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TRUGOLF HOLDINGS, INC.
60 North 1400 West
Centerville, Utah 84014
[¨], 2026
Dear Fellow Stockholder:
On behalf of the Board of Directors (the "Board") and management of TruGolf Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), you are cordially invited to attend the Annual and Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held online at https://www.cleartrustonline.com/trugolf, on [¨], 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time (the "Meeting").
The attached Notice of the Meeting (the "Notice") and proxy statement ("Proxy Statement") describe in greater detail all of the formal business that will be transacted at the Meeting. There will not be a physical location for the Meeting. You will be able to attend the Meeting online, vote your shares electronically, and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting https://www.cleartrustonline.com/trugolf. Directors and officers of the Company will be available at the Meeting to respond to any questions that you may have regarding the business to be transacted.
The Company's Board has determined that each of the proposals that will be presented to the stockholders for their consideration at the Meeting are in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and unanimously recommends and urges you to vote "FOR" the proposals set forth in this Proxy Statement. If any other business is properly presented at the Meeting, the proxies will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Company's Board.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on [¨], 2026 are entitled to vote on the matters presented at the Meeting.
We encourage you to attend the Meeting online, but if you are unable to attend, it is important that you vote in advance via the Internet, by telephone, or sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. Your cooperation is appreciated since one-third (1/3) of the common stock entitled to vote must be represented, either in person or by proxy, to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting.
On behalf of the Board and all of the employees of the Company, we thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
| Brenner Adams | |
| Interim Chief Executive Officer |
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
for the Annual Stockholder Meeting to be Held on [¨], 2026:
Electronic Copies of the Proxy Statement and our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at
https:// www.cleartrustonline.com/trugolf
TRUGOLF HOLDINGS, INC.
60 North 1400 West
Centerville, Utah 84014
NOTICE OF ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD [¨], 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual and Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") of TruGolf Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") will be held online at https://www.cleartrustonline.com/trugolf, on [¨], 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, for the following purposes:
Proposal 1. To approve the issuance of all shares of the Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of our Series B convertible preferred stock ("Series B Preferred Stock"), without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series B Preferred Stock (the "Series B COD"), which issuance may result in the issuance, in the aggregate, of 20% or more of our outstanding common stock or voting power at a price less than the Minimum Price (as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d)), pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) ("Proposal 1" or the "Series B Proposal").
Proposal 2. To approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Charter") to increase the number of our authorized shares of Class A common stock from 10,000,000 shares to 1,000,000,000 shares, and to make corresponding changes to the number of authorized shares of our capital stock ( "Proposal 2" or the "Share Increase Proposal").
Proposal 3. To approve the increase by 10,000,000 in the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable as awards under the Company's 2026 Stock Plan ("2026 Plan") ("Proposal 3" or the "Equity Incentive Plan Proposal").
Proposal 4. To elect five Board of Director (the "Board") nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company, each to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company or until such person's successor is qualified and elected ("Proposal 4").
Proposal 5. To ratify the appointment of Haynie & Company as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 ("Proposal 5").
Proposal 6. To approve an adjournment of the Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposals 1-5 ( "Proposal 6" or the "Adjournment Proposal").
Please refer to the proxy statement for the Meeting (the "Proxy Statement") for detailed information on the above proposals.
Our Board is not aware of any other business that will be presented for consideration at the Meeting. If any other matters should be properly presented at the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the Meeting for action by stockholders, the persons named in the form of proxy will vote the proxy in accordance with their best judgment on that matter.
Only stockholders of record of the Company at the close of business on [¨], 2026 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. A complete list of these stockholders will be open for the examination of any stockholder of record at the Company's principal executive offices located at 60 North 1400 West, Centerville, Utah 84014 for a period of ten days prior to the Meeting. The list will also be available for the examination of any stockholder of record present at the Meeting. The Meeting may be adjourned or postponed from time to time without notice other than by announcement at the meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
| Brenner Adams | |
| Interim Chief Executive Officer |
[¨], 2026
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Meeting to be Held on [¨], 2026:
Electronic Copies of the Proxy Statement and our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at
https:// www.cleartrustonline.com/trugolf
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TRUGOLF HOLDINGS, INC.
60 North 1400 West
Centerville, Utah 84014
PROXY STATEMENT
GENERAL INFORMATION
For the Annual and Special Meeting of Stockholders To Be Held on [¨], 2026
Our Board of Directors is soliciting proxies to be voted at the Annual and Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") to be held virtually on [¨], 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, for the purposes set forth in the attached Notice of Annual and Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Notice") and in this Proxy Statement. This Proxy Statement and the proxies solicited hereby are being first sent or delivered to stockholders of the Company on or about [¨], 2026.
As used in this Proxy Statement, the terms "Company," "we," "us," "our" and "TruGolf" refer to TruGolf Holdings, Inc., and the terms "Board of Directors" and "Board" refers to the Board of Directors of the Company.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING
Q. What information is contained in this Proxy Statement?
A. This information relates to the proposals to be voted on at the Meeting, the voting process, and certain other required information.
Q. Can I access the Company's proxy materials electronically?
A. Yes. The Proxy Statement and form of Proxy are available at https://www.cleartrustonline.com/trugolf. To view this material, you must have available the control number located on the proxy card or, if shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee, the voting instruction form.
Q. What does it mean if I receive more than one set of proxy materials?
A. It means your shares are registered differently or are in more than one account. Please provide voting instructions for each account for which you have received a set of proxy materials.
Q. Who is soliciting my vote pursuant to this Proxy Statement?
A. Our directors and employees may solicit proxies in person, by telephone, fax, electronic transmission or other means of communication. We will not pay these directors and employees any additional compensation for these services. We will ask banks, brokerage firms, and other institutions, nominees, and fiduciaries to forward these proxy materials to their principal, and to obtain authority to execute proxies, and will reimburse them for their expenses.
Q. Who is entitled to vote?
A. Only holders of record of our common stock at the close of business on [¨], 2026 (the "Record Date"), are entitled to have their vote counted at the Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
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Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name. If on the record date your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, then you are a stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote online at the Meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting online, we urge you to submit your proxy vote either online, by telephone, or by filling out and returning the enclosed proxy card to ensure your vote is counted.
Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank. If on the record date your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in "street name" and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Meeting if your bank or broker provides you with a control number.
Q. How many shares are eligible to be voted?
A. As of the Record Date, we had [¨] shares of common stock outstanding, of which [¨] shares are Class A common stock and [¨] shares are Class B common stock. Each outstanding share of our Class A common stock will entitle its holder to one vote on each of the matters to be voted on at the Meeting, and each outstanding share of our Class B common stock will entitle its holder to 25 votes on each proposal at the Meeting.
Q. What am I voting on?
A. You are voting on the following matters:
Proposal 1. To approve the issuance of all shares of the Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of our Series B Preferred Stock, without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in the Series B COD, which issuance may result in the issuance, in the aggregate, of 20% or more of TruGolf's outstanding common stock or voting power at a price less than the Minimum Price (as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d)) pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).
Proposal 2. To approve an amendment to our Charter to increase the number of our authorized shares of Class A common stock from 10,000,000 shares to 1,000,000,000 shares, and to make corresponding changes to the number of authorized shares of our capital stock.
Proposal 3. To approve the increase by 10,000,000 in the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable as awards under the 2026 Plan.
Proposal 4. To elect five Board of Director (the "Board") nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company, each to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company or until such person's successor is qualified and elected.
Proposal 5. To ratify the appointment of Haynie & Company as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.
Proposal 6. To approve an adjournment of the Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposals 1-5.
Q. How many votes are required to hold the Meeting and what are the voting procedures?
A. Quorum Requirement: As of the Record Date, [¨] shares of the Company's common stock were issued and outstanding, of which [¨] shares are Class A common stock and 1,999 shares are Class B common stock. The shares of Class B common stock are entitled to 25 votes per share. The holders of voting power of one-third (1/3) of our shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting, present or represented by proxy, constitutes a quorum for the purpose of adopting proposals at the Meeting. If you submit a properly executed proxy, then you will be considered part of the quorum. The Meeting will be postponed if a quorum is not present. If a quorum is not present, the Meeting may be adjourned until a quorum is obtained.
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Required Votes: Each outstanding share of our Class A common stock is entitled to one vote on each proposal at the Meeting, and each outstanding share of our Class B common stock is entitled to 25 votes on each proposal at the Meeting. Our bylaws state that in all matters, other than the election of directors, an act of the stockholders shall be approved if the number of votes cast in favor exceeds the number of votes cast in opposition to the action. If there is a quorum at the Meeting, the matters to be voted upon by the stockholders require the following votes for such matter to be approved:
| ● | Approval of the Series B Proposal: In order to approve the Series B proposal, the number of votes cast in favor of the proposal must exceed the number of votes cast against the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal. |
| ● | Approval of the Share Increase Proposal: The affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing at least a majority of the voting entitled to vote on the proposal is necessary to approve the Share Increase Proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the effect of a vote "AGAINST" this proposal. |
| ● | Approval of the Equity Incentive Plan Proposal: In order to approve the Equity Incentive Plan Proposal, the number of votes cast in favor of the proposal must exceed the number of votes cast against the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal. |
| ● | Election of Directors: A plurality of the votes cast is required to elect director nominees, and as such, the five nominees who receive the greatest number of "FOR" votes cast by stockholders, entitled to vote at the Meeting, will be elected. A nominee who receives a plurality means he or she has received more "FOR" votes than any other nominee for the same director's seat. Broker non-votes and "WITHHOLD" votes will have no effect on this proposal. |
| ● | Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Proposal: In order to approve Proposal 5, the number of votes cast in favor of the proposal must exceed the number of votes cast against the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal. |
| ● | Approval of the Adjournment Proposal: In order to approve Proposal 6, the number of votes cast in favor of the proposal must exceed the number of votes cast against the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal. |
If a broker indicates on its proxy submitted to the Company that it does not have authority to vote certain shares held in "street name," the shares not voted are referred to as "broker non-votes." Broker non-votes occur when brokers do not have discretionary voting authority to vote certain shares held in "street name" on particular proposals under applicable stock exchange rules, and the "beneficial owner" of those shares has not instructed the broker how to vote on those proposals. If you are a beneficial owner and you do not provide instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee, your broker, bank or other nominee is permitted to vote your shares for or against "routine" matters. Brokers are not permitted to exercise discretionary voting authority to vote your shares for or against "non-routine" matters.
Q. How can I vote my shares in person and participate at the Meeting?
A. The Meeting will be held entirely online. Stockholders may participate in the Meeting by visiting the following website: https://www.cleartrustonline.com/trugolf. To participate in the Meeting, you will need the control number included on your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. Shares held in your name as the stockholder of record may be voted electronically during the Meeting. Shares for which you are the beneficial owner but not the stockholder of record also may be voted electronically during the Meeting in accordance with the instructions from your broker, bank or other nominee. However, even if you plan to attend the Meeting online, the Company recommends that you vote your shares in advance, so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Meeting.
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Q. How can I vote my shares without attending the Meeting?
A. If you are the stockholder of record, you may vote by one of the following four methods:
| ● | Online at the Meeting; |
| ● | Via the Internet; |
| ● | By telephone; or |
| ● | By mail. |
If you elect to vote by mail and you requested and received a printed set of proxy materials, you may mark, sign, date and mail the proxy card you received from us in the return envelope. If you did not receive a printed proxy card and wish to vote by mail, you may do so by requesting a paper copy of the proxy materials (as described below), which will include a proxy card.
Whichever method of voting you use, the proxies identified on the proxy card will vote the shares of which you are the stockholder of record in accordance with your instructions. If you submit a proxy card properly voted and returned through available channels without giving specific voting instructions, the proxies will vote the shares as recommended by our Board.
If you own your shares in "street name," that is, through a brokerage account or in another nominee form, you must provide instructions to the broker or nominee as to how your shares should be voted. Your broker or nominee will usually provide you with the appropriate instruction forms at the time you receive the proxy materials. If you own your shares in this manner, you cannot vote in person at the Meeting unless you receive a proxy to do so from the broker or the nominee.
How may I cast my vote over the Internet or by Telephone?
A. Voting over the Internet: If you are a stockholder of record, you may use the Internet to transmit your vote up until 11:59 P.M., Eastern Time, [¨], 2026 (the day before the Meeting). Visit https://www.cleartrustonline.com/trugolf and have your proxy card in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.
Voting by Telephone: If you are a stockholder of record, you may call 1-813-235-4490, toll-free in the United States, U.S. territories and Canada, and use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your vote up until 11:59 P.M., Eastern Time, [¨], 2026 (the day before the Meeting). Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
If you hold your shares in "street name," that is through a broker, bank or other nominee, that institution will instruct you as to how your shares may be voted by proxy, including whether telephone or Internet voting options are available.
Q. How may a stockholder bring any other business before the Meeting?
A. The Company's bylaws (the "Bylaws") provide that the only matters that may be brought before a Meeting are the matters specified in the notice of meeting, and, as such, stockholders shall not be permitted to propose business at the Meeting.
Q. How may I revoke or change my vote?
A. If you are the record owner of your shares, and you completed and submitted a proxy card, you may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the Meeting by:
| ● | submitting a new proxy card with a later date; |
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| ● | delivering written notice to our Corporate Secretary on or before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on [¨], 2026 (the day before the Meeting date and time), stating that you are revoking your proxy; |
| ● | attending the Meeting and voting your shares online; or |
| ● | if you are a record owner of your shares and you submitted your proxy by telephone or via the Internet, you may change your vote or revoke your proxy with a later telephone or Internet proxy, as the case may be. |
Please note that attendance at the Meeting will not, in itself, constitute revocation of your proxy.
If you own your shares in "street name," you may later revoke your voting instructions by informing the bank, broker or other holder of record in accordance with that entity's procedures.
Q. Who is paying for the costs of this proxy solicitation?
A. The Company will bear the cost of preparing, printing, and mailing the materials in connection with this solicitation of proxies. In addition to mailing these materials, officers and regular employees of the Company may, without being additionally compensated, solicit proxies personally and by mail, telephone, facsimile or electronic communication.
Q. Are there any rights of appraisal for the holders of our Class A common stock?
A. The Board of Directors is not proposing any action for which the laws of the State of Nevada, our Charter or our Bylaws provide a right of a holder of our Class A common stock to obtain appraisal of or payment for such stockholder's shares.
Q. Who will count the votes?
A. The inspector of election appointed for the Meeting will receive and tabulate the ballots and voting instruction forms. The Board has appointed ClearTrust LLC, or its designee, to serve as the inspector of election.
Q. Where do I find the voting results of the Meeting?
A. The voting results will be disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K that we will file with the SEC within four business days after the Meeting.
Q. How can I obtain the Company's corporate governance information?
A. Our corporate governance information is available on our website at www.trugolf.com under "Investor Relations-Corporate Governance." Our stockholders may also obtain written copies at no cost by writing to us at TruGolf Holdings, Inc., 60 North 1400 West, Centerville, Utah 84014, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or by calling (917) 886-9071.
Q. How do I request electronic or printed copies of this and future proxy materials?
A. You may request and consent to delivery of electronic or printed copies of this and future proxy statements, annual reports and other stockholder communications by visiting http://www.cleartrustonline.com/trugolf: When requesting copies of proxy materials and other stockholder communications, you should have available the control number located on the proxy card or, if shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee, the voting instruction form.
Q. Where are the Company's principal executive offices?
A. The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 60 North 1400 West, Centerville, Utah 84014, and our telephone number is (917) 886-9071.
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Q. How can I obtain additional information about the Company?
A. We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which requires that we file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding companies, including the Company, that file electronically with the SEC. The SEC's website address is www.sec.gov. In addition, our filings may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities of the SEC located at 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Proxy Statement contains certain statements regarding future events and future results that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the business, the results of operations, the industries in which TruGolf and/or Polymath Research Inc. ("Polymath") operate and the beliefs and assumptions of management, all of which are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate", "expect", "forecast", "intend", "estimate", "potential", "continue" and other similar terms, and future or conditional tense verbs like "may", "will", "would", "could", "should", "intend" and "might", as well as variations of these words and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions), are intended to identify those forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Potential factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to:
| ● | the risk that TruGolf stockholders may not approve the increase in the number of shares of Class A common stock that we are permitted to issue, the conversion of our Series B Preferred Stock (as defined below), the increase in the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable as awards under the 2026 Plan or the other matters presented for approval in this Proxy Statement; |
| ● | the risk that TruGolf may be unable to satisfy Nasdaq listing requirements following the issuance of securities contemplated by the matters presented for approval in this Proxy Statement; |
| ● | the risk that holders of Series B Preferred Stock will possess significant rights and protections that may affect the governance, capital structure and operations of TruGolf and its subsidiaries; |
| ● | the risk that TruGolf and its subsidiaries may be unable to successfully integrate Polymath's business, operations, personnel, technology platform and growth strategy following the acquisition of Polymath pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement (the "Acquisition Agreement") among the Company, Polymath and 18141991 Canada Inc. dated August 17, 2026, as amended on September 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 (the "Acquisition"); |
| ● | the risk that TruGolf and its subsidiaries may be unable to successfully commercialize, scale or expand Polymath's tokenization, capital markets infrastructure and investor management business; |
| ● | the risk that TruGolf and its subsidiaries will require substantial additional capital and may be unable to obtain such capital on acceptable terms, or at all; |
| ● | the risk that TruGolf and its subsidiaries will incur losses for the foreseeable future and may never achieve profitability; |
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| ● | the risk that changes in laws, regulations or regulatory interpretations applicable to digital assets, tokenization platforms, securities offerings, fintech businesses or capital markets infrastructure may adversely affect TruGolf and its subsidiaries' business and prospects; |
| ● | the risk that litigation, regulatory proceedings, stockholder claims or governmental investigations relating to the Acquisition or TruGolf and its subsidiaries' business may arise; |
| ● | the dilution to existing TruGolf stockholders resulting from the issuance of Class A common stock, upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, securities issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof and other transaction-related issuances; |
| ● | the risk that TruGolf will be unable to satisfy the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq and its shares of Class A common stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market; and |
| ● | various other risks associated with TruGolf and its subsidiaries as outlined in its reports filed on Form 10-Q, Form 10-K and Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Edgar at www.sec.gov. |
The forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, events or circumstances, and actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements herein or in documents incorporated herein by reference speak only as of the date of this Proxy Statement or the applicable document incorporated herein by reference (or such earlier date as may be specified therein), as applicable, are based on current assumptions and expectations or assumptions and expectations as of the date of the document incorporated herein by reference, and are subject to the factors above, among other things, and involve risks, events, circumstances, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond our ability to control or predict. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We do not intend to, and do not undertake an obligation to, update these forward-looking statements in the future to reflect future events or circumstances, except as required by applicable securities laws and regulations. For more information, see the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information" later in this Proxy Statement. The results presented for any period may not be reflective of results for any subsequent period.
You should carefully read and consider the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that may be issued by us or persons acting on our behalf, and all future written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.
PROPOSAL 1: SERIES B PROPOSAL
We are seeking approval of the issuance of all of the shares of common stock that may be issuable upon the conversion of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock (as defined below) and upon the conversion of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock underlying the Series B Preferred Warrants (as defined below), which Series B Preferred Warrants were issued pursuant to the Waiver and Exchange Agreement (as defined below), as amended by the Exercise Agreement (as defined below), and the corresponding Series B COD, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d). None of the other proposals are conditioned upon the approval of this Proposal 1. A copy of the Series B COD is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix C.
Overview
On August 17, 2026, we entered into a Second Amendment, Waiver and Exchange Agreement ("Waiver and Exchange Agreement") with the holders of the Company's Series A preferred stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), pursuant to which we agreed to issue new warrants (the "Series B Preferred Warrants") to purchase shares of Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for outstanding warrants to purchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Warrants"). A copy of the Waiver and Exchange Agreement is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A.
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Upon issuance of the new Series B Preferred Warrants, the exchanged Series A Preferred Warrants were cancelled, and the new Series B Preferred Warrants are immediately exercisable for shares of Series B Preferred Stock, which will be convertible into shares of the Company's Class A common stock at the holder's option following issuance, subject to the beneficial ownership limitation and the applicable 19.9% limitations imposed by the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
On October 8, 2026, the Company entered into a Third Amendment, Waiver and Exercise Agreement ("Exercise Agreement") with the holders of the Company's Series B Preferred Warrants. Pursuant to the Exercise Agreement, certain holders of Series B Preferred Warrants exercised their Series B Preferred Warrants to purchase 3,278 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for an aggregate exercise price of $2,950,000 (stated value of $3,278,000) in exchange for additional Series B Preferred Warrants to purchase 3,000 additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock. A copy of the Exercise Agreement is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix B.
Description of the Series B Preferred Stock
In connection with the closing of the exchange, the Company filed the Series B COD. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1,000, subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, reorganizations, reclassifications, combinations, subdivisions, and similar events. Additionally, the stated value of the Series B Preferred Stock may also be increased as described below.
The Series B Preferred Stock will rank junior to any senior preferred stock (other than the Series A Preferred Stock), pari passu with any parity stock, and senior to the Company's junior stock with respect to dividends, distributions, and payments upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. The Series B COD restricts the Company from authorizing or issuing senior preferred stock, parity stock, or certain junior stock with a redemption or repayment date before the second anniversary of the initial issuance date, unless the required holders consent.
The Series B Preferred Stock will accrue dividends from the initial issuance date at a rate of 10% per annum, computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months. If dividends are paid in shares of Class A common stock, the dividends are recalculated at a deemed rate of 12.5% per annum. Dividends are payable in arrears on the first trading day of each fiscal quarter and may be paid, subject to the terms of the Series B COD, in shares of Class A common stock, in cash, in a combination of cash and shares, or by increasing the stated value of the Series B Preferred Stock.
Each share of Series B Preferred Stock will be convertible, at the holder's option, into shares of Class A common stock at any time after the initial issuance date, provided that, unless and until this Proposal 1 is approved, no holder may convert to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion, the aggregate ownership of shares of Class A common stock acquired upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock of all the holders of Series B Preferred Stock would exceed 19.9% of the number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the conversion. The number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion will generally be determined by dividing the applicable conversion amount by the conversion price. The initial conversion price is $0.88 per share, subject to adjustment under the Series B COD (as described below). The conversion amount includes the stated value, any additional amount, any make-whole amount (the "Make-Whole Amount"), and any other amounts owed to the holder under the Series B COD or the other exchange documents. The Make-Whole Amount generally equals the additional dividends that would accrue on the converted, redeemed, or repaid Series B Preferred Stock through the five-year anniversary of the applicable issuance date. The Make-Whole Amount is convertible into Class A common stock at the "Alternate Conversion Price" which is equal to the lesser of (i) the conversion price, and (ii) 90% of the lowest volume weighted average price ("VWAP") of the Class A common stock during the five consecutive trading days immediately prior to such conversion (subject to a floor price of $0.73). If at the time of a conversion the Alternate Conversion Price is determined to be the floor price because such floor price is greater than 90% of the then five-day VWAP of a share of Class A common stock, then the stated value of the remaining Series B Preferred Stock will automatically increase as described in the Series B COD.
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The Series B COD includes a beneficial ownership limitation that prohibits the Company from effecting a conversion to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion, the holder and its attribution parties would beneficially own more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock. A holder may increase or decrease its beneficial ownership limitation by notice to the Company, but any increase may not exceed 9.99% and will not become effective until the 61st day after delivery of the notice. The beneficial ownership limitation may not be waived and applies to successor holders of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
The Series B COD contains anti-dilution and adjustment provisions. If we issue or are deemed to issue common stock below the then-applicable conversion price, subject to specified exclusions, the conversion price will be reduced to the new issuance price. If we issue variable price securities, holders may have the right to substitute the variable price for the conversion price for purposes of a particular conversion. The Series B COD also includes (i) a 12-month reset under which, if the conversion price exceeds the 30-trading-day average VWAP ending immediately before the reset date, the conversion price automatically lowers to that reset price and (ii) a reset under which, if the conversion price exceeds the Minimum Price (as defined in the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules) on the date that the company forces an exercise of the Series B Preferred Warrant after it has obtained stockholder approval for the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, the conversion price automatically lowers to that reset price.
The Series B COD provides that if any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Class A common stock occurs, the conversion price shall be reduced to 120% of the quotient determined by dividing (x) the sum of the VWAP of the Class A common stock for each of the five trading days with the lowest VWAP of the Class A common stock during the fifteen consecutive trading day period ending and including the trading day immediately preceding the sixteenth trading day after such event date, divided by (y) five.
The Series B COD provides for multiple triggering events, including failures to pay dividends or other amounts when due, certain failures to reserve sufficient authorized shares, breaches of transaction documents, failure to comply with specified covenants, any Series B Preferred Stock remaining outstanding on or after January 8, 2030, certain changes of control without required holder consent, and the occurrence of a material adverse effect. Upon a triggering event, holders may have alternate conversion rights using an alternate conversion price, and the alternate conversion mechanics include a required premium component in the conversion amount.
The Series B COD includes covenants restricting the Company and its subsidiaries from, among other things, incurring non-permitted indebtedness, redeeming or repurchasing capital stock or paying cash dividends on capital stock, transferring assets outside permitted categories, and changing the nature of the business.
The holders of the Series B Preferred Stock generally will have no voting rights, except as required by Nevada law and as otherwise provided in the Series B COD.
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Reasons for Stockholder Approval for Proposal 1
Our Class A common stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and, as such, we are subject to the Nasdaq Listing Rules. The Company is restricted from issuing all shares of Class A common stock that are otherwise issuable pursuant to the Certificate of Designations and the Waiver and Exchange Agreement (without regard to any limitations set forth thereon) by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635. We cannot predict if the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will convert their holdings into Class A common stock. Assuming that all instruments are converted into Class A Common stock, approximately 76,748,973 shares of Class A common stock could be issued assuming a conversion price equal to the current floor price ($0.73), assuming the Make Whole Amounts are converted at the floor price ($0.73), and assuming no adjustments to the stated value are made as a result of the alternate conversion price being below the floor price, the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable pursuant to conversions of the Series B Preferred Stock will increase to an indeterminate amount.
In connection with the execution of the Exchange Agreement, we agreed to hold a meeting of stockholders to, among other things, obtain the consent of the stockholders of the Company pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) for the issuance of all shares of our Class A common stock that are issuable pursuant to the Series B COD, the Waiver and Exchange Agreement and the Exercise Agreement (without regard to any limitations set forth thereon).
Stockholder approval of this Proposal 1 will constitute stockholder approval for purposes of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).
Our Board has determined that the Waiver and Exchange Agreement, the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Warrants, and the Class A common stock that may be issued thereby, are in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders because of the additional funding that will result from the exercise of the Series B Preferred Warrants.
Vote Required and Recommendation of the Board of Directors
In order to approve the Series B proposal, the number of votes cast in favor of the proposal must exceed the number of votes cast against the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.
The Board recommends that stockholders vote FOR the Series B Proposal.
PROPOSAL 2: SHARE INCREASE PROPOSAL
Introduction
Our Board has approved, subject to stockholder approval, an increase in the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock from 10,000,000 to 1,000,000,000, and to make a corresponding change to the number of authorized shares of capital stock
Effective September 29, 2026, we filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada a Certificate of Change of the Company filed pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 78.209, to effect a one-for-ten (1-for-10) reverse stock split (the "Reverse Split") of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As a result of the Reverse Split, each ten pre-split shares of common stock outstanding was automatically combined into one new share of common stock without any action on the part of the holders.
We currently have a total of 20,100,000 shares of capital stock authorized under our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Charter"), consisting of (a) 10,100,000 shares of Class A and Class B common stock, and (b) 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock.
If this Share Increase Proposal is approved by our stockholders, our Board will be authorized, in its discretion, to file the Charter reflecting the increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock from 10,000,000 to 1,000,000,000; and (b) the increase in the number of authorized shares of all classes of stock from 20,100,000 to 1,010,100,000.
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Following the increase in authorized shares, 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, 100,000 shares of Class B common stock, and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock will be authorized. There will be no changes to the issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, or Preferred Stock as a result of the amendment.
Background and Purpose of the Proposal
Our Board has determined that it would be in the Company's best interests and in the best interests of our stockholders to increase the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock in order to provide the Company with additional flexibility to issue Class A common stock for a variety of general corporate purposes as the Board may determine to be desirable including, without limitation, future financings, investment opportunities, acquisitions, or other distributions and stock splits (including splits effected through the declaration of stock dividends), without the need to obtain additional stockholder approvals. Each additional authorized share of common stock would have the same rights and privileges as each share of currently authorized Class A common stock. In addition, as described in Proposal 1, the ability of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock to convert their Series B Preferred Stock into Class A common stock is dependent on approval of this Share Increase Proposal.
Further, the Board believes that unless we obtain stockholder approval to increase the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock or Preferred Stock, we may be limited by the inability to issue additional shares pursuant to awards under our equity incentive plan or in connection with future capital raising transactions or strategic transactions. If we fail to obtain stockholder approval for the increase in the number of shares of authorized Class A common stock, we will be in breach of the Series B COD. In addition, any failure to obtain such approval may cause a delay in our future capital raising or other strategic transactions and may have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
Consequences of Not Approving this Proposal
If this Proposal 2 is not approved by our stockholders, our financing alternatives may be limited by the lack of any available unissued and unreserved authorized shares of common stock, and stockholder value may be harmed by this limitation. In addition, the absence of sufficient authorized shares could impair our ability to satisfy existing contractual or corporate obligations that require the issuance of shares of common stock, including obligations arising under the Series B COD and other outstanding financing arrangements, convertible securities, warrants, equity compensation awards, or other agreements. Our future success depends upon our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly-skilled employees, and if this proposal is not approved by our stockholders, the lack of any available unissued and unreserved authorized shares of common stock to provide future equity incentive opportunities could adversely impact our ability to achieve these goals. In short, if our stockholders do not approve this proposal, we may not be able to access the capital markets, complete corporate collaborations, partnerships or other strategic transactions, attract, retain and motivate employees, and pursue other business opportunities integral to our growth and success.
Rights of Additional Authorized Shares
If and when issued, the additional Class A common stock to be authorized by the filing of the Charter would have rights and privileges identical to our currently outstanding Class A common stock.
Potential Adverse Effects of Increase in Authorized Common Stock
The authorization of additional shares of Class A common stock sought by this proposal would not have any immediate dilutive effect upon the proportionate voting power or rights of our existing stockholders; however, to the extent that the additional authorized shares of Class A common stock are issued in the future, including in connection with conversions of our Series B Preferred Stock and in connection with future capital raising transactions or strategic transactions, such issuance will decrease existing stockholders' percentage equity ownership and will be dilutive to existing stockholders and could have a negative effect upon the market price of the Class A common stock. Our stockholders do not have preemptive rights, which means they do not have the right to purchase shares in any future issuance of Class A common stock in order to maintain their proportionate ownership of Class A common stock.
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Anti-Takeover Effects
The increased proportion of unissued authorized shares, compared to issued shares could, under certain circumstances, have an anti-takeover effect (for example, by permitting issuances that would dilute the stock ownership of a person seeking to effect a change in the composition of our Board or contemplating a tender offer or other transaction for our combination with another company). However, the Share Increase Proposal is not being proposed in response to any effort of which we are aware to accumulate shares of our Class A common stock or obtain control of our Company, nor is it part of a plan by management to recommend a series of similar amendments to our Board and stockholders.
Timing of Proposed Amendment
If the Share Issuance Proposal is approved, the Board will have the authority to file the Charter with the Secretary of State of Nevada to implement the increase in the authorized number of shares of Class A common stock, and corresponding change to the number of authorized shares of capital stock. The actual timing for implementation of the Charter would be determined by the Board based upon its evaluation as to when such action would be most advantageous to the Company and its stockholders. Notwithstanding approval of this proposal by our stockholders, the Board will have the sole authority to elect whether or not to file the Charter with the increased number of authorized shares. If the Board should decide to file the Charter with the office of the Secretary of State of Nevada with the increased number of authorized shares per this proposal, the increase in the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock and Preferred Stock will become effective on the date it is filed.
Vote Required and Recommendation of the Board of Directors
The affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing at least a majority of the voting entitled to vote on the proposal is necessary to approve the Share Increase Proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the effect of a vote "AGAINST" this proposal.
The Board recommends that stockholders vote FOR the Share Increase Proposal.
PROPOSAL 3:
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN PROPOSAL
In October 2026, the Board, following the recommendation of the compensation committee of the Board (the "Compensation Committee"), approved the increase by 10,000,000 in the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable as awards under the TruGolf Holdings, Inc. 2026 Stock Plan (the "2026 Plan"), subject to the receipt of stockholder approval, which the Company is seeking at this Meeting. The 2026 Plan authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock.
Overview
Equity awards have been historically and, we believe, will continue to be, an integral component of our overall compensation program for our employees, directors and consultants. We previously utilized our 2026 Plan for awards. As of the Record Date, our 2026 Plan has no shares available for issuance. Approval of the increase by 10,000,000 in the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable as awards under the 2026 Plan will allow us to continue to grant equity awards at levels we determine to be appropriate in order to attract new employees and directors, retain our existing employees and directors and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for our success. The increase in the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable as awards under the 2026 Plan will allow us to continue to utilize a broad array of equity incentives with flexibility in designing equity incentives, including stock option grants, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, and stock unit awards.
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We believe it is critical for our long-term success that the interests of our employees and directors are tied to our success as "owners" of our business. The equity incentive programs we have in place are intended to build stockholder value by attracting and retaining talented employees and directors. We believe we must continue to offer competitive equity compensation packages in order to retain and motivate the talent necessary for our continued growth and success. We carefully monitor the equity compensation and equity holdings of our employees, directors and consultants as well as the type of equity awards we grant to ensure these awards continue to provide incentives for the recipients to work towards our success. To date, stock options and restricted stock units have been the sole component of our equity program. The potential value of stock options is realized only if our share price increases, and so stock options provide a strong incentive for individuals to work to build stockholder value.
We have and we expect to continue to experience some growth in personnel as we progress our business. Additionally, we aim to conserve cash and use equity as a significant part of our employee compensation. If our stockholders do not approve the increase in the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable as awards under the 2026 Plan, we believe that we will be unable to successfully use equity as part of our compensation program, as most of our competitors in the industry do, putting us at a significant disadvantage. Additionally, we would then have to utilize more cash to compensate our employees. Therefore, we believe that approval of this request is in the best interest of our stockholders and our company.
Key Features Designed to Protect Stockholders' Interests
The design of the 2026 Plan reflects our commitment to corporate governance and the desire to preserve stockholder value as demonstrated by the following features of the plan:
Independent administrator. The Compensation Committee, which is comprised solely of non-employee directors, administers the 2026 Plan.
Repricing prohibited. Stockholder approval is required for any repricing of any stock options or stock appreciation rights.
Limitations on Dividend Payments on Awards. Dividends and dividend equivalents on all stock units and stock awards are paid only to the extent the awards vest, and no dividends or dividend equivalents are ever paid on stock options or stock appreciation rights.
No discount awards; maximum term specified. Stock options and stock appreciation rights must have an exercise price or base price no less than the fair market value on the date the award is granted and a term no longer than ten years' duration.
Award design flexibility. Different kinds of awards may be granted under the 2026 Plan, giving us the flexibility to design our equity incentives to complement the other elements of compensation and to support the attainment of our strategic goals.
Share counting. The number of shares available for grant under the 2026 Plan is reduced by the gross number of shares subject to awards, and shares withheld for taxes in connection with awards or tendered in payment of an option's exercise price cannot be used for future grants. Shares subject to awards that expire, are forfeited, or are settled in cash will become available again for future grants under the 2026 Plan.
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Non-employee director limits. The 2026 Plan contains a limit on the compensation that may be paid to any non-employee member of our Board in any calendar year.
No tax gross-ups. The 2026 Plan does not provide for tax gross-ups.
Fixed term. The 2026 Plan has a fixed term of ten years from its initial effective date, which was February 17, 2026.
Description of the 2026 Plan
The 2026 Plan is a stock-based compensation plan that provides for discretionary grants of stock options, stock awards, stock unit awards and stock appreciation rights to key employees, non-employee directors and consultants. The material features of the 2026 Plan are outlined below. The following description of the 2026 Plan is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2026 Plan. Stockholders are urged to read the actual text of the 2026 Plan in its entirety, which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix D.
Administration. The 2026 Plan is administered by our Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee, which is comprised of directors who satisfy the non-employee director definition under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, has full authority to select the individuals who will receive awards under the 2026 Plan, determine the form and amount of each of the awards to be granted and establish the terms and conditions of awards.
Limit on Non-Employee Director Compensation. Under the 2026 Plan, the following limits apply to non-employee directors. The aggregate value of all compensation granted or paid, as applicable, to any individual for service as a non-employee director with respect to any calendar year, including awards granted under the 2026 Plan and cash fees paid to such non-employee director, will not exceed $500,000 in total value. For purposes of these limitations, the value of awards is calculated based on the grant date fair value of such awards for financial reporting purposes.
Number of Shares of Common Stock. An increase of 10,000,000 shares will be available for issuance under the 2026 Plan. Shares issuable under the 2026 Plan may be authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. The number of shares of Class A common stock available for issuance under the 2026 Plan will automatically increase on January 1st of each calendar year, beginning on January 1, 2027 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2036 (each, an "Evergreen Date") in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on the December 31st immediately preceding the applicable Evergreen Date (the "Evergreen Increase").
Notwithstanding the foregoing, our Board may act prior to the Evergreen Date of a given year to provide that there will be no Evergreen Increase for such year, or that the Evergreen Increase for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Class A common stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. If there is a lapse, forfeiture, expiration, termination or cancellation of any award made under the 2026 Plan for any reason, the shares subject to the award will again be available for issuance. Any shares subject to an award that are delivered to us by a participant, or withheld by us on behalf of a participant, as payment for an award or payment of withholding taxes due in connection with an award will not again be available for issuance, and all such shares will count toward the number of shares issued under the 2026 Plan. The number of shares of common stock issuable under the 2026 Plan is subject to adjustment, in the event of any reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock distribution, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, subdivision, consolidation or exchange of shares, any change in the capital structure of the company or any similar corporate transaction. In each case, the Compensation Committee has the discretion to make adjustments it deems necessary to preserve the intended benefits under the 2026 Plan. No award granted under the 2026 Plan may be transferred, except by will, the laws of descent and distribution.
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Eligibility. All employees designated as key employees for purposes of the 2026 Plan, all non-employee directors and consultants are eligible to receive awards under the 2026 Plan. As of the Record Date, all employees and all four non-employee directors were eligible to participate in the 2026 Plan.
Awards to Participants. The 2026 Plan provides for discretionary awards of stock options, stock awards, stock unit awards and stock appreciation rights to participants. Each award made under the 2026 Plan will be evidenced by a written award agreement specifying the terms and conditions of the award as determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion, consistent with the terms of the 2026 Plan.
Stock Options. The Compensation Committee has the discretion to grant non-qualified stock options or incentive stock options to participants and to set the terms and conditions applicable to the options, including the type of option, the number of shares subject to the option and the vesting schedule; provided that the exercise price of each stock option will be not less than the closing price of the common stock on the date on which the option is granted ("fair market value"), each option will expire not more than ten years from the date of grant (or such shorter period as may be specified in the award agreement) and no dividend equivalents may be paid with respect to stock options.
In addition, an incentive stock option granted to a key employee is subject to the following rules: (i) the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the option is granted) of the shares of common stock with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by a key employee during any calendar year (under all incentive stock option plans of the company and its subsidiaries) cannot exceed $100,000, and if this limitation is exceeded, that portion of the incentive stock option that does not exceed the applicable dollar limit will be an incentive stock option and the remainder will be a non-qualified stock option; (ii) if an incentive stock option is granted to a key employee who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the company, the exercise price of the incentive stock option will be 110% of the closing price of the common stock on the date of grant and the incentive stock option will expire no later than five years from the date of grant; and (iii) no incentive stock option can be granted after ten years from the initial effective date of the 2026 Plan No. 2.
Stock Appreciation Rights. The Compensation Committee has the discretion to grant stock appreciation rights to participants. The Compensation Committee determines the exercise price for a stock appreciation right, which cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right, we will pay the participant in common stock or in cash, at our discretion, an amount equal to the product of (1) the excess of the per share fair market value of our common stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price, multiplied by (2) the number of shares of common stock with respect to which the stock appreciation right is exercised. The Compensation Committee has the discretion to set the terms and conditions applicable to the award, including the number of shares subject to the stock appreciation right and the vesting schedule, provided that each stock appreciation right will expire not more than ten years from the date of grant and no dividends or dividend equivalents shall be paid with respect to any stock appreciation right prior to the exercise of the stock appreciation right.
Stock Awards. The Compensation Committee has the discretion to grant stock awards to participants. Stock awards will consist of shares of common stock granted without any consideration from the participant or shares sold to the participant for appropriate consideration as determined by the Compensation Committee. The number of shares awarded to each participant, and the restrictions, terms and conditions of the award, will be at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Subject to the restrictions, a participant will be a stockholder with respect to the shares awarded to him or her and will have the rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares, including the right to vote the shares and receive dividends on the shares; provided that dividends otherwise payable on any stock award subject to restrictions will be held by us and will be paid to the holder of the stock award only to the extent the restrictions on such stock award lapse.
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Stock Units. The Compensation Committee has the discretion to grant stock unit awards to participants. Each stock unit entitles the participant to receive, on a specified date or event set forth in the award agreement, one share of common stock or cash equal to the fair market value of one share on such date or event, as provided in the award agreement. The number of stock units awarded to each participant, and the terms and conditions of the award, will be at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Unless otherwise specified in the award agreement, a participant will not be a stockholder with respect to the stock units awarded to him prior to the date they are settled in shares of common stock. The award agreement may provide that until the restrictions on the stock units lapse, the participant will be paid an amount equal to the dividends that would have been paid had the stock units been actual shares; provided that such dividend equivalents will be held by us and paid only to the extent the restrictions lapse.
Award Limits. The 2026 Plan contains a limit on the number of shares of common stock as to which any one recipient may receive stock options or stock appreciation rights in any calendar year to $1.0 million in total value (calculating the value of any such awards based on the grant date fair value of such awards for financial reporting purposes). In addition, the 2026 Plan contains a limit on the number of shares of common stock that may be used for stock awards and/or stock unit awards to any one recipient in any calendar year to $1.0 million in total value (calculating the value of any such awards based on the grant date fair value of such awards for financial reporting purposes). Each of the above limits is calculated separately and the issuance of stock options or stock appreciation rights will not limit the stock awards and/or stock unit awards that may also be issued to the same person. We believe this modification will prevent the volatility of our stock price from affecting our ability to plan future awards.
Payment for Stock Options and Withholding Taxes. The Compensation Committee may make one or more of the following methods available for payment of any award, including the exercise price of a stock option, and for payment of the tax obligation associated with an award: (i) cash; (ii) cash received from a broker-dealer to whom the holder has submitted an exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to deliver promptly to us the amount of sales proceeds from the sale of the shares subject to the award to pay the exercise price or withholding tax; (iii) by directing us to withhold shares of common stock otherwise issuable in connection with the award having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld; and (iv) by delivery of previously acquired shares of common stock that are acceptable to the Compensation Committee and that have an aggregate fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the exercise price or withholding tax, or certification of ownership by attestation of such previously acquired shares.
Provisions Relating to a "Change in Control" of the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of the 2026 Plan or any award agreement, in the event of a "Change in Control" of the company, the Compensation Committee has the discretion to provide that all outstanding awards will become fully exercisable, all restrictions applicable to all awards will terminate or lapse, and performance goals applicable to any stock awards will be deemed satisfied at the target level. In addition, upon such Change in Control, the Compensation Committee has sole discretion to provide for the purchase of any outstanding stock option for cash equal to the difference between the exercise price and the then fair market value of the common stock subject to the option had the option been currently exercisable, make such adjustment to any award then outstanding as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change in Control and cause any such award then outstanding to be assumed by the acquiring or surviving corporation after such Change in Control.
Amendment of Award Agreements; Amendment and Termination of the 2026 Plan; Term of the 2026 Plan. The Compensation Committee may amend any award agreement at any time, provided that no amendment may adversely affect the right of any participant under any agreement in any material way without the written consent of the participant, unless such amendment is required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule.
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The Board may terminate, suspend or amend the 2026 Plan, in whole or in part, from time to time, without the approval of the stockholders, unless such approval is required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, and provided that no amendment may adversely affect the right of any participant under any outstanding award in any material way without the written consent of the participant, unless such amendment is required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any stock exchange on which the shares are listed.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the 2026 Plan nor any outstanding award agreement can be amended in a way that results in the repricing of a stock option. Repricing is broadly defined to include reducing the exercise price of a stock option or stock appreciation right or cancelling a stock option or stock appreciation right in exchange for cash, other stock options or stock appreciation rights with a lower exercise price or other stock awards. (This prohibition on repricing without stockholder approval does not apply in case of an equitable adjustment to the awards to reflect changes in the capital structure of the company or similar events.)
No awards may be granted under the 2026 Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the initial effective date of the 2026 Plan, which would be the date of the Meeting if this Proposal 3 is approved.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The information set forth below is a summary only and does not purport to be complete. The information is based upon current U.S. federal income tax rules and therefore is subject to change when those rules change. Because the tax consequences to any recipient of an award may depend on his or her particular situation, each recipient should consult the recipient's tax adviser regarding the federal, state, local, and other tax consequences of the grant or exercise of an award or the disposition of shares acquired as a result of an award. The 2026 Plan will not be qualified under the provisions of section 401(a) of the Code and will not be subject to any of the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Non-Qualified Stock Options. A participant will not recognize any income at the time of grant. On the date the participant exercises the non-qualified stock option, the participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price. The participant will be responsible for remitting to us the withholding tax obligation that arises at the time the option is exercised. We generally will receive a tax deduction for the same amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant. When the participant sells these shares, any gain or loss recognized by the participant is treated as either short-term or long-term capital gain or loss depending on whether the participant has held the shares more than one year.
Incentive Stock Options. A participant will not recognize any income at the time of grant. If the participant is issued shares pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option, and if the participant does not make a disqualifying disposition of the shares within one year after the date of exercise or within two years after the date of grant, the participant will not recognize any income, for federal income tax purposes, at the time of the exercise. When the participant sells the shares issued pursuant to the incentive stock option, the participant will be taxed, for federal income tax purposes, as a long-term capital gain on any amount recognized by the participant in excess of the exercise price, and any loss sustained by the participant will be a long-term capital loss. No deduction will be allowed to us for federal income tax purposes. If, however, the participant sells the shares before the expiration of the holding periods, the participant will recognize ordinary income on the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value at exercise, and we generally will receive a tax deduction in the same amount. Upon exercise of an incentive stock option, the excess of the fair market value over the exercise price is an item of tax preference to the participant for purposes of determining the alternative minimum tax.
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In order to qualify as an incentive stock option, the option must be exercised within three months after the participant's termination of employment for any reason other than death or disability and within one year after termination of the participant's employment due to disability. If the option is not exercised within this time period, it will be treated as a non-qualified stock option and taxed accordingly.
Stock Awards/Stock Units. If a participant receives a stock award, the participant will recognize ordinary income upon becoming entitled to transfer the shares at the end of the restriction period without forfeiture. A participant generally will recognize ordinary income when he receives cash or shares pursuant to the settlement of stock units, provided that if the shares are subject to any further restrictions on transfer, the participant will recognize ordinary income upon becoming entitled to transfer the shares at the end of the restriction period without forfeiture. The amount of income the participant recognizes will be equal to the fair market value of the shares on such date, or the amount of cash received less the amount paid by the participant for the shares. This amount will also be the participant's tax basis for the shares. The participant will be responsible for remitting to us the withholding tax obligation that arises at the time the ordinary income is recognized. In addition, the holding period begins on the day the restrictions lapse, or the date the shares are received if not subject to any restrictions, for purposes of determining whether the participant has long-term or short-term capital gain or loss on a subsequent sale of the shares. We generally will be entitled to a deduction with respect to the ordinary income recognized by the participant.
If a participant who receives a stock award subject to restrictions makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code within 30 days after the date of the grant, the participant will have ordinary income equal to the fair market value on the date of grant, less the amount paid by the participant for the shares, and the participant will recognize no additional income until the participant subsequently sells the shares. The participant will be responsible for remitting to us the withholding tax obligation that arises at the time the ordinary income is recognized. When the participant sells the shares, the tax basis will be equal to the fair market value on the date of grant and the holding period for capital gains purposes begins on the date of the grant. If the participant forfeits the shares subject to the Section 83(b) election, the participant will not be entitled to any deduction, refund, or loss for tax purposes (other than a capital loss with respect to the amount previously paid by the participant), and we will have to include the amount that was previously deducted from our gross income in the taxable year of the forfeiture.
Stock Appreciation Rights. A participant will not recognize any income at the time of the grant of a stock appreciation right. Upon exercise of the stock appreciation right, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the amount received upon exercise. The participant will be responsible for remitting to us the withholding tax obligation that arises at the time the ordinary income is recognized. We generally will be entitled to a deduction with respect to the ordinary income recognized by the participant.
Awards Granted Under the 2026 Plan
Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement in connection with the Acquisition, TruGolf agreed to increase the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable as awards under the 2026 Plan by 2,000,000 shares of Class A common stock.
As of the date of this Proxy Statement, 366,663 stock options have been granted under the 2026 Plan.
Vote Required and Recommendation of the Board of Directors
In order to approve the Equity Incentive Plan Proposal, the number of votes cast in favor of the proposal must exceed the number of votes cast against the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.
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The Board recommends that stockholders vote FOR the increase by 10,000,000 in the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable as awards under the 2026 Plan.
PROPOSAL 4: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors currently consists of five members: David Hackett, Brenner Adams, Jay Heller, Riley Russell, and AJ Redmer. The Nominating and Governance Committee nominated, and the Board approved and recommended, all of the current members of our Board for re-election. All nominees have consented to being named herein and have indicated their intention to serve as our directors, if elected. The Board has no reason to believe that any nominee would be unable or unwilling to serve if elected. Unless authority to do so is withheld, the persons named as proxies will vote the shares represented by such proxies for the election of the named director nominees. In case any of the nominees becomes unavailable for election to the Board the persons named as proxies will have full discretion and authority to vote or refrain from voting for any other nominees in accordance with their judgment. The Board nominees, if elected, will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until each successor is duly elected and qualified.
The following table sets forth the name, age, position and tenure of each of the director nominees of the Company:
| Name | Age | Position | Served as a Director Since | |||
| Brenner Adams | 54 | Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director | 2026 | |||
| Riley Russell | 54 | Director | 2024 | |||
| David Hackett | 61 | Director | 2026 | |||
| AJ Redmer | 63 | Director | 2024 | |||
| Jay Heller | 54 | Director | 2026 |
The following is a brief biography of each of the director nominees of the Company:
Brenner Adams - Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Adams, age 54, has served as our Interim Chief Executive Officer since September 23, 2026 and as a director since March 16, 2026. He served as our Chief Growth Officer from January 2022 until his resignation on March 16, 2026. Mr. Adams also provides consulting services from time to time, and serves as Chief Strategist at TrueMark, an AWS Advanced Tier Partner. From August 2021 to January 2022, he served as Chief Information Officer of The Food Truck League, and from April 2019 to August 2021 as Chief Innovation Officer of Med USA, a medical billing company. From February 2012 to April 2019, he served as Chief Executive Officer of The LINK Group, a point-of-sale software company, and from January 2015 to December 2020 he was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Utah. His earlier experience includes serving as Global Brand Director for Burton Snowboards (2006 to 2008) and Director of Business Development for Xbox / Take Two (2001 to 2006). Mr. Adams serves on the boards of directors of a number of private companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Utah. Mr. Adams is qualified to serve on our Board because of his knowledge of the Company's operations and his executive experience in technology and consumer businesses.
Riley Russell - Independent Director
Mr. Russell serves as an independent director at TruGolf. Mr. Russell has over 30 years' experience working in the games and interactive entertainment industry. He is currently the Executive Vice President and Studio head at Kojima Productions US. Prior to joining Kojima, Mr. Russell has served as an Executive Vice President with Penumbra, Inc. and as the Chief Legal Officer at Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC until 2021. At Sony, Mr. Russell was responsible for Sony's interactive division that produces the Sony PlayStation. He has global experience in the video games, entertainment and technology sectors. Mr. Russell is also an active board member of the Video Game Bar Association and the XR Association.
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David Hackett - Chairman and Independent Director
Mr. Hackett, age 61, has served as a director since October 6, 2026 and as Chairman of the Board since October 8, 2026. He was also a director of Polymath, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company on October 6, 2026. Mr. Hackett has over 25 years of financial and management leadership, guiding start-ups through operations, technology, regulatory reporting, corporate governance, public financing and mergers and acquisitions in Canada and the United States. He currently serves on the board of directors of Vertical Data Inc. Mr. Hackett is a CPA and Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at Western University. Mr. Hackett is qualified to serve on our Board because of his financial expertise, his public company governance experience and his knowledge of Polymath's business.
AJ Redmer - Independent Director
Mr. Redmer serves as an independent director at TruGolf. He is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Redmer Productions LLC. Mr. Redmer founded Redmersoft in 1986 which operated within Lucasfilm Ltd.'s Skywalker Ranch. He helped evolve Redmersoft into Maxis Software Corporation before taking on senior management responsibilities at Lucasfilm Ltd. AJ subsequently went on to senior leadership positions at Spectrum Holobyte, Nintendo and Microsoft where he played a key role in the development of the original Xbox and the Xbox 360. He has also served as the chief executive officer of WeMade Entertainment USA, Inc. He has over 25 years of experience building video game franchises in the entertainment industry. Mr. Redmer has designed and/or overseen the development of some of the most well-known franchises in the gaming industry including: SimCity, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Tetris, Ridge Racer, Pokémon, Flight Simulator, Age of Empires, Project Gotham Racing and Forza Motorsport.
Jay Heller - Independent Director
Mr. Heller, age 54, has served as a director since September 22, 2026. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of KEO Capital. Mr. Heller brings more than 25 years of capital markets expertise. From 2012 until May 2026, he served as Head of Capital Markets at Nasdaq, leading a team focused on new listings on the exchange that executed more than 3,000 IPOs and listings. Before that, he served as Senior Managing Director at Nasdaq's Market Intelligence Desk. Mr. Heller has served on the board of directors of Naoris Quantum Protocol Inc. since June 2026. He holds a B.S. in Management Science & Economics from Kean University. Mr. Heller is qualified to serve on our Board because of his extensive capital markets and public listing experience.
Vote Required and Recommendation of the Board of Directors
A plurality of the votes cast is required to elect director nominees, and as such, the five nominees who receive the greatest number of FOR votes cast by stockholders, entitled to vote at the Meeting, will be elected. A nominee who receives a plurality means he or she has received more FOR votes than any other nominee for the same director's seat. Broker non-votes and WITHHOLD votes will have no effect on this proposal.
The Board recommends that stockholders vote FOR each of the five nominees for election to our Board of Directors.
PROPOSAL 5: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Our Audit Committee has selected Haynie & Company ("Haynie") as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. Haynie has served as our independent registered public accounting firm since 2023 and audited our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025. Our stockholders are being asked to ratify this appointment. In the event that ratification of this selection of auditors is not approved by the stockholders, we will reassess our selection of auditors. Representatives of Haynie are expected to be present at the Meeting, will be available to respond to appropriate questions and will have the opportunity to make a statement at the Meeting.
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The following table sets forth the fees billed to our company for professional services rendered by Haynie for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
| (in U.S. dollars) | Year ended December 31, 2025 | Year ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Audit Fees (1) | $ | 198,000 | $ | 188,000 | ||||
| Audit-Related Fees (2) | Nil | Nil | ||||||
| Tax Fees (3) | Nil | $ | 13,000 | |||||
| All Other Fees (4) | $ | 24,500 | $ | 13,500 | ||||
| Total Fees Paid | $ | 222,500 | $ | 204,500 | ||||
| (1) | Audit fees consisted of billing for professional services normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings, including (i) fees associated with the audits of our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 and, (ii) fees associated with quarterly reviews for the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, June 30, 2025 and 2024, and September 30, 2025 and 2024. |
| (2) | Audit related fees consisted of billings for professional services for reviews of our periodic filings under form 10-K and 10-Q and acquisition audits for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. |
| (3) | Tax fees consisted primarily of tax related advisory and preparation services. |
| (4) | All Other Fees consist of fees billed for products and services provided by our independent registered public accountants, other than those disclosed above. |
Audit Fees
Audit fees represent the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by our independent accounting firm for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in our quarterly reports, comfort and consent procedures for registration statements or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.
Audit-Related Fees
Audit-related fees represent the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under Audit Fees.
Tax Fees
Tax fees represent the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by our principal accountants for permissible tax compliance services.
All Other Fees
All other fees represent the aggregate fees billed for products and services other than the services reported in the other categories.
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Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee on an annual basis reviews audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditors. All audit and non-audit services are pre-approved by the Audit Committee, which considers, among other things, the possible effect of the performance of such services on the auditors' independence.
Vote Required and Recommendation of the Board of Directors
In order to approve Proposal 5, the number of votes cast in favor of the proposal must exceed the number of votes cast against the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.
The Board recommends that stockholders vote FOR the ratification of the appointment of Haynie as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors with its oversight responsibilities regarding the Company's financial reporting process. The Company's management is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of the Company's financial statements and the reporting process, including the Company's accounting policies, internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. Haynie & Company, the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, is responsible for performing an audit of the Company's financial statements.
We have reviewed and discussed with management and Haynie & Company the Company's audited financial statements. We discussed with Haynie & Company the overall scope and plans of their audit. We met with Haynie & Company, with and without management present, to discuss the results of its examinations, its evaluation of the Company's internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company's financial reporting.
With regard to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Audit Committee (i) reviewed and discussed with management the Company's audited financial statements as of December 31, 2025, and for the year then ended; (ii) discussed with Haynie & Company the matters required by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) received the written disclosures and the letter from Haynie & Company required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding Haynie & Company's communications with the Audit Committee regarding independence; and (iv) discussed with Haynie & Company their independence.
Based on the review and discussions described above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Company's Board of Directors that the Company's audited financial statements be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| David Hackett (Chairperson) | |
| Riley Russell | |
| AJ Redmer |
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PROPOSAL 6: ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL
Overview
If the Meeting is convened and a quorum is present, but there are not sufficient votes to approve one or more of Proposals 1-5 one or more of our proxy holders may move to adjourn the Meeting at that time in order to enable our Board to solicit additional proxies.
In this proposal, we are asking our stockholders to authorize one or more of our proxy holders to adjourn the Meeting to another time and place, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient votes to approve one or more of Proposals 1-5. If our stockholders approve this proposal, one or more of our proxy holders can adjourn the Meeting and any adjourned session of the Meeting to allow for additional time to solicit additional proxies, including the solicitation of proxies from our stockholders that have previously voted. Among other things, approval of this proposal could mean that, even if we had received proxies representing a sufficient number of votes to defeat Proposals 1-5, we could adjourn the Meeting without a vote on such proposals and seek to convince our stockholders to change their votes in favor of such proposals.
If it is necessary to adjourn the Meeting, no notice of the adjourned meeting is required to be given to our stockholders, other than an announcement at the Meeting of the time and place to which the Meeting is adjourned, so long as the meeting is adjourned for 30 days or less and no new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting, we may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
Vote Required and Recommendation of the Board of Directors
In order to approve Proposal 6, the number of votes cast in favor of the proposal must exceed the number of votes cast against the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.
The Board recommends that stockholders vote FOR the approval to authorize the adjournment of the Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of one or more of Proposals 1-5.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth the name, age, position and tenure of each of the executive officers of the Company:
| Name | Age | Position | Served as an Executive Officer Since | |||
| Brenner Adams(1) | 54 | Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director | 2026 | |||
| Natalie Hirsch | 46 | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary | 2026 |
| (1) | Brenner Adams served as Chief Growth Officer of the Company from January 2022 until his resignation on March 16, 2026. On March 16, 2026, Brenner Adams was appointed as a director of the Company and in September 2026, he was appointed as interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company. |
The following is a brief biography of each of the executive officers of the Company. For biographical information regarding Brenner Adams, see Proposal 4 above.
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Natalie Hirsch - Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
Ms. Hirsch, age 46, has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer since October 6, 2026. She is a finance and operations leader with more than 15 years of experience across public and private companies in fintech, enterprise software and e-commerce. Before the Company's acquisition of Polymath, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Polymath for two years and also as its Interim Chief Executive Officer from September 2026. Previously, Ms. Hirsch served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of AnalytixInsight Inc. (TSXV), where she oversaw global operations and served on the board of its Italian fintech subsidiary. Before that, she spent more than four years as Vice President of Operations at Coinsquare, where she helped establish and scale one of Canada's first regulated investment dealers and alternative trading systems for digital assets. Ms. Hirsch is a CPA, CA and PMP, and holds an MBA with honors from Tel Aviv University's Recanati School of Business and a Master of Management & Professional Accounting from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Director Independence
The rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, or the Nasdaq Rules, require a majority of a listed company's board of directors to be composed of independent directors. In addition, the Nasdaq Rules require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company's audit, compensation and nominating and governance committees be independent. Under the Nasdaq Rules, a director will only qualify as an independent director if, in the opinion of our Board, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The Nasdaq Rules also require that audit committee members satisfy independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. In order to be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3, a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee, accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries. In considering the independence of compensation committee members, the Nasdaq Rules require that our board of directors must consider additional factors relevant to the duties of a compensation committee member, including the source of any compensation we pay to the director and any affiliations with our company.
Our Board is comprised of a majority of independent directors, as "independence," is defined by the Nasdaq Rules and by the SEC. Our Board has concluded that each of David Hackett, AJ Redmer, Riley Russell, and Jay Heller are "independent", having concluded that any relationship between such director and our company, in its opinion, does not interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Brenner Adams is an employee director.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The Board conducts its business through meetings of the full Board and through committees of the Board, consisting of an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Governance and Nominating Committee.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is composed David Hackett, Chairperson of the Audit Committee, AJ Redmer, and Riley Russell, all of whom are considered independent. The Board has determined that all members of the Audit Committee are considered financially literate and at least one member is an "audit committee financial expert," as defined in SEC rules. The Audit Committee acts pursuant to a written charter which is available in the Investor Resources and Corporate Governance section of our website at www.ir.trugolf.com/governance-documents. The Audit Committee met one time in 2025.
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The functions of the audit committee are to review the scope of the audit procedures employed by TruGolf's independent auditors, to review with the independent auditors TruGolf's accounting practices and policies and recommend to whom reports should be submitted, to review with the independent auditors their final audit reports, to review with TruGolf's internal and independent auditors TruGolf's overall accounting and financial controls, to be available to the independent auditors during the year for consultation, to approve the audit fee charged by the independent auditors, to report to the Board with respect to such matters and to recommend the selection of the independent auditors.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee is composed of AJ Redmer, Chairperson of the Compensation Committee, David Hackett, and Riley Russell, all of whom are considered independent. The Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing, reviewing, and approving our executive compensation and benefit programs and administers the Company's equity incentive plans for employees. Under its charter, the Compensation Committee may delegate authority to subcommittees of the Compensation Committee or to executive officers of the Company, particularly the President and CEO with respect to compensation determinations for persons who are not executive officers of the Company. The written charter is available at which is available in the Investor Resources and Corporate Governance section of our website at www.ir.trugolf.com/governance-documents. The Compensation Committee met one time in 2025.
Our compensation objectives for executive officers are as follows:
| ● | to attract and retain highly qualified individuals capable of making significant contributions to the long-term success of our company; |
| ● | to use incentive compensation to reinforce strategic performance objectives; |
| ● | to align the interest of our executives with the interests of our stockholders such that the risks and rewards of strategic decisions are shared; and |
| ● | to reflect the value of each officer's position in the marketplace and within our company. |
Governance and Nominating Committee
The Governance and Nominating Committee is composed Riley Russell, Chairperson of the Nominating Committee, Jay Heller, and AJ Redmer, all of whom are considered independent. The Nominating Committee is responsible for overseeing the nomination of our directors. The Governance and Nominating Committee selects, evaluates, and recommends to the full Board qualified candidates for election to the Board. The Governance and Nominating Committee did not meet in 2025.
The goal of the Governance and Nominating Committee is to ensure that our directors possess a variety of perspectives and skills derived from high-quality business and professional experience. The Governance and Nominating Committee seeks to achieve a balance of knowledge, experience, and capability on our Board. To this end, the Governance and Nominating Committee seeks nominees with the highest professional and personal ethics and values, an understanding of our business and industry, diversity of business experience and expertise, a high level of education, broad-based business acumen, and the ability to think strategically.
Although the Governance and Nominating Committee uses these and other criteria to evaluate potential nominees to our Board of Directors, it has no stated minimum criteria for such nominees. The Governance and Nominating Committee does not use different standards to evaluate nominees depending on whether they are proposed by our directors and management or by our stockholders. To date, we have not paid any third parties to assist us in this process.
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Nomination of Director Candidates
We receive suggestions for potential director nominees from many sources, including members of the Board, advisors, and stockholders. Any such nominations, together with appropriate biographical information, should be submitted to the Chairperson of the Governance and Nominating Committee in the manner discussed below. Any candidates submitted by a stockholder or stockholder group are reviewed and considered in the same manner as all other candidates.
Qualifications for consideration as a Board nominee may vary according to the particular areas of expertise being sought as a complement to the existing board composition. However, minimum qualifications include high level leadership experience in business activities, breadth of knowledge about issues affecting the Company, experience on other boards of directors, preferably public company boards, and time available for meetings and consultation on Company matters. Our Governance and Nominating Committee does not have a formal policy with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying director candidates, but seeks a diverse group of candidates who possess the background, skills and expertise to make a significant contribution to the Board, to the Company and our stockholders.
Candidates whose evaluations are favorable are recommended by our Governance and Nominating Committee to the full Board for consideration. The full Board selects and recommends candidates for nomination as directors for stockholders to consider and vote upon at the annual meeting.
A stockholder wishing to nominate a candidate for election to our Board at any annual meeting at which the Board has determined that one or more directors will be elected must submit a written notice of his or her nomination of a candidate to the Chairperson of the Governance and Nominating Committee (c/o the Corporate Secretary), providing the candidates name, biographical data and other relevant information together with a consent from the nominee.
Pursuant to our Bylaws, the submission must be received at our principal executive offices no earlier than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the mailing date of our previous year's proxy statement and no later than 90 days prior to the anniversary date of the mailing date of our previous year's proxy statement so as to permit the Board time to evaluate the qualifications of the nominee.
In addition to satisfying the foregoing requirements under our Bylaws, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees must comply with the additional requirements of Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act to comply with the universal proxy rules. The requirements under the universal proxy rules are in addition to the applicable procedural requirements under our Bylaws.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct ("Code of Ethics") that sets forth various policies and procedures to promote ethical behavior and that applies to all our directors, officers and employees. The Code of Ethics is publicly available on our website at www.ir.trugolf.com/governance-documents.
Amendments to the Code of Ethics and any grant of a waiver from a provision of the Code of Ethics requiring disclosure under applicable SEC rules will be disclosed on our website.
Board Member Attendance at Annual Meetings
Our Board of Directors held one meeting in 2025. We do not have a formal policy regarding Board attendance at our annual meetings, however, all of our directors are invited to the Meeting. In 2025, each director attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board and the committees of the Board on which he or she served. Three of the four Board members then standing for election attended our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight
David Hackett serves as our Chairman of the Board. Brenner Adams serves as our Interim Chief Executive Officer.
Our management is responsible for managing risks in our business, including developing processes to manage and monitor risks. The Board views its role as one of oversight. The Board focuses on understanding management's risk management systems, the effectiveness of those systems, and the way in which management proactively manages risks. In addition, the Board utilizes the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee to manage risks that arise under each committee's area of focus.
The Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of cybersecurity risk. Our Interim Chief Executive Officer is the member of management responsible for managing and assessing our cybersecurity practices.
Stockholder Communications with Directors
Persons wishing to write to our Board of Directors, or to a specified director or committee of the Board, should send correspondence to the Corporate Secretary at 60 North 1400, West Centerville, Utah 84014. Electronic submissions of stockholder correspondence will not be accepted.
The Corporate Secretary will forward to the directors all communications that, in his or her judgment, are appropriate for consideration by the directors. Examples of communications that would not be appropriate for consideration by the directors include commercial solicitations and matters not relevant to the stockholders, to the functioning of the Board or to the affairs of the Company. Any correspondence received that is addressed generically to the Board of Directors will be forwarded to the Chairman of the Board.
Anti-Hedging Policy
Our policies prohibit directors, officers and other employees from purchasing financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds), or otherwise engaging in transactions, that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or offset, any decrease in the market value of our equity securities without our prior approval.
Insider Trading Policy
Our Board has adopted an Insider Trading Policy that applies to all of our directors, executive officers, and employees. This policy also is affirmed by our domestic third party vendors, and our international vendors either affirm this policy or a similar, local, more applicable policy, regulation, or law. The policy attempts to establish standards that will avoid even the appearance of improper conduct on the part of insiders by requiring, among other things, that insiders maintain the confidentiality of information about the Company and to not engage in transactions in the Company's securities while aware of material nonpublic information.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, requires officers and directors of our company and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our company's equity securities to file initial statements of beneficial ownership of common stock (Form 3) and statements of changes in beneficial ownership of common stock (Forms 4 or 5) with the SEC. Officers, directors, and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all such forms they file. Except as set forth below, we believe that all directors, executive officers and holders of more than 10% of the common stock complied in a timely manner with the filing requirements applicable to them with respect to transactions during the year ended December 31, 2025.
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Each of Steven R. Johnson and Christopher Jones had one late Form 4 filing relating to the conversion of promissory notes payable by the Company to Steven R. Johnson and Christopher Jones, respectively, into shares of Class A and Class B common stock.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
Other than the director and executive compensation arrangements discussed above in "Executive Compensation," there have been no other transactions since the beginning of the Company's last fiscal year, to which we have been or will be a participant, in which the amount involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000, and in which any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of any class of our voting shares, or any member of the immediate family of, or person sharing the household with, any of these individuals, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
The Governance and Nominating Committee reviews and, as appropriate, approves and oversees transactions, arrangements, or relationships (including any indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness), or any series of similar transactions, arrangements, or relationships, in which (a) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000, (b) TruGolf is a participant, and (c) any Related Person has or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than solely as a result of being a director or trustee (or any similar position) or a less than 10 percent beneficial owner of another entity). A "Related Person" is any (a) person who is an executive officer, director, or nominee for election as a director of TruGolf, (b) greater than 5 percent beneficial owner of our outstanding Common Shares, or (c) Immediate Family Member of any of the foregoing. An "Immediate Family Member" is any child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the household of a person. We do not have written policies or procedures for related person transactions but rely on the Governance and Nominating Committee's exercise of business judgment, consistent with Delaware law, in reviewing such transactions.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT OF TRUGOLF
The following table sets forth information, as of October 31, 2026, regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock by:
| ● | each of our directors; |
| ● | each of our named executive officers; |
| ● | all directors and executive officers as a group; and |
| ● | each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than five percent of our shares of common stock. |
We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally provide that a person is the beneficial owner of securities if such person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of securities, or to dispose or direct the disposition of securities, or has the right to acquire such powers within 60 days through (i) the exercise of any option or warrant, (ii) the conversion of a security, (iii) the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement or (iv) the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement.
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Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of common stock listed below, based on the information each of them has given to us, have sole investment and voting power with respect to their shares, except where community property laws may apply. Except as otherwise noted below, the address for each person or entity listed in the table is c/o TruGolf Holdings, Inc., 60 North 1400, West Centerville, Utah 84014.
| Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | ||||||||||||
| Name of Beneficial Owner(1) | Class A Common Stock | % of Class A Common Stock(2) | Total Voting Power(2) | |||||||||
| Directors and Executive Officers | ||||||||||||
| Brenner Adams(3) | 52 | * | * | |||||||||
| Natalie Hirsch(4) | 149,755 | 6.56 | % | 6.42 | % | |||||||
| David Hackett(5) | 64,782 | 2.96 | % | 2.89 | % | |||||||
| Riley Russell(6) |
- |
- | - | |||||||||
| AJ Redmer(7) |
- |
- | - | |||||||||
| Jay Heller(8) | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Christopher (Chris) Jones(9) | 1,797 | * | 1.19 | % | ||||||||
| Nathan Larsen(10) | 65 | * | * | |||||||||
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All current directors and executive officers as a group (6 persons) |
214,589 |
9.17 | % | 8.98 | % | |||||||
| Greater than 5% stockholders | ||||||||||||
| Sandtrap Opportunities LLC (11) | 9.99 | % | ||||||||||
| Greentree Financial Group, Inc. (12) | 9.99 | % | ||||||||||
| Hamble International Inc. (13) | 120,872 | 5.67 | % | 5.54 | % | |||||||
| Centah Solutions International Inc. (14) | 110,292 | 5.17 | % | 5.05 | % | |||||||
| * | Represents less than 1%. |
| (1) | Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of the common stock and the preferred stock listed above, based on information furnished by such owners, have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws where applicable. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Common stock or preferred stock subject to options, warrants or convertible securities currently exercisable or convertible or exercisable or convertible within 60 days, are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such options, warrants or convertible securities, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. |
| (2) |
Percentage of Class A common stock is based on 2,133,648 shares of our Class A common stock issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2026. Percentage of total voting power is based on 2,183,623 votes, consisting of 2,133,648 shares of Class A common stock (one vote per share) and 1,999 shares of Class B common stock (25 votes per share) outstanding as of October 31, 2026. |
| (3) | Includes 24 shares underlying option awards. |
| (4) | Consists of 149,755 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of replacement options exercisable within 60 days (112,765 at $0.96 per share and 36,990 at $4.18 per share). Excludes 160,333 shares underlying replacement options that do not vest within 60 days. Does not include 133,333 shares underlying option awards issuable subject to the approval of Proposal 3 at this meeting. |
| (5) | Consists of 8,414 shares of Class A common stock and 56,368 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of replacement options that are currently exercisable. Excludes 4,476 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, which are not convertible within 60 days. Does not include 46,666 shares underlying option awards issuable subject to the approval of Proposal 3 at this meeting. |
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| (6) | None. |
| (7) | None. |
| (8) |
None. |
| (9) | Includes 748 shares of Class A common stock, 1,009 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of 1,009 shares of Class B common stock, which are entitled to 25 votes per share and are convertible into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, and 40 shares underlying option awards. Christopher (Chris) Jones was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2023 and resigned on September 22, 2026. |
| (10) | Includes 24 shares underlying option awards. |
| (11) | Based on the Schedule 13G/A filed October 15, 2026 by Sandtrap Opportunities LLC ("Sandtrap"). Sandtrap and Sandtrap Opportunities II LLC ("Sandtrap II," and collectively with Sandtrap, the "Holding Companies") have the right to acquire Class A common stock within sixty (60) days through the exercise and/or conversion of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock (together with Series A Preferred Stock, the "Preferred Stock") and warrants to purchase Series B Preferred Stock (the "Warrants") issued by the Company. Sandtrap is wholly owned by the private fund, ATW Opportunities Master Fund II, LP (the "ATW Opportunities Fund"). Sandtrap II is wholly owned by the private fund, ATW Master Fund V LP ("Master Fund V"). ATW Partners Opportunities Management, LLC (the "Adviser") serves as the investment manager to ATW Opportunities Fund and Master Fund V. Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez and Kerry Propper are control persons of the Adviser (the "Control Persons," and collectively with the Holding Companies, ATW Opportunities Fund, Master Fund V, and the Adviser, the "Reporting Persons"). By virtue of these relationships, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the Shares owned directly by the Holding Companies. Each of the Holding Companies' Preferred Stock and Warrants are subject to a blocker which prevents the Holding Companies from exercising and/or converting their Preferred Stock and Warrants into Class A common stock beneficially owned in excess of 9.99% of the Class A common stock outstanding as a result of such exercise or conversion (the "Blocker"). As such, the percent of class reported herein gives effect to the Blocker and is based upon 2,133,648 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of October 31, 2026 plus the approximate total number of shares of Class A common stock that the Reporting Persons can acquire upon the conversion of its Preferred Stock and Warrants subject to the Blocker in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The address for each of the foregoing entities is One Pennsylvania Plaza, Floor 48, Suite 4810, New York, New York 10119. |
| (12) | Greentree Financial Group. Inc. ("Greentree") has the right to acquire Class A common stock within sixty (60) days through the exercise and/or conversion of Preferred Stock and Warrants issued by the Company. Each of the Preferred Stock and Warrants are subject to a blocker which prevents Greentree from exercising and/or converting its Preferred Stock and Warrants into Class A common stock beneficially owned in excess of 9.99% of the Class A common stock outstanding as a result of such exercise or conversion (the "Blocker"). As such, the percent of class reported herein gives effect to the Blocker and is based upon 2,133,648 shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of October 31, 2026 plus the approximate total number of shares of Class A common stock that Greentree can acquire upon the conversion of its Preferred Stock and Warrants subject to the Blocker in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Christopher Cottone exercises voting and dispositive power over the securities held by Greentree. The address for Greentree is 900 S. Pine Island Road, Suite 310, Plantation, Florida 33324. |
| (13) | Consists of 120,872 shares of Class A common stock. Excludes 64,288 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, which are not convertible within 60 days. Does not include 46,666 shares underlying option awards issuable subject to the approval of Proposal 3 at this meeting. |
| (14) |
Consists of 110,292 shares of Class A common stock. Excludes 58,661 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, which are not convertible within 60 days. |
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION OF TRUGOLF
The following table sets forth the compensation paid or earned by each named executive officer for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Summary Compensation Table
| Name and Principal Position | Salary | Option Awards(1) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation | All Other Compensation | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Christopher Jones, Chief Executive Officer(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | $ | 75,900 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 75,900 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $ | 72,000 | $ | 95,091 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 167,091 | ||||||||||
| Nathan Larsen, Chief Experience Officer(3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | $ | 183,803 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 183,803 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $ | 163,000 | $ | 57,055 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 220,055 | ||||||||||
| (1) | The dollar amounts in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of stock and option awards granted during the applicable fiscal year, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. These amounts reflect the accounting value of the awards at the date of grant and do not represent amounts actually realized by the named executive officer. |
| (2) | Christopher Jones was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2023 and resigned on September 22, 2026. |
| (3) | Nathan Larsen was appointed as Chief Experience Officer on January 18, 2024 and ceased to serve as Chief Experience Officer of TruGolf Holdings, Inc. on October 8, 2026. Mr. Larsen continues to serve in a similar role with the Company's operating subsidiary, TruGolf, Inc. |
Employment Agreements with our Named Executive Officers
On January 1, 2023, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Jones to serve as our Chief Executive Officer (the "Jones Employment Agreement"). The Jones Employment Agreement has an initial term of five years ending on January 1, 2028, and can be terminated by either party. Pursuant to the Jones Employment Agreement, Mr. Jones is eligible to receive an annual base salary of $160,000 and performance-based annual bonuses along with equity incentive plans. Mr. Jones is also eligible for certain compensation based on future changes of control (50% or greater) as well as compensation based upon termination of his employment or resignation. In addition, Mr. Jones received 400 options to purchase the Company's Class A common stock in accordance with the Company's 2024 Stock Incentive Plan.
On January 18, 2024, effective January 25, 2024, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Larsen to serve as our Chief Experience Officer (the "Larsen Employment Agreement"). The Larsen Employment Agreement is evergreen and can be terminated by either party. Pursuant to the Larsen Employment Agreement, Mr. Larsen is eligible to receive an annual base salary of $144,000 and a quarterly bonus. In addition, Mr. Larsen received 240 options to purchase the Company's Class A common stock in accordance with the Company's 2024 Stock Incentive Plan.
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table provides information on the holdings of stock options by the named executive officers as of December 31, 2025.
| Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options | Option Exercise | Option | Option | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Exercisable | Unexercisable | Price ($) | Grant Date | Expiration Date | |||||||||||||||
| Christopher Jones(1) | 400 | - | 465.00 | 2023 | 2035 | |||||||||||||||
| Nathan Larsen(2) | 240 | - | 465.00 | 2024 | 2035 | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Christopher Jones was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2023 and resigned on September 22, 2026. |
| (2) | Nathan Larsen was appointed as Chief Experience Officer on January 18, 2024 and ceased to serve as Chief Experience Officer of TruGolf Holdings, Inc. on October 8, 2026. Mr. Larsen continues to serve in a similar role with the Company's operating subsidiary, TruGolf, Inc. |
Recoupment Policy
We adopted the TruGolf Holdings, Inc. Dodd-Frank Restatement Recoupment Policy effective as of October 2, 2023. In the event that we are required to prepare a financial restatement, the Committee will seek to recoup, to the extent required by applicable law and the policy, all erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation calculated on a pre-tax basis received after October 2, 2023, by a person (i) after beginning service as an executive officer, (ii) who served as an executive officer at any time during the performance period for that incentive-based compensation, and (iii) during the three completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date that the Company is required to prepare a restatement, and any transition period (that results from a change in the Company's fiscal year) of less than nine months within or immediately following those three completed fiscal years. "Clawback" or recoupment policy in our executive compensation program contributes to creating and maintaining a culture that emphasizes integrity and accountability and reinforces the performance-based principles underlying our executive compensation program.
Granting of Certain Equity Awards Close in Time to the Release of Material Nonpublic Information
We do not grant equity awards in anticipation of the release of material nonpublic information that is likely to result in changes to the price of our common stock, and do not time the public release of such information based on award grant dates. During the last completed fiscal year, we have not made awards to any named executive officer or director during the period beginning four business days before and ending one business day after the filing of a period report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K or the filing or furnishing of a current report on Form 8-K, and we have not timed the disclosure of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation.
Risks from Compensation Policies and Practices
Our Compensation Committee reviews our compensation policies and practices to determine areas of potential risks and the actions we have taken, or should take, to mitigate any such identified risks. Based on the Compensation Committee's review of our compensation policies and practices, we do not believe that any risks relating to our compensation policies and practices for our employees are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business.
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Director Compensation
The following table summarizes the compensation paid to non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2025.
| Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash | Stock Awards(1) | Other Compensation | Total | ||||||||||||
| Humphrey P. Polanen(2) | $ | 32,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 32,000 | ||||||||
| AJ Redmer | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Riley Russell | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| B. Shaun Limbers(3) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| (1) | Amounts reflect the full grant-date fair value of stock awards granted during the relevant fiscal year computed in accordance with ASC 718, rather than the amounts paid to or realized by the named individual. We provided information regarding the assumptions used to calculate the value of all stock awards and option awards made to our executive officers in Note 8 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025. |
| (2) | Humphrey P. Polanen resigned from his position as a member of the Board of directors, effective October 8, 2026. |
| (3) | B. Shaun Limbers resigned from his position as a member of the Board of Directors, effective March 16, 2026. Mr. Limbers received $35,000 for consulting services during the year ended December 31, 2025. |
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US
TruGolf is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and in accordance therewith files reports and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the web site is www.sec.gov.
OTHER PROPOSED ACTION
Our Board does not intend to bring any other matters before the Meeting, nor does it know of any matters which other persons intend to bring before the Meeting. If, however, other matters not mentioned in this proxy statement properly come before the Meeting, the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy will vote thereon in accordance with the recommendation of the Board.
HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS
The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (e.g., brokers) to satisfy the delivery requirements for the Notice of Internet Availability with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single Notice of Internet Availability addressed to those stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as "householding," potentially means extra convenience for stockholders and cost savings for companies.
A number of brokers with account holders who are the Company's stockholders may be "householding" our proxy materials. A single copy of these proxy materials may be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be householding communications to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate copy of the proxy materials, please (1) notify your broker, or (2) direct your written request to TruGolf Holdings, Inc., 60 North 1400, West Centerville, Utah 84014, Attention: Corporate Secretary. Stockholders who currently receive multiple copies of the proxy materials at their address and would like to request householding of their communications should contact their brokers. In addition, upon written request to the address set forth above, we will promptly deliver a separate copy of the proxy materials to any stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND SUBMISSIONS
In order to be eligible for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy for our next stockholder meeting, a proposal of a stockholder, including the submission of a stockholder nominee for election to our Board, must be received at our principal executive offices no later than [¨], 2026. For any proposal that a stockholder wishes to propose for consideration at our next stockholder meeting but does not wish to include in the proxy materials for that meeting, our Bylaws require that the submission must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of our previous year's annual meeting; provided, however, that if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, to be timely, a stockholder's notice must be received, not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the tenth day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made by us; provided, further, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, to be timely, a stockholder's notice must be received, not later than the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the tenth day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made by us. The notice of the proposal also must comply with the content requirements for such notices set forth in our Bylaws.
To comply with the universal proxy rules, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act no later than [¨], 2026. The requirements under the universal proxy rules are in addition to the applicable procedural requirements under our Bylaws.
Whether or not you expect to be present at the Meeting, please sign and return the enclosed proxy promptly. Your vote is important. If you are a stockholder of record and attend the Meeting and wish to vote in person, you may withdraw your proxy at any time prior to the vote.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
| Brenner Adams | |
| Interim Chief Executive Officer | |
| [¨], 2026 |
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Appendix A
EXECUTION VERSION
SECOND AMENDMENT, WAIVER AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This Second Amendment, Waiver and Exchange Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of August 17, 2026, by and among TruGolf Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Deep Medicine Acquisition Corp.), a Nevada corporation with offices located at 60 North 1400 West, Centerville, Utah 84014 (the "Company") and the investor signatory hereto (the "Holder"), with reference to the following facts:
A. Prior to the date hereof, (a) the Company and the Holder and/or certain other investors (the "Other Holders", and together with the Holder, the "Holders") entered into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 2, 2024 (as may be amended, modified, restated, restructured or supplemented from time to time, each a "Securities Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which the Holder purchased, among other things, certain senior convertible notes (as amended, modified or waived prior to the date hereof, the "Notes") and certain warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (the "Warrants", together with the Notes, the "Original Securities"), and (b) the Company and each Holder entered into that certain Amendment and Exchange Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2025 (each, as may be amended, modified, or waived, from time to time, a "Series A Exchange Agreement", and collectively, the "Series A Exchange Agreements"), pursuant to which, among other things, the Holder acquired in exchange for the Original Securities, (i) certain shares (the "Series A Preferred Shares") of a series of convertible preferred stock of the Company designated as Series A Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), the terms of which are set forth in the Fourth Article, Section B., Section (3) of the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated March 11, 2026 (the "Series A Certificate of Designation") and (ii) certain warrants to purchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Warrants", and collectively with the Series A Preferred Shares, the "Series A Securities"). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in the Series A Exchange Agreements.
B. The Company has authorized a new series of convertible preferred stock of the Company designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value, the terms of which are set forth in the certificate of designation for such series of preferred stock (the "New Certificate of Designation") in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (together with any convertible preferred shares issued in replacement thereof in accordance with the terms thereof, the "Series B Preferred Stock"), which Series B Preferred Stock shall be convertible into shares of Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the New Certificate of Designation.
C. The Company has duly authorized the issuance to the Holder of a warrant to purchase such aggregate number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock as set forth on the signature page of the Holder attached hereto in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "New Preferred Warrants", and such shares of Series B Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the New Preferred Warrants, including, without limitation, upon exercise or otherwise, collectively, the "New Warrant Preferred Shares", and such shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares, collectively, the "New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares"), in exchange for all of the Series A Preferred Warrants (the "Exchanged Securities"), as set forth on the signature page of the Holder attached hereto.
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D. On the Closing Date (as defined below), each of the Company and the Holder desire to effectuate the exchange of the Exchanged Securities for the New Preferred Warrants (the "Exchange") on the basis and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Rule 144(d)(3)(ii) of the Securities Act.
E. In connection with the proposed acquisition by the Company of all the securities of Polymath Research Inc., a Canadian company (the "Polymath Acquisition", and the time of closing of the Polymath Acquisition, the "Polymath Closing Time"), the Company desires to obtain a waiver, in part, of Sections 3(a), 3(c), 5(a)(vi), 5(a)(vii), 5(a)(xix), 6(b), 8(a), 13(f), 13(l) and 13(p) of the Series A Certificate of Designation solely to the extent necessary to permit the Polymath Acquisition and the issuances of shares in connection with the Polymath Acquisition (the "Limited Waivers").
F. In connection with the Polymath Acquisition, the Company desires to obtain the consent for (i) the consummation of the Polymath Acquisition for the purposes of Section 5(a)(xix) of the Series A Certificate of Designation such that the Polymath Acquisition shall not be deemed a Triggering Event (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation), and (ii) the creation of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series C preferred stock for purposes of Section 16 of Series A Certificate of Designation (the "Polymath Acquisition Consents").
G. Concurrently herewith, the Company has also requested that each Other Holder enter into amendment and exchange agreements in form and substance identical to this Agreement (each, as may be amended, modified, or waived, from time to time, a "Other Exchange Agreement", and collectively, the "Other Exchange Agreements", and together with this Agreement, the "Series B Exchange Agreements", and collectively with the Series A Exchange Agreements, the "Exchange Agreements").
H. The New Preferred Warrants, the New Warrant Preferred Shares and the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares are collectively referred to herein as the "New Securities".
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Exchange.
(a) General. On the Closing Date, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 144(d)(3)(ii) of the Securities Act, the Holder hereby agrees to convey, assign and transfer the Exchanged Securities to the Company in exchange for which the Company agrees to issue the Holder the New Preferred Warrants. As soon as commercially practicable following the Effective Date, the Holder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company (or its assignee) the Exchanged Securities (or affidavit of lost warrant certificate in form provided upon request by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Holder). Immediately following the issuance of the New Preferred Warrants to the Holder on the books and records of the Company, the Holder hereby relinquishes all rights, title and interest in the Exchanged Securities and assigns the same to the Company and the Exchanged Securities shall be cancelled; provided, that (i) the New Warrant Preferred Shares shall be immediately convertible by the Holder, in whole or in part, after such issuance, regardless of the date of the Holder's actual receipt of a certificate evidencing the New Warrant Preferred Shares and (ii) the New Preferred Warrants shall be immediately exercisable by the Holder, in whole or in part, after such issuance, regardless of the date of the Holder's actual receipt of a certificate evidencing the New Preferred Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Exchanged Securities held by the Holder as of the Closing Date are less than the aggregate number of Exchanged Securities set forth on the signature page of the Holder attached hereto then the aggregate number of New Preferred Warrants that shall be issued to the Holder shall be adjusted proportionally to reflect the foregoing, mutatis mutandis.
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(b) Closing. Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2 below, the Exchange shall take place via the electronic exchange of documents, securities and signatures, one (1) Business Day (as defined in the New Certificate of Designation) after the initial date such conditions are satisfied or waived by the respective parties (or at such other time and place as the Company and the Holder mutually agree) (the "Closing" and such date, the "Closing Date").
2. Closing Conditions to the Closing.
(a) Conditions to the Holder's Obligations at the Closing. The obligation of the Holder to consummate the Closing is subject to the fulfillment (or waiver, at the sole option of the Holder), to the Holder's reasonable satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(i) Exchange Documents. The Company shall have duly executed and delivered to the Holder this Agreement, the registration rights agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, with respect to the registration for resale by the Holder of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares (the "New Registration Rights Agreement"), the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined below) and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into or delivered by any of the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as may be amended from time to time (collectively, the "Exchange Documents") to which it is a party and the Company shall have issued to the Holder the New Securities, on the books and records of the Company.
(ii) Representations and Warranties. Each and every representation and warranty of the Company set forth herein shall be true and correct in all material respects (except where qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respect) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. The Holder shall have received a certificate, duly executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Holder in the form acceptable to the Holder.
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(iii) Issuance of Securities. At the Closing, the Company shall issue the New Preferred Warrants on the books and records of the Company, with certificates with respect thereto delivered to the Holder no later than five (5) Trading Days after the Closing Date.
(iv) No Actions. No action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation shall have been instituted, threatened or proposed before any court, governmental agency or authority or legislative body to enjoin, restrain, prohibit or obtain substantial damages in respect of, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(v) Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory in substance and form to the Holder, and the Holder shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably request. The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third-party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the Exchange, including without limitation, those required by the Principal Market (defined hereafter), if any.
(vi) No RTO Triggering Event or Default. On each Trading Day during the fifteen (15) Trading Days immediately preceding the Closing Date and the Closing Date, (A) no RTO Triggering Event (as defined in the New Preferred Warrants) or event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an RTO Triggering Event shall have occurred (in each case, excluding any RTO Triggering Event waived in writing by the Holder) and (B) no material breach or default by the Company under any Exchange Document shall have occurred or be continuing, and (C) no event shall have occurred or exist that, with the passage of time, the giving of notice or both, would constitute any of the foregoing.
(vii) Eligible Market. On each Trading Day (as defined in the New Certificate of Designation) during the fifteen (15) Trading Days immediately preceding the Closing Date and the Closing Date, the Common Stock (I) shall be designated for quotation or listed on an Eligible Market (as defined in the New Certificate of Designation) and (II) shall not have been suspended.
(viii) Payment of Fees. The Company shall have paid Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and Venturist Law, Ltd. the Legal Fee Amount in accordance with Section 10 below.
(ix) Good Standing Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to the Holder a certificate evidencing the Company's good standing issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of the State of Nevada and a certificate of existence from each jurisdiction in which the Company conducts business and is required to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation, as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
(x) Certified Charter. The Company shall have delivered to the Holder a certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation (as defined below) as certified by the Nevada Secretary of State within ten (10) days of the Closing Date (including evidence of the filing of the New Certificate of Designation on or prior to the Closing Date).
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(xi) Secretary Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to the Holder a certificate, in the form acceptable to the Holder, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section 5(b) below as adopted by the Company's board of directors in a form reasonably acceptable to the Holder, (ii) the Articles of Incorporation of the Company and (iii) the Bylaws (as defined below) of the Company, each as in effect at the Closing.
(xii) Instruction Letter. The Company shall have executed and duly delivered to the Holder a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined below) which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company's transfer agent.
(xiii) Transfer Agent Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to such Holder a letter from the Company's transfer agent certifying the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Closing Date immediately prior to the Closing.
(xiv) Listing. The New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares (A) shall be designated for quotation or listed (as applicable) on the Principal Market (as defined in the New Certificate of Designation) and (B) except as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents with respect to the Principal Market, shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (I) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (II) by falling below the minimum maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.
(xv) Filings with Principal Market. The Company shall have filed the Listing of Additional Shares with the Principal Market to list or designate for quotation (as the case may be) the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares.
(xvi) Conditions to Polymath Closing. Other than the Closing and the consummation of the RTO Forced Exercise (as defined in the New Preferred Warrant) all conditions to the closing of the Polymath Acquisition shall have been satisfied or irrevocably waived in writing by the party entitled to the benefit thereof, and the Holder shall have received a written confirmation, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder, duly executed by the Company, SubCo (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and Polymath Research Inc., confirming that (A) all such conditions have been satisfied or irrevocably waived, other than the Closing and the consummation of the RTO Forced Exercise, (B) no party to the agreement governing the Polymath Acquisition (the "Merger Agreement") has exercised, or has any then-existing right to exercise, any right to terminate, rescind or abandon the Polymath Acquisition, other than as a result of the failure of the Closing or the RTO Forced Exercise to occur, (C) all documents, instruments and other deliveries required to consummate the Polymath Acquisition have been duly executed and delivered or placed into escrow, as applicable, (D) each such party is irrevocably committed to consummate the Polymath Acquisition substantially concurrently with the Closing and the RTO Forced Exercise, without any further action, consent, approval or exercise of discretion by any such party, and (E) the condition set forth in Section 8.3(w) of the Merger Agreement shall be deemed satisfied upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the Closing and the RTO Forced Exercise.
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(xvii) Other. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have delivered to such Holder such other documents, instruments or certificates relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Holder or its counsel may reasonably request.
(b) Conditions to the Company's Obligations to the Closing. The obligation of the Company to consummate the Closing is subject to the fulfillment (or waiver, at the sole option of the Company), to the Company's reasonable satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing in question, of each of the following conditions:
(i) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Holder set forth herein shall be true and correct in all material respects (except where qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respect) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and the Holder shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Holder at or prior to the Closing Date.
(ii) No Actions. No action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation shall have been instituted, threatened or proposed before any court, governmental agency or authority or legislative body to enjoin, restrain, prohibit, or obtain substantial damages in respect of, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(iii) Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory in substance and form to the Company and the Company shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as the Company may reasonably request.
3. Waivers; Voluntary Adjustments.
(a) Definitions. Solely for the purpose of this Section 3, capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in the Series A Certificate of Designation.
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(b) Limited Waivers. The Holder hereby agrees to grant the Limited Waivers and the Polymath Acquisition Consents in its capacity as a holder of Series A Preferred Shares, and upon the receipt of waivers from the Required Holders by way of the execution of the Exchange Agreements (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), the Limited Waivers and the Polymath Acquisition Consents shall be effective as of the date hereof. The Limited Waivers and the Polymath Acquisition Consents set forth in this Agreement constitute one-time waivers and consents and are limited to the matters expressly contemplated and waived herein and should not be construed as an indication that the Holder would be willing to agree to any future modifications to, consent of, or waiver of any of the terms of any other agreement, instrument or security or any modifications to, consents of, or waiver of any default that may exist or occur thereunder.
(c) Holder Series A Preferred Waivers. Effective as of the Closing Date, the Holder hereby agrees to waive, in part, the Series A Certificate of Designation as follows:
(i) Triggering Event Thresholds. Clauses (ix), (xiii) and (xiv) of Section 5(a) of the Series A Certificate of Designation shall be waived, in part, such that no Triggering Event shall be deemed to occur with respect to such clauses as if such references to "$500,000" were deemed to be "$750,000".
(ii) Company Optional Redemption. Clause (ii) in the definition of "Company Optional Redemption Price" in Section 9 of the Series A Certificate of Designation shall not apply to a Company Optional Redemption unless, as of such applicable Company Optional Redemption Date (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation), an Equity Conditions Failure (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation) then exists.
(iii) Insufficient Authorized Shares. Section 11(b) of the Series A Certificate of Designation shall be waived, in part, as if such references to "60" were deemed to be "75".
(iv) Permitted Transfer of Assets. Section 13(e) of the Series A Certificate of Designation is hereby waived with respect to the divestment of any assets (other than Cash (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation) and Cash equivalents) held as of the Closing Date.
(v) Permitted Exchange. Sections 13(l) and 13(p) of the Series A Certificate of Designation is hereby waived with respect to the Exchange.
(vi) Dispute Resolution. Section 23(a)(i)(A) of the Series A Certificate of Designation is hereby waived, in part, such that "at any time" as used therein shall be limited to "three (3) Business Days".
(vii) Dividend Rate. The Holder hereby waives, in part, the definition of "Dividend Rate" in the Series A Certificate of Designation, such that the reference to "fifteen percent (15%)" shall be "twelve and a half percent (12.5%)".
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(d) Additional Series A Preferred Waivers. Effective as of the Closing Date, the Holder and the Company jointly agrees to waive, in part, the following provisions the Series A Certificate of Designation as follows:
(i) Dispute Resolution. Section 23(a)(i) of the Series A Certificate of Designation is hereby waived, in part, such that all references to "two (2) Business Days" shall be deemed to be "three (3) Business Days".
(e) Voluntary Adjustments of Series A Preferred Shares. Pursuant to Section 8(g) of the Series A Certificate of Designation, the Company and the Holder hereby agree as follows:
(i) Reset. Effective as of the Closing Date, if on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Closing Date (the "Reset Date"), the Conversion Price (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation) (the "Series A Conversion Price") then in effect is greater than the arithmetic average of the VWAP of the Common Stock during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the Reset Date (the "Reset Price"), immediately after the close of the Principal Market on the Reset Date the Series A Conversion Price shall automatically lower to such applicable Reset Price.
(ii) SA Resets. Effective as of the Closing Date, (i) if on any SA Forced Exercise Notice Date (as defined in the New Preferred Warrants) (each, a "SA Reset Date"), the Conversion Price then in effect is greater than the Minimum Price (as defined pursuant to Section 5635(d)(1)(A) of the Nasdaq Market Rules) of the Common Stock as of such applicable SA Reset Date (each, a "SA Reset Price"), immediately after the close of the Principal Market on such applicable SA Reset Date and (ii) the Company has requested and the Holder has agreed to waive the Minimum Capitalization Condition (as defined in the New Preferred Warrants) prior to the receipt of a SA Forced Exercise Notice (as defined in the New Preferred Warrants), then the Conversion Price shall automatically lower to the SA Reset Price on the Trading Day prior to the SA Forced Exercise Date (as defined in the New Preferred Warrants). If the Holder unilaterally waives the Minimum Capitalization Condition (as defined in the New Preferred Warrants) prior to the receipt of a SA Forced Exercise Notice (as defined in the New Preferred Warrants), then the Holder shall not receive an adjustment pursuant to this Section 3(c)(ii) with respect to any given aggregate number of New Warrant Preferred Shares subject to such SA Forced Exercise Notice (as defined in the New Preferred Warrants) at such time as the Minimum Capitalization Condition is not satisfied.
(iii) Signing Reset. Immediately after the close of the Principal Market on the date prior to the date of this Agreement, the Conversion Price (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation) of the Series A Preferred Shares shall automatically lower to $1.00 per share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations and similar events).
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(f) Automatic Reinstatement of Series A Rights. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the occurrence of any of the following: (i) prior to the consummation of the Polymath Acquisition, the Merger Agreement is terminated, rescinded, abandoned or otherwise ceases to be in full force and effect, (ii) the Closing has not occurred in accordance with Section 14 below, or (iii) following the Closing, either the Polymath Acquisition or the RTO Forced Exercise is not consummated substantially concurrently with the Closing (each, a "Reinstatement Event"), then, automatically and without any further action by the Holder or the Company:
(i) the Limited Waivers and the Polymath Acquisition Consents granted pursuant to Section 3(b) shall immediately cease to have any further force or effect;
(ii) each waiver granted by the Holder pursuant to Sections 3(c) and 3(d) shall immediately cease to have any further force or effect, and the applicable provisions of the Series A Certificate of Designation shall automatically be reinstated and thereafter apply in accordance with their terms as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of such waivers, including with respect to any event, condition, breach or default then continuing;
(iii) the cessation of any waiver or consent pursuant to this Section 3(f) shall operate prospectively from and after the applicable Reinstatement Event and shall not retroactively invalidate any transaction or action irrevocably consummated prior to such Reinstatement Event in reliance upon such waiver or consent; provided that any such waiver or consent shall survive solely to the extent necessary to preserve the validity of such previously consummated transaction or action;
(iv) no adjustment to the Series A Conversion Price or other right or benefit granted to the Holder pursuant to Section 3(e), including, without limitation, the Signing Reset pursuant to Section 3(e)(iii), shall be rescinded, reversed or otherwise adversely affected by the occurrence of a Reinstatement Event; and
(v) no Reinstatement Event shall affect any right, claim, liability or obligation arising from any breach of this Agreement or any other Exchange Document occurring prior to such Reinstatement Event.
4. Amendments.
(a) Ratifications. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Exchange Agreements and each other Transaction Document (as defined in the Exchange Agreements), is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that on and after the Effective Date: (i) all references in the Exchange Agreements to "this Agreement", "hereto", "hereof", "hereunder" or words of like import referring to such Exchange Agreement shall mean the applicable Exchange Agreement as amended by this Agreement, and (ii) all references in the other Transaction Documents, to the applicable "Exchange Agreement", "thereto", "thereof", "thereunder" or words of like import referring to such Exchange Agreement shall mean the Exchange Agreement as amended by this Agreement.
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(b) Amendments to Transaction Documents. On and after the Effective Date, each of the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Series A Exchange Agreements) are hereby amended as follows:
(i) The defined term "Notes" is hereby amended to include the New Warrant Preferred Shares (as defined in each Series B Exchange Agreement) and, for the avoidance of doubt, including the New Certificate of Designation relating to the New Warrant Preferred Shares.
(ii) The defined term "Conversion Shares" is hereby amended to include the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares (as defined in each Series B Exchange Agreement).
(iii) The defined terms "Transaction Documents" and "Exchange Documents" are hereby each amended to include this Agreement.
(iv) The defined term "Warrants" is hereby amended to include the New Preferred Warrants (as defined in each Series B Exchange Agreement).
(v) The defined term "Warrant Shares" is hereby amended to include New Warrant Preferred Shares.
5. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Holder, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was formed, and has the requisite power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). As used in this Agreement, "Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations (including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any Subsidiary, individually or taken as a whole, (ii) the transactions contemplated hereby or in any of the other Exchange Documents or any other agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith or (iii) the authority or ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to perform any of their respective obligations under any of the Exchange Documents (as defined below). Other than the Persons (as defined below) set forth on Schedule 4(a) hereto the Company has no Subsidiaries. "Subsidiaries" means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (A) owns any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (B) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually referred to herein as a "Subsidiary". "Person" means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any Governmental Entity or any department or agency thereof.
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(b) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations (including, without limitation, the issuance of the New Preferred Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof, the reservation and issuance of the New Warrant Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and the reservation and issuance of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms of the New Certificate of Designation) under the Exchange Documents. The execution and delivery of the Exchange Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the New Preferred Warrants, in accordance with the terms hereof, the reservation and issuance of the New Warrant Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the New Preferred Warrants, and the reservation and issuance of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the New Certificate of Designation, have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and, other than such filings required under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States (the "Required Approvals") no further filing, consent, or authorization is required by the Company or of its Board of Directors or its shareholders. This Agreement and the other Exchange Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(c) Issuance of New Securities. The issuance of the New Preferred Warrants are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the New Preferred Warrants shall be duly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, mortgages, defects, claims, liens, pledges, charges, taxes, rights of first refusal, encumbrances, security interests and other encumbrances (collectively "Liens") with respect to the issue thereof. Upon exercise of the New Preferred Warrants into the New Warrant Preferred Shares in accordance with the New Preferred Warrants and the New Certificate of Designation, the New Warrant Preferred Shares issued to the Holder, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights or Liens with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Upon conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares in accordance with the New Certificate of Designation, the Common Stock issued to the Holder upon such conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights or Liens with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Holder contained herein, the offer and issuance by the Company of the New Preferred Warrants are exempt from registration under the 1933 Act. As of the Effective Date, the Company shall have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock not less than the Required Reserve Amount (as defined below) for issuances of New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares pursuant to the New Certificate of Designation and New Warrant Preferred Shares issuable pursuant to the New Warrant Preferred Shares.
(d) Securities Law Exemptions. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Holder contained herein, the offer and issuance by the Company of the New Preferred Warrants in exchange for the Exchanged Securities is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act, pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144(d)(3)(ii) thereof, and applicable state securities laws.
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(e) No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(i) The execution, delivery and performance of the Exchange Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the Articles of Incorporation (as defined below) (including, without limitation, any certificate of designation contained therein), Bylaws (as defined below), certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any capital stock or other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party for which a consent or waiver has not been obtained, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including, without limitation, foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market (the "Principal Market") and including all applicable foreign, federal and state laws, rules and regulations) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected.
(ii) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with (other than the Required Approvals), any Governmental Entity or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its respective obligations under or contemplated by the Exchange Documents, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company or any Subsidiary is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been or will be obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are aware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings contemplated by the Exchange Documents. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company is not in violation of the requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future. "Governmental Entity" means any nation, state, county, city, town, village, district, or other political jurisdiction of any nature, federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), multi-national organization or body; or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including any entity or enterprise owned or controlled by a government or a public international organization or any of the foregoing.
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(f) Acknowledgment Regarding Holder's Acquisition of New Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Holder is acting solely in the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to the Exchange Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that the Holder is not (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to its knowledge, an "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, "Rule 144")) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) to its knowledge, a "beneficial owner" of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act). The Company further acknowledges that the Holder is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Exchange Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by the Holder or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Exchange Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Holder's purchase of the New Securities. The Company further represents to the Holder that the Company's and each Subsidiary's decision to enter into the Exchange Documents to which it is a party has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company, each Subsidiary and their respective representatives.
(g) No Placement Agent. Other than as described to the Holder by the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with the offer or sale of the New Securities. The Company shall pay, and hold the Holder harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorney's fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim.
(h) No Integrated Offering. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, nor any Person acting on 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 New Securities to require approval of shareholders of the Company under any applicable shareholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated for quotation. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, their affiliates nor any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps that would cause the offering of any of the New Securities to be integrated with other offerings of securities of the Company.
(i) Dilutive Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares upon conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares in accordance with this Agreement and the New Certificate of Designation is, absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.
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(j) Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, interested shareholder, business combination, poison pill (including, without limitation, any distribution under a rights agreement), shareholder rights plan or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents or the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or otherwise which is or could become applicable to the Holder as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's issuance of the New Securities and the Holder's ownership of the New Securities. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any shareholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(k) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. During the two (2) years prior to the date hereof, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, proxy statements, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits and appendices included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC Documents"). The Company has delivered or has made available to the Holders or their respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of each of the SEC Documents not available on the EDGAR system. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, 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. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material, either individually or in the aggregate). The reserves, if any, established by the Company or the lack of reserves, if applicable, are reasonable based upon facts and circumstances known by the Company on the date hereof and there are no loss contingencies that are required to be accrued by the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board which are not provided for by the Company in its financial statements or otherwise. No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to any of the Holders which is not included in the SEC Documents (including, without limitation, information in the disclosure schedules to this Agreement) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made. The Company is not currently contemplating to amend or restate any of the financial statements (including, without limitation, any notes or any letter of the independent accountants of the Company with respect thereto) included in the SEC Documents (the "Financial Statements"), nor is the Company currently aware of facts or circumstances which would require the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements, in each case, in order for any of the Financial Statements to be in compliance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company has not been informed by its independent accountants that they recommend that the Company amend or restate any of the Financial Statements or that there is any need for the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements.
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(l) Absence of Certain Changes. Since the date of the Company's most recent financial statements contained in a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as applicable, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business, assets, liabilities, properties, operations (including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Since the date of the Company's most recent financial statements contained in a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as applicable, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any assets, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business or (iii) made any capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up.
(m) No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is reasonably expected to exist or occur with respect to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or condition (financial or otherwise), that (i) would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which has not been publicly announced, (ii) could have a material adverse effect on the Holder's investment hereunder or (iii) could have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(n) Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Articles of Incorporation, any certificate of designation, preferences or rights of any other outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Bylaws or their organizational charter, certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, Articles of Incorporation or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except in all cases for possible violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the two years prior to the date hereof, (i) the Common Stock has been listed or designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(o) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, the Company's subsidiary or any director, officer, agent, employee, nor any other person acting for or on behalf of the foregoing (individually and collectively, a "Company Affiliate") have violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, nor has any Company Affiliate offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, to any officer, employee or any other person acting in an official capacity for any Governmental Entity to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office (individually and collectively, a "Government Official") or to any person under circumstances where such Company Affiliate knew or was aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Government Official, for the purpose of:
(i) (A) influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his/her official capacity, (B) inducing such Government Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his/her lawful duty, (C) securing any improper advantage, or (D) inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Entity, or
(ii) assisting the Company or its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company or its Subsidiaries.
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(p) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
(q) Transactions With Affiliates. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no current or former employee, partner, director, officer or shareholder (direct or indirect) of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any associate, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any affiliate of any thereof, or any relative with a relationship no more remote than first cousin of any of the foregoing, is presently, or has ever been, (i) a party to any transaction with the Company or its Subsidiaries (including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services by, or rental of real or personal property from, or otherwise requiring payments to, any such director, officer or shareholder or such associate or affiliate or relative Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary course services as employees, officers or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries)) or (ii) the direct or indirect owner of an interest in any corporation, firm, association or business organization which is a competitor, supplier or customer of the Company or its Subsidiaries (except for a passive investment (direct or indirect) in less than 5% of the common stock of a company whose securities are traded on or quoted through an Eligible Market (as defined in the New Certificate of Designation)), nor does any such Person receive income from any source other than the Company or its Subsidiaries which relates to the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries or should properly accrue to the Company or its Subsidiaries. No employee, officer, shareholder or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or member of his or her immediate family is indebted to the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, nor is the Company or any of its Subsidiaries indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any of them, other than (i) for payment of salary for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, and (iii) for other standard employee benefits made generally available to all employees or executives (including stock option agreements outstanding under any stock option plan approved by the Board of Directors of the Company).
(r) Equity Capitalization.
(i) Definitions:
(1) "Common Stock" means (x) the Company's Class A shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (y) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
(2) "Preferred Stock" means (x) the Company's blank check preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, the terms of which may be designated by the board of directors of the Company in a certificate of designation and (y) any capital stock into which such preferred stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such preferred stock (other than a conversion of such preferred stock into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of such certificate of designation).
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(ii) Authorized and Outstanding Capital Stock. Schedule 4(r)(ii) sets forth as of the date hereof, the authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company as well as all outstanding equity linked securities, including all options, warrants, restricted stock units, Common Stock Equivalents. No shares of Common Stock are held in the treasury of the Company. "Common Stock Equivalents" mean any capital stock or other security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is at any time and under any circumstances directly or indirectly convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any capital stock or other security of the Company (including, without limitation, Common Stock) or any of its Subsidiaries.
(iii) Valid Issuance; Available Shares; Affiliates. All of such outstanding shares are duly authorized and have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. The SEC Documents disclose all securities that are, as of the date hereof, owned by Persons who are "affiliates" (as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act and calculated based on the assumption that only officers, directors and holders of at least 10% of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Stock are "affiliates" without conceding that any such Persons are "affiliates" for purposes of federal securities laws) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. To the Company's knowledge, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no Person owns 10% or more of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (calculated based on the assumption that all Common Stock Equivalents (as defined below), whether or not presently exercisable or convertible, have been fully exercised or converted (as the case may be) taking account of any limitations on exercise or conversion (including "blockers") contained therein without conceding that such identified Person is a 10% shareholder for purposes of federal securities laws).
(iv) Existing Securities; Obligations. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents: (A) none of the Company's or any Subsidiary's shares, interests or capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or Liens suffered or permitted by the Company or any Subsidiary; (B) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) except as set forth on Schedule 4(r)(iv), there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act; (D) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (E) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the New Securities; and (F) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.
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(v) Organizational Documents. The SEC Documents disclose true, correct and complete copies of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Articles of Incorporation"), and the Company's bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Bylaws"), and the terms of all Common Stock Equivalents and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
(s) Indebtedness and Other Contracts. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, except as set forth in the SEC Documents or on Schedule 4(s), (i) has any outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound, (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) has any financing statements securing obligations in any amounts filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) is in violation of any term of, or in default under, any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (v) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of the Company's officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents which are not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or could not have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) "Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including, without limitation, "capital leases" in accordance with GAAP) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above; and (y) "Contingent Obligation" means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.
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(t) Litigation. There is no action, suit, arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, other Governmental Entity, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' officers or directors, whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such, which could result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, other than as set forth on Section 5(t) of the Disclosure Schedules attached hereto. No director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has willfully violated 18 U.S.C. §1519 or engaged in spoliation in reasonable anticipation of litigation. Without limitation of the foregoing, there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any current or former director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Entity.
(u) Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good. No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) promulgated under the 1933 Act) or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has notified the Company or any such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave the Company or any such Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer's employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary. No current (or former) executive officer or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer or other key employee (as the case may be) 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 federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(w) Title.
(i) Real Property. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries holds good title to all real property, leases in real property, facilities or other interests in real property owned or held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Real Property") owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as applicable). The Real Property is free and clear of all Liens and is not subject to any rights of way, building use restrictions, exceptions, variances, reservations, or limitations of any nature except for (a) Liens for current taxes not yet due and (b) zoning laws and other land use restrictions that do not impair the present or anticipated use of the property subject thereto. Any Real Property held under lease by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(ii) Fixtures and Equipment. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as applicable) has good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, the tangible personal property, equipment, improvements, fixtures, and other personal property and appurtenances that are used by the Company or its Subsidiary in connection with the conduct of its business (the "Fixtures and Equipment"). The Fixtures and Equipment are structurally sound, are in good operating condition and repair, are adequate for the uses to which they are being put, are not in need of maintenance or repairs except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repairs and are sufficient for the conduct of the Company's and/or its Subsidiaries' businesses (as applicable) in the manner as conducted prior to the date hereof. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns all of its Fixtures and Equipment free and clear of all Liens except for (a) liens for current taxes not yet due and (b) zoning laws and other land use restrictions that do not impair the present or anticipated use of the property subject thereto.
(x) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, original works of authorship, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights and all applications and registrations therefor ("Intellectual Property Rights") necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted and presently proposed to be conducted. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of others. There is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, being threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries regarding its Intellectual Property Rights. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements or claims, actions or proceedings. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights.
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(y) Environmental Laws. (i) The Company and its Subsidiaries (A) are in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as defined below), (B) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (C) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term "Environmental Laws" means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, 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.
(ii) No Hazardous Materials:
(A) have been disposed of or otherwise released from any Real Property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in violation of any Environmental Laws; or
(B) are present on, over, beneath, in or upon any Real Property or any portion thereof in quantities that would constitute a violation of any Environmental Laws. No prior use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Real Property has occurred that violates any Environmental Laws, which violation would have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(iii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries knows of any other person who or entity which has stored, treated, recycled, disposed of or otherwise located on any Real Property any Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, such substances as asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls.
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(iv) None of the Real Properties are on any federal or state "Superfund" list or Liability Information System ("CERCLIS") list or any state environmental agency list of sites under consideration for CERCLIS, nor subject to any environmental related Liens.
(z) Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has timely made or filed all foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has timely 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, except those being contested in good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all 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 and its Subsidiaries know of no basis for any such claim. The Company is not operated in such a manner as to qualify as a passive foreign investment company, as defined in Section 1297 of the Code.
(aa) Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintains internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the 1934 Act) that is effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including 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 and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the 1934 Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or correspondence from any accountant, Governmental Entity or other Person relating to any potential material weakness or significant deficiency in any part of the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(bb) Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc) Investment Company Status. The Company is not, and upon consummation of the sale of the New Securities will not be, an "investment company," an affiliate of an "investment company," a company controlled by an "investment company" or an "affiliated person" of, or "promoter" or "principal underwriter" for, an "investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(dd) Acknowledgement Regarding Holder's Trading Activity. It is understood and acknowledged by the Company that (i) following the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Documents, in accordance with the terms thereof, the Holder has not been asked by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to agree, nor has the Holder agreed with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to desist from effecting any transactions in or with respect to any securities of the Company, or "derivative" securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold any of the New Securities for any specified term provided that the Holder will not engage in any Short Sales (as defined herein); (ii) the Holder shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm's length counterparty in any "derivative" transaction; and (iii) the Holder may rely on the Company's obligation to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange, as applicable, of the New Securities as and when required pursuant to the Exchange Documents for purposes of effecting trading in the Common Stock of the Company. The Company further understands and acknowledges that following the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Documents pursuant to the 8-K Filing (as defined below) the Holder may engage in hedging and/or trading activities (including, without limitation, the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock) at various times during the period that the New Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value and/or number of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares deliverable with respect to the New Warrant Preferred Shares are being determined and such hedging and/or trading activities (including, without limitation, the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock), if any, can reduce the value of the existing shareholders' equity interest in the Company both at and after the time the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging and/or trading activities do not constitute a breach of this Agreement, the New Certificate of Designation or any other Exchange Document or any of the documents executed in connection herewith or therewith.
(ee) Manipulation of Price. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, (i) taken any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the New Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the New Securities, (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) paid or agreed to pay any Person for research services with respect to any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(ff) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has ever been, and so long as any of the New Warrant Preferred Shares are held by any of the Holders, shall become, a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code, and the Company and each Subsidiary shall so certify upon the Holder's request.
(gg) Transfer Taxes. On the date hereof, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the issuance, exchange and transfer of the New Warrant Preferred Shares to be issued to the Holder hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.
(hh) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "BHCA") and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve"). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
(ii) Illegal or Unauthorized Payments; Political Contributions. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the best of the Company's knowledge (after reasonable inquiry of its officers and directors), any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or other representatives of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other business entity or enterprise with which the Company or any Subsidiary is or has been affiliated or associated, has, directly or indirectly, made or authorized any payment, contribution or gift of money, property, or services, whether or not in contravention of applicable law, (i) as a kickback or bribe to any Person or (ii) to any political organization, or the holder of or any aspirant to any elective or appointive public office except for personal political contributions not involving the direct or indirect use of funds of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(jj) Money Laundering. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with, and have not previously violated, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and all other applicable U.S. and non-U.S. anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the laws, regulations and Executive Orders and sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, including, without limitation, (i) Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 entitled, "Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism" (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)); and (ii) any regulations contained in 31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V.
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(kk) Management. During the past five-year period, no current officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been the subject of:
(i) a petition under bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency or moratorium law or the appointment by a court of a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer for such Person, or any partnership in which such person was a general partner at or within two years before the filing of such petition or such appointment, or any corporation or business association of which such person was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of the filing of such petition or such appointment;
(ii) a conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations that do not relate to driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence);
(iii) any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining any such person from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities:
(1) Acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;
(2) Engaging in any particular type of business practice; or
(3) Engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of securities laws or commodities laws;
(iv) any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than sixty (60) days the right of any such person to engage in any activity described in the preceding sub paragraph, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;
(v) a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC or other authority to have violated any securities law, regulation or decree and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC or any other authority has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated; or
(vi) a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.
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(ll) Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the applicable stock option plan of the Company and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company's stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company 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.
(mm) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no material disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which would be reasonably likely to affect the Company's ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Exchange Documents. In addition, on or prior to the date hereof, the Company had discussions with its accountants about its financial statements previously filed with the SEC. Based on those discussions, the Company has no reason to believe that it will need to restate any such financial statements or any part thereof.
(nn) No Additional Agreements. The Company does not have any agreement or understanding with the Holder with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Documents other than as specified in the Exchange Documents.
(oo) Public Utility Holding Act None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a "holding company," or an "affiliate" of a "holding company," as such terms are defined in the Public Utility Holding Act of 2005.
(pp) Federal Power Act. None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation as a "public utility" under the Federal Power Act, as amended.
(qq) Cybersecurity. The Company and its Subsidiaries' information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, "IT Systems") are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently conducted, free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company's business. The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable physical, technical and administrative controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data, including "Personal Data," used in connection with their businesses. "Personal Data" means (i) a natural person's name, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, photograph, social security number or tax identification number, driver's license number, passport number, credit card number, bank information, or customer or account number; (ii) any information which would qualify as "personally identifying information" under the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended; (iii) "personal data" as defined by the European Union General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") (EU 2016/679); (iv) any information which would qualify as "protected health information" under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (collectively, "HIPAA"); and (v) any other piece of information that allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any data related to an identified person's health or sexual orientation. There have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person or such, nor any incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same except in each case, where such would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification except in each case, where such would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(rr) Compliance with Data Privacy Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and at all prior times were, in compliance with all applicable state and federal data privacy and security laws and regulations, including without limitation HIPAA, and the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable actions to prepare to comply with, and since May 25, 2018, have been and currently are in compliance with, the GDPR (EU 2016/679) (collectively, the "Privacy Laws") except in each case, where such would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. To ensure compliance with the Privacy Laws, the Company and its Subsidiaries have in place, comply with, and take appropriate steps reasonably designed to ensure compliance in all material respects with their policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security and the collection, storage, use, disclosure, handling, and analysis of Personal Data (the "Policies"). The Company and its Subsidiaries have at all times made all disclosures to users or customers required by applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, and none of such disclosures made or contained in any Policy have, to the knowledge of the Company, been inaccurate or in violation of any applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements in any material respect. The Company further certifies that neither it nor any Subsidiary: (i) has received notice of any actual or potential liability under or relating to, or actual or potential violation of, any of the Privacy Laws, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice; (ii) is currently conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation, or other corrective action pursuant to any Privacy Law; or (iii) is a party to any order, decree, or agreement that imposes any obligation or liability under any Privacy Law.
(ss) No Consideration Paid. No commission or other remuneration has been paid by Company for soliciting the exchange of the Exchanged Securities for the New Preferred Warrants as contemplated hereby.
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(tt) Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Holders or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Exchange Documents. The Company understands and confirms that each of the Holders will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Holders regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is true and correct as of the date furnished and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact as of the date furnished necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All of the written information furnished after the date hereof by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Holder pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the other Exchange Documents, taken as a whole, will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date on which such information is so provided and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly disclosed. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Holder has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 6 below.
6. Representations and Warranties of Holders. The Holder represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
(a) Organization and Authority. The Holder has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Holder and the consummation by Holder of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly authorized by Holder's board of directors or other governing body. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Holder and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Holder, enforceable against Holder in accordance with its terms.
(b) Ownership of Exchanged Securities. The Holder owns the Exchanged Securities (subject to any reductions in connection with any conversion and/or exercise thereof prior to the Closing Date) free and clear of any Liens (other than the obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, the Exchange Documents and applicable securities laws).
(c) Reliance on Exemptions. The Holder understands that the New Securities are being offered and exchanged in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Holder's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Holder set forth herein and in the Exchange Documents in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Holder to acquire the New Securities.
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(d) Validity; Enforcement. This Agreement and the Exchange Documents to which the Holder is a party have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Holder and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Holder enforceable against the Holder in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Holder of this Agreement and the Exchange Documents to which the Holder is a party, and the consummation by the Holder of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of the Holder or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Holder is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to the Holder, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Holder to perform its obligations hereunder.
(f) Transfer or Resale. The Holder understands that: (i) the New Securities have not been and, except as provided in the New Registration Rights Agreement, are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, are and will be offered and sold in reliance upon federal and state exemptions for transactions not involving any public offering and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) the Holder shall have delivered to the Company (if requested by the Company) an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such New Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (C) the Holder provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such New Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144; (ii) any sale of the New Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144, and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the New Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder; and (iii) except as set forth in the New Registration Rights Agreement, if any, neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the New Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or other loan or financing arrangement secured by the New Securities, subject to the requirements of applicable laws, and such pledge of New Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the New Securities hereunder, and the Holder effecting a pledge of New Securities shall not be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Exchange Document, including, without limitation, this Section 6(f).
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(g) No Consideration Paid. No commission or other remuneration has been paid by the Holder for soliciting the exchange of the Exchanged Securities for the New Preferred Warrants as contemplated hereby.
7. Disclosure of Transaction. The Company shall, on or before 9:30 a.m., New York City Time, on the first (1st) Business Day after the date of this Agreement, file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated hereby in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching the Exchange Documents, to the extent they are required to be filed under the 1934 Act, that have not previously been filed with the SEC by the Company (including, without limitation, this Agreement, the New Certificate of Designation, the form of New Preferred Warrant, and the New Registration Rights Agreement) as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments, the "8-K Filing"). From and after the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company shall have disclosed all material, non-public information (if any) provided up to such time to the Holder by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents. In addition, effective upon the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Documents or as otherwise disclosed in the 8-K Filing, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and any of the Holder or any of their affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate. Neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor the Holder shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby without the consent of the other party; provided, however, the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Holder, to make a press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith or (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) the Holder shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release). Without the prior written consent of the Holder (which may be granted or withheld in the Holder's sole discretion), except as required by applicable law, the Company shall not (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and affiliates to not) disclose the name of the Holder in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise.
8. No Integration. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, any of their affiliates, or any Person acting on their behalf shall, directly or indirectly, make any offers or sales of any security (as defined in the Securities Act) or solicit any offers to buy any security or take any other actions, under circumstances that would require registration of the New Securities under the Securities Act or cause this offering of the New Securities to be integrated with such offering or any prior offerings by the Company for purposes of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
9. Listing. The Company shall promptly make all filings necessary for the listing or designation for quotation (as applicable) of all of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares upon the Principal Market (subject to official notice of issuance). The Company shall maintain the Common Stock's authorization for quotation on the Principal Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 9.
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10. Fees. The Company shall reimburse, on demand, (i) Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, as counsel to one or more Holders, an aggregate non-accountable amount equal to $95,000 (the "KDW Legal Fee Amount") and (ii) Venturist Law, LTD, as counsel to one or more Holders, an aggregate non-accountable amount equal to $50,000 (the "Venturist Legal Fee", and together with the KDW Legal Fee Amount, the "Legal Fee Amounts") for all costs and expenses incurred by such counsel, respectively, in connection with preparing and delivering this Agreement (including, without limitation, all legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith, and due diligence in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby) and other amounts.
11. Blue Sky. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the Exchange as required under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States following the date hereof, if any.
12. Effective Date. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be deemed effective as of such date that Company and the Holder shall have duly executed and delivered this Agreement (the "Effective Date").
13. No Commissions. Other than as has been disclosed to the Holders by the Company, neither the Company nor the Holder has paid or given, or will pay or give, to any person, any commission, fee or other remuneration, directly or indirectly, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
14. Termination. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Closing Date has not occurred and the Company does not deliver the New Preferred Warrants to the Holder, in accordance with Section 1 hereof, then, at the election of the Holder delivered in writing to the Company at any time after (i) the six month anniversary of the date hereof, or (ii) the Merger Agreement is terminated, rescinded, abandoned or otherwise ceases to be in full force and effect, this Agreement shall be terminated and be null and void ab initio and the Exchanged Securities shall not be cancelled hereunder and shall remain outstanding as if this Agreement never existed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the adjustment to the Series A Conversion Price pursuant to Section 3(e)(iii) shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be reversed or otherwise affected by any termination of this Agreement, (y) the Company's obligations under Section 10 and Section 19 shall survive any such termination, and (z) no such termination shall affect any right, claim, liability or obligation arising from any breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination.
15. Conversion and Exercise Procedures. The form of Conversion Notice (as defined in the New Certificate of Designation) included in the New Certificate of Designation and the form of Exercise Notice (as defined in the New Preferred Warrants) sets forth the totality of the procedures required of the Holder in order to convert the New Warrant Preferred Shares and exercise the New Preferred Warrants, respectively. No legal opinion or other information or instructions shall be required of the Holder to convert the New Warrant Preferred Shares or exercise the New Preferred Warrants. The Company shall honor conversions of the New Warrant Preferred Shares and shall deliver the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the New Certificate of Designation. The Company shall honor exercises of the New Preferred Warrants and shall deliver the New Warrant Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the New Preferred Warrants. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Conversion Notice or Exercise Notice shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Conversion Notice or Exercise Notice form be required in order to convert the New Warrant Preferred Shares or exercise the New Preferred Warrant, as the case may be.
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16. Reservation of Shares. So long as any portion of the New Preferred Warrants or the New Warrant Preferred Shares remains outstanding, the Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than (a) 100% of the maximum number of New Warrant Preferred Shares issuable upon exercise of the New Preferred Warrants and (b) 100% of the maximum number of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares then outstanding (assuming for purposes hereof that (x) the New Warrant Preferred Shares are convertible at the Floor Price (as defined the New Certificate of Designation) then in effect, (y) dividends on the New Warrant Preferred Shares shall accrue through January 8, 2030 and will be converted in shares of Common Stock at a dividend conversion price equal to the Floor Price then in effect, and (z) any such conversion shall not take into account any limitations on the conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares set forth in the New Certificate of Designation) (the "Required Reserve Amount"); provided that at no time shall the number of shares of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as applicable, reserved pursuant to this Section 16 be reduced other than proportionally in connection with any conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares or exercise of any New Preferred Warrants, as applicable. If at any time the number of shares of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as applicable, authorized and reserved for issuance by the Company is not sufficient to meet the applicable Required Reserve Amount, the Company will promptly take all corporate action necessary to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of shares, including, without limitation, calling a special meeting of shareholders to authorize additional shares of Common Stock to meet the Company's obligations pursuant to the Exchange Documents, in the case of an insufficient number of authorized shares, obtain shareholder approval of an increase in such authorized number of shares, and voting the management shares of the Company in favor of an increase in the authorized shares of the Company to ensure that the number of authorized shares is sufficient to meet the applicable Required Reserve Amount.
17. Pledge of New Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the New Securities may be pledged by an Holder in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the New Securities, subject to the requirements of applicable laws. The pledge of New Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the New Securities hereunder, and no Holder effecting a pledge of New Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Exchange Document, including, without limitation, Section 6(f) hereof; provided that an Holder and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 6(f) hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of New Securities to such pledgee. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the New Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the New Securities to such pledgee by the Holder.
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18. Shareholder Approval. The Company shall either (x) if the Company shall have obtained the prior written consent of the requisite shareholders (the "Shareholder Consent") to obtain the Shareholder Approval (as defined below), inform the shareholders of the Company of the receipt of the Shareholder Consent by preparing and filing with the SEC, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but prior to the forty-fifth (45th) calendar day after the date hereof (or, if such filing is delayed by a court or regulatory agency, in no event later than ninety (90) calendar days after the date hereof), an information statement with respect thereto or (y) provide each shareholder entitled to vote at a special meeting of shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholder Meeting"), which shall be promptly called and held not later than ninety (90) days after the date hereof (the "Shareholder Meeting Deadline"), a proxy statement, in each case, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Holders. Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and Venturist Law, Ltd., at the expense of the Company, with the Company obligated to reimburse the expenses of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP incurred in connection therewith in an amount not to exceed $5,000 and the expenses of Venturist Law, Ltd. incurred in connection therewith in an amount not to exceed $5,000, respectively. The proxy statement, if any, shall solicit each of the Company's shareholder's affirmative vote at the Shareholder Meeting for approval of resolutions ("Shareholder Resolutions") providing for the issuance of all of the New Securities in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in the New Certificate of Designation) (such affirmative approval being referred to herein as the "Shareholder Approval", and the date such Shareholder Approval is obtained, the "Shareholder Approval Date"), and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit its shareholders' approval of such resolutions and to cause the Board of Directors of the Company to recommend to the shareholders that they approve such resolutions. The Company shall be obligated to seek to obtain the Shareholder Approval by the Shareholder Meeting Deadline. If, despite the Company's reasonable best efforts the Shareholder Approval is not obtained on or prior to the Shareholder Meeting Deadline, the Company shall cause an additional Shareholder Meeting to be held on or prior to sixty (60) days after the Shareholder Meeting Deadline. If, despite the Company's reasonable best efforts the Shareholder Approval is not obtained after such subsequent shareholder meetings, the Company shall cause an additional Shareholder Meeting to be held semi-annually thereafter until such Shareholder Approval is obtained.
19. Holding Period. For the purposes of Rule 144, the Company acknowledges that after giving effect to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the holding period of the Series A Preferred Shares (and upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement)) shall commence on the date of initial issuance of such Series A Preferred Shares, and the Company agrees not to take a position contrary to this Section 19. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, subject to the Holder's representations and warranties contained in Section 6 of this Agreement, the Series A Preferred Shares (and upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares) shall not be required to bear any restrictive legend and shall be freely transferable by the Holder pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144, provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Holder shall not be an affiliate of the Company and shall not have been an affiliate during the ninety (90) days preceding the date of any transfer. Upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms of the Series A Certificate of Designation, the Conversion Shares shall be freely tradeable by the Holder and shall be issued without any restricted legend.
20. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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21. Register; Transfer Agent Instructions; Legend.
(a) Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each Holder), a register for the New Preferred Warrants in which the Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the New Preferred Warrants has been issued (including the name and address of each transferee), the number of New Warrant Preferred Shares issuable upon exercise of any New Preferred Warrants held by such Person and the number of New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register open and available at all times during business hours for inspection of the Holder or its legal representatives.
(b) Transfer Agent Instructions. On or prior to the date hereof, the Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent") and, prior to obtaining any subsequent transfer agent, the Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to any subsequent transfer agent, in each case, in a form acceptable to the Holder (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions") to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at the Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), registered in the name of the Holder or its respective nominee(s), for the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Holder to the Company upon the conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares. The Company represents and warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 21(b) will be given by the Company to its Transfer Agent with respect to the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares, and that the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company, as applicable, to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Exchange Documents. If the Holder effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares, subject to applicable laws, the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its Transfer Agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Holder to effect such sale, transfer or assignment. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 21(b) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 21(b) that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall cause its counsel to issue each legal opinion referred to in the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions to the Transfer Agent as follows: (i) upon each conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares (unless such issuance is covered by a prior legal opinion previously delivered to the Transfer Agent), and (ii) on each date a registration statement with respect to the issuance or resale of any of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares is declared effective by the SEC. Any fees (with respect to the Transfer Agent, counsel to the Company or otherwise) associated with the issuance of such opinions or the removal of any legends on any of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares shall be borne by the Company.
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(c) Legends. The Holder understands that the New Preferred Warrants have been issued (or will be issued in the case of the New Warrant Preferred Shares and the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares) pursuant to an exemption from registration or qualification under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, and except as set forth below, the New Securities shall bear any legend as required by the "blue sky" laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
[NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE [EXERCISABLE][CONVERTIBLE] HAVE BEEN][THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN] REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
(d) Removal of Legends. Certificates evidencing New Securities shall not be required to contain the legend set forth in Section 21(c) above or any other legend (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such New Securities is effective under the 1933 Act, (ii) following any sale of such New Securities pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming neither the transferor nor the transferee is an affiliate of the Company), (iii) if such New Securities are eligible to be sold, assigned or transferred under Rule 144 (provided that the Holder provides the Company with reasonable assurances that such New Securities are eligible for sale, assignment or transfer under Rule 144 which shall not include an opinion of Holder's counsel), (iv) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer (other than under Rule 144), provided that the Holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel to the Holder, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the New Securities may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act or (v) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the 1933 Act (including, without limitation, controlling judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the SEC). If a legend is not required pursuant to the foregoing with respect to such New Securities, the Company shall no later than one (1) Trading Day (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade initiated on the date the Holder delivers such legended certificate representing such New Securities to the Company) following the delivery by the Holder to the Company or the transfer agent (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate representing such New Securities (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer, if applicable), together with any other deliveries from the Holder as may be required above in this Section 21(d), as directed by the Holder, either: (A) provided that the Company's transfer agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program and such New Securities are New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares, credit the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system or (B) if the Company's transfer agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program ("FAST"), issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the Holder, a certificate representing such New Securities that is free from all restrictive and other legends, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee (the date by which such credit is so required to be made to the balance account of the Holder's or the Holder's nominee with DTC or such certificate is required to be delivered to the Holder pursuant to the foregoing is referred to herein as the "Required Delivery Date", and the date such shares of Common Stock are actually delivered without restrictive legend to the Holder or the Holder's designee with DTC, as applicable, the "Share Delivery Date"). The Company shall be responsible for any transfer agent fees or DTC fees with respect to any issuance of New Securities or the removal of any legends with respect to any New Securities in accordance herewith.
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(e) Failure to Timely Deliver; Buy-In. If the Company fails, for any reason or for no reason, to issue and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Holder (or its designee) by the Required Delivery Date, if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, a certificate for the number of New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares to which the Holder is entitled and register such New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares on the Company's share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, to credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder's designee with DTC for such number of New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares submitted for legend removal by the Holder pursuant to Section 21(d) above (a "Delivery Failure"), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder on each day after the Share Delivery Date and during such Delivery Failure an amount equal to 2% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on or prior to the Required Delivery Date and to which the Holder is entitled, and (B) any trading price of the Common Stock selected by the Holder in writing as in effect at any time during the period beginning on the date of the delivery by the Holder to the Company of the applicable New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares and ending on the applicable Share Delivery Date. In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Required Delivery Date if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company's share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder's designee with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder submitted for legend removal by the Holder pursuant to Section 21(d) above, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder acquires (in an open market transaction, stock loan or otherwise) shares of Common Stock corresponding to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder is entitled to receive from the Company and has not received from the Company in connection with such Delivery Failure (a "Buy-In"), then the Company shall, within one (1) Trading Day after the Holder's request and in the Holder's discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, stock loan costs and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any, for the shares of Common Stock so acquired) (the "Buy-In Price"), at which point the Company's obligation to so deliver such certificate or credit the Holder's balance account shall terminate and such shares shall be cancelled, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to so deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates or credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder's designee with DTC representing such number of shares of Common Stock that would have been so delivered if the Company timely complied with its obligations hereunder and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder by the Required Delivery Date multiplied by (B) the lowest Closing Sale Price (as defined in the New Certificate of Designation) of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by the Holder to the Company of the applicable New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this clause (ii). Nothing shall limit the Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock (or to electronically deliver such shares of Common Stock) as required pursuant to the terms hereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any given Delivery Failure, this Section 21(e) shall not apply to the applicable Holder the extent the Company has already paid such amounts in full to the Holder with respect to such Delivery Failure pursuant to the analogous sections of the New Certificate of Designation.
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(f) FAST Compliance. While the New Warrant Preferred Shares or New Preferred Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall maintain a transfer agent that participates in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.
22. Variable Securities. Until the later of (x) the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing Date and (y) the date that no Series A Preferred Shares, New Warrant Preferred Shares or New Preferred Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any Subsequent Placement (as defined below) involving a Variable Rate Transaction. "Variable Rate Transaction" means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents (as defined below) either (A) at a conversion, exercise 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 Common Stock Equivalents, 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 Common Stock Equivalents 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, other than pursuant to a customary "weighted average" anti-dilution provision or (ii) enters into any agreement (including, without limitation, an equity line of credit) whereby the Company may sell securities at a future determined price (other than standard and customary "preemptive" or "participation" rights). The Holder 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. "Subsequent Placement" refers to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, issuing, offering, selling, granting any option or right to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any issuance, offer, sale, grant of any option or right to purchase or other disposition of) any equity security or any equity-linked or related security (including, without limitation, any "equity security" (as that term is defined under Rule 405 promulgated under the 1933 Act), any Common Stock Equivalents, any debt, any preferred stock or any purchase rights). The prohibition described in this Section 22 shall not be applicable to a traditional "at-the-market" offering within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the 1933 Act of the Company.
23. No Short Sales. The Holder hereby agrees that neither it, nor any person or entity acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, will engage in any Short Sales with respect to securities of the Company, excluding any sales marked "short exempt" or deemed "short" as a result of any breach by the Company of any term or condition of any Transaction Document (including, without limitation, the Series A Certificate of Designation and the New Certificate of Designation). For purposes of this Section, "Short Sales" shall include, without limitation, all "short sales" as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the 1934 Act, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges (other than pledges in the ordinary course of business as part of prime brokerage arrangements), forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers.
24. Reporting of Sales. The Holder will provide the Company, on the first day of each week for the period commencing on the date of the execution of this Agreement and ending on the date of the closing of the Polymath Acquisition, a reconciliation of the sales of shares of Common Stock by the Holder for the previous week.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Holder and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth on the signature page of the Holder below.
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| TRUGOLF HOLDINGS, INC. (F/K/A DEEP MEDICINE ACQUISITION CORP.) | ||
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Holder and the Company have executed this Agreement as of this [__________] of August, 2026.
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SANDTRAP OPPORTUNITIES LLC |
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Notice Address: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Conversion Amount of Series A Preferred Stock (but excluding any Make Whole Amount) as of this [_] day of August, 2026: _____________________ Aggregate Number of Shares of Series A Preferred Stock Issuable Upon Exercise of Series A Preferred Warrants prior to Exchange: _____________________ Aggregate Number of Shares of Series A Preferred Stock Issuable Upon Exercise of Series A Preferred Warrants after to Exchange: _____________________ Aggregate Number of Shares of Series B Preferred Stock Issuable Upon Exercise of New Preferred Warrants prior to Exchange: _____________________ Aggregate Number of Shares of Series B Preferred Stock Issuable Upon Exercise of New Preferred Warrants after to Exchange: _____________________ |
COMPANY DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE TO THE
SECOND AMENDMENT, WAIVER AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This Company Disclosure Schedule (this "Disclosure Schedule") is delivered by the Company to the Holders concurrently with the execution of, and in accordance with, the Second Amendment, Waiver and Exchange Agreement (the "Exchange Agreement") dated as of August 17, 2026, by and among TruGolf Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), and the Holders set forth on the signature pages thereto ("Holders"). Unless otherwise specified in this Disclosure Schedule, capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Disclosure Schedule shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Exchange Agreement. Further, the inclusion of any matter in this Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed an admission or otherwise to imply that any such matter is material for purposes of the Exchange Agreement.
Disclosures made in any section of the Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to be disclosed for purposes of, and shall qualify, the corresponding section or subsection of the Second Amendment, Waiver and Exchange Agreement, unless expressly provided herein or in the Exchange Agreement.
The information contained in this Disclosure Schedule is disclosed solely for the purposes of the Exchange Agreement. This Disclosure Schedule may include items or information which the Company is not required to disclose under the Exchange Agreement, and disclosure of such items or information shall not affect, directly or indirectly, the interpretation of the Exchange Agreement or the scope of the disclosure obligations thereunder. Inclusion of any item in the Disclosure Schedules does not constitute an admission or acknowledgement by the Company to any third party concerning any item or other matter disclosed herein.
Schedule 5(t)
A complaint captioned "Parker LaChance, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and derivatively on behalf of TruGolf Holdings, Inc. v. TruGolf Holdings, Inc.; Christopher Jones; B. Shaun Limbers; Humphrey P. Polanen; Riley Russell; AJ Redmer; Haynie & Company; SandTrap Opportunities LLC; ATW Opportunities Master Fund II, L.P.; ATW Partners Opportunities Management, LLC; Kerry Propper; and Antonio Ruiz-Giménez" was filed against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors, its independent registered public accounting firm, and certain investor entities and individuals in the United States District Court for the District of Utah, Case No. 2:26-cv-00695.
Exhibit A
EXECUTION VERSION
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES OF
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF
TRUGOLF HOLDINGS, INC.
TERMS OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
1. Designation and Number of Shares. There shall hereby be created and established a series of preferred stock of TruGolf Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), a Nevada corporation, designated as "Series B Convertible Preferred Stock" (the "Series B Convertible Preferred Stock"). The authorized number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Shares") shall be [_] ([_]) shares (including [_] ([_]) Preferred Shares issuable upon exercise of the Preferred Warrants). Each Preferred Share shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 32 below.
2. Ranking. Except to the extent that the Required Holders (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) expressly consent to the creation of Parity Stock (as defined below) or Senior Preferred Stock (as defined below) in accordance with Section 16, all shares of capital stock of the Company, other than the Series A Preferred Stock, shall be junior in rank to all Preferred Shares with respect to the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (such junior stock is referred to herein collectively as "Junior Stock"). For the avoidance of doubt, the Preferred Shares will, with respect to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, winding-up and dissolution, rank (A) junior to the Senior Preferred Stock, (B) on parity with the Parity Stock and (C) senior to the Junior Stock. The rights of all such shares of capital stock of the Company shall be subject to the rights, powers, preferences and privileges of the Preferred Shares. Without limiting any other provision of this certificate of designation (this "Certificate of Designation"), without the prior express consent of the Required Holders, voting separately as a single class, the Company shall not hereafter authorize or issue any additional or other shares of capital stock that is (i) of senior rank to the Preferred Shares in respect of the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (collectively, the "Senior Preferred Stock") (ii) of pari passu rank to the Preferred Shares in respect of the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (collectively, the "Parity Stock") or (iii) any Junior Stock having a maturity date or any other date requiring redemption or repayment of such shares of Junior Stock that is prior to the second anniversary of the Initial Issuance Date. In the event of the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, the Preferred Shares shall maintain their relative rights, powers, designations, privileges and preferences provided for herein and no such merger or consolidation shall result inconsistent therewith.
3. Dividends.
(a) From and after the first date of issuance of any Preferred Shares (the "Initial Issuance Date"), the Preferred Shares shall commence accruing dividends ("Dividends") at the Dividend Rate computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months. Dividends shall be payable in arrears on the first Trading Day of each Fiscal Quarter (each, an "Dividend Date") with the first Dividend Date being the first Trading Day of the initial Fiscal Quarter commencing after the Initial Issuance Date. Dividends shall be payable on each Dividend Date, to each record holder (each, a "Holder", and collectively, the "Holders") of Preferred Shares on the applicable Dividend Date, in shares of Common Stock ("Dividend Shares") so long as no Equity Conditions Failure exists; provided however, that the Company may, at its option following notice to each Holder, pay Dividends on any Dividend Date in cash ("Cash Dividends") or in a combination of a Cash Dividends and a payment in Dividend Shares or, so long as no Equity Conditions Failure exists, capitalize such Dividend by increasing the Stated Value of each Preferred Share (the "Capitalized Dividend") on such Dividend Date. The Company shall deliver a written notice (each, an "Dividend Election Notice") to each Holder of the Preferred Shares on or prior to the fifth (5th) Trading Day immediately prior to the applicable Dividend Date (the date such notice is delivered to all of the Holders, the "Dividend Notice Date") which notice (i) either (A) confirms that Dividend to be paid on such Dividend Date shall be paid entirely in Dividend Shares or (B) elects to pay a Cash Dividend or a combination of a Cash Dividend and a payment in Dividend Shares and specifies the amount of Dividend that shall be a Cash Dividend and the amount of Dividend, if any, that shall be paid in Dividend Shares or (C) elects to effect a Capitalized Dividend and (ii) to the extent Dividend Shares are being issued or a Capitalized Dividend is being effected, certifies that there has been no Equity Conditions Failure. If an Equity Conditions Failure exists as of the Dividend Notice Date, then unless the Company has elected to pay Cash Dividends, the Dividend Election Notice shall indicate that unless such applicable Holder waives the Equity Conditions Failure, the Dividend shall be paid as a Cash Dividend. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if no Equity Conditions Failure exists as of the Dividend Notice Date, but an Equity Conditions Failure occurs at any time prior to the Dividend Date, (A) the Company shall provide each Holder a subsequent notice to that effect and (B) unless such applicable Holder waives such Equity Conditions Failure, the Dividend shall be paid as a Cash Dividend. Dividend to be paid on a Dividend Date in Dividend Shares shall be paid in a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares (rounded to the nearest whole share) of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (1) the amount of Dividend payable on such Dividend Date less any Cash Dividend and (2) the Dividend Conversion Price in effect on the applicable Dividend Date.
(b) When any Dividend Shares are to be paid on a Dividend Date to a Holder, the Company shall (i) (A) provided that the Company's transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent") is participating in the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program ("FAST"), credit such aggregate number of Dividend Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled to such Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (B) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, issue and deliver on the applicable Dividend Date, to the address set forth in the register maintained by the Company for such purpose pursuant to the Exchange Agreements or to such address as specified by such Holder in writing to the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the applicable Dividend Date, a certificate, registered in the name of such Holder or its designee, for the number of Dividend Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled and (ii) with respect to each Dividend Date, increase the Stated Value of the Preferred Shares by the amount of any Capitalized Dividend (if applicable); provided that in the event of the Conversion Floor Price Condition, on the applicable Dividend Date the Stated Value of the remaining Preferred Shares of such Holder shall automatically increase, pro rata, by the applicable Dividend Floor Amount or, at the Company's option, the Company shall deliver the applicable Dividend Floor Amount to such applicable Holder on the applicable Dividend Date.
(c) Prior to the payment of Dividends on a Dividend Date, Dividends on the Preferred Shares shall accrue at the Dividend Rate and be payable by way of inclusion of the Dividends in the Conversion Amount on each Conversion Date in accordance with Section 4(b) or upon any redemption in accordance with Section 9 or upon any required payment upon any Bankruptcy Triggering Event. From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Triggering Event, the Dividend Rate in effect with respect to such determination shall automatically be increased to the Default Rate. In the event that such Triggering Event is subsequently cured (and no other Triggering Event then exists (including, without limitation, for the Company's failure to pay such Dividends at the Default Rate on the applicable Dividend Date)), the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective as of the calendar day immediately following the date of such cure; provided that the Dividends as calculated and unpaid at such increased rate during the continuance of such Triggering Event shall continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after the occurrence of such Triggering Event through and including the date of such cure of such Triggering Event.
4. Conversion. At any time after the Initial Issuance Date, each Preferred Share shall be convertible into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (the "Conversion Shares"), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4.
(a) Holder's Conversion Right. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(d), at any time or times on or after the Initial Issuance Date, each Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding Preferred Shares held by such Holder into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Conversion Shares in accordance with Section 4(c) at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Preferred Shares.
(b) Conversion Rate. Except as otherwise provided herein, the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of any Preferred Share pursuant to this Section 4 shall be determined by dividing (x) the Conversion Amount of such Preferred Share by (y) the Conversion Price (or, with respect to the conversion of any Make-Whole Amount, the Alternate Conversion Price as of the applicable Conversion Date (as defined below)) (the "Conversion Rate").
(i) For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the term "Conversion Amount" means, with respect to each Preferred Share, as of the applicable date of determination, the sum of (1) the Stated Value thereof plus (2) any Additional Amount thereon as of such date of determination plus (3) the Make-Whole Amount, if any, plus (4) any other amounts owed to such Holder pursuant to this Certificate of Designation or any other Exchange Document (as defined in the Exchange Agreements).
(ii) For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the term "Conversion Price" means, with respect to each Preferred Share, as of any Conversion Date or other date of determination, $10.00, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
(c) Mechanics of Conversion. The conversion of each Preferred Share shall be conducted in the following manner:
(i) Optional Conversion. To convert one or more Preferred Shares into Conversion Shares on any date (a "Conversion Date"), a Holder shall deliver (whether via electronic mail or otherwise), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion of the Preferred Share(s) subject to such conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the "Conversion Notice") to the Company. If required by Section 4(c)(ii), within two (2) Trading Days following a conversion of any such Preferred Shares as aforesaid, such Holder shall surrender to a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for delivery to the Company the original certificates, if any, representing the Preferred Shares (the "Preferred Share Certificates") so converted as aforesaid (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to the Preferred Shares in the case of its loss, theft or destruction as contemplated by Section 18(b)). On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall transmit by electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation and representation as to whether such shares of Common Stock may then be resold pursuant to Rule 144 or an effective and available registration statement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II, of receipt of such Conversion Notice to such Holder and the Transfer Agent, which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Conversion Notice in accordance with the terms set forth herein. On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following each date on which the Company has received a Conversion Notice (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade initiated on the applicable Conversion Date of such Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to such Conversion Notice) (the "Share Delivery Deadline"), the Company shall (1) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST and such shares of Common Stock (i) (A) may then be sold by the applicable Holder pursuant to an available and effective registration statement and (B) such Holder provides such documentation or other information evidencing the sale of the shares of Common Stock as the Company, the Transfer Agent or legal counsel to the Company shall reasonably request (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include the requirement of a medallion guarantee or a legal opinion) or (ii) may be sold by such Holder pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, as applicable (the "Resale Eligibility Conditions", which conditions for the avoidance of doubt do not apply to freely tradeable securities), credit such aggregate number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such conversion to such Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (2) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST or the Resale Eligibility Conditions are not satisfied, upon the request of such Holder, issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in such Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of such Holder or its designee, for the number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled; provided that in the event of the Conversion Floor Price Condition, on the applicable Conversion Date the Stated Value of the remaining Preferred Shares of such Holder shall automatically increase, pro rata, by the applicable Make-Whole Floor Amount or, at the Company's option, the Company shall deliver the applicable Make-Whole Floor Amount to such applicable Holder on the applicable Conversion Date. If the number of Preferred Shares represented by the Preferred Share Certificate(s) submitted for conversion pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) is greater than the number of Preferred Shares being converted, then the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than two (2) Trading Days after receipt of the Preferred Share Certificate(s) and at its own expense, issue and mail to such Holder (or its designee) by overnight courier service a new Preferred Share Certificate or a new Book-Entry (in either case, in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing the number of Preferred Shares not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion of Preferred Shares shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Conversion Shares on the Conversion Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder delivers a Conversion Notice to the Company prior to the date of issuance of Preferred Shares to such Holder, whereby such Holder elects to convert such Preferred Shares pursuant to such Conversion Notice, the Share Delivery Deadline with respect to any such Conversion Notice shall be the later of (x) the date of issuance of such Preferred Shares and (y) the first (1st) Trading Day after the date of such Conversion Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Certificate of Designation or the Registration Rights Agreement, after the effective date of a Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and prior to a Holder's receipt of the notice of a Grace Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), the Company shall cause the Transfer Agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to such Holder (or its designee) in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) with respect to which such Holder has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the particular Registration Statement to the extent applicable, and for which such Holder has not yet settled.
(ii) Company's Failure to Timely Convert. If the Company shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Deadline, either (I) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST or the Resale Eligibility Conditions are not satisfied, to issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a certificate for the number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder is entitled and register such Conversion Shares on the Company's share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST and the Resale Eligibility Conditions are satisfied, to credit such Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC for such number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder's conversion of any Conversion Amount (as the case may be) or (II) if the Registration Statement covering the resale of the Conversion Shares that are the subject of the Conversion Notice (the "Unavailable Conversion Shares") is not available for the resale of such Unavailable Conversion Shares and the Company fails to promptly, but in no event later than as required pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (x) notify such Holder and (y) deliver the shares of Common Stock electronically without any restrictive legend by crediting such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled pursuant to such conversion to such Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian system (the event described in the immediately foregoing clause (II) is hereinafter referred to as a "Notice Failure" and together with the event described in clause (I) above, a "Conversion Failure"), and if on or after such Share Delivery Deadline such Holder acquires (in an open market transaction, stock loan or otherwise) shares of Common Stock corresponding to all or any portion of the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon such conversion that such Holder is entitled to receive from the Company and has not received from the Company in connection with such Conversion Failure or Notice Failure, as applicable, then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Holder, the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Holder's request and in such Holder's discretion, either: (I) pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to such Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, stock loan costs and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so acquired (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of such Holder) (the "Buy-In Price"), at which point the Company's obligation to so issue and deliver such certificate (and to issue such Conversion Shares) or credit to the balance account of such Holder or such Holder's designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder's conversion hereunder (as the case may be) (and to issue such Conversion Shares) shall terminate, or (II) promptly honor its obligation to so issue and deliver to such Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Conversion Shares or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder's designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder's conversion hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (x) such number of shares of Common Stock multiplied by (y) the lowest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Conversion Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this clause (II). In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Share Delivery Deadline either (A) the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST or the Resale Eligibility Conditions are not satisfied, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a certificate and register such Conversion Shares on the Company's share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in the FAST and the Resale Eligibility Conditions are satisfied, the Transfer Agent shall fail to credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder's designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder's conversion hereunder or pursuant to the Company's obligation pursuant to clause (ii) below or (B) a Notice Failure occurs, then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Holder, (X) the Company shall pay in cash to such Holder on each day after the Share Delivery Deadline that the issuance of such Conversion Shares is not timely effected an amount equal to 1% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of Conversion Shares not issued to such Holder on or prior to the Share Delivery Deadline and to which such Holder is entitled, multiplied by (B) any trading price of the Common Stock selected by such Holder in writing as in effect at any time during the period beginning on the applicable Conversion Date and ending on the applicable Share Delivery Deadline and (Y) such Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Conversion Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned, as the case may be, all, or any portion, of such Preferred Shares that has not been converted pursuant to such Conversion Notice; provided that the voiding of a Conversion Notice shall not affect the Company's obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 4(c)(ii) or otherwise. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's failure to timely deliver certificates representing Conversion Shares (or to electronically deliver such Conversion Shares) upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares as required pursuant to the terms hereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any given Notice Failure and/or Conversion Failure, as applicable, this Section 4(c)(ii) shall not apply to a Holder to the extent the Company has already paid such amounts in full to such Holder with respect to such Notice Failure and/or Conversion Failure, as applicable, pursuant to the analogous sections of the Exchange Agreement.
(iii) Registration; Book-Entry. At the time of issuance of any Preferred Shares hereunder, the applicable Holder may, by written request (including by electronic-mail) to the Company, elect to receive such Preferred Shares in the form of one or more Preferred Share Certificates or in Book-Entry form. The Company (or the Transfer Agent, as custodian for the Preferred Shares) shall maintain a register (the "Register") for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Holders of each Preferred Share and the Stated Value of the Preferred Shares and whether the Preferred Shares are held by such Holder in Preferred Share Certificates or in Book-Entry form (the "Registered Preferred Shares"). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The Company and each Holder of the Preferred Shares shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Preferred Share for all purposes (including, without limitation, the right to receive payments and Dividends hereunder) notwithstanding notice to the contrary. A Registered Preferred Share may be assigned, transferred or sold only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register. Upon its receipt of a written request to assign, transfer or sell one or more Registered Preferred Shares by such Holder thereof, the Company shall record the information contained therein in the Register and issue one or more new Registered Preferred Shares in the same aggregate Stated Value as the Stated Value of the surrendered Registered Preferred Shares to the designated assignee or transferee pursuant to Section 18, provided that if the Company does not so record an assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be) of such Registered Preferred Shares within two (2) Business Days of such a request, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 4, following conversion of any Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms hereof, the applicable Holder shall not be required to physically surrender such Preferred Shares held in the form of a Preferred Share Certificate to the Company unless (A) the full or remaining number of Preferred Shares represented by the applicable Preferred Share Certificate are being converted (in which event such certificate(s) shall be delivered to the Company as contemplated by this Section 4(c)(ii)) or (B) such Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of Preferred Shares upon physical surrender of the applicable Preferred Share Certificate. Each Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Stated Value and Dividends converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and the dates of such conversions and/or payments (as the case may be) or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to such Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of a Preferred Share Certificate upon conversion. If the Company does not update the Register to record such Stated Value and Dividends converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and the dates of such conversions and/or payments (as the case may be) within two (2) Business Days of such occurrence, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such occurrence. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Company establishing the number of Preferred Shares to which the record holder is entitled shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. A Holder and any transferee or assignee, by acceptance of a certificate, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of any Preferred Shares, the number of Preferred Shares represented by such certificate may be less than the number of Preferred Shares stated on the face thereof. Each Preferred Share Certificate shall bear the following legend:
ANY TRANSFEREE OR ASSIGNEE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THE CORPORATION'S CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS RELATING TO THE SHARES OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE, INCLUDING SECTION 4(c)(ii) THEREOF. THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK STATED ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 4(c)(ii) OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS RELATING TO THE SHARES OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.
(iv) Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes. In the event that the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one Holder for the same Conversion Date and the Company can convert some, but not all, of such Preferred Shares submitted for conversion, the Company shall convert from each Holder electing to have Preferred Shares converted on such date a pro rata amount of such Holder's Preferred Shares submitted for conversion on such date based on the number of Preferred Shares submitted for conversion on such date by such Holder relative to the aggregate number of Preferred Shares submitted for conversion on such date. In the event of a dispute as to the number of Conversion Shares issuable to a Holder in connection with a conversion of Preferred Shares, the Company shall issue to such Holder the number of Conversion Shares not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 23. If a Conversion Notice delivered to the Company would result in a breach of Section 4(d) below, and the applicable Holder does not elect in writing to withdraw, in whole, such Conversion Notice, the Company shall hold such Conversion Notice in abeyance until such time as such Conversion Notice may be satisfied without violating Section 4(d) below (with such calculations thereunder made as of the date such Conversion Notice was initially delivered to the Company).
(d) Limitation on Beneficial Ownership.
(i) Beneficial Ownership. The Company shall not effect the conversion of any of the Preferred Shares held by a Holder, and such Holder shall not have the right to convert any of the Preferred Shares held by such Holder pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designation and any such conversion shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, such Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the "Maximum Percentage") of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by such Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted Preferred Shares beneficially owned by such Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any convertible notes, convertible preferred stock or warrants, including the Preferred Shares) beneficially owned by such Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 4(d). For purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of the Maximum Percentage shall take into account the concurrent exercise and/or conversion, as applicable, of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Holder and/or any other Attribution Party, as applicable. For purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a Holder may acquire upon the conversion of such Preferred Shares without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, such Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent, if any, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the "Reported Outstanding Share Number"). If the Company receives a Conversion Notice from a Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall notify such Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Conversion Notice would otherwise cause such Holder's beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 4(d), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, such Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such Conversion Notice. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of any Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including such Preferred Shares, by such Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to a Holder upon conversion of such Preferred Shares results in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which such Holder's and the other Attribution Parties' aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the "Excess Shares") shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and such Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, any Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage of such Holder to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to such Holder and the other Attribution Parties and not to any other Holder that is not an Attribution Party of such Holder. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designation in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by such Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to convert such Preferred Shares pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of convertibility. The provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph (or any portion of this paragraph) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 4(d) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of such Preferred Shares.
(ii) Principal Market Regulation. The Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of any Preferred Shares or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designation if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion of the Preferred Shares without breaching the Company's obligations under the rules and regulations the listing rules of the Principal Market (the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the "Exchange Cap"), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount. Until such approval is obtained, no Holder shall be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion of any Preferred Shares, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of (i) the Exchange Cap as of the Initial Issuance Date multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (1) the aggregate number of Preferred Shares issued to such Holder on the Initial Issuance Date, divided by (2) the aggregate number of shares of Preferred Shares and Parity Stock outstanding as of the Initial Issuance Date (with respect to each Holder, the "Exchange Cap Allocation"). In the event that any Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder's Preferred Shares, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Holder's Exchange Cap Allocation with respect to such portion of such Preferred Shares so transferred, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange Cap Allocation so allocated to such transferee. Upon conversion in full of a Holder's Preferred Shares, the difference (if any) between such Holder's Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to such Holder upon such Holder's conversion in full of such Preferred Shares shall be allocated, to the remaining holders of Preferred Shares and Parity Stock on a pro rata basis in proportion to the shares of Common Stock underlying the shares of preferred stock of the Company then held by each such holder of Preferred Shares and/or Parity Stock, as applicable.
(e) Right of Alternate Conversion Upon a Triggering Event.
(i) General. Subject to Section 4(d), at any time after the earlier of a Holder's receipt of a Triggering Event Notice (as defined below) and such Holder becoming aware of a Triggering Event and ending (such ending date, the "Alternate Conversion Right Expiration Date") on the tenth (10th) Trading Day after the later of (x) the date such Triggering Event is cured and (y) such Holder's receipt of a Triggering Event Notice that includes (I) a reasonable description of the applicable Triggering Event, (II) a certification as to whether, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, such Triggering Event is capable of being cured and, if applicable, a reasonable description of any existing plans of the Company to cure such Triggering Event and (III) a certification as to the date the Triggering Event occurred and, if cured on or prior to the date of such Triggering Event Notice, the applicable Alternate Conversion Right Expiration Date, such Holder may, at such Holder's option, by delivery of a Conversion Notice to the Company (the date of any such Conversion Notice, each an "Alternate Conversion Date"), convert all, or any number of Preferred Shares held by such Holder into shares of Common Stock at the Alternate Conversion Price (each, an "Alternate Conversion").
(ii) Mechanics of Alternate Conversion. On any Alternate Conversion Date, a Holder may voluntarily convert any number of Preferred Shares held by such Holder pursuant to Section 4(c) (with "Alternate Conversion Price" replacing "Conversion Price" for all purposes hereunder with respect to such Alternate Conversion and with "the applicable Required Premium multiplied by the Conversion Amount" replacing "Conversion Amount" in clause (x) of the definition of Conversion Rate in Section 4(b) above with respect to such Alternate Conversion) by designating in the Conversion Notice delivered pursuant to this Section 4(e)(ii) of this Certificate of Designation that such Holder is electing to use the Alternate Conversion Price for such conversion; provided that in the event of the Conversion Floor Price Condition, on the applicable Alternate Conversion Date the Stated Value of the remaining Preferred Shares of such Holder shall automatically increase, pro rata, by the applicable Alternate Conversion Floor Amount or, at the Company's option, the Company shall deliver the applicable Alternate Conversion Floor Amount to such applicable Holder on the applicable Alternate Conversion Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(e)(ii), but subject to Section 4(d), until the Company delivers to such Holder the shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled pursuant to the applicable Alternate Conversion of such Holder's Preferred Shares, such Preferred Shares may be converted by such Holder into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 4(c) without regard to this Section 4(e)(ii). In the event of an Alternate Conversion pursuant to this Section 4(e)(ii) of all, or any portion, of any Preferred Shares of a Holder, such Holder's damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties' inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for such Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 4(e)(ii), together the Alternate Conversion Price used in such Alternate Conversion, as applicable, is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of, such Holder's actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.
5. Triggering Events.
(a) General. Unless waived by the Holder, each of the following events shall constitute a "Triggering Event" and each of the events in clauses 5(a)(x), 5(a)(xi), and 5(a)(xii), shall constitute a "Bankruptcy Triggering Event":
(i) the failure of the applicable Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) to be filed with the SEC on or prior to the date that is five (5) days after the applicable Filing Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) or the failure of the applicable Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) days after the applicable Effectiveness Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement);
(ii) while the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) or such Registration Statement (or the prospectus contained therein) is unavailable to any holder of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) for sale of all of such holder's Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of five (5) consecutive days or for more than an aggregate of ten (10) days in any 365-day period (excluding days during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement));
(iii) the suspension from trading or the failure of the Common Stock to be trading or listed (as applicable) on an Eligible Market for a period of five (5) consecutive Trading Days;
(iv) the Company's (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure by delivery of the required number of shares of Common Stock within five (5) Trading Days after the applicable Conversion Date or exercise date (as the case may be) or (B) notice, written or oral, to any holder of Preferred Shares, including, without limitation, by way of public announcement or through any of its agents, at any time, of its intention not to comply, as required, with a request for conversion of any Preferred Shares into shares of Common Stock that is requested in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designation, other than pursuant to Section 4(c)(iv) hereof;
(v) except to the extent the Company is in compliance with Section 11(b) below, at any time following the tenth (10th) consecutive day that a Holder's Authorized Share Allocation (as defined in Section 11(a) below) is less than 200% of the number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder would be entitled to receive upon a conversion, in full, of all of the Preferred Shares then held by such Holder (assuming conversions at the Floor Price then in effect without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in this Certificate of Designation);
(vi) the Board fails to declare any Dividend to be paid on the applicable Dividend Date in accordance with Section 3;
(vii) the Company's failure to pay to any Holder any Dividend on any Dividend Date (whether or not declared by the Board) or any other amount when and as due under this Certificate of Designation (including, without limitation, the Company's failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder), the Exchange Agreements or any other Exchange Document or any other agreement, document, certificate or other instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (in each case, whether or not permitted pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS")), except, in the case of a failure to pay Dividends when and as due, in each such case only if such failure remains uncured for a period of at least two (2) Trading Days;
(viii) the Company fails to remove any restrictive legend on any certificate or any shares of Common Stock issued to the applicable Holder upon conversion or exercise (as the case may be) of any Securities (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) acquired by such Holder under the Exchange Documents as and when required by such Securities or the Exchange Agreement, as applicable, unless otherwise then prohibited by applicable federal securities laws, and any such failure remains uncured for at least five (5) days;
(ix) the occurrence of any default under, redemption of or acceleration prior to maturity of at least an aggregate of $750,000 of Indebtedness (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(x) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Company or any Subsidiary and, if instituted against the Company or any Subsidiary by a third party, shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days of their initiation;
(xi) the commencement by the Company or any Subsidiary of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal, state or foreign law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the execution of a composition of debts, or the occurrence of any other similar federal, state or foreign proceeding, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, the taking of corporate action by the Company or any Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action or the taking of any action by any Person to commence a Uniform Commercial Code foreclosure sale or any other similar action under federal, state or foreign law;
(xii) the entry by a court of (i) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary of a voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (ii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document adjudging the Company or any Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary under any applicable federal, state or foreign law or (iii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree, order, judgment or other similar document or any such other decree, order, judgment or other similar document unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days;
(xiii) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $750,000 are rendered against the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within sixty (60) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged, settled or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within sixty (60) days after the expiration of such stay; provided, however, any judgment which is covered by insurance or an indemnity from a credit worthy party shall not be included in calculating the $750,000 amount set forth above so long as the Company provides each Holder a written statement from such insurer or indemnity provider (which written statement shall be reasonably satisfactory to each Holder) to the effect that such judgment is covered by insurance or an indemnity and the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) will receive the proceeds of such insurance or indemnity within thirty (30) days of the issuance of such judgment;
(xiv) the Company and/or any Subsidiary, individually or in the aggregate, either (i) fails to pay, when due, or within any applicable grace period, any payment with respect to any Indebtedness in excess of $750,000 due to any third party (other than, with respect to unsecured Indebtedness only, payments contested by the Company and/or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) in good faith by proper proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP) or is otherwise in breach or violation of any agreement for monies owed or owing in an amount in excess of $750,000, which breach or violation permits the other party thereto to declare a default or otherwise accelerate amounts due thereunder, or (ii) suffer to exist any other circumstance or event that would, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, result in a default or event of default under any agreement binding the Company or any Subsidiary, which default or event of default would or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations (including results thereof), liabilities, properties, condition (including financial condition) or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate;
(xv) other than as specifically set forth in another clause of this Section 5(a), the Company or any Subsidiary breaches any representation or warranty in any material respect (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any covenant or other term or condition of any Exchange Document, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition that is curable, only if such breach remains uncured for a period of two (2) consecutive Trading Days;
(xvi) a false or inaccurate certification (including a false or inaccurate deemed certification) by the Company that either (A) the Equity Conditions are satisfied, (B) there has been no Equity Conditions Failure, or (C) as to whether any Triggering Event has occurred;
(xvii) any breach or failure in any respect by the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with any provision of Section 13 of this Certificate of Designation;
(xviii) any Preferred Shares remain outstanding on or after January 8, 2030 (the "Maturity Date");
(xix) any Change of Control occurs without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
(xx) any Material Adverse Effect occurs; or
(xxi) any provision of any Exchange Document shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the Company, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any Subsidiary, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company or any Subsidiary or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under one or more Exchange Documents.
(b) Notice of a Triggering Event. Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event with respect to the Preferred Shares, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days deliver written notice thereof via electronic mail and overnight courier (with next day delivery specified) (a "Triggering Event Notice") to each Holder.
(c) Mandatory Redemption upon Bankruptcy Triggering Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, and notwithstanding any conversion that is then required or in process, upon any Bankruptcy Triggering Event, the Company shall immediately redeem, in cash, each of the Preferred Shares then outstanding at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (A) the Conversion Amount to be redeemed multiplied by (B) the Required Premium and (ii) the product of (X) the Conversion Rate (calculated using the lowest Alternate Conversion Price during the period commencing on the 20th Trading Day immediately preceding such public announcement and ending on the date the Company makes the entire redemption payment pursuant to this Section 5(b)) with respect to the Conversion Amount in effect immediately following the date of initial public announcement (or public filing of bankruptcy documents, as applicable) of such Bankruptcy Triggering Event multiplied by (Y) the product of (1) the Required Premium multiplied by (2) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding such Bankruptcy Triggering Event and ending on the date the Company makes the entire payment required to be made under this Section 5(b), without the requirement for any notice or demand or other action by any Holder or any other person or entity, provided that a Holder may, in its sole discretion, waive such right to receive payment upon a Bankruptcy Triggering Event, in whole or in part, and any such waiver shall not affect any other rights of such Holder or any other Holder hereunder, including any other rights in respect of such Bankruptcy Triggering Event or any right to conversion (or Alternate Conversion), as applicable.
6. Rights Upon Fundamental Transactions.
(a) Assumption. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designation and the other Exchange Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6 pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders, including agreements to deliver to each holder of Preferred Shares in exchange for such Preferred Shares a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Certificate of Designation, including, without limitation, having a stated value and dividend rate equal to the stated value and dividend rate of the Preferred Shares held by the Holders and having similar ranking to the Preferred Shares, and reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and (ii) the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designation and the other Exchange Documents referring to the "Company" shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designation and the other Exchange Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein and therein. In addition to the foregoing, upon consummation of a Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to each Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon conversion or redemption of the Preferred Shares at any time after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 7 and 15, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the conversion or redemption of the Preferred Shares prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which each Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had all the Preferred Shares held by each Holder been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Shares contained in this Certificate of Designation), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Holder may elect, at its sole option, by delivery of written notice to the Company to waive this Section 6 to permit the Fundamental Transaction without the assumption of the Preferred Shares. The provisions of this Section 6 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of the Preferred Shares.
(b) Notice of a Change of Control; Change of Control Election Notice. No sooner than the earlier of (x) twenty (20) Trading Days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control or (y) the public announcement of the entry into an agreement with respect to a Change of Control, nor later than ten (10) Trading Days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via electronic mail and overnight courier to each Holder (a "Change of Control Notice"). At any time during the period beginning after a Holder's receipt of a Change of Control Notice or such Holder becoming aware of a Change of Control if a Change of Control Notice is not delivered to such Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence (as applicable) and ending on twenty (20) Trading Days after the later of (A) the date of consummation of such Change of Control or (B) the date of receipt of such Change of Control Notice or (C) the date of the announcement of such Change of Control, such Holder may require, by delivering written notice thereof ("Change of Control Election Notice") to the Company (which Change of Control Election Notice shall indicate the number of Preferred Shares subject to such election), to have the Company exchange such Holder's Preferred Shares designated in such Change of Control Election Notice for consideration equal to the Change of Control Election Price, to be satisfied at the Company's election (such election to pay in cash or by delivery of the Rights (as defined below), a "Consideration Election"), in either (I) rights (with a beneficial ownership limitation in the form of Section 4(d) hereof, mutatis mutandis) (collectively, the "Rights"), convertible in whole, or in part, at any time, without the requirement to pay any additional consideration, at the option of the Required Holders, into such Corporate Event Consideration (as defined below) applicable to such Change of Control equal in value to the Change of Control Election Price (as determined with the fair market value of the aggregate number of Successor Shares (as defined below) issuable upon conversion of the Rights to be determined in increments of 10% (or such greater percentage as the applicable Holder may notify the Company from time to time) of the portion of the Change of Control Election Price attributable to such Successor Shares (the "Successor Share Value Increment"), with the aggregate number of Successor Shares issuable upon exercise of the Rights with respect to the first Successor Share Value Increment determined based on 70% of the VWAP of the Successor Shares on the date the Rights are issued and on each of the nine (9) subsequent Trading Days, in each case, the aggregate number of additional Successor Shares issuable upon exercise of the Rights shall be determined based upon a Successor Share Value Increment at 70% of the VWAP of the Successor Shares in effect for such corresponding Trading Day (such ten (10) Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the date the Rights are issued, the "Rights Measuring Period")), or (II) in cash; provided, that the Company shall not consummate a Change of Control if the Corporate Event Consideration includes capital stock or other equity interest (the "Successor Shares") either in an entity that is not listed on an Eligible Market or an entity in which the daily share volume for the applicable Successor Shares for each of the twenty (20) Trading Days prior to the date of consummation of such Change of Control is less than the aggregate number of Successor Shares issuable to all Holders upon conversion in full of the applicable Rights (without regard to any limitations on conversion therein, assuming the exercise in full of the Rights on the date of issuance of the Rights and assuming the VWAP of the Successor Shares for each Trading Day in the Rights Measuring Period is the VWAP on the Trading Day ended immediately prior to the time of consummation of the Change of Control). The Company shall give each Holder written notice of each Consideration Election at least twenty (20) Trading Days prior to the time of consummation of such Change of Control. Payment of such amounts or delivery of the Rights, as applicable, shall be made by the Company (or at the Company's direction) to each Holder on the later of (x) the second (2nd) Trading Day after the date of such request and (y) the date of consummation of such Change of Control (or, with respect to any Right, if applicable, such later time that holders of shares of Common Stock are initially entitled to receive Corporate Event Consideration with respect to the shares of Common Stock of such holder). Any Corporate Event Consideration included in the Rights, if any, pursuant to this Section 6(b) is pari passu with the Corporate Event Consideration to be paid to holders of shares of Common Stock and the Company shall not permit a payment of any Corporate Event Consideration to the holders of shares of Common Stock without on or prior to such time delivering the Right to the Holders in accordance herewith. Cash payments, if any, required by this Section 6(b) shall have priority to payments to all other stockholders of the Company in connection with such Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6(b), but subject to Section 4(d), until the applicable Change of Control Election Price is paid in full to the applicable Holder in cash or Corporate Event Consideration in accordance herewith, the Preferred Shares submitted by such Holder for exchange or payment, as applicable, under this Section 6(b) may be converted, in whole or in part, by such Holder into Common Stock pursuant to Section 4 or in the event the Conversion Date is after the consummation of such Change of Control, stock or equity interests of the Successor Entity substantially equivalent to the Company's shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 6. In the event of the Company's repayment or exchange, as applicable, of any of the Preferred Shares under this Section 6(b), such Holder's damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties' inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for a Holder. Accordingly, any Required Premium due under this Section 6(b) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of such Holder's actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in connection with any redemption hereunder at a time a Holder is entitled to receive a cash payment under any of the other Exchange Documents, at the option of such Holder delivered in writing to the Company, the applicable redemption price hereunder shall be increased by the amount of such cash payment owed to such Holder under such other Exchange Document and, upon payment in full or conversion in accordance herewith, shall satisfy the Company's payment obligation under such other Exchange Document.
7. Rights Upon Issuance of Purchase Rights and Other Corporate Events.
(a) Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 and Section 15 below, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all or substantially all of the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the "Purchase Rights"), then each Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of all the Preferred Shares (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Shares and assuming for such purpose that all the Preferred Shares were converted at the Alternate Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) held by such Holder immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights; provided, however, to the extent that such Holder's right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent of any such excess) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable) for the benefit of such Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times such Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right held similarly in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable)) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation.
(b) Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a "Corporate Event"), the Company shall make appropriate provision to ensure that each Holder will thereafter have the right, at such Holder's option, to receive upon a conversion of all the Preferred Shares held by such Holder (i) such securities or other assets (the "Corporate Event Consideration") to which such Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by such Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Shares set forth in this Certificate of Designation) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as such Holder would have been entitled to receive had the Preferred Shares held by such Holder initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate of an Alternate Conversion. Provision made pursuant the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. The provisions of this Section 7 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of the Preferred Shares set forth in this Certificate of Designation.
8. Rights Upon Issuance of Other Securities.
(a) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Issuance of Common Stock. If and whenever on or after the Exchange Date the Company grants, issues or sells (or enters into any agreement to grant, issue or sell), or in accordance with this Section 8(a) is deemed to have granted, issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including the granting, issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company, but excluding any Excluded Securities granted, issued or sold or deemed to have been granted, issued or sold) for a consideration per share (the "New Issuance Price") less than a price equal to the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such granting, issuance or sale or deemed granting, issuance or sale (such Conversion Price then in effect is referred to herein as the "Applicable Price") (the foregoing a "Dilutive Issuance"), then, immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the New Issuance Price. For all purposes of the foregoing (including, without limitation, determining the adjusted Conversion Price and the New Issuance Price under this Section 8(a)), the following shall be applicable:
(i) Issuance of Options. If the Company in any manner grants, issues or sells (or enters into any agreement to grant, issue or sell) any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting, issuance or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 8(a)(i), the "lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof" shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting, issuance or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof and (y) the lowest exercise price set forth in such Option for which one share of Common Stock is issuable (or may become issuable assuming all possible market conditions) upon the exercise of any such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof, minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Option (or any other Person) with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting, issuance or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof plus the value of any other consideration (including, without limitation, consideration consisting of cash, debt forgiveness, assets or any other property) received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Option (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof or upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or sells (or enters into any agreement to issue or sell) any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale (or the time of execution of such agreement to issue or sell, as applicable) of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 8(a)(ii), the "lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof" shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale (or pursuant to the agreement to issue or sell, as applicable) of the Convertible Security and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Security or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof and (y) the lowest conversion price set forth in such Convertible Security for which one share of Common Stock is issuable (or may become issuable assuming all possible market conditions) upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person) with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale (or the agreement to issue or sell, as applicable) of such Convertible Security plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable (including, without limitation, any consideration consisting of cash, debt forgiveness, assets or other property) by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof, and if any such issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Conversion Price has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 8(a), except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made by reason of such issuance or sale.
(iii) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase or exercise price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock increases or decreases at any time (other than proportional changes in conversion or exercise prices, as applicable, in connection with an event referred to in Section 8(a) below), the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Conversion Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate (as the case may be) at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 8(a)(iii), if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security (including, without limitation, any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Exchange Date) are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the shares of Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Conversion Price then in effect.
(iv) Calculation of Consideration Received. If any Option and/or Convertible Security and/or Adjustment Right is issued in connection with the issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company (as determined by the Required Holders, the "Primary Security", and such Option and/or Convertible Security and/or Adjustment Right, the "Secondary Securities" and the Secondary Security together with the Primary Security, each a "Unit"), together comprising one integrated transaction (or one or more transactions if such issuances or sales or deemed issuances or sales of securities of the Company either (A) have at least one investor or purchaser in common, (B) are consummated in reasonable proximity to each other and/or (C) are consummated under the same plan of financing), the aggregate consideration per share of Common Stock with respect to such Primary Security shall be deemed to be the lowest of (x) the purchase price of such Unit, (y) if such Primary Security is an Option and/or Convertible Security, the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Primary Security and (z) the lowest VWAP on any Trading Day during the five (5) Trading Day period (the "Adjustment Period") immediately following the public announcement of such Dilutive Issuance (for the avoidance of doubt, if such public announcement is released prior to the opening of the applicable Eligible Market on a Trading Day, such Trading Day shall be the first Trading Day in such five Trading Day period and if any Preferred Shares are converted, on any given Conversion Date during any such Adjustment Period, solely with respect to such Preferred Shares converted on such applicable Conversion Date, such applicable Adjustment Period shall be deemed to have ended on, and included, the Trading Day immediately prior to such Conversion Date). If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company for such securities will be the arithmetic average of the VWAPs of such security for each of the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities (as the case may be). The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the Required Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the "Valuation Event"), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Trading Days after the tenth (10th) day following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Required Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.
(v) Record Date. If the Company takes a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issuance or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase (as the case may be).
(b) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. Without limiting any provision of Section 7 or Section 15, if the Company at any time on or after the Exchange Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. Without limiting any provision of Section 7 or Section 15, if the Company at any time on or after the Exchange Date combines (by any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased. Any adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this Section 8(b) occurs during the period that a Conversion Price is calculated hereunder, then the calculation of such Conversion Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect such event.
(c) Holder's Right of Adjusted Conversion Price. In addition to and not in limitation of the other provisions of this Section 8(c), if the Company in any manner issues or sells or enters into any agreement to issue or sell, any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities (other than pursuant to a Permitted ATM) (any such securities, "Variable Price Securities") after the Subscription Date that are issuable pursuant to such agreement or convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock at a price which varies or may vary with the market price of the shares of Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to a fixed price, but exclusive of such formulations reflecting share splits, share combinations, and share dividends (each of the formulations for such variable price being herein referred to as, the "Variable Price"), the Company shall provide written notice thereof via electronic mail and overnight courier to each Holder on the date of such agreement and/or the issuance of such shares of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options, as applicable. From and after the date the Company enters into such agreement or issues any such Variable Price Securities, each Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion to substitute the Variable Price for the Conversion Price upon conversion of the Preferred Shares by designating in the Conversion Notice delivered upon any conversion of Preferred Shares that solely for purposes of such conversion such Holder is relying on the Variable Price rather than the Conversion Price then in effect. A Holder's election to rely on a Variable Price for a particular conversion of Preferred Shares shall not obligate such Holder to rely on a Variable Price for any future conversions of Preferred Shares.
(d) Stock Combination Event Adjustments. If at any time and from time to time on or after the Subscription Date there occurs any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Common Stock (each, a "Stock Combination Event", and the date of any Stock Combination Event being the "Stock Combination Event Date") and the Event Market Price is less than the Conversion Price then in effect (after giving effect to the adjustment in Section 8(c) above), then on the sixteenth (16th) Trading Day immediately following such Stock Combination Event Date, the Conversion Price then in effect on such sixteenth (16th) Trading Day (after giving effect to the adjustment in Section 8(b) above) shall be reduced (but in no event increased) to the Event Market Price. For the avoidance of doubt, if the adjustment in the immediately preceding sentence would otherwise result in an increase in the Conversion Price hereunder, no adjustment shall be made.
(e) Other Events. In the event that the Company (or any Subsidiary) shall take any action to which the provisions hereof are not strictly applicable, or, if applicable, would not operate to protect any Holder from dilution or if any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 8 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Board shall in good faith determine and implement an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price so as to protect the rights of such Holder, provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(a) will increase the Conversion Price as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 8, provided further that if such Holder does not accept such adjustments as appropriately protecting its interests hereunder against such dilution, then the Board and such Holder shall agree, in good faith, upon an independent investment bank of nationally recognized standing to make such appropriate adjustments, whose determination shall be final and binding absent manifest error and whose fees and expenses shall be borne by the Company.
(f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 8 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(g) Voluntary Adjustment by Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the Company may at any time any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, with the prior written consent of the Required Holder, reduce the then current Conversion Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board.
(h) Reset. If on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Initial Issuance Date (the "Reset Date"), the Conversion Price then in effect is greater than the arithmetic average of the VWAP of the Common Stock during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the Reset Date (the "Reset Price"), immediately after the close of the Principal Market on the Reset Date the Conversion Price shall automatically lower to such applicable Reset Price.
(i) SA Resets. On any SA Forced Exercise Notice Date (as defined in the Preferred Warrants) (each, a "SA Reset Date"), if (i) the Conversion Price then in effect is greater than the Minimum Price (as defined pursuant to Section 5635(d)(1)(A) of the Nasdaq Market Rules) of the Common Stock as of such applicable SA Reset Date (each, a "SA Reset Price"), immediately after the close of the Principal Market on such applicable SA Reset Date, and (ii) the Company has requested and the Holder has agreed to waive the Minimum Capitalization Condition (as defined in the Preferred Warrants) prior to the receipt of a SA Forced Exercise Notice (as defined in the Preferred Warrants), then the Conversion Price shall automatically lower to the SA Reset Price on the Trading Day prior the SA Forced Exercise Date (as defined in the Preferred Warrants). If the Holder unilaterally waives the Minimum Capitalization Condition (as defined in the Preferred Warrants) prior to the receipt of a SA Forced Exercise Notice (as defined in the Preferred Warrants), then the Holder shall not receive an adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(i) with respect to any given aggregate number of Preferred Shares subject to such SA Forced Exercise Notice (as defined in the Preferred Warrants) at such time as the Minimum Capitalization Condition is not satisfied.
9. Redemption at the Company's Election. At any time, the Company shall have the right to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Preferred Shares then outstanding (the "Company Optional Redemption Amount") on the Company Optional Redemption Date (each as defined below) (a "Company Optional Redemption"). The Preferred Shares subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 9 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price (the "Company Optional Redemption Price") equal to the greater of (i) the Conversion Amount being redeemed as of the Company Optional Redemption Date and (ii) solely during the occurrence and continuance of an Equity Conditions Failure, the product of (1) the Conversion Rate with respect to the Conversion Amount being redeemed as of the Company Optional Redemption Date multiplied by (2) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding such Company Optional Redemption Notice Date and ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date the Company makes the entire payment required to be made under this Section 9. The Company may exercise its right to require redemption under this Section 9 by delivering a written notice thereof by electronic mail and overnight courier to all, but not less than all, of the Holders (the "Company Optional Redemption Notice" and the date all of the Holders received such notice is referred to as the "Company Optional Redemption Notice Date"). Such Company Optional Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable; provided that the Company Optional Redemption Notice may be conditioned upon the consummation of a refinancing transaction or a Going Private Transaction. The Company Optional Redemption Notice shall (x) state the date on which the Company Optional Redemption shall occur (the "Company Optional Redemption Date") which date shall not be less than ten (10) Trading Days nor more than twenty (20) Trading Days following the Company Optional Redemption Notice Date, and (y) state the aggregate Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares which is being redeemed in such Company Optional Redemption from such Holder and all of the other Holders of the Preferred Shares pursuant to this Section 9 on the Company Optional Redemption Date. The Company shall deliver the applicable Company Optional Redemption Price to each Holder in cash on the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, at any time prior to the date the Company Optional Redemption Price is paid, in full, the Company Optional Redemption Amount may be converted, in whole or in part, by any Holder into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 4. All Conversion Amounts converted by a Holder after the Company Optional Redemption Notice Date shall reduce the Company Optional Redemption Amount of the Preferred Shares of such Holder required to be redeemed on the Company Optional Redemption Date. In the event of the Company's redemption of any of the Preferred Shares under this Section 9, a Holder's damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties' inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for such Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 9 is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of such Holder's actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall have no right to effect a Company Optional Redemption if any Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, but any Triggering Event shall have no effect upon any Holder's right to convert Preferred Shares in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to a Going Private Transaction, the Company may effect a Company Optional Redemption under this Section 9, but with "Change of Control Election Price" replacing "Company Optional Redemption Price" for all purposes in this Section 9 in connection therewith.
10. Noncircumvention. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation of the Company, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Certificate of Designation, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Certificate of Designation and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holders hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or the other Exchange Documents, the Company (a) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the conversion of any Preferred Shares above the Conversion Price then in effect, (b) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of Preferred Shares and (c) shall, so long as any Preferred Shares are outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of the Preferred Shares then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if after the sixty (60) calendar day anniversary of the Initial Issuance Date, each Holder is not permitted to convert such Holder's Preferred Shares in full for any reason (other than pursuant to restrictions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof), the Company shall use its best efforts to promptly remedy such failure, including, without limitation, obtaining such consents or approvals as necessary to effect such conversion into shares of Common Stock.
11. Authorized Shares.
(a) Reservation. So long as any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company shall at all times reserve at least 150% of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion, including without limitation, Alternate Conversions, of all of the Preferred Shares then outstanding at the Floor Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversions) (the "Required Reserve Amount"). The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders based on the number of the Preferred Shares held by each Holder on the Initial Issuance Date or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the "Authorized Share Allocation"). In the event that a Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder's Preferred Shares, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Holder's Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Preferred Shares shall be allocated to the remaining Holders of Preferred Shares, pro rata based on the number of the Preferred Shares then held by the Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder may allocate its Authorized Share Allocation to any other of the securities of the Company held by such Holder (or any of its designees) by delivery of a written notice to the Company.
(b) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If, notwithstanding Section 11(a) and not in limitation thereof, at any time while any of the Preferred Shares remain outstanding the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Shares at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Reserve Amount (an "Authorized Share Failure"), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company's authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Preferred Shares then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than seventy-five (75) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its best efforts to solicit its stockholders' approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal (or, if a majority of the voting power then in effect of the capital stock of the Company consents to such increase, in lieu of such proxy statement, deliver to the stockholders of the Company an information statement that has been filed with (and either approved by or not subject to comments from) the SEC with respect thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any such time of an Authorized Share Failure, the Company is able to obtain the written consent of a majority of the shares of its issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock to approve the increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, the Company may satisfy this obligation by obtaining such consent and submitting for filing with the SEC an Information Statement on Schedule 14C. Nothing contained in Section 11(a) or this Section 11(b) shall limit any obligations of the Company under any provision of the Exchange Agreements or Registration Rights Agreement.
12. Voting Rights. The holders of the Preferred Shares shall have no voting power and no right to vote on any matter at any time, either as a separate series or class or together with any other series or class of share of capital stock, and shall not be entitled to call a meeting of such holders for any purpose nor shall they be entitled to participate in any meeting of the holders of Common Stock, except as provided in this Section 16 and Section 20 or as otherwise required by the NRS. To the extent that under the NRS the vote of the holders of the Preferred Shares, voting separately as a class or series, as applicable, is required to authorize a given action of the Company, the affirmative vote or consent of the Required Holders of the Preferred Shares, voting together in the aggregate and not in separate series unless required under the NRS, represented at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is presented or by written consent of the Required Holders (except as otherwise may be required under the NRS), voting together in the aggregate and not in separate series unless required under the NRS, shall constitute the approval of such action by both the class or the series, as applicable. Holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to written notice of all stockholder meetings or written consents (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to stockholders) with respect to which they would be entitled to vote, which notice would be provided pursuant to the Company's bylaws (the "Bylaws") and the NRS.
13. Covenants.
(a) Incurrence of Indebtedness. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, incur or guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness).
(b) Existence of Liens. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, allow or suffer to exist any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, "Liens") other than Permitted Liens.
(c) Restricted Payments and Investments. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, redeem, defease, repurchase, repay or make any payments in respect of, by the payment of cash or cash equivalents (in whole or in part, whether by way of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions or otherwise), all or any portion of any Indebtedness (other pursuant to this Certificate of Designation) whether by way of payment in respect of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on, such Indebtedness or make any Investment, as applicable, if at the time such payment with respect to such Indebtedness and/or Investment, as applicable, is due or is otherwise made or, after giving effect to such payment, (i) an event constituting a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing or (ii) an event that with the passage of time and without being cured would constitute a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing.
(d) Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of its capital stock (other than as required by this Certificate of Designation), provided that the cashless or net exercise of any Options or Convertible Securities, or the withholding of Common Stock in the ordinary course of business in connection with the exercise or vesting of any stock options or restricted stock units, shall not be deemed to be a redemption.
(e) Restriction on Transfer of Assets. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, spin-off, split-off, close, convey or otherwise dispose of any assets or rights of the Company or any Subsidiary owned or hereafter acquired whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, other than (i) sales, leases, licenses, assignments, transfers, conveyances and other dispositions of such assets or rights by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with its past practice, (ii) sales of inventory and product in the ordinary course of business and (iii) the divestment of any assets (other than Cash and Cash equivalents) held as of the date of this Certificate of Designation.
(f) Change in Nature of Business. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by or publicly contemplated to be conducted by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries on the Exchange Date or any business substantially related or incidental thereto. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, modify its or their corporate structure or purpose.
(g) Preservation of Existence, Etc. The Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to become or remain duly qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Maintenance of Properties, Etc. The Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its material properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to materially comply, at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder.
(i) Maintenance of Intellectual Property. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take all action necessary or advisable to maintain all of the Intellectual Property Rights of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that are necessary or material to the conduct of its business in full force and effect.
(j) Maintenance of Insurance. The Company shall maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated.
(k) Transactions with Affiliates. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease, transfer or exchange of property or assets of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any affiliate, except transactions in the ordinary course of business in a manner and to an extent consistent with past practice and necessary or desirable for the prudent operation of its business, for fair consideration and on terms no less favorable to it or its Subsidiaries than would be obtainable in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person that is not an affiliate thereof.
(l) Restricted Issuances. The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, (i) issue any Preferred Shares (other than as contemplated by the Exchange Agreements and this Certificate of Designation), (ii) issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under this Certificate of Designation or (iii) issue, grant or otherwise agree to issue, as applicable, any security of the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) with a New Issuance Price less than 120% of the Floor Price then in effect.
(m) Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Certificate of Designation; and (B) expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Holders by this Certificate of Designation, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
(n) Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall pay when due all material taxes, fees or other charges of any nature whatsoever (together with any related interest or penalties) now or hereafter imposed or assessed against the Company and its Subsidiaries or their respective assets or upon their ownership, possession, use, operation or disposition thereof or upon their rents, receipts or earnings arising therefrom (except where the failure to pay would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). The Company and its Subsidiaries shall file on or before the due date therefor all personal property tax returns (except where the failure to file would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries may contest, in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, taxes for which they maintain adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP.
(o) PCAOB Registered Auditor. At all times any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company shall have engaged an independent auditor to audit its financial statements that is registered with (and in compliance with the rules and regulations of) the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
(p) Section 3(a)(9) or 3(a)(10) Transaction. So long as any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company shall not enter into any transaction or arrangement structured in accordance with, based upon, or related or pursuant to, in whole or in part, either Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (other than the cashless exercise of Options in the ordinary course of business and the conversion of the Company's Class B common stock into Common Stock or involving the exchange of the Series A Preferred Stock) (a "3(a)(9) Transaction") or Section 3(a)(10) of the 1933 Act (a "3(a)(10) Transaction") other than the Exchange (as defined in the Exchange Agreements) contemplated under the Exchange Agreements. In the event that the Company does enter into, or makes any issuance of Common Stock related to a 3(a)(9) Transaction or a 3(a)(10) Transaction while any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, an additional special dividend shall immediately accrue with respect to any such Preferred Shares then outstanding equal to 10% of the Stated Value of such Preferred Shares as of such date of determination.
(q) Independent Investigation. At the request of the Required Holders either (x) at any time when a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, (y) upon the occurrence of an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute a Triggering Event or (z) at any time such Required Holders reasonably believe a Triggering Event may have occurred or be continuing, the Company shall hire an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by such Holder (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to investigate as to whether any breach of this Certificate of Designation has occurred (the "Independent Investigator"). If the Independent Investigator determines that such breach of this Certificate of Designation has occurred, the Independent Investigator shall notify the Company of such breach and the Company shall deliver written notice to each Holder of such breach. In connection with such investigation, the Independent Investigator may, during normal business hours, inspect all contracts, books, records, personnel, offices and other facilities and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the extent available to the Company after the Company uses reasonable efforts to obtain them, the records of its legal advisors and accountants and any books of account, records, reports and other papers not contractually required of the Company to be confidential or secret, or subject to attorney-client or other evidentiary privilege, and the Independent Investigator may make such copies and inspections thereof as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall furnish the Independent Investigator with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the business and properties of the Company as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall permit the Independent Investigator to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company with, and to make proposals and furnish advice with respect thereto to, the Company's officers, directors, key employees and independent public accountants or any of them (and by this provision the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss with such Independent Investigator the finances and affairs of the Company and any Subsidiaries), all at such reasonable times, upon reasonable notice, and as often as may be reasonably requested.
14. Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding-Up. In the event of a Liquidation Event, the Holders shall be entitled to receive in cash out of the assets of the Company, whether from capital or from earnings available for distribution to its stockholders (the "Liquidation Funds"), before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any of shares of Junior Stock, but pari passu with any Parity Stock then outstanding, an amount per Preferred Share equal to the greater of (A) 125% of the Conversion Amount of such Preferred Share on the date of such payment and (B) the amount per share such Holder would receive if such Holder converted such Preferred Share into Common Stock immediately prior to the date of such payment, provided that if the Liquidation Funds are insufficient to pay the full amount due to the Holders and holders of shares of Parity Stock, then each Holder and each holder of Parity Stock shall receive a percentage of the Liquidation Funds equal to the full amount of Liquidation Funds payable to such Holder and such holder of Parity Stock as a liquidation preference, in accordance with their respective certificate of designation (or equivalent), as a percentage of the full amount of Liquidation Funds payable to all holders of Preferred Shares and all holders of shares of Parity Stock. To the extent necessary, the Company shall cause such actions to be taken by each of its Subsidiaries so as to enable, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the proceeds of a Liquidation Event to be distributed to the Holders in accordance with this Section 14. All the preferential amounts to be paid to the Holders under this Section 14 shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any Liquidation Funds of the Company to the holders of shares of Junior Stock in connection with a Liquidation Event as to which this Section 14 applies.
15. Distribution of Assets. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7 and Section 8, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distributions of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to any or all holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (the "Distributions"), then each Holder, as holders of Preferred Shares, will be entitled to such Distributions as if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the Preferred Shares (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Shares and assuming for such purpose that the Preferred Share was converted at the Alternate Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for such Distributions (provided, however, that to the extent that such Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution would result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to such extent of any such excess) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of such Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times, if any, such Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).
16. Vote to Change the Terms of or Issue Preferred Shares. In addition to any other rights provided by law, except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares is required by law or by another provision of the Articles of Incorporation, without first obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting of the Required Holders, voting together as a single class, the Company shall not: (a) amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, its Articles of Incorporation or bylaws, or file any certificate of designations or articles of amendment of any series of shares of preferred stock, if such action would adversely alter or change in any respect the preferences, rights, privileges or powers, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the Preferred Shares hereunder, regardless of whether any such action shall be by means of amendment to the Articles of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation or otherwise; (b) increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the authorized number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock; (c) without limiting any provision of Section 2, create or authorize (by reclassification or otherwise) any new class or series of Senior Preferred Stock or Parity Stock; (d) purchase, repurchase or redeem any shares of Junior Stock (other than pursuant to the terms of the Company's equity incentive plans and options and other equity awards granted under such plans (that have in good faith been approved by the Board)); (e) without limiting any provision of Section 2, pay dividends or make any other distribution on any shares of any Junior Stock; (f) issue any Preferred Shares other than as contemplated hereby or pursuant to the Exchange Agreement; or (g) without limiting any provision of Section 14, whether or not prohibited by the terms of the Preferred Shares, circumvent a right of the Preferred Shares hereunder.
17. Transfer of Preferred Shares. A Holder may offer, sell or transfer some or all of its Preferred Shares without the consent of the Company subject only to the provisions of Section 6(f) of the Exchange Agreement.
18. Reissuance of Preferred Share Certificates and Book Entries.
(a) Transfer. If any Preferred Shares are to be transferred, the applicable Holder shall surrender the applicable Preferred Share Certificate to the Company (or, if the Preferred Shares are held in Book-Entry form, a written instruction letter to the Company), whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of such Holder a new Preferred Share Certificate (in accordance with Section 18(d)) (or evidence of the transfer of such Book-Entry), registered as such Holder may request, representing the outstanding number of Preferred Shares being transferred by such Holder and, if less than the entire outstanding number of Preferred Shares is being transferred, a new Preferred Share Certificate (in accordance with Section 18(d)) to such Holder representing the outstanding number of Preferred Shares not being transferred (or evidence of such remaining Preferred Shares in a Book-Entry for such Holder). Such Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of the Preferred Share Certificate or evidence of Book-Entry issuance, as applicable, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section 4(c)(i) following conversion or redemption of any of the Preferred Shares, the outstanding number of Preferred Shares represented by the Preferred Shares may be less than the number of Preferred Shares stated on the face of the Preferred Shares.
(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Preferred Share Certificate. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a Preferred Share Certificate (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the applicable Holder to the Company in customary and reasonable form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Preferred Share Certificate, the Company shall execute and deliver to such Holder a new Preferred Share Certificate (in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing the applicable outstanding number of Preferred Shares.
(c) Preferred Share Certificate and Book-Entries Exchangeable for Different Denominations and Forms. Each Preferred Share Certificate is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the applicable Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Preferred Share Certificate or Preferred Share Certificate(s) or new Book-Entry (in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing, in the aggregate, the outstanding number of the Preferred Shares in the original Preferred Share Certificate, and each such new Preferred Share Certificate and/or new Book-Entry, as applicable, will represent such portion of such outstanding number of Preferred Shares from the original Preferred Share Certificate as is designated in writing by such Holder at the time of such surrender. Each Book-Entry may be exchanged into one or more new Preferred Share Certificates or split by the applicable Holder by delivery of a written notice to the Company into two or more new Book-Entries (in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing, in the aggregate, the outstanding number of the Preferred Shares in the original Book-Entry, and each such new Book-Entry and/or new Preferred Share Certificate, as applicable, will represent such portion of such outstanding number of Preferred Shares from the original Book-Entry as is designated in writing by such Holder at the time of such surrender.
(d) Issuance of New Preferred Share Certificate or Book-Entry. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Preferred Share Certificate or a new Book-Entry pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designation, such new Preferred Share Certificate or new Book-Entry (i) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such Preferred Share Certificate or in such Book-Entry, as applicable, the number of Preferred Shares remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Preferred Share Certificate or new Book-Entry being issued pursuant to Section 18(a) or Section 18(c), the number of Preferred Shares designated by such Holder) which, when added to the number of Preferred Shares represented by the other new Preferred Share Certificates or other new Book-Entry, as applicable, issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Preferred Shares remaining outstanding under the original Preferred Share Certificate or original Book-Entry, as applicable, immediately prior to such issuance of new Preferred Share Certificate or new Book-Entry, as applicable, and (ii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Preferred Share Certificate or in such new Book-Entry, as applicable, which is the same as the issuance date of the original Preferred Share Certificate or in such original Book-Entry, as applicable.
19. Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Certificate of Designation shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of Designation and any of the other Exchange Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit any Holder's right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. No failure on the part of a Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by such Holder of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. In addition, the exercise of any right or remedy of a Holder at law or equity or under this Certificate of Designation or any of the documents shall not be deemed to be an election of such Holder's rights or remedies under such documents or at law or equity. The Company covenants to each Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by a Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). No failure on the part of a Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by such Holder of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. In addition, the exercise of any right or remedy of any Holder at law or equity or under Preferred Shares or any of the documents shall not be deemed to be an election of such Holder's rights or remedies under such documents or at law or equity. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holders and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, each Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to a Holder that is requested by such Holder to enable such Holder to confirm the Company's compliance with the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designation.
20. Payment of Collection, Enforcement and Other Costs. If (a) any Preferred Shares are placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or a Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Certificate of Designation with respect to the Preferred Shares or to enforce the provisions of this Certificate of Designation or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting Company creditors' rights and involving a claim under this Certificate of Designation, then the Company shall pay the costs reasonably incurred by such Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and disbursements. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that no amounts due under this Certificate of Designation with respect to any Preferred Shares shall be affected, or limited, by the fact that the purchase price paid for each Preferred Share was less than the original Stated Value thereof.
21. Construction; Headings. This Certificate of Designation shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holders and shall not be construed against any such Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Certificate of Designation are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Certificate of Designation. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms "including," "includes," "include" and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words "without limitation." The terms "herein," "hereunder," "hereof" and words of like import refer to this entire Certificate of Designation instead of just the provision in which they are found. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, all section references are to sections of this Certificate of Designation. Terms used in this Certificate of Designation and not otherwise defined herein, but defined in the other Exchange Documents, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Initial Issuance Date in such other Exchange Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Required Holders.
22. Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of a Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party. This Certificate of Designation shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and all Holders and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 22 shall permit any waiver of any provision of Section 4(d).
23. Dispute Resolution.
(a) Submission to Dispute Resolution.
(i) In the case of a dispute relating to a Closing Bid Price, a Closing Sale Price, a Conversion Price, a Dividend Conversion Price, an Alternate Conversion Price, a VWAP or a fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of a Conversion Rate, or the applicable redemption price (as the case may be) (including, without limitation, a dispute relating to the determination of any of the foregoing), the Company or the applicable Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via electronic mail (A) if by the Company, within three (3) Business Days after the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute or (B) if by such Holder, within three (3) Business Days after such Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If such Holder and the Company are unable to promptly resolve such dispute relating to such Closing Bid Price, such Closing Sale Price, such Conversion Price, such Dividend Conversion Price, such Alternate Conversion Price, such VWAP or such fair market value, or the arithmetic calculation of such Conversion Rate or such applicable redemption price (as the case may be), at any time after the third (3rd) Business Day following such initial notice by the Company or such Holder (as the case may be) of such dispute to the Company or such Holder (as the case may be), then such Holder may, with the consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), select an independent, reputable investment bank to resolve such dispute.
(ii) Such Holder and the Company shall each deliver to such investment bank (A) a copy of the initial dispute submission so delivered in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 23 and (B) written documentation supporting its position with respect to such dispute, in each case, no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) by the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date on which such Holder selected such investment bank (the "Dispute Submission Deadline") (the documents referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) are collectively referred to herein as the "Required Dispute Documentation") (it being understood and agreed that if either such Holder or the Company fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then the party who fails to so submit all of the Required Dispute Documentation shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank with respect to such dispute and such investment bank shall resolve such dispute based solely on the Required Dispute Documentation that was delivered to such investment bank prior to the Dispute Submission Deadline). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both the Company and such Holder or otherwise requested by such investment bank, neither the Company nor such Holder shall be entitled to deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank in connection with such dispute (other than the Required Dispute Documentation).
(iii) The Company and such Holder shall cause such investment bank to determine the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and such Holder of such resolution no later than ten (10) Business Days immediately following the Dispute Submission Deadline. The fees and expenses of such investment bank shall be borne by the party in whose favor the investment bank decides such dispute or, in the event that the investment bank determines that the applicable calculation is in between the amounts submitted by the Company and such Holder, then half of such fees and expenses shall be borne by the Company and half of such fees and expenses shall be borne by the Holder, and such investment bank's resolution of such dispute shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error.
(b) Miscellaneous. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) this Section 23 constitutes an agreement to arbitrate between the Company and each Holder (and constitutes an arbitration agreement) under the rules then in effect under § 7501, et seq. of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules ("CPLR") and that any Holder is authorized to apply for an order to compel arbitration pursuant to CPLR § 7503(a) in order to compel compliance with this Section 23, (ii) the terms of this Certificate of Designation and each other applicable Exchange Document shall serve as the basis for the selected investment bank's resolution of the applicable dispute, such investment bank shall be entitled (and is hereby expressly authorized) to make all findings, determinations and the like that such investment bank determines are required to be made by such investment bank in connection with its resolution of such dispute and in resolving such dispute such investment bank shall apply such findings, determinations and the like to the terms of this Certificate of Designation and any other applicable Exchange Documents, (iii) the applicable Holder (and only such Holder with respect to disputes solely relating to such Holder), in its sole discretion, shall have the right to submit any dispute described in this Section 23 to any state or federal court sitting in The Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, in lieu of utilizing the procedures set forth in this Section 23 and (iv) nothing in this Section 23 shall limit such Holder from obtaining any injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (including, without limitation, with respect to any matters described in this Section 23).
24. Notices; Currency; Payments.
(a) Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Certificate of Designation must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered on the earliest of: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by electronic mail (provided that such sent email is kept on file (whether electronically or otherwise) by the sending party and the sending party does not receive an automatically generated message from the recipient's email server that such e-mail could not be delivered to such recipient); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The mailing address and e-mail address for any such communications to the Company shall be: 60 North 1400 West. Centerville, Utah Attention: Christopher Jones, e-mail address: [email protected], or such other mailing address and/or e-mail address as the Company has specified by written notice given to each of the Holders in accordance with this Section 24 not later than five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. The mailing address and e-mail address for any such communications to any Holder shall be as set forth on such Holder's respective signature page to the Exchange Agreement, or such other mailing address and/or e-mail address as such Holder has specified by written notice given to the Company in accordance with this Section 24 not later than five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's e-mail containing the time, date and recipient's e-mail or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by e-mail or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(b) The Company shall provide each Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Certificate of Designation, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefore. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall give written notice to each Holder (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, or (B) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such Holder.
(c) Currency. All dollar amounts referred to in this Certificate of Designation are in United States Dollars ("U.S. Dollars"), and all amounts owing under this Certificate of Designation shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies (if any) shall be converted into the U.S. Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. "Exchange Rate" means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into U.S. Dollars pursuant to this Certificate of Designation, the U.S. Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the relevant date of calculation (it being understood and agreed that where an amount is calculated with reference to, or over, a period of time, the date of calculation shall be the final date of such period of time).
(d) Payments. Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Certificate of Designation, unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to wire transfer instructions that Holder shall provide to the Company in writing from time to time. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Certificate of Designation is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.
25. Waiver of Notice. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby irrevocably waives demand, notice, presentment, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Certificate of Designation and the Exchange Agreement.
26. Governing Law. This Certificate of Designation shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Nevada. Except as otherwise required by Section 23 above, the Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein (i) shall be deemed or operate to preclude any Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company's obligations to such Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of such Holder or (ii) shall limit, or shall be deemed or construed to limit, any provision of Section 23 above. THE COMPANY AND EACH HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
27. Judgment Currency.
(a) If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company in any court in any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 27 referred to as the "Judgment Currency") an amount due in U.S. Dollars under this Certificate of Designation, the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Trading Day immediately preceding:
(i) the date actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date: or
(ii) the date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 27(a)(ii) being hereinafter referred to as the "Judgment Conversion Date").
(b) If in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 27(a)(ii) above, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the applicable party shall pay such adjusted amount as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of US dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.
(c) Any amount due from the Company under this provision shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Certificate of Designation.
28. TAXES.
(a) All payments made by the Company hereunder or under any other Exchange Document shall be made in accordance with the terms of the respective Exchange Document and shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, withholding, deduction or other defense. Without limiting the foregoing, all such payments shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding (i) taxes imposed on the net income of a Holder by the jurisdiction in which such Holder is organized or where it has its principal lending office, (ii) with respect to any payments made by the Company hereunder, taxes (including, but not limited to, backup withholding) to the extent such taxes are imposed due to the failure of the applicable recipient of such payment to provide the Company with whichever (if any) is applicable of valid and properly completed and executed IRS Forms W-9, W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, and/or W-8IMY, when requested in writing by the Company, and (iii) with respect to any payments made by the Company, taxes to the extent such taxes are imposed due to the failure of the applicable recipient of such payment to comply with FATCA (all such nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities, collectively or individually, "Taxes"). If the Company shall be required to deduct or to withhold any Taxes from or in respect of any amount payable hereunder or under any other Exchange Document:
(i) the amount so payable shall be increased to the extent necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including Taxes on amounts payable to a Holder pursuant to this sentence) such Holder receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made,
(ii) the Company shall make such deduction or withholding,
(iii) the Company shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, and
(iv) as promptly as possible thereafter, the Company shall send such Holder an official receipt (or, if an official receipt is not available, such other documentation as shall be satisfactory to such Holder, as the case may be) showing payment. In addition, the Company agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Preferred Shares or any other Exchange Document (collectively, "Other Taxes").
(b) The Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold each Holder and each of their affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an "Indemnified Party") each Indemnified Party harmless from and against Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 28) paid by any Indemnified Party as a result of any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Preferred Shares or any other Exchange Document, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses for nonpayment, late payment or otherwise) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. This indemnification shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the date on which such Holder makes written demand therefor, which demand shall identify the nature and amount of such Taxes or Other Taxes.
(c) If the Company fails to perform any of its obligations under this Section 28, the Company shall indemnify such Holder for any taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable as a result of any such failure. The obligations of the Company under this Section 28 shall survive the repayment and/or conversion, as applicable, in full of the Preferred Shares and all other amounts payable with respect thereto.
(d) If any Indemnified Party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 28 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 28), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 28 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including taxes) of such Indemnified Party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such Indemnified Party, shall repay to such Indemnified Party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (d) (plus any penalties, interest, or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such Indemnified Party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (d), in no event will the Indemnified Party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (d) the payment of which would place the Indemnified Party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Indemnified Party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph (d) shall not be construed to require any Indemnified Party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
29. Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Designation so long as this Certificate of Designation as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
30. Maximum Payments. Without limitation Section 9(d) of the Exchange Agreement, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to the applicable Holder and thus refunded to the Company.
31. Stockholder Matters; Amendment.
(a) Stockholder Matters. Any stockholder action, approval or consent required, desired or otherwise sought by the Company pursuant to the NRS, the Articles of Incorporation, this Certificate of Designation or otherwise with respect to the issuance of Preferred Shares may be effected by written consent of the Company's stockholders or at a duly called meeting of the Company's stockholders, all in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the NRS. This provision is intended to comply with the applicable sections of the NRS permitting stockholder action, approval and consent affected by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
(b) Amendment. Except for Section 4(d)(i), which may not be amended or waived hereunder, this Certificate of Designation or any provision hereof may be amended by obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose, or written consent without a meeting in accordance with the NRS, of the Required Holders, voting separate as a single class, and with such other stockholder approval, if any, as may then be required pursuant to the NRS and the Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Except (a) to the extent otherwise expressly provided in this Certificate of Designation or the Articles of Incorporation with respect to voting or approval rights of a particular class or series of capital stock or (b) to the extent otherwise provided pursuant to the NRS, the holders of each outstanding class or series of shares of the Company shall not be entitled to vote as a separate voting group on any amendment to the terms of this Certificate of Designation with respect to which such class or series would otherwise be entitled under the NRS to vote as a separate voting group.
32. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(b) "1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(c) "Additional Amount" means, as of the applicable date of determination, with respect to each Preferred Share, all declared and unpaid Dividends on such Preferred Share.
(d) "Adjustment Right" means any right granted with respect to any securities issued in connection with, or with respect to, any issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale in accordance with Section 8(a)) of shares of Common Stock (other than rights of the type described in Section 7(a) hereof) that could result in a decrease in the net consideration received by the Company in connection with, or with respect to, such securities (including, without limitation, any cash settlement rights, cash adjustment or other similar rights).
(e) "Affiliate" or "Affiliated" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that "control" of a Person means the power directly or indirectly either to vote 10% or more of the stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.
(f) "Alternate Conversion Price" means, with respect to any Alternate Conversion that price which shall be the lowest of (i) the applicable Conversion Price as in effect on the applicable Conversion Date of the applicable Alternate Conversion, and (ii) the greater of (x) the Floor Price and (y) 90% of the lowest VWAP of the Common Stock during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the delivery or deemed delivery of the applicable Conversion Notice (such period, the "Alternate Conversion Measuring Period"). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock during such Alternate Conversion Measuring Period.
(g) "Alternate Conversion Floor Amount" means an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the higher of (I) the highest price that the Common Stock trades at on the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Alternate Conversion Date and (II) the applicable Alternate Conversion Price and (B) the difference obtained by subtracting (I) the number of shares of Common Stock delivered (or to be delivered) to such Holder on the applicable Share Delivery Deadline with respect to such Alternate Conversion from (II) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the applicable Conversion Amount that such Holder has elected to be the subject of the applicable Alternate Conversion, by (y) the applicable Alternate Conversion Price without giving effect to clause (x) of such definition.
(h) "Applicable Date" means the earlier to occur of (A) the effective date of a registration statement registering the resale by the Holders of the Required Registration Amount (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares then outstanding and (B) the date the Preferred Shares are eligible to be resold by the Holders (assuming such Holders are not then affiliates of the Company) without restriction under Rule 144 of the 1933 Act (in each case, without regard to any limitations on exercise herein).
(i) "Approved Stock Plan" means any equity incentive plan or agreement which has been approved by the Board prior to or subsequent to the Exchange Date pursuant to which shares of Common Stock and standard options to purchase Common Stock may be issued to any employee, officer, consultant or director for services provided to the Company in their capacity as such.
(j) "Attribution Parties" means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Initial Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by a Holder's investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of such Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with such Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock would or could be aggregated with such Holder's and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively such Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.
(k) "Bloomberg" means Bloomberg, L.P.
(l) "Book-Entry" means each entry on the Register evidencing one or more Preferred Shares held by a Holder in lieu of a Preferred Share Certificate issuable hereunder.
(m) "Business Day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to "stay at home", "shelter-in-place", "non-essential employee" or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any Governmental Authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
(n) "Cash" of the Company and its Subsidiaries on any date shall be determined from such Persons' books maintained in accordance with GAAP, and means, without duplication, the cash, cash equivalents and Eligible Marketable Securities accrued by the Company and its wholly owned Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on such date.
(o) "Change of Control" means any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any merger of the Company or any of its, direct or indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiaries with or into any of the foregoing Persons, (ii) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the shares of Common Stock in which holders of the Company's voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, are, in all material respects, the holders of the voting power of the surviving entity (or entities with the authority or voting power to elect the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities) after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification, or (iii) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(p) "Change of Control Election Price" means, with respect to any given Change of Control, such price equal to the greatest of (i) the product of (A) the Required Premium multiplied by (B) the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares subject to the applicable election, as applicable, (ii) the product of (A) the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares being redeemed or exchanged, as applicable, multiplied by (B) the quotient determined by dividing (I) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding the earlier to occur of (1) the consummation of the applicable Change of Control and (2) the public announcement of such Change of Control and ending on the date such Holder delivers the Change of Control Election Notice by (II) the Alternate Conversion Price then in effect, and (iii) the product of (A) the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares being redeemed multiplied by (B) the quotient of (I) the aggregate cash consideration and the aggregate cash value of any non-cash consideration per share of Common Stock to be paid to such holders of the shares of Common Stock upon consummation of such Change of Control (any such non-cash consideration constituting publicly-traded securities shall be valued at the highest of the Closing Sale Price of such securities as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control, the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control and the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the Trading Day immediately prior to the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control) divided by (II) the Conversion Price then in effect.
(q) "Closing Bid Price" and "Closing Sale Price" means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price (as the case may be) then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price (as the case may be) of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Required Holders. If the Company and the Required Holders are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 23. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions during such period.
(r) "Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement, which date is the date the Company initially issued the Preferred Shares pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement.
(s) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(t) "Common Stock" means (i) the Company's shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
(u) "Contingent Obligation" means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.
(v) "Conversion Floor Price Condition" means that the relevant Alternate Conversion Price or Dividend Conversion Price is being determined based on clause (x) of such definitions.
(w) "Convertible Securities" means any stock or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.
(x) "Default Rate" means, as applicable, (i) with respect to any payments of any Dividends hereunder in cash, fifteen percent (15%) per annum or (ii) with respect to any conversions of Dividends hereunder into shares (or otherwise satisfaction of any amounts outstanding hereunder in any non-cash consideration), eighteen percent (18%) per annum.
(y) "Dividend Conversion Price" means, with respect to any given Dividend Date, that price which shall be the lowest of (i) the applicable Conversion Price as in effect on the applicable Dividend Date, (ii) the greater of (x) the Floor Price and (y) 90% of the lowest VWAP of the Common Stock during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Date (such period, the "Dividend Conversion Measuring Period"). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock during such Dividend Conversion Measuring Period.
(z) "Dividend Floor Amount" means an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the higher of (I) the highest price that the Common Stock trades at on the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Dividend Date and (II) the applicable Dividend Conversion Price and (B) the difference obtained by subtracting (I) the number of shares of Common Stock delivered (or to be delivered) to such Holder on the applicable Share Delivery Deadline with respect to such Dividend Date from (II) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the applicable aggregate amount of such Dividend, by (y) the applicable Dividend Conversion Price without giving effect to clause (x) of such definition.
(aa) "Dividend Rate" means, as of any date of determination, ten percent (10%) per annum; provided, that if such Dividends are being paid in shares of Common Stock hereunder, such Dividends shall recalculated in connection with such issuance of shares of Common Stock at a deemed rate of twelve and one half percent (12.5%) per annum; provided, further, that each of the forgoing rates shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with Section 3.
(bb) "Eligible Market" means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market.
(cc) "Eligible Marketable Securities" as of any date means marketable securities which would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and which are permitted under the Company's investment policies as in effect on the Issuance Date or approved thereafter by the Company's Board of Directors.
(dd) "Equity Conditions" means, with respect to an given date of determination: (i) on each day during the period beginning five Trading Days prior to such applicable date of determination and ending on and including such applicable date of determination either (x) one or more Registration Statements filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective and the prospectus contained therein shall be available on such applicable date of determination (with, for the avoidance of doubt, any shares of Common Stock previously sold pursuant to such prospectus deemed unavailable) for the resale of all shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination, as applicable, in the event requiring this determination at the Alternate Conversion Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein) (each, a "Required Minimum Securities Amount"), in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement and there shall not have been during such period any Grace Periods (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) or (y) all Registrable Securities shall be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of the Preferred Shares) and no Current Information Failure (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) exists or is continuing; (ii) on each day during the period beginning thirty calendar days prior to the applicable date of determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination (the "Equity Conditions Measuring Period"), the Common Stock (including all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares) is listed or designated for quotation (as applicable) on an Eligible Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on an Eligible Market (other than suspensions of not more than two (2) days and occurring prior to the applicable date of determination due to business announcements by the Company) nor shall delisting or suspension by an Eligible Market have been threatened (with a reasonable prospect of delisting occurring after giving effect to all applicable notice, appeal, compliance and hearing periods) or reasonably likely to occur or pending as evidenced by (A) a writing by such Eligible Market notifying the Company of its intent to delist the Company (and not solely a notification that the Company has fallen below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Eligible Market) or (B) the Company falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements (after taking into effect the receipt of proceeds from the transaction subject to these Equity Conditions) of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation with no available grace period for curing such deficiencies, as applicable; (iii) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall have delivered all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares on a timely basis as set forth in Section 4 hereof and all other shares of capital stock required to be delivered by the Company on a timely basis as set forth in the other Exchange Documents; (iv) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating Section 4(d) hereof; (v) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating the rules or regulations of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable); (vi) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, no public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Fundamental Transaction shall have occurred which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated; (vii) the Company shall have no knowledge of any fact that would reasonably be expected to cause (1) any Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to not be effective or the prospectus contained therein to not be available for the resale of the applicable Required Minimum Securities Amount of Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement or (2) any Registrable Securities to not be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of the Preferred Shares) and no Current Information Failure exists or is continuing, (viii) none of the Holders shall be in possession of any material, non-public information provided to any of them by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates, employees, officers, representatives, agents or the like; (ix) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company otherwise shall have been in compliance with each, and shall not have breached any representation or warranty in any material respect (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any covenant or other term or condition of any Exchange Document, including, without limitation, the Company shall not have failed to timely make any payment pursuant to any Exchange Document; (x) there shall not have occurred any Volume Failure or Price Failure as of such applicable date of determination; (xi) on the applicable date of determination (A) no Authorized Share Failure shall exist or be continuing and the applicable Required Minimum Securities Amount of shares of Common Stock are available under the certificate of incorporation of the Company and reserved by the Company to be issued pursuant to this Certificate of Designation and (B) all shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination may be issued in full without resulting in an Authorized Share Failure; (xii) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred and there shall not exist a Triggering Event or an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute a Triggering Event; or (xiii) the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the event requiring the satisfaction of the Equity Conditions are duly authorized and listed and eligible for trading without restriction on an Eligible Market.
(ee) "Equity Conditions Failure" means on the date of determination, the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder).
(ff) "Event Market Price" means, with respect to any Stock Combination Event Date, 120% of the quotient determined by dividing (x) the sum of the VWAP of the Common Stock for each of the five (5) Trading Days with the lowest VWAP of the Common Stock during the fifteen (15) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the sixteenth (16th) Trading Day after such Stock Combination Event Date, divided by (y) five (5).
(gg) "Exchange Agreements" means, collectively, those certain Second Amendment, Waiver and Exchange Agreements, each by and between the Company and an initial Holder, dated as of August 17, 2026, as may be amended from time in accordance with the terms thereof.
(hh) "Exchange Documents" shall have the meaning as set forth in the Exchange Agreements.
(ii) "Exchange Date" means [____].
(jj) "Excluded Securities" means (i) shares of Common Stock or standard options to purchase Common Stock issued to directors, officers, consultants or employees of the Company for services rendered to the Company in their capacity as such pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan (as defined above), provided that (A) all such issuances (taking into account the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such options) after the Subscription Date in any calendar year pursuant to this clause (i) do not, in the aggregate, exceed more than 20% of the Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Subscription Date and (B) the exercise price of any such options is not lowered, none of such options are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder and none of the terms or conditions of any such options are otherwise materially changed in any manner that adversely affects any of the Holders; (ii) shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion or exercise of Convertible Securities or Options (other than standard options to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) issued prior to the Subscription Date, provided that the conversion price of any such Convertible Securities (other than standard options to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) is not lowered, none of such Convertible Securities or Options (other than standard options to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder and none of the terms or conditions of any such Convertible Securities or Options (other than standard options to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are otherwise materially changed in any manner that adversely affects any of the Holders; (iii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (including any Preferred Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Preferred Warrants) or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designation; (iv) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 31, 2023, as amended and restated through the Subscription Date, with DMAC Merger Sub Inc., a Nevada corporation and newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Bright Vision Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and (v) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable in connection with any bona fide strategic or commercial alliances, acquisitions, mergers, licensing arrangements, and strategic partnerships, provided, that (1) the primary purpose of such issuance is not to raise capital as reasonably determined, and (2) the purchaser or acquirer or recipient of the securities in such issuance solely consists of either (I) the actual participants in such strategic or commercial alliance, strategic or commercial licensing arrangement or strategic or commercial partnership, (II) the actual owners of such assets or securities acquired in such acquisition or merger or (III) the stockholders, partners, employees, consultants, officers, directors or members of the foregoing Persons, in each case, 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, and (IV) the number or amount of securities issued to such Persons by the Company shall not be disproportionate to each such Person's actual participation in (or fair market value of the contribution to) such strategic or commercial alliance or strategic or commercial partnership or ownership of such assets or securities to be acquired by the Company, as applicable.
(kk) "FATCA" means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Certificate of Designation (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
(ll) "Fiscal Quarter" means each of the fiscal quarters adopted by the Company for financial reporting purposes that correspond to the Company's fiscal year as of the date hereof that ends on December 31.
(mm) "Floor Price" means $0.73 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations and similar events), or, subject to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, such lower price as the Company and the Required Holders may agree, from time to time.
(nn) "Fundamental Transaction" means (A) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Subject Entity, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its "significant subsidiaries" (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) to one or more Subject Entities, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Subject Entities to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Subject Entities making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (iv) consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Subject Entities whereby all such Subject Entities, individually or in the aggregate, acquire, either (x) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all the Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that the Subject Entities become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, (B) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, allow any Subject Entity individually or the Subject Entities in the aggregate to be or become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in outstanding shares of Common Stock, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock not held by all such Subject Entities as of the date of this Certificate of Designation calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all such Subject Entities were not outstanding, or (z) a percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company sufficient to allow such Subject Entities to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other stockholders of the Company to surrender their shares of Common Stock without approval of the stockholders of the Company or (C) directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction.
(oo) "GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
(pp) "Going Private Transaction" means any Change of Control (i) pursuant to which, the Company (and the Successor Entity, if applicable) ceases to have any securities registered under the 1934 Act or (ii) that results in the purchase and/or cancellation of all of the Common Stock of the Company solely for cash (and not in whole, or in part, for any other securities of any Person).
(qq) "Group" means a "group" as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.
(rr) "Governmental Authority" means any federal, foreign, state, county, municipal, provincial, or local governmental authority, court, judicial body, arbitration tribunal, government or self-regulatory organization, commission, tribunal or organization, or any regulatory, administrative, or other agency, or any political or other subdivision, department, commission, board, bureau, branch, division, ministry, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.
(ss) "Indebtedness" means of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, including, without limitation, "capital leases" in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied for the periods covered thereby (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever in or upon any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) with respect to any asset or property owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above.
(tt) "Intellectual Property Rights" means, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, all of their rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, original works of authorship, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights and all applications and registrations therefor.
(uu) "Investment" means any beneficial ownership (including stock, partnership or limited liability company interests) of or in any Person, or any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person or the acquisition of all, or substantially all, of the assets of another Person or the purchase of any assets of another Person for greater than the fair market value of such assets.
(vv) "Liquidation Event" means, whether in a single transaction or series of transactions, the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or such Subsidiaries the assets of which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(ww) "Make-Whole Amount" means, as of any given date, with respect to any given Preferred Shares, and as applicable, in connection with any conversion, redemption or other repayment hereunder, an amount equal to the amount of additional Dividends that would accrue on any outstanding Preferred Shares at the Dividend Rate then in effect assuming for calculation purposes that such converted, redeemed or repaid Preferred Shares remained outstanding through and including the five year anniversary of the applicable date of issuance of such applicable Preferred Shares.
(uu) "Make-Whole Floor Amount" means an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the higher of (I) the highest price that the Common Stock trades at on the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Conversion Date and (II) the applicable Alternate Conversion Price and (B) the difference obtained by subtracting (I) the number of shares of Common Stock delivered (or to be delivered) to such Holder on the applicable Share Delivery Deadline with respect to such conversion of such Make-Whole Amount included in the applicable Conversion Amount that such Holder has elected to be the subject of the applicable conversion from (II) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) such Make-Whole Amount included in the applicable Conversion Amount that such Holder has elected to be the subject of the applicable conversion, by (y) the applicable Alternate Conversion Price without giving effect to clause (x) of such definition.
(yy) "Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, individually or taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or on the other Exchange Documents, or by the agreements and instruments to be entered into in connection therewith or on the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Exchange Documents.
(zz) "Options" means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(aaa) "Parent Entity" of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
(bbb) "Permitted A/R Indebtedness" means Indebtedness arising pursuant to an accounts receivable and/or purchase order factoring facility in which the sole recourse of such Indebtedness is to such accounts receivable and/or purchase order supporting such Indebtedness, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the difference of (x) $2 million and (y) the aggregate amount of any other Permitted Additional Indebtedness then outstanding.
(ccc) "Permitted ATM" shall mean an "at-the-market" offering within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5 million, pursuant to an agreement approved in writing by the Required Holders pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time after the date hereof both (x) at a price per share of Common Stock no less than 150% of the Floor Price and (y) an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock sold on any Trading Day not to exceed 5% of the aggregate daily trading volume of the Common Stock on such applicable Trading Day.
(ddd) "Permitted Additional Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company (including, without limitation, any Permitted A/R Indebtedness), in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed $2 million, sourced from Chris Jones or affiliates of the Company or through accounts receivable or purchase order factoring; provided that, at no time any Permitted Additional Indebtedness remains outstanding either (x) the Company fails to be in full compliance with the NASDAQ continuing listing standards and (y) the terms, conditions or existence of such Indebtedness could not reasonably be expected to result in the Company's failure to comply in full with the NASDAQ continuing listing standards at any time such Indebtedness remains outstanding.
(eee) "Permitted Indebtedness" means (i) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 5(s) to the Exchange Agreement, as in effect as of the Subscription Date, (ii) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens or unsecured but as described in clauses (iv) and (v) of the definition of Permitted Liens and (iii) Permitted Additional Indebtedness.
(fff) "Permitted Liens" means (i) any Lien for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) any statutory Lien arising in the ordinary course of business by operation of law with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent, (iii) any Lien created by operation of law, such as materialmen's liens, mechanics' liens and other similar liens, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (iv) Liens (A) upon or in any equipment acquired or held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such equipment or Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or lease of such equipment, or (B) existing on such equipment at the time of its acquisition, provided that the Lien is confined solely to the property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment, in either case, with respect to Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000, (v) Liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the Indebtedness secured by Liens of the type described in clause (iv) above, provided that any extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase, (vi) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payments of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods, (vii) Liens on any accounts receivable and/or purchase order supporting Permitted A/R Indebtedness then outstanding; and, (viii) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting a Triggering Event under Section 5(a)(xiii).
(ggg) "Person" means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.
(hhh) "Preferred Warrants" means the New Preferred Warrants, as defined in the Exchange Agreements.
(iii) "Price Failure" means, with respect to a particular date of determination, the VWAP of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the ten (10) Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination fails to exceed 75% of the Conversion Price on such date of determination (excluding for such purpose any temporary reductions in the Conversion Price made in accordance with Section 8(g)) (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions occurring after the Subscription Date). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions during any such measuring period.
(jjj) "Principal Market" means, as of any time of determination, the principal trading market, if any, in which the shares of Common Stock then trade.
(kkk) "Registration Rights Agreement" means that certain registration rights agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Company and the initial holders of the Preferred Shares relating to, among other things, the registration of the resale of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designation, as may be amended from time to time.
(lll) "Required Premium" means (x) solely if in connection with a Change of Control at a time no other Triggering Event exists, 105% or (y) otherwise, 125%.
(mmm) "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.
(nnn) "Securities" shall mean the Preferred Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.
(ooo) "Securities Purchase Agreement" means that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 2, 2024 (as may be amended, modified, restated, restructured or supplemented from time to time) by and among the Company and the investors signatory thereto.
(ppp) "Series A Preferred Stock" means (x) the series of convertible preferred stock of the Company designated as Series A Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, the terms of which are set forth in the Fourth Article, Section B., Section (3) of the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated March 11, 2026, and (y) any capital stock into which such preferred stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such preferred stock (other than a conversion of such preferred stock into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of such certificate of designations).
(qqq) "Stated Value" shall mean $1,000 per share, subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, reorganizations, reclassifications, combinations, subdivisions or other similar events occurring after the Initial Issuance Date with respect to the Preferred Shares.
(rrr) "Stock Combination Event" means the occurrence at any time and from time to time on or after the Subscription Date of any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Common Stock.
(sss) "Subject Entity" means any Person, Persons or Group or any Affiliate or associate of any such Person, Persons or Group.
(ttt) "Subscription Date" means August 17, 2026.
(uuu) "Subsidiary" shall have the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.
(vvv) "Successor Entity" means the Person (or, if so elected by the Required Holders, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Required Holders, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
(www) "Trading Day" means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that "Trading Day" shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the applicable Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.
(xxx) "Volume Failure" means, with respect to a particular date of determination, the aggregate daily dollar trading volume (as reported on Bloomberg) of the Common Stock on the Principal Market on any Trading Day during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination, is less than $50,000.
(yyy) "VWAP" means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded), during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its "VAP" function (set to 09:30 start time and 16:00 end time) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Required Holders. If the Company and the Required Holders are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 23. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.
33. Disclosure. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designation, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall on or prior to 9:00 am, New York city time on the Business Day immediately following such notice delivery date, publicly disclose such material, non-public information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to the applicable Holder explicitly in writing in such notice (or promptly (but no later than the next Business Day) following receipt of notice from such Holder, as applicable), and in the absence of any such written indication in such notice (or notification from the Company promptly (but no later than the next Business Day) following receipt of notice from such Holder), such Holder shall be entitled to presume that information contained in the notice does not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Nothing contained in this Section 33 shall limit any obligations of the Company, or any rights of any Holder, under Section 7 of the Exchange Agreement.
34. Absence of Trading and Disclosure Restrictions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Holder is a fiduciary or agent of the Company and that each Holder shall have no obligation to (a) maintain the confidentiality of any information provided by the Company or (b) refrain from trading any securities while in possession of such information in the absence of a written non-disclosure agreement signed by an officer of such Holder that explicitly provides for such confidentiality and trading restrictions. In the absence of such an executed, written non-disclosure agreement, the Company acknowledges that each Holder may freely trade in any securities issued by the Company, may possess and use any information provided by the Company in connection with such trading activity, and may disclose any such information to any third party.
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EXHIBIT I
TRUGOLF HOLDINGS, INC.
CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference is made to the Certificate of Designation of the Articles of Incorporation of TruGolf Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company") establishing the terms, preferences and rights of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value (the "Preferred Shares") of the Company (the "Certificate of Designation"). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of Preferred Shares indicated below into shares of common stock, $0.0001 value per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company, as of the date specified below.
| Date of Conversion: | ||
| Aggregate number of Preferred Shares to be converted: | ||
| Aggregate Stated Value of such Preferred Shares to be converted: | ||
| Aggregate accrued and unpaid Dividends with respect to such Preferred Shares to be converted: | ||
| AGGREGATE CONVERSION AMOUNT TO BE CONVERTED: |
Please confirm the following information:
| Conversion Price: | ||
| Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: |
☐ If this Conversion Notice is being delivered with respect to an Alternate Conversion, check here if Holder is electing to use the following Alternate Conversion Price:____________
Please issue the Common Stock into which the applicable Preferred Shares are being converted to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:
| ☐ Check here if requesting delivery as a certificate to the following name and to the following address: | ||
| Issue to: | ||
| ☐ Check here if requesting delivery by Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian as follows: | ||
| DTC Participant: | ||
| DTC Number: | ||
| Account Number: | ||
Date: _______________,_____
__________________
Name of Registered Holder
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Tax ID: | ||
| E-mail Address: | ||
EXHIBIT II
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Company hereby acknowledges this Conversion Notice, (a) certifies that the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock [are][are not] eligible to be resold by the applicable Holder either (i) pursuant to Rule 144 (subject to such Holder's execution and delivery to the Company of a customary 144 representation letter) or (ii) an effective and available registration statement and (b) hereby directs _________________ to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated _____________, 20__ from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by ________________________.
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| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
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Appendix B
THIRD AMENDMENT, WAIVER AND EXERCISE AGREEMENT
This Third Amendment, Waiver and Exercise Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of October 8, 2026, by and among TruGolf Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation with offices located at 60 North 1400 West, Centerville, Utah 84014 (the "Company") and the investor signatory hereto (the "Holder"), with reference to the following facts:
A. Prior to the date hereof, (a) the Company and the Holder and/or certain other investors (the "Other Holders", and together with the Holder, the "Holders") entered into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 2, 2024 (as may be amended, modified, restated, restructured or supplemented from time to time, each a "Securities Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which the Holder purchased, among other things, certain senior convertible notes (as amended, modified or waived prior to the date hereof, the "Notes") and certain warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (the "Warrants", together with the Notes, the "Original Securities"), and (b) the Company and each Holder entered into that certain Amendment and Exchange Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2025 (as may be amended, modified, or waived, from time to time, the "Series A Exchange Agreement", and collectively with those identical agreements executed by and between the Company and the Other Holders, the "Series A Exchange Agreements"), pursuant to which, among other things, the Holder acquired in exchange for the Original Securities, (i) certain shares (the "Series A Preferred Shares") of a series of convertible preferred stock of the Company designated as Series A Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), the terms of which are set forth in the Fourth Article, Section B., Section (3) of the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated March 11, 2026 (the "Series A Certificate of Designation"), which Series A Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of Common Stock, in accordance with the Series A Certificate of Designation (the "Series A Preferred Conversion Shares") and (ii) certain warrants to purchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Warrants", and collectively with the Series A Preferred Shares, the "Series A Securities").
B. Prior to the date hereof, the Company and the Holder entered into that certain Second Amendment, Waiver and Exchange Agreement, dated August 17, 2026 (the "Series B Exchange Agreement", and together with the similar agreements executed with any other holder of securities of the Company, the "Series B Exchange Agreements"), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Company authorized a new series of convertible preferred stock of the Company designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value, the terms of which are set forth in the certificate of designation for such series of preferred stock (the "Series B Certificate of Designation") in the form attached to the Series B Exchange Agreement as Exhibit A (together with any convertible preferred shares issued in replacement thereof in accordance with the terms thereof, the "Series B Preferred Stock"), which Series B Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Series B Certificate of Designation and (ii) the Company issued to the Holder a warrant to purchase such aggregate number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock as set forth on the signature page of the Holder attached to the Series B Exchange Agreement, in the form attached thereto as Exhibit B (the "Existing Series B Preferred Warrants", and such shares of Series B Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Existing Series B Preferred Warrants, including, without limitation, upon exercise or otherwise, collectively, the "Existing Series B Warrant Preferred Shares", and such shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Existing Series B Warrant Preferred Shares, collectively, the "Existing Series B Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares", collectively, with the Series A Preferred Conversion Shares, the "Conversion Shares"), in exchange for certain Series A Preferred Warrants previously issued to the Holder. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in the Series B Exchange Agreement.
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C. Prior to the date hereof, SandTrap Opportunities LLC assigned a portion of the Series A Preferred Warrants to SandTrap Opportunities II LLC under that certain Joinder and Assignment Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2026 attached hereto as Exhibit A, pursuant to which the assignee thereunder became a "Holder" under the Transaction Documents and the Exchange Documents.
D. The Company desires that the Holder exercise certain of the Existing Series B Preferred Warrants into such aggregate number of Existing Series B Warrant Preferred Shares as set forth on the signature page of the Holder attached hereto (the "Existing Warrant Exercise", and such aggregate number of Existing Series B Warrant Preferred Shares issuable in such Existing Warrant Exercise, the "Existing Preferred Warrant Share Amount");
E. As consideration for the Existing Warrant Exercise, the Company desires to issue to the Holder a new warrant (the "New Preferred Warrant"), in the form of the Existing Series B Preferred Warrants, exercisable into such aggregate number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock as set forth on the signature page of the Holder attached hereof (the "New Preferred Warrant Share Amount").
F. Concurrently herewith, the Company has also requested that each other Holder enter into amendment and exercise agreements in form and substance identical to this Agreement (each, as may be amended, modified, or waived, from time to time, a "Other Exercise Agreement", and collectively, the "Other Exercise Agreements", and together with this Agreement, the "New Exercise Agreements", and collectively with the Series A Exchange Agreements and the Series B Exchange Agreements, the "Exchange and Exercise Agreements").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Existing Warrant Exercise; Issuance of New Preferred Warrants.
(a) General. In consideration for the Holder consummating the Existing Warrant Exercise and the mutual covenants, representations and warranties herein, the Company shall issue to the Holder the New Preferred Warrant pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D ("Regulation D") as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the 1933 Act, to purchase up to the New Preferred Share Amount of Series B Preferred Stock (the "New Preferred Warrant Shares", and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the New Preferred Warrant Shares (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in the Series B Certificate of Designation), the "New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares", and together with the New Preferred Warrant and the New Preferred Warrant Shares, the "New Securities") (collectively, the "Exercise Transactions"). Upon due execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the Holder on the Effective Date, the Holder shall be deemed to have delivered an Exercise Notice with respect to the Existing Warrant Exercise (the cash amount to be paid in the Exiting Preferred Warrant Exercise, the "Existing Preferred Warrant Exercise Price"); provided, that, notwithstanding anything in the Existing Preferred Warrants to the contrary, the Company hereby instructs the Holder to net fund the payment of the Existing Preferred Warrant Exercise Price by the Legal Fee Amount (as defined below) and to pay the Legal Fee Amount directly to Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. The closing (the "Closing") of the Exercise Transactions shall take place by electronic exchange of executed documents. The date and time of the Closing (the "Closing Date") shall be on such date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and Holder.
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(b) Closing. Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2 below, the closing of the Exercise Transactions shall take place via the electronic exchange of documents, securities and signatures, one (1) Business Day (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation) after the initial date such conditions are satisfied or waived by the respective parties (or at such other time and place as the Company and the Holder mutually agree) (the "Closing" and such date, the "Closing Date").
2. Closing Conditions to the Closing.
(a) Conditions to the Holder's Obligations at the Closing. The obligation of the Holder to consummate the Closing is subject to the fulfillment (or waiver, at the sole option of the Holder), to the Holder's reasonable satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(i) Exercise Documents. The Company shall have duly executed and delivered to the Holder this Agreement, the New Registration Rights Agreement, copies of those certain Consents and Waivers (collectively, the "Consents", and individually, each a "Consent"), dated as of October 8, 2026, by and among the Company and the applicable Consenting Holder (as defined in each Consent), and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into or delivered by any of the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as may be amended from time to time (collectively, the "Exercise Documents") to which it is a party and the Company shall have issued to the Holder the New Preferred Warrants and the Existing Preferred Warrant Share Amount of Existing Series B Preferred Warrant Shares (the "Exercise Preferred Shares"), on the books and records of the Company.
(ii) Representations and Warranties. Each and every representation and warranty of the Company set forth herein shall be true and correct in all material respects (except where qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respect) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. The Holder shall have received a certificate, duly executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Holder in the form acceptable to the Holder.
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(iii) Issuance of Securities. At the Closing, the Company shall issue the New Preferred Warrants and the Exercise Preferred Shares on the books and records of the Company, with certificates with respect thereto delivered to the Holder no later than five (5) Trading Days after the Closing Date.
(iv) No Actions. No action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation shall have been instituted, threatened or proposed before any court, governmental agency or authority or legislative body to enjoin, restrain, prohibit or obtain substantial damages in respect of, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(v) Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory in substance and form to the Holder, and the Holder shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably request. The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third-party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the Exercise Transactions, including without limitation, those required by the Principal Market (defined hereafter), if any.
(vi) No RTO Triggering Event or Default. On each Trading Day during the fifteen (15) Trading Days immediately preceding the Closing Date and the Closing Date, (A) no RTO Triggering Event (as defined in the New Preferred Warrants) or event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an RTO Triggering Event shall have occurred (in each case, excluding any RTO Triggering Event waived in writing by the Holder) and (B) no material breach or default by the Company under any Exercise Document shall have occurred or be continuing, and (C) no event shall have occurred or exist that, with the passage of time, the giving of notice or both, would constitute any of the foregoing.
(vii) Eligible Market. On each Trading Day (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation) during the fifteen (15) Trading Days immediately preceding the Closing Date and the Closing Date, the Common Stock (I) shall be designated for quotation or listed on an Eligible Market (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation) and (II) shall not have been suspended.
(viii) Good Standing Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to the Holder a certificate evidencing the Company's good standing issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of the State of Nevada and a certificate of existence from each jurisdiction in which the Company conducts business and is required to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation, as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
(ix) Certified Charter. The Company shall have delivered to the Holder a certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation (as defined below) as certified by the Nevada Secretary of State within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
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(x) Secretary Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to the Holder a certificate, in the form acceptable to the Holder, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section 5(b) below as adopted by the Company's board of directors in a form reasonably acceptable to the Holder, (ii) the Articles of Incorporation of the Company and (iii) the Bylaws (as defined below) of the Company, each as in effect at the Closing.
(xi) Transfer Agent Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to such Holder a letter from the Company's transfer agent certifying the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Closing Date immediately prior to the Closing.
(xii) Listing. The New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares (A) shall be designated for quotation or listed (as applicable) on the Principal Market (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation) and (B) except as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents with respect to the Principal Market, shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (I) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (II) by falling below the minimum maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.
(xiii) Filings with Principal Market. The Company shall have filed the Listing of Additional Shares with the Principal Market to list or designate for quotation (as the case may be) the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares.
(xiv) Other. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have delivered to such Holder such other documents, instruments or certificates relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Holder or its counsel may reasonably request.
(b) Conditions to the Company's Obligations to the Closing. The obligation of the Company to consummate the Closing is subject to the fulfillment (or waiver, at the sole option of the Company), to the Company's reasonable satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing in question, of each of the following conditions:
(i) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Holder set forth herein shall be true and correct in all material respects (except where qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respect) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and the Holder shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Holder at or prior to the Closing Date.
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(ii) No Actions. No action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation shall have been instituted, threatened or proposed before any court, governmental agency or authority or legislative body to enjoin, restrain, prohibit, or obtain substantial damages in respect of, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(iii) Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory in substance and form to the Company and the Company shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as the Company may reasonably request.
3. Waiver; Acknowledgement and Consent.
(a) Waivers.
(i) The Holder hereby waives, in part, Section 16 of the Series B Exchange Agreement, such that the Required Reserve Amount (as defined in the Series B Exchange Agreement) shall be deemed to be (x) prior to the Shareholder Approval Date (as defined in the Series B Exchange Agreement), 5,400,000 Conversion Shares (a) 2,700,000 Conversion Shares are allocated to SandTrap Opportunities LLC and SandTrap Opportunities II LLC (the "SandTrap Reserve") and (b) 2,700,000 Conversion Shares are allocated to Greentree Financial Group, Inc. for conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares (the "Greentree Reserve"), and (y) from and after the Shareholder Approval Date, (a) 100% of the maximum number of shares of Existing Series B Warrant Preferred Shares and New Preferred Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Existing Series B Preferred Warrants and the New Preferred Warrants and (b) 100% of the maximum number of the shares of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Shares, Existing Series B Preferred Warrant Preferred Shares and the New Preferred Warrant Shares (collectively, the "Preferred Shares") then outstanding (assuming for purposes hereof that (x) the Preferred Shares are convertible at the Floor Price (as defined the applicable Certificate of Designation) then in effect, (y) dividends on the Preferred Shares shall accrue through the maturity date thereof and will be converted in shares of Common Stock at a dividend conversion price equal to the Floor Price then in effect, and (z) any such conversion shall not take into account any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Shares set forth in the applicable Certificate of Designation).
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(ii) The parties hereto hereby waive, in part, the Series A Certificate of Designation, such that following any conversion of all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares of a Holder (each, a "Final Conversion"), to the extent such Holder is entitled to receive a fraction of a Series A Preferred Share in accordance therewith as a result of an increase in the Stated Value (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation) of such remaining Series A Preferred Shares arising as a result of such Final Conversion (such aggregate amount, each, a "Final True-Up Amount"), in lieu thereof, the Company shall have the right, at its sole option, on or prior to the Share Delivery Deadline (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation) of such Final Conversion, to either (A) pay such Holder a cash amount equal to such Final True-Up Amount or (B) subject to Section 4(d)(i) of the Series A Certificate of Designation, deliver to such Holder such aggregate number of additional shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (x) such Final True-Up Amount, divided by (y) the Conversion Price (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation) (or Alternate Conversion Price (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation), as applicable) in such Final Conversion.
(iii) The parties hereto hereby waive, in part, the Series A Certificate of Designation, such that Section 8(d) thereof shall be restated as follows:
"If at any time and from time to time on or after the Subscription Date there occurs any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Common Stock (each, a "Stock Combination Event", and such date thereof, the "Stock Combination Event Date") and the Event Market Price is less than the Conversion Price then in effect (after giving effect to the adjustment in Section 8(a) above), then on the sixteenth (16th) Trading Day immediately following such Stock Combination Event (each, a "Stock Combination Adjustment Date"), the Conversion Price then in effect on such sixteenth (16th) Trading Day (after giving effect to the adjustment in Section 8(a) above) shall be reduced (but in no event increased) to the Event Market Price. For the avoidance of doubt, if the adjustment in the immediately preceding sentence would otherwise result in an increase in the Conversion Price hereunder, no adjustment shall be made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Holder requests to convert any Preferred Shares on any given date during a Stock Combination Measuring Period, solely with respect to such Preferred Shares being converted on such applicable Conversion Date, (a) such applicable Stock Combination Adjustment Date shall be deemed to mean such Conversion Date, (b) such applicable Stock Combination Measuring Period shall be deemed to have ended on the Trading Day immediately prior to such Conversion Date and (c) the applicable Event Market Price for such converted Preferred Shares shall be calculated pursuant to this Section 8(d). For the avoidance of doubt, following the calculation of the Event Market Price pursuant to this Section 8(d), the Company's obligations with regard to such converted Preferred Shares shall be deemed satisfied and no additional Event Market Price shall apply to such converted Preferred Shares."
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(iv) The parties hereto hereby waive, in part, the Series A Certificate of Designation, such that Section 32(ff) thereof shall be restated as follows:
""Event Market Price" means, with respect to any Stock Combination Event Date, 120% of the quotient determined by dividing (x) the sum of the VWAP of the Common Stock for each of the five (5) Trading Days with the lowest VWAP of the Common Stock during the fifteen (15) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the sixteenth (16th) Trading Day after such Stock Combination Event Date (such period, the "Stock Combination Measuring Period"), divided by (y) five (5). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock during such applicable Stock Combination Measuring Period."
(b) Acknowledgement and Consent. The Holder acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Effective Date: (i) the Existing Series B Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Existing Series B Warrant Preferred Shares and New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares or otherwise pursuant to the terms of the Series B Certificate of Designation; provided, that the terms of the Series B Certificate of Designation are not amended, modified or changed on or after the Effective Date (other than antidilution adjustments pursuant to the terms thereof in effect as of the date hereof) shall be deemed to be Excluded Securities under the Series A Certificate of Designation; (ii) the Exercise Preferred Shares, the Existing Series B Preferred Warrants and the New Preferred Warrant; provided, that the terms of the Series B Certificate of Designation are not amended, modified or changed on or after the Effective Date (other than antidilution adjustments pursuant to the terms thereof in effect as of the date hereof) shall be deemed to be Excluded Securities under the Series A Certificate of Designation; and (iii) neither of the securities described in clause (i) nor clause (ii) of this Section 3(b) shall be deemed to be Variable Price Securities under the Series A Certificate of Designation.
4. Amendments.
(a) Ratifications. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Exchange and Exercise Agreements and each other Exchange Document (as defined in the Exchange and Exercise Agreements), is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that on and after the Effective Date: (i) all references in the Exchange and Exercise Agreements to "this Agreement", "hereto", "hereof", "hereunder" or words of like import referring to such Exchange Agreement shall mean the applicable Exchange Agreement as amended by this Agreement and the Consents, and (ii) all references in the other Transaction Documents, to the applicable "Exchange Agreement", "thereto", "thereof", "thereunder" or words of like import referring to such Exchange Agreement shall mean the Exchange Agreement as amended by this Agreement and the Consents.
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(b) Amendments to Exchange Documents. On and after the Effective Date, each of the Exchange Documents (as defined in the Series B Exchange Agreements) (including, without limitation, the New Registration Rights Agreement) are hereby amended as follows:
(i) The defined term "New Preferred Warrant Shares" (as defined in each Series B Exchange Agreement) shall be amended to include the New Warrant Preferred Shares.
(ii) The defined term "New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares" (as defined in each Series B Exchange Agreement) shall be amended to include the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares.
(iii) The defined terms "Transaction Documents" and "Exchange Documents" are hereby each amended to include this Agreement and the Exercise Documents.
(iv) The defined term "Warrants" is hereby amended to include the New Preferred Warrants.
(v) The defined term "Warrant Shares" is hereby amended to include New Warrant Preferred Shares.
5. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Holder, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was formed, and has the requisite power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). As used in this Agreement, "Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations (including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any Subsidiary, individually or taken as a whole, (ii) the transactions contemplated hereby or in any of the other Exercise Documents or any other agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith or (iii) the authority or ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to perform any of their respective obligations under any of the Exercise Documents (as defined below). Other than the Persons (as defined below) set forth on Schedule 4(a) hereto the Company has no Subsidiaries. "Subsidiaries" means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (A) owns any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (B) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually referred to herein as a "Subsidiary". "Person" means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any Governmental Entity or any department or agency thereof.
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(b) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations (including, without limitation, the issuance of the New Preferred Warrants and Exercise Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms hereof, the reservation and issuance of the New Warrant Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and the reservation and issuance of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms of the Series B Certificate of Designation) under the Exercise Documents. The execution and delivery of the Exercise Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the New Preferred Warrants, in accordance with the terms hereof, the reservation and issuance of the New Warrant Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the New Preferred Warrants, and the reservation and issuance of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Series B Certificate of Designation, have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and, other than such filings required under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States (the "Required Approvals") no further filing, consent, or authorization is required by the Company or of its Board of Directors or its shareholders. This Agreement and the other Exercise Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(c) Issuance of New Securities. The issuance of the New Preferred Warrants are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the New Preferred Warrants shall be duly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, mortgages, defects, claims, liens, pledges, charges, taxes, rights of first refusal, encumbrances, security interests and other encumbrances (collectively "Liens") with respect to the issue thereof. Upon exercise of the Existing Series B Preferred Warrants into the Exercise Preferred Shares in accordance with the Existing Series B Preferred Warrants and the Series B Certificate of Designation, the New Warrant Preferred Shares issued to the Holder, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights or Liens with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Upon exercise of the New Preferred Warrants into the New Warrant Preferred Shares in accordance with the New Preferred Warrants and the Series B Certificate of Designation, the New Warrant Preferred Shares issued to the Holder, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights or Liens with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Upon conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares in accordance with the Series B Certificate of Designation, the Common Stock issued to the Holder upon such conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights or Liens with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Holder contained herein, the offer and issuance by the Company of the New Preferred Warrants are exempt from registration under the 1933 Act. As of the Effective Date, the Company shall have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock not less than the Required Reserve Amount (as defined below) for issuances of New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares pursuant to the Series B Certificate of Designation and New Warrant Preferred Shares issuable pursuant to the New Warrant Preferred Shares.
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(d) Securities Law Exemptions. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Holder contained herein, the offer and issuance by the Company of the New Preferred Warrants is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act, pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof, and applicable state securities laws.
(e) No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(i) The execution, delivery and performance of the Exercise Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the Articles of Incorporation (as defined below) (including, without limitation, any certificate of designation contained therein), Bylaws (as defined below), certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any capital stock or other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party for which a consent or waiver has not been obtained, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including, without limitation, foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market (the "Principal Market") and including all applicable foreign, federal and state laws, rules and regulations) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected.
(ii) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with (other than the Required Approvals), any Governmental Entity or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its respective obligations under or contemplated by the Exercise Documents, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company or any Subsidiary is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been or will be obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are aware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings contemplated by the Exercise Documents. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company is not in violation of the requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock in the foreseeable future. "Governmental Entity" means any nation, state, county, city, town, village, district, or other political jurisdiction of any nature, federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), multi-national organization or body; or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including any entity or enterprise owned or controlled by a government or a public international organization or any of the foregoing.
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(f) Acknowledgment Regarding Holder's Acquisition of New Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Holder is acting solely in the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to the Exercise Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that the Holder is not (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to its knowledge, an "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, "Rule 144")) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) to its knowledge, a "beneficial owner" of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act). The Company further acknowledges that the Holder is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Exercise Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by the Holder or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Exercise Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Holder's purchase of the New Securities. The Company further represents to the Holder that the Company's and each Subsidiary's decision to enter into the Exercise Documents to which it is a party has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company, each Subsidiary and their respective representatives.
(g) No Placement Agent. Other than as described to the Holder by the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with the offer or sale of the New Securities. The Company shall pay, and hold the Holder harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorney's fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim.
(h) No Integrated Offering. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, nor any Person acting on 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 New Securities to require approval of shareholders of the Company under any applicable shareholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated for quotation. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, their affiliates nor any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps that would cause the offering of any of the New Securities to be integrated with other offerings of securities of the Company.
(i) Dilutive Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares upon conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares in accordance with this Agreement and the Series B Certificate of Designation is, absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.
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(j) Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, interested shareholder, business combination, poison pill (including, without limitation, any distribution under a rights agreement), shareholder rights plan or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents or the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or otherwise which is or could become applicable to the Holder as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's issuance of the New Securities and the Holder's ownership of the New Securities. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any shareholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(k) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. During the two (2) years prior to the date hereof, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, proxy statements, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits and appendices included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC Documents"). The Company has delivered or has made available to the Holders or their respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of each of the SEC Documents not available on the EDGAR system. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, 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. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material, either individually or in the aggregate). The reserves, if any, established by the Company or the lack of reserves, if applicable, are reasonable based upon facts and circumstances known by the Company on the date hereof and there are no loss contingencies that are required to be accrued by the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board which are not provided for by the Company in its financial statements or otherwise. No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to any of the Holders which is not included in the SEC Documents (including, without limitation, information in the disclosure schedules to this Agreement) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made. The Company is not currently contemplating to amend or restate any of the financial statements (including, without limitation, any notes or any letter of the independent accountants of the Company with respect thereto) included in the SEC Documents (the "Financial Statements"), nor is the Company currently aware of facts or circumstances which would require the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements, in each case, in order for any of the Financial Statements to be in compliance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company has not been informed by its independent accountants that they recommend that the Company amend or restate any of the Financial Statements or that there is any need for the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements.
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(l) Absence of Certain Changes. Since the date of the Company's most recent financial statements contained in a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as applicable, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business, assets, liabilities, properties, operations (including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Since the date of the Company's most recent financial statements contained in a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as applicable, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any assets, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business or (iii) made any capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of business. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up.
(m) No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is reasonably expected to exist or occur with respect to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or condition (financial or otherwise), that (i) would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which has not been publicly announced, (ii) could have a material adverse effect on the Holder's investment hereunder or (iii) could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Articles of Incorporation, any certificate of designation, preferences or rights of any other outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Bylaws or their organizational charter, certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, Articles of Incorporation or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the foregoing, except in all cases for possible violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the two years prior to the date hereof, (i) the Common Stock has been listed or designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common Stock from the Principal Market. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(o) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, the Company's subsidiary or any director, officer, agent, employee, nor any other person acting for or on behalf of the foregoing (individually and collectively, a "Company Affiliate") have violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, nor has any Company Affiliate offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, to any officer, employee or any other person acting in an official capacity for any Governmental Entity to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office (individually and collectively, a "Government Official") or to any person under circumstances where such Company Affiliate knew or was aware of a high probability that all or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Government Official, for the purpose of:
(i) (A) influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his/her official capacity, (B) inducing such Government Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of his/her lawful duty, (C) securing any improper advantage, or (D) inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Entity, or
(ii) assisting the Company or its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(p) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
(q) Transactions With Affiliates. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no current or former employee, partner, director, officer or shareholder (direct or indirect) of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any associate, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any affiliate of any thereof, or any relative with a relationship no more remote than first cousin of any of the foregoing, is presently, or has ever been, (i) a party to any transaction with the Company or its Subsidiaries (including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services by, or rental of real or personal property from, or otherwise requiring payments to, any such director, officer or shareholder or such associate or affiliate or relative Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary course services as employees, officers or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries)) or (ii) the direct or indirect owner of an interest in any corporation, firm, association or business organization which is a competitor, supplier or customer of the Company or its Subsidiaries (except for a passive investment (direct or indirect) in less than 5% of the common stock of a company whose securities are traded on or quoted through an Eligible Market (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation)), nor does any such Person receive income from any source other than the Company or its Subsidiaries which relates to the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries or should properly accrue to the Company or its Subsidiaries. No employee, officer, shareholder or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or member of his or her immediate family is indebted to the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, nor is the Company or any of its Subsidiaries indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any of them, other than (i) for payment of salary for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, and (iii) for other standard employee benefits made generally available to all employees or executives (including stock option agreements outstanding under any stock option plan approved by the Board of Directors of the Company).
(r) Equity Capitalization.
(i) Definitions:
(1) "Common Stock" means (x) the Company's Class A shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (y) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
(2) "Preferred Stock" means (x) the Company's blank check preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, the terms of which may be designated by the board of directors of the Company in a certificate of designation and (y) any capital stock into which such preferred stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such preferred stock (other than a conversion of such preferred stock into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of such certificate of designation).
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(ii) Authorized and Outstanding Capital Stock. Schedule 4(r)(ii) sets forth as of the date hereof, the authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company as well as all outstanding equity linked securities, including all options, warrants, restricted stock units, Common Stock Equivalents. No shares of Common Stock are held in the treasury of the Company. "Common Stock Equivalents" mean any capital stock or other security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is at any time and under any circumstances directly or indirectly convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any capital stock or other security of the Company (including, without limitation, Common Stock) or any of its Subsidiaries.
(iii) Valid Issuance; Available Shares; Affiliates. All of such outstanding shares are duly authorized and have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. The SEC Documents disclose all securities that are, as of the date hereof, owned by Persons who are "affiliates" (as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act and calculated based on the assumption that only officers, directors and holders of at least 10% of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Stock are "affiliates" without conceding that any such Persons are "affiliates" for purposes of federal securities laws) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. To the Company's knowledge, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no Person owns 10% or more of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (calculated based on the assumption that all Common Stock Equivalents (as defined below), whether or not presently exercisable or convertible, have been fully exercised or converted (as the case may be) taking account of any limitations on exercise or conversion (including "blockers") contained therein without conceding that such identified Person is a 10% shareholder for purposes of federal securities laws).
(iv) Existing Securities; Obligations. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents: (A) none of the Company's or any Subsidiary's shares, interests or capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or Liens suffered or permitted by the Company or any Subsidiary; (B) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) except as set forth on Schedule 4(r)(iv), there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act; (D) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (E) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the New Securities; and (F) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.
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(v) Organizational Documents. The SEC Documents disclose true, correct and complete copies of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Articles of Incorporation"), and the Company's bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Bylaws"), and the terms of all Common Stock Equivalents and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
(s) Indebtedness and Other Contracts. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, except as set forth in the SEC Documents or on Schedule 4(s), (i) has any outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound, (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) has any financing statements securing obligations in any amounts filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) is in violation of any term of, or in default under, any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (v) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of the Company's officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents which are not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or could not have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) "Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including, without limitation, "capital leases" in accordance with GAAP) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above; and (y) "Contingent Obligation" means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.
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(t) Litigation. There is no action, suit, arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, other Governmental Entity, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' officers or directors, whether of a civil or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such, which could result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, other than as set forth on Section 5(t) of the Disclosure Schedules attached hereto. No director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has willfully violated 18 U.S.C. §1519 or engaged in spoliation in reasonable anticipation of litigation. Without limitation of the foregoing, there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any current or former director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Entity.
(u) Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(v) Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good. No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) promulgated under the 1933 Act) or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has notified the Company or any such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave the Company or any such Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer's employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary. No current (or former) executive officer or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer or other key employee (as the case may be) 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 federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Title.
(i) Real Property. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries holds good title to all real property, leases in real property, facilities or other interests in real property owned or held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Real Property") owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as applicable). The Real Property is free and clear of all Liens and is not subject to any rights of way, building use restrictions, exceptions, variances, reservations, or limitations of any nature except for (a) Liens for current taxes not yet due and (b) zoning laws and other land use restrictions that do not impair the present or anticipated use of the property subject thereto. Any Real Property held under lease by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(ii) Fixtures and Equipment. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as applicable) has good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, the tangible personal property, equipment, improvements, fixtures, and other personal property and appurtenances that are used by the Company or its Subsidiary in connection with the conduct of its business (the "Fixtures and Equipment"). The Fixtures and Equipment are structurally sound, are in good operating condition and repair, are adequate for the uses to which they are being put, are not in need of maintenance or repairs except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repairs and are sufficient for the conduct of the Company's and/or its Subsidiaries' businesses (as applicable) in the manner as conducted prior to the date hereof. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns all of its Fixtures and Equipment free and clear of all Liens except for (a) liens for current taxes not yet due and (b) zoning laws and other land use restrictions that do not impair the present or anticipated use of the property subject thereto.
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(x) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, original works of authorship, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights and all applications and registrations therefor ("Intellectual Property Rights") necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted and presently proposed to be conducted. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of others. There is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, being threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries regarding its Intellectual Property Rights. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements or claims, actions or proceedings. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights.
(y) Environmental Laws. (i) The Company and its Subsidiaries (A) are in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as defined below), (B) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (C) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term "Environmental Laws" means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, 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.
(ii) No Hazardous Materials:
(A) have been disposed of or otherwise released from any Real Property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in violation of any Environmental Laws; or
(B) are present on, over, beneath, in or upon any Real Property or any portion thereof in quantities that would constitute a violation of any Environmental Laws. No prior use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Real Property has occurred that violates any Environmental Laws, which violation would have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(iii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries knows of any other person who or entity which has stored, treated, recycled, disposed of or otherwise located on any Real Property any Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, such substances as asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls.
(iv) None of the Real Properties are on any federal or state "Superfund" list or Liability Information System ("CERCLIS") list or any state environmental agency list of sites under consideration for CERCLIS, nor subject to any environmental related Liens.
(z) Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has timely made or filed all foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has timely 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, except those being contested in good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all 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 and its Subsidiaries know of no basis for any such claim. The Company is not operated in such a manner as to qualify as a passive foreign investment company, as defined in Section 1297 of the Code.
(aa) Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintains internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the 1934 Act) that is effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including 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 and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the 1934 Act) that are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or correspondence from any accountant, Governmental Entity or other Person relating to any potential material weakness or significant deficiency in any part of the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(bb) Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc) Investment Company Status. The Company is not, and upon consummation of the sale of the New Securities will not be, an "investment company," an affiliate of an "investment company," a company controlled by an "investment company" or an "affiliated person" of, or "promoter" or "principal underwriter" for, an "investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(dd) Acknowledgement Regarding Holder's Trading Activity. It is understood and acknowledged by the Company that (i) following the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by the Exercise Documents, in accordance with the terms thereof, the Holder has not been asked by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to agree, nor has the Holder agreed with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to desist from effecting any transactions in or with respect to any securities of the Company, or "derivative" securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold any of the New Securities for any specified term provided that the Holder will not engage in any Short Sales (as defined herein); (ii) the Holder shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm's length counterparty in any "derivative" transaction; and (iii) the Holder may rely on the Company's obligation to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange, as applicable, of the New Securities as and when required pursuant to the Exercise Documents for purposes of effecting trading in the Common Stock of the Company. The Company further understands and acknowledges that following the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by the Exercise Documents pursuant to the 8-K Filing (as defined below) the Holder may engage in hedging and/or trading activities (including, without limitation, the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock) at various times during the period that the New Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value and/or number of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares deliverable with respect to the New Warrant Preferred Shares are being determined and such hedging and/or trading activities (including, without limitation, the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock), if any, can reduce the value of the existing shareholders' equity interest in the Company both at and after the time the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging and/or trading activities do not constitute a breach of this Agreement, the Series B Certificate of Designation or any other Exercise Document or any of the documents executed in connection herewith or therewith.
(ee) Manipulation of Price. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, (i) taken any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the New Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the New Securities, (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) paid or agreed to pay any Person for research services with respect to any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(ff) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has ever been, and so long as any of the New Warrant Preferred Shares are held by any of the Holders, shall become, a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code, and the Company and each Subsidiary shall so certify upon the Holder's request.
(gg) Transfer Taxes. On the date hereof, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the issuance and transfer of the New Preferred Warrant and Exercise Preferred Shares to be issued to the Holder hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.
(hh) Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "BHCA") and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve"). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
(ii) Illegal or Unauthorized Payments; Political Contributions. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the best of the Company's knowledge (after reasonable inquiry of its officers and directors), any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or other representatives of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other business entity or enterprise with which the Company or any Subsidiary is or has been affiliated or associated, has, directly or indirectly, made or authorized any payment, contribution or gift of money, property, or services, whether or not in contravention of applicable law, (i) as a kickback or bribe to any Person or (ii) to any political organization, or the holder of or any aspirant to any elective or appointive public office except for personal political contributions not involving the direct or indirect use of funds of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(jj) Money Laundering. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with, and have not previously violated, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and all other applicable U.S. and non-U.S. anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the laws, regulations and Executive Orders and sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, including, without limitation, (i) Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 entitled, "Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism" (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)); and (ii) any regulations contained in 31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V.
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(kk) Management. During the past five-year period, no current officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been the subject of:
(i) a petition under bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency or moratorium law or the appointment by a court of a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer for such Person, or any partnership in which such person was a general partner at or within two years before the filing of such petition or such appointment, or any corporation or business association of which such person was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of the filing of such petition or such appointment;
(ii) a conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations that do not relate to driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence);
(iii) any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining any such person from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities:
(1) Acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;
(2) Engaging in any particular type of business practice; or
(3) Engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of securities laws or commodities laws;
(iv) any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than sixty (60) days the right of any such person to engage in any activity described in the preceding sub paragraph, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;
(v) a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC or other authority to have violated any securities law, regulation or decree and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC or any other authority has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated; or
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(vi) a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.
(ll) Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the applicable stock option plan of the Company and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company's stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company 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.
(mm) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no material disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which would be reasonably likely to affect the Company's ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Exercise Documents. In addition, on or prior to the date hereof, the Company had discussions with its accountants about its financial statements previously filed with the SEC. Based on those discussions, the Company has no reason to believe that it will need to restate any such financial statements or any part thereof.
(nn) No Additional Agreements. The Company does not have any agreement or understanding with the Holder with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Exercise Documents other than as specified in the Exercise Documents.
(oo) Public Utility Holding Act None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a "holding company," or an "affiliate" of a "holding company," as such terms are defined in the Public Utility Holding Act of 2005.
(pp) Federal Power Act. None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation as a "public utility" under the Federal Power Act, as amended.
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(qq) Cybersecurity. The Company and its Subsidiaries' information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, "IT Systems") are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently conducted, free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company's business. The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable physical, technical and administrative controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data, including "Personal Data," used in connection with their businesses. "Personal Data" means (i) a natural person's name, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, photograph, social security number or tax identification number, driver's license number, passport number, credit card number, bank information, or customer or account number; (ii) any information which would qualify as "personally identifying information" under the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended; (iii) "personal data" as defined by the European Union General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") (EU 2016/679); (iv) any information which would qualify as "protected health information" under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (collectively, "HIPAA"); and (v) any other piece of information that allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any data related to an identified person's health or sexual orientation. There have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person or such, nor any incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same except in each case, where such would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification except in each case, where such would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(rr) Compliance with Data Privacy Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and at all prior times were, in compliance with all applicable state and federal data privacy and security laws and regulations, including without limitation HIPAA, and the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable actions to prepare to comply with, and since May 25, 2018, have been and currently are in compliance with, the GDPR (EU 2016/679) (collectively, the "Privacy Laws") except in each case, where such would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. To ensure compliance with the Privacy Laws, the Company and its Subsidiaries have in place, comply with, and take appropriate steps reasonably designed to ensure compliance in all material respects with their policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security and the collection, storage, use, disclosure, handling, and analysis of Personal Data (the "Policies"). The Company and its Subsidiaries have at all times made all disclosures to users or customers required by applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, and none of such disclosures made or contained in any Policy have, to the knowledge of the Company, been inaccurate or in violation of any applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements in any material respect. The Company further certifies that neither it nor any Subsidiary: (i) has received notice of any actual or potential liability under or relating to, or actual or potential violation of, any of the Privacy Laws, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice; (ii) is currently conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation, or other corrective action pursuant to any Privacy Law; or (iii) is a party to any order, decree, or agreement that imposes any obligation or liability under any Privacy Law.
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(ss) Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Holders or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Exercise Documents. The Company understands and confirms that each of the Holders will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Holders regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is true and correct as of the date furnished and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact as of the date furnished necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All of the written information furnished after the date hereof by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Holder pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the other Exercise Documents, taken as a whole, will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date on which such information is so provided and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly disclosed. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Holder has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 6 below.
6. Representations and Warranties of Holders. The Holder represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
(a) Organization and Authority. The Holder has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Holder and the consummation by Holder of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly authorized by Holder's board of directors or other governing body. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Holder and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Holder, enforceable against Holder in accordance with its terms.
(b) Ownership of Existing Series B Preferred Warrants. The Holder owns the Existing Series B Preferred Warrants to be exercised in the Existing Warrant Exercise free and clear of any Liens (other than the obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, the Exchange Documents, the Exercise Documents and applicable securities laws).
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(c) Reliance on Exemptions. The Holder understands that the New Securities are being offered and exchanged in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Holder's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Holder set forth herein and in the Exercise Documents in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Holder to acquire the New Securities.
(d) Validity; Enforcement. This Agreement and the Exercise Documents to which the Holder is a party have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Holder and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Holder enforceable against the Holder in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Holder of this Agreement and the Exercise Documents to which the Holder is a party, and the consummation by the Holder of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of the Holder or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Holder is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to the Holder, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Holder to perform its obligations hereunder.
(f) Transfer or Resale. The Holder understands that: (i) the New Securities have not been and, except as provided in the New Registration Rights Agreement, are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, are and will be offered and sold in reliance upon federal and state exemptions for transactions not involving any public offering and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) the Holder shall have delivered to the Company (if requested by the Company) an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such New Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (C) the Holder provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such New Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144; (ii) any sale of the New Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144, and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the New Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder; and (iii) except as set forth in the New Registration Rights Agreement, if any, neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the New Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the New Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or other loan or financing arrangement secured by the New Securities, subject to the requirements of applicable laws, and such pledge of New Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the New Securities hereunder, and the Holder effecting a pledge of New Securities shall not be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Exercise Document, including, without limitation, this Section 6(f).
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7. Disclosure of Transaction. The Company shall, on or before 9:30 a.m., New York City Time, on the first (1st) Business Day after the date of this Agreement, file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated hereby in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching the Exercise Documents, to the extent they are required to be filed under the 1934 Act, that have not previously been filed with the SEC by the Company (including, without limitation, this Agreement and the form of New Preferred Warrant) as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments, the "8-K Filing"). From and after the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company shall have disclosed all material, non-public information (if any) provided up to such time to the Holder by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents. In addition, effective upon the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Exercise Documents or as otherwise disclosed in the 8-K Filing, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and any of the Holder or any of their affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate. Neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor the Holder shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby without the consent of the other party; provided, however, the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Holder, to make a press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith or (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) the Holder shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release). Without the prior written consent of the Holder (which may be granted or withheld in the Holder's sole discretion), except as required by applicable law, the Company shall not (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and affiliates to not) disclose the name of the Holder in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise.
8. No Integration. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, any of their affiliates, or any Person acting on their behalf shall, directly or indirectly, make any offers or sales of any security (as defined in the Securities Act) or solicit any offers to buy any security or take any other actions, under circumstances that would require registration of the New Securities under the Securities Act or cause this offering of the New Securities to be integrated with such offering or any prior offerings by the Company for purposes of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
9. Listing. The Company shall promptly make all filings necessary for the listing or designation for quotation (as applicable) of all of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares upon the Principal Market (subject to official notice of issuance). The Company shall maintain the Common Stock's authorization for quotation on the Principal Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 9.
10. Fees. The Company shall reimburse (i) Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, as counsel to one or more Holders, an aggregate non-accountable amount equal to $80,000, (ii) Orical LLC, an aggregate non-accountable amount equal to $5,000, (iii) RPCK Rastegar Panchal, LLP, an aggregate non-accountable amount equal to $20,0000 (collectively, clause (i) through clause (iii) above, the "Legal Fee Amount") for all costs and expenses incurred by such counsel, respectively, in connection with preparing and delivering this Agreement and any prior Exchange and Exercise Agreement (including, without limitation, all legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith, and due diligence in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby) and other amounts, which shall be net funded by a reduction of the Existing Preferred Warrant Exercise Price.
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11. Blue Sky. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the Exercise Transactions as required under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States following the date hereof, if any.
12. Effective Date. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be deemed effective as of such date that Company and the Holder shall have duly executed and delivered this Agreement (the "Effective Date").
13. No Commissions. Other than as has been disclosed to the Holders by the Company, neither the Company nor the Holder has paid or given, or will pay or give, to any person, any commission, fee or other remuneration, directly or indirectly, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
14. Conversion and Exercise Procedures. The form of Conversion Notice (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation) included in the Series B Certificate of Designation and the form of Exercise Notice (as defined in the New Preferred Warrants) sets forth the totality of the procedures required of the Holder in order to convert the New Warrant Preferred Shares and exercise the New Preferred Warrants, respectively. No legal opinion or other information or instructions shall be required of the Holder to convert the New Warrant Preferred Shares or exercise the New Preferred Warrants. The Company shall honor conversions of the New Warrant Preferred Shares and shall deliver the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Series B Certificate of Designation. The Company shall honor exercises of the New Preferred Warrants and shall deliver the New Warrant Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the New Preferred Warrants. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Conversion Notice or Exercise Notice shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Conversion Notice or Exercise Notice form be required in order to convert the New Warrant Preferred Shares or exercise the New Preferred Warrant, as the case may be.
15. Reservation of Shares. So long as any portion of the New Preferred Warrants or the New Warrant Preferred Shares remains outstanding, the Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than (a) 100% of the maximum number of New Warrant Preferred Shares issuable upon exercise of the New Preferred Warrants and (b) 100% of the maximum number of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares then outstanding (assuming for purposes hereof that (x) the New Warrant Preferred Shares are convertible at the Floor Price (as defined the Series B Certificate of Designation) then in effect, (y) dividends on the New Warrant Preferred Shares shall accrue through January 8, 2030 and will be converted in shares of Common Stock at a dividend conversion price equal to the Floor Price then in effect, and (z) any such conversion shall not take into account any limitations on the conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares set forth in the Series B Certificate of Designation) (the "Required Reserve Amount"); provided that at no time shall the number of shares of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as applicable, reserved pursuant to this Section 16 be reduced other than proportionally in connection with any conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares or exercise of any New Preferred Warrants, as applicable. If at any time the number of shares of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as applicable, authorized and reserved for issuance by the Company is not sufficient to meet the applicable Required Reserve Amount, the Company will promptly take all corporate action necessary to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of shares, including, without limitation, calling a special meeting of shareholders to authorize additional shares of Common Stock to meet the Company's obligations pursuant to the Exercise Documents, in the case of an insufficient number of authorized shares, obtain shareholder approval of an increase in such authorized number of shares, and voting the management shares of the Company in favor of an increase in the authorized shares of the Company to ensure that the number of authorized shares is sufficient to meet the applicable Required Reserve Amount.
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16. Pledge of New Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the New Securities may be pledged by an Holder in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the New Securities, subject to the requirements of applicable laws. The pledge of New Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the New Securities hereunder, and no Holder effecting a pledge of New Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Exercise Document, including, without limitation, Section 6(f) hereof; provided that an Holder and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 6(f) hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of New Securities to such pledgee. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the New Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the New Securities to such pledgee by the Holder.
17. Shareholder Approval. The Company shall either (x) if the Company shall have obtained the prior written consent of the requisite shareholders (the "Shareholder Consent") to obtain the Shareholder Approval (as defined below), inform the shareholders of the Company of the receipt of the Shareholder Consent by preparing and filing with the SEC, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, but prior to the forty-fifth (45th) calendar day after the date hereof (or, if such filing is delayed by a court or regulatory agency, in no event later than ninety (90) calendar days after the date hereof), an information statement with respect thereto or (y) provide each shareholder entitled to vote at a special meeting of shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholder Meeting"), which shall be promptly called and held not later than ninety (90) days after the date hereof (the "Shareholder Meeting Deadline"), a proxy statement, in each case, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Holders. Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and Venturist Law, Ltd., at the expense of the Company, with the Company obligated to reimburse the expenses of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP incurred in connection therewith in an amount not to exceed $5,000 and the expenses of Venturist Law, Ltd. incurred in connection therewith in an amount not to exceed $5,000, respectively. The proxy statement, if any, shall solicit each of the Company's shareholder's affirmative vote at the Shareholder Meeting for approval of resolutions ("Shareholder Resolutions") providing for the issuance of all of the New Securities in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in the Series B Certificate of Designation) (such affirmative approval being referred to herein as the "Shareholder Approval", and the date such Shareholder Approval is obtained, the "Shareholder Approval Date"), and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit its shareholders' approval of such resolutions and to cause the Board of Directors of the Company to recommend to the shareholders that they approve such resolutions. The Company shall be obligated to seek to obtain the Shareholder Approval by the Shareholder Meeting Deadline. If, despite the Company's reasonable best efforts the Shareholder Approval is not obtained on or prior to the Shareholder Meeting Deadline, the Company shall cause an additional Shareholder Meeting to be held on or prior to sixty (60) days after the Shareholder Meeting Deadline. If, despite the Company's reasonable best efforts the Shareholder Approval is not obtained after such subsequent shareholder meetings, the Company shall cause an additional Shareholder Meeting to be held semi-annually thereafter until such Shareholder Approval is obtained.
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18. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
19. Register; Transfer Agent Instructions; Legend.
(a) Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each Holder), a register for the New Preferred Warrants in which the Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the New Preferred Warrants has been issued (including the name and address of each transferee), the number of New Warrant Preferred Shares issuable upon exercise of any New Preferred Warrants held by such Person and the number of New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register open and available at all times during business hours for inspection of the Holder or its legal representatives.
(b) Transfer Agent Instructions. On or prior to the date hereof, the Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent") and, prior to obtaining any subsequent transfer agent, the Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to any subsequent transfer agent, in each case, in a form acceptable to the Holder (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions") to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at the Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), registered in the name of the Holder or its respective nominee(s), for the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Holder to the Company upon the conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares. The Company represents and warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 21(b) will be given by the Company to its Transfer Agent with respect to the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares, and that the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company, as applicable, to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Exercise Documents. If the Holder effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares, subject to applicable laws, the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its Transfer Agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Holder to effect such sale, transfer or assignment. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 21(b) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 21(b) that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall cause its counsel to issue each legal opinion referred to in the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions to the Transfer Agent as follows: (i) upon each conversion of the New Warrant Preferred Shares (unless such issuance is covered by a prior legal opinion previously delivered to the Transfer Agent), and (ii) on each date a registration statement with respect to the issuance or resale of any of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares is declared effective by the SEC. Any fees (with respect to the Transfer Agent, counsel to the Company or otherwise) associated with the issuance of such opinions or the removal of any legends on any of the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares shall be borne by the Company.
(c) Legends. The Holder understands that the New Preferred Warrants have been issued (or will be issued in the case of the New Warrant Preferred Shares and the New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares) pursuant to an exemption from registration or qualification under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, and except as set forth below, the New Securities shall bear any legend as required by the "blue sky" laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
[NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE [EXERCISABLE][CONVERTIBLE] HAVE BEEN][THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN] REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
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(d) Removal of Legends. Certificates evidencing New Securities shall not be required to contain the legend set forth in Section 21(c) above or any other legend (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such New Securities is effective under the 1933 Act, (ii) following any sale of such New Securities pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming neither the transferor nor the transferee is an affiliate of the Company), (iii) if such New Securities are eligible to be sold, assigned or transferred under Rule 144 (provided that the Holder provides the Company with reasonable assurances that such New Securities are eligible for sale, assignment or transfer under Rule 144 which shall not include an opinion of Holder's counsel), (iv) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer (other than under Rule 144), provided that the Holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel to the Holder, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the New Securities may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act or (v) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the 1933 Act (including, without limitation, controlling judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the SEC). If a legend is not required pursuant to the foregoing with respect to such New Securities, the Company shall no later than one (1) Trading Day (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade initiated on the date the Holder delivers such legended certificate representing such New Securities to the Company) following the delivery by the Holder to the Company or the transfer agent (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate representing such New Securities (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer, if applicable), together with any other deliveries from the Holder as may be required above in this Section 21(d), as directed by the Holder, either: (A) provided that the Company's transfer agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program and such New Securities are New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares, credit the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system or (B) if the Company's transfer agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program ("FAST"), issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the Holder, a certificate representing such New Securities that is free from all restrictive and other legends, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee (the date by which such credit is so required to be made to the balance account of the Holder's or the Holder's nominee with DTC or such certificate is required to be delivered to the Holder pursuant to the foregoing is referred to herein as the "Required Delivery Date", and the date such shares of Common Stock are actually delivered without restrictive legend to the Holder or the Holder's designee with DTC, as applicable, the "Share Delivery Date"). The Company shall be responsible for any transfer agent fees or DTC fees with respect to any issuance of New Securities or the removal of any legends with respect to any New Securities in accordance herewith.
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(e) Failure to Timely Deliver; Buy-In. If the Company fails, for any reason or for no reason, to issue and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Holder (or its designee) by the Required Delivery Date, if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, a certificate for the number of New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares to which the Holder is entitled and register such New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares on the Company's share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, to credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder's designee with DTC for such number of New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares submitted for legend removal by the Holder pursuant to Section 21(d) above (a "Delivery Failure"), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder on each day after the Share Delivery Date and during such Delivery Failure an amount equal to 2% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on or prior to the Required Delivery Date and to which the Holder is entitled, and (B) any trading price of the Common Stock selected by the Holder in writing as in effect at any time during the period beginning on the date of the delivery by the Holder to the Company of the applicable New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares and ending on the applicable Share Delivery Date. In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Required Delivery Date if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company's share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder's designee with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder submitted for legend removal by the Holder pursuant to Section 21(d) above, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder acquires (in an open market transaction, stock loan or otherwise) shares of Common Stock corresponding to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder is entitled to receive from the Company and has not received from the Company in connection with such Delivery Failure (a "Buy-In"), then the Company shall, within one (1) Trading Day after the Holder's request and in the Holder's discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, stock loan costs and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any, for the shares of Common Stock so acquired) (the "Buy-In Price"), at which point the Company's obligation to so deliver such certificate or credit the Holder's balance account shall terminate and such shares shall be cancelled, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to so deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates or credit the balance account of the Holder or the Holder's designee with DTC representing such number of shares of Common Stock that would have been so delivered if the Company timely complied with its obligations hereunder and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder by the Required Delivery Date multiplied by (B) the lowest Closing Sale Price (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation) of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by the Holder to the Company of the applicable New Warrant Preferred Conversion Shares and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this clause (ii). Nothing shall limit the Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock (or to electronically deliver such shares of Common Stock) as required pursuant to the terms hereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any given Delivery Failure, this Section 21(e) shall not apply to the applicable Holder the extent the Company has already paid such amounts in full to the Holder with respect to such Delivery Failure pursuant to the analogous sections of the Series B Certificate of Designation.
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(f) FAST Compliance. While the New Warrant Preferred Shares or New Preferred Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall maintain a transfer agent that participates in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.
20. Variable Securities. Until the later of (x) the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing Date and (y) the date that no Series A Preferred Shares, New Warrant Preferred Shares or New Preferred Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any Subsequent Placement (as defined below) involving a Variable Rate Transaction. "Variable Rate Transaction" means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents (as defined below) either (A) at a conversion, exercise 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 Common Stock Equivalents, 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 Common Stock Equivalents 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, other than pursuant to a customary "weighted average" anti-dilution provision or (ii) enters into any agreement (including, without limitation, an equity line of credit) whereby the Company may sell securities at a future determined price (other than standard and customary "preemptive" or "participation" rights). The Holder 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. "Subsequent Placement" refers to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, issuing, offering, selling, granting any option or right to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any issuance, offer, sale, grant of any option or right to purchase or other disposition of) any equity security or any equity-linked or related security (including, without limitation, any "equity security" (as that term is defined under Rule 405 promulgated under the 1933 Act), any Common Stock Equivalents, any debt, any preferred stock or any purchase rights). The prohibition described in this Section 22 shall not be applicable to a traditional "at-the-market" offering within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the 1933 Act of the Company.
21. No Short Sales. The Holder hereby agrees that neither it, nor any person or entity acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, will engage in any Short Sales with respect to securities of the Company, excluding any sales marked "short exempt" or deemed "short" as a result of any breach by the Company of any term or condition of any Transaction Document (including, without limitation, the Series A Certificate of Designation and the Series B Certificate of Designation). For purposes of this Section, "Short Sales" shall include, without limitation, all "short sales" as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the 1934 Act, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges (other than pledges in the ordinary course of business as part of prime brokerage arrangements), forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers.
22. Reporting of Sales. The Holder will provide the Company, on the first day of each week for the period commencing on the date of the execution of this Agreement and ending on the date of the closing of the Polymath Acquisition, a reconciliation of the sales of shares of Common Stock by the Holder for the previous week.
23. Post-Closing Conditions; Transfer Agent Instructions. Instruction Letter. On or prior to five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, the Company shall have executed and duly delivered to the Holder a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company's transfer agent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Holder and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
| COMPANY: | ||
| TRUGOLF HOLDINGS, INC. (F/K/A DEEP MEDICINE ACQUISITION CORP.) | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Brenner Adams | |
| Title: | CEO | |
| Notice Address: | |
| 60 North 1400 West Centerville, Utah 84014 | |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Holder and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
| HOLDER: | ||
| SANDTRAP OPPORTUNITIES LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: |
Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez |
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| Title: |
Managing Member |
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| Notice Address: | |
| c/o ATW Partners Opportunities Management, LLC | |
| One Penn Plaza | |
| Floor 48, Suite 4810 | |
| New York, NY 10119 | |
| Aggregate Number of Exercise Preferred Shares to be issued upon exercise of Existing Series B Warrants: | |
| 1,500 | |
| Aggregate Number of New Preferred Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the New Preferred Warrants: | |
| 1,778 |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Holder and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
| HOLDER: | ||
| SANDTRAP OPPORTUNITIES II LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: |
Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez |
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| Title: |
Managing Member |
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| Notice Address: | |
| c/o ATW Partners Opportunities Management, LLC | |
| One Penn Plaza | |
| Floor 48, Suite 4810 | |
| New York, NY 10119 | |
| Aggregate Number of Exercise Preferred Shares to be issued upon exercise of Existing Series B Warrants: | |
| 1,778 | |
| Aggregate Number of New Preferred Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the New Preferred Warrants: | |
| 1,222 |
Exhibit A
JOINDER AND ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
THIS JOINDER AND ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") dated as of October 7, 2026, by and among TruGolf Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation with offices located at 60 North 1400 West, Centerville, Utah 84014 (the "Company"), SandTrap Opportunities LLC (the "Assignor") and SandTrap Opportunities II LLC (the "Assignee", and together with the Assignor, an "Investor Party").
A. Reference is made to (a) that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2024 (as amended, modified or waived prior to the date hereof, the "Securities Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Company and the Assignor, pursuant to which the Assignor purchased, among other things, certain senior convertible notes (the "Notes") and certain warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (the "Warrants", together with the Notes, the "Original Securities"), (b) the Company and the Assignor entered into that certain Amendment and Exchange Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2025 (as may be amended, modified, or waived, from time to time, the "Series A Exchange Agreement"), pursuant to which, among other things, the Assignor acquired in exchange for the Original Securities, (i) certain shares of a series of convertible preferred stock of the Company designated as Series A Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), the terms of which are set forth in the Fourth Article, Section B., Section (3) of the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated March 11, 2026 and (ii) certain warrants to purchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Warrants"), and (c) the Company and the Assignor entered into that certain Second Amendment, Waiver and Exchange Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2026 (as may be amended, modified, or waived, from time to time, the "Series B Exchange Agreement"), pursuant to which, among other things, the Assignor has a right to effectuate the Exchange (as defined in the Series B Exchange Agreement), pursuant to which certain Series A Preferred Warrants shall be exchanged into certain warrants to purchase shares of Series B Preferred Stock (as defined in the Series B Exchange Agreement) (the "Series B Preferred Warrants").
B. The Company and the Assignee desire that the Assignor assign, and the Assignor desires to assign, such portion of the amounts outstanding under the Series A Preferred Warrants as set forth on the signature page of the Assignor (the "Assigned Warrant") and the Assignor's right to effectuate an Exchange pursuant to the Series B Exchange Agreement from time to time.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Effective as of the Effective Time (as defined below) (a) the Assignor hereby assigns, grants, conveys and transfers to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby accepts, all of the Assignor's right, title and interest in and to the Assigned Warrant and to the Assignor's right to effectuate the Exchange under the Series B Exchange Agreement (the "Assignment"), and (b) the Assignee (i) shall be deemed a "Buyer" under the Securities Purchase Agreement, as such term is defined therein, (ii) shall be deemed a "Holder" under the terms of the Series A Exchange Agreement, the Series B Exchange Agreement and the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as amended, modified and waived from time to time, as defined in the Series B Exchange Agreement), and (iii) shall be entitled to all of the applicable rights and bound by all of the applicable obligations of each of the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the Exchange Documents (as defined in the Series A Exchange Agreement) and the Exchange Documents (as defined in the Series B Exchange Agreement) (as referred to collectively herein, the "Subject Documents").
2. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Assignee that each and every representation and warranty of the Company set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, including the disclosure schedules attached thereto, and in each of the other Subject Documents is true and correct in all material respects (except where qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respect) as of the date when made and as of the date hereof as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date) and the Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the date hereof.
3. The Assignee hereby (a) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties of the Assignee (in its capacity as a "Buyer" under the Securities Purchase Agreement and "Holder" under the other Subject Documents) are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and the Assignee has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects (except where qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respect) with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Subject Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Assignee at or prior to the date hereof, (b) authorizes any officer or other authorized representative of the Company to attach the signature page to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Series A Exchange Agreement, and the Series B Exchange Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, and (c) agrees that it will perform in accordance with all of the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Series A Exchange Agreement, and the Series B Exchange Agreement to be performed by it as a Buyer and Holder, as applicable, and, as of the Effective Time, the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Series A Exchange Agreement, and the Series B Exchange Agreement shall be the binding obligations of the Assignee.
4. Each of the parties hereto represent and warrant that it is duly authorized to enter into this Agreement.
5. The Company, the Assignor and the Assignee each hereby confirm and agree that, except for the Assignment, (a) the Securities Purchase Agreement and each other Subject Documents are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect, constitute legal and binding obligations of all parties thereto in accordance with its terms and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, and (b) the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not operate as an amendment of any right, power or remedy of the Company, the Assignor or the Assignee under any Subject Document, nor constitute an amendment of any provision of any Subject Document. This Agreement forms an integral and inseparable part of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Series A Exchange Agreement, and the Series B Exchange Agreement.
6. This Agreement shall become effective upon the later of (x) the due execution and delivery by Assignee of the signature page attached hereto as Exhibit A and (y) the due execution and delivery by the Company, the Assignor and the Assignee of this Agreement (the "Effective Time").
7. Upon any Exchange with respect to the Series A Preferred Warrants, the Company shall (a) notify the Transfer Agent that the Assignee is a "Holder" under the terms of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions and (b) advise the Transfer Agent to immediately honor, subject to the terms and conditions of the Transfer Agent Instructions, all of the Assignee's Exercise Notices (as defined in the Series B Preferred Warrant) with respect to any Assigned Warrants that have been paid for by the Assignee.
8. Each party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses in connection with the structuring, documentation, negotiation and closing of the transactions contemplated hereby, except that the Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent's fees, financial advisory fees, transfer agent fees and Depository Trust Company fees relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby.
9. Nothing in this Agreement, including, without limitation, the transactions contemplated hereby, constitutes material non-public information. As of the time of execution of this Agreement, the Assignor and the Assignee are not in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates or agents, that has not been publicly disclosed. In addition, the Company acknowledges and agrees that, as of the time of execution of this Agreement, any and all confidentiality or similar obligations, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and the Assignor and the Assignee or any of their respective affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary and without implication that the contrary would otherwise be true, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that Assignor and the Assignee shall not have (unless expressly agreed to by the Assignor and the Assignee (as the case may be) after the date hereof in a written definitive and binding agreement executed by the Company and the Assignor or the Assignee, as applicable)(it being understood and agreed that no other holder may bind either the Assignor and the Assignee with respect thereto), any duty of confidentiality with respect to, or a duty not to trade on the basis of, any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company understands and confirms that the Assignor and the Assignee will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
10. The obligations of each Investor Party under this Agreement or any other Subject Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Buyer or Holder (as applicable) thereunder, and neither Investor Party shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Buyer or Holder (as applicable) under any Subject Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Subject Document, and no action taken by the Investor Parties pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investor Parties and other Buyers or Holders (as applicable) as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investor Parties and other Buyers or Holders (as applicable) are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Subject Document and the Company acknowledges that each Investor Party and the other Buyers or Holders are not acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any other amendment and any other Subject Document. The Company and each Investor Party confirms that such Investor Party has independently participated in the negotiation of the transactions contemplated hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. Each Investor Party shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement, any other amendment or out of any other Subject Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Buyer or Holder (as applicable) to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
11. Section 9 of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
| TRUGOLF HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Brenner Adams | |
| Title: | CEO | |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
| ASSIGNOR: | ||
| SANDTRAP OPPORTUNITIES LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez | |
| Title: | Managing Member | |
| Outstanding Amount of Series A Preferred Warrant as of the date hereof: 12,778 | ||
| Assigned Warrant: 1,778 | ||
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
| ASSIGNEE: | ||
| SANDTRAP OPPORTUNITIES II LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez | |
| Title: | Managing Member | |
EXHIBIT A
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| BUYER: | ||
| SANDTRAP OPPORTUNITIES II LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez | |
| Title: | Managing Member | |
Appendix C
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES OF
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF
TRUGOLF HOLDINGS, INC.
TERMS OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
1. Designation and Number of Shares. There shall hereby be created and established a series of preferred stock of TruGolf Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), a Nevada corporation, designated as "Series B Convertible Preferred Stock" (the "Series B Convertible Preferred Stock"). The authorized number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Shares") shall be [_] ([_]) shares (including [_] ([_]) Preferred Shares issuable upon exercise of the Preferred Warrants). Each Preferred Share shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 32 below.
2. Ranking. Except to the extent that the Required Holders (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) expressly consent to the creation of Parity Stock (as defined below) or Senior Preferred Stock (as defined below) in accordance with Section 16, all shares of capital stock of the Company, other than the Series A Preferred Stock, shall be junior in rank to all Preferred Shares with respect to the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (such junior stock is referred to herein collectively as "Junior Stock"). For the avoidance of doubt, the Preferred Shares will, with respect to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, winding-up and dissolution, rank (A) junior to the Senior Preferred Stock, (B) on parity with the Parity Stock and (C) senior to the Junior Stock. The rights of all such shares of capital stock of the Company shall be subject to the rights, powers, preferences and privileges of the Preferred Shares. Without limiting any other provision of this certificate of designation (this "Certificate of Designation"), without the prior express consent of the Required Holders, voting separately as a single class, the Company shall not hereafter authorize or issue any additional or other shares of capital stock that is (i) of senior rank to the Preferred Shares in respect of the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (collectively, the "Senior Preferred Stock") (ii) of pari passu rank to the Preferred Shares in respect of the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (collectively, the "Parity Stock") or (iii) any Junior Stock having a maturity date or any other date requiring redemption or repayment of such shares of Junior Stock that is prior to the second anniversary of the Initial Issuance Date. In the event of the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, the Preferred Shares shall maintain their relative rights, powers, designations, privileges and preferences provided for herein and no such merger or consolidation shall result inconsistent therewith.
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3. Dividends.
(a) From and after the first date of issuance of any Preferred Shares (the "Initial Issuance Date"), the Preferred Shares shall commence accruing dividends ("Dividends") at the Dividend Rate computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months. Dividends shall be payable in arrears on the first Trading Day of each Fiscal Quarter (each, an "Dividend Date") with the first Dividend Date being the first Trading Day of the initial Fiscal Quarter commencing after the Initial Issuance Date. Dividends shall be payable on each Dividend Date, to each record holder (each, a "Holder", and collectively, the "Holders") of Preferred Shares on the applicable Dividend Date, in shares of Common Stock ("Dividend Shares") so long as no Equity Conditions Failure exists; provided however, that the Company may, at its option following notice to each Holder, pay Dividends on any Dividend Date in cash ("Cash Dividends") or in a combination of a Cash Dividends and a payment in Dividend Shares or, so long as no Equity Conditions Failure exists, capitalize such Dividend by increasing the Stated Value of each Preferred Share (the "Capitalized Dividend") on such Dividend Date. The Company shall deliver a written notice (each, an "Dividend Election Notice") to each Holder of the Preferred Shares on or prior to the fifth (5th) Trading Day immediately prior to the applicable Dividend Date (the date such notice is delivered to all of the Holders, the "Dividend Notice Date") which notice (i) either (A) confirms that Dividend to be paid on such Dividend Date shall be paid entirely in Dividend Shares or (B) elects to pay a Cash Dividend or a combination of a Cash Dividend and a payment in Dividend Shares and specifies the amount of Dividend that shall be a Cash Dividend and the amount of Dividend, if any, that shall be paid in Dividend Shares or (C) elects to effect a Capitalized Dividend and (ii) to the extent Dividend Shares are being issued or a Capitalized Dividend is being effected, certifies that there has been no Equity Conditions Failure. If an Equity Conditions Failure exists as of the Dividend Notice Date, then unless the Company has elected to pay Cash Dividends, the Dividend Election Notice shall indicate that unless such applicable Holder waives the Equity Conditions Failure, the Dividend shall be paid as a Cash Dividend. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if no Equity Conditions Failure exists as of the Dividend Notice Date, but an Equity Conditions Failure occurs at any time prior to the Dividend Date, (A) the Company shall provide each Holder a subsequent notice to that effect and (B) unless such applicable Holder waives such Equity Conditions Failure, the Dividend shall be paid as a Cash Dividend. Dividend to be paid on a Dividend Date in Dividend Shares shall be paid in a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares (rounded to the nearest whole share) of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (1) the amount of Dividend payable on such Dividend Date less any Cash Dividend and (2) the Dividend Conversion Price in effect on the applicable Dividend Date.
(b) When any Dividend Shares are to be paid on a Dividend Date to a Holder, the Company shall (i) (A) provided that the Company's transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent") is participating in the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program ("FAST"), credit such aggregate number of Dividend Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled to such Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (B) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, issue and deliver on the applicable Dividend Date, to the address set forth in the register maintained by the Company for such purpose pursuant to the Exchange Agreements or to such address as specified by such Holder in writing to the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the applicable Dividend Date, a certificate, registered in the name of such Holder or its designee, for the number of Dividend Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled and (ii) with respect to each Dividend Date, increase the Stated Value of the Preferred Shares by the amount of any Capitalized Dividend (if applicable); provided that in the event of the Conversion Floor Price Condition, on the applicable Dividend Date the Stated Value of the remaining Preferred Shares of such Holder shall automatically increase, pro rata, by the applicable Dividend Floor Amount or, at the Company's option, the Company shall deliver the applicable Dividend Floor Amount to such applicable Holder on the applicable Dividend Date.
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(c) Prior to the payment of Dividends on a Dividend Date, Dividends on the Preferred Shares shall accrue at the Dividend Rate and be payable by way of inclusion of the Dividends in the Conversion Amount on each Conversion Date in accordance with Section 4(b) or upon any redemption in accordance with Section 9 or upon any required payment upon any Bankruptcy Triggering Event. From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Triggering Event, the Dividend Rate in effect with respect to such determination shall automatically be increased to the Default Rate. In the event that such Triggering Event is subsequently cured (and no other Triggering Event then exists (including, without limitation, for the Company's failure to pay such Dividends at the Default Rate on the applicable Dividend Date)), the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective as of the calendar day immediately following the date of such cure; provided that the Dividends as calculated and unpaid at such increased rate during the continuance of such Triggering Event shall continue to apply to the extent relating to the days after the occurrence of such Triggering Event through and including the date of such cure of such Triggering Event.
4. Conversion. At any time after the Initial Issuance Date, each Preferred Share shall be convertible into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (the "Conversion Shares"), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4.
(a) Holder's Conversion Right. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(d), at any time or times on or after the Initial Issuance Date, each Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding Preferred Shares held by such Holder into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Conversion Shares in accordance with Section 4(c) at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Preferred Shares.
(b) Conversion Rate. Except as otherwise provided herein, the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of any Preferred Share pursuant to this Section 4 shall be determined by dividing (x) the Conversion Amount of such Preferred Share by (y) the Conversion Price (or, with respect to the conversion of any Make-Whole Amount, the Alternate Conversion Price as of the applicable Conversion Date (as defined below)) (the "Conversion Rate").
(i) For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the term "Conversion Amount" means, with respect to each Preferred Share, as of the applicable date of determination, the sum of (1) the Stated Value thereof plus (2) any Additional Amount thereon as of such date of determination plus (3) the Make-Whole Amount, if any, plus (4) any other amounts owed to such Holder pursuant to this Certificate of Designation or any other Exchange Document (as defined in the Exchange Agreements).
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(ii) For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the term "Conversion Price" means, with respect to each Preferred Share, as of any Conversion Date or other date of determination, $10.00, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
(c) Mechanics of Conversion. The conversion of each Preferred Share shall be conducted in the following manner:
(i) Optional Conversion. To convert one or more Preferred Shares into Conversion Shares on any date (a "Conversion Date"), a Holder shall deliver (whether via electronic mail or otherwise), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion of the Preferred Share(s) subject to such conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the "Conversion Notice") to the Company. If required by Section 4(c)(ii), within two (2) Trading Days following a conversion of any such Preferred Shares as aforesaid, such Holder shall surrender to a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for delivery to the Company the original certificates, if any, representing the Preferred Shares (the "Preferred Share Certificates") so converted as aforesaid (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to the Preferred Shares in the case of its loss, theft or destruction as contemplated by Section 18(b)). On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall transmit by electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation and representation as to whether such shares of Common Stock may then be resold pursuant to Rule 144 or an effective and available registration statement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II, of receipt of such Conversion Notice to such Holder and the Transfer Agent, which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Conversion Notice in accordance with the terms set forth herein. On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following each date on which the Company has received a Conversion Notice (or such earlier date as required pursuant to the 1934 Act or other applicable law, rule or regulation for the settlement of a trade initiated on the applicable Conversion Date of such Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to such Conversion Notice) (the "Share Delivery Deadline"), the Company shall (1) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST and such shares of Common Stock (i) (A) may then be sold by the applicable Holder pursuant to an available and effective registration statement and (B) such Holder provides such documentation or other information evidencing the sale of the shares of Common Stock as the Company, the Transfer Agent or legal counsel to the Company shall reasonably request (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include the requirement of a medallion guarantee or a legal opinion) or (ii) may be sold by such Holder pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, as applicable (the "Resale Eligibility Conditions", which conditions for the avoidance of doubt do not apply to freely tradeable securities), credit such aggregate number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such conversion to such Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (2) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST or the Resale Eligibility Conditions are not satisfied, upon the request of such Holder, issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in such Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of such Holder or its designee, for the number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled; provided that in the event of the Conversion Floor Price Condition, on the applicable Conversion Date the Stated Value of the remaining Preferred Shares of such Holder shall automatically increase, pro rata, by the applicable Make-Whole Floor Amount or, at the Company's option, the Company shall deliver the applicable Make-Whole Floor Amount to such applicable Holder on the applicable Conversion Date. If the number of Preferred Shares represented by the Preferred Share Certificate(s) submitted for conversion pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) is greater than the number of Preferred Shares being converted, then the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than two (2) Trading Days after receipt of the Preferred Share Certificate(s) and at its own expense, issue and mail to such Holder (or its designee) by overnight courier service a new Preferred Share Certificate or a new Book-Entry (in either case, in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing the number of Preferred Shares not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion of Preferred Shares shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Conversion Shares on the Conversion Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder delivers a Conversion Notice to the Company prior to the date of issuance of Preferred Shares to such Holder, whereby such Holder elects to convert such Preferred Shares pursuant to such Conversion Notice, the Share Delivery Deadline with respect to any such Conversion Notice shall be the later of (x) the date of issuance of such Preferred Shares and (y) the first (1st) Trading Day after the date of such Conversion Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Certificate of Designation or the Registration Rights Agreement, after the effective date of a Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and prior to a Holder's receipt of the notice of a Grace Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), the Company shall cause the Transfer Agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to such Holder (or its designee) in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) with respect to which such Holder has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the particular Registration Statement to the extent applicable, and for which such Holder has not yet settled.
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(ii) Company's Failure to Timely Convert. If the Company shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Deadline, either (I) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST or the Resale Eligibility Conditions are not satisfied, to issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a certificate for the number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder is entitled and register such Conversion Shares on the Company's share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST and the Resale Eligibility Conditions are satisfied, to credit such Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC for such number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder's conversion of any Conversion Amount (as the case may be) or (II) if the Registration Statement covering the resale of the Conversion Shares that are the subject of the Conversion Notice (the "Unavailable Conversion Shares") is not available for the resale of such Unavailable Conversion Shares and the Company fails to promptly, but in no event later than as required pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (x) notify such Holder and (y) deliver the shares of Common Stock electronically without any restrictive legend by crediting such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled pursuant to such conversion to such Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian system (the event described in the immediately foregoing clause (II) is hereinafter referred to as a "Notice Failure" and together with the event described in clause (I) above, a "Conversion Failure"), and if on or after such Share Delivery Deadline such Holder acquires (in an open market transaction, stock loan or otherwise) shares of Common Stock corresponding to all or any portion of the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon such conversion that such Holder is entitled to receive from the Company and has not received from the Company in connection with such Conversion Failure or Notice Failure, as applicable, then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Holder, the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Holder's request and in such Holder's discretion, either: (I) pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to such Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, stock loan costs and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so acquired (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of such Holder) (the "Buy-In Price"), at which point the Company's obligation to so issue and deliver such certificate (and to issue such Conversion Shares) or credit to the balance account of such Holder or such Holder's designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder's conversion hereunder (as the case may be) (and to issue such Conversion Shares) shall terminate, or (II) promptly honor its obligation to so issue and deliver to such Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Conversion Shares or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder's designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder's conversion hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (x) such number of shares of Common Stock multiplied by (y) the lowest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Conversion Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this clause (II). In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Share Delivery Deadline either (A) the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST or the Resale Eligibility Conditions are not satisfied, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a certificate and register such Conversion Shares on the Company's share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in the FAST and the Resale Eligibility Conditions are satisfied, the Transfer Agent shall fail to credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder's designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Conversion Shares to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder's conversion hereunder or pursuant to the Company's obligation pursuant to clause (ii) below or (B) a Notice Failure occurs, then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Holder, (X) the Company shall pay in cash to such Holder on each day after the Share Delivery Deadline that the issuance of such Conversion Shares is not timely effected an amount equal to 1% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of Conversion Shares not issued to such Holder on or prior to the Share Delivery Deadline and to which such Holder is entitled, multiplied by (B) any trading price of the Common Stock selected by such Holder in writing as in effect at any time during the period beginning on the applicable Conversion Date and ending on the applicable Share Delivery Deadline and (Y) such Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Conversion Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned, as the case may be, all, or any portion, of such Preferred Shares that has not been converted pursuant to such Conversion Notice; provided that the voiding of a Conversion Notice shall not affect the Company's obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 4(c)(ii) or otherwise. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's failure to timely deliver certificates representing Conversion Shares (or to electronically deliver such Conversion Shares) upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares as required pursuant to the terms hereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any given Notice Failure and/or Conversion Failure, as applicable, this Section 4(c)(ii) shall not apply to a Holder to the extent the Company has already paid such amounts in full to such Holder with respect to such Notice Failure and/or Conversion Failure, as applicable, pursuant to the analogous sections of the Exchange Agreement.
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(iii) Registration; Book-Entry. At the time of issuance of any Preferred Shares hereunder, the applicable Holder may, by written request (including by electronic-mail) to the Company, elect to receive such Preferred Shares in the form of one or more Preferred Share Certificates or in Book-Entry form. The Company (or the Transfer Agent, as custodian for the Preferred Shares) shall maintain a register (the "Register") for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Holders of each Preferred Share and the Stated Value of the Preferred Shares and whether the Preferred Shares are held by such Holder in Preferred Share Certificates or in Book-Entry form (the "Registered Preferred Shares"). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The Company and each Holder of the Preferred Shares shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Preferred Share for all purposes (including, without limitation, the right to receive payments and Dividends hereunder) notwithstanding notice to the contrary. A Registered Preferred Share may be assigned, transferred or sold only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register. Upon its receipt of a written request to assign, transfer or sell one or more Registered Preferred Shares by such Holder thereof, the Company shall record the information contained therein in the Register and issue one or more new Registered Preferred Shares in the same aggregate Stated Value as the Stated Value of the surrendered Registered Preferred Shares to the designated assignee or transferee pursuant to Section 18, provided that if the Company does not so record an assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be) of such Registered Preferred Shares within two (2) Business Days of such a request, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 4, following conversion of any Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms hereof, the applicable Holder shall not be required to physically surrender such Preferred Shares held in the form of a Preferred Share Certificate to the Company unless (A) the full or remaining number of Preferred Shares represented by the applicable Preferred Share Certificate are being converted (in which event such certificate(s) shall be delivered to the Company as contemplated by this Section 4(c)(ii)) or (B) such Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of Preferred Shares upon physical surrender of the applicable Preferred Share Certificate. Each Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Stated Value and Dividends converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and the dates of such conversions and/or payments (as the case may be) or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to such Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of a Preferred Share Certificate upon conversion. If the Company does not update the Register to record such Stated Value and Dividends converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and the dates of such conversions and/or payments (as the case may be) within two (2) Business Days of such occurrence, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such occurrence. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Company establishing the number of Preferred Shares to which the record holder is entitled shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. A Holder and any transferee or assignee, by acceptance of a certificate, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of any Preferred Shares, the number of Preferred Shares represented by such certificate may be less than the number of Preferred Shares stated on the face thereof. Each Preferred Share Certificate shall bear the following legend:
ANY TRANSFEREE OR ASSIGNEE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THE CORPORATION'S CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS RELATING TO THE SHARES OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE, INCLUDING SECTION 4(c)(ii) THEREOF. THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK STATED ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 4(c)(ii) OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS RELATING TO THE SHARES OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.
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(iv) Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes. In the event that the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one Holder for the same Conversion Date and the Company can convert some, but not all, of such Preferred Shares submitted for conversion, the Company shall convert from each Holder electing to have Preferred Shares converted on such date a pro rata amount of such Holder's Preferred Shares submitted for conversion on such date based on the number of Preferred Shares submitted for conversion on such date by such Holder relative to the aggregate number of Preferred Shares submitted for conversion on such date. In the event of a dispute as to the number of Conversion Shares issuable to a Holder in connection with a conversion of Preferred Shares, the Company shall issue to such Holder the number of Conversion Shares not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 23. If a Conversion Notice delivered to the Company would result in a breach of Section 4(d) below, and the applicable Holder does not elect in writing to withdraw, in whole, such Conversion Notice, the Company shall hold such Conversion Notice in abeyance until such time as such Conversion Notice may be satisfied without violating Section 4(d) below (with such calculations thereunder made as of the date such Conversion Notice was initially delivered to the Company).
(d) Limitation on Beneficial Ownership.
(i) Beneficial Ownership. The Company shall not effect the conversion of any of the Preferred Shares held by a Holder, and such Holder shall not have the right to convert any of the Preferred Shares held by such Holder pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designation and any such conversion shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, such Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the "Maximum Percentage") of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held by such Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted Preferred Shares beneficially owned by such Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any convertible notes, convertible preferred stock or warrants, including the Preferred Shares) beneficially owned by such Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 4(d). For purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of the Maximum Percentage shall take into account the concurrent exercise and/or conversion, as applicable, of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Holder and/or any other Attribution Party, as applicable. For purposes of determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a Holder may acquire upon the conversion of such Preferred Shares without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, such Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent, if any, setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (the "Reported Outstanding Share Number"). If the Company receives a Conversion Notice from a Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall notify such Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Conversion Notice would otherwise cause such Holder's beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 4(d), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, such Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to such Conversion Notice. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of any Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including such Preferred Shares, by such Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to a Holder upon conversion of such Preferred Shares results in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which such Holder's and the other Attribution Parties' aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the "Excess Shares") shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and such Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, any Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage of such Holder to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to such Holder and the other Attribution Parties and not to any other Holder that is not an Attribution Party of such Holder. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designation in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by such Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to convert such Preferred Shares pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of convertibility. The provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph (or any portion of this paragraph) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 4(d) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of such Preferred Shares.
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(ii) Principal Market Regulation. The Company shall not issue any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of any Preferred Shares or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designation if the issuance of such shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion of the Preferred Shares without breaching the Company's obligations under the rules and regulations the listing rules of the Principal Market (the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the "Exchange Cap"), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount. Until such approval is obtained, no Holder shall be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion of any Preferred Shares, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of (i) the Exchange Cap as of the Initial Issuance Date multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (1) the aggregate number of Preferred Shares issued to such Holder on the Initial Issuance Date, divided by (2) the aggregate number of shares of Preferred Shares and Parity Stock outstanding as of the Initial Issuance Date (with respect to each Holder, the "Exchange Cap Allocation"). In the event that any Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder's Preferred Shares, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Holder's Exchange Cap Allocation with respect to such portion of such Preferred Shares so transferred, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such transferee with respect to the portion of the Exchange Cap Allocation so allocated to such transferee. Upon conversion in full of a Holder's Preferred Shares, the difference (if any) between such Holder's Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to such Holder upon such Holder's conversion in full of such Preferred Shares shall be allocated, to the remaining holders of Preferred Shares and Parity Stock on a pro rata basis in proportion to the shares of Common Stock underlying the shares of preferred stock of the Company then held by each such holder of Preferred Shares and/or Parity Stock, as applicable.
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(e) Right of Alternate Conversion Upon a Triggering Event.
(i) General. Subject to Section 4(d), at any time after the earlier of a Holder's receipt of a Triggering Event Notice (as defined below) and such Holder becoming aware of a Triggering Event and ending (such ending date, the "Alternate Conversion Right Expiration Date") on the tenth (10th) Trading Day after the later of (x) the date such Triggering Event is cured and (y) such Holder's receipt of a Triggering Event Notice that includes (I) a reasonable description of the applicable Triggering Event, (II) a certification as to whether, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, such Triggering Event is capable of being cured and, if applicable, a reasonable description of any existing plans of the Company to cure such Triggering Event and (III) a certification as to the date the Triggering Event occurred and, if cured on or prior to the date of such Triggering Event Notice, the applicable Alternate Conversion Right Expiration Date, such Holder may, at such Holder's option, by delivery of a Conversion Notice to the Company (the date of any such Conversion Notice, each an "Alternate Conversion Date"), convert all, or any number of Preferred Shares held by such Holder into shares of Common Stock at the Alternate Conversion Price (each, an "Alternate Conversion").
(ii) Mechanics of Alternate Conversion. On any Alternate Conversion Date, a Holder may voluntarily convert any number of Preferred Shares held by such Holder pursuant to Section 4(c) (with "Alternate Conversion Price" replacing "Conversion Price" for all purposes hereunder with respect to such Alternate Conversion and with "the applicable Required Premium multiplied by the Conversion Amount" replacing "Conversion Amount" in clause (x) of the definition of Conversion Rate in Section 4(b) above with respect to such Alternate Conversion) by designating in the Conversion Notice delivered pursuant to this Section 4(e)(ii) of this Certificate of Designation that such Holder is electing to use the Alternate Conversion Price for such conversion; provided that in the event of the Conversion Floor Price Condition, on the applicable Alternate Conversion Date the Stated Value of the remaining Preferred Shares of such Holder shall automatically increase, pro rata, by the applicable Alternate Conversion Floor Amount or, at the Company's option, the Company shall deliver the applicable Alternate Conversion Floor Amount to such applicable Holder on the applicable Alternate Conversion Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4(e)(ii), but subject to Section 4(d), until the Company delivers to such Holder the shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled pursuant to the applicable Alternate Conversion of such Holder's Preferred Shares, such Preferred Shares may be converted by such Holder into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 4(c) without regard to this Section 4(e)(ii). In the event of an Alternate Conversion pursuant to this Section 4(e)(ii) of all, or any portion, of any Preferred Shares of a Holder, such Holder's damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties' inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for such Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 4(e)(ii), together the Alternate Conversion Price used in such Alternate Conversion, as applicable, is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of, such Holder's actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty.
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5. Triggering Events.
(a) General. Unless waived by the Holder, each of the following events shall constitute a "Triggering Event" and each of the events in clauses 5(a)(x), 5(a)(xi), and 5(a)(xii), shall constitute a "Bankruptcy Triggering Event":
(i) the failure of the applicable Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) to be filed with the SEC on or prior to the date that is five (5) days after the applicable Filing Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) or the failure of the applicable Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) days after the applicable Effectiveness Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement);
(ii) while the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) or such Registration Statement (or the prospectus contained therein) is unavailable to any holder of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) for sale of all of such holder's Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of five (5) consecutive days or for more than an aggregate of ten (10) days in any 365-day period (excluding days during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement));
(iii) the suspension from trading or the failure of the Common Stock to be trading or listed (as applicable) on an Eligible Market for a period of five (5) consecutive Trading Days;
(iv) the Company's (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure by delivery of the required number of shares of Common Stock within five (5) Trading Days after the applicable Conversion Date or exercise date (as the case may be) or (B) notice, written or oral, to any holder of Preferred Shares, including, without limitation, by way of public announcement or through any of its agents, at any time, of its intention not to comply, as required, with a request for conversion of any Preferred Shares into shares of Common Stock that is requested in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designation, other than pursuant to Section 4(c)(iv) hereof;
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(v) except to the extent the Company is in compliance with Section 11(b) below, at any time following the tenth (10th) consecutive day that a Holder's Authorized Share Allocation (as defined in Section 11(a) below) is less than 200% of the number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder would be entitled to receive upon a conversion, in full, of all of the Preferred Shares then held by such Holder (assuming conversions at the Floor Price then in effect without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in this Certificate of Designation);
(vi) the Board fails to declare any Dividend to be paid on the applicable Dividend Date in accordance with Section 3;
(vii) the Company's failure to pay to any Holder any Dividend on any Dividend Date (whether or not declared by the Board) or any other amount when and as due under this Certificate of Designation (including, without limitation, the Company's failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder), the Exchange Agreements or any other Exchange Document or any other agreement, document, certificate or other instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (in each case, whether or not permitted pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS")), except, in the case of a failure to pay Dividends when and as due, in each such case only if such failure remains uncured for a period of at least two (2) Trading Days;
(viii) the Company fails to remove any restrictive legend on any certificate or any shares of Common Stock issued to the applicable Holder upon conversion or exercise (as the case may be) of any Securities (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) acquired by such Holder under the Exchange Documents as and when required by such Securities or the Exchange Agreement, as applicable, unless otherwise then prohibited by applicable federal securities laws, and any such failure remains uncured for at least five (5) days;
(ix) the occurrence of any default under, redemption of or acceleration prior to maturity of at least an aggregate of $750,000 of Indebtedness (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(x) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Company or any Subsidiary and, if instituted against the Company or any Subsidiary by a third party, shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days of their initiation;
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(xi) the commencement by the Company or any Subsidiary of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal, state or foreign law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the execution of a composition of debts, or the occurrence of any other similar federal, state or foreign proceeding, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, the taking of corporate action by the Company or any Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action or the taking of any action by any Person to commence a Uniform Commercial Code foreclosure sale or any other similar action under federal, state or foreign law;
(xii) the entry by a court of (i) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary of a voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (ii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document adjudging the Company or any Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary under any applicable federal, state or foreign law or (iii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree, order, judgment or other similar document or any such other decree, order, judgment or other similar document unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days;
(xiii) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $750,000 are rendered against the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within sixty (60) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged, settled or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within sixty (60) days after the expiration of such stay; provided, however, any judgment which is covered by insurance or an indemnity from a credit worthy party shall not be included in calculating the $750,000 amount set forth above so long as the Company provides each Holder a written statement from such insurer or indemnity provider (which written statement shall be reasonably satisfactory to each Holder) to the effect that such judgment is covered by insurance or an indemnity and the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) will receive the proceeds of such insurance or indemnity within thirty (30) days of the issuance of such judgment;
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(xiv) the Company and/or any Subsidiary, individually or in the aggregate, either (i) fails to pay, when due, or within any applicable grace period, any payment with respect to any Indebtedness in excess of $750,000 due to any third party (other than, with respect to unsecured Indebtedness only, payments contested by the Company and/or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) in good faith by proper proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP) or is otherwise in breach or violation of any agreement for monies owed or owing in an amount in excess of $750,000, which breach or violation permits the other party thereto to declare a default or otherwise accelerate amounts due thereunder, or (ii) suffer to exist any other circumstance or event that would, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, result in a default or event of default under any agreement binding the Company or any Subsidiary, which default or event of default would or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations (including results thereof), liabilities, properties, condition (including financial condition) or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate;
(xv) other than as specifically set forth in another clause of this Section 5(a), the Company or any Subsidiary breaches any representation or warranty in any material respect (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any covenant or other term or condition of any Exchange Document, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition that is curable, only if such breach remains uncured for a period of two (2) consecutive Trading Days;
(xvi) a false or inaccurate certification (including a false or inaccurate deemed certification) by the Company that either (A) the Equity Conditions are satisfied, (B) there has been no Equity Conditions Failure, or (C) as to whether any Triggering Event has occurred;
(xvii) any breach or failure in any respect by the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with any provision of Section 13 of this Certificate of Designation;
(xviii) any Preferred Shares remain outstanding on or after January 8, 2030 (the "Maturity Date");
(xix) any Change of Control occurs without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
(xx) any Material Adverse Effect occurs; or
(xxi) any provision of any Exchange Document shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the Company, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any Subsidiary, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company or any Subsidiary or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under one or more Exchange Documents.
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(b) Notice of a Triggering Event. Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event with respect to the Preferred Shares, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days deliver written notice thereof via electronic mail and overnight courier (with next day delivery specified) (a "Triggering Event Notice") to each Holder.
(c) Mandatory Redemption upon Bankruptcy Triggering Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, and notwithstanding any conversion that is then required or in process, upon any Bankruptcy Triggering Event, the Company shall immediately redeem, in cash, each of the Preferred Shares then outstanding at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) the product of (A) the Conversion Amount to be redeemed multiplied by (B) the Required Premium and (ii) the product of (X) the Conversion Rate (calculated using the lowest Alternate Conversion Price during the period commencing on the 20th Trading Day immediately preceding such public announcement and ending on the date the Company makes the entire redemption payment pursuant to this Section 5(b)) with respect to the Conversion Amount in effect immediately following the date of initial public announcement (or public filing of bankruptcy documents, as applicable) of such Bankruptcy Triggering Event multiplied by (Y) the product of (1) the Required Premium multiplied by (2) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding such Bankruptcy Triggering Event and ending on the date the Company makes the entire payment required to be made under this Section 5(b), without the requirement for any notice or demand or other action by any Holder or any other person or entity, provided that a Holder may, in its sole discretion, waive such right to receive payment upon a Bankruptcy Triggering Event, in whole or in part, and any such waiver shall not affect any other rights of such Holder or any other Holder hereunder, including any other rights in respect of such Bankruptcy Triggering Event or any right to conversion (or Alternate Conversion), as applicable.
6. Rights Upon Fundamental Transactions.
(a) Assumption. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designation and the other Exchange Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6 pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders, including agreements to deliver to each holder of Preferred Shares in exchange for such Preferred Shares a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Certificate of Designation, including, without limitation, having a stated value and dividend rate equal to the stated value and dividend rate of the Preferred Shares held by the Holders and having similar ranking to the Preferred Shares, and reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and (ii) the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) is a publicly traded corporation whose common stock is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designation and the other Exchange Documents referring to the "Company" shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designation and the other Exchange Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein and therein. In addition to the foregoing, upon consummation of a Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to each Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon conversion or redemption of the Preferred Shares at any time after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 7 and 15, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the conversion or redemption of the Preferred Shares prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which each Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had all the Preferred Shares held by each Holder been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Shares contained in this Certificate of Designation), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Holder may elect, at its sole option, by delivery of written notice to the Company to waive this Section 6 to permit the Fundamental Transaction without the assumption of the Preferred Shares. The provisions of this Section 6 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of the Preferred Shares.
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(b) Notice of a Change of Control; Change of Control Election Notice. No sooner than the earlier of (x) twenty (20) Trading Days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control or (y) the public announcement of the entry into an agreement with respect to a Change of Control, nor later than ten (10) Trading Days prior to the consummation of a Change of Control, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via electronic mail and overnight courier to each Holder (a "Change of Control Notice"). At any time during the period beginning after a Holder's receipt of a Change of Control Notice or such Holder becoming aware of a Change of Control if a Change of Control Notice is not delivered to such Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence (as applicable) and ending on twenty (20) Trading Days after the later of (A) the date of consummation of such Change of Control or (B) the date of receipt of such Change of Control Notice or (C) the date of the announcement of such Change of Control, such Holder may require, by delivering written notice thereof ("Change of Control Election Notice") to the Company (which Change of Control Election Notice shall indicate the number of Preferred Shares subject to such election), to have the Company exchange such Holder's Preferred Shares designated in such Change of Control Election Notice for consideration equal to the Change of Control Election Price, to be satisfied at the Company's election (such election to pay in cash or by delivery of the Rights (as defined below), a "Consideration Election"), in either (I) rights (with a beneficial ownership limitation in the form of Section 4(d) hereof, mutatis mutandis) (collectively, the "Rights"), convertible in whole, or in part, at any time, without the requirement to pay any additional consideration, at the option of the Required Holders, into such Corporate Event Consideration (as defined below) applicable to such Change of Control equal in value to the Change of Control Election Price (as determined with the fair market value of the aggregate number of Successor Shares (as defined below) issuable upon conversion of the Rights to be determined in increments of 10% (or such greater percentage as the applicable Holder may notify the Company from time to time) of the portion of the Change of Control Election Price attributable to such Successor Shares (the "Successor Share Value Increment"), with the aggregate number of Successor Shares issuable upon exercise of the Rights with respect to the first Successor Share Value Increment determined based on 70% of the VWAP of the Successor Shares on the date the Rights are issued and on each of the nine (9) subsequent Trading Days, in each case, the aggregate number of additional Successor Shares issuable upon exercise of the Rights shall be determined based upon a Successor Share Value Increment at 70% of the VWAP of the Successor Shares in effect for such corresponding Trading Day (such ten (10) Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the date the Rights are issued, the "Rights Measuring Period")), or (II) in cash; provided, that the Company shall not consummate a Change of Control if the Corporate Event Consideration includes capital stock or other equity interest (the "Successor Shares") either in an entity that is not listed on an Eligible Market or an entity in which the daily share volume for the applicable Successor Shares for each of the twenty (20) Trading Days prior to the date of consummation of such Change of Control is less than the aggregate number of Successor Shares issuable to all Holders upon conversion in full of the applicable Rights (without regard to any limitations on conversion therein, assuming the exercise in full of the Rights on the date of issuance of the Rights and assuming the VWAP of the Successor Shares for each Trading Day in the Rights Measuring Period is the VWAP on the Trading Day ended immediately prior to the time of consummation of the Change of Control). The Company shall give each Holder written notice of each Consideration Election at least twenty (20) Trading Days prior to the time of consummation of such Change of Control. Payment of such amounts or delivery of the Rights, as applicable, shall be made by the Company (or at the Company's direction) to each Holder on the later of (x) the second (2nd) Trading Day after the date of such request and (y) the date of consummation of such Change of Control (or, with respect to any Right, if applicable, such later time that holders of shares of Common Stock are initially entitled to receive Corporate Event Consideration with respect to the shares of Common Stock of such holder). Any Corporate Event Consideration included in the Rights, if any, pursuant to this Section 6(b) is pari passu with the Corporate Event Consideration to be paid to holders of shares of Common Stock and the Company shall not permit a payment of any Corporate Event Consideration to the holders of shares of Common Stock without on or prior to such time delivering the Right to the Holders in accordance herewith. Cash payments, if any, required by this Section 6(b) shall have priority to payments to all other stockholders of the Company in connection with such Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6(b), but subject to Section 4(d), until the applicable Change of Control Election Price is paid in full to the applicable Holder in cash or Corporate Event Consideration in accordance herewith, the Preferred Shares submitted by such Holder for exchange or payment, as applicable, under this Section 6(b) may be converted, in whole or in part, by such Holder into Common Stock pursuant to Section 4 or in the event the Conversion Date is after the consummation of such Change of Control, stock or equity interests of the Successor Entity substantially equivalent to the Company's shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 6. In the event of the Company's repayment or exchange, as applicable, of any of the Preferred Shares under this Section 6(b), such Holder's damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties' inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for a Holder. Accordingly, any Required Premium due under this Section 6(b) is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of such Holder's actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in connection with any redemption hereunder at a time a Holder is entitled to receive a cash payment under any of the other Exchange Documents, at the option of such Holder delivered in writing to the Company, the applicable redemption price hereunder shall be increased by the amount of such cash payment owed to such Holder under such other Exchange Document and, upon payment in full or conversion in accordance herewith, shall satisfy the Company's payment obligation under such other Exchange Document.
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7. Rights Upon Issuance of Purchase Rights and Other Corporate Events.
(a) Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 and Section 15 below, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all or substantially all of the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the "Purchase Rights"), then each Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of all the Preferred Shares (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Shares and assuming for such purpose that all the Preferred Shares were converted at the Alternate Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) held by such Holder immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights; provided, however, to the extent that such Holder's right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent of any such excess) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable) for the benefit of such Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times such Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right held similarly in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable)) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation.
(b) Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a "Corporate Event"), the Company shall make appropriate provision to ensure that each Holder will thereafter have the right, at such Holder's option, to receive upon a conversion of all the Preferred Shares held by such Holder (i) such securities or other assets (the "Corporate Event Consideration") to which such Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by such Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Shares set forth in this Certificate of Designation) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as such Holder would have been entitled to receive had the Preferred Shares held by such Holder initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate of an Alternate Conversion. Provision made pursuant the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. The provisions of this Section 7 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of the Preferred Shares set forth in this Certificate of Designation.
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8. Rights Upon Issuance of Other Securities.
(a) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Issuance of Common Stock. If and whenever on or after the Exchange Date the Company grants, issues or sells (or enters into any agreement to grant, issue or sell), or in accordance with this Section 8(a) is deemed to have granted, issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including the granting, issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company, but excluding any Excluded Securities granted, issued or sold or deemed to have been granted, issued or sold) for a consideration per share (the "New Issuance Price") less than a price equal to the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such granting, issuance or sale or deemed granting, issuance or sale (such Conversion Price then in effect is referred to herein as the "Applicable Price") (the foregoing a "Dilutive Issuance"), then, immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the New Issuance Price. For all purposes of the foregoing (including, without limitation, determining the adjusted Conversion Price and the New Issuance Price under this Section 8(a)), the following shall be applicable:
(i) Issuance of Options. If the Company in any manner grants, issues or sells (or enters into any agreement to grant, issue or sell) any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting, issuance or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 8(a)(i), the "lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof" shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting, issuance or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof and (y) the lowest exercise price set forth in such Option for which one share of Common Stock is issuable (or may become issuable assuming all possible market conditions) upon the exercise of any such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof, minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Option (or any other Person) with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting, issuance or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof plus the value of any other consideration (including, without limitation, consideration consisting of cash, debt forgiveness, assets or any other property) received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Option (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof or upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
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(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or sells (or enters into any agreement to issue or sell) any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale (or the time of execution of such agreement to issue or sell, as applicable) of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 8(a)(ii), the "lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof" shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale (or pursuant to the agreement to issue or sell, as applicable) of the Convertible Security and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Security or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof and (y) the lowest conversion price set forth in such Convertible Security for which one share of Common Stock is issuable (or may become issuable assuming all possible market conditions) upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person) with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale (or the agreement to issue or sell, as applicable) of such Convertible Security plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable (including, without limitation, any consideration consisting of cash, debt forgiveness, assets or other property) by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities or otherwise pursuant to the terms thereof, and if any such issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Conversion Price has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 8(a), except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made by reason of such issuance or sale.
(iii) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase or exercise price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock increases or decreases at any time (other than proportional changes in conversion or exercise prices, as applicable, in connection with an event referred to in Section 8(a) below), the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Conversion Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate (as the case may be) at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 8(a)(iii), if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security (including, without limitation, any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Exchange Date) are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the shares of Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Conversion Price then in effect.
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(iv) Calculation of Consideration Received. If any Option and/or Convertible Security and/or Adjustment Right is issued in connection with the issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company (as determined by the Required Holders, the "Primary Security", and such Option and/or Convertible Security and/or Adjustment Right, the "Secondary Securities" and the Secondary Security together with the Primary Security, each a "Unit"), together comprising one integrated transaction (or one or more transactions if such issuances or sales or deemed issuances or sales of securities of the Company either (A) have at least one investor or purchaser in common, (B) are consummated in reasonable proximity to each other and/or (C) are consummated under the same plan of financing), the aggregate consideration per share of Common Stock with respect to such Primary Security shall be deemed to be the lowest of (x) the purchase price of such Unit, (y) if such Primary Security is an Option and/or Convertible Security, the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is at any time issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Primary Security and (z) the lowest VWAP on any Trading Day during the five (5) Trading Day period (the "Adjustment Period") immediately following the public announcement of such Dilutive Issuance (for the avoidance of doubt, if such public announcement is released prior to the opening of the applicable Eligible Market on a Trading Day, such Trading Day shall be the first Trading Day in such five Trading Day period and if any Preferred Shares are converted, on any given Conversion Date during any such Adjustment Period, solely with respect to such Preferred Shares converted on such applicable Conversion Date, such applicable Adjustment Period shall be deemed to have ended on, and included, the Trading Day immediately prior to such Conversion Date). If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company for such securities will be the arithmetic average of the VWAPs of such security for each of the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities (as the case may be). The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the Required Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the "Valuation Event"), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Trading Days after the tenth (10th) day following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Required Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.
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(v) Record Date. If the Company takes a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issuance or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase (as the case may be).
(b) Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. Without limiting any provision of Section 7 or Section 15, if the Company at any time on or after the Exchange Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. Without limiting any provision of Section 7 or Section 15, if the Company at any time on or after the Exchange Date combines (by any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased. Any adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision or combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this Section 8(b) occurs during the period that a Conversion Price is calculated hereunder, then the calculation of such Conversion Price shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect such event.
(c) Holder's Right of Adjusted Conversion Price. In addition to and not in limitation of the other provisions of this Section 8(c), if the Company in any manner issues or sells or enters into any agreement to issue or sell, any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities (other than pursuant to a Permitted ATM) (any such securities, "Variable Price Securities") after the Subscription Date that are issuable pursuant to such agreement or convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock at a price which varies or may vary with the market price of the shares of Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to a fixed price, but exclusive of such formulations reflecting share splits, share combinations, and share dividends (each of the formulations for such variable price being herein referred to as, the "Variable Price"), the Company shall provide written notice thereof via electronic mail and overnight courier to each Holder on the date of such agreement and/or the issuance of such shares of Common Stock, Convertible Securities or Options, as applicable. From and after the date the Company enters into such agreement or issues any such Variable Price Securities, each Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion to substitute the Variable Price for the Conversion Price upon conversion of the Preferred Shares by designating in the Conversion Notice delivered upon any conversion of Preferred Shares that solely for purposes of such conversion such Holder is relying on the Variable Price rather than the Conversion Price then in effect. A Holder's election to rely on a Variable Price for a particular conversion of Preferred Shares shall not obligate such Holder to rely on a Variable Price for any future conversions of Preferred Shares.
(d) Stock Combination Event Adjustments. If at any time and from time to time on or after the Subscription Date there occurs any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Common Stock (each, a "Stock Combination Event", and the date of any Stock Combination Event being the "Stock Combination Event Date") and the Event Market Price is less than the Conversion Price then in effect (after giving effect to the adjustment in Section 8(c) above), then on the sixteenth (16th) Trading Day immediately following such Stock Combination Event Date, the Conversion Price then in effect on such sixteenth (16th) Trading Day (after giving effect to the adjustment in Section 8(b) above) shall be reduced (but in no event increased) to the Event Market Price. For the avoidance of doubt, if the adjustment in the immediately preceding sentence would otherwise result in an increase in the Conversion Price hereunder, no adjustment shall be made.
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(e) Other Events. In the event that the Company (or any Subsidiary) shall take any action to which the provisions hereof are not strictly applicable, or, if applicable, would not operate to protect any Holder from dilution or if any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 8 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Board shall in good faith determine and implement an appropriate adjustment in the Conversion Price so as to protect the rights of such Holder, provided that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(a) will increase the Conversion Price as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 8, provided further that if such Holder does not accept such adjustments as appropriately protecting its interests hereunder against such dilution, then the Board and such Holder shall agree, in good faith, upon an independent investment bank of nationally recognized standing to make such appropriate adjustments, whose determination shall be final and binding absent manifest error and whose fees and expenses shall be borne by the Company.
(f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 8 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(g) Voluntary Adjustment by Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the Company may at any time any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, with the prior written consent of the Required Holder, reduce the then current Conversion Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board.
(h) Reset. If on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Initial Issuance Date (the "Reset Date"), the Conversion Price then in effect is greater than the arithmetic average of the VWAP of the Common Stock during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the Reset Date (the "Reset Price"), immediately after the close of the Principal Market on the Reset Date the Conversion Price shall automatically lower to such applicable Reset Price.
(i) SA Resets. On any SA Forced Exercise Notice Date (as defined in the Preferred Warrants) (each, a "SA Reset Date"), if (i) the Conversion Price then in effect is greater than the Minimum Price (as defined pursuant to Section 5635(d)(1)(A) of the Nasdaq Market Rules) of the Common Stock as of such applicable SA Reset Date (each, a "SA Reset Price"), immediately after the close of the Principal Market on such applicable SA Reset Date, and (ii) the Company has requested and the Holder has agreed to waive the Minimum Capitalization Condition (as defined in the Preferred Warrants) prior to the receipt of a SA Forced Exercise Notice (as defined in the Preferred Warrants), then the Conversion Price shall automatically lower to the SA Reset Price on the Trading Day prior the SA Forced Exercise Date (as defined in the Preferred Warrants). If the Holder unilaterally waives the Minimum Capitalization Condition (as defined in the Preferred Warrants) prior to the receipt of a SA Forced Exercise Notice (as defined in the Preferred Warrants), then the Holder shall not receive an adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(i) with respect to any given aggregate number of Preferred Shares subject to such SA Forced Exercise Notice (as defined in the Preferred Warrants) at such time as the Minimum Capitalization Condition is not satisfied.
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9. Redemption at the Company's Election. At any time, the Company shall have the right to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Preferred Shares then outstanding (the "Company Optional Redemption Amount") on the Company Optional Redemption Date (each as defined below) (a "Company Optional Redemption"). The Preferred Shares subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 9 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price (the "Company Optional Redemption Price") equal to the greater of (i) the Conversion Amount being redeemed as of the Company Optional Redemption Date and (ii) solely during the occurrence and continuance of an Equity Conditions Failure, the product of (1) the Conversion Rate with respect to the Conversion Amount being redeemed as of the Company Optional Redemption Date multiplied by (2) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date immediately preceding such Company Optional Redemption Notice Date and ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date the Company makes the entire payment required to be made under this Section 9. The Company may exercise its right to require redemption under this Section 9 by delivering a written notice thereof by electronic mail and overnight courier to all, but not less than all, of the Holders (the "Company Optional Redemption Notice" and the date all of the Holders received such notice is referred to as the "Company Optional Redemption Notice Date"). Such Company Optional Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable; provided that the Company Optional Redemption Notice may be conditioned upon the consummation of a refinancing transaction or a Going Private Transaction. The Company Optional Redemption Notice shall (x) state the date on which the Company Optional Redemption shall occur (the "Company Optional Redemption Date") which date shall not be less than ten (10) Trading Days nor more than twenty (20) Trading Days following the Company Optional Redemption Notice Date, and (y) state the aggregate Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares which is being redeemed in such Company Optional Redemption from such Holder and all of the other Holders of the Preferred Shares pursuant to this Section 9 on the Company Optional Redemption Date. The Company shall deliver the applicable Company Optional Redemption Price to each Holder in cash on the applicable Company Optional Redemption Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, at any time prior to the date the Company Optional Redemption Price is paid, in full, the Company Optional Redemption Amount may be converted, in whole or in part, by any Holder into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 4. All Conversion Amounts converted by a Holder after the Company Optional Redemption Notice Date shall reduce the Company Optional Redemption Amount of the Preferred Shares of such Holder required to be redeemed on the Company Optional Redemption Date. In the event of the Company's redemption of any of the Preferred Shares under this Section 9, a Holder's damages would be uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties' inability to predict future interest rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for such Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 9 is intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of such Holder's actual loss of its investment opportunity and not as a penalty. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall have no right to effect a Company Optional Redemption if any Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, but any Triggering Event shall have no effect upon any Holder's right to convert Preferred Shares in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to a Going Private Transaction, the Company may effect a Company Optional Redemption under this Section 9, but with "Change of Control Election Price" replacing "Company Optional Redemption Price" for all purposes in this Section 9 in connection therewith.
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10. Noncircumvention. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation of the Company, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Certificate of Designation, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Certificate of Designation and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holders hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or the other Exchange Documents, the Company (a) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the conversion of any Preferred Shares above the Conversion Price then in effect, (b) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of Preferred Shares and (c) shall, so long as any Preferred Shares are outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of the Preferred Shares then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if after the sixty (60) calendar day anniversary of the Initial Issuance Date, each Holder is not permitted to convert such Holder's Preferred Shares in full for any reason (other than pursuant to restrictions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof), the Company shall use its best efforts to promptly remedy such failure, including, without limitation, obtaining such consents or approvals as necessary to effect such conversion into shares of Common Stock.
11. Authorized Shares.
(a) Reservation. So long as any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company shall at all times reserve at least 150% of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion, including without limitation, Alternate Conversions, of all of the Preferred Shares then outstanding at the Floor Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversions) (the "Required Reserve Amount"). The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders based on the number of the Preferred Shares held by each Holder on the Initial Issuance Date or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the "Authorized Share Allocation"). In the event that a Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder's Preferred Shares, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Holder's Authorized Share Allocation. Any shares of Common Stock reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Preferred Shares shall be allocated to the remaining Holders of Preferred Shares, pro rata based on the number of the Preferred Shares then held by the Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder may allocate its Authorized Share Allocation to any other of the securities of the Company held by such Holder (or any of its designees) by delivery of a written notice to the Company.
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(b) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If, notwithstanding Section 11(a) and not in limitation thereof, at any time while any of the Preferred Shares remain outstanding the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Shares at least a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Reserve Amount (an "Authorized Share Failure"), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company's authorized shares of Common Stock to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Preferred Shares then outstanding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than seventy-five (75) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its stockholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock. In connection with such meeting, the Company shall provide each stockholder with a proxy statement and shall use its best efforts to solicit its stockholders' approval of such increase in authorized shares of Common Stock and to cause its board of directors to recommend to the stockholders that they approve such proposal (or, if a majority of the voting power then in effect of the capital stock of the Company consents to such increase, in lieu of such proxy statement, deliver to the stockholders of the Company an information statement that has been filed with (and either approved by or not subject to comments from) the SEC with respect thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any such time of an Authorized Share Failure, the Company is able to obtain the written consent of a majority of the shares of its issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock to approve the increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, the Company may satisfy this obligation by obtaining such consent and submitting for filing with the SEC an Information Statement on Schedule 14C. Nothing contained in Section 11(a) or this Section 11(b) shall limit any obligations of the Company under any provision of the Exchange Agreements or Registration Rights Agreement.
12. Voting Rights. The holders of the Preferred Shares shall have no voting power and no right to vote on any matter at any time, either as a separate series or class or together with any other series or class of share of capital stock, and shall not be entitled to call a meeting of such holders for any purpose nor shall they be entitled to participate in any meeting of the holders of Common Stock, except as provided in this Section 16 and Section 20 or as otherwise required by the NRS. To the extent that under the NRS the vote of the holders of the Preferred Shares, voting separately as a class or series, as applicable, is required to authorize a given action of the Company, the affirmative vote or consent of the Required Holders of the Preferred Shares, voting together in the aggregate and not in separate series unless required under the NRS, represented at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is presented or by written consent of the Required Holders (except as otherwise may be required under the NRS), voting together in the aggregate and not in separate series unless required under the NRS, shall constitute the approval of such action by both the class or the series, as applicable. Holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to written notice of all stockholder meetings or written consents (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to stockholders) with respect to which they would be entitled to vote, which notice would be provided pursuant to the Company's bylaws (the "Bylaws") and the NRS.
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13. Covenants.
(a) Incurrence of Indebtedness. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, incur or guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness).
(b) Existence of Liens. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, allow or suffer to exist any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, "Liens") other than Permitted Liens.
(c) Restricted Payments and Investments. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, redeem, defease, repurchase, repay or make any payments in respect of, by the payment of cash or cash equivalents (in whole or in part, whether by way of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions or otherwise), all or any portion of any Indebtedness (other pursuant to this Certificate of Designation) whether by way of payment in respect of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on, such Indebtedness or make any Investment, as applicable, if at the time such payment with respect to such Indebtedness and/or Investment, as applicable, is due or is otherwise made or, after giving effect to such payment, (i) an event constituting a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing or (ii) an event that with the passage of time and without being cured would constitute a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing.
(d) Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of its capital stock (other than as required by this Certificate of Designation), provided that the cashless or net exercise of any Options or Convertible Securities, or the withholding of Common Stock in the ordinary course of business in connection with the exercise or vesting of any stock options or restricted stock units, shall not be deemed to be a redemption.
(e) Restriction on Transfer of Assets. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, spin-off, split-off, close, convey or otherwise dispose of any assets or rights of the Company or any Subsidiary owned or hereafter acquired whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, other than (i) sales, leases, licenses, assignments, transfers, conveyances and other dispositions of such assets or rights by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with its past practice, (ii) sales of inventory and product in the ordinary course of business and (iii) the divestment of any assets (other than Cash and Cash equivalents) held as of the date of this Certificate of Designation.
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(f) Change in Nature of Business. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by or publicly contemplated to be conducted by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries on the Exchange Date or any business substantially related or incidental thereto. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, modify its or their corporate structure or purpose.
(g) Preservation of Existence, Etc. The Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to become or remain duly qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Maintenance of Properties, Etc. The Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its material properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to materially comply, at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder.
(i) Maintenance of Intellectual Property. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, take all action necessary or advisable to maintain all of the Intellectual Property Rights of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that are necessary or material to the conduct of its business in full force and effect.
(j) Maintenance of Insurance. The Company shall maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated.
(k) Transactions with Affiliates. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease, transfer or exchange of property or assets of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any affiliate, except transactions in the ordinary course of business in a manner and to an extent consistent with past practice and necessary or desirable for the prudent operation of its business, for fair consideration and on terms no less favorable to it or its Subsidiaries than would be obtainable in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person that is not an affiliate thereof.
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(l) Restricted Issuances. The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, (i) issue any Preferred Shares (other than as contemplated by the Exchange Agreements and this Certificate of Designation), (ii) issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under this Certificate of Designation or (iii) issue, grant or otherwise agree to issue, as applicable, any security of the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) with a New Issuance Price less than 120% of the Floor Price then in effect.
(m) Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Certificate of Designation; and (B) expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Holders by this Certificate of Designation, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
(n) Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall pay when due all material taxes, fees or other charges of any nature whatsoever (together with any related interest or penalties) now or hereafter imposed or assessed against the Company and its Subsidiaries or their respective assets or upon their ownership, possession, use, operation or disposition thereof or upon their rents, receipts or earnings arising therefrom (except where the failure to pay would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). The Company and its Subsidiaries shall file on or before the due date therefor all personal property tax returns (except where the failure to file would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries may contest, in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, taxes for which they maintain adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP.
(o) PCAOB Registered Auditor. At all times any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company shall have engaged an independent auditor to audit its financial statements that is registered with (and in compliance with the rules and regulations of) the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
(p) Section 3(a)(9) or 3(a)(10) Transaction. So long as any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company shall not enter into any transaction or arrangement structured in accordance with, based upon, or related or pursuant to, in whole or in part, either Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (other than the cashless exercise of Options in the ordinary course of business and the conversion of the Company's Class B common stock into Common Stock or involving the exchange of the Series A Preferred Stock) (a "3(a)(9) Transaction") or Section 3(a)(10) of the 1933 Act (a "3(a)(10) Transaction") other than the Exchange (as defined in the Exchange Agreements) contemplated under the Exchange Agreements. In the event that the Company does enter into, or makes any issuance of Common Stock related to a 3(a)(9) Transaction or a 3(a)(10) Transaction while any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, an additional special dividend shall immediately accrue with respect to any such Preferred Shares then outstanding equal to 10% of the Stated Value of such Preferred Shares as of such date of determination.
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(q) Independent Investigation. At the request of the Required Holders either (x) at any time when a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, (y) upon the occurrence of an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute a Triggering Event or (z) at any time such Required Holders reasonably believe a Triggering Event may have occurred or be continuing, the Company shall hire an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by such Holder (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to investigate as to whether any breach of this Certificate of Designation has occurred (the "Independent Investigator"). If the Independent Investigator determines that such breach of this Certificate of Designation has occurred, the Independent Investigator shall notify the Company of such breach and the Company shall deliver written notice to each Holder of such breach. In connection with such investigation, the Independent Investigator may, during normal business hours, inspect all contracts, books, records, personnel, offices and other facilities and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the extent available to the Company after the Company uses reasonable efforts to obtain them, the records of its legal advisors and accountants and any books of account, records, reports and other papers not contractually required of the Company to be confidential or secret, or subject to attorney-client or other evidentiary privilege, and the Independent Investigator may make such copies and inspections thereof as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall furnish the Independent Investigator with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the business and properties of the Company as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall permit the Independent Investigator to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company with, and to make proposals and furnish advice with respect thereto to, the Company's officers, directors, key employees and independent public accountants or any of them (and by this provision the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss with such Independent Investigator the finances and affairs of the Company and any Subsidiaries), all at such reasonable times, upon reasonable notice, and as often as may be reasonably requested.
14. Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding-Up. In the event of a Liquidation Event, the Holders shall be entitled to receive in cash out of the assets of the Company, whether from capital or from earnings available for distribution to its stockholders (the "Liquidation Funds"), before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any of shares of Junior Stock, but pari passu with any Parity Stock then outstanding, an amount per Preferred Share equal to the greater of (A) 125% of the Conversion Amount of such Preferred Share on the date of such payment and (B) the amount per share such Holder would receive if such Holder converted such Preferred Share into Common Stock immediately prior to the date of such payment, provided that if the Liquidation Funds are insufficient to pay the full amount due to the Holders and holders of shares of Parity Stock, then each Holder and each holder of Parity Stock shall receive a percentage of the Liquidation Funds equal to the full amount of Liquidation Funds payable to such Holder and such holder of Parity Stock as a liquidation preference, in accordance with their respective certificate of designation (or equivalent), as a percentage of the full amount of Liquidation Funds payable to all holders of Preferred Shares and all holders of shares of Parity Stock. To the extent necessary, the Company shall cause such actions to be taken by each of its Subsidiaries so as to enable, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the proceeds of a Liquidation Event to be distributed to the Holders in accordance with this Section 14. All the preferential amounts to be paid to the Holders under this Section 14 shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any Liquidation Funds of the Company to the holders of shares of Junior Stock in connection with a Liquidation Event as to which this Section 14 applies.
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15. Distribution of Assets. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7 and Section 8, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distributions of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to any or all holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (the "Distributions"), then each Holder, as holders of Preferred Shares, will be entitled to such Distributions as if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the Preferred Shares (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Shares and assuming for such purpose that the Preferred Share was converted at the Alternate Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for such Distributions (provided, however, that to the extent that such Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution would result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to such extent of any such excess) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of such Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times, if any, such Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).
16. Vote to Change the Terms of or Issue Preferred Shares. In addition to any other rights provided by law, except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares is required by law or by another provision of the Articles of Incorporation, without first obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting of the Required Holders, voting together as a single class, the Company shall not: (a) amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, its Articles of Incorporation or bylaws, or file any certificate of designations or articles of amendment of any series of shares of preferred stock, if such action would adversely alter or change in any respect the preferences, rights, privileges or powers, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the Preferred Shares hereunder, regardless of whether any such action shall be by means of amendment to the Articles of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation or otherwise; (b) increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the authorized number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock; (c) without limiting any provision of Section 2, create or authorize (by reclassification or otherwise) any new class or series of Senior Preferred Stock or Parity Stock; (d) purchase, repurchase or redeem any shares of Junior Stock (other than pursuant to the terms of the Company's equity incentive plans and options and other equity awards granted under such plans (that have in good faith been approved by the Board)); (e) without limiting any provision of Section 2, pay dividends or make any other distribution on any shares of any Junior Stock; (f) issue any Preferred Shares other than as contemplated hereby or pursuant to the Exchange Agreement; or (g) without limiting any provision of Section 14, whether or not prohibited by the terms of the Preferred Shares, circumvent a right of the Preferred Shares hereunder.
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17. Transfer of Preferred Shares. A Holder may offer, sell or transfer some or all of its Preferred Shares without the consent of the Company subject only to the provisions of Section 6(f) of the Exchange Agreement.
18. Reissuance of Preferred Share Certificates and Book Entries.
(a) Transfer. If any Preferred Shares are to be transferred, the applicable Holder shall surrender the applicable Preferred Share Certificate to the Company (or, if the Preferred Shares are held in Book-Entry form, a written instruction letter to the Company), whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of such Holder a new Preferred Share Certificate (in accordance with Section 18(d)) (or evidence of the transfer of such Book-Entry), registered as such Holder may request, representing the outstanding number of Preferred Shares being transferred by such Holder and, if less than the entire outstanding number of Preferred Shares is being transferred, a new Preferred Share Certificate (in accordance with Section 18(d)) to such Holder representing the outstanding number of Preferred Shares not being transferred (or evidence of such remaining Preferred Shares in a Book-Entry for such Holder). Such Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of the Preferred Share Certificate or evidence of Book-Entry issuance, as applicable, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section 4(c)(i) following conversion or redemption of any of the Preferred Shares, the outstanding number of Preferred Shares represented by the Preferred Shares may be less than the number of Preferred Shares stated on the face of the Preferred Shares.
(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Preferred Share Certificate. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a Preferred Share Certificate (as to which a written certification and the indemnification contemplated below shall suffice as such evidence), and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the applicable Holder to the Company in customary and reasonable form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Preferred Share Certificate, the Company shall execute and deliver to such Holder a new Preferred Share Certificate (in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing the applicable outstanding number of Preferred Shares.
(c) Preferred Share Certificate and Book-Entries Exchangeable for Different Denominations and Forms. Each Preferred Share Certificate is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the applicable Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Preferred Share Certificate or Preferred Share Certificate(s) or new Book-Entry (in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing, in the aggregate, the outstanding number of the Preferred Shares in the original Preferred Share Certificate, and each such new Preferred Share Certificate and/or new Book-Entry, as applicable, will represent such portion of such outstanding number of Preferred Shares from the original Preferred Share Certificate as is designated in writing by such Holder at the time of such surrender. Each Book-Entry may be exchanged into one or more new Preferred Share Certificates or split by the applicable Holder by delivery of a written notice to the Company into two or more new Book-Entries (in accordance with Section 18(d)) representing, in the aggregate, the outstanding number of the Preferred Shares in the original Book-Entry, and each such new Book-Entry and/or new Preferred Share Certificate, as applicable, will represent such portion of such outstanding number of Preferred Shares from the original Book-Entry as is designated in writing by such Holder at the time of such surrender.
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(d) Issuance of New Preferred Share Certificate or Book-Entry. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Preferred Share Certificate or a new Book-Entry pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designation, such new Preferred Share Certificate or new Book-Entry (i) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such Preferred Share Certificate or in such Book-Entry, as applicable, the number of Preferred Shares remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Preferred Share Certificate or new Book-Entry being issued pursuant to Section 18(a) or Section 18(c), the number of Preferred Shares designated by such Holder) which, when added to the number of Preferred Shares represented by the other new Preferred Share Certificates or other new Book-Entry, as applicable, issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Preferred Shares remaining outstanding under the original Preferred Share Certificate or original Book-Entry, as applicable, immediately prior to such issuance of new Preferred Share Certificate or new Book-Entry, as applicable, and (ii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Preferred Share Certificate or in such new Book-Entry, as applicable, which is the same as the issuance date of the original Preferred Share Certificate or in such original Book-Entry, as applicable.
19. Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Certificate of Designation shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of Designation and any of the other Exchange Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit any Holder's right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. No failure on the part of a Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by such Holder of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. In addition, the exercise of any right or remedy of a Holder at law or equity or under this Certificate of Designation or any of the documents shall not be deemed to be an election of such Holder's rights or remedies under such documents or at law or equity. The Company covenants to each Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by a Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). No failure on the part of a Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by such Holder of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. In addition, the exercise of any right or remedy of any Holder at law or equity or under Preferred Shares or any of the documents shall not be deemed to be an election of such Holder's rights or remedies under such documents or at law or equity. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holders and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, each Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to a Holder that is requested by such Holder to enable such Holder to confirm the Company's compliance with the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designation.
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20. Payment of Collection, Enforcement and Other Costs. If (a) any Preferred Shares are placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or a Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Certificate of Designation with respect to the Preferred Shares or to enforce the provisions of this Certificate of Designation or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting Company creditors' rights and involving a claim under this Certificate of Designation, then the Company shall pay the costs reasonably incurred by such Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and disbursements. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that no amounts due under this Certificate of Designation with respect to any Preferred Shares shall be affected, or limited, by the fact that the purchase price paid for each Preferred Share was less than the original Stated Value thereof.
21. Construction; Headings. This Certificate of Designation shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holders and shall not be construed against any such Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Certificate of Designation are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Certificate of Designation. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms "including," "includes," "include" and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words "without limitation." The terms "herein," "hereunder," "hereof" and words of like import refer to this entire Certificate of Designation instead of just the provision in which they are found. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, all section references are to sections of this Certificate of Designation. Terms used in this Certificate of Designation and not otherwise defined herein, but defined in the other Exchange Documents, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Initial Issuance Date in such other Exchange Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Required Holders.
22. Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of a Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party. This Certificate of Designation shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and all Holders and shall not be construed against any Person as the drafter hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 22 shall permit any waiver of any provision of Section 4(d).
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23. Dispute Resolution.
(a) Submission to Dispute Resolution.
(i) In the case of a dispute relating to a Closing Bid Price, a Closing Sale Price, a Conversion Price, a Dividend Conversion Price, an Alternate Conversion Price, a VWAP or a fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of a Conversion Rate, or the applicable redemption price (as the case may be) (including, without limitation, a dispute relating to the determination of any of the foregoing), the Company or the applicable Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via electronic mail (A) if by the Company, within three (3) Business Days after the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute or (B) if by such Holder, within three (3) Business Days after such Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If such Holder and the Company are unable to promptly resolve such dispute relating to such Closing Bid Price, such Closing Sale Price, such Conversion Price, such Dividend Conversion Price, such Alternate Conversion Price, such VWAP or such fair market value, or the arithmetic calculation of such Conversion Rate or such applicable redemption price (as the case may be), at any time after the third (3rd) Business Day following such initial notice by the Company or such Holder (as the case may be) of such dispute to the Company or such Holder (as the case may be), then such Holder may, with the consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), select an independent, reputable investment bank to resolve such dispute.
(ii) Such Holder and the Company shall each deliver to such investment bank (A) a copy of the initial dispute submission so delivered in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 23 and (B) written documentation supporting its position with respect to such dispute, in each case, no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) by the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date on which such Holder selected such investment bank (the "Dispute Submission Deadline") (the documents referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) are collectively referred to herein as the "Required Dispute Documentation") (it being understood and agreed that if either such Holder or the Company fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then the party who fails to so submit all of the Required Dispute Documentation shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank with respect to such dispute and such investment bank shall resolve such dispute based solely on the Required Dispute Documentation that was delivered to such investment bank prior to the Dispute Submission Deadline). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both the Company and such Holder or otherwise requested by such investment bank, neither the Company nor such Holder shall be entitled to deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank in connection with such dispute (other than the Required Dispute Documentation).
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(iii) The Company and such Holder shall cause such investment bank to determine the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and such Holder of such resolution no later than ten (10) Business Days immediately following the Dispute Submission Deadline. The fees and expenses of such investment bank shall be borne by the party in whose favor the investment bank decides such dispute or, in the event that the investment bank determines that the applicable calculation is in between the amounts submitted by the Company and such Holder, then half of such fees and expenses shall be borne by the Company and half of such fees and expenses shall be borne by the Holder, and such investment bank's resolution of such dispute shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error.
(b) Miscellaneous. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) this Section 23 constitutes an agreement to arbitrate between the Company and each Holder (and constitutes an arbitration agreement) under the rules then in effect under § 7501, et seq. of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules ("CPLR") and that any Holder is authorized to apply for an order to compel arbitration pursuant to CPLR § 7503(a) in order to compel compliance with this Section 23, (ii) the terms of this Certificate of Designation and each other applicable Exchange Document shall serve as the basis for the selected investment bank's resolution of the applicable dispute, such investment bank shall be entitled (and is hereby expressly authorized) to make all findings, determinations and the like that such investment bank determines are required to be made by such investment bank in connection with its resolution of such dispute and in resolving such dispute such investment bank shall apply such findings, determinations and the like to the terms of this Certificate of Designation and any other applicable Exchange Documents, (iii) the applicable Holder (and only such Holder with respect to disputes solely relating to such Holder), in its sole discretion, shall have the right to submit any dispute described in this Section 23 to any state or federal court sitting in The Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, in lieu of utilizing the procedures set forth in this Section 23 and (iv) nothing in this Section 23 shall limit such Holder from obtaining any injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (including, without limitation, with respect to any matters described in this Section 23).
24. Notices; Currency; Payments.
(a) Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Certificate of Designation must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered on the earliest of: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by electronic mail (provided that such sent email is kept on file (whether electronically or otherwise) by the sending party and the sending party does not receive an automatically generated message from the recipient's email server that such e-mail could not be delivered to such recipient); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The mailing address and e-mail address for any such communications to the Company shall be: 60 North 1400 West. Centerville, Utah Attention: Christopher Jones, e-mail address: [email protected], or such other mailing address and/or e-mail address as the Company has specified by written notice given to each of the Holders in accordance with this Section 24 not later than five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. The mailing address and e-mail address for any such communications to any Holder shall be as set forth on such Holder's respective signature page to the Exchange Agreement, or such other mailing address and/or e-mail address as such Holder has specified by written notice given to the Company in accordance with this Section 24 not later than five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's e-mail containing the time, date and recipient's e-mail or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by e-mail or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
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(b) The Company shall provide each Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Certificate of Designation, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefore. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall give written notice to each Holder (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, or (B) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such Holder.
(c) Currency. All dollar amounts referred to in this Certificate of Designation are in United States Dollars ("U.S. Dollars"), and all amounts owing under this Certificate of Designation shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies (if any) shall be converted into the U.S. Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. "Exchange Rate" means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into U.S. Dollars pursuant to this Certificate of Designation, the U.S. Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the relevant date of calculation (it being understood and agreed that where an amount is calculated with reference to, or over, a period of time, the date of calculation shall be the final date of such period of time).
(d) Payments. Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Certificate of Designation, unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to wire transfer instructions that Holder shall provide to the Company in writing from time to time. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Certificate of Designation is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.
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25. Waiver of Notice. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby irrevocably waives demand, notice, presentment, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Certificate of Designation and the Exchange Agreement.
26. Governing Law. This Certificate of Designation shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Nevada. Except as otherwise required by Section 23 above, the Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein (i) shall be deemed or operate to preclude any Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company's obligations to such Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of such Holder or (ii) shall limit, or shall be deemed or construed to limit, any provision of Section 23 above. THE COMPANY AND EACH HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
27. Judgment Currency.
(a) If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company in any court in any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 27 referred to as the "Judgment Currency") an amount due in U.S. Dollars under this Certificate of Designation, the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Trading Day immediately preceding:
(i) the date actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date: or
(ii) the date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 27(a)(ii) being hereinafter referred to as the "Judgment Conversion Date").
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(b) If in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 27(a)(ii) above, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the applicable party shall pay such adjusted amount as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of US dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.
(c) Any amount due from the Company under this provision shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Certificate of Designation.
28. TAXES.
(a) All payments made by the Company hereunder or under any other Exchange Document shall be made in accordance with the terms of the respective Exchange Document and shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, withholding, deduction or other defense. Without limiting the foregoing, all such payments shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding (i) taxes imposed on the net income of a Holder by the jurisdiction in which such Holder is organized or where it has its principal lending office, (ii) with respect to any payments made by the Company hereunder, taxes (including, but not limited to, backup withholding) to the extent such taxes are imposed due to the failure of the applicable recipient of such payment to provide the Company with whichever (if any) is applicable of valid and properly completed and executed IRS Forms W-9, W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, and/or W-8IMY, when requested in writing by the Company, and (iii) with respect to any payments made by the Company, taxes to the extent such taxes are imposed due to the failure of the applicable recipient of such payment to comply with FATCA (all such nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities, collectively or individually, "Taxes"). If the Company shall be required to deduct or to withhold any Taxes from or in respect of any amount payable hereunder or under any other Exchange Document:
(i) the amount so payable shall be increased to the extent necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including Taxes on amounts payable to a Holder pursuant to this sentence) such Holder receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made,
(ii) the Company shall make such deduction or withholding,
(iii) the Company shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, and
(iv) as promptly as possible thereafter, the Company shall send such Holder an official receipt (or, if an official receipt is not available, such other documentation as shall be satisfactory to such Holder, as the case may be) showing payment. In addition, the Company agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Preferred Shares or any other Exchange Document (collectively, "Other Taxes").
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(b) The Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold each Holder and each of their affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an "Indemnified Party") each Indemnified Party harmless from and against Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 28) paid by any Indemnified Party as a result of any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Preferred Shares or any other Exchange Document, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses for nonpayment, late payment or otherwise) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. This indemnification shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the date on which such Holder makes written demand therefor, which demand shall identify the nature and amount of such Taxes or Other Taxes.
(c) If the Company fails to perform any of its obligations under this Section 28, the Company shall indemnify such Holder for any taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable as a result of any such failure. The obligations of the Company under this Section 28 shall survive the repayment and/or conversion, as applicable, in full of the Preferred Shares and all other amounts payable with respect thereto.
(d) If any Indemnified Party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 28 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 28), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 28 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including taxes) of such Indemnified Party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such Indemnified Party, shall repay to such Indemnified Party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (d) (plus any penalties, interest, or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such Indemnified Party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (d), in no event will the Indemnified Party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (d) the payment of which would place the Indemnified Party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Indemnified Party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph (d) shall not be construed to require any Indemnified Party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
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29. Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Designation so long as this Certificate of Designation as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
30. Maximum Payments. Without limitation Section 9(d) of the Exchange Agreement, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to the applicable Holder and thus refunded to the Company.
31. Stockholder Matters; Amendment.
(a) Stockholder Matters. Any stockholder action, approval or consent required, desired or otherwise sought by the Company pursuant to the NRS, the Articles of Incorporation, this Certificate of Designation or otherwise with respect to the issuance of Preferred Shares may be effected by written consent of the Company's stockholders or at a duly called meeting of the Company's stockholders, all in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the NRS. This provision is intended to comply with the applicable sections of the NRS permitting stockholder action, approval and consent affected by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
(b) Amendment. Except for Section 4(d)(i), which may not be amended or waived hereunder, this Certificate of Designation or any provision hereof may be amended by obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose, or written consent without a meeting in accordance with the NRS, of the Required Holders, voting separate as a single class, and with such other stockholder approval, if any, as may then be required pursuant to the NRS and the Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Except (a) to the extent otherwise expressly provided in this Certificate of Designation or the Articles of Incorporation with respect to voting or approval rights of a particular class or series of capital stock or (b) to the extent otherwise provided pursuant to the NRS, the holders of each outstanding class or series of shares of the Company shall not be entitled to vote as a separate voting group on any amendment to the terms of this Certificate of Designation with respect to which such class or series would otherwise be entitled under the NRS to vote as a separate voting group.
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32. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(b) "1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(c) "Additional Amount" means, as of the applicable date of determination, with respect to each Preferred Share, all declared and unpaid Dividends on such Preferred Share.
(d) "Adjustment Right" means any right granted with respect to any securities issued in connection with, or with respect to, any issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale in accordance with Section 8(a)) of shares of Common Stock (other than rights of the type described in Section 7(a) hereof) that could result in a decrease in the net consideration received by the Company in connection with, or with respect to, such securities (including, without limitation, any cash settlement rights, cash adjustment or other similar rights).
(e) "Affiliate" or "Affiliated" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that "control" of a Person means the power directly or indirectly either to vote 10% or more of the stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.
(f) "Alternate Conversion Price" means, with respect to any Alternate Conversion that price which shall be the lowest of (i) the applicable Conversion Price as in effect on the applicable Conversion Date of the applicable Alternate Conversion, and (ii) the greater of (x) the Floor Price and (y) 90% of the lowest VWAP of the Common Stock during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the delivery or deemed delivery of the applicable Conversion Notice (such period, the "Alternate Conversion Measuring Period"). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock during such Alternate Conversion Measuring Period.
(g) "Alternate Conversion Floor Amount" means an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the higher of (I) the highest price that the Common Stock trades at on the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Alternate Conversion Date and (II) the applicable Alternate Conversion Price and (B) the difference obtained by subtracting (I) the number of shares of Common Stock delivered (or to be delivered) to such Holder on the applicable Share Delivery Deadline with respect to such Alternate Conversion from (II) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the applicable Conversion Amount that such Holder has elected to be the subject of the applicable Alternate Conversion, by (y) the applicable Alternate Conversion Price without giving effect to clause (x) of such definition.
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(h) "Applicable Date" means the earlier to occur of (A) the effective date of a registration statement registering the resale by the Holders of the Required Registration Amount (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares then outstanding and (B) the date the Preferred Shares are eligible to be resold by the Holders (assuming such Holders are not then affiliates of the Company) without restriction under Rule 144 of the 1933 Act (in each case, without regard to any limitations on exercise herein).
(i) "Approved Stock Plan" means any equity incentive plan or agreement which has been approved by the Board prior to or subsequent to the Exchange Date pursuant to which shares of Common Stock and standard options to purchase Common Stock may be issued to any employee, officer, consultant or director for services provided to the Company in their capacity as such.
(j) "Attribution Parties" means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Initial Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by a Holder's investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of such Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with such Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock would or could be aggregated with such Holder's and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively such Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.
(k) "Bloomberg" means Bloomberg, L.P.
(l) "Book-Entry" means each entry on the Register evidencing one or more Preferred Shares held by a Holder in lieu of a Preferred Share Certificate issuable hereunder.
(m) "Business Day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to "stay at home", "shelter-in-place", "non-essential employee" or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any Governmental Authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
(n) "Cash" of the Company and its Subsidiaries on any date shall be determined from such Persons' books maintained in accordance with GAAP, and means, without duplication, the cash, cash equivalents and Eligible Marketable Securities accrued by the Company and its wholly owned Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on such date.
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(o) "Change of Control" means any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any merger of the Company or any of its, direct or indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiaries with or into any of the foregoing Persons, (ii) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the shares of Common Stock in which holders of the Company's voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, are, in all material respects, the holders of the voting power of the surviving entity (or entities with the authority or voting power to elect the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities) after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification, or (iii) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(p) "Change of Control Election Price" means, with respect to any given Change of Control, such price equal to the greatest of (i) the product of (A) the Required Premium multiplied by (B) the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares subject to the applicable election, as applicable, (ii) the product of (A) the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares being redeemed or exchanged, as applicable, multiplied by (B) the quotient determined by dividing (I) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding the earlier to occur of (1) the consummation of the applicable Change of Control and (2) the public announcement of such Change of Control and ending on the date such Holder delivers the Change of Control Election Notice by (II) the Alternate Conversion Price then in effect, and (iii) the product of (A) the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares being redeemed multiplied by (B) the quotient of (I) the aggregate cash consideration and the aggregate cash value of any non-cash consideration per share of Common Stock to be paid to such holders of the shares of Common Stock upon consummation of such Change of Control (any such non-cash consideration constituting publicly-traded securities shall be valued at the highest of the Closing Sale Price of such securities as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control, the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control and the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the Trading Day immediately prior to the public announcement of such proposed Change of Control) divided by (II) the Conversion Price then in effect.
(q) "Closing Bid Price" and "Closing Sale Price" means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price (as the case may be) then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price (as the case may be) of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Required Holders. If the Company and the Required Holders are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 23. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions during such period.
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(r) "Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement, which date is the date the Company initially issued the Preferred Shares pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement.
(s) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(t) "Common Stock" means (i) the Company's shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
(u) "Contingent Obligation" means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.
(v) "Conversion Floor Price Condition" means that the relevant Alternate Conversion Price or Dividend Conversion Price is being determined based on clause (x) of such definitions.
(w) "Convertible Securities" means any stock or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.
(x) "Default Rate" means, as applicable, (i) with respect to any payments of any Dividends hereunder in cash, fifteen percent (15%) per annum or (ii) with respect to any conversions of Dividends hereunder into shares (or otherwise satisfaction of any amounts outstanding hereunder in any non-cash consideration), eighteen percent (18%) per annum.
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(y) "Dividend Conversion Price" means, with respect to any given Dividend Date, that price which shall be the lowest of (i) the applicable Conversion Price as in effect on the applicable Dividend Date, (ii) the greater of (x) the Floor Price and (y) 90% of the lowest VWAP of the Common Stock during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Date (such period, the "Dividend Conversion Measuring Period"). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock during such Dividend Conversion Measuring Period.
(z) "Dividend Floor Amount" means an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the higher of (I) the highest price that the Common Stock trades at on the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Dividend Date and (II) the applicable Dividend Conversion Price and (B) the difference obtained by subtracting (I) the number of shares of Common Stock delivered (or to be delivered) to such Holder on the applicable Share Delivery Deadline with respect to such Dividend Date from (II) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the applicable aggregate amount of such Dividend, by (y) the applicable Dividend Conversion Price without giving effect to clause (x) of such definition.
(aa) "Dividend Rate" means, as of any date of determination, ten percent (10%) per annum; provided, that if such Dividends are being paid in shares of Common Stock hereunder, such Dividends shall recalculated in connection with such issuance of shares of Common Stock at a deemed rate of twelve and one half percent (12.5%) per annum; provided, further, that each of the forgoing rates shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with Section 3.
(bb) "Eligible Market" means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market.
(cc) "Eligible Marketable Securities" as of any date means marketable securities which would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and which are permitted under the Company's investment policies as in effect on the Issuance Date or approved thereafter by the Company's Board of Directors.
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(dd) "Equity Conditions" means, with respect to an given date of determination: (i) on each day during the period beginning five Trading Days prior to such applicable date of determination and ending on and including such applicable date of determination either (x) one or more Registration Statements filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective and the prospectus contained therein shall be available on such applicable date of determination (with, for the avoidance of doubt, any shares of Common Stock previously sold pursuant to such prospectus deemed unavailable) for the resale of all shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination, as applicable, in the event requiring this determination at the Alternate Conversion Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein) (each, a "Required Minimum Securities Amount"), in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement and there shall not have been during such period any Grace Periods (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) or (y) all Registrable Securities shall be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of the Preferred Shares) and no Current Information Failure (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) exists or is continuing; (ii) on each day during the period beginning thirty calendar days prior to the applicable date of determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination (the "Equity Conditions Measuring Period"), the Common Stock (including all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares) is listed or designated for quotation (as applicable) on an Eligible Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on an Eligible Market (other than suspensions of not more than two (2) days and occurring prior to the applicable date of determination due to business announcements by the Company) nor shall delisting or suspension by an Eligible Market have been threatened (with a reasonable prospect of delisting occurring after giving effect to all applicable notice, appeal, compliance and hearing periods) or reasonably likely to occur or pending as evidenced by (A) a writing by such Eligible Market notifying the Company of its intent to delist the Company (and not solely a notification that the Company has fallen below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Eligible Market) or (B) the Company falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements (after taking into effect the receipt of proceeds from the transaction subject to these Equity Conditions) of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation with no available grace period for curing such deficiencies, as applicable; (iii) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall have delivered all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares on a timely basis as set forth in Section 4 hereof and all other shares of capital stock required to be delivered by the Company on a timely basis as set forth in the other Exchange Documents; (iv) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating Section 4(d) hereof; (v) any shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating the rules or regulations of the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or designated for quotation (as applicable); (vi) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, no public announcement of a pending, proposed or intended Fundamental Transaction shall have occurred which has not been abandoned, terminated or consummated; (vii) the Company shall have no knowledge of any fact that would reasonably be expected to cause (1) any Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to not be effective or the prospectus contained therein to not be available for the resale of the applicable Required Minimum Securities Amount of Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement or (2) any Registrable Securities to not be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of the Preferred Shares) and no Current Information Failure exists or is continuing, (viii) none of the Holders shall be in possession of any material, non-public information provided to any of them by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates, employees, officers, representatives, agents or the like; (ix) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company otherwise shall have been in compliance with each, and shall not have breached any representation or warranty in any material respect (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any covenant or other term or condition of any Exchange Document, including, without limitation, the Company shall not have failed to timely make any payment pursuant to any Exchange Document; (x) there shall not have occurred any Volume Failure or Price Failure as of such applicable date of determination; (xi) on the applicable date of determination (A) no Authorized Share Failure shall exist or be continuing and the applicable Required Minimum Securities Amount of shares of Common Stock are available under the certificate of incorporation of the Company and reserved by the Company to be issued pursuant to this Certificate of Designation and (B) all shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination may be issued in full without resulting in an Authorized Share Failure; (xii) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred and there shall not exist a Triggering Event or an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute a Triggering Event; or (xiii) the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the event requiring the satisfaction of the Equity Conditions are duly authorized and listed and eligible for trading without restriction on an Eligible Market.
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(ee) "Equity Conditions Failure" means on the date of determination, the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder).
(ff) "Event Market Price" means, with respect to any Stock Combination Event Date, 120% of the quotient determined by dividing (x) the sum of the VWAP of the Common Stock for each of the five (5) Trading Days with the lowest VWAP of the Common Stock during the fifteen (15) consecutive Trading Day period ending and including the Trading Day immediately preceding the sixteenth (16th) Trading Day after such Stock Combination Event Date, divided by (y) five (5).
(gg) "Exchange Agreements" means, collectively, those certain Second Amendment, Waiver and Exchange Agreements, each by and between the Company and an initial Holder, dated as of August 17, 2026, as may be amended from time in accordance with the terms thereof.
(hh) "Exchange Documents" shall have the meaning as set forth in the Exchange Agreements.
(ii) "Exchange Date" means [____].
(jj) "Excluded Securities" means (i) shares of Common Stock or standard options to purchase Common Stock issued to directors, officers, consultants or employees of the Company for services rendered to the Company in their capacity as such pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan (as defined above), provided that (A) all such issuances (taking into account the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such options) after the Subscription Date in any calendar year pursuant to this clause (i) do not, in the aggregate, exceed more than 20% of the Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Subscription Date and (B) the exercise price of any such options is not lowered, none of such options are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder and none of the terms or conditions of any such options are otherwise materially changed in any manner that adversely affects any of the Holders; (ii) shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion or exercise of Convertible Securities or Options (other than standard options to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) issued prior to the Subscription Date, provided that the conversion price of any such Convertible Securities (other than standard options to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) is not lowered, none of such Convertible Securities or Options (other than standard options to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder and none of the terms or conditions of any such Convertible Securities or Options (other than standard options to purchase Common Stock issued pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are otherwise materially changed in any manner that adversely affects any of the Holders; (iii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (including any Preferred Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Preferred Warrants) or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designation; (iv) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 31, 2023, as amended and restated through the Subscription Date, with DMAC Merger Sub Inc., a Nevada corporation and newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Bright Vision Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and (v) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable in connection with any bona fide strategic or commercial alliances, acquisitions, mergers, licensing arrangements, and strategic partnerships, provided, that (1) the primary purpose of such issuance is not to raise capital as reasonably determined, and (2) the purchaser or acquirer or recipient of the securities in such issuance solely consists of either (I) the actual participants in such strategic or commercial alliance, strategic or commercial licensing arrangement or strategic or commercial partnership, (II) the actual owners of such assets or securities acquired in such acquisition or merger or (III) the stockholders, partners, employees, consultants, officers, directors or members of the foregoing Persons, in each case, 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, and (IV) the number or amount of securities issued to such Persons by the Company shall not be disproportionate to each such Person's actual participation in (or fair market value of the contribution to) such strategic or commercial alliance or strategic or commercial partnership or ownership of such assets or securities to be acquired by the Company, as applicable.
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(kk) "FATCA" means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Certificate of Designation (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
(ll) "Fiscal Quarter" means each of the fiscal quarters adopted by the Company for financial reporting purposes that correspond to the Company's fiscal year as of the date hereof that ends on December 31.
(mm) "Floor Price" means $0.73 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations and similar events), or, subject to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, such lower price as the Company and the Required Holders may agree, from time to time.
(nn) "Fundamental Transaction" means (A) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Subject Entity, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its "significant subsidiaries" (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) to one or more Subject Entities, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Subject Entities to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Subject Entities making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (iv) consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Subject Entities whereby all such Subject Entities, individually or in the aggregate, acquire, either (x) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all the Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that the Subject Entities become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, (B) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, allow any Subject Entity individually or the Subject Entities in the aggregate to be or become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in outstanding shares of Common Stock, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock not held by all such Subject Entities as of the date of this Certificate of Designation calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all such Subject Entities were not outstanding, or (z) a percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company sufficient to allow such Subject Entities to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other stockholders of the Company to surrender their shares of Common Stock without approval of the stockholders of the Company or (C) directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction.
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(oo) "GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
(pp) "Going Private Transaction" means any Change of Control (i) pursuant to which, the Company (and the Successor Entity, if applicable) ceases to have any securities registered under the 1934 Act or (ii) that results in the purchase and/or cancellation of all of the Common Stock of the Company solely for cash (and not in whole, or in part, for any other securities of any Person).
(qq) "Group" means a "group" as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.
(rr) "Governmental Authority" means any federal, foreign, state, county, municipal, provincial, or local governmental authority, court, judicial body, arbitration tribunal, government or self-regulatory organization, commission, tribunal or organization, or any regulatory, administrative, or other agency, or any political or other subdivision, department, commission, board, bureau, branch, division, ministry, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.
(ss) "Indebtedness" means of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, including, without limitation, "capital leases" in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied for the periods covered thereby (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever in or upon any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) with respect to any asset or property owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above.
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(tt) "Intellectual Property Rights" means, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, all of their rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, original works of authorship, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights and all applications and registrations therefor.
(uu) "Investment" means any beneficial ownership (including stock, partnership or limited liability company interests) of or in any Person, or any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person or the acquisition of all, or substantially all, of the assets of another Person or the purchase of any assets of another Person for greater than the fair market value of such assets.
(vv) "Liquidation Event" means, whether in a single transaction or series of transactions, the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or such Subsidiaries the assets of which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(ww) "Make-Whole Amount" means, as of any given date, with respect to any given Preferred Shares, and as applicable, in connection with any conversion, redemption or other repayment hereunder, an amount equal to the amount of additional Dividends that would accrue on any outstanding Preferred Shares at the Dividend Rate then in effect assuming for calculation purposes that such converted, redeemed or repaid Preferred Shares remained outstanding through and including the five year anniversary of the applicable date of issuance of such applicable Preferred Shares.
(uu) "Make-Whole Floor Amount" means an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the higher of (I) the highest price that the Common Stock trades at on the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Conversion Date and (II) the applicable Alternate Conversion Price and (B) the difference obtained by subtracting (I) the number of shares of Common Stock delivered (or to be delivered) to such Holder on the applicable Share Delivery Deadline with respect to such conversion of such Make-Whole Amount included in the applicable Conversion Amount that such Holder has elected to be the subject of the applicable conversion from (II) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) such Make-Whole Amount included in the applicable Conversion Amount that such Holder has elected to be the subject of the applicable conversion, by (y) the applicable Alternate Conversion Price without giving effect to clause (x) of such definition.
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(yy) "Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, individually or taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or on the other Exchange Documents, or by the agreements and instruments to be entered into in connection therewith or on the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Exchange Documents.
(zz) "Options" means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(aaa) "Parent Entity" of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
(bbb) "Permitted A/R Indebtedness" means Indebtedness arising pursuant to an accounts receivable and/or purchase order factoring facility in which the sole recourse of such Indebtedness is to such accounts receivable and/or purchase order supporting such Indebtedness, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the difference of (x) $2 million and (y) the aggregate amount of any other Permitted Additional Indebtedness then outstanding.
(ccc) "Permitted ATM" shall mean an "at-the-market" offering within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5 million, pursuant to an agreement approved in writing by the Required Holders pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time after the date hereof both (x) at a price per share of Common Stock no less than 150% of the Floor Price and (y) an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock sold on any Trading Day not to exceed 5% of the aggregate daily trading volume of the Common Stock on such applicable Trading Day.
(ddd) "Permitted Additional Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company (including, without limitation, any Permitted A/R Indebtedness), in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed $2 million, sourced from Chris Jones or affiliates of the Company or through accounts receivable or purchase order factoring; provided that, at no time any Permitted Additional Indebtedness remains outstanding either (x) the Company fails to be in full compliance with the NASDAQ continuing listing standards and (y) the terms, conditions or existence of such Indebtedness could not reasonably be expected to result in the Company's failure to comply in full with the NASDAQ continuing listing standards at any time such Indebtedness remains outstanding.
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(eee) "Permitted Indebtedness" means (i) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 5(s) to the Exchange Agreement, as in effect as of the Subscription Date, (ii) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens or unsecured but as described in clauses (iv) and (v) of the definition of Permitted Liens and (iii) Permitted Additional Indebtedness.
(fff) "Permitted Liens" means (i) any Lien for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) any statutory Lien arising in the ordinary course of business by operation of law with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent, (iii) any Lien created by operation of law, such as materialmen's liens, mechanics' liens and other similar liens, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (iv) Liens (A) upon or in any equipment acquired or held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such equipment or Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or lease of such equipment, or (B) existing on such equipment at the time of its acquisition, provided that the Lien is confined solely to the property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment, in either case, with respect to Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000, (v) Liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the Indebtedness secured by Liens of the type described in clause (iv) above, provided that any extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase, (vi) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payments of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods, (vii) Liens on any accounts receivable and/or purchase order supporting Permitted A/R Indebtedness then outstanding; and, (viii) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting a Triggering Event under Section 5(a)(xiii).
(ggg) "Person" means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.
(hhh) "Preferred Warrants" means the New Preferred Warrants, as defined in the Exchange Agreements.
(iii) "Price Failure" means, with respect to a particular date of determination, the VWAP of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the ten (10) Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination fails to exceed 75% of the Conversion Price on such date of determination (excluding for such purpose any temporary reductions in the Conversion Price made in accordance with Section 8(g)) (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions occurring after the Subscription Date). All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions during any such measuring period.
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(jjj) "Principal Market" means, as of any time of determination, the principal trading market, if any, in which the shares of Common Stock then trade.
(kkk) "Registration Rights Agreement" means that certain registration rights agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Company and the initial holders of the Preferred Shares relating to, among other things, the registration of the resale of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designation, as may be amended from time to time.
(lll) "Required Premium" means (x) solely if in connection with a Change of Control at a time no other Triggering Event exists, 105% or (y) otherwise, 125%.
(mmm) "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.
(nnn) "Securities" shall mean the Preferred Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.
(ooo) "Securities Purchase Agreement" means that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 2, 2024 (as may be amended, modified, restated, restructured or supplemented from time to time) by and among the Company and the investors signatory thereto.
(ppp) "Series A Preferred Stock" means (x) the series of convertible preferred stock of the Company designated as Series A Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, the terms of which are set forth in the Fourth Article, Section B., Section (3) of the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated March 11, 2026, and (y) any capital stock into which such preferred stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such preferred stock (other than a conversion of such preferred stock into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of such certificate of designations).
(qqq) "Stated Value" shall mean $1,000 per share, subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, reorganizations, reclassifications, combinations, subdivisions or other similar events occurring after the Initial Issuance Date with respect to the Preferred Shares.
(rrr) "Stock Combination Event" means the occurrence at any time and from time to time on or after the Subscription Date of any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination recapitalization or other similar transaction involving the Common Stock.
(sss) "Subject Entity" means any Person, Persons or Group or any Affiliate or associate of any such Person, Persons or Group.
(ttt) "Subscription Date" means August 17, 2026.
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(uuu) "Subsidiary" shall have the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.
(vvv) "Successor Entity" means the Person (or, if so elected by the Required Holders, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Required Holders, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
(www) "Trading Day" means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that "Trading Day" shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the applicable Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.
(xxx) "Volume Failure" means, with respect to a particular date of determination, the aggregate daily dollar trading volume (as reported on Bloomberg) of the Common Stock on the Principal Market on any Trading Day during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination, is less than $50,000.
(yyy) "VWAP" means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded), during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its "VAP" function (set to 09:30 start time and 16:00 end time) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Required Holders. If the Company and the Required Holders are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 23. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.
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33. Disclosure. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designation, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall on or prior to 9:00 am, New York city time on the Business Day immediately following such notice delivery date, publicly disclose such material, non-public information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to the applicable Holder explicitly in writing in such notice (or promptly (but no later than the next Business Day) following receipt of notice from such Holder, as applicable), and in the absence of any such written indication in such notice (or notification from the Company promptly (but no later than the next Business Day) following receipt of notice from such Holder), such Holder shall be entitled to presume that information contained in the notice does not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Nothing contained in this Section 33 shall limit any obligations of the Company, or any rights of any Holder, under Section 7 of the Exchange Agreement.
34. Absence of Trading and Disclosure Restrictions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Holder is a fiduciary or agent of the Company and that each Holder shall have no obligation to (a) maintain the confidentiality of any information provided by the Company or (b) refrain from trading any securities while in possession of such information in the absence of a written non-disclosure agreement signed by an officer of such Holder that explicitly provides for such confidentiality and trading restrictions. In the absence of such an executed, written non-disclosure agreement, the Company acknowledges that each Holder may freely trade in any securities issued by the Company, may possess and use any information provided by the Company in connection with such trading activity, and may disclose any such information to any third party.
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EXHIBIT I
TRUGOLF HOLDINGS, INC.
CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference is made to the Certificate of Designation of the Articles of Incorporation of TruGolf Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company") establishing the terms, preferences and rights of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value (the "Preferred Shares") of the Company (the "Certificate of Designation"). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of Preferred Shares indicated below into shares of common stock, $0.0001 value per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company, as of the date specified below.
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| Aggregate number of Preferred Shares to be converted: | ||
| Aggregate Stated Value of such Preferred Shares to be converted: | ||
| Aggregate accrued and unpaid Dividends with respect to such Preferred Shares to be converted: | ||
| AGGREGATE CONVERSION AMOUNT TO BE CONVERTED: |
Please confirm the following information:
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| Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: |
☐ If this Conversion Notice is being delivered with respect to an Alternate Conversion, check here if Holder is electing to use the following Alternate Conversion Price:____________
Please issue the Common Stock into which the applicable Preferred Shares are being converted to Holder, or for its benefit, as follows:
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| ☐ Check here if requesting delivery by Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian as follows: | ||
| DTC Participant: | ||
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Date: _______________,_____
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Name of Registered Holder
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EXHIBIT II
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Company hereby acknowledges this Conversion Notice, (a) certifies that the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock [are][are not] eligible to be resold by the applicable Holder either (i) pursuant to Rule 144 (subject to such Holder's execution and delivery to the Company of a customary 144 representation letter) or (ii) an effective and available registration statement and (b) hereby directs _________________ to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated _____________, 20__ from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by ________________________.
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APPENDIX D
2026 PLAN
TRUGOLF HOLDINGS, INC.
2026 STOCK PLAN
Section 1. Establishment and Purpose.
The Board of Directors of TruGolf Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") established the TruGolf Holdings, Inc. 2026 Stock Plan (the "Plan") effective as of the Company's stockholders' approval of the Plan on February 17, 2026.
1.2 The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain outstanding individuals as Key Employees, Directors and Consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries, to recognize the contributions made to the Company and its Subsidiaries by Key Employees, Directors and Consultants, and to provide such Key Employees, Directors and Consultants with additional incentive to expand and improve the profits and achieve the objectives of the Company and its Subsidiaries, by providing such Key Employees, Directors and Consultants with the opportunity to acquire or increase their proprietary interest in the Company through receipt of Awards.
Section 2. Definitions.
As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
2.1 "Award" means any award or benefit granted under the Plan, which shall be a Stock Option, a Stock Award, a Stock Unit Award or an SAR.
2.2 "Award Agreement" means, as applicable, a Stock Option Agreement, Stock Award Agreement, Stock Unit Award Agreement or SAR Agreement evidencing an Award granted under the Plan.
2.3 "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.4 "Change in Control" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 of the Plan.
2.5 "Cause" means that the Participant: (A) pleads "guilty" or "no contest" to, or is convicted of an act which is defined as a felony under federal or state law, or is indicted or formally charged with acts involving criminal fraud or embezzlement; (B) in carrying out his or her duties, engages in conduct that constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct; (C) engages in substantiated fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement against the Company; (D) engages in any inappropriate or improper conduct that causes material harm to the reputation of the Company; or (E) materially breaches the terms of any agreement between the Participant and the Company.
2.6 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
2.7 "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee as may be designated by the Board from time to time to administer the Plan, or, if no such committee has been designated at the time of any grants, it shall mean the Board.
2.8 "Common Stock" means the Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
2.9 "Company" means TruGolf Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
2.10 "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, who is engaged by the Company or an affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such service, will not cause a Director to be considered a "Consultant" for purposes of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person is treated as a Consultant under this Plan only if a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act is available to register either the offer or the sale of the Company's securities to such person.
2.11 "Director" means a director of the Company who is not an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.
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2.12 "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
2.13 "Fair Market Value" means as of any date, the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, the over-the-counter market on which the Common Stock trades, or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or an over-the-counter market, as determined by the Board as of such date, or, if no trading occurred on such date, as of the trading day immediately preceding such date.
2.14 "Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" means a Stock Option granted under Section 5 of the Plan that meets the requirements of Section 422(b) of the Code or any successor provision.
2.15 "Key Employee" means an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary selected to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3. A Key Employee may also include a person who is granted an Award (other than an Incentive Stock Option) in connection with the hiring of the person prior to the date the person becomes an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, provided that such Award shall not vest prior to the commencement of employment.
2.16 "Non-Qualified Stock Option" or "NSO" means a Stock Option granted under Section 5 of the Plan that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
2.17 "Participant" means a Key Employee, Director or Consultant selected to receive an Award under the Plan.
2.18 "Plan" means the TruGolf Holdings, Inc. 2026 Stock Plan.
2.19 "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means a grant of a right to receive shares of Common Stock or cash under Section 8 of the Plan.
2.20 "Stock Award" means a grant of shares of Common Stock under Section 6 of the Plan.
2.21 "Stock Option" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option granted under Section 5 of the Plan.
2.22 "Stock Unit Award" means a grant of a right to receive shares of Common Stock or cash under Section 7 of the Plan.
2.23 "Subsidiary" means an entity of which the Company is the direct or indirect beneficial owner of not less than 50% of all issued and outstanding equity interest of such entity.
Section 3. Administration.
3.1 The Committee.
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall be comprised of at least two members of the Board who satisfy the "non-employee director" definition set forth in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, unless the Board otherwise determines.
3.2 Authority of the Committee.
(a) The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the Key Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom, and the time or times at which Awards will be granted, the form and amount of each Award, the expiration date of each Award, the time or times within which the Awards may be exercised, the cancellation of the Awards and the other limitations, restrictions, terms and conditions applicable to the grant of the Awards. The terms and conditions of the Awards need not be the same with respect to each Participant or with respect to each Award.
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(b) To the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation, and rules of a stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or traded, the Committee may delegate its authority to grant Awards to Key Employees and to determine the terms and conditions thereof to such officer of the Company as it may determine in its discretion, on such terms and conditions as it may impose, except with respect to Awards to officers subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(c) The Committee may, subject to the provisions of the Plan, establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for the proper administration of the Plan, and may make determinations and may take such other action in connection with or in relation to the Plan as it deems necessary or advisable. Each determination or other action made or taken pursuant to the Plan, including interpretation of the Plan and the specific terms and conditions of the Awards granted hereunder, shall be final and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons.
(d) No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action taken or determination made hereunder in good faith. Service on the Committee shall constitute service as a Director so that the members of the Committee shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement as Directors of the Company pursuant to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws.
3.3 Award Agreements.
(a) Each Award shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement specifying the terms and conditions of the Award. In the sole discretion of the Committee, the Award Agreement may condition the grant of an Award upon the Participant's entering into one or more of the following agreements with the Company: (i) an agreement not to compete with the Company and its Subsidiaries which shall become effective as of the date of the grant of the Award and remain in effect for a specified period of time following termination of the Participant's employment with the Company; (ii) an agreement to cancel, to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code, any employment agreement, fringe benefit or compensation arrangement in effect between the Company and the Participant; and (iii) an agreement to retain the confidentiality of certain information. Such agreements may contain such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. If the Participant shall fail to enter into any such agreement at the request of the Committee, then the Award granted or to be granted to such Participant shall be forfeited and cancelled.
(b) Performance-Based Awards.
(i) The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to the attainment of performance goals.
(ii) Performance goals may be based on one or more business criteria, including, but not limited to: earnings, earnings per share or earnings per share growth; earnings before interest and taxes, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization; Share price; total stockholder return, return on assets; net asset turnover; inventory turnover; return on capital or return on invested capital; return on equity; cash flow; net or pre-tax income; profit margin; working capital turns; market share; expense management; revenue; revenue growth; stockholder equity; leverage ratio; investment rating; debt coverage; the achievement of clinical milestones; and the achievement of technological milestones. Performance goals may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to the performance of other companies or indices selected by the Committee, and may be particular to one or more lines of business or Subsidiaries or may be based on the performance of the Company and its Subsidiaries as a whole. In addition, the Committee may adjust performance goals for any events that occur during a performance period, including significant acquisitions or dispositions of businesses or assets by the Company; litigation, judgments or settlements; changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results; any reorganization and restructuring programs; unusual and/or non-recurring items; and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
(iii) With respect to each performance period established by the Committee, the Committee shall establish such performance goals relating to one or more of the business criteria identified above, and shall establish targets for Participants for achievement of performance goals. The performance goals and performance targets established by the Committee may be identical for all Participants for a given performance period or, at the discretion of the Committee, may differ among Participants. Following the completion of each performance period, the Committee shall determine the extent to which performance goals for that performance period have been achieved, and the related performance-based restrictions shall lapse in accordance with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement.
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Section 4. Shares of Common Stock Subject to Plan.
4.1 Total Number of Shares.
(a) The total number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall be 2,000,000 plus any additional shares of Common Stock that become available for issuance under the Plan under Sections 4.1(c)-(d) below. Such shares may be either authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares, and shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3 of the Plan.
(b) The number of shares of Common Stock delivered by a Participant or withheld by the Company on behalf of any such Participant as full or partial payment of the exercise price of a Stock Option or of any required withholding taxes shall not again be available for issuance pursuant to subsequent Awards, and shall count towards the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock purchased by the Company with proceeds from a Stock Option exercise shall not again be available for issuance pursuant to subsequent Awards, shall count against the aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the Plan and shall not increase the number of shares available under the Plan.
(c) If there is a lapse, forfeiture, expiration, termination or cancellation of any Award for any reason (including for reasons described in Section 3.3), or if shares of Common Stock are issued under such Award and thereafter are reacquired by the Company pursuant to rights reserved by the Company upon issuance thereof, the shares of Common Stock subject to such Award or reacquired by the Company shall again be available for issuance pursuant to subsequent Awards, and shall not count towards the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan.
(d) The number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan will automatically increase on January 1st of each calendar year, beginning on January 1, 2027 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2036 (each, an "Evergreen Date") in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31st immediately preceding the applicable Evergreen Date (the "Evergreen Increase"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to the Evergreen Date of a given year to provide that there will be no Evergreen Increase for such year, or that the Evergreen Increase for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence.
4.2 Shares Under Awards.
Of the shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 4.1:
(a) Commencing on or after the date the Company's Common Stock begins trading on a national securities exchange, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as to which a Key Employee or Consultant may receive Stock Options or SARs in any calendar year will not exceed $1,000,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such Stock Options or SARs based on the grant date fair value of such Stock Options or SARs for financial reporting purposes). For the avoidance of doubt, shares of Common Stock that may be used for Stock Awards and/or Stock Unit Awards pursuant to Section 4.2(c) shall not be included in the foregoing calculation.
(b) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to Stock Options (ISOs and/or NSOs) is the full number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under Section 4.1 of the Plan.
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(c) Commencing on or after the date the Company's Common Stock begins trading on a national securities exchange, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be used for Stock Awards and/or Stock Unit Awards that may be granted to any Key Employee or Consultant in any calendar year will not exceed $1,000,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such Stock Awards and/or Stock Unit Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Stock Awards and/or Stock Unit Awards for financial reporting purposes). For the avoidance of doubt, shares of Common Stock that may be used for Stock Options and/or SARs pursuant to Section 4.2(a) shall not be included in the foregoing calculation.
(d) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards granted under the Plan or otherwise during any one calendar year to any Director, taken together with any cash fees paid by the Company to such Director during such calendar year for service on the Board, will not exceed $500,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes).
The numbers of shares described herein shall be as adjusted in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Plan.
4.3 Adjustment.
In the event of any reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock distribution, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, subdivision, consolidation or exchange of shares, any change in the capital structure of the Company or any similar corporate transaction, the Committee shall make such adjustments as it deems appropriate, in its sole discretion, to preserve the benefits or intended benefits of the Plan and Awards granted under the Plan. Such adjustments may include: (a) adjustment in the number and kind of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan; (b) adjustment in the number and kind of shares covered by outstanding Awards; (c) adjustment in the exercise price of outstanding Stock Options or SARs or the price of Stock Awards or Stock Unit Awards under the Plan; (d) adjustments to any of the shares limitations set forth in Section 4.1 or 4.2 of the Plan; and (e) any other changes that the Committee determines to be equitable under the circumstances.
Section 5. Grants of Stock Options.
5.1 Grant.
Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may from time to time grant Stock Options to Participants. Unless otherwise expressly provided at the time of the grant, Stock Options granted under the Plan to Key Employees will be NSOs. Stock Options granted under the Plan to Directors or Consultants who, in each case are not employees of the Company or any Subsidiary will be NSOs. Only Key Employees of the Company, any "parent corporation" (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code or any Subsidiary that is a "subsidiary company" (as defined in Section 424(f) and (g) of the Code) are eligible to be granted ISOs.
5.2 Stock Option Agreement.
The grant of each Stock Option shall be evidenced by a written Stock Option Agreement specifying the type of Stock Option granted, the exercise period, the exercise price, the terms for payment of the exercise price, the expiration date of the Stock Option, the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to each Stock Option and such other terms and conditions established by the Committee, in its sole discretion, not inconsistent with the Plan.
5.3 Exercise Price and Exercise Period.
With respect to each Stock Option granted to a Participant:
(a) The per share exercise price of each Stock Option shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Stock Option on the date on which the Stock Option is granted.
(b) Each Stock Option shall vest and become exercisable as provided in the Stock Option Agreement and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee; provided that the Committee shall have the discretion to accelerate the date as of which any Stock Option shall become exercisable in the event of the Participant's termination of employment with the Company, or service on the Board or as a Consultant, for any reason other than Cause.
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(c) Each Stock Option shall expire, and all rights to purchase shares of Common Stock thereunder shall expire, on the date ten years after the date of grant.
5.4 Required Terms and Conditions of ISOs.
In addition to the foregoing, each ISO granted to a Key Employee shall be subject to the following specific rules:
(a) The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined with respect to each ISO at the time such Option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Key Employee during any calendar year (under all incentive stock option plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000. If the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of the Common Stock subject to an ISO which first becomes exercisable in any calendar year exceeds the limitation of this Section 5.4(a), so much of the ISO that does not exceed the applicable dollar limit shall be an ISO and the remainder shall be a NSO; but in all other respects, the original Stock Option Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if an ISO is granted to a Key Employee who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or its parent or subsidiaries within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code): (i) the purchase price of each share of Common Stock subject to the ISO shall be not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the ISO is granted; and (ii) the ISO shall expire, and all rights to purchase shares of Common Stock thereunder shall expire, no later than the fifth anniversary of the date the ISO was granted.
(c) No ISOs shall be granted under the Plan after ten years from the earlier of the date the Plan is adopted or approved by shareholders of the Company.
5.5 Exercise of Stock Options.
(a) A Participant entitled to exercise a Stock Option may do so by delivering written notice to that effect specifying the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Stock Option is being exercised and any other information the Committee may prescribe. Such notice will be accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price. All notices or requests provided for herein shall be delivered to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
(b) The Committee in its sole discretion may make available one or more of the following alternatives for the payment of the Stock Option exercise price: (i) in cash or by certified or bank check; (ii) in cash received from a broker-dealer to whom the Participant has submitted an exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sales proceeds from the sale of the shares subject to the Stock Option to pay the exercise price; (iii) by directing the Company to withhold such number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the Stock Option having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price; (iv) by delivering previously acquired shares of Common Stock that are acceptable to the Committee and that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Stock Option exercise price; (v) by certifying to ownership by attestation of such previously acquired shares of Common Stock; or (vi) by combination of any of the foregoing methods.
The Committee shall have the sole discretion to establish the terms and conditions applicable to any alternative made available for payment of the Stock Option exercise price.
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Section 6. Stock Awards.
6.1 Grant.
The Committee may, in its discretion, (a) grant shares of Common Stock under the Plan to any Participant without consideration from such Participant or (b) sell shares of Common Stock under the Plan to any Participant for such amount of cash, Common Stock or other consideration as the Committee deems appropriate.
6.2 Stock Award Agreement.
Each share of Common Stock granted or sold hereunder shall be subject to such restrictions, conditions and other terms as the Committee may determine at the time of grant or sale, the general provisions of the Plan, the restrictions, terms and conditions of the related Stock Award Agreement, and the following specific rules:
(a) The Award Agreement shall specify whether the shares of Common Stock are granted or sold to the Participant and such other provisions, not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine.
(b) The restrictions to which the shares of Common Stock awarded hereunder are subject shall lapse as provided in the Stock Award Agreement; provided that the Committee shall have the discretion to accelerate the date as of which the restrictions lapse with respect to any Award held by a Participant in the event of the Participant's termination of employment with the Company, or service on the Board or as a Consultant, for any reason other than Cause.
(c) Except as provided in this subsection (c) and unless otherwise set forth in the related Stock Award Agreement, the Participant receiving a grant of or purchasing Common Stock pursuant to an Award Agreement shall thereupon be a stockholder with respect to such shares and shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to such shares, including the right to vote such shares and to receive dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such shares; provided that any dividends or other distributions payable with respect to the Stock Award shall be accumulated and held by the Company and paid to the Participant only upon, and to the extent that, the restrictions lapse in accordance with the terms of the applicable Stock Award Agreement. Any such dividends or other distributions held by the Company attributable to the portion of a Stock Award that is forfeited shall also be forfeited.
Section 7. Stock Unit Awards.
7.1 Grant.
The Committee may, in its discretion, grant Stock Unit Awards to any Participant. Each Stock Unit subject to the Award shall entitle the Participant to receive, on the date or the occurrence of an event (including the attainment of performance goals) as described in the Stock Unit Award Agreement, a share of Common Stock or cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on such date or the date of such event as provided in the Stock Unit Award Agreement.
7.2 Stock Unit Agreement.
Each Stock Unit Award shall be subject to such restrictions, conditions and other terms as the Committee may determine at the time of grant, the general provisions of the Plan, the restrictions, terms and conditions of the related Stock Unit Award Agreement and the following specific rules:
(a) The Stock Unit Agreement shall specify such provisions, not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine.
(b) The restrictions to which the Stock Units awarded hereunder are subject shall lapse as provided in the Stock Unit Award Agreement; provided that the Committee shall have the discretion to accelerate the date as of which the restrictions lapse with respect to any Award held by a Participant in the event of the Participant's termination of employment with the Company, or service on the Board or as a Consultant, for any reason other than Cause.
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(c) Except as provided in this subsection (c) and unless otherwise set forth in the Stock Unit Agreement, the Participant receiving a Stock Unit Award shall have no rights of a stockholder, including voting or dividends or other distributions rights, with respect to any Stock Units prior to the date they are settled in shares of Common Stock; provided that a Stock Unit Award Agreement may provide that until the Stock Units are settled in shares or cash, the Participant shall be entitled to receive on each dividend or distribution payment date applicable to the Common Stock an amount equal to the dividends or other distributions that the Participant would have received had the Stock Units held by the Participant as of the related record date been actual shares of Common Stock. Such amounts shall be accumulated and held by the Company and paid to the Participant only upon, and to the extent that, the restrictions lapse in accordance with the terms of the applicable Stock Unit Award Agreement. Such amounts held by the Company attributable to the portion of the Stock Unit Award that is forfeited shall also be forfeited.
Section 8. SARs.
8.1 Grant.
The Committee may grant SARs to Participants. Upon exercise, an SAR entitles the Participant to receive from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share as of the date on which the SAR is exercised over the exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares with respect to which the SAR is being exercised. The Committee, in its discretion, shall be entitled to cause the Company to elect to settle any part or all of its obligations arising out of the exercise of an SAR by the payment of cash in lieu of all or part of the shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date of exercise. Cash shall be delivered in lieu of any fractional shares. The terms and conditions of any such Award shall be determined at the time of grant.
8.2 SAR Agreement.
(a) Each SAR shall be evidenced by a written SAR Agreement specifying the terms and conditions of the SAR as the Committee may determine, including the SAR exercise price, expiration date of the SAR, the number of shares of Common Stock to which the SAR pertains, the form of settlement and such other terms and conditions established by the Committee, in its sole discretion, not inconsistent with the Plan.
(b) The per Share exercise price of each SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the SAR is granted.
(c) Each SAR shall expire and all rights thereunder shall cease on the date fixed by the Committee in the related SAR Agreement, which shall not be later than ten years after the date of grant; provided however, to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder, if a Participant is unable to exercise an SAR because trading in the Common Stock is prohibited by law or the Company's insider-trading policy, the SAR exercise date shall be extended to the date that is 30 days after the expiration of the trading prohibition.
(d) Each SAR shall become exercisable as provided in the related SAR Agreement; provided that notwithstanding any other Plan provision, the Committee shall have the discretion to accelerate the date as of which any SAR shall become exercisable in the event of the Participant's termination of employment, or service on the Board or as a Consultant, for any reason other than Cause.
(e) No dividends or dividend equivalents shall be paid with respect to any SAR prior to the exercise of the SAR.
(f) A person entitled to exercise an SAR may do so by delivery of a written notice in accordance with procedures established by the Committee specifying the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the SAR is being exercised and any other information the Committee may prescribe. As soon as reasonably practicable after the exercise of an SAR, the Company shall (i) issue the total number of full shares of Common Stock to which the Participant is entitled and cash in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value, as of the date of exercise, of any resulting fractional share, and (ii) if the Committee causes the Company to elect to settle all or part of its obligations arising out of the exercise of the SAR in cash, deliver to the Participant an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value, as of the date of exercise, of the shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver.
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Section 9. Change in Control.
9.1 Effect of a Change in Control.
(a) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the Plan or any outstanding Award Agreement, upon a Change in Control of the Company (as defined in Section 9.2), the Committee is authorized and has sole discretion to provide that (i) all outstanding Awards shall become fully exercisable, (ii) all restrictions applicable to all Awards shall terminate or lapse and (iii) performance goals applicable to any Awards shall be deemed satisfied at the highest level, as applicable, in order that Participants may realize the benefits thereunder.
(b) In addition to the Committee's authority set forth in Section 3 and except as set forth in any written employment agreement between the Company and the Participant, upon such Change in Control of the Company, the Board is authorized and has sole discretion as to any Award, either at the time such Award is granted hereunder or any time in anticipation of or thereafter, as applicable, to take any one or more of the following actions: (i) cause any outstanding Stock Option or SAR to become fully vested and immediately exercisable for a reasonable period in advance of the Change in Control and, to the extent exercised prior to the Change in Control, cancel that Stock Option or SAR upon the Change in Control; (ii) cancel any Award in exchange for a substitute award; (iii) redeem any shares subject to an outstanding Stock Award or Stock Unit Award for cash and/or other substitute consideration with value equal to the Fair Market Value of an unrestricted share of Common Stock on the date of the Change in Control; (iv) provide for the purchase of any outstanding Stock Option or SAR, for an amount of cash equal to the difference between the exercise price and the then Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered thereby had such Stock Option been currently exercisable, provided that, if the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of the Change in Control does not exceed the exercise price of the Stock Option or SAR, can the Stock Option or SAR without any consideration; (v) make such adjustment to any such Award then outstanding as the Board deems appropriate to reflect such Change in Control; and (vi) cause any such Award then outstanding to be assumed by the acquiring or surviving corporation after such Change in Control; or (vii) take such other action as the Committee shall determine to be reasonable under the circumstances.
(c) In the discretion of the Committee, any cash or substitute consideration payable upon cancellation of an Award may be subjected to (i) vesting terms substantially identical to those that applied to the cancelled Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, or (ii) earn-out, escrow, holdback or similar arrangements, to the extent such arrangements are applicable to any consideration paid to stockholders in connection with the Change in Control.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 9.1, in the case of any Award subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee shall only be permitted to take actions under this Section 9.1 to the extent that such actions would be consistent with the intended treatment of such Award under Section 409A of the Code.
9.2 Definition of Change in Control.
"Change in Control" of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred if at any time during the term of an Award granted under the Plan any of the following events occurs:
(a) any Person (other than the Company, a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of Common Stock of the Company) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors ("Person" and "Beneficial Owner" being defined in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Exchange Act);
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(b) the Company is party to a merger, consolidation, reorganization or other similar transaction with another corporation or other Person unless, following such transaction, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of the surviving, resulting or acquiring corporation or Person or its parent entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or Persons performing similar functions) is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Company's outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such transaction, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such transaction, of the Company's outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;
(c) the election to the Board, without the recommendation or approval of two-thirds of the incumbent Board, of the lesser of: (i) three Directors; or (ii) Directors constituting a majority of the number of Directors of the Company then in office; provided, however, that Directors whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to the election of Directors of the Company will not be considered as incumbent members of the Board for purposes of this Section; or
(d) there is a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or the Company sells all or substantially all of its business and/or assets to another corporation or other Person unless, following such sale, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of the acquiring corporation or Person or its parent entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or Persons performing similar functions) is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Company's outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such sale, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale, of the Company's outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.
In no event, however, shall a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred, with respect to a Participant, if that Participant is part of a purchasing group which consummates the Change in Control transaction. A Participant shall be deemed "part of a purchasing group" for purposes of the preceding sentence if the Participant is an equity participant or has agreed to become an equity participant in the purchasing company or group (except for (a) passive ownership of less than 3% of the shares of the purchasing company; or (b) ownership of equity participation in the purchasing company or group which is otherwise not deemed to be significant, as determined prior to the Change in Control by a majority of the disinterested Directors).
Section 10. Payment of Taxes.
(a) In connection with any Award, and as a condition to the issuance or delivery of any shares of Common Stock to the Participant in connection therewith, the Company shall require the Participant to pay to the Company the minimum amount of federal, state, local or foreign taxes required to be withheld, and in the Company's sole discretion, the Company may permit the Participant to pay to the Company up to the maximum individual statutory rate of applicable withholding.
(b) The Company in its sole discretion may make available one or more of the following alternatives for the payment of such taxes: (i) in cash; (ii) in cash received from a broker-dealer to whom the Participant has submitted notice together with irrevocable instructions to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sales proceeds from the sale of the shares subject to the Award to pay the withholding taxes; (iii) by directing the Company to withhold such number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable in connection with the Award having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld; (iv) by delivering previously acquired shares of Common Stock of the Company that are acceptable to the Board that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld; or (v) by certifying to ownership by attestation of such previously acquired shares of Common Stock.
The Committee shall have the sole discretion to establish the terms and conditions applicable to any alternative made available for payment of the required withholding taxes.
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Section 11. Postponement.
The Committee may postpone any grant or settlement of an Award or exercise of a Stock Option or SAR for such time as the Committee in its sole discretion may deem necessary in order to permit the Company:
(a) to effect, amend or maintain any necessary registration of the Plan or the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to an Award, including upon the exercise of a Stock Option or SAR, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any applicable jurisdiction;
(b) to permit any action to be taken in order to (i) list such shares of Common Stock on a stock exchange if shares of Common Stock are then listed on such exchange or (ii) comply with restrictions or regulations incident to the maintenance of a public market for its shares of Common Stock, including any rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed; or
(c) to determine that such shares of Common Stock and the Plan are exempt from such registration or that no action of the kind referred to in (b)(ii) above needs to be taken; and the Company shall not be obligated by virtue of any terms and conditions of any Award or any provision of the Plan to sell or issue shares of Common Stock in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 or the law of any government having jurisdiction thereof.
Any such postponement shall not extend the term of an Award and neither the Company nor its Directors or officers shall have any obligation or liability to a Participant, the Participant's successor or any other person with respect to any shares of Common Stock as to which the Award shall lapse because of such postponement.
Section 12. Nontransferability.
Awards granted under the Plan, and any rights and privileges pertaining thereto, may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any manner, or be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, by operation of law or otherwise, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Section 13. Delivery of Shares.
Shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award, the exercise of a Stock or SAR or the settlement of a Stock Unit Award shall be represented by stock certificates or on a non-certificated basis, with the ownership of such shares by the Participant evidenced solely by book entry in the records of the Company's transfer agent; provided, however, that upon the written request of the Participant, the Company shall issue, in the name of the Participant, stock certificates representing such shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares granted pursuant to a Stock Award shall be held by the Secretary of the Company until such time as the shares are forfeited or settled.
Section 14. Termination or Amendment of Plan and Award Agreements.
14.1 Termination or Amendment of Plan.
(a) Except as described in Section 14.3 below, the Board may terminate, suspend, or amend the Plan, in whole or in part, from time to time, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, unless such approval is required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any stock exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed. No amendment or termination of the Plan shall adversely affect the right of any Participant under any outstanding Award in any material way without the written consent of the Participant, unless such amendment or termination is required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any stock exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed. Subject to the foregoing, the Committee may correct any defect or supply an omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award granted hereunder in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable, in its sole discretion, to effectuate the Plan.
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(b) The Board shall have the authority to amend the Plan to the extent necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law, regulation or accounting rules in order to permit Participants who are located outside of the United States to participate in the Plan.
14.2 Amendment of Award Agreements.
The Committee shall have the authority to amend any Award Agreement at any time; provided however, that no such amendment shall adversely affect the right of any Participant under any outstanding Award Agreement in any material way without the written consent of the Participant, unless such amendment is required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any stock exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed.
14.3 No Repricing of Stock Options.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and except as described in Section 4.3, there shall be no amendment to the Plan or any outstanding Stock Option Agreement or SAR Agreement that results in the repricing of Stock Options or SARs without stockholder approval. For this purpose, repricing includes (i) a reduction in the exercise price of the Stock Options or SARs or (ii) the cancellation of a Stock Option or SAR in exchange for cash, Stock Options or SARs with an exercise price less than the exercise price of the cancelled Stock Options or SARs, other Awards or any other consideration provided by the Company, but does not include any adjustment described in Section 4.3.
Section 15. No Contract of Employment.
Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the grant of any Award under the Plan shall be deemed to obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to continue the employment or service of any Participant for any particular period, nor shall the granting of an Award constitute a request or consent to postpone the retirement date of any Participant.
Section 16. Applicable Law.
All questions pertaining to the validity, construction and administration of the Plan and all Awards granted under the Plan shall be determined in conformity with the laws of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of law provisions of any state, and, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, Section 422 of the Code and regulations issued thereunder.
Section 17. Effective Date and Term of Plan.
17.1 Effective Date.
The Plan has been adopted by the Board and stockholders of the Company, and is effective, as of February 17, 2026.
17.2 Term of Plan.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Awards shall be granted on or after February 17, 2036.
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PROXY CARD
TruGolf Holdings, Inc.
Annual and Special Meeting of Stockholders
This Proxy Is Solicited On Behalf Of The Board Of Directors
Brenner Adams (the "Proxy") is hereby authorized to represent and vote the shares of the undersigned, with all the powers which the undersigned possess if personally present, at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders of TruGolf Holdings, Inc to be held on ________, 2026 or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Shares represented by this proxy will be voted by the stockholder. If no such directions are indicated, the Proxy will have the authority to vote FOR Items 1-6.
(Continued and to be signed on reverse side)
PROXY
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 1-6.
| 1. | To approve the issuance of all shares of the Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of our Series B convertible preferred stock ("Series B Preferred Stock"), without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series B Preferred Stock, which issuance may result in the issuance, in the aggregate, of 20% or more of our outstanding common stock or voting power at a price less than the Minimum Price (as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d)), pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d). |
| ☐ FOR | ☐ AGAINST | ☐ ABSTAIN |
| 2. | To approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of our authorized shares of Class A common stock from 10,000,000 shares to 1,000,000,000 shares, and to make corresponding changes to the number of authorized shares of our capital stock. |
| ☐ FOR | ☐ AGAINST | ☐ ABSTAIN |
| 3. | To approve the increase by 10,000,000 in the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable as awards under the Company's 2026 Stock Plan. |
| ☐ FOR | ☐ AGAINST | ☐ ABSTAIN |
| 4. | To elect five Board nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company, each to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company or until such person's success is qualified and elected. |
| ● | Brenner Adams | |
| ● | Riley Russell | |
| ● | David Hackett | |
| ● | AJ Redmer | |
| ● | Jay Heller |
| ☐ FOR ALL | ☐ WITHOLD ALL | ☐ FOR ALL EXCEPT: |
| 5. | To ratify the appointment of Haynie & Company as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. |
| ☐ FOR | ☐ AGAINST | ☐ ABSTAIN |
| 6. | To approve an adjournment of the Meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposals 1-5. |
| ☐ FOR | ☐ AGAINST | ☐ ABSTAIN |
Note : In his discretion, the Proxy is authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.
| Signature (PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX) | Date | Signature (Joint Owners) | Date |