UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 61)*
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-2(a)
PERSHING GOLD CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.0001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
715302204
(CUSIP Number)
Copy to:
Barry C. Honig
215 SE Spanish Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33432
561-307-2287
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 28, 2018
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 715302204
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Barry Honig | ||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
PF, WC
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| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM ¨ | ||
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | |
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SHARED VOTING POWER
14,280,390 (1) | ||
| 9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | ||
| 10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
14,280,390 (1) | ||
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
14,280,390 (1) | ||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨ | ||
| 13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
38.08% (2) | ||
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN | ||
| (1) | Includes (i) 2,805,217 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Honig, individually, (ii) 432,077 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Honig and his spouse, Renee Honig, as tenants by the entirety, (iii) 5,193,568 shares of Common Stock held by GRQ Consultants, Inc. 401K (“GRQ 401K”) of which Mr. Honig is Trustee and in such capacity is deemed to hold voting and dispositive power over the securities held by GRQ 401K, (iv) 121,500 shares of Common Stock held by GRQ Consultants, Inc. (“GRQ Inc.”) of which Mr. Honig is President and in such capacity is deemed to hold voting and dispositive power over the securities held by GRQ Inc., (v) 1,763,522 shares of Common Stock held by GRQ Consultants, Inc. Roth 401K FBO Barry Honig (“Roth 401K”) of which Mr. Honig is Trustee and in such capacity is deemed to hold voting and dispositive power over the securities held by Roth 401K, (vi) 89,148 shares of Common Stock held by GRQ Consultants, Inc. Defined Benefit Plan (“GRQ DBO”) of which Mr. Honig is President and in such capacity is deemed to hold voting and dispositive power over the securities held by GRQ DBO, (vii) 396,039 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants held by GRQ 401K, (viii) 1,495,606 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series E Preferred Stock held by GRQ 401K, (ix) 731,892 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series E Preferred Stock held by Roth 401K, (x) 205,425 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series E Preferred Stock held by GRQ DBO, (xi) 301,950 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series E Preferred Stock held by Mr. Honig, and (xii) 744,446 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of stock options held by Mr. Honig which are fully vested and exercisable at any time upon Mr. Honig’s election. All of the shares of Common Stock and Series E Preferred Stock (and options or warrants related thereto) are subject to the Support Agreement entered into with Americas Silver Corporation, as described more fully in Item 4 below. |
| (2) | Based on 33,629,260 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 17, 2018 as reported by the Issuer in its Prospectus, filed by the Issuer with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933 on August 31, 2018, plus the shares of Common Stock underlying the Series E Preferred Stock, warrants and stock options referred to in footnote (1). |
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| Item 1. | Security and Issuer |
This Amendment No. 61 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 61”) relates to the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Pershing Gold Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“Issuer”), which is located at 1658 Cole Boulevard, Building 6-Suite 210, Lakewood, CO 80401. This Amendment No. 61 amends and supplements, as set forth below, the information contained in Items 1, 2, 4 and 6 of the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Person with respect to the Issuer on May 31, 2012, as amended, supplemented and restated from time to time (as so amended, including, without limitation, pursuant to this Amendment No. 61, the “Schedule 13D”). All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. Except as amended by this Amendment No. 61, all information contained in the Schedule 13D is, after reasonable inquiry and to the best of the Reporting Person’s knowledge and belief, complete and correct as of the date of this Amendment No. 61.
| Item 2. | Identity and Background |
Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
(a) This statement is being filed by Barry Honig (“Mr. Honig” or the “Reporting Person”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Honig, individually, by Mr. Honig and his spouse, Renee Honig, as tenants by the entirety, and through each of GRQ 401K, GRQ Inc., Roth 401K and GRQ DBO (collectively, the “Honig Entities”).
Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Person are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.
(b) The Reporting Person’s business address is 215 SE Spanish Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33432.
(c) N/A
(d) During the last five years, the Reporting Person has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) During the last five years, the Reporting Person has not been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violations with respect to such laws.
(f) Barry Honig is a citizen of the United States.
| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:
In connection with the Reporting Person’s evaluation of his investment in the Issuer, the Reporting Person has engaged in (and will continue to engage in) discussions and correspondence with representatives of Americas Silver Corporation, a corporation governed by the laws of Canada (“Americas Silver”), members of the Issuer’s board of directors and management, and other third parties in connection with the activities and proceedings which ultimately resulted in the execution of the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
Merger Agreement
On September 28, 2018, the Issuer, Americas Silver and R Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Americas Silver (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) to complete a business combination (the “Merger”) pursuant to which, upon the satisfaction or waiver of all applicable conditions precedent, the Issuer will merge with and into the Merger Sub, with the Company being the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Americas Silver. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, holders of the Common Stock will receive 0.715 common shares of Americas Silver for each share of Common Stock by way of a share exchange (the “Exchange Ratio”). Holders of the Issuer’s Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series E Preferred Stock”) may elect to exchange those shares for new non-voting preferred shares of Americas Silver or common shares of Americas Silver based on the Exchange Ratio.
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The Merger Agreement provides that, upon consummation of the Merger, Americas Silver will cause one nominee of the Issuer to be appointed to the board of directors of Americas Silver.
In addition to the approval of the stockholders of each of the Issuer and Americas Silver, the completion of the Merger will be subject to the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, including, among others: (i) the declaration by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form F-4 to be filed by Americas Silver with the SEC in connection with the Merger, (ii) the Americas Silver common shares to be issued or issuable in connection with the Merger will have been approved (or conditionally approved, as applicable) for listing on the NYSE American LLC and the Toronto Stock Exchange, and (iii) the receipt of certain regulatory approvals necessary for the completion of the Merger. Each of the Issuer and Americas Silver will be subject to customary covenants with respect to its operations between signing and closing. The Merger Agreement also includes customary representations and warranties with regard to the respective business and assets of the Issuer and Americas Silver.
Voting Support Agreement
Substantially simultaneously with entering into the Merger Agreement, Mr. Honig and each of the Honig Entities entered into a Voting Support Agreement with Americas Silver (such agreement, the “Support Agreement”). Pursuant to the Support Agreement, Mr. Honig, individually and on behalf of each of the Honig Entities, agreed that he and the Honig Entities would not sell, transfer, gift, assign, convey, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, option or otherwise dispose of any right or interest in the Common Stock (and other equity interests of the Issuer) owned by them without Americas Silver’s prior written consent. The Support Agreement also provides that Mr. Honig and the Honig Entities, will, at any meeting of the holders of shares of the Issuer’s capital stock, and in any action by written consent of the Issuer’s shareholders, vote such person’s shares of Common Stock (or other equity interests of the Issuer) in favor of the Merger, the execution and delivery by the Issuer of the Merger Agreement and the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the terms thereof. Pursuant to the Support Agreement, Mr. Honig, individual and on behalf of each of the Honig Entities, agreed not to (i) solicit proxies or become a participant in a solicitation in opposition to or competition with Americas Silver in connection with the Merger; (ii) assist any person in taking or planning any action that would compete with, restrain or otherwise serve to interfere with or inhibit Americas Silver in connection with the Merger; (iii) act jointly or in concert with others with respect to voting securities of the Issuer for the purpose of opposing or competing with Americas Silver in connection with the Merger; (iv) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage or otherwise knowingly facilitate, (including by way of furnishing or providing copies of, access to, or disclosure of, any confidential information, properties, facilities, books or records of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or entering into any form of agreement, arrangement or understanding) any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to constitute or lead to, a proposed transaction between or among the Issuer (or any of its subsidiaries) and any other person, other than the Merger; (v) accept or enter into, or publicly propose to accept or enter into, any letter of intent, agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any proposed transaction with any other person (other than the Merger); and (vi) cooperate in any way with, assist or participate in, encourage or otherwise facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any other person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing. . Pursuant to the Support Agreement, Mr. Honig, individually and on behalf of each of the Honig Entities, also agreed not to exercise any dissent rights in respect of the Merger or take any other action of any kind that would reasonably be regarded as likely to adversely affect, reduce the success of, materially delay or interfere with the completion of the Merger or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. In addition, pursuant to the Support Agreement, Mr. Honig, individually and on behalf of each of the Honig Entities, agreed to vote in favor of the approval, consent, ratification and adoption of any resolution to approve the amendment of the Certificate of Designation governing the terms of the Series E Preferred Stock to (a) remove or otherwise repeal subparagraph (ii) of Section 6 of such Certificate of Designation relating to the right of holders of Series E Preferred Stock to a specified cash payment upon a “Change of Control” (as defined in such Certificate of Designation) in connection with the Merger and (b) to permit the exchange of all of the Series E Preferred Stock for non-voting preferred stock of Americas Silver in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. Furthermore, pursuant to the Support Agreement, Mr. Honig, individually and on behalf of each of the Honig Entities, agreed to support certain alternative transactions that Americas Silver may pursue in the event the Merger is not consummated on the terms contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
In furtherance of the voting covenants under the Support Agreements, Mr. Honig, individually and on behalf of each of the Honig Entities, has agreed to deliver to Americas Silver a proxy or voting instruction form at least 10 calendar days prior to the meeting of the shareholders of the Company that is convened to consider, and if deemed advisable, approve, the Merger and the related resolutions.
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In addition to other termination rights described therein, the Support Agreement and all rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, including the requirement to deliver the proxy, shall terminate, and no party shall have any rights or obligations thereunder, in the event that the Merger has not occurred by April 1, 2019.
Consummation of the Merger
The purpose of the Merger is for Americas Silver to acquire all of the equity interests in the Issuer. At the Effective Time of the Merger, (i) the articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation will be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in the Merger Agreement, (ii) the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation will be amended and restated to conform to Merger Sub’s bylaws as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, (iii) the sole directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time and (iv) the officers of the Surviving Corporation will be the officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time. Following consummation of the Merger, the Common Stock will no longer be publicly owned and will no longer be traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market. The Reporting Person believes that Americas Silver will take steps to cause the termination of the registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) as promptly as practicable following consummation of the Merger and may in the future take steps to cause the suspension of all of the Issuer’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act.
Convertible Secured Debenture
The Reporting Person understands that, concurrent with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Issuer and Americas Silver entered into a Convertible Secured Debenture (“Debenture”), effective October 1, 2018, that will entitle the Issuer to borrow up to $4,000,000 from Americas Silver. If the Merger Agreement is terminated, in most circumstances, the outstanding principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, will be due and payable in cash within 90 days following the date of termination (or 10 days if the Merger Agreement is terminated by the Issuer in order to accept a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or following a change of the board of directors’ recommendation to stockholders). However, if the Merger Agreement is terminated because (i) Americas Silver fails to obtain the approval of its shareholders, (ii) a law or government order prevents consummation of the Merger, or (iii) Americas Silver breaches the Merger Agreement, the Issuer will have the option to repay the borrowed amount in cash or in shares of Common Stock. If repayment will be accomplished by conversion into Common Stock, the number of shares issuable will be determined by dividing the amount outstanding under the Debenture by a conversion price equal to the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock for the five trading days immediately preceding the date of the election, but never less than $1.18. The issuance of Common Stock in exchange for amounts outstanding under the Debenture is subject to receipt of prior approval by The NASDAQ Stock Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designation of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock of Issuer
On September 28, 2018, the Issuer amended the Certificate of Designation for its Series E Preferred Stock (the “Amended Series E Certificate of Designation”), effective immediately. The amendments (a) exempt the Merger from automatic conversion and cash payment provisions that would otherwise be applicable upon the consummation of the Merger, and (b) exempt the execution of the Debenture (but not any subsequent conversion of the Debenture into shares of Common Stock) from provisions that would otherwise trigger an adjustment in the conversion price of the Series E Preferred Stock.
Except as set forth in the Schedule 13D (including this Amendment No. 61) and in connection with the Merger described above, the Reporting Person has no plan or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
Note Regarding this Schedule 13D
This Schedule 13D is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any shares of Common Stock or any other securities. On October 4, 2018, a Form 8-K and related documents were filed with the SEC by the Issuer regarding the Merger. The proposed transaction between Americas Silver and the Issuer will be submitted to the respective stockholders of Americas Silver and the Issuer for their consideration. Americas Silver will file with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4 that will include a proxy statement of the Issuer that also constitutes a prospectus of Americas Silver. The Reporting Person has been informed that Americas Silver will file an information circular with the applicable Canadian securities administrators and will furnish the information circular to the SEC. The Reporting Person has been informed that the Issuer will deliver the proxy statement/prospectus to its stockholders as required by applicable law and Americas Silver will deliver the information circular to its stockholders as required by applicable law. The Reporting Person has been informed that Americas Silver and the Issuer also plan to file other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF AMERICAS SILVER AND THE ISSUER ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND INFORMATION CIRCULAR, AS APPLICABLE, AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT AMERICAS SILVER, THE ISSUER, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and information circular, as applicable, and other documents containing important information about Americas Silver and the Issuer, once such documents are filed with or furnished to the SEC, through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
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The foregoing summaries of (i) the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the Support Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, (iii) the Debenture and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (iv) the Amended Series E Certificate of Designation, in each case, do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement, the Support Agreement, the Debenture, and the Amended Series E Certificate of Designation furnished herewith as Exhibits 99.2, 99.3, 99.4 and 99.5, respectively, which are incorporated herein by reference. The Merger Agreement has been attached to provide the readers of this Schedule 13D with information regarding its terms. Factual disclosures about the Issuer or any of its affiliates contained in this Schedule 13D or in its public reports filed with the SEC, as applicable, may supplement, update or modify the factual disclosures about the Issuer or any of its affiliates contained in the Merger Agreement.
| Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer |
Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:
Except for the matters described in Item 4 above, which is incorporated herein by this reference, there are no other contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships to which any of the Reporting Persons is a party with respect to securities of the Issuer.
| Item 7. | Material to Be Filed as Exhibits |
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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| Dated: October 4, 2018 | By: | /s/ Barry Honig |
| Barry Honig |
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Exhibit 99.1
AGREEMENT TO FILE JOINT SCHEDULE 13D
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby consent to the joint filing on their behalf of a single Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto, with respect to the beneficial ownership by each of the undersigned of shares of the common stock of Pershing Gold Corporation, a Nevada corporation. The undersigned hereby further agree that this statement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
| Dated: October 4, 2018 | /s/ Barry Honig |
| Barry Honig | |
| GRQ CONSULTANTS, INC. 401K | |
| Dated: October 4, 2018 | /s/ Barry Honig |
| Barry Honig, Trustee | |
| GRQ CONSULTANTS, INC. | |
| Dated: October 4, 2018 | /s/ Barry Honig |
| Barry Honig, President | |
| GRQ CONSULTANTS, INC. ROTH 401K | |
| FBO BARRY HONIG | |
| Dated: October 4, 2018 | /s/ Barry Honig |
| Barry Honig, Trustee | |
| GRQ CONSULTANTS, INC. DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN | |
| Dated: October 4, 2018 | /s/ Barry Honig |
| Barry Honig, Trustee |
Exhibit 99.3
Execution Version
VOTING SUPPORT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of September 28, 2018.
BETWEEN:
BARRY HONIG, (the “Shareholder”)
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AMERICAS SILVER CORPORATION, a corporation governed by the laws of Canada (“Americas Silver”)
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this agreement, Americas Silver, Pershing Gold Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“Pershing” or the “Company”), and R Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Acquireco”) have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated the date hereof (the “Transaction Agreement”), pursuant to which Acquireco will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving that merger on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Transaction Agreement, and (i) each Common Share (as defined herein) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined herein) will be converted into the right to receive 0.715 of a common share of Americas Silver (the “Common Stock Consideration”), and (ii) each Series E Share (as defined herein) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be, at the election of the holder thereof, either (A) converted into the right to receive four hundred sixty-one and 440/1000ths (461.440) preferred shares of Americas Silver or (B) converted into the right to receive the Common Stock Consideration to which such holder of Series E Shares would be entitled if such share of Series E Share were converted pursuant to clause (i) above (the “Preferred Stock Consideration” and, together with the Common Stock Consideration, the “Merger Stock Consideration”), all by way of a plan of merger pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 92A of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
AND WHEREAS, the Shareholder is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, the Subject Securities and Convertible Securities, listed in Schedule A;
AND WHEREAS, this Agreement sets out, among other things, the terms and conditions of the agreement of the Shareholder to abide by the covenants in respect of the Subject Securities and the other restrictions and covenants set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged) the Parties agree as follows:
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INTERPRETATION
| 1.1 | Definitions |
In this Agreement, including the recitals:
“affiliate” of any Person means, at the time such determination is being made, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such first Person, in each case, whether directly or indirectly, and “control” and any derivation thereof means the holding of voting securities of another Person sufficient to elect a majority of the board of directors (or the equivalent) of such Person;
“Agreement” means this voting support agreement between the Shareholder and Americas Silver as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms;
“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a statutory holiday in the Province of Ontario or federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which on which banking institutions in the State of Nevada are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.;
“Common Shares” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company;
“Company Meeting” means any Company meeting at which securityholders of the Company are asked to consider and/or approve the Transaction Resolution;
“Convertible Securities” means options, warrants and restricted stock units to acquire Common Stock;
“Effective Time” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1(c);
“Expiry Time” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.1(a);
“Governmental Entity” means (i) any international, multinational, national, federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal, local or other government, governmental or public department, central bank, court, tribunal, arbitral body, crown company, commission, commissioner, board, bureau, commissioner, minister, ministry, governor in council, cabinet, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign (ii) any subdivision, agent, commission, board or authority of any of the above, (iii) any quasi-governmental or private body including any tribunal, commission, regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any of the foregoing, or (v) any stock exchange, including the Toronto Stock Exchange, the NYSE American Market and the Nasdaq Stock Market;
“Notice” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.9;
“Outside Date” means 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on April 1, 2018, or such later date as may be agreed to by the Parties;
“Parties” means the Shareholder and Americas Silver and “Party” means any one of them;
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“Person” includes an individual, firm, trust, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, trustee, executor, administrator, legal representative or government (including any Governmental Entity).
“Series E Share Terms” means the Certificate of Designation governing the terms of the Series E Shares;
“Series E Shares” means the shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company;
“Series E Shares Amendment Resolution” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.1(b);
“Subject Common Shares” means the Common Shares and all other securities which are entitled to vote generally with the Common Shares owned by the Shareholder or over which the Shareholder, directly or indirectly, exercises control or direction (all as listed on Schedule A) and any Common Shares acquired directly or indirectly by the Shareholder subsequent to the date hereof or that become subsequent to the date hereof, directly or indirectly, controlled or directed by the Shareholder, including any Common Shares issued upon securities which may be converted into, exchanged for or otherwise changed into Common Shares (including upon any conversion of the Series E Shares or upon exercise of Convertible Securities);
“Subject Securities” means the Subject Common Shares and the Subject Series E Shares;
“Subject Series E Shares” means the Series E Shares owned by the Shareholder or over which the Shareholder, directly or indirectly, exercises control or direction (all as listed on Schedule A) and any Series E Shares acquired directly or indirectly by the Shareholder subsequent to the date hereof, and any Series E Shares that become subsequent to the date hereof, directly or indirectly, controlled or directed by the Shareholder;
“Transaction” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals hereof;
“Transaction Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals hereof; and
“Transaction Resolution” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.1(b).
| 1.2 | Gender and Number |
Any reference to gender includes all genders. Words importing the singular number only include the plural and vice versa.
| 1.3 | Currency |
All references to dollars or to $ are references to United States dollars.
| 1.4 | Headings |
The division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and Schedules and the insertion of the recitals and headings are for convenient reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement and, unless otherwise stated, all references in this Agreement or in the Schedules hereto to “Articles”, “Sections” and “Schedules” refer to Articles, Sections and Schedules of and to this Agreement or of the Schedules to which such reference is made, as applicable.
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| 1.5 | Date for any Action |
A period of time is to be computed as beginning on the day following the event that began the period and ending at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on the last day of the period, if the last day of the period is a Business Day, or at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on the next Business Day if the last day of the period is not a Business Day. If the date on which any action is required or permitted to be taken under this Agreement by a Person is not a Business Day, such action shall be required or permitted to be taken on the next succeeding Business Day.
| 1.6 | Governing Law |
This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of Nevada. Each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the State of Nevada and waives objection to the venue of any proceeding in such court or that such court provides an inconvenient forum.
| 1.7 | Incorporation of Schedules |
Schedule A, for all purposes hereof, forms an integral part of this Agreement.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
| 2.1 | Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder |
The Shareholder represents and warrants to Americas Silver (and acknowledges that Americas Silver is relying on its representations and warranties contained in this Agreement in completing the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Transaction) the matters set out below:
| (a) | The Shareholder, if not a natural person, is a corporation or other entity validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization or other existence. |
| (b) | The Shareholder has the requisite power and authority (including the authority of the beneficial owners of the Subject Securities, to the extent required) to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Shareholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Shareholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms subject only to any limitation under bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the discretion that a court may exercise in the granting of equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction. |
| (c) | The Shareholder exercises control or direction over, and at and immediately prior to the effective time of the Transaction (if consummated) (the “Effective Time”) and at all times between the date hereof and the Effective Time, the Shareholder will control or direct, directly or indirectly, all of the Subject Securities. Other than the Subject Securities and the Convertible Securities, the Shareholder does not beneficially own, or exercise control or direction over any additional or other securities, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into any additional or other securities, of the Company or any of its affiliates. |
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| (d) | The Shareholder is, and immediately prior to the Effective Time will be, the only beneficial owner of, the Subject Securities, with good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all liens or encumbrances or similar restrictions. |
| (e) | The Shareholder has, and immediately prior to the Effective Time the Shareholder will continue to have, the right and authority to sell and vote or direct the sale, transfer and disposition and voting of the Subject Securities. |
| (f) | No Person has any agreement or option, or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase, acquisition or transfer of any of the Subject Securities or any interest therein or right thereto. |
| (g) | No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Person is required to be obtained by the Shareholder, any affiliate of the Shareholder or any beneficial owner of the Subject Securities, in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Shareholder and the performance by the Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement. |
| (h) | There are no claims, actions, suits, audits, proceedings, investigations or other actions pending against or, to the knowledge of the Shareholder, threatened against or affecting the Shareholder, any affiliate of the Shareholder, the beneficial or registered owner of any of the Subject Securities or any of their properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Shareholder’s ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement. |
| (i) | None of the Subject Securities is subject to any proxy, voting trust, vote pooling or other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of any of the other agreement with respect to the right to vote, call meetings of any of the Company’s securityholders or give consents or approvals of any kind, except pursuant to this Agreement. |
| (j) | The Shareholder has independently and without reliance upon Americas Silver, and based on such information as the Shareholder has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. The Shareholder acknowledges that Americas Silver has not made and does not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. |
| (k) | None of the execution and delivery by the Shareholder of this Agreement or the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby or the compliance by the Shareholder with its obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any governing document of the Shareholder, any affiliate of the Shareholder or any beneficial owner of the Subject Securities; (ii) any contract to which the Shareholder, any affiliate of the Shareholder or any beneficial owner of the Subject Securities is a party or by which the Shareholder, any affiliate of the Shareholder or any beneficial owner of the Subject Securities is bound; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity or (iv) any applicable laws. |
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| 2.2 | Representations and Warranties of Americas Silver |
Americas Silver represents and warrants to the Shareholder (and acknowledges that the Shareholder is relying on its representations and warranties contained in this Agreement in completing the transactions contemplated hereby) the matters set out below:
| (a) | Americas Silver is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Americas Silver and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of Americas Silver, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms subject only to any limitation under bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the discretion that a court may exercise in the granting of equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction. |
| (b) | None of the execution and delivery by Americas Silver of this Agreement or the compliance by Americas Silver with its obligations hereunder will violate, contravene, result in any breach of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, or create a state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any term or provision of: (i) any governing documents of Americas Silver; (ii) any contract to which Americas Silver is a party or by which Americas Silver is bound, respectively; (iii) any judgment, decree, order or award of any Governmental Entity or (iv) any applicable laws. |
| (c) | No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by Americas Silver in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by Americas Silver of the Transaction, other than those contemplated by the Transaction Agreement. |
| (d) | There are no claims, actions, suits, audits, proceedings, investigations or other actions pending against, or, to the knowledge of Americas Silver, threatened against or affecting Americas Silver or any of their respective properties that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on Americas Silver’s ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations contemplated by this Agreement. |
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Article
3
COVENANTS
| 3.1 | Covenants of the Shareholder |
| (a) | The Shareholder hereby covenants with Americas Silver that from the date of this Agreement until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Expiry Time”), the Shareholder will not, and the Shareholder will ensure that no beneficial owner of the Subject Securities or Convertible Securities will: |
| (i) | without having first obtained the prior written consent of Americas Silver, sell, transfer, gift, assign, convey, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, option or otherwise dispose of any right or interest in any of the Subject Securities or Convertible Securities or enter into any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding in connection therewith, other than as required by law or pursuant to the Transaction or to one or more corporations directly or indirectly wholly-owned by the Shareholder without affecting beneficial ownership or control or direction over the Subject Securities or Convertible Securities; |
| (ii) | other than as set forth herein, grant or agree to grant any proxies or powers of attorney, deliver any voting instruction form, deposit any Subject Securities into a voting trust or pooling agreement, or enter into a voting agreement, commitment, understanding or arrangement, oral or written, with respect to the voting of any Subject Securities; or |
| (iii) | requisition or join in the requisition of any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company for the purpose of considering any resolution. |
| (b) | The Shareholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to cause to be counted as present for purposes of establishing quorum and to vote (or cause to be voted) all the Subject Common Shares (in the case of the Transaction Resolution (as defined below)) and all the Subject Series E Shares (in the case of the Transaction Resolution and any Series E Amendment Resolution (as defined below) listed opposite its name on Schedule A: |
| (i) | at any meeting of any of the securityholders of the Company at which the Shareholder or any beneficial owner of the applicable type(s) of Subject Securities is entitled to vote, including the Shareholder Meeting; and |
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| (ii) | in any action by written consent of the securityholders of the Company, |
in favour of the approval, consent, ratification and adoption of: (i) any resolution (the “Transaction Resolution”) to approve the Transaction and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement (and any actions required for the consummation of the transaction contemplated by the Transaction Agreement) and (ii) any resolution (the “Series E Shares Amendment Resolution”) to approve the amendment of the Series E Share Terms to (a) remove, delete or otherwise repeal subparagraph (ii) of Section 6 of the Series E Share Terms relating to the right of holders of Series E Shares to a specified cash payment upon a “Change of Control” (as defined in such Series E Share Terms) in connection with the Transaction and (b) to permit the exchange of all of the Series E Shares for non-voting preferred stock of Americas Silver in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Agreement. In connection with the foregoing, subject to this Section 3.1(b), the Shareholder hereby agrees to deposit and to cause any beneficial owners of Subject Securities eligible to be voted to deposit a proxy, or voting instruction form, as the case may be, duly completed and executed in respect of all of the Subject Securities eligible to be voted as soon as practicable following the mailing of the Company’s proxy statement in respect of the Company Meeting (as defined below) and in any event at least 10 calendar days prior to the meeting of the shareholders of the Company, including any adjournment or postponement thereof, that is to be convened to consider, and if deemed advisable approve, the Transaction, the Transaction Resolution and the Series E Shares Amendment Resolution, as the case may be, (the “Company Meeting”) and as far in advance as practicable of every adjournment or postponement thereof, voting all the Subject Securities eligible to be voted in favor of the Transaction Resolution, the Series E Shares Amendment Resolution and any resolutions approving, consenting to, ratifying or adopting the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement (and any actions required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement). The Shareholder hereby agrees that it will not take, nor permit any Person on its behalf to take, any action to withdraw, amend or invalidate any proxy or voting instruction form deposited pursuant to this Agreement notwithstanding any statutory or other rights or otherwise which the Shareholder might have unless this Agreement has at such time been previously terminated in accordance with Section 4.1.The Shareholder will provide copies of each such proxy or voting instruction form referred to above to Americas Silver at the address below concurrently with its delivery as provided for above.
| (c) | The Shareholder hereby revokes and will take all steps necessary to effect the revocation of any and all previous proxies granted or voting instruction forms or other voting documents delivered that may conflict or be inconsistent with the matters set forth in this Agreement and the Shareholder agrees not to, directly or indirectly, grant or deliver any other proxy, power of attorney or voting instruction form with respect to the matters set forth in this Agreement except as expressly required or permitted by this Agreement. |
| (d) | The Shareholder hereby covenants, undertakes and agrees from time to time, until the Expiry Time, to cause to be counted as present for purposes of establishing quorum and to vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Securities against any proposed action by the Company, any shareholder of the Company, any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any other Person: (i) in respect of any acquisition proposal or other merger, take-over bid, amalgamation, plan of arrangement, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation, winding up or similar transaction involving the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, other than the Transaction; (ii) which would reasonably be regarded as being directed towards or likely to prevent, delay or reduce the likelihood of the successful completion of the Transaction, including without limitation any amendment to the governing documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective corporate structures or capitalization; or (iii) any action or agreement that would result in a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other obligation of the Company under the Transaction Agreement if such breach requires securityholder approval. |
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| (e) | Until the Expiry Time, the Shareholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative or agent or otherwise: |
| (i) | solicit proxies or become a participant in a solicitation in opposition to or competition with Americas Silver in connection with the Transaction; |
| (ii) | assist any Person in taking or planning any action that would compete with, restrain or otherwise serve to interfere with or inhibit Americas Silver in connection with the Transaction; |
| (iii) | act jointly or in concert with others with respect to voting securities of the Company for the purpose of opposing or competing with Americas Silver in connection with the Transaction; |
| (iv) | solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage or otherwise knowingly facilitate, (including by way of furnishing or providing copies of, access to, or disclosure of, any confidential information, properties, facilities, books or records of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or entering into any form of agreement, arrangement or understanding) any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to constitute or lead to, a proposed transaction between or among the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) and any other Person, other than the Transaction that would reasonably be expected to restrain or otherwise serve to interfere, inhibit or decrease the likelihood of successfully completing the Transaction; |
| (v) | accept or enter into, or publicly propose to accept or enter into, any letter of intent, agreement, arrangement or understanding related to any proposed transaction with any other Person (other than the Transaction) that would reasonably be expected to restrain or otherwise serve to interfere, inhibit or decrease the likelihood of successfully completing the Transaction; and |
| (vi) | cooperate in any way with, assist or participate in, knowingly encourage or otherwise facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing. |
| (f) | The Shareholder will not, and the Shareholder will ensure that no beneficial owner of Subject Securities will, to the extent applicable: (i) exercise any dissent rights in respect of the Transaction; or (ii) take any other action of any kind that would reasonably be regarded as likely to adversely affect, reduce the success of, materially delay or interfere with the completion of the Transaction or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement. |
| (g) | At the request of Americas Silver, the Shareholder will, and will cause its applicable affiliates to, use all commercially reasonable efforts in its capacity, and their capacities, as a shareholder to assist the Company and Americas Silver, as applicable, to successfully complete the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement and this Agreement, including without limitation cooperating with Americas Silver and the Company to make all requisite regulatory filings. |
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| (h) | The Shareholder hereby consents to: |
| (i) | details of this Agreement being set out in any press release, information circular, including the Company Circular and the proxy circular of Americas Silver in connection with the Transaction, and any court document produced by the Company, Americas Silver or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Agreement; and |
| (ii) | this Agreement being made publicly available, including by filing on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) operated on behalf of the Canadian Securities Administrators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR). |
| (i) | Except as required by applicable law or applicable stock exchange requirements, the Shareholder will not, and will ensure that its affiliates do not, make any public announcement or statements with respect to the transactions contemplated herein or pursuant to the Transaction Agreement without the prior written approval of Americas Silver. |
| 3.2 | Alternative Americas Silver Transaction |
| (a) | If the Americas Silver concludes that it is necessary or desirable to proceed with the Transaction in another form of transaction (including a take-over bid or an amalgamation) whereby Americas Silver or one of its subsidiaries would effectively acquire all of the Common Shares within approximately the same time periods and on economic terms that are equivalent to or better than those contemplated by the Transaction (an "Alternative Transaction"), the Shareholder agrees to support, and cause to be supported, the completion of such Alternative Transaction in the same manner as the Transaction and shall otherwise fulfill its covenants contained in this Agreement in respect of such Alternative Transaction. |
| (b) | In the event of any proposed Alternative Transaction, any reference in this Agreement to the Transaction or the Transaction Resolution shall refer to the Alternative Transaction or any resolution in respect thereto, to the extent applicable, all terms, covenants, representations and warranties of this Agreement shall be and shall be deemed to have been made in the context of the Alternative Transaction. |
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Article
4
GENERAL
| 4.1 | Termination |
This Agreement will terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earliest to occur of:
| (a) | the mutual agreement in writing of the Parties; |
| (b) | written notice by the Shareholder to Americas Silver if: |
| (i) | subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of Americas Silver under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect; or |
| (ii) | subject to Section 4.3, Americas Silver has not complied in any material respect with any of its covenants contained herein; or |
| (iii) | Americas Silver has not complied in any material respect with any of its covenants contained in the Transaction Agreement; |
provided that at the time of such termination, the Shareholder has not breached this Agreement in any material respect and is not in material default of its obligations under this Agreement. The Shareholder hereby expressly agrees and acknowledges that this Agreement may not be terminated by the Shareholder in the event of a “Company Superior Proposal” (as such term is defined in the Transaction Agreement).
| (c) | written notice by Americas Silver to the Shareholder if: |
| (i) | subject to Section 4.3, any representation or warranty of the Shareholder under this Agreement is untrue or incorrect in any material respect; |
| (ii) | the Shareholder has not complied in any material respect with its covenants contained herein; or |
| (iii) | Americas Silver determines not to proceed with the Transaction; |
provided that at the time of such termination, Americas Silver has not breached this Agreement in any material respect and is not in material default in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement; and
| (d) | the acquisition of the Subject Securities by Americas Silver at the Effective Time pursuant to the Transaction; and |
| (e) | the day immediately following the Outside Date. |
| 4.2 | Time of the Essence |
Time is of the essence in this Agreement.
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| 4.3 | Notice and Cure Provisions |
| (a) | Each Party will give prompt notice to the other of the occurrence, or failure to occur, at any time from the date hereof until the termination of this Agreement of any event or state of facts which occurrence or failure would, or would be likely to give rise to a right of termination by the other Party pursuant to Sections 4.1(b) or 4.1(c). Notification provided under this Section 4.3 will not affect the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations of the Parties (or remedies with respect thereto). |
| (b) | The Shareholder may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.1(b)(i) or 4.1(b)(ii) and Americas Silver may not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1(c)(i) unless the Party seeking to terminate the Agreement delivers a written notice to the other Parties specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and warranties or other matters which the Party delivering such notice is asserting as the basis for the termination right. If any such notice is delivered prior to the Company Meeting, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no Party may exercise such termination right until the earlier of (a) five business days prior to the Company Meeting, and (b) the date that is 10 business days following receipt of such notice by the Party to whom the notice was delivered, if such matter has not been cured by such date. If any such notice is delivered after the date of the Company Meeting, provided that a Party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured, no Party may exercise such termination right until the date that is 10 business days following receipt of such notice by the Party to whom the notice was delivered. |
| 4.4 | Effect of Termination |
If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1, no Party will have any further liability to perform its obligations under this Agreement except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, and provided that neither the termination of this Agreement nor anything contained in Section 4.1 will relieve any Party from any liability for any breach by it of this Agreement including from any inaccuracy in its representations and warranties and any non-performance by it of its covenants made herein.
| 4.5 | Contractual Hold for Merger Stock Consideration |
Following the Effective Time, the Shareholder shall be required to hold any Merger Stock Consideration received pursuant to the Transaction for a period of twelve (12) months from and including the Effective Time (the “Hold Period”); provided, that the foregoing shall not restrict the Shareholder from transferring such Merger Stock Consideration to any affiliate of such Shareholder or a trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the immediate family members of the Shareholder or a trust used by the Shareholder for estate or tax planning purposes, provided that the transferee agrees to be bound by these terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Hold Period the Shareholder may provide a written request to Americas Silver to sell or transfer any Merger Stock Consideration, which shall include the particulars of the proposed sale or transfer, including the amount of shares to be sold, the expected timing and price of such sale, and subject to compliance with applicable laws, the Shareholder shall be entitled to proceed with such proposed sale or transfer with the written consent of Americas Silver, in its sole discretion. Provided the Effective Time occurs, this Section 4.5 and the obligations and rights hereunder shall survive the termination of this Agreement and continue in full force and effect for a period of one year from the Effective Time.
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| 4.6 | Equitable Relief |
The Parties agree that irreparable harm may occur for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to seek injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement, and to enforce compliance with the terms of this Agreement without any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with the obtaining of any such injunctive or other equitable relief, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the Parties may be entitled at law or in equity.
| 4.7 | Waiver; Amendment |
Each Party agrees and confirms that any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by all of the Parties or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other provision (whether or not similar). No waiver will be binding unless executed in writing by the Party to be bound by the waiver. A Party’s failure or delay in exercising any right under this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of that right. A single or partial exercise of any right will not preclude a Party from any other or further exercise of that right or the exercise of any other right. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other provision (whether or not similar).
| 4.8 | Entire Agreement |
This Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the Parties with respect thereto.
| 4.9 | Notices |
Any notice, direction or other communication given pursuant to this Agreement (each a “Notice”) must be in writing, sent by hand delivery, courier, facsimile or email and is deemed to be given and received: (i) on the date of delivery by hand or courier if it is a Business Day and the delivery was made prior to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time), and otherwise on the next Business Day; or (ii) if sent by facsimile (with facsimile machine confirmation of transmission) or email (where the sender receives an email from the recipient acknowledging receipt, provided a “read receipt” does not constitute acknowledgment of an email) on the date of transmission if it is a Business Day and transmission was made prior to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) and otherwise on the next Business Day, in each case to the Parties at the following addresses (or such other address for a Party as specified by like Notice):
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| (a) | if to Americas Silver: |
145 King Street West, Suite 2870
Toronto, ON M5H 1J8 Canada
| Attention: | Peter Mcrae |
| Email: | pmcrae@americassilvercorp.com |
| (b) | if to the Shareholder: |
Barry Honig
215 SE Spanish Trail
Boca Raton Florida 33432 USA
| Email: | brhonig@aol.com |
Rejection or other refusal to accept, inability to deliver because of changed address of which no Notice was given, shall be deemed to be receipt of the Notice as of the date of such rejection, refusal or inability to deliver. Sending a copy of a Notice or other communication to a Party’s legal counsel shall be considered to be for information purposes only and does not constitute delivery of the Notice or other communication to that Party. The failure to send a copy of a Notice to a Party’s legal counsel does not invalidate delivery of that Notice or other communication to such Party.
| 4.10 | Severability |
If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by an arbitrator or any court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be severed from this Agreement and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible.
| 4.11 | Successors and Assigns |
The provisions of this Agreement will be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, administrators, executors, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns, provided that no Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, provided that Americas Silver may assign all or part of its rights under this Agreement to, and its obligations under this Agreement may be assumed by, any of its affiliates, provided that if such assignment and/or assumption takes place, Americas Silver shall continue to be liable joint and severally with such affiliate for all of its obligations hereunder.
| 4.12 | Expenses |
Each Party will pay all costs and expenses (including the fees and disbursements of legal counsel and other advisors) it incurs in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement.
| 4.13 | Independent Legal Advice |
Each of the Parties hereby acknowledges that it has been afforded the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and confirms by the execution and delivery of this Agreement that they have either done so or waived their right to do so in connection with the entering into of this Agreement.
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| 4.14 | Further Assurances |
The Parties will, with reasonable diligence, do all things and provide all such reasonable assurances as may be required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each Party will provide such further documents or instruments required by the other Party as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to effect the purpose of this Agreement and carry out its provisions, whether before or after the Effective Time.
| 4.15 | Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including counterparts by facsimile) and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. The Parties shall be entitled to rely upon delivery of an executed facsimile or similar executed electronic copy of this Agreement, and such facsimile or similar executed electronic copy shall be legally effective to create a valid and binding agreement between the Parties.
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IN WITNESS OF WHICH the Parties have executed this Agreement.
| AMERICAS SILVER CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Darren Blasutti | |
| Name: Darren Blasutti | ||
| Title: President and CEO | ||
Accepted and agreed to with effect from the 28th day of September, 2018.
| /s/ Barry Honig | |
| Barry Honig |
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SCHEDULE A
| Name of Securityholder | Number of Common Shares (Subject Common Shares) | Number of Series E Shares (Subject Series E Shares) | Number of options | Number of warrants | Number of Restricted Stock Units | |||||||||||||||
| Barry Honig | 2,805,217 | 301,950 | 744,446 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Barry Honig and Renee Honig, as tenants by the entirety | 432,077 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| GRQ Consultants, Inc. 401K | 5,193,568 | 1,495,606 | - | 396,039 | - | |||||||||||||||
| GRQ Consultants, Inc. | 121,500 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| GRQ Consultants, Inc. Roth 401K FBO BarryHonig | 1,763,522 | 731,892 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| GRQ Consultants, Inc.Defined Benefit Plan | 89,148 | 205,425 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
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