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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): January 22, 2024

 

MINIM, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-37649   04-2621506
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

848 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(833) 966-4646

(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 filing 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   Name of each exchange on which registered
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value   MINM   The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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.

 

On January 22, 2024, Minim, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Letter Agreement re Product Purchase (the “Letter Agreement”) and a Debt Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement,” and with the Letter Agreement, the “Agreements”) with Motorola Mobility, LLC (“Motorola”). Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the Company (A) initially transferred a portion of its inventory to Motorola and (B) agreed to transfer the reminder of such inventory upon receipt of the funding discussed below (the “Funding”) in order to satisfy liabilities owed to Motorola, while agreeing to continue to provide certain customer and technical support. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company agreed (i) to pay Motorola a settlement amount upon the Funding and (ii) to transfer additional funds as collected from the Company’s customers. The Company believes that the Agreements, together with arrangements it has finalized with other major vendors, will allow the Company to streamline its operations while reducing its current liabilities.

 

On January 23, 2024, the Company, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with David Lazar (“Lazar”), a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, whereby the Company will sell and whereby Lazar will purchase two million eight hundred thousand 2,800,000 shares of the Company’s preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”), at a price per share of $1.00, for an aggregate purchase price of $2,800,000, subject to the conditions described below pursuant to the exemptions afforded by the Securities Act and Regulation S thereunder. Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to designate 2,800,000 of the Preferred Stock as Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) for the sale to Lazar. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder, into one share of common stock of the Company, $.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), and vote on an “as-if-converted” basis and shall have full ratchet protection in any subsequent offerings.

 

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall also issue Lazar a warrant to purchase up to an additional 2,800,000 shares of Common Stock, with an exercise price equal to $1.00 per share, subject to adjustment therein.

 

Under the applicable Nasdaq rules and the Purchase Agreement, in the absence of shareholder approval, the Company may only issue to Lazar upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock such number of shares of Common Stock, equal to the lower of either, (X) the maximum percentage of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock that can be issued to the Holder without requiring a vote of the shareholders of the Company under the rules and regulations of the Trading Market on which the Common Stock trades on such date and applicable securities laws; or, (Y) 19.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the date of issuance.

 

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and Lazar, limitations and conditions regarding sales of the Preferred Stock or Common Stock, indemnification rights and other obligations of the parties. Furthermore, the Purchase Agreement contains certain conditions to closing, including, shareholder approval of (i) a one for three reverse stock split of the Common Stock, (ii) the increase in authorized shares of Preferred Stock to 10,000,000, (iii) the Certificate of Designation of the rights and privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock of 2,800,000 shares, and the issuance of such shares to Lazar; and (iv) removal from the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of limitations on adopting shareholder resolutions via majority without holding a shareholders meeting.

 

Lazar has agreed that he will not engage in or effect, directly or indirectly, any short sales involving the Company’s securities or any hedging transaction that transfers the economic risk of ownership of the Common Stock. Additionally, the Board of Directors of the Company unanimously adopted resolutions (i) exempting Lazar’s acquisition of the Series A Preferred Stock from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 and (ii) granting the Purchaser the right to sell, assign or otherwise transfer either the Series A Preferred Stock (as well as any Common Stock underlying any such Series A Preferred Stock) and/or its rights to acquire the Series A Preferred Stock (as well as any Common Stock underlying any such Securities) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Rights”), including by way of option for Purchaser to sell and/or a transferee thereof to purchase, the Securities Purchase Rights.

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of Preferred Stock, nor shall there be any sale of shares of Preferred Stock 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 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
10.1   Form of Letter Agreement re Product Purchase and Debt Settlement Agreement, both dated as of January 22, 2024, by and between the Company and Motorola Mobility, LLC.
10.2   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2024, by and between the Company and David Lazar
104   Cover Page Interactive Data file (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  MINIM, INC.
   
Date: January 25, 2024 By: /s/ Jeremy Hitchcock
    Jeremy Hitchcock
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.1

January 22, 2024

 

VIA EMAIL AND FEDERAL EXPRESS

 

Minim, Inc.

848 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03101

Attn: Jeremy Hitchcock

 

Re: Letter Agreement re Product Purchase

 

Dear Mr. Hitchcock:

 

This letter agreement (“Letter Agreement”) memorializes the agreement between Minim, Inc. (“Minim”) and Motorola Mobility, LLC (“Motorola”) (collectively, the “Parties”) pertaining to Motorola’s purchase of certain Products as defined in (i) the License Agreement for modems and routers, effective January 1, 2016, as amended (the “Modem Agreement”), and (ii) the License Agreement for home security devices and services effective March 27, 2020, as amended (the “Home Security Agreement”) between Motorola and Minim. The Modem Agreement and Home Security Agreement are referred to collectively herein as the “License Agreements.” Any capitalized term below that is not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed in the License Agreements. The Parties have further agreed that, in view of Minim’s stated inability and failure to properly service the Products, that Minim will transfer ownership of and access to certain customer support platforms and the Moto Sync and Moto Manage application to Motorola to allow Motorola to mitigate potential damage.

 

For good and valuable consideration, which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Ratification of Surviving Terms of License Agreements. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the License Agreements were terminated effectively as of July 18, 2023. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that the obligation to pay all royalties due thereunder, including any Guaranteed Minimum Royalties or Minimum Royalties (herein, “GMR”) remains in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that any terms in the Agreement specifically designated as surviving termination hereby remain in full force and effect, including without limitation Section 15 of the Modem Agreement and Section 15 of the Home Security Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Minim’s obligations to Motorola under Sections 7 and 11 of the Modem Agreement and Sections 7 and 10 of the Home Security Agreement to provide acceptable customer support and to provide acceptable technical support for the Products shall be deemed met by Minim’s ongoing reasonable cooperation with Motorola, including without limitation by providing any and all contact information for the previously responsible persons, by providing any relevant technical or historical data about the Products, and by providing other information reasonably necessary within Minim’s possession or control for Motorola to provide customer support and technical support for the Products. In the event that any terms and provisions of this Letter Agreement conflict with the terms and provisions of the License Agreements, the terms and provisions of this Letter Agreement shall supersede and control.

 

2. Outstanding Guaranteed Minimum Royalties. The Parties acknowledge and agree that as of the date of this Letter Agreement, Minim owes to Motorola at least $15,912,500.07 USD in GMR under the License Agreements (collectively, the “Owed GMR”) through the remaining Term of the License Agreements. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that an additional $6,137,499.93 represents the Owed Amount (as defined in the Settlement Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit D) which shall be considered satisfied upon payment of the Settled Amount pursuant to the Settlement Agreement (as defined in Section 17 below). The Settled Amount shall not count against the Owed GMR, which the Parties agree remains due and owing to Motorola.

 

 
 

 

3. Purchase of RMA Products. Motorola hereby agrees to purchase and Minim agrees to immediately provide exclusive access and title free and clear of any Encumbrances (as defined herein) to Motorola, or as directed by Motorola, the following RMA Products (“Purchased Products”) at Minim’s manufactured cost (the “Purchase Price”) in the approximate quantities as set forth in the chart below. All expenses approved in writing in advance by Motorola related to the acquisition and delivery of the Purchased Products are the sole responsibility of Motorola. “Encumbrances” shall mean any security interests, liens (including tax liens), pledges, charges, claims, options, preferential arrangements, encumbrances or restrictions of any kind. Motorola shall be responsible for taking possession of the Products once Minim complies with all of its obligations hereunder.

 

As of Jan 17, 2024     Units R/A
SKU#   Item Description   RMA
B12-10   MOTOROLA CABLE MODEM D3.1 BRIDGE, 32x8, 2.5GbE, US   12
MB7420-10   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE   91
MB7621-10   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE   236
MB8600-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE   200
MB8611-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE, 2.5G ETHERNET   60
MG7540-10   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM/AC1600 WIFI ROUTER   8
MG7550-10   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 WIFI ROUTER   125
MG7700-10   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 WIFI ROUTER   206
MG8702-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM/AC3200 WIFI ROUTER   201
MG8725-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3. 1 CABLE MODEM W/AX6000 WIFI ROUTER   1
MH7021-10   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, ROUTER   3
MH7021-10S   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, motosync   5
MH7022-10   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, ROUTER PLUS 1 SATELLITE   200
MH7023-10   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, ROUTER PLUS 2 SATELLITES   150
MH7602-10   MOT AX1800 MESH WiFi, 2-PACK, US   2
MH7603-10   MOT AX1800 MESH WiFi, 3-PACK, US   30
MM1000-10   MOTOROLA MoCA ADAPTER, US   15
MM1025-10   MOTOROLA MoCA ADAPTER, 2.5G   15
MR2600-10   MOTOROLA AC2600 ROUTER, US   40
MR2600-10R   MOTOROLA AC2600 ROUTER, US (REFURB)   10
MT7711-10   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 ROUTER/EMTA   150
MT7711-10R   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 ROUTER/EMTA, Refurbished   30
MT8733-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM/AX6000 ROUTER/EMTA   19
Q11-10-01   MOTOROLA Q.11 MESH WiFi, SINGLE PACK, US   10
Q11-10-03   MOT Q11 AX3000 MESH WiFi, 3-PACK, US   500
Q14-10-02   MOTOROLA Q14 TRI-BAND MESH WiFi, TWO PACK, US   15
Q14-10-03   MOTOROLA Q14 TRI-BAND MESH WiFi, THREE PACK, US   30
        2364

 

 
 

 

4. Payment for Products. Upon Motorola’s receipt of all of the following from Minim: the Purchased Products (in the manner set forth in Section 3 above), the Support Software (including without limitation the Moto Sync and Moto Manage application), and the E-Commerce Accounts (as defined in Section 6), the Purchase Price shall be deducted from the Owed GMR (the remaining balance of which shall be deemed the “GMR Balance”). Motorola shall not be required under any circumstances to deliver any payment to Minim in exchange for the Purchased Products other than a reduction of the Owed GMR. Should Minim fail to ensure that Motorola receives access to possession and control of any Purchased Product to Motorola, free and clear of all Encumbrances, Motorola shall be entitled to retain the full amount of the Owed GMR without any reduction thereto with respect to that Purchased Product. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge and agree that should Motorola voluntarily not take possession or control of any Purchased Products, such failure to take possession or control shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by either Party.

 

5. Transfer of Customer Support Software. Minim hereby assigns and transfers to Motorola, and Motorola hereby accepts, all right, title, access, and interest and exclusive use, at the sole expense of Motorola subject to Motorola’s prior written approval, of the following: (a) all software tools, active platforms, databases, systems, or databases used to diagnose, support, remotely access, manage any Products offered or sold by Minim under the License Agreements; and (b) the customer application or interface (including, without limitation Moto Manage and Moto Sync), including without limitation source code, files, permissions, management tools, and all data that are in any way related to any Products offered or sold by Minim under the Home Security Agreement (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Support Software”). Upon execution of this Letter Agreement, Minim shall deliver immediately to Motorola (or as directed by Motorola) all Support Software and the contact information of all prior employees of Minim that could assist in the transfer or identification of, and technical knowledge about all such Support Software. Any and all expenses (as approved in advance in writing by Motorola) incurred in the undertaking of the aforementioned shall be the sole responsibility of Motorola. Minim further agrees to act in good faith in providing Motorola with any additional documents, information, login credentials, passwords, data, access points and any other information requested by Motorola to fully access and use the Support Software.

 

6. E-Commerce Accounts. Upon execution of this Letter Agreement, Minim agrees to immediately transfer to Motorola all e-commerce platform accounts used by Minim to sell any Products under the License Agreements, including without limitation the complete transfer of access, management and exclusive control of Minim’s Amazon.com account (collectively, the “E-Commerce Accounts”) that remain active. In addition to and without limiting the foregoing sentence, upon execution of this Letter Agreement, Minim shall also deliver immediately to Motorola (or as directed by Motorola) contact information of all prior employees of Minim that could assist in the transfer or identification of, and technical knowledge about all E-Commerce Accounts. Any and all expenses of Minim approved in advance in writing by Motorola incurred in the undertaking of the aforementioned shall be the sole responsibility of Motorola. Minim further agrees to act in good faith in providing Motorola with any necessary login credentials, passwords, access points and any other information requested by Motorola to fully access and use the E-commerce Accounts.

 

7. Warranty. Minim warrants to Motorola that the Purchased Products, Customer Support Software, and E-Commerce Accounts shall be free and clear of any Encumbrances. Motorola hereby agrees to accept the Purchased Products in their current condition on an as-is basis, except that Minim warrants to Motorola that the Purchased Products: (a) are fit and safe for the use(s) normally and reasonably intended; (b) of merchantable quality; (c) other than as specifically identified as refurbished as denoted with an “R” in the list of Purchased Products, are new and do not contain anything used, refurbished or reconditioned; and (d) do not violate or infringe any intellectual property right of any third party or any other right of any third party, nor shall their offer, provision, resale or distribution by Motorola or any third party.

 

 
 

 

8. Taxes. Minim represents that, except as previously disclosed in writing by Minim to Motorola: (a) each of it and its subsidiaries has complied in all respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of all federal, state, local, foreign taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever (“Taxes”) and all returns with respect to such Taxes have been timely filed; (b) there are no liens on any of its or its subsidiaries’ assets that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Taxes; (c) there is no action, suit, proceeding, or audit is pending against or with respect to it or its subsidiaries regarding Taxes; (d) neither it nor its subsidiaries has waved any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to any Tax assessment or deficiency; (e) neither it nor its subsidiaries is a party to any tax allocation or sharing agreement; and (f) that there are no transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value added and other similar Taxes or recording, filing or other fees incurred or payable in connection with this Letter Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

9. Transfer of Remaining Inventory and Release. The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that upon the execution of the Settlement Agreement that the title of all remaining Products in Minim’s possession or control (or the possession or control of Minim’s manufacturers or distributors), including without limitation and at minimum those set forth in Exhibit B hereto, shall be immediately transferred to Motorola free and clear of any Encumbrances. Effective upon the transfer of good and valid title free and clear of any Encumbrances to all remaining Products, permitting Motorola to take possession of such remaining Products, Motorola shall release and discharge Minim and any successor-in-interest from all claims, liabilities, demands, costs, charges, expenses, actions, causes of action, judgments, and executions, past, present or future from liability for the GMR Balance. Upon receipt of good and valid title for all remaining Products, Motorola shall be deemed to have received sufficient consideration for the release set forth in this Section 9. The foregoing release shall not apply to the Settled Amount or the obligations under the Settlement Agreement. Minim acknowledges and agrees that it shall ensure that any successor-in-interest shall comply with the terms of this Section 9.

 

10. Events of Default. The occurrence of one or more of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default” within the meaning of this Letter Agreement: (a) any representation or warranty of Minim set forth in this Letter Agreement is untrue or incorrect; (b) Minim fails to abide by or observe any covenant, term, or condition of this Letter Agreement; (c) Motorola reasonably deems that an event of default has occurred under any of the surviving terms of the License Agreements (other than Minim’s failure to comply with warranty obligations which is addressed in this Letter Agreement), or Motorola deems that Minim has otherwise failed to abide by the covenants, terms, and conditions of any of the foregoing; or (d) any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement or other case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any liquidation proceeding is commenced in respect of Minim, whether commenced by Minim or any other party. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder or at any time thereafter, Motorola shall be entitled to the immediate exercise of all its rights and remedies available to it under the surviving terms of the License Agreements, this Letter Agreement, and applicable law.

 

11. No Waiver. The execution of this Letter Agreement and acceptance of any documents related hereto shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any event of default under the License Agreements or this Letter Agreement, whether or not known to Motorola and whether or not existing on the date of this Letter Agreement.

 

12. Release and Covenant Not to Sue. Minim and all of its respective employees, partners, agents, legal representatives, affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, predecessors, successors and assigns whether such person is natural or corporate (collectively referred to as the “Minim Entities”) do hereby release, acquit, forever discharge, and covenant not to sue Motorola and its affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents, legal representatives, predecessors, successors and assigns (whether natural or corporate) (collectively referred to as the “Motorola Entities”) from any and all claims or causes of action of any kind whatsoever, at common law, statutory, or otherwise which any Minim Entities have or might have, known or unknown, now existing or that might arise hereafter, that directly or indirectly relate to the License Agreements, the termination of the License Agreements, this Letter Agreement, the Purchased Products, the Support Software, and/or the E-Commerce Accounts.

 

 
 

 

13. Confidentiality. The Parties agree that this Letter Agreement, its terms and conditions, and the related negotiations are confidential and that each Party, its agents, employees, servants, and persons acting in concert with any Party will not disclose any such information to any third party except: (a) in connection with legal proceedings, provided that any such disclosure is subject to a confidentiality agreement and/or protective order; (b) as required by law; (c) upon written consent of all Parties; or (d) as necessary to enable a Party or a Party’s representatives to prepare that Party’s tax returns.

 

14. Remedies Not Exclusive. Any specific remedies provided to Motorola under this Letter Agreement are not exclusive, and do not in any way limit or restrict Motorola’s right or ability to pursue any and all other remedies available to a Party at law or equity. Except as may be specifically stated in this Letter Agreement, all of Motorola’s rights with regard to the Letter Agreements are reserved.

 

15. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Letter Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois and, where applicable, the United States, without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS WITHIN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, U.S.A., SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING BETWEEN MOTOROLA AND MINIM UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT, AND MOTOROLA AND MINIM AGREE AND CONSENT TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS.

 

16. Assignment. This Letter Agreement shall not be assigned or otherwise transferred by Minim in any manner without the prior written consent of Motorola, provided in its sole discretion. Any attempted assignment or transfer by Minim in violation of this provision shall be null and void. Motorola may freely assign this Letter Agreement and any of its rights hereunder.

 

17. Side Letter; Assignment; Debt Settlement Agreement. (a) Minim shall contemporaneously herewith execute the side letter attached as Exhibit A, (b) Minim shall on behalf of MTRLC LLC contemporaneously herewith execute the assignment of all certifications, including without limitation all CableLabs certifications, related to the Products attached as Exhibit C (the “Assignment Agreement”), and (c) the Parties shall contemporaneously herewith execute the Debt Settlement Agreement of even date herewith by and between Minim and Motorola (the “Settlement Agreement”) attached as Exhibit C hereto. Minim hereby represents and warrants that MTRLC LLC has no Encumbrances, including, without limitation, any restriction of, upon, or regarding the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership. In the event that any such Encumbrances are discovered at any time, Motorola may immediately rescind the Assignment Agreement at its sole discretion.

 

18. Miscellaneous. The Parties expressly agree that (except for the surviving terms of the License Agreements, and any amendments thereof unless modified herein) this Letter Agreement: (a) supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous settlement agreements, discussions, obligations, or understandings among them; (b) may be amended, modified, or revised, and any waiver may be made, only by the written agreement of all Parties hereto; (c) shall be binding upon the Parties hereto and their parents, subsidiaries, successors and permitted assigns; (d) may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement (with PDF signatures being sufficient and fully binding); and (e) shall be effective as of the last date signed by both Parties. The prevailing Party in any action brought in connection with this Letter Agreement shall be entitled to recover its costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

19. Cross-Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Letter Agreement or the Settlement Agreement, a breach or default by either Party of any covenant or other term or condition contained in the Settlement Agreement, after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, shall, at the option of the other Party, be considered a default under this Letter Agreement, in which event the non-defaulting Party shall be entitled (but in no event required) to apply all rights and remedies under the terms of this Letter Agreement and the Settlement Agreement by reason of a default under said Letter Agreement or hereunder.

 

Please sign below and return a copy of the executed letter to us at your earliest convenience.

 

  Sincerely,
   
  David C. Carroll

 

SIGNATURES FOLLOW

 

 
 

 

AGREED and ACCEPTED:

 

MOTOROLA MOBILITY, LLC  
     
By: /s/ David C. Carroll  
Name: David C. Carroll  
Title: Vice President, Brand Licensing  
Date: January 22, 2024  
     
MINIM, INC.  
     
By: /s/ Andrew Papanicolau  
Name: Andrew Papanicolau  
Title: Member Board of Directors  
Date: January 22, 2024  

 

cc: Lee J. Eulgen  
  Jessica Rissman Cohen  
     
cc: Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds  
  530 Virginia Rd  
  Concord, MA 01742  
  Attn: John DuPre  

 

 
 

 

Exhibit A

 

 
 

 

SIDE LETTER TO LETTER AGREEMENT

 

The 22nd day of January, 2024

 

Re: Warranty re Title of Purchased Products

 

To whom it may concern,

 

MINIM, INC. (“Minim”) hereby confirms that it has transferred, assigned, and sold all right, title, and interest to the following products to MOTOROLA MOBILITY, LLC (“Motorola”) free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances, or other restrictions:

 

 

SKU#   Item Description   Total Inventory
B MB8600_Q11-10-01   Bundle contains MB8600-10 and Q11-10-01   0
B12-10   MOTOROLA CABLE MODEM D3.1 BRIDGE, 32x8, 2.5GbE, US   48
MB7220-10   MOTOROLA 8x4 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE   10
MB7420-10   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE   91
MB7420-10R   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE (Refurbished)   2079
MB7621-10   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE   444
MB7621-10R   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE, REFURBISHED   1854
MB8600-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE   1322
MB8600-10R   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE, Refurbished   2779
MB8611-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE, 2.5G ETHERNET   60
MB8611-10R   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE, 2.5G ETHERNET (REFURB)   3833
MG7310-10   MOTOROLA CABLE MODEM/ROUTER, US, RoHS   0
MG7315-10   MOTOROLA 8x4 CABLE MODEM/N450 WIFI ROUTER   2
MG7540-10   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM/AC1600 WIFI ROUTER   21
MG7540-10R   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM/AC1600 WIFI ROUTER REFURB   706
MG7550-10   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 WIFI ROUTER   13698
MG7550-10R   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 WIFI ROUTER - Refurbished   8,506
MG7700-10   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 WIFI ROUTER   206
MG7700-10R   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 WIFI ROUTER, Refurbished   3228
MG8702-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM/AC3200 WIFI ROUTER   203
MG8702-10R   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM/AC3200 WIFI ROUTER motosync, REFURBISHED   35
MG8725-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3. 1 CABLE MODEM W/AX6000 WIFI ROUTER   31
MG8725-10R   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3. 1 CABLE MODEM W/AX6000 WIFI ROUTER (REFURB)   258
MH7020-10   MOTOROLA MESH ROUTER   646
MH7021-10   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, ROUTER   73
MH7021-10S   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, motosync   169
MH7021-10S-ISP   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, ROUTER ISP   29
MH7022-10   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, ROUTER PLUS 1 SATELLITE   3075
MH7023-10   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, ROUTER PLUS 2 SATELLITES   494
MH7601-10   MOT AX1800 MESH WiFi, SINGLE, US   325
MH7602-10   MOT AX1800 MESH WiFi, 2-PACK, US   75
MH7603-10   MOT AX1800 MESH WiFi, 3-PACK, US   759
MH7603-10S-ISP   MOT AX1800 MESH WiFi, 3-PACK, US motosync ISP   0
MM1000-10   MOTOROLA MoCA ADAPTER, US   403
MM1025-10   MOTOROLA MoCA ADAPTER, 2.5G   26
MR1700-10   MOTOROLA AC1700 ROUTER, US   4
MR2600-10   MOTOROLA AC2600 ROUTER, US   315
MR2600-10R   MOTOROLA AC2600 ROUTER, US (REFURB)   694
MT7711-10   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 ROUTER/EMTA   2740
MT7711-10R   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 ROUTER/EMTA, Refurbished   3,358
MT8733-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM/AX6000 ROUTER/EMTA   19
Q11-10-01   MOTOROLA Q.11 MESH WiFi, SINGLE PACK, US   478
Q11-10-03   MOT Q11 AX3000 MESH WiFi, 3-PACK, US   1643
Q14-10-01   MOTOROLA Q14 TRI-BAND MESH WiFi, SINGLE PACK, US   0
Q14-10-02   MOTOROLA Q14 TRI-BAND MESH WiFi, TWO PACK, US   3,245
Q14-10-03   MOTOROLA Q14 TRI-BAND MESH WiFi, THREE PACK, US   1446
        59,420

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  Jeremy Hitchcock
  Minim, Inc.

 

 
 

 

Exhibit B

 

 
 

 

Remaining Products

 

SKU#   Item Description   Total Inventory
B MB8600_Q11-10-01   Bundle contains MB8600-10 and Q11-10-01   0
B12-10   MOTOROLA CABLE MODEM D3.1 BRIDGE, 32x8, 2.5GbE, US   36
MB7220-10   MOTOROLA 8x4 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE   10
MB7420-10   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE   0
MB7420-10R   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE (Refurbished)   2,079
MB7621-10   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE   208
MB7621-10R   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE, REFURBISHED   1854
MB8600-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE   1122
MB8600-10R   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE, Refurbished   2779
MB8611-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE, 2.5G ETHERNET   0
MB8611-10R   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM BRIDGE, 2.5G ETHERNET (REFURB)   3,833
MG7310-10   MOTOROLA CABLE MODEM/ROUTER, US, RoHS   0
MG7315-10   MOTOROLA 8x4 CABLE MODEM/N450 WIFI ROUTER   2
MG7540-10   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM/AC1600 WIFI ROUTER   13
MG7540-10R   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM/AC1600 WIFI ROUTER REFURB   706
MG7550-10   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 WIFI ROUTER   13,573
MG7550-10R   MOTOROLA 16x4 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 WIFI ROUTER - Refurbished   8,506
MG7700-10   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 WIFI ROUTER   0
MG7700-10R   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 WIFI ROUTER, Refurbished   3,228
MG8702-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM/AC3200 WIFI ROUTER   2
MG8702-10R   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM/AC3200 WIFI ROUTER motosync, REFURBISHED   35
MG8725-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3. 1 CABLE MODEM W/AX6000 WIFI ROUTER   30
MG8725-10R   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3. 1 CABLE MODEM W/AX6000 WIFI ROUTER (REFURB)   258
MH7020-10   MOTOROLA MESH ROUTER   646
MH7021-10   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, ROUTER   70
MH7021-10S   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, motosync   164
MH721-10S-ISP   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, ROUTER ISP   29
MH7022-10   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, ROUTER PLUS 1 SATELLITE   2.875
MH7023-10   MOTOROLA WHOLE HOME MESH WIFI SYSTEM, ROUTER PLUS 2 SATELLITES   344
MH7601-10   MOT AX1800 MESH WiFi, SINGLE, US   325
MH7602-10   MOT AX1800 MESH WiFi, 2-PACK, US   73
MH7603-10   MOT AX1800 MESH WiFi, 3-PACK, US   729
MH7603-10S-ISP   MOT AX1800 MESH WiFi, 3-PACK, US motosync ISP   0
MM1000-10   MOTOROLA MoCA ADAPTER, US   388
MM1025-10   MOTOROLA MoCA ADAPTER, 2.5G   11
MR1700-10   MOTOROLA AC1700 ROUTER AC   4
MR2600-10   MOTOROLA AC2600 ROUTER, US   275
MR2600-10R   MOTOROLA AC2600 ROUTER, US (REFURB)   684
MT7711-10   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 ROUTER/EMTA   2,590
MT7711-10R   MOTOROLA 24x8 CABLE MODEM/AC1900 ROUTER/EMTA, Refurbished   3,328
MT8733-10   MOTOROLA DOCSIS 3.1 CABLE MODEM/AX6000 ROUTER/EMTA   0
Q11-10-01   MOTOROLA Q.11 MESH WiFi, SINGLE PACK, US   468
Q11-10-03   MOT Q11 AX3000 MESH WiFi, 3-PACK, US   1,143
Q14-10-01   MOTOROLA Q14 TRI-BAND MESH WiFi, SINGLE PACK, US   0
Q14-10-02   MOTOROLA Q14 TRI-BAND MESH WiFi, TWO PACK, US   3,220
Q14-10-03   MOTOROLA Q14 TRI-BAND MESH WiFi, THREE PACK, US   1,416
        57,056

 

 
 

 

Exhibit C

 

 
 

 

Assignment Agreement

 

This Assignment Agreement (this “Agreement”) dated as of January 22, 2024, by and between Minim Inc. and its subsidiary entity, MTRLC LLC (jointly and severally, “Company”), and Motorola Mobility, LLC (the “Assignee”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Company and Assignee were parties to (i) that certain License Agreement for modems and routers, effective January 1, 2016, as amended (the “Modem Agreement”), and (ii) that certain License Agreement for home security devices and services effective March 27, 2020, as amended (the “Home Security Agreement”) (together, the “License Agreements”) pursuant to which Company was permitted to and actually manufactured and sold certain Products (as defined in the License Agreements);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to its obligations under the License Agreements, Company obtained certain licenses, certifications, and other written quality verifications relating to the Products, including without limitation certifications from CableLabs (collectively, the “Certifications”);

 

WHEREAS, Company desires to assign, and the Assignee desires to assume, all of the Certifications of Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, promises and representations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Agreement to Assign and Assume. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, simultaneous with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Company shall assign, transfer, convey, and deliver to the Assignee, and the Assignee shall accept the full and unrestricted title to the Certifications and any and all rights related thereto, and by doing so Company shall be deemed to have assigned all of its rights, titles, and interest in and to the Certifications to the Assignee. Upon execution of this Agreement, Company shall also deliver to the Assignee any written instruments, agreements, contracts, or other evidence relating to the validity of the Certifications.

 

2. Representations and Warranties of Company. As an inducement to the Assignee to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein, Company represents and warrants to the Assignee as follows:

 

2.1 Authority. Company has the right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

2.2 No Conflict. None of the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, conflicts or will conflict with, or (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) result in a termination, breach or violation of (a) any instrument, contract or agreement to which Company is a party or by which he is bound; or (b) any federal, state, local or foreign law, ordinance, judgment, decree, order, statute, or regulation, or that of any other governmental body or authority, applicable to Company or the Certifications.

 

 
 

 

2.3 No Consent. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or any filing or declaration with any governmental authority or any other person is required for the consummation by Company of any of the transactions on its part contemplated under this Agreement.

 

3. Survival. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties contained herein or in any other certificate or document delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the date hereof until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

 

4. Further Assurances. Upon execution of this Agreement and thereafter, each of the parties hereto shall, and shall cause their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, and any successors-in-interest to, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments, conveyances and assurances and take such further actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

5. Choice of Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois and, where applicable, the United States, without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS WITHIN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, U.S.A., SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING BETWEEN MOTOROLA AND MINIM UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT, AND MOTOROLA AND MINIM AGREE AND CONSENT TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS.

 

6. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded or cancelled, and any of the terms, covenants, representations, warranties or conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.

 

7. Waivers. The failure of any party at any time or times to require performance of any provision hereof shall in no manner affect the right at a later time to enforce the same. No waiver by any party of any condition, or the breach of any term, covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more instances shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such condition or breach or a waiver of any other term, covenant, representation or warranty of this Agreement.

 

8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts and by facsimile, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Assignment Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

MINIM, INC.   MOTOROLA MOBILITY, LLC
         
By: /s/ Andrew Papanicolau   By: /s/ David C. Carroll
Name: Andrew Papanicolau   Name: David C. Carroll
Its: Member Board of Directors   Its: Vice President, Brand Licensing
         
MTRLC LLC      
         
By: /s/ Andrew Papanicolau      
Name: Andrew Papanicolau      
Its: Member Board of Directors      

 

 
 

 

Exhibit D

 

 
 

 

DEBT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS DEBT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January 22, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Motorola Mobility, LLC having a principal address of 222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza Suite 1800 Chicago IL 60654 (the “Creditor”) and Minim, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The Creditor and the Company are hereby individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as “Parties”.

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to execute and effectuate the Letter Agreement re Product Purchase, dated October 30, 2023, by and between the Company and the Creditor, including all exhibits thereto, including but not limited to the side letter to letter agreement and the assignment of product certifications (collectively, the “Letter Agreement”), on even date herewith, including all exhibits attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

WHEREAS, the Creditor has previously provided to the Company goods and/or services for which Company has calculated an aggregate amount equal to US $6,137,500 remains unpaid (the “Owed Amount”), which is deemed the total and final amount earned and unpaid, excluding the “Owed GMR” (as defined in the Letter Agreement).

 

WHEREAS, the Creditor has agreed to accept, and the Company has agreed to pay to the Creditor US $1,167,071 (the “Settled Amount”) in full satisfaction of the Owed Amount.

 

WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to pay up to an additional US $263,752 (the “Collected Amount”) to the Creditor upon collection of such Collected Amount from the Company’s customers.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Payment in Full of Owed Amount. The Company agrees to, within five business days of receipt of funds from its acquiror or otherwise, pay to Creditor, and Creditor hereby agrees to accept, the Settled Amount as payment in full of the Owed Amount and, upon payment of the Settled Amount to the Creditor, the Creditor agrees that any and all obligations that the Company may have pursuant to the Owed Amount shall be satisfied in full and the Company shall have no further obligations to the Creditor thereunder. Satisfaction of the Owed GMR shall be exclusively pursuant to the Letter Agreement, and this Agreement and the Settled Amount and the Collected Amount shall have no effect on the Owed GMR.

 

2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Creditor as of the Effective Date as follows: (i) that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Letter Agreement by it will not violate, or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any agreement, instrument, judgment, order or decree to which it is a party or to which it is subject; (ii) that it has the legal capacity and power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Letter Agreement and any other related agreements and instruments delivered in connection herewith; (iii) that no further proceedings or actions are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Letter Agreement or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or thereunder; and (iv) that this Agreement and the Letter Agreement constitute the legal and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms.

 

 
 

 

The Company covenants to take all reasonable steps to obtain the Collected Amounts from its customers and forward such Collected Amounts to Creditor in a timely manner.

 

3. Representations and Warranties of the Creditor. The Creditor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as of the Effective Date as follows: (i) that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Letter Agreement by it will not violate, or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any agreement, instrument, judgment, order or decree to which it is a party or to which it is subject; (ii) that it has the legal capacity and power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Letter Agreement and any other related agreements and instruments delivered in connection herewith; (iii) that no further proceedings or actions are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Letter Agreement or the performance by the Creditor of its obligations hereunder or thereunder; and (iv) that this Agreement and the Letter Agreement constitute the legal and binding obligations of the Creditor, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms.

 

4. Representations of the Creditor with Respect to the Owed Amount. The Creditor hereby represents as to the Owed Amount as follows: (i) the Creditor is the sole owner of the Owed Amount, and has not previously sold, transferred, assigned, encumbered or released any part of the Owed Amount; (ii) there is no action based on any of the Owed Amount that is currently pending in any court or other legal venue and no judgments based upon the Owed Amount have been previously entered in any legal proceeding, and (iii) the Owed Amount is the full and total liability or obligation of the Company to the Creditor other than a) the Owed GMR, and b) the obligations of the Company to the Creditor under the Letter Agreement.

 

5. Release. Effective upon payment of the Settled Amount to the Creditor, the Creditor hereby knowingly and voluntarily releases and forever discharges the Company and its predecessors, successors, direct and indirect parent companies, direct and indirect subsidiary companies, companies under common control with any of the foregoing, assigns, directors, officers, affiliates, agents and representatives, from all claims, liabilities, demands, costs, charges, expenses, actions, causes of action, judgments, and executions, past, present or future from liability for the Owed Amount. Upon payment of the Settled Amount, the Creditor shall be deemed to have received sufficient consideration for the releases set forth in this Section 5. The forgoing release shall not apply to the Collected Amounts or to the Owed GMR or the other obligations hereunder or under the Letter Agreement.

 

6. Voluntary and Knowing Agreement and Release. Each of the Parties acknowledges that it has entered into this Agreement of its own free will, and that no promises or representations have been made to it by any person to induce it to enter into this Agreement other than the express terms set forth herein. Each of the Parties further acknowledges that it has read this Agreement and understands all of its respective terms.

 

7. Advice of Counsel. The Creditor acknowledges that before entering into this Agreement, it has had the opportunity to consult with an attorney of its choice.

 

8. Attorneys’ Fees. Each Party shall bear its own legal fees and expenses in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

9. Choice of Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be exclusively governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its choice of law principles. The Parties agree that all actions and proceedings arising out of or relating directly or indirectly to this Agreement or any ancillary agreement or any other related obligations shall be litigated solely and exclusively in the state or federal courts located in the Wilmington, Delaware, and that such courts are convenient forums. Each Party hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for purposes of any such actions or proceedings.

 

 
 

 

10. Severance of Provisions; Survival of Representations and Warranties. If any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and shall remain in full force and effect. The representations, warranties and agreements of the Parties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parties, and the payment of the Settled Amount.

 

11. Notices. All notices and other communications shall be in writing and shall be provided to the recipient Party to the applicable addresses set forth on the signature page hereto. All notices and communications shall be deemed made and effective as follows: (i) if transmitted for overnight delivery via a nationally recognized delivery service, the first business day after being delivered by the transmitting party to such overnight delivery service, (ii) if by e-mail, when transmitted by e-mail, or (iv) if mailed via regular mail, upon delivery. Any Party may designate a superseding notice contact name, street address, e-mail address by providing the other Party with written notice pursuant to the provisions hereof.

 

12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Letter Agreement set forth the entire understanding of the Parties and supersede any and all prior agreements, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. The Parties attest that no other representations were made regarding this Agreement other than those contained herein and in the Letter Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the Letter Agreement, the terms of the Letter Agreement shall control.

 

13. Confidentiality. Each of the Parties hereby agrees, without the prior written consent of the other, to not disclose, and to otherwise keep confidential, the transactions contemplated hereby, except to the extent that disclosure thereof is required by law, rule or regulation.

 

14. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Creditor and the Company and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other party.

 

15. Modifications. This Agreement may not be modified except by a writing, signed by each of the Parties. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

 

16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, and said counterparts shall be treated as though signed as one document. Electronic signatures to this Agreement shall be treated as original signatures.

 

17. Cross-Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the Letter Agreement, a breach or default by either Party of any covenant or other term or condition contained in the Letter Agreement, after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, shall, at the option of the other Party, be considered a default under this Agreement, in which event the non-defaulting Party shall be entitled (but in no event required) to apply all rights and remedies under the terms of this Agreement and the Letter Agreement by reason of a default under said Letter Agreement or hereunder.

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Creditor and the Company have caused this Settlement Agreement and Release to be signed by their respective duly authorized officers or representatives as of the Effective Date.

 

Minim, Inc.   Motorola Mobility, LLC
     
Signature: /s/ Andrew Papanicolau   Signature: /s/ David C. Carroll
         
Full Name: Andrew Papanicolau   Full Name: David C. Carroll
         
Title: Member Board of Directors   Title: Vice President, Brand licensing
         
Physical Address: 848 Elm Street   Physical Address: Suite 1800
         
      222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza
         
  Manchester, NH 03101   Chicago, IL 60654
         
Email Address:     Email Address:  

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.2

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of January 23, 2024, between MINIM, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Mr. David Lazar, the purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (including his successors and assigns, the “Purchaser” or “Lazar”)).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company desires to issue and sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, it is understood by the parties that the Company is entering into this Agreement in order to provide for the issuance and sale by the Company of the Securities (as defined below) in an “offshore transaction” within the meaning of Regulation S.

 

WHEREAS, the directors of the Company (the “Company Directors”) appointed Lazar to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on December 28, 2023.

 

WHEREAS, it is the intention of the parties hereto that Lazar’s acquisition of Securities under the Transaction Documents (as defined below) shall be exempt from Section 16(b) of the U.S. Securities Exchange of Act 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and, accordingly, prior to the date of this Agreement, the Board unanimously adopted resolutions approving Lazar’s acquisition of Securities hereunder and exempting such acquisition from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 (the “Rule 16b-3 Exemption Approvals”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Purchaser agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

I.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Certificate of Designation (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 4.7.

 

Action” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.1(j).

 

Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

 
 

 

Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York are generally open for use by customers on such day.

 

Certificate of Designations” means the Certificate of Designations to be filed prior to the Closing by the Company with the Secretary of State of Delaware, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchaser’s obligations to pay the Purchase Price and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date hereof.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Company Party” means all directors, officers, shareholders, agents, and representatives, including, but not limited to, Jason Angel, David Feller and Dustin Tacker.

 

Conversion Price” shall have the meaning given such term in the Certificate of Designation.

 

Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.

 

Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.

 

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Disclosure Time” means, (i) if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) and before midnight (New York City time) on any Trading Day, 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, and (ii) if this Agreement is signed between midnight (New York City time) and 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, no later than 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the date hereof.

 

Employment Agreement” means, the agreement between the Purchaser and the Company attached hereto as Exhibit E.

 

Escrow Agreement” means, the agreement between Purchaser, Company and the Escrow Agent attached hereto as Exhibit F.

 

Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.1(s).

 

Exchange Act” shall have the meaning given such term in the recitals.

 

Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (b) securities upon the conversion of any Securities issued hereunder, and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4.12(a) herein, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

 

FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

GAAP” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

Indebtedness” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.1(aa).

 

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Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.1(p).

 

Liens” means an adverse claim, lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right, or voting, transfer, or other restriction.

 

Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

Material Permits” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.1(n).

 

Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 5.17.

 

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Preferred Stock” means the number of shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued as set forth in the Certificate of Designations, having the rights, preferences and privileges therein, in the of Exhibit A.

 

Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

Prospectus” means the final prospectus to be filed in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.10.

 

Purchase Price” means, Two Million and Eight Hundred Thousand United States dollars (US$2,800,000), payable in accordance with the terms herein in immediately available funds.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and the Purchaser dated as of the date hereof, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

Registration Statement” means the registration statement to be filed in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Required Approvals” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.1(e).

 

Required Minimum” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion in full of all shares of Preferred Stock, and any Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, ignoring any conversion and/or exercise limits set forth therein the Certificate of Designations or the Warrants.

 

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Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

SEC Reports” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

Securities” means the Preferred Stock, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.

 

Securities Act” shall have the meaning given such term in the recitals.

 

Shareholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include locating and/or borrowing shares of Common Stock).

 

Stated Value” means the Stated Value of Preferred Stock as set forth in the Certificate of Designation.

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Registration Rights Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto, and any other documents or agreements executed by all or any of the Parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

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Transfer Agent” means Computershare Trust Company N.A., the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of: 150 Royall St., Suite 101, Canton, MA 02021 and an email address of web.queries@computershare.com, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

Variable Rate Transaction” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 4.13(b).

 

Voting Agreement” means, the Voting Agreement between Purchaser and Mr. Jeremy Hitchcock (and his affiliates) dated December 28, 2023, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit J.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)).

 

Warrants” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchaser at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.4 hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately upon issuance and have a term of exercise equal to five (5) years following the initial exercise date, in the form of Exhibit I attached hereto.

 

Warrant Shares” means the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

II.1 Purchase of Preferred Stock. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase two million (2,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock at a price per share of $1.40, for a total price equal to the Purchase Price.

 

II.2 RESERVED

 

II.3 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Purchaser shall transfer the Purchase Price to the Company, and the Company shall deliver to Purchaser its shares of Preferred Stock, , and the Company and Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.4 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.1 and 2.4, the Closing shall take place remotely by electronic transfer of the Closing deliverables and documentation.

 

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II.4 Deliverables.

 

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date (except as indicated below), the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser the following:

 

(i) a copy of the Certificate of Designations certified by the Secretary of State of Delaware;

 

(ii) a book-entry statement or share certificate evidencing issuance of the Preferred Stock;

 

(iii) a duly executed Warrant registered in the name of the Purchaser to purchase up to a 2,800,000 shares of Common Stock, with an exercise price equal to $1.00 per share, subject to adjustment therein (the “Warrant Exercise Price”);

 

(iv) a duly executed Registration Rights Agreement;

 

(v) RESERVED

 

(vi) RESERVED

 

(vii) a copy of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws or of a Board resolution fixing the number of directors on the Company’s Board of Directors at seven (7), and of draft amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws to the effect of the last sentence of Section 4.11(b), subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders at a duly convened meeting thereof, removing the limitations on action by written consent of the stockholders in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders, all certified by Company’s Secretary;

 

(viii) a copy of Company’s bank form or banking resolutions, in form of Exhibit D, to be submitted to the bank at the Closing;

 

(ix) a copy of resolutions of Company’s Board of Directors (A) authorizing Company’s execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement, including, inter alia, the authorization and issuance of the Securities as well as the authorization of a right for the Purchaser to sell, assign or otherwise transfer either the Securities (as well as any Common Stock underlying any such Securities) and/or its rights to acquire the Securities (as well as any Common Stock underlying any such Securities) pursuant to this agreement (the “Securities Purchase Rights”), including by way of option for Purchaser to sell and/or a transferee thereof to purchase, the Securities Purchase Rights (the “Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right”), (B) with respect to Section 3.1(y), (C) with respect to the amendment of Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws referred to in Section 2.4(a)(vii) above, certified by Company’s Secretary and (D) the Rule 16b-3 Exemption Approvals, which resolutions shall be prepared and adopted in the form set forth on Schedule 2.4(a)(ix) attached hereto;

 

(x) copies of resignations of the individuals listed on Schedule ‎II.4‎(a)‎(ix) as members of the Board of Directors, which, by their terms, will be effective as of the date set forth on Schedule ‎II.4‎(a)‎(ix) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G;

 

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(xi) RESERVED

 

(xii) All reasonably required waivers and/or settlement agreements with the Company’s creditors, vendors and employees; and

 

(xiii) a legal opinion directed to the Purchaser in form and substance and signed by counsel to the Company reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and containing the opinion matters set forth under Exhibit C.

 

(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company, the following:

 

(i) the Purchase Price; and

 

(ii) RESERVED

 

(iii) a duly executed Registration Rights Agreement.

 

II.5 Closing Conditions.

 

(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality, in all respects) as of such date);

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and

 

(iii) the delivery by Purchaser of the items set forth in Section ‎II.4‎(b).

 

(b) The obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate in all material respects or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) as of such date);

 

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(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.4 (a);

 

(iv) the Company shall have cured all deficiencies with respect to its SEC filings and have regained current filer status with the SEC;

 

(v) the Company shall have settled all its and its Subsidiaries’ liabilities (including all off balance sheet liabilities) for a total amount not to exceed the sum of the Purchase Price plus the amount of the Company’s available cash as of the Effective date of this Agreement;

 

(vi) RESERVED

 

(vii) RESERVED

 

(viii) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company;

 

(ix) Other than with respect to such notices previously disclosed on a Form 8-K, from the date hereof to the Closing Date, the Company shall not have received any new notice that it is not in compliance with respect to any of the listing or maintenance requirements applicable to the Company’s principal Trading Market, nor shall it have become aware of any circumstances which might lead to the delivery of any such notice of non-compliance.

 

(x) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading 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 Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase any of the Securities at the Closing.

 

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ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

III.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Purchaser:

 

(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company, if any, and their respective jurisdictions of incorporation or organization are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a), the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.

 

(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and any Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have resulted in or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and any Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, anti-dilution or similar adjustments, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.6, (ii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iii) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 

(f) Issuance of the Securities; Registration. The Preferred Stock and the Warrants are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, free and clear of any Lien imposed by the Company. The Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, when approved by the shareholders of the Company and issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, free and clear of any Lien imposed by the Company. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date hereof.

 

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(g) Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company as of the date hereof is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), which Schedule 3.1(g) shall also include the number of shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g):

 

  (i) The Company has not issued any capital stock since filing its Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2023, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
     
  (ii) Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary.
     
  (iii) The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchaser).
     
  (iv) There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary.
     
  (v) There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary.
     
  (vi) The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.

 

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  (vii) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
     
  (viii) No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Preferred Stock and the Warrants; and, other than with respect to approval by the shareholders of the Company at a duly convened meeting thereof, no further approval or authorization of any stockholder is required for the issuance of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares.
     
  (ix) Other than with respect to the Voting Agreement, there are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.1(h), the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the three years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, 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 Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

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(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i): (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary, or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

(j) Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(j), there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”). None of the Actions set forth on Schedule 3.1(j), (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(j), tThere has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

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(k) Labor Relations. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(k), no labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has to its knowledge been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m) Environmental Laws. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(n) Regulatory Permits. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(n), the Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

(o) Title to Assets. The Company and any Subsidiary has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by it and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and any Subsidiary, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and any Subsidiary and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and any Subsidiary are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and any Subsidiary are in compliance.

 

(p) Intellectual Property. The Company and any Subsidiary has, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as described in the SEC Reports as necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and any Subsidiary has taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(q) Insurance. The Company and any Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage equal to $5,000,000. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able 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 without a significant increase in cost.

 

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(r) Offering Exemption. Subject to the accuracy of the representations of the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement, the offer, sale and issuance of the Securities to be issued in conformity with the terms of this Agreement constitute transactions which are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and from all applicable state registration or qualification requirements. The Company has implemented all necessary offering restrictions applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act. Subject to the receipt of approval by the shareholders of the Company with respect to the issuance of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder will not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, the issuance and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchaser is exempt from the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws of the location of the Purchaser and no prospectus or other document is required to be filed, under such applicable securities laws and no proceeding is required to be taken and no approval, permit, consent or authorization of regulatory authorities is required to be obtained by the Company under such securities laws to permit such issuance and sale.

 

(s) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(s), none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.

 

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(t) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(u) Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchaser shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(v) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(w) Registration Rights. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w), or as otherwise provided in the Transaction Documents, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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(x) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1‎(x), the Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1‎(x), the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market, nor does it have any knowledge of any matters which would lead to the delivery of any such notice to the Company. The Company has taken all measures to ensure that it will reach compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements in the foreseeable future, and shall use its best efforts to continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

(y) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchaser as a result of the Purchaser’s and the Company’s fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchaser’s ownership of the Securities.

 

(z) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which has not been otherwise disclosed. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that Purchaser neither makes nor has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

(aa) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

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(bb) Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder: (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing known debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(aa) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

(cc) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

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(dd) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.

 

(ee) Accountants. The Company’s independent accounting firm is BF Borgers CPA PC (“BF Borgers”). To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm: (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

 

(ff) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that Purchaser is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by Purchaser or any of Purchaser’s representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchaser’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

(gg) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities, Purchaser and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, may presently have a “short” position in the Common Stock and Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) Purchaser may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Conversion Shares and/or the Warrant Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

 

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(hh) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company 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.

 

(ii) No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising or “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Rule 902(c) of Regulation S). The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchaser.

 

(jj) Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

 

(kk) Cybersecurity. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, (i)(x) there has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.

 

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(ll) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

 

(mm) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is or ever has been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.

 

(nn) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(oo) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

III.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. Purchaser hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):

 

(a) Organization; Authority. Purchaser has the right and legal capacity to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by Purchaser, and when delivered by Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(b) Understandings or Arrangements. Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in compliance with applicable securities laws, and in the ordinary course of its business. Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law. The Company understands that Purchaser intends to act upon its Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right.

 

(c) Purchaser Status. Purchaser has purchased the Securities pursuant to Regulation S, and Purchaser represents and warrants that (i) at the time he, she or it was offered the Securities he, she or it was not, as of the date hereof it is not, and throughout the Closing Date he, she or it will continue not to be, a “U.S. Person” as that term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S, and (ii) he, she or it has, and will at all times have, executed all documents (including this Agreement) outside of the United States.

 

(d) General Solicitation. Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Rule 902(c) of Regulation S) in the United States.

 

(e) Experience of Purchaser. Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(f) Access to Information. The Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and has been afforded, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment.

 

(g) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than (i) consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, and/or (ii) a transfer made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right, Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with Purchaser, executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, to any transferee of Purchaser pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right, or to such Purchaser’s and/or transferee’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, such Purchaser and/or transferee has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

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The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

IV.1 Restrictive Legends. The Purchaser agrees that the Preferred Stock and Warrants, and, until the Registration Statement is declared effective, any Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, issued pursuant to Regulation S, shall each bear legends stating that transfer of those Securities is restricted, substantially as follows:

 

THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION/EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY ARE BEING OFFERED TO INVESTORS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (“THE SECURITIES ACT”)) AND WITHOUT REGISTRATION WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IN RELIANCE UPON REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION/EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY IS PROHIBITED, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

IV.2 Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against Purchaser or any transferee thereof, and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.

 

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I.2 Furnishing of Information; Public Information. The Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

IV.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

IV.4 Conversion and Exercise Procedures. The form of Notice of Conversion included in the Certificate of Designations sets forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchaser or any transferee thereof in order to convert the Preferred Stock. The form of Notice of Exercise included in the Warrants sets forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchaser in order to exercise the Warrants. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Conversion or Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form or Notice of Exercise form be required in order to convert the Preferred Stock or exercise the Warrants. No additional information or instructions shall be required of the Purchaser or transferee thereof to convert its Preferred Stock or exercise any of its Warrants. The Company shall honor conversions of the Preferred Stock or exercise of the Warrants, and shall deliver Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

IV.5 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (a) by the Disclosure Time, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and (b) file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act. In addition, effective upon the issuance of such press release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, Affiliates or agents, and the Purchaser or any transferee thereof, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. The Company understands and confirms that Purchaser or any transferee thereof pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right, shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. The Company and Purchaser (or any transferee thereof pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right, as applicable) shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor Purchaser (nor any transferee thereof pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right) shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of Purchaser (or any transferee thereof pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right), or without the prior consent of Purchaser (or any transferee thereof pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right), with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of Purchaser (nor of any transferee thereof pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right), or include the name of Purchaser (or of any transferee thereof pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right) in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of Purchaser (or of any transferee thereof pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right, as applicable), except: (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchaser (or any transferee thereof pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right) with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b) and reasonably cooperate with Purchaser (or any transferee thereof pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right) regarding such disclosure.

 

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IV.6 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that Purchaser (or any transferee thereof pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right) is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchaser.

 

IV.7 Use of Proceeds. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.7, the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder solely for the settlement of all its and its subsidiaries’ liabilities (including all off balance sheet liabilities) for a total amount not to exceed the sum of US$2,800,000 plus the amount of the Company’s available cash immediately prior to the Effective Date of this agreement, and, without prejudice to the above limitations, shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (b) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (c) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.

 

IV.8 Indemnification of The Company. Subject to the subsections of this Section 4.9, the Purchaser will indemnify and hold the Company and each Company Party harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Company Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Purchaser in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Company in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is solely based upon a material breach of such Company Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Company Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Company Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Company Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (c) in connection with the Registration Statement of the Company to be filed providing for the resale by the Purchaser of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, the Purchaser will indemnify the Company Party, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding Purchaser furnished in writing to the Company by Purchaser expressly for use therein. If any action shall be brought against any Company Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Company Party shall promptly notify the Purchaser in writing, and the Purchaser shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Company Party. Any Company Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Company Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Purchaser in writing, (ii) the Purchaser has failed within ten days after notice from the Company Party to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Purchaser and the position of such Company Party, in which case the Purchaser shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Purchaser will not be liable to any Company Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Company Party effected without the Purcgaser’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Company Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Company Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.9 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Company Party against the Purchaser or others and any liabilities the Purchaser may be subject to pursuant to law

 

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IV. 9 Indemnification of Purchaser. Subject to the subsections of this Section 4.10, the Company will indemnify and hold Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is solely based upon a material breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (c) in connection with the Registration Statement of the Company to be filed providing for the resale by the Purchaser of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, the Company will indemnify Purchaser, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, as incurred, arising out of or relating to (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding Purchaser furnished in writing to the Company by Purchaser expressly for use therein, or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder in connection therewith.). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed within ten days after notice from the Purchaser Party to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.10 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

 

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IV.10 Reservation and Listing of Securities.

 

(a) The Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may then be required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents.

 

(b) If, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than the Required Minimum on such date, then the Board of Directors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Company’s certificate or by laws to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least the Required Minimum at such time, as soon as possible and in any event not later than the 75th day after such date.

 

(c) The Company shall, if applicable: (i) in the time and manner required by the principal Trading Market, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date of such application, (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing or quotation on such Trading Market as soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the Purchaser evidence of such listing or quotation and (iv) maintain the listing or quotation of such Common Stock on any date at least equal to the Required Minimum on such date on such Trading Market or another Trading Market. The Company agrees to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

(d) Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall seek a written consent by holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company, the Company shall file an information statement with respect thereof, for the purpose of obtaining the Shareholder Approval, with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors that such proposal be approved, and the Company shall solicit consent from its shareholders in connection therewith to the extent that additional consents are necessary, and all management-appointed proxyholders shall use their proxies to consent to such proposal.

 

IV.11 Certain Company Actions.

 

(a) Until the next duly convened annual meeting of the Company stockholders, without Purchaser’s consent, the Company shall not change the number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors or fill any vacancy in the Board (except as set forth above), change the nature of Company’s operations, incur any debt for borrowed money, guarantee any obligation of any third party, issue any capital stock other than pursuant to obligations to issue Common Stock listed on Schedule 3.1(g), issue or grant any instrument exercisable for or convertible into capital stock, file any application for bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding, or otherwise enter into any transaction other than in the ordinary course of business, amend its certificate of incorporation, or bylaws, use the proceeds from sale of the Securities, except as set forth in Schedule 4.11, establish any account at any bank other than that set forth on Exhibit D or change the banking signature authority from that set forth on Exhibit D, or agree to any of the foregoing.

 

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(b) By no later than February 28, 2024, the Company will hold a special meeting of the shareholders of the Company for purposes of approving (i) a one for three reverse stock split of the Common Stock of the Company, (ii) the increase in authorized shares of preferred stock to 10,000,000, (iii) an amendment of the Certificate of Designations establishing the rights and preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock and removing the Beneficial Ownership Limitations and such other matters as Purchaser deems stockholder approval necessary to comply with Nasdaq listing standards, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including any approvals required under Nasdaq Rule 5635, and (iv) an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company removing the limitations on action by written consent of the stockholders in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders(the “Shareholders Meeting”).

 

IV.12 Subsequent Equity Sales.

 

(a) From the date hereof until one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, without Purchaser’s consent, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.

 

(b) From the date hereof until April 15, 2025, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit or an “at-the-market offering”, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price. Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.

 

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(c) Unless Shareholder Approval has been obtained and deemed effective, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall make any issuance whatsoever of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents which would cause any adjustment of (i) the Conversion Price to the extent the holders of Preferred Stock would not be permitted, pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Certificate of Designation to convert their respective outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, in full, ignoring for such purposes the other conversion limitations therein; or, (ii) the Warrant Exercise Price to the extent the holders of Warrants would not be permitted, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Warrants, to exercise their respective outstanding Warrants, in full, ignoring for such purposes the other conversion limitations therein. Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages. For further clarity, notwithstanding the foregoing the Company and its Subsidiaries are not precluded from issuing securities in a Subsequent Financing that does not require shareholder approval, but such Subsequent Financings are not excluded from the dilutive adjustment mechanisms of the Preferred Stock to the extent such are otherwise applicable.

 

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance.

 

IV.13 Participation in Future Financing.

 

(a) From the date hereof until nine (9) months after the Closing Date, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents for cash consideration, Indebtedness or a combination of units thereof (a “Subsequent Financing”), Purchaser shall have the right to participate therein up to an amount equal to twenty five percent (25%) of the Subsequent Financing (the “Participation Maximum”) on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing.

 

(b) At least five (5) Trading Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the Company shall deliver to Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect a Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”), which Pre-Notice shall ask Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent Financing Notice”). Upon the request of Purchaser, and only upon a request by Purchaser, for a Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than one (1) Trading Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to Purchaser. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet or similar document relating thereto as an attachment.

 

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(c) To participate in such Subsequent Financing, Purchaser must provide written notice to the Company, by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after Purchaser has received the Pre-Notice, that Purchaser wishes to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of Purchaser’s participation, and representing and warranting that Purchaser has such funds ready, willing, and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice. If the Company receives no such notice from Purchaser as of such fifth (5th) Trading Day, Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not elect to participate.

 

(d) If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Purchaser has received the Pre-Notice, notification by the Purchaser of its wish to participate in the Subsequent Financing (or to cause its designees to participate) is, in the aggregate, less than the total amount of the Participation Maximum, then the Company may effect the remaining portion of such Subsequent Financing on the terms and with the Persons set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice.

 

(e) The Company must provide the Purchaser with a second Subsequent Financing Notice, and the Purchaser will again have the right of participation set forth above in this Section 4.14, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Financing Notice within thirty (30) Trading Days after the date of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice.

 

(f) The Company and Purchaser agree that if Purchaser elects to participate in a Subsequent Financing, the transaction documents related to the Subsequent Financing shall not include any term or provision that, directly or indirectly, will, or is intended to, exclude Purchaser from participating in a Subsequent Financing, including, but not limited to, provisions whereby Purchaser shall be required to agree to any restrictions on trading as to any of the Securities purchased hereunder or be required to consent to any amendment to or termination of, or grant any waiver, release or the like under or in connection with, this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Purchaser.

 

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.14 and unless otherwise agreed to by Purchaser, the Company shall either confirm in writing to Purchaser that the transaction with respect to the Subsequent Financing has been abandoned or shall publicly disclose its intention to issue the securities in the Subsequent Financing, in either case in such a manner such that Purchaser will not be in possession of any material, non-public information, by the tenth (10th) Business Day following delivery of the Subsequent Financing Notice. If by such tenth (10th) Business Day, no public disclosure regarding a transaction with respect to the Subsequent Financing has been made, and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received by Purchaser, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and Purchaser shall not be deemed to be in possession of any material, non-public information with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

IV.14 Solvency. Purchaser covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, intends to engage in any transaction following the Closing which is intended to negatively impact the solvency of the Company of the Company following the Closing.

 

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IV.15 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Purchaser covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6. Purchaser covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6, Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules (other than as disclosed to its legal and other representatives). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) Purchaser makes no representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6; (ii) Purchaser shall not be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6; and (iii) Purchaser shall have no duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agents after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Purchaser is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

V.1 Fees and Expenses.

 

(a) The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, including expenses, fees and taxes in connection with (i) the preparation and filing of registration statements pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, any prospectus with respect thereto, any issuer free writing prospectus, the proxy statement in connection with the Shareholder Meeting, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the printing and furnishing of copies of each thereof to shareholders or any other parties requiring receipt of such (including costs of mailing and shipment), (ii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the certificates for the Securities to the Purchaser, including any stock or other transfer taxes or duties payable upon the sale of the Securities to the Purchaser, (iii) filing for any required review of the offering of the Securities by FINRA (including the legal fees and filing fees and other disbursements of counsel for the Purchaser relating thereto), (iv) the fees and expenses of any transfer agent or registrar for the Securities and miscellaneous expenses referred to in the Registration Statement, (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares on Nasdaq, and (vi) the performance of the Company’s other obligations hereunder.

 

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(b) The Company agrees to reimburse the Purchaser for all documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the fees and expenses reasonably incurred by Purchaser for the Purchaser’s outside legal counsel or other advisors, accountants, appraisers, etc. in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein (the “Expense Reimbursement”); provided further that if the sale of the Preferred Stock and Warrants as contemplated by this Agreement is not consummated, the Purchaser shall not be entitled to the Expense Reimbursement; and, provided further that if this Agreement shall be terminated by for any reason, the Company will reimburse the Purchaser for (i) all funds advanced to the Company by the Purchaser prior to the termination of this Agreement, and (ii) any Expense Reimbursement.

 

(c) Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, including, inter alia, the Expense Reimbursement, each Party shall otherwise pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such Party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

 

(d) The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any conversion or exercise notice delivered by Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchaser.

 

V.2 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

V.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

 

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V.4 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 5.4 shall be binding upon Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.

 

V.5 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

V.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Purchaser (other than by merger). Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, including, inter alia, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities Purchase Rights and/or transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchaser.”

 

V.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced or waived by, any other Person, except (i) for a transferee or Purchaser pursuant to the Securities Purchase Rights Transfer Right, or (ii) as otherwise set forth in Section 4.10.

 

V.8 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.10, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.

 

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V.9 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

 

V.10 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and 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 “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

V.11 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

V.12 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document, and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that in the case of a rescission of a conversion of the Preferred Stock or of an exercise of Warrants, Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded conversion or exercise notice.

 

V.13 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

 

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V.14 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, the Purchaser and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

V.15 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

V.16 Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any Action or Proceeding that may be brought by Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Transaction Documents from the Closing Date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess shall be applied by Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at Purchaser’s election.

 

V.17 Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

 

V.18 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 Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

V.19 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

MINIM, INC. Address for Notice:
  MINIM, Inc.
  848 Elm Street
  Manchester, NH 03101
  Attention: Company Secretary
  Facsimile: (833) 966-4646
  Email address: [___]@minim.com

 

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]

 

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PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

PURCHASER:

 

DAVID LAZAR Address for Notice:
  Mr. David Lazar
   
  E-mail:
   

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):  
ABZ Law Offices  
Attn: Avraham Ben-Tzvi, Adv.  
28 General Pierre Koenig, Floor 3  
Jerusalem, Israel  
   

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF OPINION

 

1. The Company and each Subsidiary has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware or other jurisdiction of formation, with the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K or subsequent filing with the Commission.

 

2. The Preferred Stock and the Warrants have been duly and validly authorized and, when paid for, issued, and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive right, right of first refusal, or other similar right of any Company security holder pursuant to (i) Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) the Delaware General Corporation Law (“GCL”), or (iii) any agreement filed or furnished as an exhibit to Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K or subsequent filing with the Commission or incorporated by reference therein (“SEC Filings”). The Certificate of Designations has been filed with the Delaware Secretary of State.

 

3. The Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares have been duly and validly authorized and, when converted, issued, and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive right, right of first refusal or other similar right of any Company security holder pursuant to (i) Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) the GCL, or (iii) any agreement filed or furnished as an exhibit to Company’s SEC Filings.

 

4. The Transaction Documents have been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Company, and the Company has all the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into each of the Transaction Documents and to perform its obligations thereunder.

 

5. Each of the Transaction Documents constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

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6. The execution and delivery by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the issuance of the Securities, will not (a) result in a violation of any provision of Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (b) result in a breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under or result in any right of acceleration or creation or imposition of any lien, charge, or encumbrance on any of the assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any agreement filed or furnished as an exhibit to Company’s SEC filings, or (c) violate any order, writ, judgment or decree known to us to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is subject, in the case of each of clauses (b) and (c), the violation of which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company, its business, financial condition, results of operations, or prospects or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents or the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder (“Material Adverse Effect”). No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any United States governmental or regulatory agency or body or, to our knowledge, any court that has not been made or obtained is required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents or the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder, including the sale, conversion, exercise or issuance of the Securities, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, or filings as may be required under state securities laws, as to which we express no opinion.

 

7. To our knowledge, there is not pending or threatened any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, or investigation, to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, before or brought by any governmental authority, that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8. The Company is not and, solely as a result of the offering and sale of the Securities, will not be, or be required to register as, an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

9. The Company is not a party to any written agreement granting any holders of securities of the Company rights to require the registration under the Securities Act of resales of such securities under any agreement filed or furnished as an exhibit to Company’s SEC Filings.

 

10. The issuance of the Securities pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents do not require any further approvals of the Company’s stockholders pursuant to the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

11. All corporate action necessary so that the restrictions contained in GCL Section 203 does not apply to the Purchaser has been taken.

 

12. Company’s authorized capital stock (including instruments exercisable for capital stock) is as set forth in Securities Purchase Agreement Schedule 3.1(g).

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

BANKING RESOLUTIONS

 

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