Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of February 19, 2020, between Synthesis Energy
Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages
hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser,
severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
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 each Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
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 Debentures (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the
meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“Acquiring
Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.
“Action”
shall have the meaning ascribed to 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 except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or
any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action
to close.
“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 Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii)
the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.
“Commission”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 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
Counsel” means Porter Hedges LLP, with offices located at 1000 Main Street, 35th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002.
“Conversion
Price” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Debentures.
“Conversion
Shares” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Debentures.
“Debentures”
means the 11% Senior Secured Convertible Debentures due, subject to the terms therein, on October 24, 2022, issued by the Company
to the Purchasers hereunder, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
“Disclosure
Schedules” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
“EGS”
means Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, with offices located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105-0302.
“Effective
Date” means the earliest of the date that (a) the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission,
(b) all of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants) have been sold pursuant to Rule
144 or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information
required under Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, (c) following the one year anniversary of the Closing
Date provided that a holder of the Securities is not an Affiliate of the Company or (d) all of the Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants) may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(1)
of the Securities Act without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and Company Counsel has delivered to such holders a standing
written unqualified opinion that resales may then be made by such holders of the Underlying Shares pursuant to such exemption
which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such holders.
“Escrow
Agent” means Signature Bank, a New York State chartered bank, with offices at 261 Madison Avenue, New York, New York
10016.
“Escrow
Agreement” means the escrow agreement entered into prior to the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Escrow Agent
and the Placement Agent pursuant to which the Purchasers shall deposit Subscription Amounts with the Escrow Agent to be applied
to the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Evaluation
Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(s).
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exempt
Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company
pursuant to the Company’s 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan, or any other incentive 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 exercise or exchange of or 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 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.
“Existing
Debentures” means the 11% Senior Secured Debentures of the Company issued to the Purchasers prior to the date hereof.
“Existing
Warrants” means the Common Stock Purchase Warrants of the Company issued by the Company to the Purchasers prior to the
date hereof.
“FCPA”
means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“GAAP”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Indebtedness”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(bb).
“Intellectual
Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“Legend
Removal Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
“Liens”
means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right 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 ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Maximum
Rate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.17.
“Merger
Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 10, 2019 by and among the Company, SES
Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Australian Future Energy Pty Ltd., an
Australian proprietary limited company.
“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.
“Placement
Agent” means T.R. Winston & Company, LLC.
“Pledged
Securities” means any and all certificates and other instruments representing or evidencing all of the capital stock
and other equity interests of the Subsidiary Guarantors, to the extent that the equity interests of such Subsidiary Guarantors
are certificated.
“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.
“Proxy
Statement” means the proxy statement mailed to the stockholders of the Company relating to, among other things, the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
“Public
Information Failure” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3(b).
“Public
Information Failure Payments” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3(b).
“Purchaser
Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10.
“Registration
Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 10, 2019, by and among the Company and the
several purchasers signatory thereto.
“Registration
Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and
covering the resale of the Underlying Shares by each Purchaser as provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“Required
Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to 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 Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion in full of the Debentures
and exercise in full of all Warrants, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set forth therein.
“Rule
144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time
to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“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 ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities”
means the Debentures, the Warrants, and the Underlying Shares.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Security
Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated October 24, 2017, among the Company and the holders of the Existing Debentures.
“Security
Documents” shall mean any documents and filing required thereunder in order to grant the Purchasers a first priority
security interest in the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries as provided in the Security Agreement, including all UCC-1
filing receipts.
“Series
A Warrants” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance
with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable on the Closing Date, have an exercise price equal to $3.00, subject
to adjustment therein, and have a term of exercise equal to five (5) years, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
“Series
B Warrants” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance
with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable on the Closing Date, have an exercise price equal to $6.00, subject
to adjustment therein, and have a term of exercise equal to five (5) years, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
“Shareholder
Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE American/the Nasdaq
Stock Market/The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of the Company with respect to the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the issuance of all of the Underlying Shares in excess of 19.99% of the issued
and outstanding Common Stock on the Closing Date.
“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).
“Subscription
Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Debentures and Warrants purchased hereunder
at the Closing as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading
“Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.
“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.
“Subsidiary
Guarantee” means the Subsidiary Guarantees required pursuant to the Security Agreement.
“Subsidiary
Guarantor” means each Subsidiary executing a Subsidiary Guarantee.
“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 Debentures, the Warrants, the Escrow Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto
and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Transfer
Agent” means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing
address of 59 Maiden Lane, Plaza Level, New York, New York 10038, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“Underlying
Shares” means the Warrant Shares and shares of Common Stock issued and issuable pursuant to the terms of the Debenture,
including without limitation, shares of Common Stock issued and issuable in lieu of the cash payment of interest on the Debentures
in accordance with the terms of the Debentures, in each case without respect to any limitation or restriction on the conversion
of the Debentures or the exercise of the Warrants.
“Variable
Rate Transaction” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.13.
“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)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading
Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX
as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common
Stock are then reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting
prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value
of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in
interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be
paid by the Company.
“Warrants”
means, collectively, the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants.
“Warrant
Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, without respect to any limitation or
restriction on the exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1
Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally
and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of $450,000 in principal amount of the Debentures. Each Purchaser shall
deliver to the Escrow Agent via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s
Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, and the Company shall deliver to each
Purchaser its respective Debenture and a Warrant, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser
shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions
set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of EGS or such other location as the parties shall mutually
agree.
2.2
Deliveries.
(a)
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:
(i)
this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii)
a legal opinion of Company Counsel, substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto;
(iii)
a Debenture with a principal amount equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
(iv)
a Series A Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
quotient of such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by $3.00, with an exercise price equal to $3.00, subject to adjustment
therein;
(v)
a Series B Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
quotient of such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by $3.00, with an exercise price equal to $6.00, subject to adjustment
therein;
(vi)
the Company shall have provided each Purchaser with the Company’s wire instructions, on Company letterhead and executed
by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer;
(vii)
the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company; and
(viii)
any Security Documents reasonably required by the Purchasers including, if there are any Purchasers that do not hold Existing
Debentures, a consent to the novation of such Purchasers to the Security Agreement.
(b)
On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company or the Escrow Agent, as
applicable, the following:
(i)
this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and
(ii)
to the Escrow Agent, such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account specified in the Escrow Agreement.
2.3
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 and warranties are qualified by materiality or Material
Adverse Effect, in all respects) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein
(unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
(ii)
all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have
been performed; and
(iii)
the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
(b)
The respective obligations of the Purchasers 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 and 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 as of such date);
(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 2.2(a) of this Agreement;
(iv)
there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and
(v)
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 such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the
Closing.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1
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 each Purchaser:
(a)
Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are as set forth in Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2018. 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.
(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 the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business
and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted
or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as
the case may be, could not have 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 or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (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.
(i)
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.
(ii)
With respect to the Subsidiary Guarantee, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by such agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder.
The execution and delivery of the Subsidiary Guarantee and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby
have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company, and no further action is required by the respective
Subsidiary Guarantor, its managers or its members in connection therewith. The Subsidiary Guarantee has been (or upon delivery
will have been) duly executed by the respective Subsidiary Guarantor and, when delivered in accordance with the terms thereof,
will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the respective Subsidiary Guarantor enforceable against such Subsidiary Guarantor
in accordance with its terms, except: (A) as listed by general equitable principals and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) as limited by
laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (C) insofar as indemnification
and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(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, (ii) as a result of the provisions of Section
4.20 of this Agreement, 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, 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 Sections 4.6 and 4.20 of this Agreement, (ii) the notice and/or application(s) to the
Transfer Agent and to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Warrant
Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iii) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such
filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).
(f)
Issuance of the Securities. The Securities 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 all Liens imposed by the
Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance
with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens
imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved
from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Warrant Shares at least equal to
the Required Minimum on the date hereof.
(g)
Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company 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. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange
Act, 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. 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 contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company
is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. 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 Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange
or reset price under any of such securities. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company that contain any
redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company
is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom
stock” plans or any similar plan or agreement. 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.
No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale
of the Securities. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), 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. Except for its Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended June 30, 2018 and June
30, 2019, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, 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 two 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.
(i)
Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof or
as otherwise noted in this Agreement, including without limitation Section 4.20: (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 incentive plans or pursuant to previously issued Common
Stock Equivalents. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.
No event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries
or their respective businesses, 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 one Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(j)
Litigation. 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”) which (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. There 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.
(k)
Labor Relations. 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. Except as noted in Section 4.20 and the SEC Reports with respect to notices received from the Nasdaq Stock
Market, 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) to the Company’s knowledge, is or has 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. The Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, 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.
(n)
Regulatory Permits. To the Company’s knowledge, 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 their respective
businesses 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 the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned
by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and
the Subsidiaries, 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 the Subsidiaries,
(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 and (iii) Liens set forth on Schedule 3.1(o).
Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting
and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(p)
Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, 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. 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, except as could
not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries have 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 the 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. 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.
(r)
Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports or in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, 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 and (iii)
other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(s)
Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in material compliance with any and
all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 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) that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(t)
Certain Fees. Other than with respect to T.R. Winston & Company, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions
are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiaries 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 Purchasers
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.
(u)
Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2,
no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers
as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the
Trading Market, provided, however that, as contemplated by this Agreement, stockholder consent is required under the rules and
regulations of the Trading Market.
(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. Other than each of the Purchasers, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration
under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiaries.
(x)
Listing and Maintenance Requirements. 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. Except as set forth
on Schedule 3.1(x), the Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future 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 Purchasers as a result
of the Purchasers and the Company 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 Purchasers’ 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 any of the Purchasers or
their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information.
The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers 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 Purchasers 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 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or 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 Purchasers’ 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 (i) the Securities Act which would
require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions
of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
(bb)
Solvency. Assuming completion of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, 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(bb) and the
SEC Reports 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 $150,000 (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 $150,000 due under leases required to
be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Except as noted in Section 4.20 of this Agreement, 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.
(dd)
No General Solicitation. 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. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only
to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
(ee)
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.
(ff)
Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is RSM US LLP. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting
firm is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange.
(gg)
Seniority. As of the Closing Date, and other than the Existing Debentures, no Indebtedness or other claim against the Company
is senior to the Debentures in right of payment, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise,
other than indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests (which is senior only as to underlying assets covered thereby)
and capital lease obligations (which is senior only as to the property covered thereby).
(hh)
Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the
Purchasers 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 no Purchaser is 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 any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities.
The Company further represents to each 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.
(ii)
Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement
or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(f) and 4.15 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged
by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist
from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities
issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) past or future open market or other transactions
by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or
after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s
publicly-traded securities, (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such
Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, may presently have a “short” position in the Common Stock and (iv) each
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) one or more Purchasers 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 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.
(jj)
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, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid
to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.
(kk)
Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock incentive plans was granted
(i) in accordance with the terms of such plans. No stock option granted under such plans 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.
(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. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation
within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(nn)
Bank Holding Company Act. The operations of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, 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.
(oo)
Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material
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.
(pp)
No Disqualification Events. With respect to the Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506 under
the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other
officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding
voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person”
and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications
described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for
a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any
Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure
obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchasers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.
(qq)
Other Covered Persons. Other than the Placement Agent (and any other agents with which the Placement Agent may have any
arrangements), the Company is not aware of any person (other than any Issuer Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly
or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Securities.
(rr)
Notice of Disqualification Events. The Company will notify the Purchasers and the Placement Agent in writing, prior to
the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the
passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.
3.2
Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other 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. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership,
limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser.
Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser
in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such 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. The Purchaser’s execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Purchaser’s certificate or articles of incorporation,
bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) 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 Purchaser is subject
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Purchaser is bound or
affected.
(b)
Own Account. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered
under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account
and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act
or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities
Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons
to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities
hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
(c)
Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on
each date on which it exercises any Warrants or converts any Debentures it will be an “accredited investor” as defined
in Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
(d)
Experience of Such Purchaser. Such 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. Such 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. Such Purchaser
understands that nothing in the Transaction Documents or any other materials presented to such Purchaser in connection with the
purchase and sale of the Shares constitutes legal, tax or investment advice.
(e)
General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not, to such Purchaser’s knowledge, purchasing the Securities as a result
of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or
similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, any other
general solicitation or general advertisement.
(f)
Access to Information. Such 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.
Such Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate of the Placement Agent has provided
such Purchaser with any information or advice with respect to the Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired.
Neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality of the Securities
and the Placement Agent and any Affiliate may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Company which such Purchaser
agrees need not be provided to it. In connection with the issuance of the Securities to such Purchaser, neither the Placement
Agent nor any of its Affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to such Purchaser.
(g)
Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser
has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, executed
any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that
such 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. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage
separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions
made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation 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. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to such Purchaser’s representatives,
including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates,
such Purchaser 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 against, or a prohibition of, any actions with respect to the borrowing of, arrangement
to borrow, identification of the availability of, and/or securing of, securities of the Company in order for such Purchaser (or
its broker or other financial representative) to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.
(h)
No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents (including
the related portions of the Disclosure Schedules), such Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company nor any other
Person has made or makes any other express or implied representation or warranty, either written or oral, on behalf of the Company.
Such Purchaser further acknowledges and agrees that it is not relying and has not relied on any representations or warranties
whatsoever regarding the subject matter of this Agreement, express or implied, except for the representations and warranties contained
in the Transaction Documents.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such
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
4.1
Transfer Restrictions.
(a)
The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of
Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser
or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to
the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance
of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration
of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing
to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of
a Purchaser under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
(b)
The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the
following form:
[NEITHER]
THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE][CONVERTIBLE] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT
SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS
SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE [CONVERSION] OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE
MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”
AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a
registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited
investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such
Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be
subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required
in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the
Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request
in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities.
(c)
Certificates evidencing the Underlying Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof):
(i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under
the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the
Warrants), (iii) if such Underlying Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants),
or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations
and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the
Transfer Agent or the Purchaser promptly after the Effective Date if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the
legend hereunder, or if requested by a Purchaser, respectively. If all or any portion of a Warrant is exercised or Debenture is
converted at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Underlying Shares, or if such
Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public
information required under Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants) as to such Underlying Shares and without volume
or manner-of-sale restrictions or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act
(including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Underlying Shares shall
be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer
required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than two Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company
or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Underlying Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such second
Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing
such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give
instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Certificates for Underlying
Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account
of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser.
(d)
In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, (i) as partial
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Underlying Shares (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date
such Securities are submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section 4.1(c),
$10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each
Trading Day after the seventh Trading Day following the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend
and (ii) if the Company fails to (a) issue and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to a Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date a
certificate representing the Securities so delivered to the Company by such Purchaser that is free from all restrictive and other
legends and (b) if after the Legend Removal Date such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares
of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common
Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock that
such Purchaser anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend, then, an amount equal to the excess of such
Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares
of Common Stock so purchased (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) (the “Buy-In
Price”) over the product of (A) such number of Underlying Shares that the Company was required to deliver to
such Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date multiplied by (B) the lowest closing sale price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day
during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of the applicable Underlying Shares
(as the case may be) and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this clause (ii).
(e)
Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any
Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery
requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold
in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from
certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this
understanding.
4.2
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 Underlying Shares
pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay
or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless
of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.
4.3
Furnishing of Information; Public Information.
(a)
Until the earliest of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Warrants have expired, the Company covenants
to 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).
(b)
At any time during the period commencing from the six (6) month anniversary of the date hereof and ending at such time that all
of the Securities may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without
restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company (i) shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information
requirement under Rule 144(c) or (ii) has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144 (i)(1)(i) or becomes an issuer in the future,
and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) (a “Public Information Failure”)
then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities, an
amount in cash equal to two percent (2.0%) of such Purchaser’s aggregate Subscription Amount of such Purchaser’s Securities
then held on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30th) day (pro rated for periods totaling
less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time
that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers to transfer the Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144.
The payments to which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.3(b) are referred to herein as “Public
Information Failure Payments.” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day
of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the third (3rd) Business
Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails
to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at
the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s
right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies
available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
4.4
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 in
a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or 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.
4.5
Exercise Procedures. Conversion and Exercise Procedures. Each of the form of Notice of Exercise included in the
Warrants and the form of Notice of Conversion included in the Debentures set forth the totality of the procedures required of
the Purchasers in order to exercise the Warrants or convert the Debentures. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original
Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or
notarization) of any Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion form be required in order to exercise the Warrants or convert
the Debentures. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to exercise
their Warrants or convert their Debentures. The Company shall honor exercises of the Warrants and conversions of the Debentures
and shall deliver Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.
4.6
Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (a) by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately
following the date hereof, 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. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that
it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the 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 or Affiliates on the one hand, and any of
the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with
each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor
any Purchaser 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 any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, 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 any Purchaser, or include the
name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written
consent of such Purchaser, except: (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with (i) any Registration Statement
and (ii) 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 Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted
under this clause (b).
4.7
Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other
Person, that any Purchaser 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 any 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 Purchasers.
4.8
Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.4, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor
any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes,
or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have
consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands
and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent,
the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to Company, any of its
Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, or a duty to the Company, and of
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates not to trade on the basis of,
such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that
any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding
the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report
on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting
transactions in securities of the Company.
4.9
Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for the purposes set
forth in Section 4.20(d) of this Agreement, and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s
debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) for
the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (d) in
violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.
4.10
Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.10, the Company will indemnify and hold each
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
such 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 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 based upon a 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 constitutes
fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). 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 after
a reasonable period of time 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.
4.11
Reservation and Listing of Securities.
(a)
The Company shall maintain a reserve of the Required Minimum 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 articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least the Required
Minimum at such time.
(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 Purchasers 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.
4.12
Shareholder Approval. The Company shall include in the a resolution for the purpose of obtaining Shareholder Approval,
with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors that such proposal be approved, and the Company shall solicit
proxies from its shareholders in connection therewith in the same manner as all other management proposals in such proxy statement
and all management-appointed proxyholders shall vote their proxies in favor of such proposal. The Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to obtain such Shareholder Approval at the next meeting of shareholders. If the Company does not obtain Shareholder
Approval at the first such meeting, the Company shall call a meeting every four months thereafter to seek Shareholder Approval
until the earlier of the date Shareholder Approval is obtained or the Debentures and Warrants are no longer outstanding.
4.13
Variable Rate Transactions. From the date hereof until such time as no Purchaser holds any of the Warrants, 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, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price. Any 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.
4.14
Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered
or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the
same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to such Transaction Documents. Further, the Company shall not make any
payment of principal or interest on the Debentures in amounts which are disproportionate to the respective principal amounts outstanding
on the Debentures at any applicable time. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each
Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers
as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase,
disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
4.15
Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, 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. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, 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, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms
of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents and the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees
that (i) no Purchaser makes any 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) no Purchaser shall 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) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company
to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.6. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage
separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions
made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such 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.
4.16
Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation
D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall
reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers
at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide
evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.
4.17
Capital Changes. Except as may be required to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on a national stock exchange, until
the one year anniversary of the Effective Date, the Company shall not undertake a reverse or forward stock split or reclassification
of the Common Stock without the prior written consent of the Purchasers holding at least a majority in principal amount outstanding
of the Debentures.
4.18
Security Agreement Acknowledgement. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the security interests granted to the
holders of the Existing Debentures pursuant to the Security Agreement applies to and covers the obligations of the Company to
the Purchasers evidenced by the Debentures; provided, however, the Debentures will have the same order as priority
as the Existing Debentures paid for in cash. Additionally, the Debenture constitutes an “Obligation” under the Subsidiary
Guarantee as if the Debentures were Additional Debentures issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Each Purchaser that is a
party to the Security Agreement hereby consents and agrees to permit the novation to the Security Agreement of any Purchaser’s
hereunder that are not parties to the Security Agreement on the date hereof.
4.19
Amendment to Existing Debentures. Section 5(b) of the Existing Debentures are hereby amended to replace “Reserved.”
with the following provision:
“Subsequent
Equity Sales. If, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or
grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale,
grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire
shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the “Base
Conversion Price” and such issuances, collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the holder of the
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset
provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which
are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that
is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such
date of the Dilutive Issuance), then simultaneously with the consummation (or, if earlier, the announcement) of each Dilutive
Issuance the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price, provided that the Base Conversion Price shall
not be less than $1.121 (subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, recapitalizations and similar
transactions following the date of the Purchase Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this
Section 5(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, despite the prohibition
set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the
lowest possible conversion price at which such securities may be converted or exercised. The Company shall notify the Holder in
writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this
Section 5(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and
other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or
not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance,
the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such
Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion.”
4.20
Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Statement is hereby amended to include the Underlying Shares
as “Registrable Securities” thereunder.
4.21
Waiver of Interest Payment Default. The Company acknowledge and agrees that an Event of Default will exist under the Existing
Debentures if, as the Company expects, the Company fails to make the interest payment due on April 1, 2020. Each Purchaser, severally
and not jointly with the other Purchasers, hereby waives the Event of Default that will result from the failure by the Company
to make the April 2020 interest payment, and agrees not to exercise any of the rights and remedies available to the Purchaser
as a result of such Event of Default. In lieu of a cash payment of the April 2020 interest payment, at the election of the Purchaser,
such amounts shall be either (i) issued in shares of Common Stock at a price of $5.8261, which is the average of the VWAPs for
the 10 consecutive Trading Days as of the most recent Trading Day that is immediately prior to the date hereof or (ii) added to
the principal amount of the Debentures issued hereunder.
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greater of (i) $0.10 and (ii) 20% of the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the date prior to the execution of the
Purchase Agreement
ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1
Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only
and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other
parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before February 28, 2020; provided, however, that such termination
will not affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).
5.2
Fees and Expenses. At the Closing, the Company has agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent the non-accountable sum of $10,000
for its legal fees and expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall
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. 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 a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties
levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.
5.3
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.
5.4
Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment 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 date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment 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. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction
Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company
shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.
5.5
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 Purchasers holding at least 50.1% in interest of the Debentures
then outstanding or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided
that if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers), the
consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall also be required. 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 proposed amendment
or waiver that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Purchaser relative to the
comparable rights and obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser,
Any amendment effected in accordance with accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of
Securities and the Company.
5.6
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.
5.7
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors
and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any
Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound,
with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”
5.8
No Third Party Beneficiaries. The Placement Agent shall be the third party beneficiary of the representations and warranties
of the Company in Section 3.1 and the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in Section 3.2. This Agreement is intended
for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor
may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.10 and this Section 5.8.
5.9
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 hereto 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.
5.10
Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.
5.11
Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered
one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other
party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by
facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature 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 facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12
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.
5.13
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 any 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
such 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 exercise of a Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of
Common Stock subject to any such rescinded exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise
price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant
to such Purchaser’s Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).
5.14
Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed,
the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (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.
5.15
Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of
damages, each of the Purchasers 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.
5.16
Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction
Document or a 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.
5.17
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 any 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 effective 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 any Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents,
such excess shall be applied by such 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 such Purchaser’s election.
5.18
Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction
Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way
for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained
herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed
to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption
that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without
limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary
for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented
by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience
only, each Purchaser and its respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through EGS. EGS does not represent
any of the Purchasers and only represents the Placement Agent. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same
terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any
of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document
is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and
among the Purchasers.
5.19
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.
5.20
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.
5.21
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.
5.22
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.
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WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase and Exchange Agreement to be duly executed by their respective
authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
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authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
Name
of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
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