithstanding any
contrary provisions hereof) until such time, if any, as such shares
of Common Stock may be issued in compliance with such limitation.
By written notice to the Company, the Holder shall have the right
(x) at any time and from time to time to reduce its Maximum
Percentage immediately upon notice to the Company in the event and
only to the extent that Section 16 of the Exchange Act or the rules
promulgated thereunder (or any successor statute or rules) is
changed to reduce the beneficial ownership percentage threshold
thereunder to a percentage less than 9.999% and (y) at any time and
from time to time to waive the provisions of this Section insofar
as they relate to the Threshold Percentage or to increase or
decrease its Threshold Percentage (but not in excess of the Maximum
Percentage) unless the Holder shall have, by written instrument
delivered to the Company, irrevocably waived its rights to so
increase or decrease its Threshold Percentage, but (i) any such
waiver, increase or decrease will not be effective until the
61
st
day
after such written notice is delivered to the Company, and (ii) any
such waiver, increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and
not to any other holder of Warrants. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary herein, this Section 11 shall not apply to Warrants
issued to Scot Cohen.
12.
Fractional Shares
. The Company
shall not be required to issue or cause to be issued fractional
Warrant Shares on the exercise of this Warrant. If any fraction of
a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this Section,
be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of Warrant
Shares to be issued will be rounded up to the nearest whole share
or right to purchase the nearest whole share, as the case may
be.
13.
Notices
. Any and all notices or
other communications or deliveries hereunder (including without
limitation any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via
facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section prior
to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the next
Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or
later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii)
the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by a
nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon
actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be
given. The address for such notices or communications shall be as
set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
14.
Warrant Agent
. The Company
shall serve as warrant agent under this Warrant. Upon 30 days'
notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new warrant agent.
Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent may
be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to
which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any
corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers
substantially all of its corporate trust or stockholders services
business shall be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant
without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall
promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be
mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the
Holder's last address as shown on the Warrant
Register.
15.
Miscellaneous
.
(a)
Subject to the
restrictions on transfer set forth on the first page hereof, this
Warrant may be assigned by the Holder. This Warrant may not be
assigned by the Company except to a successor in the event of a
Fundamental Transaction. This Warrant shall be binding on and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing
in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than
the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or
cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended
only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their
successors and assigns.
(b)
The Company will
not, by amendment of its governing documents or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger,
dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary
action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any
of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith
assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of
all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to
protect the rights of the Holder against impairment. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) will not
increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount
payable therefor on such exercise, (ii) will take all such action
as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order that the
Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable
Warrant Shares on the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) will not
close its stockholder books or records in any manner which
interferes with the timely exercise of this Warrant.
(c)
Governing
Law; Venue; Waiver Of Jury Trial
. all questions concerning
the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this
warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of 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 (including with respect to the enforcement of any
of the transaction documents), 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 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 via registered or certified mail or
overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the
address in effect for 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. the company hereby waives all rights to a trial
by jury.
(d)
The headings herein
are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant
and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
(e)
In case any one or
more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of
the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any
way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in
good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which
shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so
agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this
Warrant.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly
executed by its authorized officer as of the date first indicated
above.
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Annex A
FORM OF
EXERCISE NOTICE
(To be
executed by the Holder to exercise the right to purchase shares of
Common Stock under the foregoing Warrant)
To:
PETRO RIVER OIL CORP.
The
undersigned is the Holder of Warrant No. [ ] (the
“
Warrant
”)
issued by Petro River Oil Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
“
Company
”).
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the
respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
1.
The Warrant is
currently exercisable to purchase a total of ______________ Warrant
Shares.
2.
The undersigned
Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase _________________
Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.
3.
The Holder intends
that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made in immediately
available funds.
4.
The holder shall
pay the sum of $____________ to the Company in accordance with the
terms of the Warrant.
5.
Pursuant to this
exercise, the Company shall deliver to the holder _______________
Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the
Warrant.
6.
Following this
exercise, the Warrant shall be exercisable to purchase a total of
______________ Warrant Shares.
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Annex B
FORM OF
ASSIGNMENT
[To be
completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto ________________________________ the right represented by the
within Warrant to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock of
Petro River Oil Corp. to which the within Warrant relates and
appoints ________________ attorney to transfer said right on the
books of Petro River Oil Corp. with full power of substitution in
the premises.
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Exhibit
10.1
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement is entered into and dated as of
January 31, 2019 (this “
Agreement
”), by and among Petro
River Oil Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), Bandolier Energy, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (“
Bandolier
”), and each of the
purchasers identified on the signature pages hereto (each, a
“
Purchaser
” and
collectively the “
Purchasers
”).
RECITAL
WHEREAS, the
Company is entering into this Agreement to fund various operations
including (i) drilling an additional 10 new wells in its 106,500
acre concession in Osage County, Oklahoma (the “
Osage Drilling Program
”) held by
its indirect subsidiary Spyglass, and (ii) funding an exploration
program in certain oil and gas asset located in the United Kingdom
led by Horizon Energy Partners, LLC (the “
UK Project
”);
WHEREAS, as
consideration for allocating a portion of the funding herein to the
Osage Drilling Program and UK Project, Horizon agrees to enter into
this Agreement along with the Company; and
NOW
THEREFORE, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act
”), and Rule 506
promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to
Purchaser and Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company,
certain securities of the Company pursuant to the terms set forth
herein.
AGREEMENT
In
consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company, Spyglass
and Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Definitions
. In addition to the
terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth in this
Section 1.1
:
“Affiliate”
means any Person
that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a
Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144
under the Securities Act.
“
Assignment of Net Profit Interest
”
means the Assignment of Net Profit Interest among Bandolier and
Purchaser in the form attached as Exhibit C.
“Bankruptcy Event”
means any
of the following events: (a) the Company or any Subsidiary
commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors,
dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any
jurisdiction relating to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof; (b)
there is commenced against the Company or any Subsidiary any such
case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after
commencement; (c) the Company or any Subsidiary is adjudicated
insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order
approving any such case or proceeding is entered; (d) the Company
or any Subsidiary suffers any appointment of any custodian or the
like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not
discharged or stayed within 60 days; (e) the Company or any
Subsidiary makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(f) the Company or any Subsidiary fails to pay, or states that it
is unable to pay or is unable to pay, its debts generally as they
become due; (g) the Company or any Subsidiary calls a meeting of
its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or
restructuring of its debts; or (h) the Company or any Subsidiary,
by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to,
approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any
corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing.
“Business Day”
means any day
except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal
holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New
York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action
to close.
“
Certificate of Designations
” means
a certificate of designations of the Series A Preferred Stock, in
the form of
Exhibit
A
.
“Change of Control”
means the occurrence of any of the following in one or a series of
related transactions: (i) an acquisition after the date hereof by
an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described
in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) of more than one-half
of the voting rights or equity interests in the Company; (ii) a
replacement of more than one-third of the members of the
Company’s board of directors that is not approved by those
individuals who are members of the board of directors on the date
hereof (or other directors previously approved by such
individuals); (iii) a merger or consolidation of the Company or any
Subsidiary or a sale of more than one-third of the assets of the
Company in one or a series of related transactions, unless
following such transaction or series of transactions, the holders
of the Company’s securities prior to the first such
transaction continue to hold at least two-thirds of the voting
rights and equity interests in the surviving entity or acquirer of
such assets; (iv) a recapitalization, reorganization or other
transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary that
constitutes or results in a transfer of more than one-half of the
voting rights or equity interests in the Company; (v) consummation
of a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3
under the Exchange Act with respect to the Company, or (vi) the
execution by the Company or its controlling shareholders of an
agreement providing for or reasonably likely to result in any of
the foregoing events.
“Closing”
means the closing
of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to
Section 2.1
.
“Closing Date”
means the
date of the Closing.
“Closing Price”
means, for
any date, the price determined by the first of the following
clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or
quoted on an Eligible Market or any other national securities
exchange, the closing bid price per share of the Common Stock for
such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the primary Eligible
Market or exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or
quoted; (b) if prices for the Common Stock are then quoted on the
OTCQB Market, the closing bid price per share of the Common Stock
for such date (or the nearest preceding date) so quoted; (c) if
prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink
Sheets” published by OTC Markets (or a similar organization
or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the
most recent closing bid price per share of the Common Stock so
reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a
share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser
selected in good faith by Purchaser.
“Commission”
means the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock”
means the
common stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share, and any
securities into which such common stock may hereafter be
reclassified.
“Convertible Securities”
means any stock or securities (other than Options) convertible into
or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.
“
Effective
Date
” means the date that the Registration Statement
is first declared effective by the Commission.
“Eligible Market”
means any
of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq
Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital
Market and the OTCQB Market.
“Exchange Act”
means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Losses”
means any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, settlement costs and
expenses, including without limitation costs of preparation of
legal action and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
“Net Profit Interest”
means
75% of the net profit received by Bandolier on the new Osage
Drilling Program, after taking into account lease operating
expenses, royalty payments and other expenses related to the 10
wells in the Osage Drilling Program.
“Options”
means any
rights, warrants or options to subscribe, directly or indirectly
for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible
Securities.
“Person”
means an
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.
“Proceeding”
means an
action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including,
without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as
a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Purchaser Counsel”
means counsel to lead Purchaser.
“Rule 144”
means Rule 144
promulgated by the Commission 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 Commission having substantially
the same effect as such Rule.
“Securities”
means the
Shares, the Warrants, the Net Profit Interest and the Underlying
Shares issued or issuable (as applicable) to Purchaser pursuant to
the Transaction Documents.
“
Senior Debt
” means any
indebtedness of the Company from the date hereof that is senior to
any indebtedness set forth on
Schedule 3.1(h)
in right of
payment, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or
dissolution, or otherwise.
“
Series
A Preferred Stock
” means the Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, no par value, of the Company, which is convertible
into shares of Common Stock.
“Shares”
means an
aggregate shares of Series A Preferred Stock which are being
purchased by the Purchasers hereto as set forth on
Schedule A
.
“Subsidiaries”
shall
mean Spyglass and
Bandolier Energy
LLC, each indirect subsidiaries of the Company.
“Trading Day”
means (a) any
day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its
primary Trading Market, or (b) if the Common Stock is not then
listed or quoted and traded on any Trading Market, then any
Business Day.
“Trading Market”
means the
OTCQB Market or any other Eligible Market or any national
securities exchange, market or trading or quotation facility on
which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.
“Transaction Documents”
means this Agreement, the Warrants, the Certificate of
Designations, the Assignment of Net Profit Interest, the Transfer
Agent Instructions and any other documents or agreements executed
or delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
“
Triggering Event
” means any of the
following events: (a) immediately prior to any Bankruptcy Event;
(b) the Common Stock is not listed or quoted, or is suspended from
trading, on an Eligible Market for a period of five Trading Days
(which need not be consecutive Trading Days); (c) the Company fails
for any reason to deliver a certificate evidencing any Securities
to a Purchaser within five Trading Days after delivery of such
certificate is required pursuant to any Transaction Document or the
exercise or conversion rights of the Holders pursuant to the
Transaction Documents are otherwise suspended for any reason; (d)
the Company fails to have available a sufficient number of
authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common
Stock available to issue Underlying Shares upon any exercise of the
Warrants or any conversion of convertible Securities; (e) the
Company effects or publicly announces its intention to effect any
exchange, recapitalization or other transaction that effectively
requires or rewards physical delivery of certificates evidencing
the Common Stock; (f) the Company fails to make any cash payment
required under the Transaction Documents and such failure is not
cured within five days after notice of such default is first given
to the Company by a Purchaser; (g) the Company defaults in the
timely performance of any other obligation under the Transaction
Documents and such default continues uncured for a period of 20
days after the date on which written notice of such default is
first given to the Company by a Purchaser (it being understood that
no prior notice need be given in the case of a default that cannot
reasonably be cured within 20 days).
“
Underlying
Shares
” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Shares and upon exercise of the Warrants and in
satisfaction of any other obligation of the Company to issue shares
of Common Stock pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
“
Warrant
” or “
Warrants
” means a Common Stock
purchase warrant, in the form of
Exhibit B
.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1
Closing
. The Closing Date shall
be 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date hereof (or such
later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and Purchaser)
after notification of satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to
the Closing set forth in
Article V
. Subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the
Company, Bandolier or Spyglass, as the case may be, shall issue and
sell to Purchaser and Purchaser shall purchase from the Company,
that number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock set forth
opposite such Purchaser’s name on
Schedule A
hereto under the
heading “Shares”, a Warrant to acquire that number of
shares of Common Stock indicated on
Schedule A
hereto under the
heading “Warrant Shares”, and the Net Profit Interest
set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on
Schedule A
hereto under the
heading “Net Profit Interest” for the purchase price
set forth on
Schedule
A
hereto under the heading “Purchase Price”. The
Closing shall take place at the offices of Purchaser Counsel or at
such other location as the parties may agree.
2.2
Closing
Deliveries
.
(a)
At the Closing, the
Company or Spyglass, as the case may be, shall deliver or cause to
be delivered to Purchaser the following:
(i)
one or more stock
certificates evidencing that number of Shares set forth opposite
such Purchaser’s name on
Schedule A
hereto under the
heading “Shares”, registered in the name of such
Purchaser”;
(ii)
a
Warrant, registered in the name of such Purchaser, pursuant to
which such Purchaser shall have the right to acquire that number of
shares of Common Stock indicated on
Schedule A
hereto under the
heading “Warrant Shares”; and
(iii)
an
Assignment of Net Profit Interest, registered in the name of
Purchaser, with the Net Profit Interest amount indicated on
Schedule A
hereto
under the heading “Net Profit Interest”.
(b)
At the Closing,
Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company (i)
the purchase price set forth on Schedule A hereto under the heading
“Purchase Price”, in United States dollars and in
immediately available funds, by wire transfer to an account
designated in writing by the Company for such purpose, and (ii) the
executed Assignment of Net Profit Interest, each executed by
Purchaser.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1
Representations and Warranties of the
Company
. The Company, Bandolier and Spyglass hereby makes
the following representations and warranties to the
Purchaser:
(a)
Organization and
Qualification
. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is
an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the
requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and
assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the
provisions of its respective certificate or articles of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents.
Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to
conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation
or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the
business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing, as the case may be, could not, individually or in the
aggregate, (i) materially adversely affect the legality, validity
or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) have or result
in a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets,
prospects, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) materially
adversely impair the Company’s ability to perform fully on a
timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of
(i), (ii) or (iii), a “
Material Adverse
Effect
”).
(b)
Authorization;
Enforcement
. The Company and its Subsidiaries have the
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction
Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and
thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and
no further consent or action is required by the Company, its Board
of Directors or its stockholders. Each Transaction Document has
been (or upon delivery will be) duly executed by the Company is or,
when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will
constitute, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by
each of the other parties thereto, the valid and binding obligation
of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms, except where enforceability may be limited by a
Bankruptcy Event and except where enforceability is subject to the
application of equitable principles or remedies.
(c)
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 do not
and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the
Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles
of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter
documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an
event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice,
lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or
other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt) or other
binding understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a
party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any
Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of
any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or
other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which
the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state
securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of
any self-regulatory organization to which the Company or its
securities are subject), or by which any property or asset of the
Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in each case
as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d)
Filings, Consents
and Approvals
. The Company is not required to obtain any
consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or
make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal,
state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of the Transaction Documents, other than (i) the filing
with the Secretary of State of Delaware of the designation for the
Shares; (ii) the filing with the Commission of a Form 8-K Current
Report, (iii) the application(s) to each Trading Market for the
listing of the Underlying Shares for trading thereon, and (iv) the
notification to the Trading Market of the change in the number of
shares outstanding (collectively, the “
Required Approvals
”).
(e)
Issuance of the
Securities
.
The Securities are
duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with
the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens (other than
restrictions under applicable securities laws or the Transaction
Documents), and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or
similar rights of shareholders. Assuming the accuracy of the
representations of the Purchaser set forth in
Section
3.2
, the Securities are
issued in compliance with applicable securities laws, rules and
regulations.
The Company has reserved
from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock issuable under the Transaction
Documents
.
(f)
Private
Placement
. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on the
Company’s behalf has sold or offered to sell or solicited any
offer to buy the Securities by means of any form of general
solicitation or advertising. Neither the Company nor any of its
Affiliates nor any Person acting on the Company's behalf has,
directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six months,
made any offer or sale of any security or solicitation of any offer
to buy any security under circumstances that would (i) eliminate
the availability of the exemption from registration under
Regulation D under the Securities Act in connection with the offer
and sale of the Securities as contemplated hereby or (ii) cause the
offering of the Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents to
be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of
any stockholder approval provisions under the rules and regulations
of any Trading Market. Assuming the accuracy of the
Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.2
, no
registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and
sale of the Securities by the Company to Purchaser as contemplated
hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not
contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market and no
shareholder approval is required for the Company to fulfill its
obligations under the Transaction Documents (other than those
obligations set forth in
Section 4.5
). The Company is
not a United States real property holding corporation within the
meaning of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of
1980.
(g)
Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Securities
. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that Purchaser is acting solely in
the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Company further acknowledges that Purchaser is not acting as a
financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar
capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and any advice given by Purchaser or its
respective representatives or agents in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely
incidental to Purchaser’s purchase of the Securities. The
Company further represents to Purchaser that the Company’s
decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the
independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives. The
Company further acknowledges that Purchaser has not made any
promises or commitments other than as set forth in this Agreement,
including any promises or commitments for any additional investment
by Purchaser in the Company.
(h)
Indebtedness
.
Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(h)
and (i) trade
payables arising in the ordinary course of business not more than
sixty (60) days past due, and (ii) other indebtedness incurred in
the ordinary course of business not exceeding $100,000, the Company
does not have any indebtedness.
3.2
Representations and
Warranties of the Purchaser
. Purchaser hereby represents and
warrants to the Company as follows:
(a)
Organization;
Authority
. Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its organization with the requisite corporate, limited liability
company or partnership power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and
thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company
action on the part of Purchaser. The Transaction Documents to which
it is a party have been duly executed by Purchaser and, when
delivered by Purchaser in accordance with terms hereof and thereof,
will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of
Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms.
(b)
Investment
Intent
.
Purchaser is
acquiring the Securities for investment purposes and has no present
intention of distributing any of the Securities in violation of
applicable securities laws. Purchaser has been advised and
understands that the Securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act or under the “blue sky” or similar laws
of any jurisdiction and the Securities may be resold only if
registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act and
such other laws, if applicable, or, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, if an exemption from registration is
available. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a
representation or warranty by Purchaser to hold the Securities for
any period of time. Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder
in the ordinary course of its business. Purchaser has been advised
and understands that the Company, in issuing the Securities, is
relying upon, among other things, the representations and
warranties of Purchaser herein.
(c)
Purchaser
Status
. As indicated on Purchaser’s signature page
hereto and incorporated herein by reference, Purchaser is an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under
the Securities Act and/or a “qualified institutional
buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act. Purchaser is not a registered broker-dealer under
Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(d)
Experience of
Purchaser
. Purchaser, either alone or together with its
representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience
in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the
Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such
investment. Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an
investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to
afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e)
General
Solicitation
. Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as
a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other
communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper,
magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or
general advertisement.
(f)
Disclosure
.
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company neither makes
nor has made any representations or warranties with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set
forth in
Section
3.1
.
(g)
Bad Actor
Representation
. Purchaser is not subject to any of the
"Bad Actor" disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to
(viii) under the Securities Act (a "
Disqualification Event
").
ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1
Transfer
Restrictions
.
(a)
The Securities may
only be disposed of pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in
compliance with any applicable state securities laws. In connection
with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective
registration statement or to the Company or pursuant to Rule 144,
except as otherwise set forth herein, the Company may require the
transferor to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected
by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such
transfer does not require registration under the Securities Act.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company hereby consents to and
agrees to register on the books of the Company and with its
transfer agent, without any such legal opinion, any transfer of
Securities by Purchaser to an Affiliate of Purchaser, provided that
the transferee certifies to the Company that it is an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under
the Securities Act.
(b)
Purchaser agrees to
the imprinting, except as otherwise permitted by
Section 4.1(c)
, of the
following legend on any certificate evidencing
Securities:
[NEITHER] THESE
SECURITIES [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE
[EXERCISABLE] HAVE [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN
RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND,
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 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY
LAWS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THESE SECURITIES [AND THE
SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON [EXERCISE] OF THESE SECURITIES] MAY BE
PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN
OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
(c)
Certificates
evidencing Securities shall not be required to contain the legend
set forth in
Section
4.1(b)
or any other legend (i) while a Registration
Statement covering the resale of such Securities is effective under
the Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Securities
pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such legend is not required under
applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial
interpretations and pronouncements issued by the Staff of the
Commission). The Company shall issue or cause its counsel to issue
the legal opinion included in the Transfer Agent Instructions to
the Company’s transfer agent on the Effective Date or at such
earlier time as a legend is no longer required for certain
Securities, the Company will no later than three Trading Days
following the delivery by Purchaser to the Company or the
Company’s transfer agent of a legended certificate
representing such Securities, deliver or cause to be delivered to
Purchaser a certificate representing such Securities that is free
from all restrictive legends. The Company may not make any notation
on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the
Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in
Section
4.1(b)
.
(d)
The Company
acknowledges and agrees that Purchaser may from time to time pledge
or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities in
connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or
financing arrangement secured by the Securities and, if required
under the terms of such agreement, loan or arrangement, Purchaser
may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or
secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to
approval of the Company and no legal opinion of the pledgee,
secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith.
Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the
Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver
such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of
Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or
transfer of the Securities, including the preparation and filing of
any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the
Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act
to appropriately amend the list of selling stockholders
thereunder.
4.2
Acknowledgment of Dilution
. The
Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities (including
the Underlying Shares) will result in dilution of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under
certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that
its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including without
limitation its obligation to issue the Securities (including the
Underlying Shares) pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are
unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off,
counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any
such dilution or any claim that the Company may have against
Purchaser. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the
contrary notwithstanding, it is understood and agreed by the
Company (i) that Purchaser has not been asked to agree, nor has
Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or
short, securities of the Company, or “derivative”
securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the
Securities for any specified term; (ii) that future open market or
other transactions by Purchaser, including short sales, and
specifically including, without limitation, short sales or
“derivative” transactions, before or after the closing
of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively
impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded
securities; (iii) that Purchaser, and counter parties in
“derivative” transactions to which Purchaser is a
party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a
“short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv) that
Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or
control over any arm’s length counter-party in any
“derivative” transaction.
4.3
Furnishing of Information
. As
long as Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants to timely
file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the
applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the
Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. Upon
the request of Purchaser, the Company shall deliver to Purchaser a
written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it
has complied with the preceding sentence. As long as Purchaser owns
Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant
to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to Purchaser and make
publicly available in accordance with paragraph (c) of Rule 144
such information as is required for Purchaser to sell the
Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it
will take such further action as any holder of Securities may
reasonably request to satisfy the provisions of Rule 144 applicable
to the issuer of securities relating to transactions for the sale
of securities pursuant to Rule 144.
4.4
Exercise Procedures
. The form
of Exercise Notice included in the Warrants set forth the totality
of the procedures required by Purchaser, or member of Purchaser, in
order to exercise the Warrants. No additional legal opinion or
other information or instructions shall be necessary to enable
Purchaser, or member of Purchaser, to exercise their Warrants. The
Company shall honor exercises of the and shall deliver Underlying
Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods
set forth in the Transaction Documents.
4.5
Conversion of Senior Debt.
The
Purchasers hereby acknowledge that all Senior Debt will convert
into the Series A Preferred Stock simultaneously with the Closing
of this transaction.
4.6
No Impairment
. At all times
after the date hereof, the Company will not take or permit any
action, or cause or permit any Subsidiaries to take or permit any
action that materially impairs or adversely affects the rights of
Purchaser under the Agreement.
4.7
Indemnification
. In
consideration of Purchaser's execution and delivery of the
Transaction Documents 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 Purchaser and each other holder of the 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
"
Related Persons
") from and
against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims and
Losses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such
Related Person 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 Related Person as a result
of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or
breach of any representation or warranty made in the Transaction
Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant,
agreement or obligation contained in the Transaction Documents or
any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or
made against such Related Person by a third party (including for
these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the
Company) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution,
delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents
or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated
hereby or thereby, (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, or (iii) the status of Purchaser or
holder of the Securities as an investor in the Company in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein. 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.
ARTICLE
V.
CONDITIONS
5.1
Conditions Precedent to the
Obligations of Purchasers
. The obligation of Purchaser to
acquire Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver by the Purchaser, at or before the Closing, of each of the
following conditions:
(a)
Representations and Warranties
.
The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date
when made and as of the Closing as though made on and as of such
date;
(b)
Performance
. The Company shall
have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the
Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with
by it at or prior to the Closing;
(c)
No Injunction
. No statute,
rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction
shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any
court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that
prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents;
(d)
Conversion of Senior Debt
. The
holders of the Senior Debt shall agree to convert all of their
outstanding principal amount plus any accrued but unpaid interest
thereon into the Series A Preferred Stock; and
(e)
Adverse Changes
. Since the date
of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall
have occurred that reasonably would be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; and
(f)
No Suspensions of Trading in Common
Stock; Listing
. Trading in the Common Stock shall not have
been suspended by the Commission or any Trading Market (except for
any suspensions of trading of not more than one Trading Day solely
to permit dissemination of material information regarding the
Company) at any time since the date of execution of this Agreement,
and the Common Stock shall have been at all times since such date
listed for trading on an Eligible Market.
5.2
Conditions Precedent to the
Obligations of the Company
. The obligation of the Company to
sell Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver by the Company, at or before the Closing, of each of the
following conditions:
(a)
Representations and Warranties
.
The representations and warranties of Purchaser contained herein
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date
when made and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of
such date;
(b)
Performance
. Purchaser shall
have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the
Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with
by Purchaser at or prior to the Closing;
(c)
No Injunction
. No statute,
rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction
shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any
court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that
prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents; and
(d)
Conversion of Senior Debt
. The
holders of the Senior Debt shall agree to convert all of their
outstanding principal amount plus any accrued but unpaid interest
thereon into the Series A Preferred Stock.
ARTICLE
VI.
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1
Termination
. This Agreement may
be terminated by the Company or Purchaser, by written notice to the
other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated by the third
Trading Day following the date of this Agreement; provided that no
such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any
breach by the other party (or parties).
6.2
Fees and Expenses
. Within 10
days following the Closing, the Company shall pay Purchaser its
reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
preparation and negotiation of this Agreement. The Company shall
pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties
levied in connection with the issuance of any
Securities.
6.3
Entire Agreement
. The
Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits, Annexes, and
Schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to
such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into
such documents, exhibits and schedules. At or after the Closing,
and without further consideration, each party will execute and
deliver to the other parties such further documents as may be
reasonably requested in order to give practical effect to the
intention of the parties under the Transaction
Documents.
6.4
Notices
. Any and all notices or
other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be
provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given
and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile number specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New
York City time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the Trading Day after the
date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered
via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Agreement
later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date and earlier
than 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such date, (iii) the
Trading 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. The
address for such notices and communications shall be as
follows:
If to
the Company:
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or such
other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the
same manner, by such Person.
6.5
Amendments; Waivers
. No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a
written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the
Company and holders collectively holding 60% of the Shares or, in
the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any
such waiver is sought. No such amendment shall be effective to the
extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the
Shares then outstanding without the consent of holders collectively
holding 90% of the Shares. No waiver of any default with respect to
any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be
deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any
subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or
requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party
to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise
of any such right.
6.6
Construction
. The headings
herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the
provisions hereof. 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.
6.7
Successors and Assigns
. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may
not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of Purchaser. Purchaser may
assign its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom
Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such
transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the
transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the
Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
Securities may be assigned to any Person in connection with a bona
fide margin account or other loan or financing arrangement secured
by such Securities.
6.8
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
.
This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not
for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by,
any other Person, except that each Related Person is an intended
third party beneficiary of
Section 4.7
.
6.9
Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury
Trial
. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed
by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws
of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of
conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal
proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense
of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction
Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective
Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents)
shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts
sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan. Each party
hereto 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 (including with respect to the
enforcement of any of this Agreement), 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 improper.
Each party hereto 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 via registered or
certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to
such party at the address in effect for 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 hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the
Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to
enforce any provisions of this Agreement or any Transaction
Document, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding
shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other reasonable costs and expenses
incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of
such action or proceeding.
6.10
Survival
.
The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained
herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery, exercise and/or
conversion of the Securities, as applicable.
6.11
Execution
.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of
which when taken together 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, it being
understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In
the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding
obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such
signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as
if such facsimile signature page were an original
thereof.
6.12
Severability
.
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of
the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will
attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a
reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall
incorporate such substitute provision in this
Agreement.
6.13
Rescission
and Withdrawal Right
. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions
of) the Transaction Documents, whenever Purchaser exercises a
right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and
the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within
the periods therein provided, then Purchaser may rescind or
withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written
notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in
whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and
rights.
6.14
Replacement
of Securities
. If any certificate or instrument evidencing
any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company
shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for
and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution
therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft
or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if
requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under
such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs
associated with the issuance of such replacement
Securities.
6.15
Remedies
.
In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided
herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, Purchaser
and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the
Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may
not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any
breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and
hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance of
any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
6.16
Usury
.
To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not
to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will
resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or
advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time
hereafter in force, in connection with any claim, action or
proceeding that may be brought by Purchaser in order to enforce any
right or remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it
is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the
Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the nature
of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized
under applicable law (the
“Maximum Rate”
), and,
without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of
interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with
any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be
obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such
Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of
interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction Documents
is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental
action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate
of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate of interest
applicable to the Transaction Documents from the effective date
forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If
under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the
Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to Purchaser with respect to
indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess
shall be applied by Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of
any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of
handling such excess to be at Purchaser’s
election.
6.17
Adjustments
in Share Numbers and Prices
. In the event of any stock
split, subdivision, dividend or distribution payable in shares of
Common Stock (or other securities or rights convertible into, or
entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly
shares of Common Stock), combination or other similar
recapitalization or event occurring after the date hereof, each
reference in this Agreement to a number of shares or a price per
share shall be amended to appropriately account for such
event.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities
Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective
authorized signatories as of the date first indicated
above.
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SPYGLASS ENERGY GROUP, LLC.By: Stephen BrunnerManagerBANDOLIER
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By:
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Investment Amount: $______________________
EIN / SS#: ___________________________
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Status (check boxes as applicable):
☐
Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in
Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
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Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” as
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[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
Exhibits
:
A.
Form of Certificate
of Designation
C.
Form of Assignment
of Net Profit Interest
Exhibit
10.2
DEBT CONVERSION AGREEMENT
This
Debt Conversion Agreement (the “
Agreement
”) is entered
into this 31st day of January, 2019 among Scot Cohen
(“
Scot
”) and Petro River
Oil Corp., a Delaware corporation (“
Petro
”). Each of Scot and
Petro may be referred to herein, individually, as a
“
Party
”
and, collectively, as the “
Parties
”.
WHEREAS
, Scot Cohen and Petro wish to convert the $300,00
principal amount of debt and interest (the “Debt”) into
units issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement dated January
31, 2019 (the “SPA”); and
NOW, THEREFORE
, for good and valuable consideration, the
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby
agree as follows:
1.
Conversion
. Petro
and Scot hereby agree to convert $300,000 consisting of principal
and accrued interest of the Debt as of the date hereof into units
issued under the SPA.
2.
Representations and
Warranties
. Each Party represents and warrants to each other
Party, as of the date hereof, that with respect to itself, (a) it
is duly formed and existing and in good standing under its
jurisdiction of formation, and is duly qualified to do business
under the laws of such jurisdiction and each other jurisdiction in
which such qualification is required to perform its obligations
under this Agreement, (b) it has the limited liability company and
corporate power, as applicable, to execute and deliver this
Agreement and perform its obligations under this Agreement, (c)
this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and is
legally binding upon it (assuming that each other Party has duly
executed and delivered this Agreement), enforceable in accordance
with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and
to general principles of equity and (d) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Parties, and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will not (i)
violate any provision of any governing instruments of the Parties,
(ii) result in a material default (with due notice or lapse of time
or both) or the creation of any lien or encumbrance or give rise to
any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any
material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, or other financing
instrument to which the Parties are parties or by which they are
bound, (iii) violate any judgment, order, ruling or regulation
applicable to the Parties as parties in interest or (iv) violate
any law applicable to the Parties, except any matters described in
Clauses (ii) or (iii) above which would not have a material adverse
effect on the Parties or their properties.
4.
Notices
.
(a)
Subject to clause
(b) below, all notices and other communications provided for herein
shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight
courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by
facsimile or e-mail to the address of such Party set forth on the
signature page hereto.
(b)
Any Party
hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and
other communications hereunder by notice to the other in the manner
set forth above.
5.
GOVERNING
LAW; JURISDICTION
.
(a)
THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS,
CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR
TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW WHICH
WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER
JURISDICTION.
(b)
THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK,
AND ANY APPROPRIATE APPELLATE COURTS THEREFROM, AND EACH PARTY
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY
DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION
WITH, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH COURTS.
THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, ANY OBJECTION WHICH THEY MAY NOW OR
HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH DISPUTE,
CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT OR ANY DEFENSE OF
INCONVENIENT FORUM FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY
OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR
PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
5.
WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY
OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
6.
Waivers;
Amendments
.
(a)
No failure or delay
by the Parties in exercising any right or power hereunder shall
operate as a waiver hereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or
discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude
any other or further exercise hereof or the exercise of any other
right or power. The rights and remedies of the Parties hereunder
are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that
they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this
Agreement or consent to any departure by any Party therefrom shall
in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by
clause (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
purpose for which given.
(b)
Neither this
Agreement nor any other provision hereof may be waived, amended or
modified except pursuant to an agreement in writing entered into by
the Parties and expressly identified as a waiver, amendment or
modification.
7.
Assignment
. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.
8.
No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or
implied, shall be construed to confer upon any person (other than
the Parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby) any legal or equitable right, cause of action,
remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
9.
Severability
. Any
provision of the Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof;
and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular
jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
10.
Counterparts
. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original instrument, but all such counterparts together
shall constitute but one agreement.
11.
Headings
. Article
and Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference
only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the
construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting,
this Agreement.
12.
Interpretation.
The
Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) each Party has had the
opportunity to exercise business discretion in relation to the
negotiation of the details of the transaction contemplated hereby,
(ii) this Agreement is the result of arms-length negotiations from
equal bargaining positions and (iii) each Party and its counsel
participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement.
Any rule of construction that a contract be construed against the
drafter shall not apply to the interpretation or construction of
this Agreement.
13.
Entire Agreement
.
This Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the Parties
pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior
agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether
oral or written, of the Parties pertaining to the subject matter
hereof.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the
day and year first above written.
Scot
Cohen
By:
/s/ Scot
Cohen
Name:
Scot
Cohen
Title:
Manager
PETRO
RIVER OIL CORP.
By:
/s/ Stephen
Brunner
Name:
Stephen
Brunner
Title:
President
Exhibit
10.3
DEBT CONVERSION AGREEMENT
This
Debt Conversion Agreement (the “
Agreement
”) is entered
into this 31th day of January, 2019 among Fortis Oil and Gas
(“
Fortis
”) and Petro River
Oil Corp., a Delaware corporation (“
Petro
”). Each of Fortis
and Petro may be referred to herein, individually, as a
“
Party
”
and, collectively, as the “
Parties
”.
WHEREAS
, Fortis and Petro wish to convert the $259,312.80
principal amount of debt, plus accrued interest of 62,523.13 (the
“Debt”) into units issued under the Securities Purchase
Agreement dated January 31, 2019 (the “SPA”);
and
NOW, THEREFORE
, for good and valuable consideration, the
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby
agree as follows:
1.
Conversion
. Petro
and Fortis hereby agree to convert $321,835.63 consisting of
principal and accrued interest of the Debt as of the date hereof
into units issued under the SPA. Units under the SPA entitled
holders to shares of Preferred Stock convertible into common stock
at $0.40, 100% warrant coverage and a net profit
interest.
2.
Representations and
Warranties
. Each Party represents and warrants to each other
Party, as of the date hereof, that with respect to itself, (a) it
is duly formed and existing and in good standing under its
jurisdiction of formation, and is duly qualified to do business
under the laws of such jurisdiction and each other jurisdiction in
which such qualification is required to perform its obligations
under this Agreement, (b) it has the limited liability company and
corporate power, as applicable, to execute and deliver this
Agreement and perform its obligations under this Agreement, (c)
this Agreement has been duly executed and del
ivered by it and is legally binding upon
it (assuming that each other Party has duly executed and delivered
this Agreement), enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject
to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of
equity and (d) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Parties, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, will not (i) violate any provision
of any governing instruments of the Parties, (ii) result in a
material default (with due notice or lapse of time or both) or the
creation of any lien or encumbrance or give rise to any right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration under any material note,
bond, mortgage, indenture, or other financing instrument to which
the Parties are parties or by which they are bound, (iii) violate
any judgment, order, ruling or regulation applicable to the Parties
as parties in interest or (iv) violate any law applicable to the
Parties, except any matters described in Clauses (ii) or (iii)
above which would not have a material adverse effect on the Parties
or their properties.
4.
Notices
.
(a)
Subject to clause
(b) below, all notices and other communications provided for herein
shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight
courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by
facsimile or e-mail to the address of such Party set forth on the
signature page hereto.
(b)
Any Party
hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and
other communications hereunder by notice to the other in the manner
set forth above.
5.
GOVERNING
LAW; JURISDICTION
.
(a)
THIS
AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION
(WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICTS OF LAW WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF
ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
(b)
THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK,
AND ANY APPROPRIATE APPELLATE COURTS THEREFROM, AND EACH PARTY
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY
DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION
WITH, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH COURTS.
THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, ANY OBJECTION WHICH THEY MAY NOW OR
HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH DISPUTE,
CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT OR ANY DEFENSE OF
INCONVENIENT FORUM FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY
OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR
PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
5.
WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY
OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
6.
Waivers;
Amendments
.
(a)
No failure or delay
by the Parties in exercising any right or power hereunder shall
operate as a waiver hereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or
discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude
any other or further exercise hereof or the exercise of any other
right or power. The rights and remedies of the Parties hereunder
are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that
they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this
Agreement or consent to any departure by any Party therefrom shall
in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by
clause (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
purpose for which given.
(b)
Neither this
Agreement nor any other provision hereof may be waived, amended or
modified except pursuant to an agreement in writing entered into by
the Parties and expressly identified as a waiver, amendment or
modification.
7.
Assignment
. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.
8.
No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or
implied, shall be construed to confer upon any person (other than
the Parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby) any legal or equitable right, cause of action,
remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
9.
Severability
. Any
provision of the Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof;
and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular
jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
10.
Counterparts
. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original instrument, but all such counterparts together
shall constitute but one agreement.
11.
Headings
. Article
and Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference
only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the
construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting,
this Agreement.
12.
Interpretation.
The
Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) each Party has had the
opportunity to exercise business discretion in relation to the
negotiation of the details of the transaction contemplated hereby,
(ii) this Agreement is the result of arms-length negotiations from
equal bargaining positions and (iii) each Party and its counsel
participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement.
Any rule of construction that a contract be construed against the
drafter shall not apply to the interpretation or construction of
this Agreement.
13.
Entire Agreement
.
This Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the Parties
pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior
agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether
oral or written, of the Parties pertaining to the subject matter
hereof.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the
day and year first above written.
Fortis
Oil and Gas
By:_________________________
Name:
Title:
PETRO
RIVER OIL CORP.
By:
/s/ Stephen
Brunner
Name:
Stephen
Brunner
Title:
President
Exhibit
10.4
Assignment of Net Profit Interest Agreement
This
Assignment of Net Profit Interest Agreement
(“Agreement”) is made and entered this
31st
day of January, 2019 by
and between the individuals and entities (collectively,
“Investors”) listed on the signature page hereto, and
Bandolier Energy, LLC (“Bandolier”), 4582 Kingwood
Drive, Suite E, Kingwood, TX 77345.
WHEREAS,
Investors, Bandolier and Petro River Oil Corp (“Petro
River”) have entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement
dated as of January 9, 2019 (the “Purchase
Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
Bandolier owns oil & gas leases and leasehold (“Bandolier
Leasehold”) in Osage County, Oklahoma; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Petro River and Bandolier wish
to use the Investors’ funds to drill ten (10) new oil &
gas wells (“Ten Wells”) on the Bandolier Leasehold as
identified on Exhibit B hereto.
NOW
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
1)
Identity and Location of the Ten
Wells
: Bandolier currently owns an undivided 75% working
interest in and to 82,240 net mineral acres of oil & gas
leases, leasehold and/or concession options in Osage County,
Oklahoma. Bandolier has drilled fifteen oil & gas wells on the
Bandolier Leasehold, and currently is producing from twelve of
these fifteen wells. The proposed Ten Wells will be drilled in
close proximity to Bandolier’s existing wells and are listed
on Exhibit “B”, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
As each of the Ten Wells are drilled, Bandolier will evaluate its
results before electing to complete that well, and will elect to
complete or plug said well in its sole discretion. Bandolier also
will monitor and evaluate the production results of each completed
well, and does reserve the right to change or modify the location
of some or all of the remaining Ten Wells if early drilling and/or
completion results so warrant.
a.
Bandolier hereby
agrees to assign and transfer to the Investors a 75% Net Profit
Interest (as defined below) in and to the Ten Wells. Payments of
the Net Profit Interest shall be made to the Investors, pro rata,
on a quarterly basis following the full completion of the Ten Well
Program.
b.
Bandolier
owns an undivided 75% working interest in and to the leasehold on
which the Ten Wells will be drilled. Bandolier will contribute the
net proceeds that accrue to 75% of said 75% working interest to the
Net Profit Interest. 25% of Bandolier’s working interest in
the Ten Wells will not be attached or burdened by the Net Profit
Interest.
This
means that Bandolier will distribute to the Investors 75% of the
proceeds that Bandolier receives to its leasehold interest (net of
royalties, overriding royalties and production taxes) from the sale
of oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances, if any, which may be
produced, saved sold and marketed from the Ten Wells. Bandolier
will deduct therefrom 75% of the Lease Operating Expenses charged
to Bandolier’s leasehold working interest in the Ten Wells
plus any administrative and overhead expenses reasonably allocated
to the Ten Wells. Such net payment to the Investors is referred to
as the “Net Profit Interest.”
c.
For all purposes
under this Agreement, “Lease Operating Expenses” shall
be defined to include all costs incurred to run, produce, maintain,
and repair a well and its equipment and leasehold from and after
its first day of production. These expenses shall include but not
be limited to the cost of all labor, supplies, equipment and
services required to keep the well producing, fuel and or
electricity, administrative and allocated overhead expenses, road
and location maintenance, and ultimately well plugging and site
restoration.
d.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, the Net Profit Interest payable to any
Investor shall be proportionately reduced by any conversion of the
Series A Preferred Stock by such Investor.
3)
Record Title
: Bandolier will
continue to hold record title as to its undivided 75% working
interest in and to the Ten Wells.
4)
Option to Participate in the
Subsequent Drilling Program
: If Bandolier elects to drill
more wells on the Bandolier Leasehold after it completes the
drilling of the Ten Wells, within 2 years of the date hereof, each
of the Investors will have the right to participate in and fund the
drilling and production of the next ten wells drilled (the
“Subsequent Ten Well Program”) on the same terms and
conditions and at the same percentage of Net Profits ownership set
forth in the Purchase Agreement and this Agreement for the Ten
Wells. As such, Investors in the Subsequent Ten Well Program will
pay 100% of Bandolier’s share of the cost to drill and
complete said wells in order to earn a Net Profit Interest based
upon 75% of Bandolier’s working interest
therein.
Investors will need
to exercise its right to participate in the Subsequent Ten Well
Program within 30 days of receipt of written notice by Bandolier.
If only some of the Investors wish to participate in said
subsequent drilling program, the amount not funded by the
non-interested investor(s) will be offered to those investors who
do wish to fund and participate in the subsequent drilling program,
pro rata.
5)
Notices
. Notices hereunder
shall be given in writing and delivered in person, via email, or by
Western Union or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
addresses of the parties as set forth in Exhibit "A".
6)
Counterparts
. This agreement
may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which, when
properly executed, shall be deemed an original.
7)
Investment Covenant
.
Each Investor: (i)
acknowledges that the interest purchased hereunder is being sold
without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
nor under similar provisions of state law; (ii) represents and
warrants to Bandolier and the other investors that it is acquiring
such interest without a view to the distribution thereof; and (iii)
agrees not to transfer or attempt to transfer such interest without
registration under that act and any applicable state securities
laws, unless exemptions form such registration requirements are
available. The Investors recognize that the oil and gas business is
highly speculative and that Bandolier makes no guarantee or
representation to any Investor as to the possibility or the
probability of gain or against loss from the conduct of the Ten
Wells. Bandolier has not made nor does it herewith make any
representation as to title to the leases subject to this Agreement.
Bandolier shall exercise diligence and prudence in approving title
to the leasehold as allowed by this Agreement, but shall assume no
liability for errors it may make in connection therewith, excluding
those errors caused by Bandolier's lack of diligence or prudence.
The Investors understand and agree that their liabilities hereunder
may be joint and several; provided, however, that the Investors
herewith agree to cross-indemnify and mutually hold harmless each
other with respect to any liability or loss an Investor may suffer
hereunder in excess of an Investor's proportionate share thereof,
it being the intent that liabilities of the venture shall be borne
by the Investors based on their respective shares of interest as
shown in Columns III of Exhibit "A". The references herein to
securities laws shall not be deemed an admission by any party that
an interest in Net Profit Interest or in the Agreement constitute a
security. This agreement supersedes all prior representations by
Bandolier to the Investors. The rights of the Investors in and to
the leases subject to the Agreement are specifically subject to the
terms of the leases, the Industry Agreement and all attachments
thereto.
8)
Assignability
.
An Investor may not assign
nor sub-divide its Net Profit Interest without the advance written
consent of Bandolier, which consent may not be unreasonably
withheld.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Assignment of Net Profit Interest Agreement
is executed the date indicated below by the parties
hereto.
Bandolier Energy,
LLC
By:_______________________
Name:
Stephen Brunner
Title:
Manager
INVESTOR SIGNATURE PAGE
__________________________
By:_______________________
Name
Title
Address:
Exhibit B
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Exhibit
10.5
DEBT CONVERSION AGREEMENT
This
Debt Conversion Agreement (the “
Agreement
”) is entered
into this 31stday of January, 2019 among Petro Exploration Funding,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“
Petro Funding I
”) and
Petro River Oil Corp., a Delaware corporation (“
Petro
”). Each of Petro
Funding I and Petro may be referred to herein, individually, as a
“
Party
”
and, collectively, as the “
Parties
”.
WHEREAS
, Petro and Petro Funding I wish to restructure the
$2,000,000 of senior debt issued to Petro Funding I (the
“Senior Debt”) into a new class of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock of the Petro (the “Series A
Preferred”); and
NOW, THEREFORE
, for good and valuable consideration, the
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby
agree as follows:
1.
Conversion
. Petro
and Petro Funding I hereby agree to convert the $2,000,000
principal amount of the Senior Debt plus accrued and unpaid
interest of
$327,473
into
116,374 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
2.
Representations and Warranties
.
Each Party represents and warrants to each other Party, as of the
date hereof, that with respect to itself, (a) it is duly formed and
existing and in good standing under its jurisdiction of formation,
and is duly qualified to do business under the laws of such
jurisdiction and each other jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, (b) it has the limited liability company and corporate
power, as applicable, to execute and deliver this Agreement and
perform its obligations under this Agreement, (c) this Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by it and is legally binding
upon it (assuming that each other Party has duly executed and
delivered this Agreement), enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and
to general principles of equity and (d) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Parties, and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will not (i)
violate any provision of any governing instruments of the Parties,
(ii) result in a material default (with due notice or lapse of time
or both) or the creation of any lien or encumbrance or give rise to
any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any
material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, or other financing
instrument to which the Parties are parties or by which they are
bound, (iii) violate any judgment, order, ruling or regulation
applicable to the Parties as parties in interest or (iv) violate
any law applicable to the Parties, except any matters described in
Clauses (ii) or (iii) above which would not have a material adverse
effect on the Parties or their properties.
3.
Notices
.
(a)
Subject to clause
(b) below, all notices and other communications provided for herein
shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight
courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by
facsimile or e-mail to the address of such Party set forth on the
signature page hereto.
(b)
Any Party
hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and
other communications hereunder by notice to the other in the manner
set forth above.
4.
GOVERNING
LAW; JURISDICTION
.
(a)
THIS
AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION
(WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICTS OF LAW WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF
ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
(b)
THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK,
AND ANY APPROPRIATE APPELLATE COURTS THEREFROM, AND EACH PARTY
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY
DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION
WITH, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH COURTS.
THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, ANY OBJECTION WHICH THEY MAY NOW OR
HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH DISPUTE,
CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT OR ANY DEFENSE OF
INCONVENIENT FORUM FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY
OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR
PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
5.
WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY
OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
6.
Waivers;
Amendments
.
(a)
No failure or delay
by the Parties in exercising any right or power hereunder shall
operate as a waiver hereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or
discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude
any other or further exercise hereof or the exercise of any other
right or power. The rights and remedies of the Parties hereunder
are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that
they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this
Agreement or consent to any departure by any Party therefrom shall
in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by
clause (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
purpose for which given.
(b)
Neither this
Agreement nor any other provision hereof may be waived, amended or
modified except pursuant to an agreement in writing entered into by
the Parties and expressly identified as a waiver, amendment or
modification.
7.
Assignment
. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.
8.
No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or
implied, shall be construed to confer upon any person (other than
the Parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby) any legal or equitable right, cause of action,
remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
9.
Severability
. Any
provision of the Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof;
and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular
jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
10.
Counterparts
. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original instrument, but all such counterparts together
shall constitute but one agreement.
11.
Headings
. Article
and Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference
only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the
construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting,
this Agreement.
12.
Interpretation.
The
Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) each Party has had the
opportunity to exercise business discretion in relation to the
negotiation of the details of the transaction contemplated hereby,
(ii) this Agreement is the result of arms-length negotiations from
equal bargaining positions and (iii) each Party and its counsel
participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement.
Any rule of construction that a contract be construed against the
drafter shall not apply to the interpretation or construction of
this Agreement.
13.
Entire Agreement
.
This Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the Parties
pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior
agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether
oral or written, of the Parties pertaining to the subject matter
hereof.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the
day and year first above written.
PETRO
FUNDING I, LLC
By:
/s/ Scot
Cohen
Name:
Scot
Cohen
Title:
Manager
PETRO
RIVER OIL CORP.
By:
/s/ Stephen
Brunner
Name:
Stephen
Brunner
Title:
President
Exhibit
10.6
DEBT CONVERSION AGREEMENT
This
Debt Conversion Agreement (the “
Agreement
”) is entered
into this 31st day of January, 2019 among Petro Exploration Funding
II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“
Petro Funding II
”) and
Petro River Oil Corp., a Delaware corporation (“
Petro
”). Each of Petro
Funding I and Petro may be referred to herein, individually, as a
“
Party
”
and, collectively, as the “
Parties
”.
WHEREAS
, Petro and Petro Funding II wish to restructure the
$2,500,000 of senior debt issued to Petro Funding I (the
“Senior Debt”) into a new class of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock of the Petro (the “Series A
Preferred”); and
NOW, THEREFORE
, for good and valuable consideration, the
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby
agree as follows:
1.
Conversion
. Petro
and Petro Funding I hereby agree to convert the $2,500,000
principal amount of the Senior Debt plus accrued and unpaid
interest of $302,603 into 140,130 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock.
2.
Representations and
Warranties
. Each Party represents and warrants to each other
Party, as of the date hereof, that with respect to itself, (a) it
is duly formed and existing and in good standing under its
jurisdiction of formation, and is duly qualified to do business
under the laws of such jurisdiction and each other jurisdiction in
which such qualification is required to perform its obligations
under this Agreement, (b) it has the limited liability company and
corporate power, as applicable, to execute and deliver this
Agreement and perform its obligations under this Agreement, (c)
this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and is
legally binding upon it (assuming that each other Party has duly
executed and delivered this Agreement), enforceable in accordance
with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and
to general principles of equity and (d) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Parties, and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will not (i)
violate any provision of any governing instruments of the Parties,
(ii) result in a material default (with due notice or lapse of time
or both) or the creation of any lien or encumbrance or give rise to
any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any
material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, or other financing
instrument to which the Parties are parties or by which they are
bound, (iii) violate any judgment, order, ruling or regulation
applicable to the Parties as parties in interest or (iv) violate
any law applicable to the Parties, except any matters described in
Clauses (ii) or (iii) above which would not have a material adverse
effect on the Parties or their properties.
3.
Notices
.
(a)
Subject to clause
(b) below, all notices and other communications provided for herein
shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight
courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by
facsimile or e-mail to the address of such Party set forth on the
signature page hereto.
(b)
Any Party
hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and
other communications hereunder by notice to the other in the manner
set forth above.
4.
GOVERNING
LAW; JURISDICTION
.
(a)
THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS,
CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR
TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW WHICH
WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER
JURISDICTION.
(b)
THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK,
AND ANY APPROPRIATE APPELLATE COURTS THEREFROM, AND EACH PARTY
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY
DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION
WITH, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH COURTS.
THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, ANY OBJECTION WHICH THEY MAY NOW OR
HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH DISPUTE,
CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT OR ANY DEFENSE OF
INCONVENIENT FORUM FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY
OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR
PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
5.
WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY
OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
6.
Waivers;
Amendments
.
(a)
No failure or delay
by the Parties in exercising any right or power hereunder shall
operate as a waiver hereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or
discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude
any other or further exercise hereof or the exercise of any other
right or power. The rights and remedies of the Parties hereunder
are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that
they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this
Agreement or consent to any departure by any Party therefrom shall
in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by
clause (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
purpose for which given.
(b)
Neither this
Agreement nor any other provision hereof may be waived, amended or
modified except pursuant to an agreement in writing entered into by
the Parties and expressly identified as a waiver, amendment or
modification.
7.
Assignment
. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.
8.
No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or
implied, shall be construed to confer upon any person (other than
the Parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby) any legal or equitable right, cause of action,
remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
9.
Severability
. Any
provision of the Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof;
and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular
jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
10.
Counterparts
. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original instrument, but all such counterparts together
shall constitute but one agreement.
11.
Headings
. Article
and Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference
only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the
construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting,
this Agreement.
12.
Interpretation.
The
Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) each Party has had the
opportunity to exercise business discretion in relation to the
negotiation of the details of the transaction contemplated hereby,
(ii) this Agreement is the result of arms-length negotiations from
equal bargaining positions and (iii) each Party and its counsel
participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement.
Any rule of construction that a contract be construed against the
drafter shall not apply to the interpretation or construction of
this Agreement.
13.
Entire Agreement
.
This Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the Parties
pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior
agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether
oral or written, of the Parties pertaining to the subject matter
hereof.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the
day and year first above written.
PETRO
FUNDING II, LLC
Name:
Scot
Cohen
Title:
Manager
PETRO
RIVER OIL CORP.
By:
/s/ Stephen
Brunner
Name:
Stephen Brunner
Title:
President
Exhibit
99.1
Management and Existing Shareholders Increase Stake in Petro
River
Company Restructures Existing Senior Debt and Commences New
Drilling Program
New York, NY
February 1,
2019
Petro River Oil Corp. (
PTRC
) ("Petro
River" or the "Company") today announced the closing of (i) a
restructuring of the Company’s senior debt, and (ii) a
financing to fund the drilling of ten additional development and
exploration wells in Osage County, Oklahoma (the “New
Drilling Program”), and a large exploration venture in the
North Sea, UK with Horizon Energy Partners, LLC (“Horizon
Energy”). The financing was led by Executive Chairman Scot
Cohen’s $1.0 million investment, as well as existing
shareholders and debt holders.
The
terms of the restructuring provide for the conversion of all
principal and accrued interest due holders under outstanding senior
debt and other debt obligations, totaling approximately
$5.8 million
, into shares of
newly created Series A Preferred Stock. In addition, the Company
sold units consisting of Series A Preferred Stock, warrants to
purchase common stock and a net profit interest in the New Drilling
Program, resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of
approximate
ly $3.
0
m
illion.
The Company will use the net proceeds from the financing, after
payment of certain financing expenses, to
fund the New Drilling
Program and working capital.
Additional information regarding the restructuring and financing
will be set forth in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
that it intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on or before February 6, 2019.
The
Company intends to further align its development interests with
Horizon Energy during 2019, in which the Company currently has a
14.52% ownership interest.
Horizon
Energy recently had multiple discoveries in California and is
currently drilling additional
wells.
“We
are very excited about our relationship with Horizon Energy and the
discoveries they have made in California last year,” said
Executive Chairman Scot Cohen. “Execution of our new ten well
program in Osage County, Oklahoma will continue to keep the Company
cash flow positive in 2019 and open up the opportunity to
participate in other projects outside of Osage
County.”
The securities issued in connection with the financing have not
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), or applicable state securities laws,
and accordingly may not be offered or sold in the United
States except pursuant to an effective registration statement
or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act and such applicable state securities
laws.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be
any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or
qualification under the securities laws of such state.
ABOUT: PETRO RIVER OIL CORP (OTC: PTRC)
Petro River Oil Corp. (
PTRC
)
is an independent oil and gas exploration company that utilizes 3D
seismic technology to discover and develop oil and gas reserves in
proven oil and gas basins. Its core acreage is located in
Osage County, Oklahoma and California. Petro River’s strategy
is to apply modern technology, such as 3D Seismic analysis, to
exploit hydrocarbon-prone resources in historically prolific plays
and underexplored prospective basins to build reserves and to
create value for the Company and its shareholders. Petro River owns
a 14.52% equity interest in Horizon Energy Partners, LLC and its
President, Stephen Brunner, is also a member of the Board of
Managers of Horizon Energy Partners, LLC. For more information,
please visit our website at
http://www.petroriveroil.com
.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
news release contains forward-looking and other statements that are
not historical facts. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements, as there can be no
assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which
they are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking
statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks
and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to
the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and
other forward looking statements will not occur, which may cause
actual performance and results in future periods to differ
materially from any estimates or projections of future performance
or results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.
These forward looking statements, projections and statements are
subject to change and could differ materially from final reported
results. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on
which they are made. Petro River assumes no obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
applicable securities law. Additionally, Petro River undertakes no
obligation to comment on the expectations of, or statements made
by, third parties in respect to the matters discussed above.
Readers should also carefully review the “Risk Factors”
in Petro River’s annual report on Form 10-K, its quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, and other reports filed with the SEC under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
For
additional information about Petro River Oil, please visit
http://petroriveroil.com
/
or contact:
Investor
Relations
ir@petroriveroil.com
telephone:
(469) 828-3900