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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 30, 2022 

 

 

 

Rubicon Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-40910   88-3703651
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

100 West Main Street Suite #610

Lexington, KY

  40507
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(844) 479-1507

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class  

Trading

Symbol(s)

  Name of each exchange
on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   RBT   New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   RBT WS   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Amendment to Term Loan Facility

 

On November 30, 2022, Rubicon Global, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Global”), Riverroad Waste Solutions, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (“Riverroad” and, together with Global, the “Borrowers”), Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings LLC”), Cleanco LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (“Cleanco”), Charter Waste Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Charter”), and Rubicon Technologies International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“International” and, together with Charter, Holdings LLC and Cleanco, the “Guarantors”) entered into an amendment (the “Term Loan Amendment”) to the $60.0 million term loan facility entered into on March 29, 2019 and as previously amended on February 27, 2020, March 24, 2021, October 15, 2021, April 25, 2022 and November 18, 2022 (the “Term Loan Facility”) with Pathlight Capital LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Term Agent”), and the lenders thereto. The material assets of Rubicon Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), are the equity interests of Holdings LLC. Pursuant to the Term Loan Amendment, the Term Agent, on behalf of the Term Loan Facility lenders, consented to the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below) and the Letter Agreement (as defined below) and consented to the Company’s entry into, and Holdings LLC’s and its affiliates’ compliance with the terms and provisions of, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the SEPA (as defined below and as amended by the Letter Agreement).

 

Additionally, the deadline for Holdings LLC’s obligation pursuant to the terms of the Term Loan Facility to contribute $4.96 million to the Borrowers from the net proceeds of a transaction or series of transactions in which, upon the issuance by the Company of debt and/or equity securities (including, without limitation, shares of capital stock, securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock, warrants, options, or other similar rights), the Company contributes the net proceeds of such issuance to Holdings LLC for additional equity in the form of membership interests in Holdings LLC (a “Financing Transaction”), was extended from November 23, 2022 to November 30, 2022. The deadline for Holdings LLC’s obligation pursuant to the terms of the Term Loan Facility to contribute an additional $25.0 million (the “Follow-on Contribution”) from the net proceeds of a Financing Transaction was amended from: (I) the earlier of (a) five business days after the date on which the Company’s Form S-1 registration statement initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 22, 2022 becomes effective and (b) January 31, 2023; to (II) the earlier of (a) five business days after the date on which the Initial Registration Statement (as defined below) becomes effective and (b) January 31, 2023. Holdings LLC also agreed to deliver to the Term Agent, on or before December 19, 2022, a binding agreement setting forth the terms for a portion of the Follow-on Contribution in an amount of at least $15.0 million.

 

Additionally, the deadline for Holdings LLC’s obligation under the Term Loan Facility to file a registration statement with the SEC with respect to the resale of the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company (“Common Stock”) issuable pursuant to the SEPA (the “SEPA Registration Statement”) was amended from: (I) December 26, 2022; to (II) the later of (a) twenty-five (25) business days after November 30, 2022 and (b) five (5) business days after the Initial Registration Statement becomes effective.

 

The foregoing description of the Term Loan Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Term Loan Amendment, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Forward Purchase Agreement Terminations

 

On November 30, 2022, the Company and Holdings LLC entered into an agreement (the “Atalaya Termination Agreement”) with ACM ARRT F LLC (“Atalaya”) to terminate that certain Agreement for an OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) entered into by and among the parties on August 4, 2022. Pursuant to the Atalaya Termination Agreement, the parties agreed to terminate the terms and obligations of the Forward Purchase Agreement in full. In consideration thereof, the Company made a one-time cash payment to Atalaya of $6 million and Atalaya (a) retained 500,000 shares of Common Stock that it holds pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement, which are subject to an eighteen month lock-up, expiring on May 30, 2024, and subject to restrictions on transfers and sales, in each case, as set forth in the Atalaya Termination Agreement, (b) forfeited, for no additional consideration, 2,222,119 shares of Common Stock that it holds pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement, and (c) retained all proceeds from the sales of any other shares of Common Stock acquired and sold pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement. Further, the parties agreed to provide mutual general releases from those claims arising out of or relating to the Forward Purchase Agreement.

 

Concurrent with entry into the Atalaya Termination Agreement, the Company and Holdings LLC entered into a termination and release agreement (the “Vellar Termination Agreement”) with Vellar Opportunity Fund SPV LLC – Series 2 (“Vellar”) to terminate that portion of the Forward Purchase Agreement that was assigned and novated to Vellar pursuant to that certain Assignment and Novation Agreement, dated August 5, 2022, by and among the Company, Holdings LLC, Vellar and Atalaya. Pursuant to the Vellar Termination Agreement, the parties agreed to terminate the terms and obligations of the Forward Purchase Agreement in full. In consideration thereof, (a) Vellar retained 1,640,848 shares of Common Stock that it holds pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement (the “Previously Owned Shares”), which are subject to a lock-up, expiring on the earlier of (x) May 30, 2024 and (y) such date that is six months following the conversion of 90% of more of the principal amount of the Convertible Debentures into Common Stock (such earlier date, the “Vellar Lock-Up Date”), and subject to restrictions on transfers and sales, in each case, as set forth in the Vellar Termination Agreement, (b) Vellar retained all proceeds from the sales of any other shares of Common Stock acquired and sold pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement, and (c) the Company agreed to, at its sole option, either pay Vellar $2 million in cash or issue to Vellar $2 million in shares of Common Stock, in each case, on or shortly following the Vellar Lock-Up Date in accordance with the terms of the Vellar Termination Agreement. In the event that the Company pays Vellar in Common Stock (the “Settlement Shares”), such Settlement Shares shall be issued at a per-share price equal to $2 million divided by the average daily volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Common Stock over the ten scheduled trading days preceding the Vellar Lock-Up Date.

 

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The Company further agreed that if it issues Settlement Shares and within the first 360 calendar days from the date that the Settlement Shares are first registered for resale under an effective registration statement, Vellar sells all of the Settlement Shares in open market sales to unaffiliated third parties and realizes gross proceeds of less than $2 million, the Company will pay to Vellar a cash amount equal to the difference between $2 million and the realized gross proceeds from such sales of Settlement Shares (the “Additional Payment”).

 

Pursuant to the Vellar Termination Agreement, the Company agreed to provide Vellar with customary registration rights with respect to the Settlement Shares and the Previously Owned Shares; provided that if a registration statement registering the resale of such shares is not declared effective by the 45th calendar day (or 90th calendar day if the SEC notifies the Company that it will review such registration statement) following the filing date thereof, or the registration statement is declared effective and subsequently ceases to be continuously effective, the Company agrees to pay to Vellar a cash penalty fee of $5 million (the “Cash Penalty”). The Cash Penalty is also payable if the Company breaches, violates, or otherwise defaults under the Vellar Termination Agreement (subject to certain cure periods). Pursuant to the Vellar Termination Agreement, the parties further agreed to provide mutual general releases from those claims arising out of or relating to the Forward Purchase Agreement.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Atalaya Termination Agreement and the Vellar Termination Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Atalaya Termination Agreement and the Vellar Termination Agreement, which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Convertible Debentures

 

On November 30, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with YA II PN, Ltd. (“Yorkville”), a fund managed by Yorkville Advisors Global, LP, headquartered in Mountainside, New Jersey. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to issue and sell to Yorkville (i) convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”) in the principal amount of up to $17 million, which are convertible into shares of Common Stock (as converted, the “Conversion Shares”), and (ii) a pre-funded common stock purchase warrant (the “Yorkville Warrant”), which is exercisable into $20 million of shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) as further described in this Item 1.01 under the heading “Yorkville Warrant”, for a purchase price of $6 million, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.

 

On November 30, 2022, upon signing the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company (i) issued and sold to Yorkville (a) a Convertible Debenture in the principal amount of $7 million for a purchase price of $7 million (the “First Convertible Debenture”), and (b) the Yorkville Warrant for a purchase price of $6 million, and (ii) paid Yorkville a commitment fee equal to $2.04 million, with such amount being deducted from the proceeds of the First Convertible Debenture and Yorkville Warrant. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the parties further agreed that the Company will issue and sell to Yorkville and Yorkville will purchase from the Company a second Convertible Debenture in the principal amount of $10 million for a purchase price of $10 million, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among other things, that (a) the Initial Registration Statement (as defined below) is declared effective by the SEC and (b) the Company consummates a securities offering consisting of equity or debt securities that are convertible into shares of Common Stock, provided that such offering is not a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), the holders of such securities are subject to a customary lock-up until January 1, 2024 and the Company receives gross proceeds of at least $15 million.

 

Each Convertible Debenture matures on May 30, 2024 (the “Maturity Date”), unless extended by Yorkville, and accrues interest at the rate of 4% per annum, provided that the interest rate will increase to 15% per annum upon the occurrence of certain events of default or other specified events. Principal, interest and any other payments due under the Convertible Debentures shall be paid in cash, unless converted by Yorkville or redeemed by the Company. Except as specifically permitted by the terms of a Convertible Debenture, the Company may not prepay or redeem any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest thereunder.

 

Subject to certain limitations set forth in the Convertible Debentures, at any time on or after their respective issuance dates and so long as the Convertible Debentures remain outstanding, Yorkville may convert all or part of the Convertible Debentures into shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any portion of the outstanding principal and accrued interest under a Convertible Debenture (the “Conversion Amount”) will be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Rate”). The “Conversion Price” means, as of any conversion date or other date of determination, the lower of (i) 110% of the lowest daily VWAP during the three trading days prior to the issuance date of such Convertible Debenture (the “Fixed Conversion Price”), or (ii) 90% of the lowest daily VWAP of the Common Stock during the seven consecutive trading days immediately preceding the conversion date (the “Variable Conversion Price”), but in no event lower than $0.25 per share (the “Floor Price”). The Fixed Conversion Price for the First Convertible Debenture is $2.4157. The Conversion Price will be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Convertible Debentures. Outside of an event of default under the Convertible Debentures, when using the Variable Conversion Price, Yorkville may not convert in any calendar month more than the greater of (a) 25% of the dollar trading volume of the shares of Common Stock during such calendar month, or (b) $3 million.

 

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If, at any time after the issuance of the Convertible Debentures, and from time to time thereafter, (i) the daily VWAP of the Common Stock is less than the Floor Price for five trading days during a period of seven consecutive trading days (a “Floor Price Trigger”), or (ii) the Company has issued in excess of 95% of the Common Stock that it may issue without violating the rules or regulations of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange Cap Trigger,” and the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules or regulations, the “Exchange Cap”) (the last such day of each such occurrence, a “Triggering Date”), the Company will be required to make monthly payments beginning on the 20th trading day after the Triggering Date and continuing on the same day of each successive calendar month. Each monthly payment will be in an amount equal to the sum of (i) $3 million in the aggregate among all Convertible Debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (or the outstanding principal amount under the Convertible Debenture if less than such amount) (the “Triggered Principal Amount”), (ii) a 7% redemption premium in respect of such Triggered Principal Amount, and (iii) accrued and unpaid interest under the Convertible Debenture as of each payment date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Triggered Principal Amount will be reduced by any principal and/or accrued and unpaid interest converted by Yorkville in the 30 days prior to such monthly prepayment date. The Company’s obligation to make monthly prepayments will cease (with respect to any payment that has not yet come due) if at any time after the Triggering Date (A) the daily VWAP of the Common Stock is greater than 110% of the Floor Price for a period of five consecutive trading days in the event of a Floor Price Trigger, or (B) the date on which the Company has obtained stockholder approval to increase the number of Common Stock issuable under the Exchange Cap and/or the Exchange Cap no longer applies, in the event of an Exchange Cap Trigger, unless a subsequent Triggering Date occurs.

 

The Convertible Debentures provide the Company, subject to certain conditions, with the right, but not the obligation, to redeem early a portion or all amounts outstanding under the Convertible Debentures, provided that (i) the VWAP of the Common Stock is less than the Fixed Conversion Price on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the Redemption Notice and (ii) the Company provides Yorkville with at least ten business days’ prior written notice (each, a “Redemption Notice”) of its desire to exercise such redemption right. Each Redemption Notice will be irrevocable and will specify the outstanding balance of the Convertible Debentures to be redeemed and the 10% redemption premium on such amount. With respect to any Redemption Notice, the “Redemption Amount” will equal the outstanding principal balance being redeemed by the Company, plus (x) a 10% redemption premium and (y) all accrued and unpaid interest. After receipt of a Redemption Notice, Yorkville will have ten business days to elect to convert all or any portion of the Convertible Debentures. On the 11th business day after a Redemption Notice, the Company will deliver to Yorkville the Redemption Amount with respect to the principal amount redeemed after giving effect to conversions effected during the ten business day period.

 

Yorkville may declare the full unpaid principal amount of the Convertible Debentures, together with interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, immediately due and payable in cash upon the occurrence of certain specified events of default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any event of default, interest will accrue on the outstanding principal balance of the Convertible Debentures at a rate of 15% per annum. In addition to any other remedies, to the extent that the Convertible Debentures remain outstanding following an event of default or the Maturity Date, Yorkville will continue to have the right, but not the obligation, to convert the Convertible Debentures at the Conversion Price at any time after (x) an event of default (provided that such event of default is continuing) or (y) the Maturity Date.

 

For as long as the Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company must obtain Yorkville’s consent in order to (i) amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of Yorkville, (ii) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of its Common Stock or other equity securities, or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

The Securities Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, conditions and indemnification obligations by each party. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement were made only for purposes of the Securities Purchase Agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement and are subject to certain important limitations.

 

In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company and Yorkville entered into a registration rights agreement, dated November 30, 2022 (the “Yorkville RRA”), pursuant to which the Company is required to register for resale all of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares. The Company is required to file an initial registration statement (the “Initial Registration Statement”) covering the resale of at least 19,800,000 shares of Common Stock, consisting of Conversion Shares, by no later than the 15th calendar day following execution of the Yorkville RRA. The Company is required to file additional registration statements covering the resale by Yorkville of the Conversion Shares not covered by the Initial Registration Statement, or Warrant Shares, if applicable, on or prior to the 30th calendar day following receipt of a demand notice from Yorkville.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Convertible Debentures, the Securities Purchase Agreement, and the Yorkville RRA are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the First Convertible Debenture, the Securities Purchase Agreement, and the Yorkville RRA, which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6, respectively, and which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Yorkville Warrant

 

In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, on November 30, 2022 (the “Issue Date”), the Company issued to Yorkville the Yorkville Warrant, pursuant to which Yorkville or its permitted assigns is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions set forth therein, to subscribe for and purchase from the Company up to such number of Warrant Shares as is equal to the product of (a) $20 million divided by (b) the Market Price (as such number may be adjusted pursuant to the Yorkville Warrant). Yorkville may subscribe for and purchase Warrant Shares at a price of $0.0001 per share at any time on or after the earlier of (i) nine months after the Issue Date, or (ii) the date on which all of the Convertible Debentures to be issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement have been fully repaid or fully converted into shares of Common Stock (such earlier date, the “Market Price Set Date”), until the Yorkville Warrant has been exercised in full (the “Termination Date”). For purposes of determining the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant to the Yorkville Warrant, “Market Price” means 100% of the average of the daily VWAP of the Common Stock during the three consecutive trading days immediately following the Market Price Set Date.

 

The number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant to the Yorkville Warrant is subject to two adjustments. If the average of the daily VWAP of the Common Stock during the three consecutive trading days immediately following the 3-month anniversary of the Market Price Set Date (the “3-Month Reset Price”) is lower than the Market Price, then the number of Warrant Shares exercisable shall be increased by multiplying (i) the number of then-unpurchased Warrant Shares by (ii) a ratio equal to the product of the Market Price divided by the 3-Month Reset Price. If the average of the daily VWAP of the Common Stock during the three consecutive trading days immediately following the 6-month anniversary of the Market Price Set Date (the “6-Month Reset Price”) is lower than the lower of the Market Price and the 3-Month Reset Price, then the number of Warrant Shares exercisable shall be increased by multiplying (i) the number of then-unpurchased Warrant Shares by (ii) a ratio equal to the product of the lower of (x) the Market Price and (y) the 3-Month Reset Price divided by the 6-Month Reset Price.

 

Pursuant to the Yorkville Warrant, the exercise price per share of Common Stock is $0.0001, subject to adjustment thereunder (the “Exercise Price”). The Yorkville Warrant may also be exercised by means of cashless exercise, in which Yorkville will be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the product of (i) the difference between (x) the VWAP on the trading day immediately prior to or on the date of the Notice of Exercise (as defined below), in each case as determined in accordance with the Yorkville Warrant, and (y) the Exercise Price, and (ii) the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable in a cash exercise, by (b) the amount determined in clause (a)(i)(x). Yorkville may exercise its purchase rights under the Yorkville Warrant at any time on or after the Market Price Set Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivering a duly executed notice of exercise (each, a “Notice of Exercise”) to the Company and timely delivering the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise (unless cashless exercise is specified in such notice). No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon exercise of the Yorkville Warrant. With respect to any fraction of a share which Yorkville would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon exercise of the Yorkville Warrant, the Company will, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

If at any time after the Issue Date, (i) any of certain specified events of default under the Convertible Debentures occurs, (ii) the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to Yorkville any applicable portion of the Warrant Shares in accordance with, and as and when required by, the Yorkville Warrant (provided that such failure may be cured by delivery of the applicable portion of the Warrant Shares to Yorkville), or (iii) the Company commits certain material breaches of or defaults under the Yorkville Warrant, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Yorkville RRA, the Convertible Debentures and certain related agreements (subject to certain cure periods), the Company will, at Yorkville’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or after, the occurrence of an event described in clauses (i)-(iii) purchase the Yorkville Warrant in whole from Yorkville by paying to Yorkville a cash amount equal to the product of (a) $20 million, multiplied by (b) the quotient of (y) the number of Warrant Shares called for by the Yorkville Warrant as of the date such payment is made divided by (z) the original number of Warrant Shares underlying the Yorkville Warrant (plus any increase required pursuant to the terms thereof), which amount will be paid within 20 trading days of the date of notice from Yorkville.

 

Yorkville shall be entitled to participate in any distribution to the holders of shares of Common Stock based on the then-current Exercise Price immediately before the record date for such distribution.

 

The foregoing description of the Yorkville Warrant is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Yorkville Warrant, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.7 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

SEPA Amendment

 

On November 30, 2022, the Company and Yorkville entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) to amend the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement entered into by the parties on August 31, 2022 (“SEPA”). Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the parties agreed that the Company will not file the SEPA Registration Statement until there is an effective registration statement covering the resale of at least 18,000,000 Conversion Shares.

 

The parties further agreed to amend the definition of “Maximum Advance Amount” (as such term is defined in the SEPA) to mean an amount equal to the average daily traded value of the Common Stock on the five trading days immediately preceding any notice of the Company to sell securities to Yorkville pursuant to the SEPA. Prior to the amendment, the “Maximum Advance Amount” was the greater of (a) an amount equal to the average daily traded value of the Common Stock on the five trading days immediately preceding any notice of the Company to sell securities to Yorkville pursuant to the SEPA and (b) $10 million.

 

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The foregoing description of the Letter Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Letter Agreement, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.8 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

 

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

 

The information contained above in Item 1.01 under the heading “Forward Purchase Agreement Terminations” is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.02.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information contained above in Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

 

The First Convertible Debenture and Yorkville Warrant were issued to Yorkville in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) in a transaction not involving any public offering. The Company relied on this exemption from registration based in part on representations made by Yorkville in the Securities Purchase Agreement and Yorkville Warrant. The Convertible Debentures and Yorkville Warrant and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Yorkville Warrant, if any, have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. To the extent that any shares of Common Stock are issued upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Yorkville Warrant, they will be issued in transactions anticipated to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereof because no commission or other remuneration is expected to be paid in connection with conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Yorkville Warrant and any respective resulting issuance of shares of Common Stock.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibits No.   Description
10.1   Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2022, by and among Rubicon Global, LLC, Riverroad Waste Solutions, Inc., Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC, Cleanco LLC, Charter Waste Management, Inc., Rubicon Technologies International, Inc., the lenders party thereto, and Pathlight Capital LP.
     
10.2   Letter Agreement re: Termination of Forward Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2022, by and among Rubicon Technologies, Inc., Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC, and ACM ARRT F LLC.
     
10.3   Termination and Release Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2022, by and among Rubicon Technologies, Inc., Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC, and Vellar Opportunity Fund SPV LLC – Series 2.
     
10.4   Convertible Debenture, dated as of November 30, 2022, by and between Rubicon Technologies, Inc. and YA II PN Ltd.
     
10.5   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2022, by and between Rubicon Technologies, Inc. and YA II PN, Ltd.
     
10.6   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2022, by and between Rubicon Technologies, Inc. and YA II PN, Ltd.
     
10.7   Pre-Funded Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated as of November 30, 2022, issued by Rubicon Technologies, Inc. to YA II PN Ltd.
     
10.8   Letter Agreement to Amend Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2022, by and between Rubicon Technologies, Inc. and YA II PN, Ltd.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Rubicon Technologies, Inc.  
   
  By: /s/ Kevin Schubert
    Name: Kevin Schubert
    Title: President

 

Date: December 1, 2022

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of November 30, 2022 (this “Sixth Amendment”), is entered into among (a) RUBICON GLOBAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Rubicon”) and RIVERROAD WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC., a New Jersey corporation (“RiverRoad”; together with Rubicon, each a “Borrower” and collectively the “Borrowers”), (b) RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), (c) CLEANCO LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (“Cleanco”), (d) CHARTER WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Charter”), (e) RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“International”), (f) the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) party hereto and (g) PATHLIGHT CAPITAL LP, as Agent (as hereinafter defined).

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

 

A. Reference is hereby made to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2020, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2021, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2021, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2022, as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2022, and as may be further amended, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time and in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Sixth Amendment, the “Existing Loan Agreement”, and the Existing Loan Agreement, as amended by this Sixth Amendment, the “Amended Loan Agreement”), among the Borrowers, the other Loan Party Obligors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”), and Pathlight Capital LP, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Agent”).

 

B. The Borrowers have requested that the Agent and the Lenders agree to amend certain of the terms and provisions of the Existing Loan Agreement and provide certain consents as specifically set forth in this Sixth Amendment.

 

C. The Agent and the undersigned Lenders are prepared to amend the Existing Loan Agreement, subject to the conditions and in reliance on the representations set forth in this Sixth Amendment.

 

Accordingly, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein, including in preamble and the preliminary statements hereto, shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Amended Loan Agreement.

 

 

 

SECTION 2. Amendments to Existing Loan Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in Section 4 and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5, the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a) Section 1.1 (Certain Defined Terms) of the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended to amend and restate the definition of “S-1 Trigger Date” in its entirety as follows:

 

S-1 Trigger Date means the earlier of (a) five (5) Business Days after the date the Convertibles Registration Statement becomes effective and (b) January 31, 2023.

 

(b) Section 1.1 (Certain Defined Terms) of the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended to amend and restate the definition of “SEPA” in its entirety as follows:

 

SEPA” means that certain Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2022, by and between the SEPA Purchaser and Rubicon Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as amended by the SEPA Purchaser and Rubicon Technologies, Inc. as of the date hereof, and as the same may be amended from time to time without resulting in an Event of Default hereunder.

 

(c) Section 1.1 (Certain Defined Terms) of the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended to include the following additional defined terms:

 

Convertibles Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed by Rubicon Technologies, Inc. with the SEC with respect to the resale of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001, of Rubicon Technologies, Inc., issuable pursuant to the Convertibles SPA.

 

Convertibles SPA” means that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2022, by and between YA II PN, Ltd. and Rubicon Technologies, Inc., as the same may be amended from time to time without resulting in an Event of Default hereunder.

 

(d) Section 7.15 (Financial, Collateral and Other Reporting / Notices) of the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the text “and” appearing at the end of Section 7.15(l) of the Existing Credit Agreement, (ii) deleting the “.” at the end of Section 7.15(m) of the Existing Credit Agreement and inserting the text “; and” in lieu thereof, and (iii) inserting a new Section 7.15(n) as follows:

 

(n) Amendments of SEPA and Convertibles SPA. Promptly following the occurrence of such event, any amendment, waiver, supplement, or other modification of the SEPA or the Convertibles SPA (or any of the Transaction Documents (as defined therein)), in each case, accompanied by a true, correct and complete copy thereof.

 

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(e) Section 7.33 (Initial Issuance Transaction) of the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

7.33. Initial Issuance Transaction. On or before November 30, 2022, the Borrowers shall receive a contribution from Holdings (or any parent company of Holdings) of at least $4,960,000 from the net proceeds of the issuance of additional equity in the form of membership interests (or warrants therefor) in Holdings (or any parent company of Holdings).

 

(f) Section 7.34 (S-1 Filing) of the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

7.34. S-1 Filing; Convertibles Registration Statement. The Borrower shall provide the Agent notice promptly upon each of the S-1 Filing and the Convertibles Registration Statement having become effective under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(g) Section 7.35 (Follow-on Issuance Transaction) of the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

7.35. Follow-on Issuance Transaction. On or before the S-1 Trigger Date, the Borrowers shall receive a contribution (the “Follow-on Contribution”) from Holdings (or any parent company of Holdings) of at least $25,000,000 from the net proceeds of the issuance of additional equity in the form of membership interests (or warrants therefor) in Holdings (or any parent company of Holdings) pursuant to a transaction or series of transactions of the type described in the Rodina Capital Financing Commitment Letter or similar commitment letter which has been entered into on or before the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, on such additional terms and documentation as approved by the Agent; provided, however, that Holdings shall deliver to the Agent, on or before December 19, 2022 (or such later date as the Agent may agree in writing in its sole discretion), a binding agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, setting forth the detailed terms for a portion of the Follow-on Contribution in an amount of at least $15,000,000 pursuant to a transaction or series of transactions of the type described in the Rodina Capital Financing Commitment Letter or similar commitment letter, with the net proceeds of such portion of the Follow-on Contribution to be contributed to the Borrowers from Holdings (or any parent company of Holdings) on or before the S-1 Trigger Date and in partial satisfaction of the Follow-on Contribution.

 

(h) Section 7.36 (SEPA) of the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the text “After the S-1 Trigger Date” appearing in the second sentence of such Section and (ii) inserting the text “After the effectiveness of the SEPA Registration Statement” in lieu thereof.

 

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(i) The first sentence of Section 7.38 (SEPA Registration Statement) of the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

7.38. SEPA Registration Statement. Holdings covenants and agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to (a) promptly (but in any event on or before the later of (i) twenty-five (25) Business Days after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and (ii) five (5) Business Days after the Convertibles Registration Statement having become effective under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (or in any case such later date as may be approved in writing by the Agent)) cause Rubicon Technologies, Inc. to file a registration statement (the “SEPA Registration Statement”) with the SEC with respect to the resale of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001, of Rubicon Technologies, Inc., issuable pursuant to the SEPA and (b) to have such SEPA Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, and thereafter, to remain in effect.

 

(j) Section 11.1(u) (SEPA Termination) of the Existing Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

(u) SEPA and Convertibles SPA. (i) Rubicon Technologies, Inc. shall exercise its right to terminate the SEPA pursuant to Section 10.01 of the SEPA, without the Agent’s prior written consent or (ii) Rubicon Technologies, Inc. agrees to any amendment, consent, waiver or other modification to the Convertibles SPA (or any of the Transaction Documents (as defined therein)) or the SEPA from and after the date hereof that reduces (or that has the effect of reducing) the maximum amount or permitted frequency of Advances under and as defined in SEPA.

 

SECTION 3. Certain Consents, Non-Reliance, Etc.

 

(a) Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in Section 4 and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5, and notwithstanding anything in the contrary in the Loan Documents (as amended hereby), the Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, hereby acknowledges that the Convertibles SPA includes certain terms and provisions that may impact the timing and nature of Rubicon Technologies, Inc.’s ability to cause the SEPA Purchaser to purchase the maximum amount of equity interests of Rubicon Technologies, Inc. that may be issued in accordance with the SEPA and as contemplated by Section 7.36 of the Amended Loan Agreement. The Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, hereby acknowledges and agrees that the execution, delivery, and performance by Rubicon Technologies, Inc. of the Convertibles SPA and the amendment to the SEPA entered into by the SEPA Purchaser and Rubicon Technologies, Inc. as of the date hereof, and compliance by Holdings and its Affiliates with the terms and provisions of the Convertibles SPA and the SEPA, shall not constitute a breach, Default, or Event of Default under the Amended Loan Agreement.

 

(b) The Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the SEPA, the Convertibles SPA, and any Transaction Document (as defined in the Convertibles SPA) (collectively, the “Yorkville Documents”) are for the sole benefit of the parties thereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “Yorkville Parties”) and nothing in the Yorkville Documents, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon the Agent, the Lenders, or any other Person, any legal or equitable right, benefit, or remedy of any nature whatsoever; and (ii) none of the Yorkville Parties has made any representation or warranty to it and that no act by any of the Yorkville Parties shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any such Yorkville Parties to the Agent.

 

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(c) THE AGENT, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND THE LENDERS, HEREBY COVENANTS AND AGREES NOT TO INSTITUTE ANY ACTION OR SUIT AT LAW OR IN EQUITY AGAINST THE YORKVILLE PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO ANY OF THE YORKVILLE PARTIES’ ACTIONS, OMISSIONS, STATEMENTS, REQUESTS OR DEMANDS IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING, PERFORMING AND ENFORCING THE YORKVILLE DOCUMENTS.

 

SECTION 4. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Sixth Amendment. This Sixth Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above (the “Sixth Amendment Effective Date”) upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent (except to the extent such conditions precedent are subject to Section 5):

 

(a) Sixth Amendment. This Sixth Amendment shall have been duly executed and delivered to the Agent by each of the Loan Party Obligors, the Lenders and the Agent.

 

(b) Representations and Warranties; No Default. The following statements shall be true on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to this Sixth Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Sixth Amendment taking place on or about the Sixth Amendment Effective Date:

 

(i) the representations and warranties contained in the Amended Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date as though made on and as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date (or, to the extent such representations or warranties are expressly made solely as of an earlier date, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), and

 

(ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(c) Fees and Expenses. The Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers under the Existing Loan Agreement.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4, each Lender that has signed this Sixth Amendment shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Sixth Amendment Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties. Each Borrower and each other Loan Party Obligor represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Agent that:

 

(a) Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party Obligor of this Sixth Amendment and all other instruments and agreements required to be executed and delivered by such Loan Party Obligor in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or referred to herein (collectively, the “Amendment Documents”) (i) have been duly and validly authorized by all corporate, stockholder, partnership or limited liability company action required to be taken by the Loan Party Obligors, (ii) do not violate or contravene such Loan Party Obligor’s Governing Documents or any applicable law or any material agreement or instrument or any court order which is binding upon any Loan Party Obligor or its property, (iii) do not constitute grounds for acceleration of any Indebtedness or obligation under any material agreement or instrument which is binding upon any Loan Party Obligor or its property, and (iv) do not require the consent of any Person.

 

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(b) Government Approvals. No Loan Party Obligor is required to obtain any government approval, consent, or authorization from, or to file any declaration or statement with, any Governmental Authority in connection with or as a condition to the execution, delivery or performance of this Sixth Amendment or any other Amendment Document.

 

(c) Enforceability. Each of this Sixth Amendment, the other Amendment Documents, and the Amended Loan Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party Obligor party thereto, enforceable against each Loan Party Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.

 

SECTION 6. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made in this Sixth Amendment or in any other Amendment Document shall survive the execution and delivery of this Sixth Amendment. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any extension of credit by the Agent or such lender, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation under the Amended Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.

 

SECTION 7. Effect of Sixth Amendment, Release, Etc.

 

(a) Effect of Sixth Amendment. After giving effect to this Sixth Amendment on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, the Amended Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the Borrowers and each other Loan Party Obligor in all respects. The execution, delivery, and performance of this Sixth Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power, or remedy of the Agent or the Lenders under the Existing Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents. The Borrowers and each other Loan Party Obligor hereby acknowledges and agrees that, after giving effect to this Sixth Amendment, all of its obligations and liabilities under the Existing Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, as such obligations and liabilities have been amended by this Sixth Amendment, are reaffirmed and remain in full force and effect. All references to the Existing Loan Agreement in any Loan Document or other document or instrument delivered in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to the Amended Loan Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as a novation of the Obligations outstanding under and as defined in the Existing Loan Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect, except as modified hereby.

 

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(b) Reaffirmation of Grant of Security Interests. Each Borrower and each other Loan Party Obligor hereby reaffirms its grant to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, of a continuing security interest in and Lien upon the Collateral of such Person, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever located, all as provided in the Loan Documents, and each Borrower and other Loan Party Obligor hereby reaffirms that the Obligations are and shall continue to be secured by the continuing security interest and Lien granted by such Person to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, pursuant to the Loan Documents.

 

(c) Limited Effect. This Sixth Amendment relates only to the specific matters expressly covered herein, shall not be considered to be an amendment or waiver of any rights or remedies that the Agent or any Lender may have under the Existing Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document (except as expressly set forth herein) or under applicable law, and shall not be considered to create a course of dealing or to otherwise obligate in any respect the Agent or any Lender to execute similar or other amendments or waivers or grant any amendments or waivers under the same or similar or other circumstances in the future.

 

(d) RELEASE. EACH BORROWER AND LOAN PARTY OBLIGOR HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, AS OF THE DATE HEREOF, SUCH PERSON HAS NO DEFENSE, COUNTERCLAIM, OFFSET, CROSS-COMPLAINT, CLAIM OR DEMAND OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER THAT CAN BE ASSERTED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH PERSON’S LIABILITY TO REPAY THE OBLIGATIONS OR TO SEEK AFFIRMATIVE RELIEF OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE FROM LENDERS, AGENT, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, PARTICIPANTS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES OR ATTORNEYS. EACH BORROWER AND LOAN PARTY OBLIGOR HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE LENDERS, AGENT, THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES AND PARTICIPANTS, AND THEIR PREDECESSORS, AGENTS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FROM ALL POSSIBLE CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES, AND LIABILITIES WHATSOEVER, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ANTICIPATED OR UNANTICIPATED, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, FIXED, CONTINGENT, OR CONDITIONAL, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, ORIGINATING IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED, WHICH ANY BORROWER OR LOAN PARTY OBLIGOR MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AGAINST LENDERS, AGENT, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE PREDECESSORS, AGENTS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IF ANY, AND IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER ANY SUCH CLAIMS ARISE OUT OF CONTRACT, TORT, VIOLATION OF LAW OR REGULATIONS, OR OTHERWISE, AND ARISING FROM THE LIABILITIES, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND NEGOTIATION FOR AND EXECUTION OF THIS AMENDMENT. EACH BORROWER AND LOAN PARTY OBLIGOR HEREBY COVENANTS AND AGREES NEVER TO INSTITUTE ANY ACTION OR SUIT AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, NOR INSTITUTE, PROSECUTE, OR IN ANY WAY AID IN THE INSTITUTION OR PROSECUTION OF ANY CLAIM, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION, RIGHTS TO RECOVER DEBTS OR DEMANDS OF ANY NATURE AGAINST LENDERS, AGENT, THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES AND PARTICIPANTS, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS, AGENTS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, ATTORNEYS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND PERSONAL AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES ARISING ON OR BEFORE THE DATE HEREOF OUT OF OR RELATED TO LENDERS’ OR AGENT’S ACTIONS, OMISSIONS, STATEMENTS, REQUESTS OR DEMANDS IN ADMINISTERING, ENFORCING, MONITORING, COLLECTING OR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT THE OBLIGATIONS OF ANY BORROWER OR ANY LOAN PARTY OBLIGOR TO LENDERS AND AGENT, WHICH OBLIGATIONS ARE EVIDENCED BY THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, EXCEPT FOR THOSE CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF AGENT OR ANY LENDER.

 

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SECTION 8. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Sixth Amendment as Loan Document. This Sixth Amendment constitutes a Loan Document under the Amended Loan Agreement.

 

(b) Headings. Section headings in this Sixth Amendment are included herein for convenience and do not affect the meanings of the provisions that they precede.

 

(c) Severability. If any provision of this Sixth Amendment or any other Amendment Document is held invalid or unenforceable, either in its entirety or by virtue of its scope or application to given circumstances, such provision shall thereupon be deemed modified only to the extent necessary to render same valid, or not applicable to given circumstances, or excised from this Sixth Amendment or such other Amendment Document, as the situation may require, and this Sixth Amendment and the other Amendment Documents shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had been included herein as so modified in scope or application, or had not been included herein or therein, as the case may be.

 

(d) GOVERNING LAW. THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED THEREIN, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES. FURTHER, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL APPLY TO ALL DISPUTES OR CONTROVERSIES ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED TO OR WITH THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT OR THE OTHER AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

 

(e) Costs and Expenses. Each Borrower and Loan Party Obligor hereby affirms its obligation under the Amended Loan Agreement to reimburse the Agent for all fees and expenses paid or incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Sixth Amendment, including but not limited to the internal and external attorneys’ fees and expenses of attorneys for the Agent with respect thereto.

 

(f) Execution in Counterparts. This Sixth Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Sixth Amendment may be executed by signatures delivered by facsimile or electronic mail, each of which shall be fully binding on the signing party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Sixth Amendment to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

PATHLIGHT CAPITAL LP,

  as Agent
   
  By: Pathlight GP LLC, its General Partner
   
  By: /s/ Shawn Pennels
  Name: Shawn Pennels
  Title: Director
   
 

PATHLIGHT CAPITAL FUND I LP,

as a Lender

   
  By: Pathlight GP LLC, its General Partner
   
 

By:

/s/ Shawn Pennels

  Name: Shawn Pennels
  Title: Director
   
 

PATHLIGHT CAPITAL OFFSHORE FUND I LP,

as a Lender

   
  By: Pathlight GP LLC, its General Partner
   
 

By:

/s/ Shawn Pennels

  Name: Shawn Pennels
  Title: Director

 

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement] 

 

 

 

 

RUBICON GLOBAL, LLC,

as a Borrower and a Loan Party Obligor

 

  By: /s/ Phil Rodoni
  Name: Phil Rodoni
  Title: Chief Executive Officer of its Sole Member
   
  RIVERROAD WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.,
  as a Borrower and a Loan Party Obligor
   
  By: /s/ Marc Spiegel
  Name: Marc Spiegel
  Title: President
   
  RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, LLC,
  as a Loan Party Obligor
   
  By: /s/ Phil Rodoni
  Name: Phil Rodoni
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
   
  CLEANCO LLC,
  as a Loan Party Obligor
   
  By: /s/ Phil Rodoni
  Name: Phil Rodoni
  Title: Chief Executive Officer of its Sole Member
   
  CHARTER WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.,
  as a Loan Party Obligor
   
  By: /s/ Marc Spiegel
  Name: Marc Spiegel
  Title: President

 

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]

 

 

 

  RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
  as a Loan Party Obligor
   
  By: /s/ Marc Spiegel
  Name: Marc Spiegel
  Title: President

 

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

ACM ARRT F LLC

One Rockefeller Center, 32nd Floor

New York, NY 10020

 

November 30, 2022

 

VIA E-MAIL

 

Rubicon Technologies, Inc.

Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC

950 E. Paces Ferry Road

Suite 1900

Atlanta, GA 30326

Email: bill.meyer@rubicon.com

Attention: William Meyer, General Counsel

 

Re:Agreement (the “Agreement”) By and Among Rubicon Technologies, Inc. (f/k/a Founder SPAC) (the “Company”), Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC (f/k/a Rubicon Technologies, LLC) (“Rubicon”), and ACM ARRT F LLC (the “Seller,” “we,” “us,” and “our”), Dated as of August 4, 2022 (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”)

 

To the above-referenced party:

 

1. The parties hereto desire to terminate the Forward Purchase Agreement and the Transactions (as defined therein) (collectively, the “Obligations”), and agree such Obligations shall be terminated and of no further force or effect as of the date hereof, other than Paragraph (i) (Securities Contract; Swap Agreement) under the Section entitled “Other Provisions” of the Forward Purchase Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect, upon the concurrent:

 

(a)Payment by the Company to Seller of a one-time cash payment of $6,000,000 by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated on Schedule A (the “Termination Fee”).

 

(b)Forfeiture by Seller, for no additional consideration, of those 2,222,119 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”), that it holds pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement. Such forfeiture shall be effectuated by Seller transferring such shares to the Company via a Deposit & Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) request to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the transfer agent for the Company, whereby such shares will be deemed forfeited and cancelled without any further action or consent of Seller.

 

2. In consideration of the terms of this letter and other valuable consideration, each of (a) the Company and Rubicon, jointly and severally, and (b) the Seller, individually, on behalf of itself and its respective present and former agents (including attorneys), representatives, family members, predecessors, successors, assigns, heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, estates, trusts, beneficiaries (as applicable) and all other persons or entities acting by, through, or in concert with it, or acting at its direction or on its behalf, hereby knowingly, voluntarily, and expressly releases, remits, acquits, waives, holds harmless, and forever discharges the Seller (in the case of Rubicon and the Company) and Rubicon and the Company (in the case of the Seller) and all of the respective current and former representatives, entities, affiliates, agents (including attorneys), heirs, administrators, executors, trustees, beneficiaries, successors and assigns (as applicable), from any and all causes of action, suits, liens, orders, debts, accounts, covenants, agreements, contracts, promises, controversies, damages, liabilities, obligations, payments, judgments, costs, charges, penalties, forfeitures, expenses, attorneys’ fees, claims, demands, disputes, objections, and challenges of whatever kind or nature, at law or in equity, in tort or in contract, by statute, pursuant to case law or otherwise, whether now known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, vested or contingent, suspected or unsuspected, and which have existed or may have existed, which do exist or may in the future exist, including, but not limited to, those claims arising out of or relating to the Forward Purchase Agreement, from the beginning of the world to the date of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

3. Seller agrees that it shall not Transfer any of the 500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock that it holds pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement (the “Lock-Up Shares”) until the eighteen month anniversary of the date hereof (the “Lock-Up Expiration”). Any action taken in violation of the foregoing sentence shall be null and void ab initio. “Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), gift, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b).

 

4. Each party hereto agrees that, for the avoidance of doubt, in addition to receipt of the Termination Fee, Seller shall retain the Prepayment Amount (as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement) and the Share Consideration (as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement) in full, and holds all rights, title and interest, free and clear of any and all liens, charges, encumbrances, debts, obligations and liabilities whatsoever, in such amounts; and that the waivers set forth herein, include a waiver of any claims of Rubicon and the Company to such amounts.

 

5. Each party hereto hereby represents and warrants that the execution of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part and that the officer or other agent executing this Agreement on its behalf has the authority to execute the same and to bind it to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

6. Seller represents and warrants to Rubicon and the Company that after taking effect to the forfeiture by Seller of the 2,222,119 shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement of the obligations set forth herein, Seller will hold not more than 500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (as defined in the Forward Purchase Agreement) as of such date, which shares shall constitute the Lock-Up Shares.

 

7. The Company and its subsidiaries have not taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so.  The Company and its subsidiaries will not be Insolvent (as defined below) after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, payment of the Termination Fee.  For purposes of this Section 7, “Insolvent” means that as of the date hereof (i) the present fair saleable value of the Company’s assets is less than the amount required to pay the Company’s total indebtedness or (ii) the Company is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities reach their scheduled maturities.

 

8. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 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.

 

9. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts by original, facsimile or email signature. All executed counterparts shall constitute one Agreement not withstanding that all signatories are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Facsimile and scanned signatures are considered original signatures.

 

10. Each party will bear its own legal expenses in the execution of this Agreement.

 

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

 

This letter was provided in compliance with the notice provisions and requirements of the Forward Purchase Agreement.

 

  ACM ARRT F LLC
   
  By: /s/ Ivan Zinn
  Name:  Ivan Zinn
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Agreed:

 

RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.  
   
By: /s/ Kevin Schubert  
Name:  Kevin Schubert  
Title: President  
   
RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, LLC  
   
By: /s/ Kevin Schubert  
Name: Kevin Schubert  
Title: President  

 

With a copy to:

 

Loeb & Loeb LLP

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: Mitchell Nussbaum, Esq.

E-mail: mnussbaum@loeb.com

 

 

[Signature Page to FPA Termination Letter Agreement]

  

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

Wire Instructions

 

[Wire Instructions]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

TERMINATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

 

This Termination and Release Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 30, 2022, is entered into by and among Rubicon Technologies Inc. (the successor to Founder SPAC (“Rubicon”), Vellar Opportunity Fund SPV LLC – Series 2 (“Seller”), and Rubicon Technologies Holdings LLC (the successor to Rubicon Technologies, LLC) (“Holdings LLC”).

 

WHEREAS, Rubicon, Holdings LLC and ACM ARRT F LLC (the “Assignor”) entered into a certain OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction, as documented under the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “Transaction”) and a confirmation between Rubicon and the Assignor dated August 4, 2022 (the “Confirmation”) relating to such Transaction.

 

WHEREAS, the Assignor assigned all of its rights, duties and obligations to Seller in respect of 5,000,000 Shares under the Transaction, including the Confirmation, pursuant to the Assignment and Novation Agreement dated August 5, 2022 by and among, the Assignor, Rubicon, Holdings LLC, and Seller (the “Assignment and Novation Agreement” together with the Transaction and the Confirmation, collectively, the “Transaction Documents”).

 

WHEREAS, Seller currently owns 1,640,848 Class A Common Shares, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Shares”), of Rubicon (the “Previously Owned Shares”).

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Rubicon intends to enter into a certain convertible debentures for an aggregate of $17 million, whereby the holder thereof may convert such debentures into Shares (the “Capital Raising Transaction”).

 

WHEREAS, Seller, Rubicon and CIBC Bank USA (“CIBC”) have entered into that certain Deposit Account Control Agreement (Blocked Account Without Activation – No or Limited Transfers Contemplated), dated as of August 5, 2022, in respect of Seller’s account number 2515180 (the “CIBC Control Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Assignor, Rubicon and Holdings LLC shall enter into that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, to terminate that portion of the Transaction and Confirmation not assigned to Seller pursuant to the Assignment and Novation Agreement (the “Assignor Termination”).

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to, among other things, terminate the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms set forth herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Rubicon covenants and agrees, at its sole option, to either (a) pay Seller $2.0 million (the “Initial Cash Payment”) in immediately available funds within three (3) Business Days following the Share Issuance Date (as defined below) or (b) issue to Seller on the earlier of (i) the Lock-Up Date or (ii) no later than three (3) Business Days (a “Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close) following the Earlier Lock-Up Date (either (i) or (ii) as applicable, the “Share Issuance Date”) such number of Shares equal to $2.0 million based on the average daily VWAP Price over the 10 Scheduled Trading Days preceding the Share Issuance Date (the “Settlement Shares”); provided that if it is anticipated that Rubicon will not have sufficient authorized share capital to permit the issuance of the Settlement Shares on the Share Issuance Date then Rubicon covenants and agrees that from and after the date of this Agreement, Rubicon will use its best efforts to take all actions required to maintain and reserve at all times sufficient authorized share capital to permit the issuance and delivery of the Settlement Shares, including (as necessary) by undertaking to propose at the next annual general meeting of the Rubicon shareholders to renew and/or increase the authorized share capital provision in its organizational documents for approval by the shareholders (the “Shareholder Authorization”), so that the authorized share capital of Rubicon is sufficient to satisfy the covenants set forth this Section 1; provided that if Rubicon does not receive the Shareholder Authorization (if necessary to permit the issuance and delivery of the Settlement Shares) prior to the Share Issuance Date, it shall not be obligated to issue the Settlement Shares but instead shall be obligated to pay the Initial Cash Payment in cash in immediately available funds within three (3) Business Days following the Share Issuance Date (issuance of the Settlement Shares or payment of the Initial Cash Payment, as applicable, the “Transaction Amount”).

 

 

 

 

2. If Rubicon issues Settlement Shares, Rubicon covenants and agrees to register for resale all of the Shares owned by Seller, including the Previously Owned Shares and the Settlement Shares with such registration for resale to be made pursuant to the registration rights and obligations set forth on Schedule A hereto, which is incorporated into this Agreement. If, within the first 360 calendar days from the date that Settlement Shares are first registered for resale under an effective registration statement of Rubicon, Seller sells all of the Settlement Shares in one or more open market sale(s) to unaffiliated third party(ies) and Seller realizes gross proceeds of less than $2.0 million, Rubicon shall pay Seller an amount in cash (the “Additional Payment”) in the amount equal to the difference between (a) $2.0 million and (b) the realized gross proceeds from the sales of the Settlement Shares; provided that Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to deliver a written notice to Rubicon within ten (10) Business Days following the last sale of all of the Settlement Shares, which notice shall include the sale price for each sale of the Settlement Shares and reasonable back-up information for such sales (the “Settlement Notice”); provided that Seller’s failure to provide a Settlement Notice within such ten (10) Business Day period shall not constitute a waiver of Rubicon’s obligation to remit the Additional Payment to Seller. Any Additional Payment shall be made promptly following receipt of the Settlement Notice by Rubicon (and in any event within five Business Days thereafter).

 

3. Rubicon agrees that Seller owns all of the Previously Owned Shares and will own the Settlement Shares, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances (other than those imposed by applicable securities laws or otherwise created by Seller other than in connection with, or as a result of the termination of, the Transaction Documents) and Rubicon has no rights, title or interests in the Previously Owned Shares, including in connection with, or as a result of the termination of, the Transaction Documents as set forth herein.

 

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4. As of the date hereof, together with the termination of the Transaction Documents, Rubicon shall be deemed to have hereby released any and all security interests in the Collateral and those created by the Transaction Documents, and Rubicon acknowledges that any other person may rely on this Agreement as evidence of such release. Any such person is hereby authorized to take such further steps as are required to release any and all collateral from such security interests. Rubicon shall promptly deliver a termination notice to CIBC to terminate the CIBC Control Agreement pursuant to the termination procedures specified therein. Rubicon agrees to promptly procure, deliver or execute and deliver to Seller or its designees, from time to time, all further releases, termination statements, certificates, instruments and documents, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller, and take any other actions, as may be reasonably requested by Seller or that are required to evidence the consummation of the foregoing terminations and releases, in each case at the expense of Rubicon.

 

5. Upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto, the Transaction Documents shall be terminated in full and of no further force and effect.

 

6. If Rubicon breaches, violates or otherwise defaults on or under any term or condition of this Agreement without respect to materiality, including without limitation, any Registration Failure or payment, notice or share issuance required hereunder (collectively, a “Default”), Seller may provide Rubicon written notice specifying such Default (a “Default Notice”) and Rubicon shall have five (5) Business Days from the date of the Default Notice to cure such Default (the “Cure Period”); provided that if such Default remains uncured after the Cure Period or such Default is uncurable, Rubicon shall immediately and in no event later than three (3) Business Days following the Cure Period pay to Seller a cash penalty fee of $5,000,000 in immediately available funds (the “Penalty Fee”); provided further that the Penalty Fee is not intended to constitute a liquidated damages provision, and it will be due and payable in addition to any other obligations owed or amounts due and payable to Seller hereunder; provided further, that if Seller pays the Transaction Amount in cash no later than three (3) Business Days following the Share Issuance Date pursuant to the last proviso in Section 1, such failure to issue Settlement Shares shall not constitute a Default. For the sake of clarity, upon failure to cure a Default, Rubicon will owe the Penalty Fee and the Transaction Amount and the Additional Payment if applicable. In the event of a Default, Rubicon shall be obligated to reimburse Seller for any and all fees, expenses and costs incurred by Seller, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, for the collection of monies due from Rubicon or the enforcement of Rubicon’s obligations under the provisions of this Agreement.

 

7. From and after the date hereof, each of (a) Rubicon, and (b) Seller, in each case, on behalf of itself and its respective present and former agents (including attorneys), representatives, family members, predecessors, successors, assigns, heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, estates, trusts, beneficiaries (as applicable) and all other persons or entities acting by, through, or in concert with it, or acting at its direction or on its behalf, hereby knowingly, voluntarily, and expressly releases, remits, acquits, waives, holds harmless, and forever discharges the Seller (in the case of Rubicon) and Rubicon (in the case of the Seller) and all of their respective current and former representatives, entities, affiliates, agents (including attorneys), heirs, administrators, executors, trustees, beneficiaries, successors and assigns (as applicable), from any and all causes of action, suits, liens, orders, debts, accounts, covenants, agreements, contracts, promises, controversies, damages, liabilities, obligations, payments, judgments, costs, charges, penalties, forfeitures, expenses, attorneys’ fees, claims, demands, disputes, objections, and challenges of whatever kind or nature, at law or in equity, in tort or in contract, by statute, pursuant to case law or otherwise, whether now known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, vested or contingent, suspected or unsuspected, and which have existed or may have existed, which do exist or may in the future exist, including, but not limited to, those claims arising out of or relating to the Transaction Documents, except for Seller’s right to receive the Transaction Amount hereunder and the Penalty Fee (if applicable) and for claims and remedies that either party may have for breach by the other party of the terms of this Agreement.

 

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8. Transfer.

 

(a) Seller agrees that it shall not Transfer any Settlement Shares and Previously Owned Shares until May 30, 2024 (the “Lock-Up Date”) or such earlier date (if applicable) that is six months following the conversion of 90% or more of the Capital Raising Transaction into Shares as may be permitted under the documents relating to the Capital Raising Transaction (the “Earlier Lock-Up Date”); provided that Rubicon shall provide written notice to Seller within one (1) Business Day of the Earlier Lock-Up Date. Any Transfer in violation of the foregoing sentence shall be null and void ab initio. “Transfer” shall mean any sale, exchange, issuance, redemption, assignment, distribution, encumbrance, hypothecation, gift, pledge, retirement, resignation, transfer or other withdrawal, disposition or alienation in any way (whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law) thereof to any person other than to an affiliate of Seller, who prior to such Transfer, shall execute a joinder agreement to be bound by the same restrictions on Transfers in this Section 8 in a form reasonably acceptable to Rubicon; provided that the foregoing restrictions on Transfers will not prohibit Seller from participating in any tender offer, merger, consolidation, business combination or other similar transaction in respect of Rubicon.

 

9. The Shortfall Sales (as defined in the Transaction Documents) set forth on Schedule B hereto, which is incorporated into this Agreement, constitute all of the Shortfall Sales transactions made by Seller pursuant to the Transaction Documents and, for each Shortfall Sale, Schedule B sets forth (A) the date of such Shortfall Sale, (B) the price of each Shortfall Sale, (C) the number of Shortfall Sale Shares (as defined in the Transaction Documents) sold in such Shortfall Sale, and (D) the proceeds of such Shortfall Sale.

 

10. Each party agrees that this Agreement shall be effective upon and subject to the simultaneous or prior execution of (i) the Capital Raising Transaction Documents and (ii) the Assignor Termination, in each case with and on the same terms as previously disclosed to Seller.

 

11. Each party hereto hereby represents and warrants that the execution of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part and that the officer or other agent executing this Agreement on its behalf has the authority to execute the same and to bind it to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

12. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof.

 

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13. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, regardless of the conflicts of law provisions thereof. Each of the parties hereto hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and of any New York State court sitting in New York City for the purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby and agrees that service of process may be made by mail to the respective party at its address set forth herein. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH PARTY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

14. If any of the provisions of this Agreement becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.

 

15. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and shall not be modified, except in writing, nor assigned by any party without the consent of all parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld by any party.

 

16. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall constitute an original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Facsimile and scanned signatures are considered original signatures.

 

17. The Seller shall make all calculations and related determinations hereunder in good faith.

 

18. Rubicon agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller, its affiliates and its assignees and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (each such person being an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) expenses, joint or several, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Party arising out of, in connection with, or relating to, investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, whether arising out of any action between any of the Indemnified Parties and Rubicon or between any of the Indemnified Parties and any third party, or otherwise) to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other statute or at common law or otherwise or under the laws of foreign countries, arising out of or based upon this Agreement, the performance by Rubicon of its obligations under this Agreement, any breach of any covenant, representation or warranty made by Rubicon in this Agreement, regulatory filings and submissions made by or on behalf of Rubicon related to this Agreement (other than as relates to any information provided in writing by or on behalf of Seller or its affiliates), the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Registration Statement or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement, press release, filings or other document, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or as of a result of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding of Rubicon. Rubicon will not be liable under the foregoing indemnification provision to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense of Seller solely relates to or arises from (i) Seller’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in performing its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) Rubicon’s performance of its obligations to Seller under the Transaction Documents prior to the termination of the Transaction Documents pursuant to this Agreement. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Rubicon shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Rubicon will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all reasonable, out-of-pocket, expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred in connection with the enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement or the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Rubicon. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the completion of the Agreement.

 

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19. The parties hereto intend for (i) the Transaction as contemplated in the Transaction Documents and the termination and release contemplated in this Agreement to be (a) a “securities contract” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code, in which case each payment and delivery made pursuant to the Transaction or this Agreement is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (b) a “swap agreement” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) a party’s right to liquidate, terminate and accelerate the Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under the ISDA Form with respect to the other party to constitute a “contractual right” as described in the Bankruptcy Code, and (iii) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to otherwise constitute a “margin payment” or “settlement payment” and a “transfer” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.

 

20. Rubicon will bear all of its own and the Seller’s costs and expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and Rubicon agrees to within two Business Days of the date hereof reimburse Seller for such costs and expenses in an amount not to exceed $100,000. Wire instructions for such costs and expenses are attached hereto as Schedule C.

 

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21. All notices hereunder shall be in writing delivered by (a) email and (b) hand or via a recognized overnight delivery service (e.g., Federal Express or U.S. Express Mail), addressed as follows:

 

Notice to Seller:

 

3 Columbus Circle, 24th Floor,

New York, NY 10019;

Attention: Andrew Davilman

Email: adavilman@cohenandcompany.com

 

With a copy to:

 

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

Attention: Keith Billotti

Email: billotti@sewkis.com

 

Notice to Rubicon:

 

Rubicon Technologies, Inc.

100 W Main Street, Suite 610

Lexington, KY 40507

Attention: General Counsel

E-Mail: bill.meyer@rubicon.com

 

With a copy to:

 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

1050 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20036

Attention: Evan D’Amico

Email: edamico@gibsondunn.com

 

22. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement shall survive the termination of the Transaction Documents, including the termination of the Confirmation.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

  Rubicon Technologies, Inc.
   
  /s/ Kevin Schubert
   
  Name: Kevin Schubert
     
  Title: President
     
  Address:  100 West Main Street, Suite #610
    Lexington, Kentucky 40507
   
  Rubicon Technologies HOLDINGS, LLC
   
  /s/ Kevin Schubert
     
  Name: Kevin Schubert
     
  Title: President
     
  Address: 100 West Main Street, Suite #610
    Lexington, Kentucky 40507
   
  Vellar Opportunity Fund SPV LLC – Series 2
   
  /s/ Solomon Cohen
     
  Name: Solomon Cohen
     
  Title: Authorized Representative

 

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SCHEDULE A

Registration Rights

 

Upon the earlier of (a) the Lock-Up Date or (b) within five (5) Business Days following the Earlier Lock-Up Date (the “Filing Date”), Rubicon shall file (at Rubicon’s sole cost and expense) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 or such other form it is then eligible to use registering the resale of all of the Previously Owned Shares and the Settlement Shares (the “Registration Statement”), and have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earliest of (i) the 45th calendar day (or 90th calendar day if the Commission notifies Rubicon that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Registration Request and (ii) the 5th Business Day after the date the Rubicon is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. Upon notification by the Commission that the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, within three (3) Business Days thereafter, the Rubicon shall file the final prospectus under Rule 424 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended which shall contain a “plan of distribution” reasonably acceptable to Seller. In no event shall Rubicon identify Seller as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission. Rubicon will use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement covering the resale of the Shares as described above continuously effective (except for customary blackout periods, up to twice per year and for a total of up to 15 calendar days (and not more than 10 calendar days in an occurrence), if and when Rubicon is in possession of material non-public information the disclosure of which, in the good faith judgment of the Rubicon's board of directors, would be prejudicial, and Rubicon agrees to promptly notify Seller of any such blackout determination) until all such Shares been sold or may be transferred without any restrictions including the requirement for Rubicon to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2) or the volume and manner of sale limitations under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) and all restrictive legends have been removed from such Shares; provided that Rubicon covenants and agrees to promptly make all necessary filings, amendments, supplements and submissions in furtherance of the foregoing, including to register all of Seller’s Previously Owned Shares and Settlement Shares for resale.

 

If the Registration Statement covering all of the Seller’s Shares described above in this section is not declared effective after the 45th calendar day (or 90th calendar day if the Commission notifies Rubicon that it will “review” the Registration Statement) after the Filing Date) or the Registration Statement after it is declared effective ceases to be continuously effective (subject to the blackout periods as indicated above) in respect of the Previously Owned Shares and Settlement Shares and such Shares may not be sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 without the requirement for the Rubicon to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) as to the Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and in each case all restrictive legends have been removed from the Shares (collectively, a “Registration Failure”), Rubicon covenants and agrees to immediately pay Seller the Penalty Fee pursuant to the terms of Section 6.

 

Seller will promptly deliver customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to Rubicon, its counsel and/or its transfer agent in connection with the Registration Statement and the removal of the restrictive legends, including those related to selling shareholders and to respond to Commission comments. If requested by Seller, Rubicon shall remove or instruct its transfer agent to remove any restrictive legend with respect to transfers under the Securities Act from any and all Shares held by Seller if (1) the Registration Statement is and continues to be effective under the Securities Act, (2) such Shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (subject to all applicable requirements of Rule 144 being met), or (3) such Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for Rubicon to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) as to the Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions; provided that Seller shall have timely provided customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to Rubicon, its counsel and/or its transfer agent in connection therewith. Any fees (with respect to the transfer agent, Rubicon’s counsel or otherwise) associated with the issuance of any legal opinion required by Rubicon’s transfer agent or the removal of such legend shall be borne by Rubicon. If a legend is no longer required pursuant to the foregoing, Rubicon will, no later than five (5) Business Days following the delivery by Seller to Rubicon or the transfer agent (with notice to Rubicon) of customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to Rubicon, its counsel and/or its transfer agent, remove the restrictive legend related to the book entry account holding the Shares and make a new, unlegended book entry for the Shares.

 

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SCHEDULE B

Shortfall Sales

 

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Schedule C

 

Wire Instructions

 

[Wire Instructions]

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

NEITHER THIS DEBENTURE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS DEBENTURE IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

Convertible Debenture

 

Principal Amount: $7,000,000

Debenture Issuance Date: November 30, 2022

Debenture Number: RBT-1

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (formerly Founder SPAC), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of YA II PN, Ltd., or its registered assigns (the “Holder”) the amount set out above as the principal amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the “Principal”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“Interest”) on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Interest Rate from the date set out above as the Debenture Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon the Maturity Date or acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof). This Convertible Debenture (including all debentures issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this “Debenture”) was originally issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 30, 2022, as amended (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and the Buyers listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached thereto. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 14.

 

(1) GENERAL TERMS

 

(a) Maturity Date. On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest, and any other amounts outstanding pursuant to the terms of this Debenture. The “Maturity Date” shall be May 30, 2024, as may be extended at the option of the Holder. Other than as specifically permitted by this Debenture, the Company may not prepay or redeem any portion of the outstanding Principal and accrued and unpaid Interest.

 

 

 

(b) Interest Rate and Payment of Interest. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding Principal balance hereof at an annual rate equal to 4% (“Interest Rate”), which Interest Rate shall increase to an annual rate of 15% (i) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default or (ii) for so long as any Registration Event remains in effect. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

(2) PAYMENTS.

 

(a) Monthly Payments. If, any time after the Issuance Date set forth above, and from time to time thereafter, (i) the daily VWAP is less than the Floor Price for five Trading Days during a period of seven consecutive Trading Days (a “Floor Price Trigger”), or (ii) the Company has issued in excess of 95% of the Common Stock available under the Exchange Cap (an “Exchange Cap Trigger”) (the last such day of each such occurrence, a “Triggering Date”), then the Company shall make monthly payments beginning on the 20th Trading Day after the Triggering Date and continuing on the same day of each successive calendar month. Each monthly payment shall be in an amount equal to the sum of (i) $3,000,000 in the aggregate among this Debenture and all Other Debentures of Principal (or the outstanding Principal if less than such amount) (the “Triggered Principal Amount”), (ii) the applicable Redemption Premium (as defined below) in respect of such Triggered Principal Amount, and (iii) accrued and unpaid interest hereunder as of each payment date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Triggered Principal Amount shall be reduced by any Principal and/or accrued and unpaid interest converted by the Holder in the 30 days prior to such monthly prepayment date. The obligation of the Company to make monthly prepayments hereunder shall cease (with respect to any payment that has not yet come due) if any time after the Triggering Date (A) the daily VWAP is greater than the 110% of the Floor Price a period of 5 consecutive Trading Days in the event of a Floor Price Trigger, (B) the date the Company has obtained stockholder approval to increase the number of Common Stock under the Exchange Cap and/ or the Exchange Cap no longer applies, in the event of an Exchange Cap Trigger, unless a subsequent Triggering Date occurs.

 

(b) Early Redemption. The Company at its option shall have the right, but not the obligation, to redeem (“Optional Redemption”) early a portion or all amounts outstanding under this Debenture as described in this Section; provided that (i) the VWAP of the Common Stock is less than the Fixed Conversion Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the Redemption Notice and (ii) the Company provides the Holder with at least 10 Business Days’ prior written notice (each, a “Redemption Notice”) of its desire to exercise an Optional Redemption. Each Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the outstanding balance of the Convertible Debentures to be redeemed and the applicable Redemption Premium. The “Redemption Amount” shall be equal to the outstanding Principal balance being redeemed by the Company, plus the applicable Redemption Premium, plus all accrued and unpaid interest. After receipt of the Redemption Notice, the Holder shall have 10 Business Days to elect to convert all or any portion of Convertible Debentures. On the 11th Business Day after the Redemption Notice, the Company shall deliver to the Holder the Redemption Amount with respect to the Principal amount redeemed after giving effect to conversions effected during the 10 Business Day period.

 

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(c) Payment Dates. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(3) EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

 

(a) An “Event of Default”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

(i) the Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, or other amounts when and as due under this Debenture or any Transaction Documents within five (5) Business Days after such payment is due;

 

(ii) The Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall commence, or there shall be commenced against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of sixty one (61) days; or the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or court appointed receiver or the like for it or all or substantially all of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty one (61) days; or the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company makes a general assignment of all or substantially all of its assets for the benefit of creditors; or the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

 

(iii) The Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall default in any of its obligations under any other debenture or any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in an amount exceeding $1,000,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created and such default is not cured within the time prescribed by the documents governing such indebtedness or if no time is prescribed within ten (10) Business Days;

 

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(iv) The Common Stock shall cease to be quoted or listed for trading, as applicable, on any Primary Market for a period of ten (10) consecutive Trading Days;

 

(v) The Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction (as defined in Section (14)) unless in connection with such Change of Control Transaction this Debenture is treated, at the option of the Holder, as specified in clause (A), (B) or (C) of Section (5)(d);

 

(vi) the Company’s (A) failure to deliver the required number of shares of Common Stock to the Holder within two (2) Trading Days after the applicable Delivery Date or (B) notice, written or oral, to any holder of the Debentures, including by way of public announcement, at any time, of its intention not to comply with a request for conversion of any Debentures into shares of Common Stock that is tendered in accordance with the provisions of the Debentures, other than pursuant to Section (4)(c);

 

(vii) The Company shall fail for any reason to deliver the payment in cash pursuant to a Buy-In (as defined herein) within five (5) Business Days after such payment is due;

 

(viii) The Company shall fail to observe or perform any other material covenant, agreement or warranty contained in, or otherwise commit any material breach or default of any provision of this Debenture (except as may be covered by Section (3)(a)(i) through (3)(a)(ix) hereof) or any Transaction Documents (as defined in Section (14)) which is not cured or remedied within the time prescribed or if no time is prescribed within ten (10) Business Days.

 

(ix) any Event of Default (as defined in the Other Debentures) occurs with respect to any Other Debentures.

 

(b) During the time that any portion of this Debenture is outstanding, if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the full unpaid Principal amount of this Debenture, together with interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, to the date of acceleration shall become at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash. Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies, to the extent that this Debenture remains outstanding following an Event of Default or the Maturity Date, the Holder shall continue to have the right (but not the obligation) to convert this Debenture (subject to the beneficial ownership limitations set out in Section (4)(c)) at any time after (x) an Event of Default (provided that such Event of Default is continuing) or (y) the Maturity Date at the Conversion Price The Holder need not provide and the Company hereby waives any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, (other than required notice of conversion) and the Holder may immediately enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such declaration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

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(4) CONVERSION OF DEBENTURE. This Debenture shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section ‎(4).

 

(a) Conversion Right. Subject to the limitations of Section ‎(4)(c), at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date and so long as this Debenture remains outstanding, the Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section ‎(4)(b), at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to this Section ‎(4)(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Rate”). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. All calculations under this Section ‎(4) shall be rounded to the nearest $0.0001. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share if such fractional share is greater than one-half, and down to the nearest whole share if such fractional is less than one-half. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp and similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Conversion Amount.

 

(i) “Conversion Amount” means the portion of the Principal and accrued Interest to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made.

 

(ii) “Conversion Price” means, as of any Conversion Date (as defined below) or other date of determination, the lower of (i) $2.4157 (the “Fixed Conversion Price”), or (ii) 90% of the lowest daily VWAP during the seven consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Conversion Date (the “Variable Conversion Price”), but not lower than the Floor Price. The Conversion Price shall be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the other terms and conditions of this Debenture.

 

(b) Mechanics of Conversion.

 

(i) Optional Conversion. To convert any Conversion Amount into shares of Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date”), the Holder shall (A) transmit by email (or otherwise deliver), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York Time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company and (B) unless not required by Section (4)(b)(iii), surrender this Debenture to a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for delivery to the Company (or an indemnification undertaking reasonably satisfactory to the Company with respect to this Debenture in the case of its loss, theft or destruction). On or before the third (3rd) Trading Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (X) if legends are not required to be placed on certificates or book entry positions of Common Stock and provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program or if restrictive legends are required to be placed on certificates or book entry positions of Common Stock, issue and deliver to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate or book-entry position, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends unless required pursuant to rules and regulations of the Commission. If this Debenture is physically surrendered for conversion and the outstanding Principal of this Debenture is greater than the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of this Debenture and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the holder a new Debenture representing the outstanding Principal not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of this Debenture shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock upon the transmission of a Conversion Notice.

 

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(ii) Company’s Failure to Timely Convert. If within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of an email copy of a Conversion Notice the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate or book entry position to the Holder or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount (a “Conversion Failure”), and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out of pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the Buy-In Price), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate or book entry position (and to issue such Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates or book entry position representing such Common Stock and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Price on the Conversion Date.

 

(iii) Book-Entry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of any portion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Debenture to the Company unless (A) the full Conversion Amount represented by this Debenture is being converted or (B) the Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of this Debenture upon physical surrender of this Debenture. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Principal and Interest converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Debenture upon conversion.

 

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(c) Limitations on Conversions.

 

(i) Beneficial Ownership. The Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Debenture (or any Other Debenture held by the Holder or the Pre-Paid Warrant) or receive shares of Common Stock hereunder or under any such Other Debenture to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion or receipt of such shares of Common Stock, the Holder, together with any affiliate thereof, would beneficially own (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock (the “Limitation Amount”) outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion or receipt of shares as payment of interest. Since the Holder will not be obligated to report to the Company the number of shares of Common Stock it may hold at the time of a conversion hereunder, unless the conversion at issue plus any conversions of any Other Debenture or the Pre-Paid Warrant held by the Holder or its affiliates would result in the issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of 4.99% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock without regard to any other shares which may be beneficially owned by the Holder or an affiliate thereof, the Holder shall have the authority and obligation to determine whether the restriction contained in this Section will limit any particular conversion hereunder and to the extent that the Holder determines that the limitation contained in this Section applies, the determination of which portion of the Principal amount of this Debenture is convertible shall be the responsibility and obligation of the Holder. If the Holder has delivered a Conversion Notice for a Principal amount of this Debenture that, without regard to any other shares that the Holder or its affiliates may beneficially own other than any Conversion Notices under any Other Debenture or Exercise Notice under the Pre-Paid Warrant held by the Holder or its affiliates, would result in the issuance in excess of the permitted amount hereunder, the Company shall notify the Holder of this fact and shall honor the conversion for the maximum Principal amount permitted to be converted on such Conversion Date in accordance with this Section (4)(c), and any Principal amount tendered for conversion in excess of the permitted amount hereunder shall remain outstanding under this Debenture. To the extent that Conversion Notices under this Debenture and any Other Debenture or Exercise Notices under the Pre-Paid Warrant held by the Holder or its affiliates limit the shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to this Section, the Holder may direct the Company which Conversion Notice or Exercise Notice shall have precedence. The Limitation Amount may be waived by a Holder (but only as to itself and its affiliates and not to any other Holder) upon not less than 65 days prior notice to the Company. Other Holders shall be unaffected by any such waiver.

 

(a) Principal Market Limitation. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the this Debenture, the Other Debentures or the Pre-Paid Warrant if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock, together with any other related transactions that may be considered part of the same series of transactions, would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Voting Stock that the Company may issue in this transaction in compliance with the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations is 32,401,001 and shall be referred to as the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of NYSE for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) concludes, after consultation with outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which conclusion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Buyers. The Exchange Cap shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction.

 

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(ii) Other Conversion Limitations. The Holder agrees that it shall not convert utilizing the Variable Conversion Price in any calendar month (being the 1st of the month through the last day of the same month), more than the greater of (a) 25% of the dollar trading volume of the shares of Common Stock during such calendar month, or (b) $3,000,000. This limitation shall not apply (i) at any time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and (ii) with respect to any conversions utilizing the Fixed Conversion Price. This limitation may be waived with the consent of the Company.

 

(d) Other Provisions.

 

(i) [RESERVED]

 

(ii) All calculations under this Section (4) shall be rounded to the nearest $0.0001 or whole share.

 

(iii) The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Debenture as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder, not less than such number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions set forth herein) upon the conversion of the outstanding Principal amount of this Debenture and interest hereunder; and within five (5) Business Days following the receipt by the Company of a Holder’s notice that such minimum number of Underlying Shares is not so reserved, the Company shall promptly reserve a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to comply with such requirement. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid, nonassessable and, if the Underlying Shares Registration Statement has been declared effective under the Securities Act, registered for public sale in accordance with such Underlying Shares Registration Statement.

 

(iv) Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section (3) herein for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief, in each case without the need to post a bond or provide other security. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

 

(v) Legal Opinions. The Company is obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its legal counsel to deliver legal opinions to the Company’s transfer agent in connection with any legend removal upon the expiration of any holding period or other requirement for which the Underlying Shares may bear legends restricting the transfer thereof. To the extent that are not provided (either timely or at all), then, in addition to being an Event of Default hereunder, the Company agrees to reimburse the Holder for all reasonable costs incurred by the Holder in connection with any legal opinions paid for by the Holder in connection with sale or transfer of Underlying Shares of Common Stock. The Holder shall notify the Company of any such costs and expenses it incurs that are referred to in this section from time to time and all amounts owed hereunder shall be paid by the Company with reasonable promptness.

 

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(5) Adjustments to Conversion Price

 

(a) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, shall (a) pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock, (b) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (c) combine (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (d) issue by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then the Fixed Conversion Price and the Floor Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

(b) Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”) that is not a Change of Control Event, the Company shall make appropriate provision to ensure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of this Debenture, as determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion, (i) in addition to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by the Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Debenture) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as the Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Debenture initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders and the Company. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of this Debenture.

 

(c) Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section ‎(5) hereof, the Company shall promptly provide the Holder with a written notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

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(d) In case of any (Change of Control Transaction, a Holder shall have the right as of the effective date of such Change of Control Transaction to (A) receive payment in cash of 100% of the Principal balance outstanding plus all accrued but unpaid Interest to, but excluding, the date of payment (which shall be the date of effectiveness of such Change of Control Transaction), (B) convert the aggregate amount of this Debenture then outstanding and any accrued but unpaid Interest, to but excluding the date of the Change of Control Transaction, into the same amount of shares of stock and other securities, cash and property as the shares of Common Stock into which such aggregate Principal amount of this Debenture and accrued but unpaid Interest to, but excluding the date of the Change of Control Transaction, could have been converted immediately prior to such Change of Control Transaction would have been entitled, or (C) in the case of a Change of Control Transaction that is a merger or consolidation into a company that has a class of common equity securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market, require the surviving entity to issue to the Holder a convertible Debenture with a Principal amount equal to the aggregate Principal amount of this Debenture then held by such Holder, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing thereon, which such newly issued convertible Debenture shall have terms identical (including with respect to conversion) to the terms of this Debenture, and shall be entitled to all of the rights and privileges of the Holder of this Debenture set forth herein and the agreements pursuant to which this Debentures were issued. In the case of clause (C), the newly issued convertible Debenture would be convertible into such amount of securities, cash and property as the shares of Common Stock into which such aggregate Principal amount of this Debenture and accrued but unpaid Interest to, but excluding the date of the Change of Control Transaction, could have been converted immediately prior to such Change of Control Transaction. The terms of any such Change of Control Transaction shall include such terms so as to continue to give the Holder the right to receive the securities, cash and property set forth in this Section upon any conversion or redemption following such event. This provision shall similarly apply to successive such events.

 

(6) REISSUANCE OF THIS DEBENTURE.

 

(a) Transfer. If this Debenture is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Debenture to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Debenture (in accordance with Section ‎(6)(d)), registered in the name of the registered transferee or assignee, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder (along with any accrued and unpaid interest thereof) and, if less than the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Debenture (in accordance with Section ‎(6)(d)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Debenture, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section ‎(4)(b)(iii) following conversion or redemption of any portion of this Debenture, the outstanding Principal represented by this Debenture may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Debenture.

 

(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Debenture. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Debenture, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Debenture, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Debenture (in accordance with Section ‎(6)(d)) representing the outstanding Principal.

 

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(c) Debenture Exchangeable for Different Denominations. This Debenture is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Debenture or Debentures (in accordance with Section ‎(6)(d)) representing in the aggregate the outstanding Principal of this Debenture, and each such new Debenture will represent such portion of such outstanding Principal as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.

 

(d) Issuance of New Debentures. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Debenture pursuant to the terms of this Debenture, such new Debenture (i) shall be of like tenor with this Debenture, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Debenture, the Principal remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Debenture being issued pursuant to Section 5‎(6)(a) or Section 5‎(6)(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the Principal represented by the other new Debentures issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Debenture immediately prior to such issuance of new Debentures), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Debenture, which is the same as the Issuance Date of this Debenture, (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Debenture, and (v) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest from the Issuance Date.

 

(7) NOTICES. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof must be in writing by letter and email and will be deemed to have been delivered: upon the later of (A) either (i) receipt, when delivered personally or (ii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same and (B) receipt, when sent by electronic mail. The addresses and email addresses for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Company, to: RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 

100 W Main Street

Suite 610

Lexington, KY 40507

Attention: General Counsel

E-Mail: bill.meyer@rubicon.com

   

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000

San Francisco, CA 94105-0921

 

Attention: Stewart McDowell; Evan D’Amico

E-Mail: smcdowell@gibsondunn.com;

edamico@gibsondunn.com

 

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If to the Holder: YA II PN, Ltd
 

c/o Yorkville Advisors Global, LLC

1012 Springfield Avenue

  Mountainside, NJ 07092
  Attention: Mark Angelo
  Telephone: 201-985-8300
  Email:  Legal@yorkvilleadvisors.com

 

or at such other address and/or email and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) electronically generated by the sender’s email service provider containing the time, date, recipient email address or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

(8) Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Debenture shall alter or impair the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the Principal of, interest and other charges (if any) on, this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct obligation of the Company. As long as this Debenture is outstanding, the Company shall not and shall cause their subsidiaries not to, without the consent of the Holder, (i) amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of the Holder; (ii) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of its Common Stock or other equity securities; or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

(9) This Debenture shall not entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including without limitation, the right to vote, to receive dividends and other distributions, or to receive any notice of, or to attend, meetings of stockholders or any other proceedings of the Company, unless and to the extent converted into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(10) This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of laws thereof. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in connection with any dispute arising under this Debenture and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions. THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES’ ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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(11) If the Company fails to strictly comply with the terms of this Debenture, then the Company shall reimburse the Holder promptly for all fees, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Holder in any action in connection with this Debenture, including, without limitation, those incurred: (i) during any workout, attempted workout, and/or in connection with the rendering of legal advice as to the Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations, (ii) collecting any sums which become due to the Holder, (iii) defending or prosecuting any proceeding or any counterclaim to any proceeding or appeal; or (iv) the protection, preservation or enforcement of any rights or remedies of the Holder.

 

(12) Any waiver by the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Debenture. The failure of the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Debenture on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Debenture. Any waiver must be in writing.

 

(13) If any provision of this Debenture is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Debenture shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder shall violate applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum permitted rate of interest. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the Principal of or interest on this Debenture as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this indenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impeded the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.

 

(14) CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Debenture, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Bloomberg” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

 

(b) “Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.

 

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(c) “Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the Company (except that the acquisition of voting securities by the Holder or any other current holder of convertible securities of the Company shall not constitute a Change of Control Transaction for purposes hereof), (b) a replacement at one time or over time of more than one-half of the members of the board of directors of the Company (other than as due to the death or disability of a member of the board of directors) which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the board of directors on the date hereof (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the board of directors on any date whose nomination to the board of directors was approved by a majority of the members of the board of directors who are members on the date hereof), or (c) the merger, consolidation or sale of fifty percent (50%) or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries in one or a series of related transactions with or into another entity of which the holders a majority of voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction do not hold at least a majority of the voting securities of resulting or acquiring entity immediately following such transaction. No transfer to a wholly-owned Subsidiary shall be deemed a Change of Control Transaction under this provision.

 

(d) “Closing Price” means the price per share in the last reported trade of the Common Stock on a Primary Market or on the exchange which the Common Stock is then listed as quoted by Bloomberg.

 

(e) “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(f) “Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company and stock of any other class into which such shares may hereafter be changed or reclassified.

 

(g) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(h) “Floor Price” means $0.25 per share.

 

(i) “Fundamental Transactionmeans any of the following: (1) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person and the Company is the non-surviving company (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of redomiciling the Company), (2) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (3) 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 (4) 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.

 

(j) “Other Debentures” means any other debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and any other debentures, notes, or other instruments issued in exchange, replacement, or modification of the foregoing.

 

(k) “Person” means a corporation, an association, a partnership, organization, a business, an individual, a government or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.

 

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(l) “Pre-Paid Warrant” means the Warrant dated as of November 30, 2022 between the Company and YA II PN, Ltd.

 

(m) “Primary Market” means any of NYSE, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the OTC QB, and any successor to any of the foregoing markets or exchanges.

 

(n) “Redemption Premium” means (i) 7% of the Principal amount paid pursuant to a monthly payment in accordance with Section 2(a), or (ii) 10% of the Principal amount paid pursuant to an Optional Redemption in accordance with Section 2(b).

 

(o) “Registration Event” shall mean an Event under Section 2(e) of the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).

 

(p) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(q) “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of capital stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

(r) “Trading Day” means a day on which the shares of Common Stock are quoted or traded on a Primary Market on which the shares of Common Stock are then quoted or listed; provided, that in the event that the shares of Common Stock are not listed or quoted, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.

 

(s) “Transaction Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(t) “Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture or as payment of interest in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(u) “Underlying Shares Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, covering among other things the resale of the Underlying Shares and naming the Holder as a “selling stockholder” thereunder.

 

(v) “Voting Stock” means the Common Stock and the Class V common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company and stock of any other class into which such shares may hereafter be changed or reclassified.

 

(w) “VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the daily dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Primary Market as reported by Bloomberg through its “Historical Prices – Px Table with Average Daily Volume” functions.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Convertible Debenture to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.

 

  COMPANY:
  RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 

  By: /s/ Kevin Schubert
  Name: Kevin Schubert
  Title: President

 

 

 

EXHIBIT I
CONVERSION NOTICE

 

(To be executed by the Holder in order to Convert the Debenture)

 

TO: RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

Via Email:

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert a portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount of Debenture No. RBT-1 into shares of Common Stock of Rubicon Technologies, Inc., according to the conditions stated therein, as of the Conversion Date written below.

 

Conversion Date:  
Principal Amount to be Converted:  
Accrued Interest to be Converted:  
Total Conversion Amount to be converted:  
Fixed Conversion Price:  
Variable Conversion Price:  
Applicable Conversion Price:  
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:  
   
Please issue the shares of Common Stock in the following name and deliver them to the following account:
Issue to:
Broker DTC Participant Code:
Account Number:

 

Authorized Signature:
Name: 
Title:

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 30, 2022, is between RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (individually, a “Buyer” and collectively the “Buyers”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s), as provided herein, and the Buyer(s) shall purchase convertible debentures in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit A” (the “Convertible Debentures”) in the principal amount of up to $17,000,000 (the “Subscription Amount”), which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) (as converted, the “Conversion Shares”), of which $7,000,000 shall be purchased upon the signing this Agreement (the “First Closing”), and $10,000,000 shall be purchased on or about the date the initial Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) has first been declared effective by the SEC (the “Second Closing”) (individually referred to as a “Closing” collectively referred to as the “Closings”), at a purchase price equal to 100% of the Subscription Amount (the “Purchase Price”) in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name on the Schedule of Buyers attached as Schedule I to this Agreement (“Schedule of Buyers”);

 

The parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s), as provided herein, and the Buyer(s) shall purchase pre-paid warrants in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit B” (the “Pre-Paid Warrants”), which shall be exercisable into additional shares of Common Stock as set forth therein (the “Warrant Shares”) for a purchase price of $6,000,000 (the “Pre-Paid Warrant Amount”), and which shall be issued and sold at the First Closing;

 

The purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures and Pre-Paid Warrants shall be made in two Closings as set forth herein and is being made pursuant to an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

 

WHEREAS, on August 31, 2022. the Company entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement with the Buyer or an affiliate thereof (the “Standby Equity Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under, and applicable state securities laws;

 

WHEREAS, prior to the Second Closing, the Company shall enter into Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”) with its transfer agent;

 

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WHEREAS, reference is made to the Term Loan Facility (as defined in the registration statement on Form S-1, registration number 333-267010, as filed with the SEC on August 22, 2022) which provides for $60.0 million of secured term loans, and pursuant to which on or about the date hereof, the parties to the Term Loan Facility have entered into an agreement (the “Term Loan Consent”) consenting to the Subordinate Term Loan Extension.

 

WHEREAS, reference is made to the Subordinate Term Loan Facility (as defined in the registration statement on Form S-1, registration number 333-267010, as filed with the SEC on August 22, 2022)  which provides for $20 million of secured term loans and pursuant to which on or about the date hereof, the parties to the Subordinate Term Loan Facility have entered into an agreement (the “Subordinate Term Loan Extension”) extending the maturity date under the Subordinate Term Loan Facility.

 

WHEREAS, reference is made to the Revolving Credit Facility (as defined in the registration statement on Form S-1, registration number 333-267010, as filed with the SEC on August 22, 2022, and the Revolving Credit Facility collectively, along with the Term Loan Facility and the Subordinate Term Loan Facility shall be referred to herein as the “Loan Facilities”) which provides for borrowings of up to $60.0 million, and pursuant to which on or about the date hereof, the parties to the Revolving Credit Facility have entered into an agreement (the “Revolving Credit Extension,” and collectively along with the Term Loan Consent and the Subordinate Term Loan Extension, the “Loan Extensions”) extending the maturity date under the Revolving Credit Facility and consenting to the Subordinate Term Loan Extension,

 

WHEREAS, reference is made to the OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction (“Forward Purchase Transaction”) entered on August 4, 2022, by and among the Company, Rubicon Technologies, LLC, and ACM ARRT F LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ACM Seller,” together with such other parties to which obligations of ACM Seller were novated, the “FPA Sellers”), which has been terminated on or about the date hereof pursuant to those certain termination agreement with all the FPA Sellers (collectively, the “FPA Terminations”), and

 

WHEREAS, the Convertible Debentures, the Conversion Shares, the Pre-Paid Warrants, and the Warrant Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Buyer hereby agree as follows:

 

1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.

 

(a) Purchase of Convertible Debentures. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below, the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally, but not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company at each Closing Convertible Debentures with the principal amounts corresponding to the amount set forth opposite such Buyer’s name on Schedule of Buyers for a purchase price payable by such Buyer in the amount corresponding to the Purchase Price set forth opposite each Buyer’s name on the Schedule of Buyers, and the Pre-Paid Warrants as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers for the Pre-Paid Warrant Amount.

 

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(b) Closing Dates. Each Closing shall occur at the offices Yorkville Advisors Global, LP, 1012 Springfield Avenue, Mountainside, NJ 07092. The date and time of each Closing shall be as follows: (i) the First Closing shall be 10:00 a.m., New York time, on the first Business Day on which the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below are satisfied or waived (or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and each Buyer) (the “First Closing Date”), and (ii) the Second Closing shall be 10:00 a.m., New York time, within three (3) Business Days after the Registration Statement is first declared effective by the SEC, provided the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below are satisfied or waived (or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and each Buyer) (the “Second Closing Date” and collectively referred to as the “Closing Dates”). As used herein “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

(c) Form of Payment; Deliveries. Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on each Closing Date, (i) each Buyer shall deliver to the Company the Purchase Price at such Closing, and in the case of the First Closing, the Pre-Paid Warrant Amount, minus any fees or expenses, if any, to be paid directly from the proceeds of such Closing as expressly set forth herein, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to such Buyer, the principal amount of Convertible Debentures, duly executed on behalf of the Company, corresponding with such Buyer’s name on Schedule of Buyers, and in the case of the First Closing, the Company shall issue the Buyer the Pre-Paid Warrants.

 

(d) Maximum Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby or any other Transaction Documents (including the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares) if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock, together with any other related transactions that may be considered part of the same series of transactions, would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Voting Stock that the Company may issue in this transaction in compliance with the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations is 32,401,001 and shall be referred to as the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of NYSE for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) concludes, after consultation with outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which conclusion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Buyers. The Exchange Cap shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction. “Voting Stock” means the Common Stock and the Class V common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company.

 

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2. BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

 

Each Buyer, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company with respect to only itself that, as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:

 

(a) Investment Purpose. The Buyer is acquiring the Securities for its own account for investment purposes and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered under or exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer does not agree, or make any representation or warranty, to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with, or pursuant to, a registration statement covering such Securities or an available exemption under the Securities Act. Such Buyer does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities.

 

(b) Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.

 

(c) Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the Securities.

 

(d) Information. The Buyer and its advisors (and its counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and information the Buyer deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding its purchase of the Securities, which have been requested by such Buyer. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. The Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

 

(e) Transfer or Resale. The Buyer understands that: (i) the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements, or (C) such Buyer provides the Company with reasonable assurances (in the form of seller and broker representation letters reasonably acceptable to the Company) that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”), in each case following the applicable holding period set forth therein; and (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.

 

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(f) Legends. The Buyer agrees to the imprinting, so long as its required by this Section ‎2‎(f), of a restrictive legend on the Securities in substantially the following form:

 

[NEITHER THIS DEBENTURE/WARRANT NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS DEBENTURE/WARRANT IS CONVERTIBLE/EXERCISABLE HAVE] [THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

Certificates or book entry positions evidencing the Conversion Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth above), (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Conversion Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Conversion Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC). The Buyer agrees that the removal of restrictive legend from certificates or book entry positions representing Securities as set forth in this Section 2(f) is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the Buyer will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a registration statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein.

 

(g) Organization; Authority. Such Buyer is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (as defined below) to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.

 

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(h) Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

(i) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by such Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Buyer, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Buyer is a party or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Buyer, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(j) Certain Trading Activities. The Buyer has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with the Buyer, engaged in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any Short Sales (as defined below) involving the Company’s securities) during the period commencing as of the time that the Buyer first contacted the Company or the Company’s agents regarding the specific investment in the Company contemplated by this Agreement and ending immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement by such Buyer.

 

(k) General Solicitation. Neither the Buyer, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with any offer or sale of the Securities by the Buyer.

 

(l) Evaluation of Risks. The Buyer has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of, and bearing the economic risks entailed by, an investment in the Common Stock of the Company and of protecting its interests in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that its investment in the Company involves a high degree of risk, and that the Buyer may lose all or a part of its investment.

 

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3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.

 

Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and to qualify any representation or warranty otherwise made herein to the extent of such disclosure, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth below to each Buyer:

 

(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are entities duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authority to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). As used in this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, or occurrence, that, individually or when aggregated with other changes, events, or occurrences: (a) has had a materially adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (b) is reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated herein; provided, however, that no change, event, occurrence or effect arising out of or related to any of the following, alone or in combination, shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect pursuant to clause (a) has occurred: (i) acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage, military or para-military actions or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts, or changes in global, national or regional political or social conditions; (ii) earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, epidemics and pandemics declared by the World Health Organization or any other reputable third party organization (including the COVID-19 virus) or other natural or man-made disasters; (iii) changes or proposed changes in GAAP (or any interpretation thereof) first announced after the date of this Agreement; (iv) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial, capital or reinsurance markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates or the price of any security, market index or commodity), in each case, in the United States or anywhere else in the world; (v) events or conditions generally affecting the industries and markets in which the Company operates; (vi) any failure to meet any projections, forecasts, estimates, budgets or financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow or cash position, provided that this clause (vi) shall not prevent a determination that any change, event, or occurrence underlying such failure (unless otherwise excluded by the other clauses of this proviso) has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect; (vi) changes or proposed changes in Applicable Law, regulations or interpretations thereof or decisions by courts or any Governmental Entity first announced after the date of this Agreement; or (vii) any action taken by, or at the written request of, the Buyer or any actions required to be taken by Applicable Law; provided, however, that if a change or effect related to clause (ii) or clauses (iii) through (vi) disproportionately adversely affects the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, compared to other Persons operating in the same industry as the Company and its Subsidiaries, then such disproportionate impact may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred. “Subsidiaries” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the outstanding capital stock having voting power or holds a majority of the equity or similar interest of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually referred to herein as a “Subsidiary.”

 

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(b) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Convertible Debentures, and the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures), have been duly authorized by the Company’s board of directors and no further filing, consent or authorization is required by the Company, its board of directors or its stockholders or other governmental body. This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party will be prior to the Closing, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and each constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law. “Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Convertible Debentures, the Pre-Paid Warrant, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into by the Company or delivered by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as may be amended from time to time.

 

(c) Issuance of Securities. The issuance of the Securities is duly authorized and, upon issuance and payment in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents the Securities shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, mortgages, defects, claims, liens, pledges, charges, taxes, rights of first refusal, encumbrances, security interests and other encumbrances (collectively “Liens”) with respect to the issuance thereof. As of each Closing Date, the Company shall have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures. The Conversion Shares, upon issuance or conversion in accordance with the Convertible Debentures, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights or Liens with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.

 

(d) NYSE. As soon as practicable following the First Closing Date, the Company shall make all required submissions to NYSE regarding the Conversion Shares and, prior to filing the Registration Statement, shall have not received any notice objecting to the listing of such shares from NYSE.

 

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(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Convertible Debentures, the Conversion Shares, and the reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation (as defined below), Bylaws (as defined below), certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any capital stock or other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including, without limitation, U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations, the securities laws of the jurisdictions of the Company’s incorporation or in which it or its subsidiaries operate and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market and including all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the State of Delaware) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of (ii) and (iii) for any conflict, default, right or violation that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f) Consents. The Company is not required to obtain any material consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with (other than any filings as may be required by any federal or state securities agencies and any filings as may be required by the Principal Market), any Governmental Entity (as defined below) or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company or any Subsidiary is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been or will be obtained or effected on or prior to each Closing Date, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are aware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company is not in violation of the requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future. The Company has notified the Principal Market of the issuance of all of the Securities hereunder, which, except as contemplated by Section 1(d), does not require obtaining the approval of the stockholders of the Company or any other Person or Governmental Entity, and the Principal Market has completed its review of the related Supplemental Listing Application form. “Governmental Entity” means any nation, state, county, city, town, village, district, or other political jurisdiction of any nature, federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), multi-national organization or body; or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including any entity or enterprise owned or controlled by a government or a public international organization or any of the foregoing.

 

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(g) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that no Buyer is (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to such Buyer’s knowledge, an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”)) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) to such Buyer’s knowledge, a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act). The Company further acknowledges that no Buyer (nor any affiliate of any Buyer) is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

 

(h) No Integrated Offering. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, their affiliates nor any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps that would cause the offering of any of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings of securities of the Company other than the Standby Equity Agreement.

 

(i) Dilutive Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Conversion Shares will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges its obligation to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures in accordance with the terms thereof is, absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company.

 

(j) Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, interested stockholder, business combination, poison pill (including, without limitation, any distribution under a rights agreement), stockholder rights plan or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents or the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or otherwise which is or could become applicable to any Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and any Buyer’s ownership of the Securities.

 

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(k) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has timely filed (giving effect to permissible extensions in accordance with Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act) all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act since October 14, 2021 (all of the foregoing filed since such date or amended after the date hereof, or filed after the date hereof, and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, and all registration statements filed by the Company under the Securities Act (including any registration statements filed hereunder and the Registration Statement on Form S-4 declared effective by the SEC on July 5, 2022), being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). The Company has delivered or made available to the Investor through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, true and complete copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates (or, with respect to any filing that has been amended or superseded, the date of such amendment or superseding filing), the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and did not contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The consolidated financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in SEC Documents, together with the related notes and schedules, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of the Company for the periods specified and have been prepared in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis (except for (i) such adjustments to accounting standards and practices as are noted therein, (ii) in the case of unaudited interim financial statements, to the extent such financial statements may not include footnotes required by GAAP or may be condensed or summary statements and (iii) such adjustments which will not be material, either individually or in the aggregate) during the periods involved; the other financial and statistical data with respect to the Company and the Subsidiaries (as defined below) contained or incorporated by reference in the SEC Documents are accurately and fairly presented and prepared on a basis consistent with the financial statements and books and records of the Company; there are no financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the SEC Documents that are not included or incorporated by reference as required; the Company and the Subsidiaries (as defined below) do not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), not described in the SEC Documents (excluding the exhibits thereto); and all disclosures contained or incorporated by reference in the SEC Documents regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply in all material respects with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the SEC Documents fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the SEC’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

 

(l) Absence of Certain Changes. Since the date of the Company’s most recent audited financial statements contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company on August 22, 2022, there has been no Material Adverse Effect, nor any event or occurrence specifically affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries that would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up, has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice that any of their respective creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so.

 

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(m) Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term under its Certificate of Incorporation, any certificate of designation, preferences or rights of any other outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Bylaws or their organizational charter, certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, Certificate of Incorporation or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except in all cases for violations which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the one year prior to the date hereof, (i) the Common Stock has been listed or designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market, which has not been publicly disclosed. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess or have applied for all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(n) Foreign Corrupt Practices. For the last five years, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, agent, employee, nor any other person acting for or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (individually and collectively, a “Company Affiliate”) have violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA) or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, nor to the knowledge of the Company (after reasonable due inquiry) has any Company Affiliate offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, to any officer, employee or any other person acting in an official capacity for any Governmental Entity to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office (individually and collectively, a “Government Official”) for the purpose, in violation of applicable law, of: (i) (A) influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his/her official capacity, (B) inducing such Government Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his/her lawful duty, (C) securing any improper advantage, or (D) inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Entity, or (ii) assisting the Company or its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

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(o) Equity Capitalization.

 

(i) Authorized and Outstanding Capital Stock. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital of the Company consists of 975,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of 690,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 275,000,000 shares of Class V common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of the date hereof, the Company had 47,932,649 shares of Class A common stock (after giving effect to the cancellation of 2,222,119 shares of Class A common stock in connection with the FPA Terminations), 114,886,453 shares of Class V common stock and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

 

(ii) Valid Issuance; Available Shares. All of such outstanding shares are duly authorized and have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.

 

(iii) Existing Securities; Obligations. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents: (A) none of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s shares, interests or capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or Liens suffered or permitted by the Company or any Subsidiary; (B) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act (except pursuant to this Agreement); (D) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (E) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; and (G) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.

 

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(iv) Organizational Documents. The Company has furnished to the Buyers or filed on EDGAR true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and the Company’s bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”), and the terms of all convertible securities and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.

 

(p) Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, other Governmental Entity, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ officers or directors, whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Without limitation of the foregoing, there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any current or former director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(q) Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. In accordance with the previous sentence, the Company currently maintains no insurance policies. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(r) Manipulation of Price. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, (i) taken any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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(s) Registration Eligibility. The Company is eligible to register the resale of the Conversion Shares by the Buyers using Form S-1 promulgated under the 1933 Act, subject to any limitations imposed by the SEC in respect of “disguised primary offerings”.

 

(t) Shell Company Status. The Company ceased to be an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) on August 19, 2022.

 

(u) Sanctions Matters.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer or controlled affiliate of the Company or any director or officer of any Subsidiary, is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is (i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authorities, including, without limitation, designation on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List or OFAC’s Foreign Sanctions Evaders List or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions that broadly prohibit dealings with that country or territory (including, without limitation, the Crimea region, the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic in Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Sudan and Syria (the “Sanctioned Countries”)). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer or controlled affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has ever had funds blocked by a United States bank or financial institution, temporarily or otherwise, as a result of OFAC concerns.

 

(v) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.

 

(w) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Buyers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Buyers as contemplated hereby. Assuming compliance with the Exchange Cap, the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Primary Market.

 

4. COVENANTS.

 

(a) Reporting Status. For the period beginning on the date hereof, and ending 6 months after the date on which all the Convertible Debentures and Pre-Paid Warrants are no longer outstanding (the “Reporting Period”), the Company shall file on a timely basis all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would no longer require or otherwise permit such termination.

 

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(b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the transactions contemplated herein to repay any loans to any executives or employees of the Company or to make any payments in respect of any related party debt.

 

(c) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the transactions contemplated herein to repay any loans to any executives or employees of the Company or to make any payments in respect of any related party debt. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds from the transactions contemplated herein, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person (a) for the purpose of funding or facilitating any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions or is a Sanctioned Country, or (b) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions or Applicable Laws by any Person (including any Person participating in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). For the past five years, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in, and is now not engaged in, any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions or was a Sanctioned Country.

 

(d) Listing. To the extent applicable, the Company shall promptly secure the listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all of the Underlying Securities (as defined below) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as the case may be, each an “Eligible Market”), subject to official notice of issuance, and shall use reasonable efforts to maintain such listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all Underlying Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents on such Eligible Market for the Reporting Period. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which could be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on an Eligible Market during the Reporting Period. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(c). “Underlying Securities” means the (i) the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, and (ii) any common stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares, including, without limitation, (1) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise and (2) shares of capital stock of the Company into which the shares of Common Stock are converted or exchanged without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Convertible Debentures or the Pre-Paid Warrants.

 

(e) Fees. The Company shall pay to the Buyer a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) equal to $2,040,000. The Commitment Fee shall be deducted from the gross proceeds of the First Closing and paid to the Buyer at the First Closing.

 

(f) Pledge of Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company acknowledges and agrees that, subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, the Securities may be pledged by an Investor in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Securities. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by a Buyer.

 

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(g) Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. On or before 9:30 a.m., New York time, on the second Business Day after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall file a current report on Form 8-K describing all the material terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching all the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement (and all schedules to this Agreement) (including all attachments, the “Current Report”). From and after the filing of the Current Report, the Company shall have disclosed all material, non-public information (if any) provided to any of the Buyers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the filing of the Current Report, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and any of the Buyers or any of their affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company understands and confirms that each of the Buyers will rely on the foregoing in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents not to, provide any Buyer with any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the date hereof without first obtaining the express prior written consent of such Buyer (which may be granted or withheld in such Buyer’s sole discretion).

 

(h) Reservation of Shares. During the Reporting Period, the Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all the Convertible Debentures then outstanding (assuming for purposes hereof that (x) the Convertible Debentures are convertible at the Conversion Price then in effect, and (y) any such conversion shall not take into account any limitations on the conversion of the Convertible Debentures) (the “Maximum Conversion Shares”), and the number of Warrant Shares then underlying the Pre-Paid Warrant (collectively, the “Required Reserve Amount”); provided that at no time shall the number of shares of Common Stock reserved pursuant to this Section 4(h) be reduced other than proportionally in connection with any conversion and/or redemption, or reverse stock split. If at any time the number of shares of Common Shares that remain available for issuance under the Exchange Cap is less than 100% of the Required Reserve Amount the Company shall promptly call and hold a shareholder meeting for the purpose of seeking the consent of the shareholders of the Company pursuant to the rules of the NYSE for the issuance of all shares of Common Stock that could be issued pursuant to the Convertible Debentures and the Warrants. The recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors shall be to vote in favor of such proposal, and the Company shall solicit proxies from its shareholders in connection therewith and management-appointed proxyholders shall vote their proxies in favor of such proposal.

 

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(i) Conduct of Business. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any Governmental Entity, except where such violations would not reasonably be expected to result, either individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(j) Short Selling. The Buyer hereby agrees that it shall not directly or indirectly, engage in any Short Sales involving the Common Stock during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending when no Convertible Debentures or Pre-Paid Warrants remain outstanding. “Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the 1934 Act.

 

(k) Trading Information. Upon the Company’s request, the Buyer agrees to provide the Company with trading reports setting forth the number and average sales prices of Conversion Shares sold the Buyer during the prior trading week.

 

(l) From the date hereof until all the Convertible Debentures have been repaid, unless the holders of at least 75% in principal amount of the then outstanding Convertible Debentures shall have given prior written consent, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries (whether or not a subsidiary on the date hereof) to, directly or indirectly, (i) amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the holders of the Convertible Debentures, (ii) make any payments in respect of any indebtedness owed to an “affiliate” (as defined under Rule 144), other than payments among the Company and its Subsidiaries, (iii) amend, supplement, restate, withdraw, terminate or otherwise modify the Loan Facilities and the Loan Extensions in a way that would be materially adverse to the interests of the Buyer, including, without limitation, any acceleration or increase of payments, (iv) amend, supplement, restate, withdraw, terminate or otherwise modify the FPA Terminations in a way that would be materially adverse to the interest of the Buyer, which shall include any increase to the Common Shares issuable thereunder, or shortening to any lock-up periods therein, (v) other than in respect of the Convertible Debentures and Warrants, issue any Common Shares in any transactions that may be considered part of the same series of transactions for the purposes of the Exchange Cap, unless the Exchange Cap limitation shall not apply in accordance with the terms of Section 1(d) hereof, (vi) effect any Advances (as defined in the Standby Equity Agreement) (X) if the number of Conversion Shares that remain available to be sold by the Buyer pursuant to an effective registration statement is less than 2.5 times the Maximum Conversion Shares at such time, or (Y) if the Buyer has submitted a notice of conversion to convert any portion of the Convertible Debentures or a notice of exercise of any portion of the Warrant to receive Common Shares within the prior five Trading Days, or (vii) enter into, agree to enter into, or effect any Variable Rate Transaction, other than any Variable Rate Transaction with the Buyer.

 

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Variable Rate Transaction” shall mean a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any equity or debt securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price, exchange rate or other price varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such equity or debt securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such equity or debt security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock (including, without limitation, any “full ratchet” or “weighted average” anti-dilution provisions, but not including any standard anti-dilution protection for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction, and excluding, without limitation, any repayment or conversion feature (including any “make-whole”) in connection with a change of control or similar transaction involving the Company or in connection with any redemption of the securities), or (ii) enters into any agreement, including but not limited to an “equity line of credit,” “ATM agreement” or other continuous offering or similar offering of Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Variable Rate Transaction shall not include (x) the Standby Equity Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, (y) the Loan Facilities or the transactions contemplated thereby or any refinancing or recapitalization of the Loan Facilities, or (z) the Company’s existing and outstanding warrants and any conversion or adjustment thereto in accordance with their terms.

 

(m) Required Offering. Within 45 days of the date hereof, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conclude an offering of securities (the “Required Offering”) pursuant to which the Company shall issue and sell securities of the Company consisting of equity or debt securities that are convertible into shares of Common Stock to existing shareholders of the Company and management of the Company, provide that, (i) such securities shall not involve a Variable Rate Transaction, and (ii) the holders of such securities shall be locked up and restricted from selling any shares of Common Stock acquired in any such offering prior to January 1, 2024.

 

(n) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the SEC Documents or any contract publicly available or discoverable by the Investor, there are no terms or conditions in the Loan Facilities and the Company has no contractual or other prohibitions or restrictions with any other party against (a) fully performing each and every obligation under the Transaction Agreements, or (b) any subsidiary of the Company other than Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC, upstreaming cash, or repaying to the Company, any cash or cash equivalents received by such subsidiary from the Company or, (c) in the case of Rubicon Technologies Holdings, LLC, such subsidiary performing its obligations under New Securities or Equivalent Units (as defined in the Eighth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement) issued to the Company that have the same terms as the Convertible Debentures and the Pre-Paid Warrants. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company shall amend the Loan Facilities or the Loan Extensions or enter into any contracts that would result in the Company or any subsidiary violating the foregoing. The Company acknowledges and agrees that given its familiarity with the time pressures under which the Company and the Investor are operating and the complexity of the SEC Documents that it is reasonable for the Investor to rely exclusively on this provision, and in any disputes that may arise the Company agrees that it shall not take a contrary position to that set forth herein.

 

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5. REGISTER; TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS; LEGEND.

 

(a) Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices or with the Transfer Agent (or at such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of Securities), a register for the Convertible Debentures and Pre-Paid Warrants in which the Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the Convertible Debentures and Pre-Paid Warrants have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee), the amount of Convertible Debentures and number of Pre-Paid Warrants held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register open and available at all times during business hours for inspection of any Buyer or its legal representatives.

 

(b) Transfer Restrictions. The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Buyer or in connection with a pledge as contemplated herein, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Buyer under this Agreement.

 

6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.

 

The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible Debentures and the Pre-Paid Warrants to each Buyer at each Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before each Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior written notice thereof:

 

(a) Such Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company.

 

(b) Such Buyer and each other Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price and Pre-Paid Warrants Amount (less, in the case of any Buyer, the amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4(d)) for the Convertible Debentures and Pre-Paid Warrants being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Closing Statement.

 

(c) The representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of each Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and such Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or prior to such Closing Date.

 

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7. CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.

 

The obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase its Convertible Debentures and the Pre-Paid Warrants at each Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before each Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for each Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:

 

(a) The Company shall have duly executed and delivered to such Buyer each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the Company shall have duly executed and delivered to such Buyer a Convertible Debenture with a principal amount corresponding to the Principal Amount of Convertible Debentures set forth opposite such Buyer’s name on Schedule of Buyers for such Closing and the Pre-Paid Warrant.

 

(b) Such Buyer shall have received the opinion of counsel to the Company, dated as of the First Closing Date in a form agreed between such Buyer and such counsel prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

(c) The Company shall have delivered to each Buyer copies of its and each Subsidiary’s certified copies of its charter, as well as any shareholder or operating agreements by or among the shareholders or members of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries.

 

(d) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.

 

(e) Each and every representation and warranty of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of each Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions set forth in each Transaction Document required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to each Closing Date.

 

(f) The Common Stock (A) shall be designated for quotation or listed (as applicable) on the Principal Market and (B) shall not have been suspended, as of each Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of each Closing Date, either (I) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (II) by falling below the minimum maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.

 

(g) The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third-party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Securities, including without limitation, those required by the Principal Market, if any.

 

(h) No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

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(i) Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that has resulted in or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or an Event of Default (as defined in the Convertible Debentures).

 

(j) The Company shall have obtained approval of the Principal Market to list or designate for quotation (as the case may be) the Conversion Shares.

 

(k) Such Buyer shall have received a letter, duly executed by an officer of the Company, setting forth the wire amounts of each Buyer and the wire transfer instructions of the Company (the “Closing Statement”).

 

(l) (i) From the date hereof to the applicable Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and (ii) at any time from the date hereof to the applicable Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on the Principal Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of each Buyer, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.

 

(m) The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have delivered to such Buyer such other documents, instruments or certificates relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

(n) No event that would constitute an event of default under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facility, and Subordinate Term Loan Facility shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(o) Solely with respect to the Second Closing, the Registration Statement with respect to at least 18,000,000 Conversion Shares shall have been declared effective in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(p) Solely with respect to the Second Closing, the Company shall have completed the Required Offering and received gross proceeds for such transaction of at least $15 million.

 

(q) Solely with respect to the Second Closing, the Company shall have entered into Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions irrevocably authorizing the Company’s transfer agent to issue shares to the Buyer upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures, exercise of the Warrants, and the closing of Advances pursuant to the Standby Equity Agreement.

 

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8. TERMINATION; NON-EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT.

 

(a) In the event that the First Closing shall not have occurred with respect to a Buyer within five (5) days of the date hereof, then such Buyer shall have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement with respect to itself at any time on or after the close of business on such date without liability of such Buyer to any other party; provided, however, (i) the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8 shall not be available to such Buyer if the failure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to have been consummated by such date is the result of such Buyer’s breach of this Agreement and (ii) the abandonment of the sale and purchase of the Convertible Debentures and Pre-Paid Warrants shall be applicable only to such Buyer providing such written notice, provided further that no such termination shall affect any obligation of the Company under this Agreement to reimburse such Buyer for the expenses described herein. Nothing contained in this Section 8 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

 

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein, but subject to the limitations set forth in Section ‎4(l), this Agreement and the rights awarded to the Buyers hereunder are non-exclusive, and the Company may, at any time throughout the term of this Agreement and thereafter, issue and allot, or undertake to issue and allot, any shares and/or securities and/or convertible notes, bonds, debentures, options to acquire shares or other securities and/or other facilities that may be converted into or replaced by Common Shares or other securities of the Company, and to extend, renew and/or recycle any bonds and/or debentures, and/or grant any rights with respect to its existing and/or future share capital.

 

9. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or under any of the other Transaction Documents or with any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude any Buyer from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to such Buyer or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of such Buyer. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

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(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

(c) Headings; Gender. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.

 

(d) Entire Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer, the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.

 

(e) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing by letter and email and will be deemed to have been delivered: upon the later of (A) either (i) receipt, when delivered personally or (ii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same and (B) receipt, when sent by electronic mail. The addresses and e-mail addresses for such communications shall be: 

 

If to the Company, to: RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 

100 W Main Street
Suite 610
Lexington, KY 40507
Attention: General Counsel
E-Mail: bill.meyer@rubicon.com 

 

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With Copy to:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94105-0921

 

Attention: Stewart McDowell; Evan D’Amico
E-Mail: smcdowell@gibsondunn.com;

edamico@gibsondunn.com

   

If to a Buyer, to its address and e-mail address set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers,

 

With copy to:

David Fine, Esq. 

c/o Yorkville Advisors Global, LP 

1012 Springfield Avenue 

Mountainside, NJ 07092 

Email: legal@yorkvilleadvisors.com

   

or to such other address, e-mail address and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) electronically generated by the sender’s e-mail service provider containing the time, date, recipient e-mail address or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively

 

(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of any of the Convertible Debentures (but excluding any purchasers of Underlying Securities, unless pursuant to a written assignment by such Buyer). The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Buyers. In connection with any transfer of any or all of its Securities, a Buyer may assign all, or a portion, of its rights and obligations hereunder in connection with such Securities without the consent of the Company, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such transferred Securities.

 

(g) Indemnification. The provisions of Section 6 of the Registration Rights Agreement are incorporated herein by reference mutatis mutandis.

 

(h) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

 

 

COMPANY:

 

  RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Kevin Schubert  
  Name: Kevin Schubert
  Title: President

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

 

BUYER:

     
  YA II PN, LTD.
       
  By: Yorkville Advisors Global, LP
  Its: Investment Manager
       
    By: Yorkville Advisors Global II, LLC
    Its: General Partner
       
    By: /s/ Matt Beckman
    Name: Matt Beckman
    Title: Member

 

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LIST OF EXHIBITS:

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF PRE-PAID WARRANTS

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

SCHEDULE OF BUYERS

 

 

Buyer     Principal Amount of Convertible Debentures   Purchase Price 
            
YA II PN, Ltd.             
1012 Springfield Avenue  First Closing  $7,000,000   $7,000,000 
Mountainside, NJ 07092  Second Closing  $10,000,000   $10,000,000 
Facsimile: (201) 985-8266             
Email: Legal@yorkvilleadvisors.com             
   Aggregate:  $17,000,000   $17,000,000 
              
              
Legal Representative’s Address and Facsimile Number          
David Fine, Esq.             
1012 Springfield Avenue             
Mountainside, NJ 07092             
Email: Legal@yorkvilleadvisors.com             

 

The Pre-Paid Warrants shall be purchase by YA II PN, Ltd. at the First Closing for the Pre-Paid Warrant Amount equal to $6,000,000.

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 30, 2022 by and among RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (formerly Founder SPAC) a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and YA II PN, LTD., a Cayman Islands exempt limited partnership (the “Investor”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto of even date herewith (the Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Investor (i) up to $17,000,000 in principal amount of convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”), which shall be convertible into the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”) (as converted, the “Conversion Shares”) and (ii) for a purchase price of $6,000,000, pre-paid warrants (the “Pre-Paid Warrants”) which shall be exercisable into additional shares of Common Stock as set forth therein (the “Warrant Shares”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, to induce the Investor to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws and other rights as provided for herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS.

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Effectiveness Deadline” means, with respect to the Registration Statement filed hereunder in respect of the Initial Required Registration Amount, the 60th calendar day following the date of the filing of the Registration Statement, provided, however, in the event the Company is notified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that one of the Registration Statements, as defined below, will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Deadline as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth business day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the date required above.

 

(b) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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(c) “Filing Deadline” means, with respect to the Registration Statement required hereunder in respect of the Initial Required Registration Amount, the 15th calendar day following the date hereof.

 

(d) “Initial Required Registration Amount” means with respect to the initial Registration Statement at least 19,800,000 shares of Common Stock, consisting of Conversion Shares, subject to any reduction in the event of Cut-Back Securities.

 

(e) “Person” means a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.

 

(f) “Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

(g) “Registrable Securities” means all of (i) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures, (ii) any additional shares issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions of the Convertible Debentures (without giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Convertible Debentures, as applicable) and (iii) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to any shares described in subsections (i) and (ii) above by way of any stock split, stock dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event or otherwise (in each case without giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Convertible Debentures).

 

(h) “Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company filed pursuant to this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

(i) “Required Registration Amount” means (i) with respect to the initial Registration Statement the Initial Required Registration Amount, and (ii) with respect to subsequent Registration Statements such number of shares of Common Stock as requested by the Investor not to exceed the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all Convertible Debentures then outstanding (assuming for purposes hereof that (x) such Convertible Debentures are convertible at the Conversion Price (as defined therein) in effect as of the date of determination, and (y) any such conversion shall not take into account any limitations on the conversion of the Convertible Debentures set forth therein), in each case subject to any cutback set forth in Section 2(d).

 

(j) “Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto.

 

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(k) “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

(l) “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency administering the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at the time.

 

(m) “Securities Act” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals above.

 

2. REGISTRATION.

 

(a) The Company’s registration obligations set forth in this Section 2 including its obligations to file Registration Statements, obtain effectiveness of Registration Statements, and maintain the continuous effectiveness of any Registration Statement that has been declared effective shall begin on the date hereof and continue until all the Registrable Securities and Warrant Shares have been sold or may permanently be sold without any restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect (based upon such representations of the Company and the Investor as such counsel may reasonably request), addressed and reasonably acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent (the “Registration Period”).

 

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall (i) on or prior to the Filing Deadline, prepare and file with the SEC an initial Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or, if the Company is not then eligible, on Form S-1) or any successor form thereto covering the resale by the Investor of Registrable Securities, and (ii) on or prior to the 30th calendar day following receipt of each written notice by the Investor (a “Demand Notice”) delivered pursuant to the terms hereof, prepare and file an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Investor of Registrable Securities not covered by the initial Registration Statement, or Warrant Shares, if applicable. Each Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Registration Amount as of date the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. Each Registration Statement shall contain the “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to have each Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 am on the business day following the date of effectiveness, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final Prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement.

 

For the purposes hereof, the Investor shall be entitled to deliver a Demand Notice to the Company at any time during the Registration Period if at such time (i) no Registration Statement is then in effect which the Investor may use to resell Registrable Securities, (ii) after the issuance of the Convertible Debenture issued at the Second Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), no Registration Statement is then in effect which the Investor may use to resell the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debenture issued at the Second Closing, (iii) a Registration Statement is effective, but the Holder has resold substantially all of the shares of Common Stock registered on such Registration Statement, or (iv) in respect of Warrant Shares, any time after the Market Price Set Date (as defined in the Pre-Paid Warrant). In addition, the Investor may deliver a Demand Notice to the Company at any time during the Registration Period during which (i) the Company does not have a class of securities listed, or approved for listing, on a national securities exchange registered pursuant to Section 6 of the Exchange Act, or (ii) Rule 144, as amended, would not allow the “tacking” of the holding period of the Convertible Debenture onto the holding period of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion thereof.

 

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(c) During the Registration Period, the Company shall (i) promptly prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection with a Registration Statement, which Prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, (ii) prepare and file with the SEC additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (iii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iv) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as reasonably possible provide the Investor true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to a Registration Statement (provided that the Company may excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information as to any Investor which has not executed a confidentiality agreement with the Company); and (v) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 2(c)) by reason of the Company’s filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act, the Company shall incorporate such report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the Registration Statement.

 

(d) Reduction of Registrable Securities Included in a Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in the event that the SEC requires the Company to reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in a Registration Statement in order to allow the Company to rely on Rule 415 with respect to a Registration Statement, then the Company shall be obligated to include in such Registration Statement (which may be a subsequent Registration Statement if the Company needs to withdraw a Registration Statement and refile a new Registration Statement in order to rely on Rule 415) only such limited portion of the Registrable Securities as the SEC shall permit, provided however, that the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to seek the approval of the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted by the SEC and under applicable law. Any Registrable Securities that are excluded in accordance with the foregoing terms are hereinafter referred to as “Cut Back Securities.” To the extent Cut Back Securities exist, promptly following such time as may be permitted by the SEC, the Company shall be required to file a Registration Statement covering the resale of the Cut Back Securities (subject also to the terms of this Section) and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as practicable thereafter. If the inclusion on a registration statement of any of the (i) Registrable Securities, (ii) Warrant Shares, (iii) shares issuable under the Equity Purchase Agreement, or (iv) shares issued or issuable pursuant to any other security (whether debt or equity) is impermissible for any reason whatsoever (whether by law, or any interpretation or comment issued by the SEC) or the Company determines that it is required or desirable to reduce or eliminate any shares specified in subparts (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this sentence from a registration statement, then the Company shall withdraw or reduce (as appliable), and shall not seek to register on a registration statement, such shares in the following priority: first, subpart (iv), second, subpart (iii), third, subpart (ii) and last, subpart (i) of this sentence. The Company here represents, warrants and covenants to Investor that this Section 2(d) does, and will, not violate any provision of any existing or future agreement that the Company is party.

 

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(e) Failure to File or Obtain Effectiveness of the Registration Statement or Remain Current.

 

(i) If a Registration Statement covering the Initial Required Registration Amount is not declared effective by the SEC prior to the Effectiveness Deadline (an “Effectiveness Failure”), then the Company will make pro rata payments to each Investor then holding Convertible Debentures, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty (the “Liquidated Damages”), in an amount equal to 2.0% of the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Debentures then held by such holder (x) on the initial day of a Effectiveness Failure and (y) for each 30-day period (pro rata for any portion thereof) thereafter until the Effectiveness Failure is cured (each, a “Blackout Period”). The Liquidated Damages shall be paid monthly within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such Effectiveness Failure and the end of each subsequent 30-day period (or portion thereof), as applicable. Such payments shall be made to each Investor then holding Convertible Debentures in cash.

 

(ii) The parties agree that (1) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Securities Purchase Agreement, no Liquidated Damages shall be payable with respect to any period after the expiration of the Registration Period (it being understood that this sentence shall not relieve the Company of any Liquidated Damages accruing prior to the expiration of the Registration Period), and in no event shall the aggregate amount of Liquidated Damages payable to an Investor exceed, in the aggregate, 12.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Investor for the Convertible Debentures pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(iii) If: (i) after a Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot be made pursuant to such Registration Statement for any reason (including, without limitation, by reason of a stop order or the Company’s failure to update such Registration Statement but excluding any Allowable Delay or the inability of any Investor to sell the Registrable Securities covered thereby due to market conditions), or (iii) after the date that is six months from the date hereof, the Company does not have available adequate current public information as set forth in Rule 144(c) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”), then in addition to any other rights the holders of the Convertible Debentures may have hereunder or under applicable law, the Company shall be in breach of the term and conditions of this Agreement and such Event shall be deemed an event of default under the Convertible Debentures for so long as such Event remains uncured.

 

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(f) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities, or after the Market Price Set Date there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Warrant Shares, and the Company proposes to register the offer and sale of any shares of its Common Stock under the Securities Act (other than a registration (i) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 ((or other registration solely relating to an offering or sale to employees or directors of the Company pursuant to any employee stock plan or other employee benefit arrangement), (ii) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), or (iii) in connection with any dividend or distribution reinvestment or similar plan), whether for its own account or for the account of one or more stockholders of the Company and the form of Registration Statement to be used may be used for any registration of Registrable Securities or Warrant Shares, the Company shall give prompt written notice (in any event no later than five days prior to the filing of such Registration Statement) to the holders of Registrable Securities and Pre-Paid Warrants of its intention to effect such a registration and, shall include in such registration all Registrable Securities or Warrant Shares with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion from the holders of Registrable Securities; provided, however, that, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities or Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 10(c) that have been sold or may permanently be sold without any restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect (based upon such representations of the Company and the Investor as such counsel may reasonably request), addressed and reasonably acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent.

 

(g) For not more than fifteen (15) consecutive days or for a total of not more than thirty (30) days in any twelve (12) month period, the Company may suspend the use of any Prospectus included in any Registration Statement contemplated by this Section in the event that the Company determines in good faith that such suspension is necessary to (A) delay the disclosure of material nonpublic information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company, in the best interests of the Company or (B) amend or supplement the affected Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (an “Allowed Delay”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (a) notify each Investor in writing of the commencement (and the termination) of an Allowed Delay, but shall not (without the prior written consent of an Investor) disclose to such Investor any material nonpublic information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (b) advise the Investors in writing to cease all sales under such Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable.

 

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3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.

 

(a) The Company shall, not less than three business days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one Trading Day prior to the filing of any related amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for supplements and amendments to update the Registration Statement solely for information reflected in the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K) furnish to each Investor copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the reasonable and prompt review of such Investor. The Investor shall furnish comments on the Registration Statement to the Company within 24 hours of the receipt thereof from the Company and amendments or supplements thereto within 12 hours of the receipt thereof from the Company. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Investor shall reasonably object in good faith; provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than two business days after the Investor have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement, provided further that the Company shall not be in breach of this Agreement or in default under the Convertible Debentures pursuant to Section 2(e) hereof or Section (3) of any Convertible Debenture if failure to meet the deadlines specified in Section 2(e) are due to any such objection by the Investor.

 

(b) The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) at least one copy of such Registration Statement as declared effective by the SEC and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) 10 copies of the final prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, which are not publicly available through EDGAR, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.

 

(c) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Investor reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any change to its articles of incorporation or by-laws, (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(c), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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(d) The Company shall promptly notify the Investors, at any time prior to the end of the Registration Period, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and promptly prepare, file with the SEC and furnish to the Investor a supplement to or amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. The Company shall also promptly notify each Investor in writing (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to each Investor by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.

 

(e) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction within the United States of America and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

(f) The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

 

(g) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all the Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(i).

 

(h) The Company shall cooperate with the holders of the Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to such Registration Statement or Rule 144 free of any restrictive legends and representing such number of shares of Common Stock and registered in such names as the holders of the Registrable Securities may reasonably request a reasonable period of time prior to sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or Rule; provided, that the Company may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of The Depository Trust Company’s Direct Registration System.

 

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(i) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

 

(j) The Company shall otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.

 

(k) Within two business days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

(l) The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by each Investor of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

 

4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTOR.

 

(a) The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2(g) or (ii) the happening of any event pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(d) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, subject to compliance with the securities laws, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended certificates for shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of such notice from the Company and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

 

(b) The Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.

 

All expenses incurred by the Company in complying with its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and in connection with the registration and disposition of Registrable Securities shall be paid by the Company, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and accountants (except legal fees of Investor’s counsel associated with the review of the Registration Statement).

 

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6. INDEMNIFICATION.

 

(a) In consideration of the Investor’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and acquiring shares of Convertible Debentures under the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Common Shares issuable upon conversion thereof, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Investor and its investment manager, Yorkville Advisors Global, LP, and each of their respective officers, directors, managers, members, partners, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) and each person who controls the Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Investor Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and reasonable and documented expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Investor Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by the Investor Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement for the registration of the Registrable Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any related prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor specifically for inclusion therein; (b) any material misrepresentation or breach of any material representation or material warranty made by the Company in any Transaction Document or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby; or (c) any material breach of any material covenant, material agreement or material obligation of the Company contained in any Transaction Document or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable under applicable law, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law

 

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(b) In consideration of the Company’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, and in addition to all of the Investor’s other obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Investor shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Company Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Company Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement for the registration of the Registrable Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any related prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the Investor will only be liable for written information relating to the Investor furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity, and will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Investor by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion therein; (b) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Investor in any Transaction Document or any instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Investor; or (c) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Investor contained in any Transaction Document or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Investor. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Investor may be unenforceable under applicable laws, the Investor shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable laws.

 

(c) Promptly after receipt by an Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving an Indemnified Liability, such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee, as applicable, shall, if a claim for an Indemnified Liability in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6 deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof; but the failure to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it of liability under this Section 6, except to the extent the indemnifying party is prejudiced by such failure. The indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually reasonably satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the actual and reasonable third party fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee reasonably apprised as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received and payment therefor is due.

 

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(d) The remedies provided for in this Section 6 are not exclusive and shall not limit any right or remedy which may be available to any indemnified person at law or equity. The obligations of the parties to indemnify or make contribution under this Section 6 shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall be entitled to recover from the other party for punitive, indirect, incidental or consequential damages.

 

7. CONTRIBUTION.

 

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.

 

8. REPORTS UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT.

 

With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration, and as a material inducement to the Investor’s purchase of the Convertible Debentures, the Company represents, warrants, and covenants to the following:

 

(a) The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and has filed all required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the 12 months prior to the date hereof (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports), other than Form 8-K reports.

 

(b) During the Registration Period, the Company shall file with the SEC in a timely manner all required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit the Company’s obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement) and such reports shall conform to the requirement of the Exchange Act and the SEC for filing thereunder.

 

(c) The Company shall furnish to the Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 

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9. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

 

Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and Investor who then hold at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to fewer than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

 

10. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a) A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities or owns the right to receive the Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.

 

(b) No Piggyback on Registrations. Except as otherwise disclosed to Investor on or before the date hereof, the Company shall not file any other registration statements on Form S-3, Form S-1, or otherwise until the initial Registration Statement required hereunder is declared effective by the SEC, provided that this Section 10(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements already filed. The Company shall not include any other securities on a Registration Statement unless otherwise agreed by the Investor.

 

(c) Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered pursuant to the notice provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement or to such other address and/or electronic mail address and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) electronically generated by the sender’s email service provider containing the time, date, and recipient email or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with this section.

 

(d) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

 

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(e) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude any Buyer from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to such Buyer or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of such Buyer. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

(f) Assignment.

 

(i) Subject to Section 10(k), this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Investor hereunder may only be assigned upon the transfer of a Convertible Debenture or the Conversion Shares issued pursuant to a Convertible Debenture pursuant to the terms and restrictions on transfer set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement and the applicable Convertible Debenture.

 

(ii) This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the parties.

 

(iii) No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (A) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 10(f) hereof and (B) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 10(f) shall be null and void.

 

(g) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

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(h) This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, both which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. Facsimile or other electronically scanned and delivered signatures (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com), including by e-mail attachment, shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

(i) Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(j) 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.

 

(k) This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

 

COMPANY:

   
  RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Kevin Schubert
  Name: Kevin Schubert
  Title: President

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

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INVESTOR:

 

  YA II PN, LTD.
   
  By: Yorkville Advisors Global, LP
  Its: Investment Manager
     
    By: Yorkville Advisors Global II, LLC
    Its: General Partner
 

 

    By: /s/ Matt Beckman
    Name: Matt Beckman
    Title: Member

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

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Exhibit 10.7

 

PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.

 

THIS PRE-FUNDED COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) issued on November 30, 2022 (the “Issue Date”) certifies that, for value received, YA II PN, Ltd. or its permitted assigns hereunder (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after Market Price Set Date (as defined below) and until this Warrant is exercised in full (the “Termination Date”), to subscribe for and purchase from Rubicon Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to such number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) as is equal to the product of (a) $20,000,000.00 divided by (b) the Market Price (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), of even date herewith, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto with respect to the issuance of securities. Additional capitalized terms shall have the meaning set forth below.

 

a)3-Month Reset Price” means the average of the daily VWAPs of the Common Stock during the three consecutive Trading Days immediately following the 3-month anniversary of the Market Price Set Date.

 

b)6-Month Reset Price” means the average of the daily VWAPs of the Common Stock during the three consecutive Trading Days immediately following the 6-month anniversary of the Market Price Set Date.

 

c)Market Price” means 100% of the average of the daily VWAPs of the Common Stock during the three consecutive Trading Days immediately following the Market Price Set Date.

 

d)Market Price Set Date” means the earlier of (i) nine months after the Issue Date, or (ii) the date upon which all of the Convertible Debentures to be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement have been fully repaid or fully converted into shares of Common Stock.

 

 

 

 

e)Trading Market” means any of NYSE, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, NYSE American, the OTCQB, or the OTCQX, and any successor to any of the foregoing markets or exchanges.

 

f)VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that means, for any security as of any date, the daily dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Primary Market as reported by Bloomberg through its “Historical Prices – Px Table with Average Daily Volume” functions. 

 

Section 2Exercise.

 

a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Market Price Set Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.0001, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

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c) Cashless Exercise. This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

  (A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) the VWAP from the open of “regular trading hours” and up to the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;
  (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
  (X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be recorded on the books and records of the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) as credited to the account of the Holder by the date that is three Trading Days after the latest of (i) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) surrender of this Warrant (if required), and (iii) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above, including by means of a cashless exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Company and all Taxes to be paid by the Holder (if any), pursuant to the terms hereof prior to the issuance of such Warrant Shares, having been paid by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Company and all Taxes to be paid by the Holder (if any), pursuant to the terms hereof prior to the issuance of such Warrant Shares, having been paid by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. 

 

ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant. 

 

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iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise which right shall not impair the right of the Holder to sue for reasonably foreseeable damages if the Holder does not elect to rescind.

 

iv. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

v. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; providedhowever, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares. 

 

vi. Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Warrant, the Company, Transfer Agent, and their respective representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount payable pursuant to this Warrant any such Taxes as may be required to be deducted and withheld from such amounts (and any other amounts treated as paid for applicable Tax Law) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) or any other applicable Tax Law (as determined in good faith by the party so deducting or withholding in its sole discretion). To the extent that any amounts are so deducted and withheld, such deducted and withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Warrant as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. For purposes hereof, “Taxes” means any and all federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes imposed by any Governmental Entity, including all income, gross receipts, license, payroll, recapture, net worth, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental, customs, duties, capital stock, ad valorem, value added, inventory, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, governmental charges, duties, levies and other similar charges imposed by a Governmental Entity in the nature of a tax, alternative or add-on minimum, or estimated taxes, and including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto.

 

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vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof. 

 

e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant (or any Convertible Debenture issued by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Convertible Debentures”)) or receive shares of Common Stock hereunder or under any such Convertible Debenture to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion or receipt of such shares of Common Stock, the Holder, together with any affiliate thereof, would beneficially own (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock (the “Limitation Amount”) outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion or receipt of shares as payment of interest. Since the Holder will not be obligated to report to the Company the number of shares of Common Stock it may hold at the time of a conversion hereunder, unless the exercise at issue plus any conversions of any Convertible Debenture held by the Holder or its affiliates would result in the issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of 4.99% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock without regard to any other shares which may be beneficially owned by the Holder or an affiliate thereof, the Holder shall have the authority and obligation to determine whether the restriction contained in this Section will limit any particular conversion hereunder and to the extent that the Holder determines that the limitation contained in this Section applies, the determination of which portion of the amount of this Warrant that is exercisable shall be the responsibility and obligation of the Holder. If the Holder has delivered an Exercise Notice for a portion of this Warrant that, without regard to any other shares that the Holder or its affiliates may beneficially own other than any Conversion Notices under any Convertible Debenture held by the Holder or its affiliates, would result in the issuance in excess of the permitted amount hereunder, the Company shall notify the Holder of this fact and shall honor the conversion for the maximum portion of the Warrant permitted to be converted on such Exercise Date in accordance with this Section (2)(e), and any portion submitted for exercise in excess of the permitted amount hereunder shall remain outstanding under this Warrant To the extent that Exercise Notices under this Debenture and Conversion Notices under the Convertible Debentures held by the Holder or its affiliates limit the shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to this Section, the Holder may direct the Company which Exercise Notice or Conversion Notice shall have precedence. The Limitation Amount may be waived by a Holder (but only as to itself and its affiliates and not to any other Holder) upon not less than 65 days prior notice to the Company. Other Holders shall be unaffected by any such waiver.

 

(f) Principal Market Limitation. Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, the Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant or any other Transaction Documents, if the issuance of such Common Stock, together with any Common Stock issued in connection with any other related transactions that may be considered part of the same series of transactions, would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Voting Stock that the Company may issue in this transaction in compliance with the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (the number of shares of Voting Stock which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations is 32,401,001 and shall be referred to as the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of NYSE for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount or (B) concludes, after consultation with outside counsel to the Company that such approval is not required, which conclusion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Buyers. The Exchange Cap shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if at any time after the Market Price Set Date, the Company has issued in excess of 95% of the Common Stock available under the Exchange Cap (an “Exchange Cap Trigger”), the Company shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or after, the occurrence of an Exchange Cap Trigger, purchase this Warrant in whole from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the product of (a) $20,000,000, multiplied by (b) the quotient of (y) the number of Warrant Shares underlying this Warrant as of the date such payment is made (after taking into account all exercises of this Warrant) divided by (z) the original number of Warrant Shares underlying this Warrant plus any increase pursuant to Section 3 to the number of Warrant Shares underlying this Warrant, which amount shall be paid in cash in five equal monthly installments on the last day of each calendar month (or if such payment date is not a Trading Day, the next successive Trading Day) following the occurrence of the Exchange Cap Trigger, with the first monthly payment due and payable to the Holder within 20 Trading Days after the date the Company receives notice from the Holder of its election for the Company to purchase the Warrant pursuant to this Section 2(f). “Voting Stock” means the Common Stock and the Class V common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company.

 

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(g) Warrant Purchase. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if at any time after the Issue Date, (i) an “Event of Default” described in Sections 3(a)(ii), (iii) and (iv) of the Convertible Debentures (whether or not the Convertible Debentures are then outstanding) shall have occurred, (ii) the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the applicable portion of the Warrant Shares in accordance with, and as and when required by, the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, provided that such failure shall be cured by delivery of the applicable portion of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, or (iii) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any material covenant, agreement or warranty contained in, or otherwise commit a material breach or default of any provision of this Warrant or any material breach, default, or “Event of Default” of any Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), which is not cured or remedied within the time prescribed therein or if no time is prescribed within ten Trading Days (without duplication), the Company shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or after, the occurrence of an event described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 2(g) purchase this Warrant in whole from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the product of (a) $20,000,000, multiplied by (b) the quotient of (y) the number of Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant as of the date such payment is made divided by (z) the original number of Warrant Shares underlying this Warrant plus any increase pursuant to Section 3 to the number of Warrant Shares underlying this Warrant, which amount shall be paid within 20 Trading Days of the date of notice from the Holder.

 

Section 3Certain Adjustments.

 

a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

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b) Adjustment to Number of Warrant Shares. On the three-month anniversary of the Market Price Set Date, if the 3-Month Reset Price is lower than the Market Price, then the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased by multiplying (i) the number of unpurchased Warrant Shares that are subject to this Warrant as of such date by (ii) a ratio equal to the product of the Market Price divided by the 3-Month Reset Price. On the six-month anniversary of the Market Price Set Date, if the 6-Month Reset Price is lower than the lower of the Market Price and the 3-Month Reset Price, then the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased by multiplying (i) the number of unpurchased Warrant Shares that are subject to this Warrant as of such date by (ii) a ratio equal to the product of the lower of (x) the Market Price and (y) the 3-Month Reset Price divided by the 6-Month Reset Price.

 

c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant based on the then-current Exercise Price (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (providedhowever, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). 

 

d) Fundamental Transaction.

 

If, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding,

 

  (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person;
  (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions;
  (iii) any direct or indirect purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person) is completed pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Company’s shares of Common Stock; 

 

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  (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of shares of Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the shares of Common Stock are effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or 
  (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another person or group of persons whereby such other person or group acquires 50% or more of the total voting power of the Company’s shares of Common Stock (not including any Company shares held by the other person or other persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination)  (each a “Fundamental Transaction”),

 

then, upon any subsequent exercise of a Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive and the Warrants, without any action required on behalf of the Holder, shall automatically convert in the Fundamental Transaction into the right to receive, for each share of Common Stock that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the number of shares of capital stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, or depositary shares representing those shares, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall deliver written notice (email acceptable) to the Holder of a pending, contemplated or consummated Fundamental Transaction (the “Company Fundamental Transaction Notice”), which notice shall contain a summary of the material terms of such Fundamental Transaction. Within 10 calendar days after Holder’s receipt of the Company Fundamental Transaction Notice, Holder shall have the option to require that the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) purchase this Warrant from the Holder promptly following the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the product of (a) $20,000,000, multiplied by (b) the quotient of (y) the number of Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant as of the date such payment is made divided by (z) the original number of Warrant Shares underlying this Warrant plus any increase pursuant to Section 3 to the number of Warrant Shares underlying this Warrant, which amount shall be paid within 20 Trading Days of the date of notice from the Holder. The Holder shall be entitled to receive either the cash consideration under this paragraph or the Alternate Consideration under the immediately preceding paragraph but shall not be entitled to receive both.

 

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e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

f) Notice to Holder.

 

i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares are adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. 

 

ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

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Section 4Transfer of Warrant.

 

a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Warrant, any assignment or transfer of this Warrant to any party that is not a United States person within the meaning of section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall be void ab initio. 

 

b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Issue Date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

c) Warrant Register. 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.

 

d) Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, provides to the Company a customary certificate, the form and substance of which certificate shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the transfer of this Warrant does not require registration under the Securities Act.

 

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Section 5. Representations. By accepting this Warrant, and in connection with the offer and delivery of this Warrant and the acquisition of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, Holder makes the following representations:

 

a) Purchase for Own Account. Holder is acquiring the Warrant and Warrant Shares for its own account for investment purposes and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered under or exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, Holder does not agree, or make any representation or warranty, to hold the Warrant or any of the Warrant Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Warrant or any of the Warrant Shares at any time in accordance with, or pursuant to, a registration statement covering such transaction or an available exemption under the Securities Act. Holder does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Warrant or any of the Warrant Shares.

 

b) Restricted Securities. Holder understands that the Warrant and the Shares of Common Stock to be acquired upon the exercise of the Warrant are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and Holder’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of Holder set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Holder to acquire the Warrant and Shares of Common Stock. Holder understands that the Shares of Common Stock, when issued, shall be “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws the Shares may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. Consequently, Holder may have to bear the risk of owning the shares for an indefinite period of time. Holder is familiar with Rule 144 under the Securities Act as presently in effect.

 

c) Holder Status. At the time Holder was offered this Warrant, it was, and as of the date of this Warrant is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D, Rule 501(a), promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

d) Knowledge and Experience of Holder. Holder 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 Shares of Common Stock to be acquired upon exercise of the Warrant, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Holder has had the opportunity to review the Company’s documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the officers of the Company concerning the Company, including its financial condition, results of operation and prospects, and the terms and conditions of the Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment. Holder has received all of the information it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to acquire the Shares to be acquired upon any exercise of the Warrant. Holder understands that its acquisition of any Shares issuable upon the exercise thereto involves a significant degree of risk. Holder understands that the market price of the Common Stock has been volatile and that no representation is being made as to the future value of the Common Stock. Holder is able to bear the economic risk of acquiring the Shares of Common Stock to be acquired upon exercise of the Warrant, and is able to afford a complete loss of such acquisition. Holder has sought, or has had the opportunity to seek, such tax advice as Holder has considered necessary regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the exercise of the Warrant. Holder acknowledges that the Holder shall be responsible for any of the Holder’s tax liabilities that may arise upon any exercise of the Warrant, and that the Company has not provided any tax advice or any other representation or guarantee regarding the tax consequences of the exercise of the Warrant.

 

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e) Legend. Holder understands that, until such time as a registration statement has been declared effective or the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the certificates evidencing the Shares of Company Common Stock will bear with one or all of the following restrictive legends:

 

(i) THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE 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 ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS; and

 

(ii) any legend required by the securities laws of any state.

 

f) Affiliate Status. Holder is not an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company and has not been an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company within the three months immediately preceding the issuance of this Warrant.

 

Section 6Miscellaneous.

 

a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3.

 

b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

d) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

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Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation 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 actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

g) Non-waiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that the right to exercise this Warrant terminates on the Termination Date. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder. 

 

h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder of this Warrant, on the other hand.

 

m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

(Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Kevin Schubert
  Name:  Kevin Schubert
  Title: President


 

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EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO:RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ___________________________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant dated November ___, 2022.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[_]in lawful money of the United States, payable to the Company; or

 

[_]the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ___________________________________
 
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: ___________________________________
 
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________
 
Title of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________
 
Date: ___________________________________

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name: ___________________________________  
   
   
Address: _________________________________  
   
   
Phone Number: ___________________________________  
   
Email Address: ___________________________________  
   
Dated: __________________________________________  
   
Holder’s Signature: ___________________________________  
   
   
Holder’s Address: _________________________________  
                                ___________________________________  
                               ___________________________________  
   

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.8

 

 

November 30, 2022

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement dated as of August 31, 2022 (the “SEPA”) between Rubicon Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and YA II PN, Ltd. (“Investor”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the SEPA.

 

The parties hereto hereby agree that the definition of Maximum Advance Amount set forth in the SEPA shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Maximum Advance Amount” in respect of each Advance Notice means an amount equal to the average Daily Traded Value of Common Shares on the Company’s Principal Market on the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding an Advance Notice.

 

The parties hereto hereby agree that the Company’s compliance or satisfaction of all covenants, representations and warranties, conditions or other provisions of the SEPA referencing or requiring the timely filing of reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act (or the rules and regulations thereunder) shall, in each case, be determined giving effect to permissible extensions for the filing thereof in accordance with Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act.

 

The Company hereby agrees that it shall not file any Registration Statement for the registration of the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) until after the effectiveness of a Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) of even date herewith between the Company and the Investor covering the resale of at least 18,000,000 Conversion Shares (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).

 

The SEPA (and the amendments to the SEPA made herein), the Securities Purchase Agreement of even date herewith (the “SPA”), and any Transaction Document (as defined in the SPA) are for the sole benefit of the parties thereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein or in the SEPA, the SPA, or any Transaction Document, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever.

 

For the avoidance of doubt and subject to the foregoing, it is the intention of the parties hereto that the SEPA (as amended hereby) shall remain in full force and effect from the date hereof until the termination of the SEPA pursuant to the terms thereof.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Investor and Issuer has executed or caused this letter agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth above.

 

INVESTOR:

 

YA II PN, LTD.

 

By: Yorkville Advisors Global, LP  
Its: Investment Manager  
       
  By: Yorkville Advisors Global II, LLC  
  Its: General Partner  
       
  By: /s/ Matt Beckman  
  Name: Matt Beckman  

 

ISSUER:

 

RUBICON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

By: /s/ Kevin Schubert  
Name: Kevin Schubert  
Title: President