Big Digital Energy, Inc 8-K, filed Jan 5, 2021
Big Digital Energy, Inc. (BGDE)
About this 8-K
Big Digital Energy, Inc filed this 8-K on January 5, 2021, reporting on events of December 30, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 1.01: Entered into a material agreement
- Item 3.02: Unregistered sale of equity
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) December 30, 2020
Wize Pharma, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-52545 | 88-0445167 | ||
| (State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
| 24 Hanagar Street, Hod Hasharon, Israel | 4527708 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +(972) 72-260-0536
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Bid Implementation Agreement
On December 30, 2020, Wize Pharma, Inc. (the “Company” or “Wize”), entered into a Bid Implementation Agreement (the “Bid Agreement”) with Cosmos Capital Limited, a digital infrastructure provider based in Sydney, Australia (“Cosmos”), whereby the parties agreed that the Company would commence an off-market takeover offer under applicable Australian laws (the “Offer”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Cosmos (the “Cosmos Shares”) in exchange for (i) 38.78 shares of Wize’s common stock and (ii) 22.33 warrants (each to acquire one share of Wize’s common stock) (the “Milestone Warrants”) for each Cosmos Share (the “Offer Consideration”).
Pursuant to the BIA, at the Closing Date (as defined in the Bid Agreement), the Company will enter into a Warrant Agency Agreement (the “Warrant Agency Agreement”) with the Agent (as defined in the Warrant Agency Agreement), for the issuance of the Milestone Warrants to those Cosmos Shareholders who accept the Offer. In accordance with the Warrant Agency Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, the Milestone Warrants will become fully exercisable into shares of Wize’s common stock provided that the holder of the Milestone Warrants retains the shares of Wize’s common stock issued to such holder as part of the Offer Consideration until December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Milestone”).
Immediately following the Closing Date, and assuming all of the holders of Cosmos Shares accept the Offer, Cosmos shareholders are expected to own approximately 81.3% of the outstanding common stock of Wize (87% if all of the Milestone Warrants become fully vested), while Wize existing stockholders are expected to remain the owners of approximately 16.3% of the outstanding common stock of Wize (11.1% if all of holders of the Milestone Warrants satisfy the 2021 Milestone and the Milestone Warrants become fully vested), each on a fully diluted basis and including warrants to be issued to Wize’s financial advisor to the transaction, as described below.
The Bid Agreement contains customary representations and warranties made by each of the parties with respect to, among other things: corporate matters, such as organization and good standing; corporate power and authority to execute and perform the Bid Agreement; capitalization; financial statements; certain material contracts of each party; real property; intellectual property matters; tax matters; labor and employment matters; compliance with laws and permits; environmental matters; insurance matters; and related party transactions. These representations and warranties are subject to specified exceptions and qualifications contained in the Bid Agreement and the confidential disclosure letters that each party delivered concurrently with the execution of the Bid Agreement.
The Bid Agreement also contains customary covenants by each of the parties, including, among others, (i) covenants to conduct its business in the ordinary course during the period between the execution of the Bid Agreement and the Closing Date and not to engage in certain types of transactions during this period unless agreed to in writing by the other party, in each case subject to certain exceptions; and (ii) an undertaking to effect the distribution of Contingent Value Rights (“CVRs”) to existing securityholders of Wize (as further described in the CVR Agreement, as defined and described below).
The Bid Agreement prohibits Wize, Cosmos and their respective representatives from soliciting alternative acquisition proposals and from entering into discussions or negotiations of or any agreement concerning, or providing confidential information in connection with, any alternative acquisition proposal, subject to certain exceptions which, in the case of Cosmos, include if such alternative acquisition proposal is, or would reasonably likely lead to, a “Superior Proposal” (as defined in the Bid Agreement).
The Bid Agreement provides that Cosmos will obtain an Independent Expert Report (“IER”) to opine on whether the Offer is fair and reasonable to the shareholders of Cosmos not associated with Wize and that the Cosmos Board of Directors will recommend that, in either the absence of a Superior Proposal or the IER concluding that the Offer is neither fair or reasonable, Cosmos shareholders should accept the Offer once commenced. Subject to these exceptions, the Bid Agreement provides that Cosmos will not withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to Wize the aforesaid recommendation of its Board of Directors.
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Consummation of the Offer is subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions that are set forth in Schedule 1 to the Bid Agreement (the “Closing Conditions”) and is expected in mid to late first quarter of 2021. The Closing Conditions include, among other things, (i) acceptance of the Offer by holders of at least 90% of Cosmos’ outstanding shares; (ii) lack of “prescribed occurrences” specified in Schedule 1 to the Bid Agreement, such as changes in Cosmos share capital; (iii) no action by regulatory agencies materially adversely affecting the Offer; (iv) no material acquisitions, disposals or new commitments by Cosmos; (v) maintenance of certain conduct of business requirements by Cosmos; (vi) the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Cosmos and compliance with its covenants in the Bid Agreement, subject to certain materiality qualifications; (vii) no material adverse effect of Cosmos; (viii) Cosmos’ compliance with certain informational undertakings set forth in the Bid Agreement; and (ix) in specified circumstances in connection with a failure by the Cosmos Board of Directors to recommend, or reaffirm its recommendation, of the Offer or other events that entitle Wize to terminate the Bid Agreement.
The Bid Agreement also contains certain covenants to be performed at or following the Closing Date, including, among others, (i) agreement that the Board of Directors of Wize immediately following the Closing Date will consist, subject to certain exceptions, of three members to be designated by Cosmos and one member to be designated by Wize; (ii) covenants that Wize will seek, following the Closing Date, stockholder approval to be renamed Cosmos Capital, Inc. (or similar name), and to effect a reverse share split of Wize’s common stock; (iii) covenants that Wize will establish an incentive compensation program with respect to 40,000,000 shares of common stock, to be granted promptly following the Closing Date, in the form of performance-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance rights or indeterminate rights based on the performance milestone criteria and allocation set in the Bid Agreement, 50% of which are to be granted to personnel specified by Wize prior to the Closing Date; (iv) an obligation by Wize to terminate or procure the termination of each of the current employment or consulting agreements of Wize with Mr. Mark Sieczkarek, the Chairman of Wize Board of Directors, Mr. Noam Danenberg, the Chief Executive Officer of Wize, Mr. Or Eisenberg, the Chief Financial Officer of Wize, and another part-time employee related to Mr. Danenberg; and (v) an obligation by Wize to use its reasonable commercial efforts to enter into new, part time, consulting agreements with Mr. Danenberg and Mr. Eisenberg.
The Bid Agreement also provides for the grant by Wize of (i) certain demand registration rights to the Cosmos shareholders pursuant to which the Company undertook to use reasonably commercial efforts to prepare and file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a registration statement for the resale of the common stock issued in the Offer as well as common stock underlying the Milestone Warrants within 60 days following the Closing Date and (ii) certain “piggyback” registration rights, obligating the Company, subject to customary limitations, to register such securities if the Company determines to register any of its own securities.
The Bid Agreement may be terminated under certain circumstances, including (i) in case of a material breach of the Bid Agreement; (ii) if the Offer expires for any reason, including non-satisfaction of a Closing Condition; (iii) in specified circumstances in connection with a failure by the Cosmos Board of Directors to recommend, or reaffirm its recommendation, of the Offer; (iv) if the Offer is not consummated by May 31, 2021 (the “Outside Date”); (v) if Securities Purchase Agreements (as defined below) in respect of aggregate gross proceeds of at least $1.0 million are terminated; or (vi) upon mutual consent of the parties. Upon termination of the Bid Agreement, a termination fee of (i) $150,000 is payable by Wize to Cosmos in specified circumstances and (ii) $350,000 (or $150,000 upon certain conditions) is payable by Cosmos to Wize in specified circumstances.
Concurrently with the execution of the Bid Agreement, the Company entered into pre-bid acceptance agreements with several Cosmos shareholders holding approximately 19.9% of the outstanding Cosmos shares who have agreed to accept the Offer.
The securities to be issued by Wize in the Offer will be offered and sold in reliance on an exemption from registration under Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as they are being offered to non-U.S. investors only. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these Securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
CVR Agreement
Pursuant to the Bid Agreement, prior to the Closing Date, Wize will enter into a Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the “CVR Agreement”) with Cosmos, certain of Wize’s subsidiaries (the “Wize Subsidiaries”), a person designated by Wize prior to the Closing Date as the Holders’ Representative (as defined herein), and the Rights Agent (as defined therein). Pursuant to the CVR Agreement, at the Closing Date, each Wize pre-Closing securityholder will receive one non-transferable CVR for each outstanding share of common stock of Wize and for each share of common stock of Wize underlying other convertible securities and warrants, held as of 4:01 p.m. Eastern Time on the day immediately before the Effective Time (as defined in the CVR Agreement).
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Each CVR will represent the right to receive a pro rata share of any consideration that may be received by Wize or the Wize Subsidiaries in connection with Wize’s existing LO2A business. In particular, CVR holders will be entitled to any consideration (whether cash, stock, assets or otherwise) that Wize or the Wize Subsidiaries (or any of its Affiliates or shareholders) receives in connection with an LO2A Transaction, which, as defined in the CVR Agreement, includes (i) a sale of any of the Wize Subsidiaries to a third party and/or (ii) the partnering, licensing, sublicensing, distribution, reselling or sale of all or any part of the LO2A Technology or LO2A Products to a third party, less transaction expenses and customary deductions as detailed in the CVR agreement, including a deduction of up to $300,000 that the Wize Subsidiaries undertook to incur in the development of the LO2A Technology at the request of the Holders’ Representative.
The CVRs will not confer to the holders thereof any voting or equity or ownership interest in Wize. The CVR will be not be transferable, except in limited circumstances such as by will or intestacy, and will not be listed on any quotation system or traded on any securities exchange.
The CVR Agreement may be terminated under certain circumstances, including if the Wize Subsidiaries or the Company failing to enter into an LO2A Transaction Agreement within two years following the Effective Time.
There can be no assurance that Wize or the Wize Subsidiaries will successfully and timely enter into any LO2A Transaction or, if they do, that such LO2A Transaction will ultimately be successful or that any CVR payments will be made.
PIPE Investment
Concurrently with the execution of the Bid Agreement, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements (the “Securities Purchase Agreements”) with certain accredited investors (the “Investors”), including Mr. Noam Danenberg, the CEO of Wize.
Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreements, the Company agreed to sell to the Investors, and the Investors agreed to purchase from the Company, in a private placement, an aggregate of 25,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company for a purchase price of $0.12 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds under the Securities Purchase Agreements of $3.0 million, which, in the case of Mr. Danenberg, may be satisfied by waiving outstanding amounts owed by the Company or its subsidiaries to Mr. Danenberg pursuant to his consulting agreement with the Company’s subsidiary.
The Securities Purchase Agreements contain customary covenants, representations and warranties of the parties thereto, including, among others, the grant of certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights to the Investors.
The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreements is subject to several customary conditions, including that the Offer becomes unconditional through Wize providing notice declaring that the Closing Conditions of the Offer being fulfilled or waived.
The Securities to be issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreements will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder because, among other things, the transaction did not involve a public offering, the investors are accredited investors, the investors are taking the securities for investment and not resale and the Company took appropriate measures to restrict the transfer of the securities, and pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act to non-U.S. investors. The securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these Securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
The foregoing summary is not a complete description of all of the parties’ rights and obligations under the Bid Agreement, the Warrant Agency Agreement, the CVR Agreement or the Securities Purchase Agreements, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 2.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
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IMPORTANT NOTE
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Bid Agreement and Securities Purchase Agreements were made only for the purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were made solely for the benefit of the parties to Bid Agreement and Securities Purchase Agreements and may be intended not as statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate. In addition, such representations, warranties and covenants may have been qualified by certain disclosures not reflected in the text of Bid Agreement and Securities Purchase Agreements and may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material by stockholders of, or other investors in, Wize. Wize’s stockholders and other investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Bid Agreement and Securities Purchase Agreements and should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or conditions of Wize, Cosmos, the Investors or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates.
NO OFFERING
The securities to be offered and sold by Wize in the Offer and the Securities Purchase Agreements are not being registered under the Securities Act or state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the SEC or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. This report shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
The Offer described in this Current Report on Form 8-K is for the securities of a non-U.S. company. The Offer is subject to disclosure requirements of a country that are different from those of the United States.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Wize cautions that statements in this report that are not a description of historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words referencing future events or circumstances such as “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” and “will,” among others. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon Wize’s current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, the possibility that Wize will not consummate the transactions with Cosmos and the PIPE investors or, if Wize does consummate such transactions, that it will not receive the benefits Wize planned to achieve from such transactions; the possibility that Wize will enter into a transaction with respect to its LO2A business that will ultimately benefit holders of the CVRs; Wize’s expectations regarding the capitalization, resources and ownership structure of the post-closing combined company; the nature, strategy and focus of the post-closing combined company; the executive officer and board structure of the post-closing combined company; and the expectations regarding acceptance of the Offer by the Cosmos shareholders. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting Wize is contained under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Wize’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020, and in other filings that Wize has made and may make with the SEC in the future. Wize and/or Cosmos may not actually consummate the proposed transaction, or any plans or product development goals in a timely manner, if at all, or otherwise carry out the intentions or meet the expectations or projections disclosed in Wize’s forward-looking statements, and one should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they were made. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Wize undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as may be required by law.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
With respect to the shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued pursuant to the Offer and the Securities Purchase Agreements and the exemption from registration under the Securities Act for the issuance of such shares, the disclosures set forth in Item 1.01 above are incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 4, 2021, the Company announced that, on December 29, 2020, the Company completed the transactions contemplated by the Addendum between the Company and Bonus BioGroup Ltd., dated November 29, 2020. The Addendum was previously reported in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 30, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| * | Certain
schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The registrant will furnish copies of any such schedules and exhibits to the SEC upon request. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Wize Pharma, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Or Eisenberg | |
| Name: | Or Eisenberg | |
| Date: January 5, 2021 | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 2.1
Bid Implementation Agreement
Wize Pharma, Inc.
Cosmos Capital Limited (ACN 636 458 912)
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Details
| Bidder | Name | Wize Pharma, Inc. |
| Address | 24 Hanagar Street, Hod Hasharon 4527708, Israel | |
| Attention | Noam Danenberg, CEO | |
| noam@wizepharma.com | ||
| Target | Name | Cosmos Capital Limited |
| ACN | 636 458 912 | |
| Address | Level 5, 97 Pacific Highway, North Sydney NSW 2060 | |
| Attention | James Manning, CEO | |
| james@cosmoscapital.io |
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Bid Implementation Agreement
Dated December 30, 2020
Parties
| 1. | Wize Pharma, Inc. of 24 Hanagar Street, Hod Hasharon 4527708, Israel (Bidder) |
| 2. | Cosmos Capital Limited (ACN 636 458 912) of Level 5, 97 Pacific Highway, North Sydney, NSW 2060 (Target) |
Background
| A. | Following discussions with Target, Bidder proposes to make a Takeover Bid to acquire all of the Target Shares on the basis set out in this Agreement. |
| B. | The Target Directors will recommend the Offer by Bidder in the absence of a Target Superior Proposal and subject to the Independent Expert concluding that the Offer is fair and reasonable, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. |
| C. | The parties have agreed to certain matters in relation to the conduct of the Takeover Bid as set out in this Agreement. |
| D. | On or prior to the date hereof, Target Shareholders holding, in the aggregate, approximately 19.9% of the Target Shares have entered into pre-bid acceptance agreements with Bidder, whereby they agreed to accept the Offer, on and subject to the terms of those pre-bid acceptance agreements. |
Operative provisions
| 1. | Definitions and interpretation |
| 1.1 | Definitions |
The following definitions apply unless the context requires otherwise.
Accepting Shareholder means each Target Shareholder which accepts the Offer in accordance with its terms.
Accounting Standards means:
| (a) | the “accounting standards” referred to in section 9 of the Corporations Act; and |
| (b) | to the extent not inconsistent with paragraph (a), generally accepted accounting principles, policies, practices and procedures in Australia. |
Accounts Date means 30 November 2020.
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Agreement means this Agreement and all its schedules or annexures.
Announcements mean the announcements to be made by Bidder through a press release and by Target to the Target Shareholders via email, in the form of, or substantially in the form set out in, Annexure A.
Announcement Date means the date that the Announcements are made.
Approval means, in respect of any person, any consent, clearance, approval or authorization of, or filing, notice or registration with, or expiration or termination of any waiting period required by, that person.
ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Associates has the meaning set out in Division 2 of Part 1.2 of the Corporations Act as if section 12(1) of the Corporations Act included a reference to this Agreement.
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception has the meaning given in clause 11.1(c).
BBG means Bonus BioGroup Ltd., a company in which Bidder invested and holds shares and other rights (together, the “BBG Assets”) in accordance with the BBG Agreements.
BBG Agreements means that Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2020, between BBG and Bidder (as amended, the “BBG SPA”), that Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2020, between BBG and Bidder (as amended, the “BBG EXA”), including the registration rights agreements and other schedules and exhibits thereto.
Bidder Balance Sheet Date has the meaning given in clause 11.1(u).
Bidder Board means the directors of Bidder acting collectively as its board of directors.
Bidder Competing Proposal means any proposal, offer or transaction by a third party (other than Target or its Related Entities) that, if completed, would mean:
| (a) | a person would acquire a Relevant Interest in 20% or more of Bidder Shares; |
| (b) | a person would enter into, buy, dispose of, terminate or otherwise deal with any cash settled equity swap or other synthetic, economic or derivative transaction connected with or relating to 20% or more of Bidder Shares; |
| (c) | a person would directly or indirectly acquire or obtain an interest (including an economic interest) in all or a substantial part or material part (20% or more) of the business conducted by, or assets or property of, Bidder; |
| (d) | a person would acquire Control of Bidder; |
| (e) | a person may otherwise acquire, or merge with, Bidder (including by way of takeover bid, scheme of arrangement, capital reduction, sale of assets, sale of securities, strategic alliance, dual listed company structure, joint venture or partnership); or |
| (f) | Bidder will issue, on a fully diluted basis, 20% or more of its capital as consideration for the assets, cash or share capital or another person, |
or any proposal by Bidder to implement any reorganisation of capital or dissolution. Each successive material modification or variation of any proposal, offer or transaction in relation to a Bidder Competing Proposal will constitute a new Bidder Competing Proposal.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bidder Competing Proposal shall not include any proposals, discussions, negotiations, agreements or transactions concerning (i) LO2A Agreement or other monetization of the LO2A Business (as such terms are defined in the CVR Agreement) and/or (ii) sale of any BBG Assets.
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Bidder Counter Proposal has the meaning given in clause 8.6(b).
Bidder CVR means the contingent value rights to be issued to Bidder’s security holders prior to the Closing Date, as set out in the CVR Agreement.
Bidder Disclosure Letter means the disclosure letter delivered by Bidder to Target on the date of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the disclosure set forth in any particular section or subsection of the Bidder Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (i) the representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of Bidder that are set forth in the corresponding section or subsection of this Agreement, and (ii) any other representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of Bidder that are set forth in this Agreement, but in the case of this clause (ii) only if the relevance of that disclosure as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such other representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) is readily apparent on the face of such disclosure.
Bidder Employees means all of the employees of each Bidder Group Member as at the date of this Agreement.
Bidder Employee Plans has the meaning given in clause 11.1(r).
Bidder Financial Statements has the meaning given in clause 11.1(o).
Bidder Group Member means Bidder and each of its Related Entities, but for the avoidance of doubt excludes BBG.
Bidder MAE means any change, circumstance, effect, event, fact, condition, occurrence or development (each a “Change”, and collectively, “Changes”) that, individually or in the aggregate, (a) has or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of Bidder and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) is reasonably likely to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the Bidder’s ability to consummate the Offer and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that, solely with respect to the preceding clause (a), no Change (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other Changes, directly or indirectly) resulting from, relating to or arising out of any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute, or shall be taken into account in determining whether there is, a “Bidder MAE”; provided, further, that the following clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) shall be taken into account in determining whether a Bidder MAE has occurred to the extent, and solely to the extent, such Changes disproportionately impact the Bidder and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) relative to other businesses of a similar size in the industries in which Bidder and its subsidiaries operate: (i) general economic or business conditions; (ii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, capital markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including any suspension of trading in securities; (iii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the industries in which Bidder and its subsidiaries conduct business; (iv) political conditions (or changes in such conditions) in Israel, the United States or any other country or region in the world, or acts of war, armed hostilities, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, armed hostilities, sabotage or terrorism) in Israel, the United States or any other country or region in the world; (v) changes in law or other legal or regulatory conditions (or the interpretation thereof) or changes in U.S. GAAP (or the interpretation thereof); (vi) conditions or Changes in the business or financial condition of the LO2A Business and/or in BBG Assets; (vii) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the identity of Target; (viii) any action taken or not taken by Target in breach of the express provisions of this Agreement; (ix) any action or omission by Bidder required by law or the terms of this Agreement, or at the written request of, or with the written consent or waiver of, Target; (x) changes in the Bidder’s share price or the trading volume of the Bidder Shares; and (xi) any matters set forth in the Bidder Disclosure Letter; provided that, for purposes of this clause (xi), the mere inclusion of a list of items such as contracts, option grants, customers, vendors or intellectual property shall not be deemed to be disclosure of any issues under, or liabilities with respect to, the items on such list.
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Bidder Management Accounts means the unaudited balance sheet of Bidder as at the Accounts Date referred to in clause 11.1(jj) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter and disclosed to Target prior to the date of this Agreement.
Bidder Material Contract has the meaning given in clause 11.1(z).
Bidder Option means an option, right (including a promise, and whether contingent or not), convertible security, warrant, or preferred share issued by Bidder, to acquire by way of issue, conversion or exercise a Bidder Share.
Bidder Permitted Distribution means:
| (a) | any amount that is included as a liability in the Bidder Management Accounts; |
| (b) | costs, expenses and bonuses properly payable to any employee or consultant of any Bidder Group Member who is not a Related Party and which is properly due or accrued in the ordinary course of business or custom and practice by the relevant Bidder Group Member; |
| (c) | Bidder Transaction Expenses; |
| (d) | any other action that is expressly contemplated or permitted in this Agreement, such as distribution of Bidder CVR and/or sale of BBG Assets; and |
| (e) | any other action or liability that is expressly detailed in clause 1.1 of the Bidder Disclosure Letter. |
Bidder Reports has the meaning given in clause 11.1(n).
Bidder Share means a fully paid share of common stock of Bidder.
Bidder Tail Insurance Expenses has the meaning given in clause 7.5(d).
Bidder Transaction Expenses means all third party costs, fees and expenses (including GST) due and payable by any Bidder Group Member in connection with the Takeover Bid, including the negotiation, preparation, execution and completion of each Transaction Document and the Bidder Tail Insurance Expenses, if any.
Bidder’s Statement means the bidder’s statement issued or to be issued by Bidder in relation to the Offer in accordance with the Corporations Act.
Business Day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, public holiday or bank holiday in Sydney, New South Wales or New York, NY. For the sake of clarity, reference to “days” (as opposed to “Business Days”), means calendar days.
Closing Date means the day on which Bidder issues the Offer Consideration to Accepting Shareholders, which shall occur no later than five (5) Business Days following the Effective Date (unless otherwise agreed between Bidder and Target).
Conditions means the conditions set out in Schedule 1.
Confidentiality Agreement means the non-disclosure agreement between the parties dated as of August 2020.
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Control has the meaning given under section 50AA of the Corporations Act and Controlled has a corresponding meaning.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act, 2001 (Cth).
Costs has the meaning given in clause 10.2(a).
CVR Agreement means the agreement substantially in the form enclosed as Schedule 6. It is hereby agreed that the identity of the Holders’ Representative (as defined in the CVR Agreement) shall be determined by Bidder, in its sole discretion, prior to the Closing Date.
CVR Date has the meaning given in clause 6.1(a).
CVR Distribution has the meaning given in clause 6.1(a).
D&O Indemnified Party has the meaning given in clause 7.5(a).
D&O Insurance has the meaning given in clause 7.5(c).
Effective Date means the last day of the Offer Period, provided the Takeover Bid becomes Unconditional.
Encumbrance means an interest or power:
| (a) | reserved in or over an interest in an asset including, but not limited to, any retention of title; or |
| (b) | created or otherwise arising in or over an interest in an asset under a mortgage, charge, bill of sale, lien, pledge, trust or power, |
by way of security for the payment of a debt, another monetary obligation or the performance of another obligation, and includes, but is not limited to, mortgage, fixed or floating charge, pledge, lien, option, right to acquire a security or to restrain someone from acquiring a security (including under a right of pre-emption or right of first refusal), assignment by way of security, trust arrangement for the purpose of providing security, retention arrangement or other security interest of any kind (including a “security interest” as defined under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth)), and an agreement to grant or create any of the above.
Environmental Laws means, as amended, all applicable federal, state and local statutes, regulations, ordinances, and similar binding provisions having the force or effect of law, all applicable and binding judicial and administrative orders, and all common law concerning public health and safety, worker health and safety, third party health and safety, pollution, property damage, or protection of the environment, including without limitation all those relating to the presence, use, production, generation, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, labelling, testing, processing, discharge, release, threatened release, control, or cleanup of any Hazardous Materials.
Exclusivity Period means the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the first to occur of:
| (a) | termination of this Agreement; and |
| (b) | the end of the Offer Period or, if at the end of the Offer Period, the Takeover Bid becomes Unconditional, the Closing Date. |
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Existing Officer Agreements means:
| (a) | Restated Consulting Services Agreement between Wize Pharma Ltd, N. Danenberg Holdings (2000) Ltd. and Noam Danenberg dated as of August 20, 2018 and effective as of April 29, 2018; and |
| (b) | Restated Employment Agreement between Wize Pharma Ltd. and Or Eisenberg dated as of August 22, 2018 and effective as of April 1, 2018; |
| (c) | Chairman Agreement between Bidder and Mark Sieczkarek dated 23 April 2019; and |
| (d) | Bar Danenberg’s employment offer letter of January 1, 2020. |
Extension Order means administrative orders issued by the Israeli Ministry of Economy (or their predecessors in relation to labor matters) that expand the application of general collective bargaining agreements to employees and/or employers who are not parties to such agreements.
Foreign Shareholder means a Target Shareholder whose address on Target’s share register is in a jurisdiction other than Australia or its external territories or New Zealand.
GST and GST Act have the meanings given in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services) Act, 1999 (Cth).
Hazardous Materials means any hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, hazardous materials, solid wastes, toxic substances, toxic wastes, radioactive materials, radioactive wastes, PCBs, asbestos, lead, petroleum products and by-products, petroleum wastes, pollutants, contaminants, and any other substances, materials, chemicals or wastes (whether gaseous, liquid or solid) that are regulated pursuant to Environmental Laws.
Hapoalim Loan means the loan from Bank Hapoalim to OcuWize Ltd. disclosed in clause 11.1(jj) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter.
HCW means H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC.
Independent Expert means the independent expert appointed by Target.
Independent Expert’s Report means the report prepared by the Independent Expert stating whether, in the Independent Expert’s opinion, the Offer is fair and reasonable to Target Shareholders.
Insolvent has the meaning given in section 95A(2) of the Corporations Act.
Intellectual Property means patents, patent rights, domain names, trademarks (registered or unregistered), trade dress, trade names, copyrights (registered or unregistered), service marks, trade secrets, know-how and other confidential or proprietary rights and information, inventions (patentable or unpatentable), processes, formulae, as well as all goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing.
Leased Property means real property and interests in real property leased, subleased, or otherwise occupied as lessee.
Milestone Warrants means the warrants to acquire Bidder Shares having the rights and conditions set out in Milestone Warrants Agreement.
Milestone Warrants Agreement means the Warrant Agency Agreement substantially in the form enclosed as Schedule 5.
Milestone Warrant Shares means the Bidder Shares underlying the Milestone Warrants.
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New Consulting Agreements means agreements between Bidder and the following persons (or designated Affiliates) in a form agreed between Bidder and Target:
| (a) | Noam Danenberg; and |
| (b) | Or Eisenberg. |
Offer means each offer to acquire Target Shares made pursuant to the Takeover Bid.
Offer Consideration has the meaning given in clause 3.2(a).
Offer Period means the period during which the Offers will remain open for acceptance as specified in the Bidder’s Statement (including any extension of the Offer Period in accordance with clauses 2(b) or 3.4(c)(ii)).
OTC means any of the OTCQB Markets, the OTCQX Markets or the OTC Pink Markets or any successor market thereof.
PIPES Agreements means the securities purchase agreements with investors relating to the issuance of an aggregate of 25,000,000 Bidder Shares, copies of which are annexed to the Bidder Disclosure Letter.
Pre-Closing Period has the meaning given in clause 5.2.
PPSA means the Personal Property Securities Act, 2009 (Cth).
PPSR means the register of security interests maintained under the PPSA.
Registrable Securities means (i) the Bidder Shares issued as part of the Offer Consideration, (ii) the Milestone Warrant Shares, and (iii) any other shares of common stock issued or issuable with respect to or in exchange for Registrable Securities, whether by merger, charter amendment, dividend or otherwise; provided, that a security shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon (A) sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or (B) such security becoming eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 without the volume or manner-of-sale restrictions in Rule 144.
Regulatory Agency means a government or governmental, semi-governmental, administrative, fiscal or judicial body, department, commission, authority, tribunal, agency or entity whether foreign, federal, state, territorial or local and for these purposes shall include the Australian Taxation Office and ASIC.
Related Entity means in relation to a party, an entity that is Controlled by that party, an entity that is Controlling such party or is under common Control with such party.
Related Party means, in respect of a person:
| (a) | each Associate of the person; |
| (b) | if the person is a body corporate: |
| (i) | each Related Entity of that person; and |
| (ii) | each director or executive officer or secretary of any of the persons listed in paragraph (i) above; |
| (c) | if the person is a natural person, any Relative of the person; and |
| (d) | any corporation or trust which that person or any one or more of the persons described in paragraphs (a) to (c) above Controls or is a beneficiary (including if discretions to benefit from the trust are or have been exercised in their favour). |
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Relative means any spouse, child, step-child, adopted child, parent or spouse’s parent; or any child, step-child, adopted child of any such person; or any spouse of any child, and for the purposes of this definition ‘spouse’ includes de facto spouse or long term co-habitee.
Relevant Interest has the meaning given in sections 608 and 609 of the Corporations Act.
Representatives means, in relation to an entity:
| (a) | each of the entity’s Related Entities; and |
| (b) | each of its directors, officers, employees, contractors, advisors, financiers and agents. |
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.
Securities Act means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Superannuation Fund has the meaning given in clause 11.2(ff)(i).
Superior Proposal means a bona fide written Target Competing Proposal (with the percentage set forth in the definition of such term changed from 20% to 50%) that:
| (a) | is actually proposed or offered and was made not as a result of a breach of clause 8 herein; |
| (b) | the consideration is in cash and/or securities of a publicly traded company; and |
| (c) | in the determination of the Target Board, acting reasonably and in good faith and in order to satisfy what the Target Board reasonably considers to be its fiduciary or statutory duties (after having taken advice from its financial and legal advisers): |
| (i) | would be likely to be completed substantially in accordance with its terms; |
| (ii) | if completion of that Target Competing Proposal occurred and taking into account the terms and conditions of the proposal, it would result in a transaction more favourable to Target Shareholders than the Takeover Bid; and |
| (iii) | that determination has been communicated by notice in writing to Bidder and Bidder has not matched or bettered the Target Competing Proposal within 5 Business Days of receipt of such notice. |
Tail Policies has the meaning given in clause 7.5(d).
Takeover Bid means a takeover bid by Bidder for all of the issued Target Shares, pursuant to Part 6 of the Corporations Act that satisfies the requirements in clause 3 (as may be varied from time to time).
Takeovers Panel means the body of that name continued in existence under section 261 of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) as the primary forum for resolving disputes over takeovers.
Target Assets means the items of plant and equipment owned by Target and its Related Entities, a summary of which is specified in Schedule 4.
Target Balance Sheet, Target Balance Sheet Date, Target Interim Financial Statements, Target Annual Financial Statements and Target Annual Statements have the respective meanings given in clause 11.2(n).
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Target Board means the directors of Target acting collectively as its board of directors.
Target Competing Proposal means any proposal, offer or transaction by a third party (other than Bidder or its Related Entities) that, if completed, would mean:
| (b) | a person would acquire a Relevant Interest in 20% or more of Target Shares; |
| (c) | a person would enter into, buy, dispose of, terminate or otherwise deal with any cash settled equity swap or other synthetic, economic or derivative transaction connected with or relating to 20% or more of Target Shares; |
| (d) | a person would directly or indirectly acquire or obtain an interest (including an economic interest) in all or a substantial part or material part (of 20% or more) of the business conducted by, or assets or property of, Target; |
| (e) | a person would acquire Control of Target; |
| (f) | a person may otherwise acquire, or merge with, Target (including by way of takeover bid, scheme of arrangement, capital reduction, sale of assets, sale of securities, strategic alliance, dual listed company structure, joint venture or partnership); or |
| (g) | Target will issue, on a fully diluted basis, 20% or more of its capital as consideration for the assets or share capital or another person, |
or any proposal by Target to implement any reorganisation of capital or dissolution. Each successive material modification or variation of any proposal, offer or transaction in relation to a Target Competing Proposal will constitute a new Target Competing Proposal.
Target Director means a director of Target.
Target Disclosure Letter means the disclosure letter delivered by Target to Bidder on the date of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the disclosure set forth in any particular section or subsection of the Target Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (i) the representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of Target that are set forth in the corresponding section or subsection of this Agreement, and (ii) any other representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of Target that are set forth in this Agreement, but in the case of this clause (ii) only if the relevance of that disclosure as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such other representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) is readily apparent on the face of such disclosure.
Target Employee Plan has the meaning given in clause 11.2(q).
Target Employees means all of the employees of each Target Group Member as at the date of this Agreement.
Target Group Member means Target and each of its Related Entities, but for the avoidance of doubt excludes the managed investment schemes of which a Target Group Member is the trustee or the investment manager (but not the trustee or investment manager itself) listed in clause 1.1 of the Target Disclosure Letter.
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Target MAE means any Change that, individually or in the aggregate, (a) has or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of Target and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) is reasonably likely to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the Target’s ability to consummate the Offer and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that, solely with respect to the preceding clause (a), no Change (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other Changes, directly or indirectly) resulting from, relating to or arising out of any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute, or shall be taken into account in determining whether there is, a “Target MAE”; provided, further, that the following clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) shall be taken into account in determining whether a Target MAE has occurred to the extent, and solely to the extent, such Changes disproportionately impact the Target and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) relative to other businesses of a similar size in the industries in which Target and its subsidiaries operate: (i) general economic or business conditions; (ii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, capital markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including any suspension of trading in securities; (iii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the industries in which Target and its subsidiaries conduct business; (iv) political conditions (or changes in such conditions) in Australia, the United States or any other country or region in the world, or acts of war, armed hostilities, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, armed hostilities, sabotage or terrorism) in Australia, the United States or any other country or region in the world; (v) changes in law or other legal or regulatory conditions (or the interpretation thereof) or changes in applicable Accounting Standards (or the interpretation thereof); (vi) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the identity of Bidder; (vii) any action taken or not taken by Bidder in breach of the express provisions of this Agreement; (viii) any action or omission by Target required by law or the terms of this Agreement, or at the written request of, or with the written consent or waiver of, Bidder; and (ix) any matters set forth in the Target Disclosure Letter; provided that, for purposes of this clause (ix), the mere inclusion of a list of items such as contracts, option grants, customers, vendors or intellectual property shall not be deemed to be disclosure of any issues under, or liabilities with respect to, the items on such list.
Target Management Accounts means the unaudited balance sheet of Target as at the Accounts Date referred to in clause 1.1 of the Target Disclosure Letter and disclosed to Bidder prior to the date of this Agreement.
Target Option means an option, right (including a promise, and whether contingent or not), convertible security, warrant or preferred share, to acquire by way of issue, conversion or exercise a Target Share.
Target Permitted Distribution means:
| (a) | any amount that is included as a liability in the Target Management Accounts; |
| (b) | costs, expenses and bonuses properly payable to any employee or consultant of any Target Group Member who is not a Related Party and which was properly due or accrued in the ordinary course of business or custom and practice by the relevant Target Group Member; |
| (c) | Target Transaction Expenses; |
| (d) | any other action that is expressly contemplated in this Agreement; and |
| (e) | any other action or liability that is expressly detailed in clause 1.1 of the Target Disclosure Letter. |
Target Share means a fully paid ordinary share in Target.
Target Shareholder means each registered holder of Target Shares.
Target Transaction Expenses means all third party costs, fees and expenses (including GST) due and payable by any Target Group Member in connection with the Takeover Bid, including the negotiation, preparation, execution and completion of each Transaction Document.
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Target’s Statement means the statement issued or to be issued by Target under Part 6 of the Corporations Act in response to the Takeover Bid.
Tax means any tax, levy, impost, deduction, charge, rate, duty, GST or withholding (together with any related interest, penalty, fine or expense in connection with any of them) which is assessed, levied, imposed or collected by a Regulatory Agency.
Timetable means the indicative timetable in Schedule 3.
Transaction Document means:
| (a) | this Agreement; |
| (b) | the CVR Agreement; |
| (c) | the Milestone Warrants Agreement; |
| (d) | any document which Bidder and Target agree in writing is a ‘Transaction Document’ for the purposes of this definition; and |
| (e) | any document entered into for the purposes of varying, replacing, or novating any of the above. |
Unconditional means Bidder issuing one or more notices in accordance with either or both of section 630(3) and section 650F(1)(a) of the Corporations Act, declaring that the Conditions have been fulfilled and the Takeover Bid is free or freed (as the case may be) from all Conditions that have not otherwise been fulfilled.
U.S. GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
U.S. Person shall have the meaning of such term as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act.
| 1.2 | Interpretation |
In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:
| (a) | the singular includes its plural and vice versa; |
| (b) | words denoting any gender include all genders; |
| (c) | where a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning; |
| (d) | headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation; |
| (e) | a reference to a person includes a corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body or other entity, whether or not it comprises a separate legal entity; |
| (f) | a reference to a party to this Agreement includes its successors and permitted assigns; |
| (g) | a reference to a particular day or time is to that day or time in Sydney, Australia; |
| (h) | a reference to any agreement (including this Agreement) or document is to the agreement or document as amended, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time; |
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| (i) | a reference to a clause, paragraph, schedule or annexure is to a clause, paragraph, schedule or annexure in or to this Agreement; |
| (j) | a reference to this Agreement includes any schedules and annexures to this Agreement; |
| (k) | a reference to writing includes any method of representing or reproducing words, figures, drawings or symbols in a visible or tangible form; |
| (l) | a reference to AU$ is to Australian currency and a reference to US$ is to the U.S. currency; |
| (m) | a reference to legislation (including subordinate legislation) or a provision of it is to that legislation or provision as amended, re-enacted or replaced, and includes any subordinate legislation issued under it; |
| (n) | words such as including or for example do not limit the meaning of the words preceding them (i.e., including shall be read as “including without limitation”); |
| (o) | an obligation or liability assumed by, or a right conferred on, two or more parties binds or benefits all of them jointly and each of them severally; and |
| (p) | nothing in this Agreement is to be interpreted against a party solely on the ground that the party or its advisers drafted it. |
| 1.3 | Business Days |
Unless expressed to the contrary in this Agreement, if the day on or by which a party must do something under this Agreement is not a Business Day, the party must do it on or by the next Business Day.
| 1.4 | Consents or approvals |
Unless expressed to the contrary in this Agreement, if the doing of any act, matter or thing under this Agreement is (A) (i) dependent on the consent or approval of a party or is within the discretion of a party and (ii) the consent or approval or discretion is not qualified by the words “not to be unreasonably withheld”, the consent or approval may be given or the discretion may be exercised conditionally or unconditionally or withheld by the party in its absolute discretion, or (B) dependent on the consent or approval of a party or is within the discretion of a party and the consent or approval or discretion is qualified by the words “not to be unreasonably withheld”, it shall mean not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
| 1.5 | Bidder’s awareness |
Where any statement in clause 11.1 is qualified by the expression “so far as Bidder is aware” or any similar expression, the facts of which Bidder will be deemed to be aware will be all facts and matters of which any member of the Bidder Board:
| (a) | is actually aware as at the date of this Agreement; and |
| (b) | would be aware as at the date of this Agreement had those persons given careful consideration to, and made reasonable enquiries in respect of, the relevant statement. |
| 1.6 | Target’s awareness |
Where any statement in clause 11.2 is qualified by the expression “so far as Target is aware” or any similar expression, the facts of which Target will be deemed to be aware will be all facts and matters of which any member of the Target Board:
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| (a) | is actually aware as at the date of this Agreement; and |
| (b) | would be aware as at the date of this Agreement had those persons given careful consideration to, and made reasonable enquiries in respect of, the relevant statement. |
| 2. | Timetable |
The parties acknowledge that the Timetable is an indicative timetable. The parties agree to consult and work with each other regularly, in good faith and in a timely and co-operative fashion in relation to:
| (a) | performing their respective obligations within the framework established by the Timetable; and |
| (b) | any need to modify the Timetable. |
| 3. | Takeover Bid |
| 3.1 | Bidder to make Takeover Bid |
Subject to the terms and conditions herein, (i) Bidder agrees to make Offers to all Target Shareholders in respect of all of their Target Shares on terms and conditions no less favourable than those contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) the terms of the Offer must permit all Target Shareholders to accept for all or any of their Target Shares. Bidder agrees to extend the Takeover Bid under section 617(2) of the Corporations Act to Target Shares that are issued during the period from the date set by Bidder under section 633(2) of the Corporations Act to the end of the Offer Period due to an exercise of Target Options that are on issue at the date of this Agreement disclosed in clause 11.2(h) of the Target Disclosure Letter.
| 3.2 | Consideration for the Offer |
| (a) | The Takeover Bid will comprise the acquisition of shares in Target by Bidder for consideration equal to (i) 38.78 Bidder Shares and (ii) 22.33 Milestone Warrants for each one Target Share held by an Accepting Shareholder (collectively referred to as the Offer Consideration). If an Accepting Shareholder is entitled to receive a fraction of a Bidder Share or a Milestone Warrant, the number of Bidder Shares or Milestone Warrants (as applicable) will be rounded up to the next whole number of Bidder Shares or Milestone Warrants (as applicable) if the fraction is 0.5 or more, and rounded down to the nearest whole number if the fraction is less than 0.5. |
| (b) | Nothing in this Agreement in any way limits Bidder’s ability to vary the consideration offered under the Takeover Bid in a way permitted by law, provided that no variation may be made that results in either: |
| (i) | a reduction in the Offer Consideration; or |
| (ii) | the addition of any Conditions. |
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| 3.3 | Public announcement |
The parties agree to issue the Announcements as soon as practicable after execution of this Agreement in the form of the Announcements, which will set out:
| (a) | the recommendations of each Target Director in accordance with clause 5.1(a); and |
| (b) | that, unless there is a Superior Proposal, and subject to the Independent Expert concluding that the Offer is fair and reasonable, each director of Target proposes to: |
| (i) | accept the Offer in respect of Target Shares owned by that director; and |
| (ii) | cause each entity controlled by that director to accept the Offer in respect of Target Shares owned by that entity, |
in each case not later than 5 Business Days after the date of the Target’s Statement.
| 3.4 | Conditions and variations |
| (a) | The parties agree that the Offers and any contract which results from acceptance of the Offers will be subject to the Conditions being satisfied or waived prior to the end of the Offer Period, which will be referred to and disclosed in the Announcements. |
| (b) | The parties agree that the Offers will contain provisions substantially to the effect of Schedule 2 in relation to the Conditions. |
| (c) | Bidder may, subject to the Corporations Act: |
| (i) | increase the Offer Consideration; or |
| (ii) | waive any Condition, declare the Offer unconditional or extend it at any time (and on more than one occasion), |
in each case, in any manner permitted by law.
| (d) | Subject to clause 3.4(e): |
| (i) | each party must, to the extent that it is within its power to do so, use all reasonable endeavours to procure that each of the Conditions which the party is capable of satisfying is satisfied as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement or continues to be satisfied at all times until the last time for it to be satisfied (as the case may be); and |
| (ii) | Target must not do (or omit to do) anything which will, or is likely to, result in any of the Conditions being breached, or not being, or not being capable of being, satisfied. |
| (e) | Nothing in clause 3.4(d) prevents Target or the Target Board from acting in accordance with clauses 5.1(c) or 8.7. |
| (f) | If any event occurs or becomes apparent which would cause any of the Conditions to be breached or prevent them from being able to be satisfied, each party must notify the other party in writing of the event or circumstance as soon as reasonably practicable after they become aware of the event or circumstance, and the parties must negotiate in good faith to seek to rectify that position. |
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| (g) | Each party must, as far as reasonably practicable, consult with the other party within a reasonable time in advance of any action which is likely to cause a breach of the Conditions. |
| 4. | Facilitation of the Bid |
| 4.1 | Bidder’s Statement |
| (a) | Bidder must prepare the Bidder’s Statement and an acceptance form for the Offer in accordance with the Corporations Act, which acceptance form will include, among other things, customary warranties by the Accepting Shareholder regarding its ownership of Target Shares and status as a non-Foreign Shareholder. |
| (b) | Bidder will give Target a reasonable opportunity to review an advanced draft of the Bidder’s Statement at least 5 Business Days before the Bidder is required to lodge the Bidder’s Statement with ASIC, and will consider in good faith any comments Target may have and that are furnished to Bidder in writing within 3 Business Days after Bidder furnished such advanced draft of the Bidder’s Statement. |
| 4.2 | Target’s Statement |
| (a) | Target must prepare the Target’s Statement in response to the Bidder’s Statement in accordance with the Corporations Act and which includes a unanimous recommendation from Target Directors to Target Shareholders to accept the Offer in respect of all their Target Shares, in the absence of a Superior Proposal or the Independent Expert concluding that the Offer is not fair and reasonable. |
| (b) | Target will give Bidder a reasonable opportunity to review an advanced draft of the Target’s Statement at least 5 Business Days before the Target is required to lodge the Target’s Statement with ASIC, will consider in good faith any comments Bidder may have and that are furnished to Target in writing within 3 Business Days after Target furnished such advanced draft of the Target’s Statement. |
| 4.3 | Access to information |
Each party agrees to give the other party access to such information, on a timely basis, that may be reasonably required to assist in the preparation of the Bidder’s Statement or the Target’s Statement (as applicable) or to satisfy any of the Conditions.
| 4.4 | Early dispatch of Offers |
Target agrees, and represents and warrants that Target Board has agreed, that the Bidder’s Statement may be sent to Target Shareholders on a date nominated by Bidder that is earlier than the date for sending under item 6 of section 633(1) of the Corporations Act.
| 4.5 | Independent Expert’s Report |
| (a) | The parties acknowledge and agree that Target will commission the preparation of an Independent Expert’s Report for the Target’s Statement as soon as possible following the date hereof. Bidder must provide, at Target’s expense (if this requires out-of-pocket expenses), any assistance or information reasonably requested by Target or by the Independent Expert in connection with the preparation of the Independent Expert’s Report. |
| (b) | Target must, subject to the consent of the Independent Expert and Bidder signing any agreement reasonably required by the Independent Expert, provide a draft of the Independent Expert’s Report to Bidder for the sole purpose of confirming factual accuracy, it being understood that the draft will not include any details of the Independent Expert’s opinions on fairness and reasonableness. |
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| 4.6 | Promotion of Offer |
During the Offer Period, Bidder and Target must co-operate and act in good faith to promote the merits of the Offer to Target Shareholders and any relevant third parties.
| 5. | Target Obligations |
| 5.1 | Target Directors’ recommendation of the Offer |
| (a) | Target represents and warrants that: |
| (i) | Target Directors have met and considered the possibility of Bidder agreeing to make the Takeover Bid; and |
| (ii) | all Target Directors have (x) approved this Agreement and (y) informed Target that they will unanimously recommend that Target Shareholders accept the Offer, it is their intention to accept the Offer in respect of all Target Shares that they own or control or otherwise have a Relevant Interest in, in each case of this clause (y), subject only to the qualification that there is no Superior Proposal and subject to the Independent Expert concluding that the Offer is fair and reasonable (the “Fiduciary Qualification”). |
| (b) | Subject to clause 5.1(c), Target undertakes to use its best endeavours to procure that: |
| (i) | Target Directors will unanimously recommend (including in the Target’s Statement) that Target Shareholders accept the Offer, in the absence of a Superior Proposal and subject to the Independent Expert concluding that the Offer is fair and reasonable; and |
| (ii) | the Target’s Statement and each other public announcement or document publicly released by the Target in relation to the Offer will include a statement by Target Directors to that effect and to the effect that it is the intention of each Target Director to accept the Offer in respect of all Target Shares that they own or control or otherwise have a Relevant Interest in, in the absence of a Fiduciary Qualification. |
| (c) | Target undertakes and covenants to Bidder that no Target Director will change, withdraw or modify his or her recommendation under clause 5.1(b)(i) or statement under clause 5.1(b)(ii) or make a recommendation or statement that is inconsistent with such recommendation or statement unless: |
| (i) | if relevant, Target has complied with clause 8; and |
| (ii) | that Target Director, acting in good faith, determines (after taking written advice from Target’s or his or her own external financial and legal advisers) that he or she is by virtue of his or her fiduciary or statutory duties, required to change, withdraw or modify such recommendation or statement or make a recommendation or statement inconsistent with it, in each case, solely if such action is permissible under the terms of clause 8.7 or otherwise constitutes a Fiduciary Qualification. |
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| 5.2 | Conduct of Target during Pre-Closing Period |
From the date hereof, until the earlier of the valid termination of this Agreement or the Closing Date (the “Pre-Closing Period”):
| (a) | Target must, and must procure that each other Target Group Member: |
| (i) | conduct their business in its usual and ordinary course and on a basis consistent with past practice or as may be required in order to satisfy a specific requirement of a Regulatory Agency; and |
| (ii) | preserve and maintain the value of their business and assets, and their relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and others with whom they have business dealings; and |
| (iii) | take the actions set forth in clause 5.2(a) of the Target Disclosure Letter; and |
| (b) | Target must not issue any Target Shares or Target Options (nor allow the same for any of its Related Entities), except for the issuance of Target Shares as a consequence of the exercise of Target Options if such Target Options were disclosed in clause 11.2(h) of the Target Disclosure Letter; |
| (c) | Target must, and must procure that each other Target Group Member: |
| (i) | not sell, assign or dispose of any legal or beneficial interest in any of the Target Assets; |
| (ii) | not create or permit the creation of any Encumbrance over any of the Target Assets; |
| (iii) | maintain and renew the Target Assets under applicable laws to the extent required to keep the Target Assets in good standing; |
| (iv) | promptly pass to Bidder any notice or communication from any Regulatory Agency or third party in any way affecting or potentially affecting the Target Assets; |
| (v) | not make any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any shares of its capital stock or declare, set aside or pay any dividend or distribution (whether in cash, capital stock or property) with respect to its capital stock; |
| (vi) | comply, in all material respects, with applicable laws consistent with past practice; and |
| (vii) | not allow the transfer of any Target Share to a person who is a U.S. Person; and |
| (d) | Target must procure that, in respect of Target and each other Target Group Member, except if as a result of an existing commitment that is expressly disclosed in the Target Disclosure Letter: |
| (i) | no dividend or other distribution of profits or assets (including any return of capital) or revaluation of assets will be declared, paid or made (or determined to be paid or made) by a Target Group Member or would be treated as having been paid or made by the Target Group Member; |
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| (ii) | no payments will be made by or on behalf of a Target Group Member to or for the benefit of any Related Party of Target (whether directly or indirectly); |
| (iii) | no share or loan capital of a Target Group Member will be issued, redeemed, repurchased or repaid in a manner which would result in a payment to or an agreement or obligation to make a payment to any Related Party of Target; |
| (iv) | no amounts owed to a Target Group Member by any Related Party of Target will be waived or forgiven; |
| (v) | no assets, rights or other benefits will be transferred by a Target Group Member to any Related Party of Target; |
| (vi) | no liabilities will be assumed or incurred (or any indemnity given in respect thereof) by a Target Group Member for the benefit of any Related Party of Target (whether directly or indirectly); |
| (vii) | no management, consulting, monitoring or other shareholder or directors’ fees or bonuses or payments of a similar nature will be paid by or on behalf of a Target Group Member to or for the benefit of any Related Party of Target (whether directly or indirectly); |
| (viii) | no agreements, understandings or arrangements will be entered into whereby the person directly benefiting from any of the matters referred to in clauses 5.2(d)(i) to 5.2(d)(vii) (inclusive) confers (directly or indirectly) a benefit on any Related Party of Target; and |
| (ix) | a Target Group Member will not agree or commit to do any of the things set out in clauses 5.2(d)(i) to 5.2(d)(ix) (inclusive) above. |
| 5.3 | Permitted conduct |
The obligations of Target under clause 5.2 do not apply in respect of:
| (a) | any matter required to be done or procured by Target pursuant to, or which is otherwise contemplated or expressly permitted by, this Agreement or the Takeover Bid; |
| (b) | any Target Permitted Distribution; |
| (c) | any matter which is required to be done by law or by an order of a court or a Regulatory Agency; and |
| (d) | any matter the undertaking of which Bidder has approved in writing (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). |
| 6. | Bidder Obligations |
| 6.1 | LO2A – CVR Agreement |
| (a) | Prior to the Closing Date, at a date and time determined by the Bidder Board (the “CVR Date”), Bidder securityholders of record at such date and time shall each be entitled to one CVR issued by Bidder in accordance with the terms and conditions of the CVR Agreement. At or prior to the CVR Date, Bidder and Target shall execute and deliver, together with the CVR agent and other signatories thereto, the CVR Agreement and Bidder shall distribute the Bidder CVRs (the “CVR Distribution”). |
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| (b) | Target shall cooperate with Bidder in the CVR Distribution. |
| (c) | For the sake of clarity, nothing herein shall preclude Bidder (or any of its Related Entities) from discussing, negotiating or entering into any LO2A Agreement or otherwise monetizing the LO2A Business (as such terms are defined in the CVR Agreement) and/or selling or committing to sell any BBG Assets. |
| 6.2 | Bidders Directors’ Approval of the Offer |
Bidder represents and warrants that:
| (a) | Bidder Directors have met and considered the possibility of Bidder agreeing to make the Takeover Bid; and |
| (b) | all Bidder Directors have approved this Agreement, including making the Offer in accordance with the terms and conditions hereunder. |
| 6.3 | Conduct of Bidder during Pre-Closing Period |
During the Pre-Closing Period:
| (a) | Bidder must, and must procure that each other Bidder Group Member: |
| (i) | conduct their business in its usual and ordinary course and on a basis consistent with past practice or as may be required in order to satisfy a specific requirement of a Regulatory Agency; and |
| (ii) | preserve and maintain the value of their assets; and |
| (b) | Bidder must not issue any (A) Bidder Shares except (i) as a consequence of the exercise or conversion of Bidder Options if such Bidder Options were disclosed in clause 11.1(i) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter or (ii) in accordance with the PIPE Agreements, or (B) Bidder Options; |
| (c) | Bidder must, and must procure that each other Bidder Group Member: |
| (i) | promptly pass to Target any notice or communication from any Regulatory Agency or third party in any way affecting or potentially affecting the Bidder Assets; and |
| (ii) | comply, in all material respects, with applicable laws consistent with past practice; and |
| (d) | Bidder must procure that, in respect of Bidder and each other Bidder Group Member, except if as a result of an existing commitment that is expressly disclosed in the Bidder Disclosure Letter: |
| (i) | no dividend or other distribution of profits or assets (including any return of capital) or revaluation of assets will be declared, paid or made (or determined to be paid or made) by a Bidder Group Member or would be treated as having been paid or made by the Bidder Group Member; |
| (ii) | no payments will be made by or on behalf of a Bidder Group Member to or for the benefit of any Related Party of Bidder (whether directly or indirectly); |
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| (iii) | no share or loan capital of a Bidder Group Member will be issued, redeemed, repurchased or repaid in a manner which would result in a payment to or an agreement or obligation to make a payment to any Related Party of Bidder; |
| (iv) | no amounts owed to a Bidder Group Member by any Related Party of Bidder will be waived or forgiven; |
| (v) | no assets, rights or other benefits will be transferred by a Bidder Group Member to any Related Party of Bidder; |
| (vi) | no liabilities will be assumed or incurred (or any indemnity given in respect thereof) by a Bidder Group Member for the benefit of any Related Party of Bidder (whether directly or indirectly); |
| (vii) | no management, consulting, monitoring or other shareholder or directors’ fees or bonuses or payments of a similar nature will be paid by or on behalf of a Bidder Group Member to or for the benefit of any Related Party of Bidder (whether directly or indirectly); |
| (viii) | no agreements, understandings or arrangements will be entered into whereby the person directly benefiting from any of the matters referred to in clauses 6.3(d)(i) to 6.3(d)(vii) (inclusive) confers (directly or indirectly) a benefit on any Related Party of Bidder; and |
| (ix) | a Bidder Group Member will not agree or commit to do any of the things set out in clauses 6.3(d)(i) to 6.3(d)(viii) (inclusive) above. |
| 6.4 | Permitted conduct |
The obligations of Bidder under clause 6.3 do not apply in respect of:
| (a) | any matter required to be done or procured by Bidder pursuant to, or which is otherwise contemplated or expressly permitted by, this Agreement or the Takeover Bid, including the CVR Distribution and the other actions permitted by clause 6.1(c); |
| (b) | any Bidder Permitted Distribution; |
| (c) | any matter which is required to be done by law or by an order of a court or a Regulatory Agency; and |
| (d) | any matter the undertaking of which Target has approved in writing (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). |
| 6.5 | Change of name of Bidder |
As soon as practicable following the Closing Date, Bidder will use its reasonable efforts (including obtaining the requisite stockholder approval) to effect a change of its corporate name to “Cosmos Capital, Inc.” or such similar name that the Target Board will agree to.
| 7. | Post-Merger obligations |
| 7.1 | Appointment of nominees by Target |
At the Closing Date, and provided that Bidder has received acceptances for more than 50% of Target Shares, Bidder shall take all action necessary to have up to two (2) persons (up to three (3) persons if Bidder has received acceptances for more than 75% of Target Shares), to be named by Target at least 10 Business Days prior to the Closing Date, appointed as members of the Bidder Board; provided that such appointees (i) are qualified under applicable law to serve as members of the Bidder Board and (ii) supply information reasonably requested by Bidder.
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| 7.2 | Resignation of Bidder directors |
At the Closing Date, and provided that Bidder has received acceptances for more than 90% of Target Shares, Bidder Directors (excluding one person to be notified to Target at least 7 Business Days prior to the Closing Date) who are not Target nominees shall resign from the Bidder Board (provided that a proper board is constituted at all times) and confirm in writing that they have received all payments due to them as employees (if applicable) and directors of Bidder and acknowledge that they have no claims against any Bidder Group Member for remuneration in connection with, or for ceasing to hold, the relevant office (excluding, for the sake of clarity, any rights they may have under the Bidder Options owned by them, under indemnity agreements as D&O Indemnified Parties (as defined below), as third party beneficiaries of clause 7.5 below or, where applicable, under the New Consulting Agreements).
| 7.3 | Supply of Information |
Target undertakes to provide (and, where applicable, cause others, such as its auditors and lawyers to provide), at the Target’s sole cost and expense, the necessary information, including business, financial and legal information, required for inclusion in Bidder’s SEC reports as soon as practicable following the date hereof. Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, Target (i) undertakes to promptly, and in any event, within 60 days following the date hereof, furnish (and, where applicable, cause others, such as its auditors and lawyers to provide) to Bidder all financial and other information concerning it as may be required for the Bidder to file a Form 8-K and any supplements or amendments thereto that will be compliant therewith, including Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K (as if Bidder is subject thereto) and Item 9.01 of Form 8-K, and (ii) represents, warrants and undertake that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Target as aforesaid will, at the time the Form 8-K is filed, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that Target is not responsible for any information supplied by Bidder.
| 7.4 | Establishment of Executive Management RSU |
At or prior to the Closing Date, Bidder shall establish an Incentive Compensation Program in relation to not less than 40,000,000 Bidder Shares, to be granted promptly following the Closing Date, in the form of performance-based Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”), performance rights or indeterminate rights. The persons who will participate in the Incentive Compensation Program from the post-Closing management and other personnel of Bidder and the performance metrics are set forth in Schedule 7; it being agreed that the allocation of the amount of such RSUs or rights to personnel within the Wize Team (as such term is defined, and per the amount set forth, in Schedule 7) shall be as allocated by Bidder to Target at least 5 Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
| 7.5 | Director Indemnification and Insurance |
| (a) | From and after the Closing Date, Bidder will fulfil and honor in all respects the obligations of Bidder which exist prior to the date hereof to indemnify, advance expenses and eliminate liability of each of Bidder’s present and former directors and officers and their heirs, executors and assigns (each, a “D&O Indemnified Party”) in accordance with the indemnity agreements granted thereto. |
| (b) | From and after the Closing Date, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Bidder will contain provisions at least as favorable as the provisions relating to the indemnification, advancement of expenses and elimination of liability set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Bidder as in existence on the date hereof, and will not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Closing Date in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, at the Closing Date, were D&O Indemnified Parties, unless such modification is required by applicable law. |
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| (c) | During the period commencing at the Closing Date and ending on the 6th anniversary of the Closing Date, Bidder undertakes to maintain and renew the Bidder’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”), providing benefits and levels of coverage and with policy terms (including with respect to deductibles and exclusions), limits, amounts and conditions that are no less favorable than those of the existing D&O Insurance. |
| (d) | Without derogating from the foregoing, prior to the Closing Date, Bidder may purchase a “tail” D&O Insurance policy or policies (the “Tail Policies”) covering the D&O Indemnified Parties, for a period of six years following the Closing Date, for events occurring at or prior to the Closing Date, which insurance will be of at least the same coverage and amounts and contain terms and conditions which are no less advantageous to the D&O Indemnified Parties than the coverage, amounts, terms and conditions of the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy maintained by Bidder as of the date of this Agreement. If and to the extent such Tail Policies have been purchased prior to the Closing Date, none of Bidder, Target or any affiliate thereof shall amend or modify such policies in a manner adverse to the beneficiaries thereunder or terminate such policy, in either case, prior to the expiration of the aforesaid six-year period. “Bidder Tail Insurance Expenses” means the costs and expenses of purchasing such Tail Policies. |
| (e) | This clause 7.5 will survive any termination of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions at the Closing Date, is intended to benefit the D&O Indemnified Parties, and will be binding on all successors and assigns of Bidder. |
| 7.6 | Registration Rights |
Subject to and effective as of the Closing Date:
| (a) | Bidder shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to (i) prepare and file with the SEC, promptly following the Closing Date and no later than 60 days thereafter, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or, if becomes available, Form S-3), covering the resale of the Registrable Securities (“Form S-1”); provided that it shall be a condition precedent to the inclusion of the Registrable Securities of a Target Shareholder that such Target Shareholder shall have, within seven (7) Business Days after delivery thereof by Bidder, completed, executed and delivered a customary questionnaire requesting the inclusion of its Registrable Securities and providing the information reasonably requested therein, including a customary undertaking therein to indemnify Bidder in case information provided for inclusion in the Form S-1 results in an untrue statement or omission and (ii) maintain the effectiveness of such Form S-1 for a period of up to one year after becoming effective, subject to customary exceptions for suspension of such effectiveness of not more than 60 days in the aggregate, in case that the Bidder Board determines, in its good faith judgment, that maintaining such effectiveness would reasonably be expected to materially interfere with or require the public disclosure of any material corporate development or plan. Such Form S-1 also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional Bidder Shares resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities. Bidder will pay all expenses associated with such registration, including filing and printing fees, Bidder’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws, and listing fees. In no event shall Bidder be responsible for any discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold, or any legal fees or other costs of the holders. |
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| (b) | If Bidder determines to register any of its securities, either for its own account or the account of a security holder or holders, other than (i) a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-8 (or any successor form) or (ii) a registration relating solely to an SEC Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4 (or any successor form), Bidder will: include in such registration (and any related qualification under blue sky laws or other compliance), and in any underwriting involved therein, the Registrable Securities, subject to any reductions required due to the SEC’s interpretation of Rule 415 of the Securities Act. |
| (c) | If, in connection with the underwritten public offering by Bidder the managing underwriter(s) advise Bidder in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number that can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range acceptable to Bidder, Bidder will include in such registration (i) first, the securities proposed to be sold by Bidder in such public offering; and (ii) second, the common stock requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the selling stockholders (whether holders of Registrable Securities or other stockholders holding rights to be included in such registration) based on the ratio of the number of shares of common stock that each such selling stockholder has requested that Bidder include in such registration over the total number of shares of common stock requested to be included in such registration. To receive such benefits, the Target Shareholder must agree, if requested by the managing underwriter(s) for any such offering, to execute a lock up agreement in connection with any such registration for a period of the date of filing of such registration statement and ending 90 days after effectiveness of said registration statement. |
| (d) | Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bidder shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities (i) as a result of a limitation on the maximum number of Bidder Shares permitted to be registered by the staff of the SEC pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis (such Registrable Securities, the “Cutback Shares”); provided that (A) the number of Cutback Shares shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of Registrable Securities electing to register their securities in the Form S-1; and (B) if there are any Cutback Shares, Bidder shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to file additional Form S-1 to register those Cutback Shares as soon as practicable (subject to the immediately following clause (ii)), or (ii) if, and only if, (a) such Cutback Shares are still considered Registrable Securities at such time, or (b) such securities have already been disposed of pursuant to a prior Form S-1. |
| (e) | Notwithstanding the foregoing obligations, if Bidder furnishes to holders of Registrable Securities requesting a registration pursuant to this clause 7.6 a certificate signed by the Bidder’s chief executive officer stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such registration statement to either become effective or remain effective for as long as such registration statement otherwise would be required to remain effective, because such action would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, then the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to such filing for a period of not more than 60 days after the request of the Purchasers is given; provided, however, that the Company may not invoke this right more than once in any twelve (12) month period. |
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| 7.7 | Existing Officer Agreements and New Consulting Agreements |
| (a) | At the Closing Date, Bidder must (if it has not already done so): |
| (i) | terminate or procure the termination of each Existing Officer Agreement, with no liability to Bidder or its subsidiaries, except (i) to the extent disclosed in clause 7.7 of the Bidder Disclosure Letter and (ii) for the sake of clarity, any rights they may have under the Bidder Options owned by them, under indemnity agreements as D&O Indemnified Parties, as third party beneficiaries of clause 7.5 above or, where applicable, under the New Consulting Agreements; and |
| (ii) | use its reasonable commercial efforts to enter into the New Consulting Agreements. |
| (b) | Following the Closing Date, Bidder agrees to enter into employment agreements with James Manning, Michael Hughes and Greg Martin on terms that are no less favourable than the terms of their respective existing employment agreements with Target. |
| 7.8 | Other Closing Date obligations |
At the Closing Date, Bidder must (if it has not already done so):
| (a) | execute the Milestone Warrants Agreement; and |
| (b) | procure the repayment in full of the Hapoalim Loan, |
and provide evidence of same to Target.
| 7.9 | Reverse split |
Having regard to the disclosure in clause 11.1(cc) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter, following the Closing Date, Bidder undertakes to take all necessary steps (including obtaining all necessary Approvals) to effect a reverse split of its issued capital in order to bring its proposed fully diluted share capital below its authorised share capital.
| 8. | Target Exclusivity |
| 8.1 | Provision of information to Bidder |
Target will provide Bidder with all reasonable information and requests in connection with the Takeover Bid and operations of Target which information will be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement, except to the extent such information is provided under clause 7.3.
| 8.2 | No existing discussions for Target |
Other than in relation to discussions with Bidder in connection with the proposed Takeover Bid and this Agreement, Target represents and warrants to Bidder that, as at the date of this Agreement, neither Target, its Related Entities nor any of their Representatives is participating in any continuing discussions with a third party that concern, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Target Competing Proposal.
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| 8.3 | No-shop and no-talk prohibitions |
During the Exclusivity Period, Target must:
| (a) | ensure that neither Target, its Related Entities nor any of their Representatives directly or indirectly solicit, invite, encourage or initiate any inquiry, expression of interest, offer, proposal or discussion by any person in relation to, or which could reasonably be expected to encourage or lead to the making of a Target Competing Proposal; |
| (b) | not, subject to the exception in clause 8.7 and without the prior written consent of Bidder, directly or indirectly make available to any other person or permit any other person to receive non-public information relating to Bidder or any of its Related Entities, in connection with such person formulating, developing or finalising or assisting in the formulation, development or finalisation of, a Target Competing Proposal; and |
| (c) | subject to the exception in clause 8.7 and except with the prior written consent of Bidder, ensure that neither Target, its Related Entities nor any of their Representatives directly or indirectly negotiate or enter into any negotiations or discussions or enter into any agreement with any person regarding a Target Competing Proposal or responds to any Target Competing Proposal (whether or not it was solicited). |
| 8.4 | No due diligence |
During the Exclusivity Period, Target must:
| (a) | ensure that neither Target, its Related Entities nor any of their Representatives, directly or indirectly: |
| (i) | solicit, invite, initiate, or encourage; or |
| (ii) | subject to clause 8.7, facilitate or permit, |
any party other than Bidder to undertake due diligence investigations on Target; or
| (b) | subject to clause 8.7, ensure that neither Target, its Related Entities nor any of their Representatives directly or indirectly make available to any other person or permit any other person to receive any non-public information relating to Target in connection with such person formulating, developing or finalising, or assisting in the formulation, development or finalisation of, a Target Competing Proposal, |
except with the prior written consent of Bidder or in the case of matters that do not constitute a Target Competing Proposal.
| 8.5 | Notification of approaches |
| (a) | During the Exclusivity Period, Target must promptly notify Bidder in writing if it becomes aware of any: |
| (i) | approach or attempt to initiate negotiations or discussions in relation to an actual, proposed or potential Target Competing Proposal; |
| (ii) | proposal made to Target, its Related Entities or any of their Representative in connection with, or in respect of any exploration or completion of, any actual, proposed or potential Target Competing Proposal; or |
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| (iii) | provision by Target, its Related Entities or any of their Representative of any non-public information concerning Target to any person in relation to any actual, proposed or potential Target Competing Proposal, |
whether direct or indirect, solicited or unsolicited and in writing or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the acts described in this clause 8.5 may only be taken by Target to the extent permitted or not proscribed under clauses 8.3 or 8.4.
| (b) | A notice given under clause 8.5(a) must include the identity of the proponent of the Target Competing Proposal and a summary of all material terms and conditions of the actual, proposed or potential Target Competing Proposal. |
| 8.6 | Matching Right |
| (a) | Without limiting clause 8.3, during the Exclusivity Period, Target must: |
| (i) | not enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) under which a third party, Target or both propose to undertake or give effect to a Target Competing Proposal; |
| (ii) | ensure that none of Target Directors changes, withdraws or modifies their recommendation of the Takeover Bid in favour of a Target Competing Proposal, |
unless:
| (iii) | the Target Board, acting reasonably and in good faith, has determined that the Target Competing Proposal is, or would reasonably likely lead to, a Superior Proposal; |
| (iv) | Target has complied with its notification obligations under clause 8.5(a) and is not in breach of its obligations under clauses 8.3 and 8.4; |
| (v) | Target has first given Bidder 5 Business Days’ notice in writing of the proposed action described in clause 8.6(a)(i) and/or 8.6(a)(ii); |
| (vi) | Target has provided to Bidder with that notice the material terms and conditions of the Target Competing Proposal including the price or implied value, payment terms, form of consideration, timing, break fee (if any) and the identity of the proponent of the Target Competing Proposal; and |
| (vii) | in relation to clause 8.6(a)(ii), clause 5.1(c)(ii) has been satisfied. |
| (b) | During the 5 Business Day period referred to in clause 8.6(a)(v), Bidder will have the right to offer a counter proposal (Bidder Counter Proposal) that will provide a superior outcome for Target Shareholders than the applicable Target Competing Proposal and if it does so offer: |
| (i) | Target and Bidder must use their best endeavours to agree any amendments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect the Bidder Counter Proposal; and |
| (ii) | Target must procure that Target Directors recommend the Bidder Counter Proposal to Target Shareholders and not the applicable Target Competing Proposal. |
| (c) | Any modification to any Target Competing Proposal will constitute a new Target Competing Proposal for the purposes of this clause 8.6. |
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| 8.7 | Fiduciary exception |
Clauses 8.3(b), 8.3(c), 8.4(a)(ii) or 8.4(b) do not apply to the extent that they restrict Target or the Target Board from taking or refusing to take any action with respect to a Target Competing Proposal (in relation to which there has been no contravention of this clause 8) provided that:
| (a) | the Target Competing Proposal is bona fide and is made in writing by or on behalf of a person that the Target Board considers is of reputable commercial standing; |
| (b) | the Target Board has determined in good faith after: |
| (i) | consultation with Target’s financial advisers, that the Target Competing Proposal is or would reasonably likely lead to a Superior Proposal; and |
| (ii) | receiving written advice from its external legal adviser practising in the area of corporate law, |
that failing to take the action or refusing to take the action (as the case may be) with respect to the Target Competing Proposal would be likely to constitute a breach of the fiduciary or statutory obligations of the Target Board.
| 9. | Bidder Exclusivity |
| 9.1 | Provision of information to Target |
Bidder will provide Target with all reasonable information and requests in connection with the Takeover Bid and operations of the Bidder which information will be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement.
| 9.2 | No existing discussions for Bidder |
Other than in relation to discussions with Target in connection with the proposed Takeover Bid and this Agreement, Bidder represents and warrants to Target that, as at the date of this Agreement, neither Bidder, its Related Entities nor any of their Representatives is participating in any continuing discussions with a third party that concern, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Bidder Competing Proposal.
| 9.3 | No-shop and no-talk prohibitions |
During the Exclusivity Period, Bidder must:
| (a) | ensure that neither Bidder, its Related Entities nor any of their Representatives directly or indirectly solicit, invite, encourage or initiate any inquiry, expression of interest, offer, proposal or discussion by any person in relation to, or which could reasonably be expected to encourage or lead to the making of a Bidder Competing Proposal; |
| (b) | not, without the prior written consent of Target, directly or indirectly make available to any other person or permit any other person to receive non-public information relating to Bidder or any of its Related Entities, in connection with such person formulating, developing or finalising or assisting in the formulation, development or finalisation of, a Bidder Competing Proposal; and |
| (c) | except with the prior written consent of Target, ensure that neither Bidder, its Related Entities nor any of their Representatives directly or indirectly negotiate or enter into any negotiations or discussions or enter into any agreement with any person regarding a Bidder Competing Proposal or responds to any Bidder Competing Proposal (whether or not it was solicited). |
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| 9.4 | No due diligence |
During the Exclusivity Period, Bidder must:
| (a) | ensure that neither Bidder, its Related Entities nor any of their Representatives, directly or indirectly: |
| (i) | solicit, invite, initiate, or encourage; or |
| (ii) | facilitate or permit, |
any party other than Target to undertake due diligence investigations on Bidder; or
| (b) | ensure that neither Bidder, its Related Entities nor any of their Representatives directly or indirectly make available to any other person or permit any other person to receive any non-public information relating to Bidder in connection with such person formulating, developing or finalising, or assisting in the formulation, development or finalisation of, a Bidder Competing Proposal, |
except with the prior written consent of Target or in the case of matters that do not constitute a Bidder Competing Proposal.
| 9.5 | Notification of approaches |
| (a) | During the Exclusivity Period, Bidder must promptly notify Target in writing if it becomes aware of any: |
| (i) | approach or attempt to initiate negotiations or discussions in relation to an actual, proposed or potential Bidder Competing Proposal; |
| (ii) | proposal made to Bidder, its Related Entities or any of their Representative in connection with, or in respect of any exploration or completion of, any actual, proposed or potential Bidder Competing Proposal; or |
| (iii) | provision by Bidder, its Related Entities or any of their Representative of any non-public information concerning Bidder to any person in relation to any actual, proposed or potential Bidder Competing Proposal, |
whether direct or indirect, solicited or unsolicited and in writing or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the acts described in this clause 9.5 may only be taken by Bidder to the extent permitted or not proscribed under clauses 9.3 or 9.4.
| (b) | A notice given under clause 9.5(a) must include the identity of the proponent of the Bidder Competing Proposal and a summary of all material terms and conditions of the actual, proposed or potential Bidder Competing Proposal. |
| 10. | Break Fees |
| 10.1 | Declaration |
Each party represents and warrants to the other party that it:
| (a) | would not have entered into this Agreement without the benefit of this clause 10; and |
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| (b) | would not have entered into and continued the negotiations and the due diligence process leading up to this Agreement unless each party had a reasonable expectation that the other party would enter into a clause of this kind. |
| 10.2 | Acknowledgements |
| (a) | Each party acknowledges that the other party has incurred, and after the signing, will incur: |
| (i) | external financial, accounting and legal advisory costs; |
| (ii) | internal costs of a similar kind (including directors and management time costs, risk management costs and capital costs); |
| (iii) | commitment fees and other financing costs; and |
| (iv) | reasonable opportunity costs in pursuing the Takeover Bid or in not pursuing other alternative acquisitions or strategic initiatives, |
in relation to the Takeover Bid and will incur further costs if the Offer under the Takeover Bid is announced but is not successful (Costs).
| (b) | Each party represents and warrants to the other party that: |
| (i) | it has received legal advice on this Agreement and on the operation of this clause 10; and |
| (ii) | it considers this clause 10 to be fair and reasonable and that it is appropriate to agree to the terms in this clause 10 in order to secure the significant benefits to both parties (and Target Shareholders) resulting from the Takeover Bid. |
| 10.3 | Agreement on Costs |
| (a) | The parties acknowledge that the amount of the Costs, other than the external advisory costs, is inherently unascertainable and that, even after termination of this Agreement, the Costs will be not able to be accurately ascertained. As a genuine and reasonable pre-estimate of the Costs that each party will suffer if the Offer does not proceed, the parties agree that, for the purposes of this clause 10, the Costs will be: |
| (i) | in relation to Bidder, US$350,000 (Bidder Break Fee); and |
| (ii) | in relation to Target, US$150,000 (Target Break Fee), |
in each case plus any applicable GST.
| (b) | The parties acknowledge that the amount of each Break Fee is an amount to compensate Bidder or Target (as applicable) for: |
| (i) | advisory costs; |
| (ii) | costs of management and directors’ time; |
| (iii) | out of pocket expenses; and |
| (iv) | reasonable opportunity costs incurred in pursuing the Takeover Bid or in not pursuing alternative acquisitions or strategic initiatives which the party could have developed to further its business and objectives. |
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| 10.4 | Bidder Break Fee payable by Target |
Target must pay the Bidder Break Fee to Bidder, without set off or withholding, in the following events (for the sake of clarity, subject to clause 10.7(b)):
| (a) | Target must pay the Bidder Break Fee to Bidder if any Target Director fails to recommend as described in clause 5.1 or recommends against, qualifies their support of or withdraws their recommendation or approval of the Takeover Bid, except that: |
| (i) | where all of the following conditions (A)-(D) apply, the Bidder Break Fee shall mean US$150,000: |
| (A) | clauses 5.1(c)(ii) or 8.7 apply; |
| (B) | the Independent Expert has not concluded, or has changed its opinion so that it no longer concludes, that the Offer is fair and reasonable; |
| (C) | such inability to so conclude, or change in conclusion, is not related to a Superior Proposal; and |
| (D) | none of the other clauses under this clause 10.4 is applicable; |
| (ii) | no Bidder Break Fee will be payable if Target has terminated this Agreement under clause 13.1(a); or |
| (iii) | no Bidder Break Fee will be payable if Target has terminated this Agreement under clause 13.1(e), provided that such termination is not related to a Superior Proposal; |
| (b) | Target must pay the Bidder Break Fee to Bidder if Target or any Target Director fails to comply with their respective statements made in an announcement or the Target’s Statement of intended action in relation to the Offer in accordance with the terms of the statement, except that: |
| (i) | where all of the following conditions (A)-(D) apply, the Bidder Break Fee shall mean US$150,000: |
| (A) | clauses 5.1(c)(ii) or 8.7 apply; |
| (B) | the Independent Expert has not concluded, or has changed its opinion so that it no longer concludes, that the Offer is fair and reasonable; |
| (C) | such inability to so conclude, or change in conclusion, is not related to a Superior Proposal; and |
| (D) | none of the other clauses under this clause 10.4 is applicable; |
| (ii) | no Bidder Break Fee will be payable if Target has terminated this Agreement under clause 13.1(a); or |
| (iii) | no Bidder Break Fee will be payable if Target has terminated this Agreement under clause 13.1(e); provided that such termination is not related to a Superior Proposal; |
| (c) | Target must pay the Bidder Break Fee to Bidder if at the end of the Offer Period, Condition (a) (Minimum acceptance condition) is not satisfied; |
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| (d) | Target must pay the Bidder Break Fee to Bidder if Bidder terminates this Agreement pursuant to clause 13.1(a); provided however that the Bidder Break Fee under this clause (d) shall mean US$150,000 if, and only if, none of the other clauses under this clause 10.4 is applicable; or |
| (e) | Target must pay the Bidder Break Fee to Bidder if Bidder terminates this Agreement pursuant to clause 13.1(c). |
| 10.5 | Target Break Fee payable by Bidder |
Bidder must pay the Target Break Fee to Target, without set off or withholding, in the following events (for the sake of clarity, subject to clause 10.7(a)):
| (a) | Bidder must pay the Target Break Fee to Target if Target terminates this Agreement in accordance with clause 13.1(a); or |
| (b) | Bidder must pay the Target Break Fee to Target if Bidder withdraws the Offer or the Offer lapses, |
except that, in the case of paragraph (b), the Target Break Fee will not be payable by Bidder if one of the reasons for Bidder withdrawing the Offer or the Offer lapsing is because a Condition of the Offer has not been fulfilled and Bidder has not freed the Offer from that Condition in accordance with the Corporations Act.
| 10.6 | Time and manner of payment |
| (a) | The payment of the Bidder Break Fee by Target to Bidder provided for in clause 10.4 must be made within five Business Days of receipt of a written demand for payment by Bidder. The payment of the Target Break Fee by Bidder to Target provided for in clause 10.5 must be made within five Business Days of receipt of a written demand for payment by Target. |
| (b) | Subject to clause 10.6(c), the payment of the Bidder Break Fee by Target to Bidder provided for in clause 10.4 or the Target Break Fee by Bidder to Target provided for in clause 10.5 (as applicable) must be in cash. |
| (c) | Solely in the event that Target is entitled to pay a reduced Bidder Break Fee of US$150,000 under clause 10.4(a)(i) or clause 10.4(b)(i), Target may satisfy the payment of up to US$150,000 of such reduced Bidder Break Fee by the issue to Bidder of the number of Target Shares determined in accordance with the following formula, with any fraction of a Target Share rounded up to the next whole number of Target Shares if the fraction is 0.5 or more, and rounded down to the nearest whole number if the fraction is less than 0.5: |
A = B / AU$8.75
Where:
A is the number of Target Shares
B is the amount of the Bidder Break Fee up to US$150,000 to be paid by the issue of Target Shares under this clause converted into AU$ at the US$/AU$ exchange rate published by the Reserve Bank of Australia on its website at 9.00am (Sydney time) on the date of issue of the Target Shares
| 10.7 | Only payable once |
| (a) | Bidder is not required to pay the Target Break Fee more than once. |
| (b) | Target is not required to pay the Bidder Break Fee more than once. |
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| 10.8 | No Bidder Break Fee payable |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) Target is not required to pay the Bidder Break Fee at any time during the Offer Period, and Bidder must refund any Bidder Break Fee paid to it, if (i) it consummates the Offer and (ii) at the end of the Offer Period, Bidder and its Associates have a Relevant Interest in excess of 90% of the Target Shares, and (B). Bidder is not required to pay the Target Break Fee at any time during the Offer Period, and Target must refund any Target Break Fee paid to it, if Bidder consummates the Offer.
| 10.9 | Compliance with law |
| (a) | Subject to clause 10.9(f), if a Court, arbitral tribunal or the Takeovers Panel determines that any part of the arrangements by a party under this clause 10: |
| (i) | constitutes, or would if performed constitute a breach of the fiduciary or statutory duties of that party’s board to that party; |
| (ii) | constitutes, or would, if performed constitute, unacceptable circumstances within the meaning of the Corporations Act; or |
| (iii) | is, or would if performed be, unlawful for any other reason, |
then provided that that party has complied with its other obligations under this clause 10, that party will not be obliged to comply with that part of the agreement that was so declared unlawful or unacceptable as provided above (but will be obliged to comply with all other parts of this Agreement).
| (b) | Subject to clause 10.9(f), if the Takeovers Panel or a Court makes a determination contemplated by clause 10.9(a), in respect of all or any part of a payment made under this clause 10, the party who received the payment must immediately refund all or such applicable part of it. |
| (c) | Subject to clause 10.9(f), if in such Takeovers Panel proceedings, the Takeovers Panel indicates to Bidder or Target that in the absence of a written undertaking pursuant to section 201A of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 it will make a declaration of unacceptable circumstances, each of Bidder and Target (as the case may be) may give that undertaking on their own behalf and must give reasonable consideration to giving that undertaking if requested by the other party. Where such undertakings are given, clause 10 will operate in a manner consistent with the terms of such undertakings. |
| (d) | Subject to clause 10.9(f), neither party must make, nor may it cause or permit to be made, any application to a Court, arbitral tribunal or the Takeovers Panel for or in relation to a determination referred to in clause 10.9(a). |
| (e) | If any third party makes any application to a Court, arbitral tribunal or the Takeovers Panel for or in relation to a determination referred to in clause 10.9(a), then each party must make submissions in the course of those proceedings supporting to the fullest extent reasonably practicable the position that no such determination should be made. |
| (f) | Nothing in this clause 10.9 precludes either party from bringing or requires either party to bring appeal or review proceedings in relation to any determination referred to in clause 10.9(a). If either party brings such appeal proceedings: |
| (i) | the other party must make submissions in the course of those proceedings supporting to the fullest extent reasonably practicable the review application made by the first party; and |
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| (ii) | for the purposes of this clause 10 the determination of the subject of the appeal or review proceedings will be deemed not to have been made and clauses 10.9(a), 10.9(b) and 10.9(c) will have effect only in relation to any determination made in the appeal or review proceedings. |
| 11. | Warranties |
| 11.1 | Warranties by Bidder |
Bidder represents and warrants that each of the following statements is true, accurate and not misleading, except (i) as disclosed in the Bidder Disclosure Letter or (ii) as disclosed in the Bidder Reports filed or furnished prior to the date hereof (other than, in the case of clause (ii), any matters required to be disclosed for purposes of clauses 11.1(a), 11.1(b) and 11.1(c), which matters shall be specifically disclosed in the applicable sections of the Bidder Disclosure Letter):
| (a) | it is a validly existing corporation registered and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted. Clause 11.1(a) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of Bidder’s subsidiaries. Bidder is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it make such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not be material; |
| (b) | the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by Bidder has been properly authorised by all necessary corporate action and Bidder has full corporate power and lawful authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Bidder is a party and to perform or cause to be performed its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Bidder is a party; |
| (c) | Bidder’s obligations under this Agreement are legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against Bidder in accordance with their terms, except that such enforceability (a) may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally, and (b) is subject to general principles of equity (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”); |
| (d) | so far as Bidder is aware, no regulatory action of any nature has been taken out as at the date of this Agreement which would prevent, inhibit or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the ability of Bidder to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement; |
| (e) | none of the execution, delivery or performance by Bidder of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which Bidder is a party: |
| (i) | require any consent or approval under, violate, conflict with, result in any breach of or any loss of any benefit under, or constitute a default under, or result in termination or give to others any right of termination, vesting, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of an Encumbrance upon any of the respective properties or assets of Bidder or its subsidiaries pursuant to any agreement or instrument to which it or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets may be bound or affected; or |
| (ii) | conflict with or violate any provision of its or its subsidiaries’ certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents; or |
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| (iii) | conflict with or violate any law, order, judgement, award, injunction, decree, rule or regulation by which it or any of its subsidiaries is bound; |
except, with respect to clauses (i) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, consents, breaches, losses, defaults, other occurrences or Encumbrances which, individually or in the aggregate, will not constitute a Bidder MAE;
| (f) | no Approval of any Regulatory Agency is required on the part of Bidder or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery by Bidder of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the performance by Bidder of its covenants and obligations hereunder or thereunder and the consummation by Bidder of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than (a) the filings and other Approvals as may be required under the U.S. federal securities laws; (b) any filings and other Approvals as may be required as a result of facts and circumstances relating solely to the Target and its subsidiaries and (c) such other Approvals the failure of which to make or obtain has not had and would not reasonably be expected to constitute, individually or in the aggregate, a Bidder MAE; |
| (g) | no Approval of the holders of any shares or other securities in Bidder is required in connection with the execution and delivery by Bidder of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the performance by Bidder of its covenants and obligations hereunder or thereunder and the consummation by Bidder of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, which Approval has not been obtained prior to the date hereof; |
| (h) | Bidder is not Insolvent. Subject to the accuracy of the representation made by Target in clause 11.2(g), (i) Bidder will not be rendered Insolvent by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (1) the present fair value of Bidder’s assets will not be less than the amount required to pay its probable liabilities as they become due in the ordinary course of business; (2) Bidder will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct its business; and (3) Bidder does not intend to incur, or believe that it will incur, debts that would be beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become absolute and matured; |
| (i) | as at the date of this Agreement, it has the securities set forth in clause 11.1(i) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter on issue, and has no other issued and outstanding securities (including any Bidder Options). None of Bidder and its subsidiaries hold any Bidder Shares; |
| (j) | Bidder has terminated all negotiations and discussion (other than with Target and its Representatives) that relate to any Bidder Competing Proposal as at the date of this Agreement, and there are no discussions, negotiations or agreements in relation to any Bidder Competing Proposal other than to the extent permitted under this Agreement; |
| (k) | so far as Bidder is aware, Bidder is not involved in any litigation, arbitration, legal, administrative or governmental proceedings or other dispute and there are no facts or circumstances known to Bidder likely to give rise to any such proceedings or dispute; |
| (l) | (i) all information Bidder or its Representatives have provided or made available to Target or its Representatives, other than the Bidder Reports (which matter is covered below), is to the knowledge of Bidder (after making reasonable enquiries) true and correct in all material respects and is not misleading or deceptive in any material respect (whether by omission or otherwise), and (ii) to the knowledge of Bidder (after making reasonable enquiries), there are no material facts or circumstances relating to Bidder or its business which have not been fully and fairly disclosed in writing to Target and which if disclosed would reasonably be expected to affect the decision of Target to enter into this Agreement or which would reasonably be expected to materially affect the value of the Bidder Shares or the risks associated with an investment in Bidder; |
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| (m) | neither Bidder nor its subsidiaries is in default in any material respect under any document, agreement or instrument binding on any of them or their respective assets nor, so far as Bidder is aware, having made due enquiry, has anything occurred which is or would with the giving of notice or lapse of time constitute a material event of default, prepayment event or similar material event, or give another party thereto a termination right or right to accelerate any right or obligation, under any such document or agreement with such an effect, in each case, which would be material; |
| (n) | since December 31, 2018, Bidder has timely filed all forms, reports and documents with the SEC that have been required to be filed or furnished by it under applicable laws (all such forms, reports and documents filed or furnished since December 31, 2018, together with any amendments thereto, the “Bidder Reports”). As of its filing or furnishing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing or furnishing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such amended or superseded filing or furnishing), (a) each Bidder Report complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of applicable U.S. securities laws, as in effect on the date such Bidder Report was filed, and (b) each Bidder Report did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Bidder has delivered or made available to Target or its Representatives the Bidder Reports; |
| (o) | the consolidated financial statements of Bidder and its subsidiaries included in the Bidder Reports filed prior to the date hereof with the SEC (the “Bidder Financial Statements”) fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Bidder and its subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited interim statements, to normal year-end adjustments), in each case in accordance with U.S. GAAP consistently applied during the periods and at the dates involved (except as may be indicated therein or as otherwise permitted); |
| (p) | each of Bidder and its subsidiaries holds all licences, permits and authorisations necessary to conduct its activities as presently conducted, and is in compliance therewith, other than such that the failure to hold or comply would not constitute a Bidder MAE; |
| (q) | Bidder and its subsidiaries are in, and have since December 31, 2017 been in, compliance with all laws applicable thereto, in all material respects; |
| (r) | Clause 11.1(r) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of each material plan, program, policy, practice, contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for employment, compensation, retirement, deferred compensation, loans, severance, separation, superannuation benefits, relocation, termination pay, performance awards, bonus, incentive, stock option, stock purchase, stock bonus, phantom stock, stock appreciation right, change in control, supplemental retirement, fringe benefits, cafeteria benefits, salary continuation, vacation, sick, or other paid leave, employment or consulting, or other employment benefits, which is sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to by Bidder or its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Bidder Employee Plans”). Each Bidder Employee Plan has been administered in accordance with its terms and in compliance with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws, in all material respects; |
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| (s) | each of Bidder and its subsidiaries has (i) duly and timely filed (or there have been filed on their behalf) with the appropriate Regulatory Agency all tax returns required to be filed by them, taking into account any extensions of time within which to file such tax returns, and all such tax returns were and are true, correct and complete in all respects, and (ii) duly and timely paid in full (or there has been duly and timely paid in full on their behalf), or made adequate provision for, all amounts of taxes required to be paid by them, whether or not shown (or required to be shown) on any tax return, except, in each case, as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material effect; |
| (t) | each of Bidder and its subsidiaries own free and clear of any lien, or possess licenses or other valid rights to use, all Intellectual Property necessary in connection with the business of Bidder and its subsidiaries as currently conducted, except where the failure to possess such rights or licenses would not have a Bidder MAE. To the knowledge of Bidder, the conduct, products or services of the business of Bidder and its subsidiaries as currently conducted do not infringe upon any Intellectual Property of any third party except where such infringement would not constitute a Bidder MAE. There are no claims or suits pending or, to the knowledge of Bidder, threatened alleging that any of Bidder’s or its subsidiaries’ conduct, products or services infringe in any material respect upon any Intellectual Property of any third party; |
| (u) | Bidder has no liabilities of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required to be reflected or reserved against on a consolidated balance sheet of Bidder and its subsidiaries prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, other than (a) liabilities included or incorporated by reference in the Bidder Financial Statements, (b) liabilities permitted by or arising under this Agreement or incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (c) liabilities incurred since September 30, 2020 (the “Bidder Balance Sheet Date”) in the ordinary course of business (none of which related to liabilities resulting from breach of contract, breach of warranty, product liability claim, tort claim, infringement claim, violation of applicable law or any litigation), (d) liabilities that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Bidder MAE, and (e) executory obligations under any contract (none of which is a liability for a material breach thereof); |
| (v) | since the Bidder Balance Sheet Date through the date hereof, except for actions taken or not taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the business of Bidder and its subsidiaries has been conducted, in all material respects, in the ordinary course; |
| (w) | Bidder and its subsidiaries are and have been at all times since December 31, 2016 in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws. Bidder and its subsidiaries have not and at all times since December 31, 2016, has had all the necessary permits required under Environmental Laws for the operation of its business, and is not and has not been since December 31, 2016 in violation of any of the terms and conditions of any of such permits in any material respect. Bidder has not received any notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise) that alleges that Bidder is not in compliance with any Environmental Law in any material respect. Bidder has not generated, manufactured, produced, transported, imported, used, treated, refined, processed, handled, stored, discharged, released, or disposed of any Hazardous Materials (whether lawfully or unlawfully) at any of the Leased Property occupied or controlled by Bidder or its subsidiaries on or at any time since December 31, 2016 other than common household and office products in de minimis quantities or otherwise in compliance in all material respects with Environmental Laws. There are not and since December 31, 2016 have not been any releases or threatened releases of any Hazardous Materials in any quantity (other than common household and office products in de minimis quantities) at, on, or from Leased Property, and to the knowledge of Bidder (a) there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with Bidder’s compliance with any Environmental Law and (b) no former owner or user of the Leased Property engaged in any type of manufacturing or commercial activity which would reasonably be expected to generate, manufacture, produce, transport, import, use, treat, refine, process, handle, store, discharge, release, or dispose of any Hazardous Materials (whether lawfully or unlawfully) on the Leased Property; |
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| (x) | Clause 11.1(x) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and correct list of all Leased Property occupied or controlled by Bidder and its subsidiaries. Bidder and its subsidiaries do not own any real property. Bidder and its subsidiaries are in possession of all of their Leased Properties pursuant to each lease or sublease, and has good and valid title to the leasehold estate or other interest created under each applicable lease, free and clear of any liens, claims or encumbrances, except where the failure to have such good and valid title would not have a Bidder MAE; |
| (y) | Bidder and its subsidiaries are in possession of, and have good title to, or valid leasehold interests in or valid rights under contract to use, tangible personal properties and assets that are material to the Bidder and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except where failure to so have valid interests would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Bidder MAE; |
| (z) | Clause 11.1(z) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter includes a list of the following contracts to which any of Bidder or its subsidiaries is a party or by which any them or their respective assets are bound or affected as of the date hereof (each, a “Bidder Material Contract”): Any contract which would be deemed a “material contract” within the meaning of Item 601(b)(10) of SEC Regulation S-K. With respect to each Bidder Material Contract (i) the Bidder Material Contract is legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect with respect to the applicable Bidder or its subsidiary, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception, and (ii) neither Bidder nor any of its subsidiaries is, or has any knowledge that any other party thereto is, in material breach or violation of or in material default in the performance or observance of any term or provision of any Bidder Material Contract; |
| (aa) | except for compensation or other employment arrangements in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise disclosed in the Bidder Reports, there are no contracts between Bidder or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any affiliate (including any director or officer or any shareholder that beneficially owns more than 5% of the outstanding Bidder Shares) thereof, but not including any wholly owned subsidiary of Bidder, on the other hand, that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K; |
| (bb) | except for HCW, there is no investment banker, broker or finder that has been retained by or on behalf of Bidder or its subsidiaries who is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission payable by Bidder or its subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; |
| (cc) | the Offer Consideration, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Offer (including, in the case of the Milestone Warrant Shares, the terms of the Milestone Warrants) (1) are, or will be, free and clear of any pre-emptive or similar rights, security interests, liens, claims or other encumbrances, other than restrictions upon transfer under applicable securities laws; (2) have been, or will be, duly and validly authorized and the Bidder Shares (and if issued, the Milestone Warrant Shares) will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (3) subject, among other things, to the accuracy of the Target’s representations set forth in clause 11.2(aa), will not result in a violation of Section 5 under the Securities Act. As of the Closing, Bidder shall have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock not less than 100% of the maximum number of Bidder Shares issuable pursuant to the terms of the Milestone Warrants without taking into account any limitations on the issuance of securities set forth in the Milestone Warrants; |
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| (dd) | Bidder is in compliance with the listing and maintenance requirements for continued listing of Bidder Shares on the trading market on which the Bidder Shares are currently listed or quoted. The issuance and sale of Offer Consideration under this Agreement does not contravene the rules and regulations of the trading market on which the Bidder Shares are currently listed or quoted, and no approval of the stockholders of Bidder is required for Bidder to issue and deliver the Offer Consideration contemplated by this Agreement; |
| (ee) | subject to the accuracy of the Target’s representations set forth in clause 11.2(aa), Bidder has not engaged in any ‘Directed Selling Efforts in the U.S.’ as defined in Regulation S promulgated by the SEC under U.S. securities laws; |
| (ff) | since the Accounts Date, there has not been: |
| (i) | a Bidder MAE; |
| (ii) | any material loss, damage, destruction or other casualty to the assets of Bidder (whether or not insurance awards have been received or guaranteed), except that, for purposes hereof, Bidder’s assets shall exclude the LO2A Business and BBG Assets; or |
| (iii) | any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice of Bidder; |
| (gg) | since the Accounts Date, Bidder has operated its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and has not: |
| (i) | incurred any material obligation or material liability relating to the operations of Bidder’s business or Bidder’s assets; |
| (ii) | mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any Encumbrance any of Bidder’s material assets; |
| (iii) | sold or transferred any of the assets of the business material to the business or cancelled any debts or claims or waived any rights material to the business relating to the operations of the business, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; |
| (iv) | transferred, abandoned, licensed or disposed of any of the material Bidder’s Intellectual Property; |
| (v) | defaulted on any material obligation relating to the operations of Bidder’s business; |
| (vi) | failed to timely pay and otherwise satisfy all material obligations of Bidder; |
| (vii) | granted any increase in the compensation or benefits of employees of Bidder or entered into any employment or severance agreement or arrangement with any of them; or |
| (viii) | entered into any agreement or made any commitment to do any of the foregoing; |
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| (hh) | Clause 11.1(hh) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter accurately sets forth, with respect to each insurance policy maintained by or at the expense of, or for the direct or, to the indirect benefit of, Bidder: (i) the name of the insurance carrier and the policy number of such policy; (ii) whether such policy is a “claims made” or an “occurrences” policy; (iii) a description of the coverage provided by such policy ; (iv) the annual premium payable with respect to such policy, and the cash value (if any) of such policy; and (v) a description of any claims pending, and any claims that have been asserted in the past 2 years, with respect to such policy. Bidder has delivered to Target accurate and complete copies of all of the insurance policies identified in Clause 11.1(hh) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter (including all renewals thereof and endorsements thereto) and binders relating thereto indicating that such policies are in full force and effect as of the date hereof. Each of the policies identified in Clause 11.1(hh) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter is valid, enforceable and in full force and effect. The nature, scope and dollar amounts of the insurance coverage provided by said policies comply with all insurance coverage requirements of the Bidder Material Contracts. There is no pending claim under or based upon any of the policies identified in Clause 11.1(hh) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter and to the knowledge of Bidder no event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that likely would (with or without notice or lapse of time) directly or indirectly give rise to or serve as a basis for any such claim, if material; |
| (ii) | (i) no Bidder Employee is a U.S. Person; (ii) each Bidder Group Member has complied in all material respects with all applicable employment laws, policies, procedures, Extension Orders and agreements relating to employment and to the proper withholding and remission to the proper tax and other authorities of all sums required to be withheld from employees under applicable laws respecting such withholding; (iii) no Bidder Group Member has accrued unpaid liabilities relating to current or former Bidder Employees, other than for (a) salaries, compensation, pension, education fund, severance, loss of working capacity contributions and any other social benefits (as applicable) for the prevailing month, (b) accrued but unused vacation entitlement and accrued recuperation days (D’mei Havraha), and (c) completion for severance pay; which for each of clauses (a), (b) and (c) are recorded as liabilities in the Bidder Management Accounts in accordance with U.S. GAAP; (iv) the amounts specified in the Bidder Management Accounts are sufficient to fund the payment of all accrued vacation entitlement, recuperation days and any other social benefits that each Bidder Group Member may be liable to pay to any of the Bidder Employees as of the date of such accounts; (v) no Bidder Group Member is liable for any payment to any Regulatory Agency with respect to any payment, benefits or obligations for current or former Bidder Employees (other than routine payments to be made in accordance with applicable laws in the ordinary course of business); (vi) no Bidder Group Member is bound by or subject to (and none of its assets or properties is bound by or subject to) any collective agreement, Extension Order, contract, commitment or arrangement with any labor union except for those provisions of general agreements between the Histadrut and any Employers’ Union or Organization that are applicable to all the employees in Israel (or to all employees in certain industries) by Extension Order(s); (vii) no current or former Bidder Employee is or was represented by a labour union or other body with respect to its employment by or engagement by a Bidder Group Member for collective bargaining or with respect to other negotiating purposes; (viii) no application for collective bargaining recognition or negotiations has been made by any labor union or industrial organization in relation to or, to Bidder’s knowledge, on behalf of current or former Bidder Employees, and Bidder is not aware that any such application for recognition or negotiations is anticipated; (ix) no Bidder Group Member is a member of any employers’ organization and nor has it received a request by any such organization to pay membership fees thereof; and (x) no Bidder Group Member conducts any Bidder Employee Plan under which superannuation benefits, retirement benefits, life assurance benefits, death or disability benefits, pensions, annuities or other allowances, gratuities or benefits of any value (other than immaterial amounts or amounts recorded in the Bidder Management Accounts) are or may be provided to or in respect of any current or former employees of a Bidder Group Member or their respective dependants; |
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| (jj) | the Bidder Management Accounts fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Bidder and its subsidiaries as at the Accounts Date, but it is acknowledged by the parties that the Bidder Management Accounts have not been audited and may not comply with all of the U.S. GAAP; |
| (kk) | each PIPE Agreement is legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect with respect to the parties to such PIPE Agreement, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception; |
| (ll) | neither Bidder nor any of its subsidiaries is, or, as of the date hereof, has any knowledge that any party thereto is, in material breach or violation of or in material default in the performance or observance of any term or provision of any such PIPE Agreement, nor has Bidder nor any of its subsidiaries provided or, as of the date hereof, received any notice of any intention to terminate, any PIPE Agreement; |
| (mm) | as of the date hereof, no event or circumstance has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an event of default under any PIPE Agreement or result in a termination thereof; |
| (nn) | complete and correct copies of each PIPE Agreement (including all modifications, amendments and supplements thereto and waivers thereunder) have been made available to Target and are annexed to the Bidder Disclosure Letter; |
| (oo) | clause 11.1(oo) of the Bidder Disclosure Letter sets forth a good faith estimate (with an itemized breakdown to the extent practicable) of all Bidder Transaction Expenses that were incurred or are currently expected to be incurred by the Bidder or its subsidiaries through the Closing Date, other than any Bidder Transaction Expenses that are included in the Bidder Management Accounts; |
| (pp) | neither Bidder nor any of its subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; |
| (qq) | the following agreements are no longer in force or have expired and no Bidder Group Member has any outstanding liability under any such agreement: (i) Agreement for Provision of Services between Wize Pharma Ltd. and Ron Med Ltd. dated September 30, 2015; (ii) Consulting Agreement between Wize Pharma, Inc. and/or Wize Pharma, Ltd. and Ron Med Ltd. dated November 7, 2018; (iii) Agreement for Provision of Services between Wize Pharma Ltd. and N. Danenberg Holdings Ltd. dated September 30, 2015; (iv) Employment Agreement with Or Eisenberg dated September 30, 2015; and (v) Consulting Agreement between Wize Pharma Ltd and Michael Belkin dated March 30, 2017; and |
| (rr) | except for the representations and warranties contained in this clause 11.1, neither Bidder nor any other Person on behalf of Bidder or its subsidiaries makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Bidder or its subsidiaries or with respect to any other information provided by or on behalf of Bidder or its subsidiaries. |
| 11.2 | Warranties by Target |
Target represents and warrants to Bidder that each of the following statements is true, accurate and not misleading, except as disclosed in the Target Disclosure Letter:
| (a) | it is a validly existing corporation registered and in good standing under the laws of Australia and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted. Clause 11.2(a) of the Target Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of Target’s subsidiaries. Target is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it make such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not be material; |
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| (b) | the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by Target has been properly authorised by all necessary corporate action and Target has full corporate power and lawful authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Target is a party and to perform or cause to be performed its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Target is a party; |
| (c) | Target’s obligations under this Agreement are legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against Target in accordance with their terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception; |
| (d) | so far as Target is aware, no regulatory action of any nature has been taken out as at the date of this Agreement which would prevent, inhibit or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the ability of Target to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement; |
| (e) | none of the execution, delivery or performance by Target of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which Target is a party: |
| (i) | require any consent or approval under, violate, conflict with, result in any breach of or any loss of any benefit under, or constitute a default under, or result in termination or give to others any right of termination, vesting, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of an Encumbrance upon any of the respective properties or assets of Target or its subsidiaries pursuant to any agreement or instrument to which it or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets may be bound or affected; or |
| (ii) | conflict with or violate any provision of its or its subsidiaries’ constitution, bylaws or other organizational documents; or |
| (iii) | conflict with or violate any law, order, judgement, award, injunction, decree, rule or regulation by which it or any of its subsidiaries is bound; |
except, with respect to clauses (i) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, consents, breaches, losses, defaults, other occurrences or Encumbrances which, individually or in the aggregate, will not constitute a Target MAE;
| (f) | no Approval of any Regulatory Agency is required on the part of Target or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery by Target of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the performance by Target of its covenants and obligations hereunder or thereunder and the consummation by Target of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than (a) any filings and other Approvals as may be required as a result of facts and circumstances relating solely to the Bidder and its subsidiaries and (b) such other Approvals the failure of which to make or obtain has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Target MAE; |
| (g) | Target is not Insolvent nor will Target be rendered Insolvent by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement: (1) the present fair value of Target’s assets will not be less than the amount required to pay its probable liabilities as they become due in the ordinary course of business; (2) Target will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct its business and (3) Target does not intend to incur, or believe that it will incur, debts that would be beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become absolute and matured; |
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| (h) | as at the date of this Agreement, it has the securities set forth in clause 11.2(h) of the Target Disclosure Letter on issue, and has no other issued and outstanding securities (including any Target Options). None of Target and its subsidiaries hold any Target Shares. All outstanding Target Shares have been issued and granted in compliance with all applicable laws and contracts in all material respects. None of the outstanding Target Shares were issued in violation of any preemptive rights or other similar rights. The acquisition of the Acceptance Shares will not trigger any right of first refusal, tag-along rights or similar rights under (i) the constitution, bylaws or other organizational documents of Target, or (ii) any agreement to which Target or its subsidiaries is a party. Clause 11.2(h) of the Target Disclosure Letter also indicates the last sale price of Target Shares in the last fund raising transaction entered by Target with any investor(s); |
| (i) | Target has terminated all negotiations and discussion (other than with Bidder and its Representatives) that relate to any Target Competing Proposal as at the date of this Agreement, and there are no discussions, negotiations or agreements in relation to any Target Competing Proposal other than to the extent permitted under this Agreement; |
| (j) | so far as Target is aware, Target is not involved in any litigation, arbitration, legal, administrative or governmental proceedings or other dispute and there are no facts or circumstances known to Target likely to give rise to any such proceedings or dispute; |
| (k) | (i) all information Target or its Representatives have provided to Bidder or its Representatives is to the knowledge of Target (after making reasonable enquiries) true and correct in all material respects and is not misleading or deceptive in any material respect (whether by omission or otherwise) and (ii) to the knowledge of Target (after making reasonable enquiries), there are no material facts or circumstances relating to Target or its business which have not been fully and fairly disclosed in writing to Bidder and which if disclosed would reasonably be expected to affect the decision of Bidder to enter into this Agreement or which would reasonably be expected to materially affect the value of the Target Shares or the risks associated with an investment in Target; |
| (l) | neither Target nor its subsidiaries is in default in any material respect under any document, agreement or instrument binding on any of them or their respective assets nor, so far as Target is aware, having made due enquiry, has anything occurred which is or would with the giving of notice or lapse of time constitute a material event of default, prepayment event or similar material event, or give another party thereto a termination right or right to accelerate any right or obligation, under any such document or agreement with such an effect, in each case, which would be material; |
| (m) | Target has timely filed or furnished all forms, reports and documents that have been required to be filed or furnished by it under applicable laws, including the Corporations Act, in all material respects. None of Target Group Members is a “disclosing entity” within the meaning of Section 111AC of the Corporations Act; |
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| (n) | Target has made available to Bidder true and complete copies of (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Target and its subsidiaries as of 30 November, 2020 (the “Target Balance Sheet” and, such date, the “Target Balance Sheet Date”), and the related unaudited consolidated statement of operations and statement of cash flows of the Target and its subsidiaries for each quarter for the period then ended (collectively with the Target Balance Sheet, the “Target Interim Financial Statements”), and (ii) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Target and its subsidiaries as of 31 December, 2019 and the related consolidated audited statements of operations and statements of cash flows of the Target and its subsidiaries for the periods covered therein (collectively, the “Target Annual Financial Statements” and, together with the Target Interim Financial Statements, the “Target Financial Statements”). The Target Financial Statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Target and its subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited interim statements, to normal year-end adjustments), in each case in accordance with the Accounting Standards consistently applied during the periods and at the dates involved (except as may be indicated therein or as otherwise permitted); |
| (o) | each of Target and its subsidiaries holds all licences, permits and authorisations necessary to conduct its activities as presently conducted, and is in compliance with, other than such that the failure to hold or comply would not constitute a Target MAE; |
| (p) | Target and its subsidiaries are in, and have since December 31, 2018 been in, compliance with all laws applicable thereto, in all material respects; |
| (q) | Clause 11.2(q) of the Target Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of each material plan, program, policy, practice, contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for employment, compensation, retirement, deferred compensation, loans, severance, separation, superannuation benefits, relocation, termination pay, performance awards, bonus, incentive, stock option, stock purchase, stock bonus, phantom stock, stock appreciation right, change in control, supplemental retirement, fringe benefits, cafeteria benefits, salary continuation, vacation, sick, or other paid leave, employment or consulting, or other employment benefits, which is sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to by Target or its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Target Employee Plans”). Each Target Employee Plan has been administered in accordance with its terms and in compliance with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable laws, in all material respects; |
| (r) | each of Target and its subsidiaries has (i) duly and timely filed (or there have been filed on their behalf) with the appropriate Regulatory Agency all tax returns required to be filed by them, taking into account any extensions of time within which to file such tax returns, and all such tax returns were and are true, correct and complete in all respects, and (ii) duly and timely paid in full (or there has been duly and timely paid in full on their behalf), or made adequate provision for, all amounts of taxes required to be paid by them, whether or not shown (or required to be shown) on any tax return, except, in each case, as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material effect; |
| (s) | each of Target and its subsidiaries own free and clear of any lien, or possess licenses or other valid rights to use, all Intellectual Property necessary in connection with the business of Target and its subsidiaries as currently conducted, except where the failure to possess such rights or licenses would not have a Target MAE. To the knowledge of Target, the conduct, products or services of the business of Target and its subsidiaries as currently conducted do not infringe upon any Intellectual Property of any third party except where such infringement would not constitute a Target MAE. There are no claims or suits pending or, to the knowledge of Target, threatened alleging that any of Target’s or its subsidiaries’ conduct, products or services infringe in any material respect upon any Intellectual Property of any third party; |
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| (t) | Target has no liabilities of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required to be reflected or reserved against on a consolidated balance sheet of Target and its subsidiaries prepared in accordance with Accounting Standards, other than (a) liabilities included or incorporated by reference in the Target Financial Statements, (b) liabilities permitted by or arising under this Agreement or incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (c) liabilities incurred since the Target Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business (none of which related to liabilities resulting from breach of contract, breach of warranty, product liability claim, tort claim, infringement claim, violation of applicable law or any litigation), (d) liabilities that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Target MAE, and (e) executory obligations under any contract (none of which is a liability for a material breach thereof); |
| (u) | since the Target Balance Sheet Date through the date hereof, except for actions taken or not taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the business of Target and its subsidiaries has been conducted, in all material respects, in the ordinary course; |
| (v) | Target and its subsidiaries are and have been at all times since December 31, 2016 in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws. Target and its subsidiaries have not and at all times since December 31, 2016 has had all the necessary permits required under Environmental Laws for the operation of its business, and is not and has not been since December 31, 2016 in violation of any of the terms and conditions of any of such permits in any material respect. Target has not received any notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise) that alleges that Target is not in compliance with any Environmental Law in any material respect. Target has not generated, manufactured, produced, transported, imported, used, treated, refined, processed, handled, stored, discharged, released, or disposed of any Hazardous Materials (whether lawfully or unlawfully) at any of the Leased Property (as defined below) occupied or controlled by Target or its subsidiaries on or at any time since December 31, 2016 other than common household and office products in de minimis quantities or otherwise in compliance in all material respects with Environmental laws. There are not and since December 31, 2016 have not been any releases or threatened releases of any Hazardous Materials in any quantity (other than common household and office products in de minimis quantities) at, on, or from Leased Property, and to the knowledge of Target (a) there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with Target’s compliance with any Environmental Law and (b) no former owner or user of the Leased Property engaged in any type of manufacturing or commercial activity which would reasonably be expected to generate, manufacture, produce, transport, import, use, treat, refine, process, handle, store, discharge, release, or dispose of any Hazardous Materials (whether lawfully or unlawfully) on the Leased Property; |
| (w) | Clause 11.2(w) of the Target Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and correct list of all Leased Property occupied or controlled by Target and its subsidiaries. Target and its subsidiaries do not own any real property. Target and its subsidiaries are in possession of all of their Leased Properties pursuant to each lease or sublease, and has good and valid title to the leasehold estate or other interest created under each applicable lease, free and clear of any liens, claims or encumbrances, except where the failure to have such good and valid title would not have a Target MAE; |
| (x) | Target and its subsidiaries are in possession of, and have good title to, or valid leasehold interests in or valid rights under contract to use, tangible personal properties and assets that are material to the Target and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except where failure to so have valid interests would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Target MAE. The details of the Target Assets set out in Schedule 4 are true and correct in all material respects; |
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| (y) | Clause 11.2(y) of the Target Disclosure Letter includes a list of the following contracts to which any of Target or its subsidiaries is a party or by which any them or their respective assets are bound or affected as of the date hereof (each, a “Target Material Contract”): Any contracts which (i) involve the acquisition or disposition of any material interests or assets; (ii) are for capital expenditures in excess of US$50,000 in the aggregate; (iii) involve lease of any real property; (iv) is with a Related Party other than employment contracts; (v) involve borrowing or other indebtedness of more than US$100,000; (vi) impose any material restriction on the right or ability of Target or its subsidiaries to compete with any other Person (including granting exclusive rights or rights of first refusal and “most favored nation” or “most favored customer” provisions or alike), (vii) is with any Regulatory Agency; or (viii) have a monetary value or liability exceeding US$250,000. With respect to each Target Material Contract (i) the Target Material Contract is legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect with respect to the applicable Target or its subsidiary, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception, and (ii) neither Target nor any of its subsidiaries is, or has any knowledge that any other party thereto is, in material breach or violation of or in material default in the performance or observance of any term or provision of any Target Material Contract; |
| (z) | except for compensation or other employment arrangements in the ordinary course of business, there are no contracts between Target or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any affiliate (including any director or officer or any shareholder that beneficially owns more than 5% of the outstanding Target Shares) thereof, but not including any wholly owned subsidiary of Target, on the other hand, that are material; |
| (aa) | Target acknowledges that the issuance of Bidder Shares to Accepting Shareholders is intended to be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to, among other things, the provisions of Regulation S promulgated thereunder. To that end, Target (i) represents and warrants that none of Target Shareholders and holders of Target Options is a U.S. Person nor will receive the Offer in the United States, (ii) acknowledges and agrees that, pursuant to the provisions of Regulation S, such Bidder Shares will be “restricted securities” within the meaning of Regulation S, and (iii) such Bidder Shares will contain an appropriate Securities Act legend to that effect; |
| (bb) | there is no investment banker, broker or finder that has been retained by or on behalf of Target or its subsidiaries who is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission payable by Target or its subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; |
| (cc) | since the Accounts Date, there has not been: |
| (i) | a Target MAE; |
| (ii) | any material loss, damage, destruction or other casualty to the assets of Target (whether or not insurance awards have been received or guaranteed); or |
| (iii) | any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice of Target; |
| (dd) | since the Accounts Date, Target has operated its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and has not: |
| (i) | incurred any material obligation or material Liability relating to the operations of Target’s business or Target’s assets; |
| (ii) | mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any Encumbrance any of Target’s assets; |
| (iii) | sold or transferred any of the assets of the business material to the business or cancelled any debts or claims or waived any rights material to the business relating to the operations of the business, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; |
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| (iv) | transferred, abandoned, licensed or disposed of any of the material Target’s Intellectual Property; |
| (v) | defaulted on any material obligation relating to the operations of Target’s business; |
| (vi) | failed to timely pay and otherwise satisfy all material obligations of Target; |
| (vii) | granted any increase in the compensation or benefits of employees of Target or entered into any employment or severance agreement or arrangement with any of them; or |
| (viii) | entered into any agreement or made any commitment to do any of the foregoing; |
| (ee) | Clause 11.2(ee) of the Target Disclosure Letter accurately sets forth, with respect to each insurance policy maintained by or at the expense of, or for the direct or, to the indirect benefit of, Target: (i) the name of the insurance carrier and the policy number of such policy; (ii) whether such policy is a “claims made” or an “occurrences” policy; (iii) a description of the coverage provided by such policy ; (iv) the annual premium payable with respect to such policy, and the cash value (if any) of such policy; and (v) a description of any claims pending, and any claims that have been asserted in the past, with respect to such policy. Target has delivered to Target accurate and complete copies of all of the insurance policies identified in Clause 11.2(ee) of the Target Disclosure Letter (including all renewals thereof and endorsements thereto) and binders relating thereto indicating that such policies are in full force and effect as of the date hereof. Each of the policies identified in Clause 11.2(ee) of the Target Disclosure Letter is valid, enforceable and in full force and effect. The nature, scope and dollar amounts of the insurance coverage provided by said policies comply with all insurance coverage requirements of the Target Material Contracts. There is no pending claim under or based upon any of the policies identified in Clause 11.2(ee) of the Target Disclosure Letter and to the knowledge of Target no event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that likely would (with or without notice or lapse of time) directly or indirectly give rise to or serve as a basis for any such claim; |
| (ff) | Superannuation Funds |
| (i) | each Target Employee is permitted to choose which superannuation, pension, retirement or similar scheme or arrangement (Superannuation Fund) will receive their superannuation guarantee contributions; |
| (ii) | as far as Target is aware, each Superannuation Fund to which a Target Group Member provides superannuation guarantee contributions for its Target Employees is a complying fund within the meaning of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) and the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth); |
| (iii) | no Target Group Member conducts any Target Employee Plan under which superannuation benefits, retirement benefits, life assurance benefits, death or disability benefits, pensions, annuities or other allowances, gratuities or benefits of any value (other than immaterial amounts or amounts recorded in the Target Management Accounts) are or may be provided to or in respect of any Target Employees or former employees of a Target Group Member or their respective dependants; |
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| (iv) | as far as Target is aware, each Target Group Member has complied with all requirements arising under laws relating to superannuation. There are no outstanding or unpaid superannuation contributions for any Target Group Member except as shown in the Target Annual Financial Statements for 2020 or arising in the ordinary course of trading since the balance date for those financial statements; |
| (v) | no Target Employee is a U.S. Person; |
| (gg) | the Target Management Accounts fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Target and its subsidiaries as at the Accounts Date, but it is acknowledged by the parties that the Target Management Accounts have not been audited and may not comply with all of the Accounting Standards; |
| (hh) | clause 11.2(hh) of the Target Disclosure Letter sets forth a good faith estimate (with an itemized breakdown to the extent practicable) of all Target Transaction Expenses that were incurred or are currently expected to be incurred by the Target or its subsidiaries through the Closing Date, other than any Target Transaction Expenses that are included in the Target Management Accounts; |
| (ii) | neither Target nor any of its subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and |
| (jj) | except for the representations and warranties contained in this clause 11.2, neither Target nor any other Person on behalf of Target or its subsidiaries makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Target or its subsidiaries or with respect to any other information provided by or on behalf of Target or its subsidiaries. |
| 11.3 | Timing of Warranties |
Each of the representations and warranties in clauses 11.1 and 11.2 is given:
| (a) | as at the date of this Agreement and, subject to changes that are due to the passage of time and are not material (it being clarified that such changes are not relevant for the representations and warranties in clauses 11.1(a), (b), (c), (e), (f) and (g) or in clauses 11.2(a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g) and (h)), each day during the Pre-Closing Period; and |
| (b) | if the representation or warranty is expressly stated to be given at a different time, at that time. |
| 11.4 | Acknowledgements |
Each party acknowledges that:
| (a) | in entering into this Agreement, the other party has relied on the representations and warranties made by the first-mentioned party under this clause 11; |
| (b) | those representations and warranties are not extinguished or affected by any investigation into the affairs of the business of the first mentioned party or any of its related entities; and |
| (c) | each representation and warranty in this clause 11 is severable and survives termination of this Agreement (but shall not survive the Closing). |
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| 11.5 | Notice |
If any party becomes aware of a matter or circumstance which results in or is likely to result in any of the representations or warranties given by that party in this clause 11 being untrue, inaccurate or misleading, it must give notice to the other party specifying that matter or circumstance in reasonable detail as soon as reasonably practicable after it becomes aware of that matter or circumstance. The failure by any party to give notice as contemplated by this clause 11.5 in relation to any matter or circumstance does not, for the avoidance of doubt, prevent the other party from making any claim arising from that matter or circumstance.
| 12. | Public announcements |
| (a) | The parties agree to consult with each other in relation to the contents of any press release by either party relating to the Offer, and, with respect to the Announcements, agree final language thereof before release. |
| (b) | Neither party shall be prevented from making any communications or disclosures necessary to implement the provisions of this Agreement or to comply with any applicable law (including, for the sake of clarity, applicable securities laws). |
| (c) | Nothing in this clause affects the operation of any prior confidentiality agreement executed between the parties. |
| 13. | Termination |
| 13.1 | Termination rights |
This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:
| (a) | by either party, if the other party is in material breach of this Agreement (including a breach of clause 9 by Bidder) and, to the extent that the breach is capable of remedy, that breach is not remedied by that other party within 21 days of it receiving notice from the first party of the details of the breach and the first party’s intention to terminate; or |
| (b) | by either party, if Bidder withdraws the Offer or the Offer lapses for any reason including non-satisfaction of a Condition of the Offer; |
| (c) | by Bidder, if (i) Target is in breach of clause 8 hereof or (ii) a Target Competing Proposal was made and Target Board has failed, within 5 Business Days following Bidder’s request, to recommend against such Target Competing Proposal and reaffirm its recommendation in favour of the Offer; |
| (d) | by either party, at any time prior to the Effective Date, in the event that the Effective Date shall not have occurred on or before 31 May, 2021 (such date referred to herein as the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause 13.1(d) shall not be available to any party hereto whose failure to perform fully its obligations under this Agreement has materially contributed to or caused the failure of the Effective Date to have occurred on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this Agreement; |
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| (e) | by Target, if any PIPE Agreement(s) is terminated (other than by its due performance and completion) or repudiated by any party to it or any party to it commits a material breach of a PIPE Agreement, in each case, provided that (i) it is reasonably expected by Bidder that the payment of at least US$1,000,000 out of the total purchase price in the PIPE Agreements shall not be paid to Bidder by the Closing Date, and (ii) the termination, repudiation or material breach is not remedied (including by way of Bidder raising and receiving alternative funds under agreements identical to the PIPE Agreement) within 7 Business Days of Bidder receiving notice from Target of its intention to terminate; or |
| (f) | by mutual written consent of the parties, |
by notice in writing to the other party (which notice shall describe in reasonable detail the basis for such termination, including the sub-clause(s) of clause 13.1 under which such notice is given). Any such termination takes immediate effect upon delivery of the notice (except that, in the case of clause 13.1(a), if the breach is curable, termination shall take effect only if the breach was not remedied within the period prescribed therein).
| 13.2 | Effect of Termination |
If this Agreement is terminated under this clause 13 then, all the provisions of this Agreement will lapse and cease to have effect, and the parties will have no further obligation to comply with any of those provisions nor any liability, except that:
| (a) | this clause 13, and clauses 10, 12, 16 and 17 shall survive the termination of this Agreement; and |
| (b) | neither the lapsing of those provisions nor their ceasing to have effect will affect any accrued liabilities of either party in respect of damages for wilful and material breach of any obligation under this Agreement falling due for performance before such lapse and cessation. |
| 14. | GST |
| 14.1 | Interpretation |
In this clause, the expressions Input Tax Credit, Supply, Tax Invoice, Recipient and Taxable Supply have the meanings given to those expressions in the GST Act.
| 14.2 | Amounts exclusive of GST |
With the exception of any amount payable under this clause, unless otherwise expressly stated, all amounts stated to be payable in this Agreement are exclusive of GST
| 14.3 | Additional amount for GST |
| (a) | (Payment) If any Supply made under or in connection with this Agreement is a Taxable Supply, the Recipient of the Taxable Supply must pay to the Supplier an additional amount without deduction or set-off equal to the GST payable on or for the Taxable Supply. Payment of the additional amount will be made at the same time as payment for the Taxable Supply is required to be made in accordance with this Agreement or when the Supplier issues a Tax Invoice to the Recipient, whichever is earlier. |
| (b) | (Expenses) If this Agreement requires a party to pay for, reimburse or contribute to any expense, loss, indemnity or outgoing (Reimbursable Expense) suffered or incurred by another party, the amount required to be paid, reimbursed or contributed by the first party will be the sum of: |
| (i) | the amount of the Reimbursable Expense less the Input Tax Credits (if any) to which the other party is entitled in respect of the Reimbursable Expense; and |
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| (ii) | if the other party’s recovery from the first party is a Taxable Supply, any GST payable in respect of that Supply. |
| (c) | (Adjustments) If the amount of GST recovered by the Supplier from the Recipient under clause 14.3(a) differs from the amount of GST payable at law by the Supplier in respect of the supply, the Supplier will adjust the amount payable by the Recipient accordingly. |
| 15. | Costs and stamp duty |
| 15.1 | Payment |
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party must pay its own costs and expenses in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, and performance of this Agreement.
| 15.2 | Stamp duty |
| (a) | All stamp duty (including fines, penalties and interest) payable on or in connection with this Agreement and anything done or to be done under this Agreement must be paid by Target. |
| (b) | Target indemnifies Bidder against any liability arising from or in connection with any failure by it to comply with clause 15.2(a). |
| 16. | Power of attorney |
Each person who executes this Agreement on behalf of a party under a power of attorney declares that he or she is not aware of any fact or circumstance that might affect his or her authority to do so under that power of attorney.
| 17. | General provisions |
| 17.1 | Entire agreement |
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior conduct, arrangement, agreement or understanding in relation to its subject matter.
| 17.2 | Further assurances |
Each party must promptly do all things necessary in order to give effect to this Agreement, including executing and delivering documents.
| 17.3 | Severability |
If a provision in this Agreement is unenforceable or invalid in any jurisdiction, it will be ineffective in that jurisdiction to the extent that it is unenforceable or invalid. No provision in this Agreement will otherwise be affected in any jurisdiction.
| 17.4 | Costs |
Unless provided to the contrary in this Agreement, each party must pay its own costs in relation to the negotiation, preparation, execution and performance of this Agreement.
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| 17.5 | Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts. Such counterparts, taken together, will be deemed to constitute the one agreement.
| 17.6 | Consent to use of electronic communications |
The parties to this Agreement consent to the use of electronic communications as a means of communicating about this Agreement and the matters contained within it.
| 17.7 | Notices |
A notice or other communication to or by a party under this Agreement:
| (a) | must be in writing; |
| (b) | may be delivered in person, by email or by post to an address of the recipient specified below or any new address of the recipient made known to the sender in accordance with this clause 17.7; |
| (c) | subject to paragraph (d), is deemed to be effective: |
| (i) | if delivered in person, upon delivery to the recipient; |
| (ii) | if sent by email, one Business Day after the date shown on the email of the sender, unless: |
| (A) | the sender receives an automated notification that the email has not been received by the intended recipient, in which case the notice is deemed to not have been served at the time of sending; or |
| (B) | receipt is acknowledged by the recipient sooner than one Business Day, in which case the notice is deemed to have been served at the time the receipt is acknowledged; |
| (iii) | if posted, three Business Days (or six Business Days, if posted outside Australia) after the date of posting to the addressee; and |
| (d) | if delivered or received on a day which is not a Business Day, it is taken to have been delivered or received on the following Business Day and, if delivered or received after 4:00pm (addressee’s time), then notice is taken to have occurred at 9:00am on the following Business Day. |
| (e) | Notices shall be given as follows: |
To Bidder:
Wize
Pharma, Inc.
24 Hanagar Street
Hod Hasharon, Israel 4527708
E-mail: noam@wizepharma.com; or@wizepharma.com
Attention: CEO and CFO
with required copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Goldfarb Seligman & Co.
Ampa Tower, 98 Yigal Alon Street
Tel Aviv 67891, Israel
E-mail: ido.zemach@goldfarb.com
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Attention: Ido Zemach, Adv.
Maddocks
Collins Square | Tower Two, Level 25,
727 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3008
E-mail: Ron.Smooker@maddocks.com.au
Attention: Ron Smooker
To Target:
Cosmos
Capital Limited
Level 5, 97 Pacific Highway
North Sydney NSW 2060
Australia
E-mail: james@cosmoscapital.io
Attention: James Manning
with required copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Dentons
Australia
Level 16, 77 Castlereagh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
E-mail: john.reen@dentons.com
Attention: John Reen
| 17.8 | Electronic exchange of documents |
In relation to the electronic exchange of documents:
| (a) | parties may exchange executed counterparts of this Agreement, or any other document required to be executed under this Agreement, by delivery from one party to the other party by email or other electronic means (Electronic Delivery); |
| (b) | Electronic Delivery of an executed counterpart will be deemed effective delivery of the original executed counterpart, from the date and time of receipt by the other party; and |
| (c) | a party that provides an executed counterpart by Electronic Delivery may also provide the original executed counterpart to the other party. However, a failure to do so has no effect on the formation or enforcement of this Agreement. |
| 17.9 | No assignment |
Unless provided to the contrary in this Agreement, a party is not capable of assigning, novating or encumbering any right or liability under this Agreement without the prior written consent of each other party.
| 17.10 | No merger |
Unless provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement do not merge on completion and will survive after completion.
| 17.11 | Relationship of parties |
Unless provided to the contrary in this Agreement, no party is authorised to bind another party and nothing in this Agreement is to be construed as creating an employment, agency, partnership, fiduciary or joint venture relationship between any of the parties.
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| 17.12 | Remedies |
Unless provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the rights and powers under this Agreement are in addition to, and do not exclude or limit, any right or power provided by law or equity.
| 17.13 | Successors and assigns |
Without derogating from clause 17.9, this Agreement binds and benefits the parties to this Agreement, their successors and permitted assigns.
| 17.14 | Variations |
This Agreement may only be amended or replaced with the written agreement of all parties.
| 17.15 | Waivers |
A waiver of a right, power or remedy must be in writing and signed by the party giving the waiver. Any failure or delay by any party to exercise any power or right or rely on a remedy under this Agreement does not operate as a waiver of that power, right or remedy.
| 17.16 | Governing law |
The laws of New South Wales, Australia govern this Agreement.
| 17.17 | Jurisdiction |
Each party submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts exercising jurisdiction in New South Wales, Australia and waives any right to claim that those courts are an inconvenient forum.
| 17.18 | Third Party Beneficiaries |
Other than the Registration Rights pursuant to clause 7.6, the D&O Indemnified Parties pursuant to clause 7.5 and the entitlement of certain of personnel that constitute the Wize Team to the equity grants under clause 7.4 (including Schedule 7), this Agreement shall be binding on and inure solely to the benefit of each party to it and each of their respective permitted successors and assigns, and nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall confer on any other person any Third Party beneficiary rights.
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In this Schedule:
Condition Period means the period beginning on the Announcement Date and ending at the end of the Offer Period.
| (a) | Minimum acceptance condition |
At the end of the Offer Period, Bidder and its Associates have a Relevant Interest in at least 90% (by number) of Target Shares on issue.
| (b) | No prescribed occurrences |
None of the following events happen during the Condition Period:
| (i) | Target converts all or any of its shares into a larger or smaller number of shares (see section 254H of the Corporations Act); |
| (ii) | Target or any subsidiary of Target resolves to reduce its share capital in any way; |
| (iii) | Target or any subsidiary of Target: |
| (A) | enters into a buy back agreement in relation to its shares; or |
| (B) | resolves to approve the terms of a buy back agreement under section 257C(1) or 257D(1) of the Corporations Act; |
| (iv) | Target or any subsidiary of Target issues shares or grants an option over its shares or agrees to make such an issue or grant such an option unless with the prior written consent of Bidder; |
| (v) | Target or any subsidiary of Target issues, or agrees to issue, convertible notes; |
| (vi) | Target or any subsidiary of Target disposes, or agrees to dispose, of the whole, or a substantial part, of its business or property; |
| (vii) | Target or any subsidiary of Target grants, or agrees to grant, an Encumbrance in the whole, or a substantial part, of its business or property; |
| (viii) | Target or any subsidiary of Target resolves to be wound up; |
| (ix) | a liquidator or provisional liquidator of Target or a subsidiary is appointed; |
| (x) | a court makes an order for the winding up of Target or any subsidiary of Target; |
| (xi) | an administrator of Target or a subsidiary of Target is appointed under section 436A, 436B or 436C of the Corporations Act; |
| (xii) | Target or a subsidiary of Target executes a deed of company arrangement; or |
| (xiii) | a receiver, or a receiver and manager, is appointed in relation to the whole, or a substantial part, of the property of Target or a subsidiary of Target. |
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| (c) | No action by Regulatory Agency materially adversely affecting the Offer |
| (i) | Subject to clause (c)(ii) of this Schedule 1, that during the Condition Period there is not any final decision, order or decree issued by a Regulatory Agency which restrains or prohibits or threatens to restrain or prohibit the making of the Offer and the completion of acceptances pursuant to the Offer. |
| (ii) | If clause (c)(i) of this Schedule 1 applies, and the relevant action by the Regulatory Agency is able to be resolved so that acceptances pursuant to the Offer can be completed, the parties agree in accordance with clause 2(b) to extend the Timetable until the action is resolved, but not later than the Outside Date. |
| (d) | No material acquisitions, disposals or new commitments |
None of the following events occurs during the Condition Period:
| (i) | Target, or any of its subsidiaries acquires, offers to acquire, agrees to acquire or announces a bid or tenders for, one or more companies, businesses or assets (or any legal, beneficial or economic interest or right in one or more companies, businesses or assets) or makes an announcement in relation to such an acquisition, offer, agreement, bid or tender, except (A) with the prior written consent of Bidder or (B) in respect of assets only and not companies or businesses, in the ordinary course of Target’s ordinary business and consistent with past practices; |
| (ii) | Target, or any of its subsidiaries, disposes of, offers to dispose of, or agrees to dispose of one or more companies, businesses or assets or any legal, beneficial or economic interest or right in any one or more companies, businesses or assets, except (A) with the prior written consent of Bidder or (B) in respect of assets only and not companies or businesses, in the ordinary course of Target’s ordinary business and consistent with past practices; |
| (iii) | Target, or any of its subsidiaries, enters into, or offers to enter into, any agreement, joint venture, partnership, management agreement, arrangement or commitment which would require expenditure, other than immaterial expenditures in the ordinary course of business; |
| (iv) | Target, or any of its subsidiaries, enters into, or offers to enter into, a transaction that has the same economic effect as any of the things in clauses (i) to (iii); or |
| (v) | Target or any of its subsidiaries resolves to do any of the things in clauses (i) to (iv). |
This condition does not apply to any transaction or arrangement or proposed transaction or arrangement publicly announced by Target before the date of this Agreement.
| (e) | Conduct of Target’s business |
That during the Condition Period, none of Target, or any body corporate which is or becomes a subsidiary of Target:
| (i) | declares, or distributes any dividend, bonus or other share of its profit or assets; |
| (ii) | issues or grants options over, or agrees or issue or grant Target Options over, or otherwise makes any commitments regarding any shares or other securities, or alters its capital structure or the rights attached to any of its shares or other securities, or issues or agrees to issue any Target Options, convertible notes or shares; |
| (iii) | makes any changes to its constitution or passes any special resolution; |
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| (iv) | borrows or agrees to borrow any money; |
| (v) | releases, discharges or modifies any substantial obligation to it of any person, firm or corporation or agrees to do so; |
| (vi) | except as required by law does any of the following: |
| (A) | makes or agrees to make any change in the basis or amount of remuneration of any director, executive officer or other employee; or |
| (B) | except as provided under any superannuation, provident or retirement scheme or contract in effect on the Announcement Date, pays or agrees to pay any retirement benefit or allowance to any director, executive officer or other employee. |
| (vii) | has threatened or threatened against it any material claims or material proceedings in any court or tribunal (including, but not limited to, a petition for winding up or an application for appointment of a receiver and manager); or |
| (viii) | becomes subject to investigation under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001(Cth) or any corresponding legislation. |
This condition does not apply to any transaction or arrangement or proposed transaction or arrangement undertaken in the ordinary course of Target’s business.
| (f) | No breach of warranty or covenants |
That during the Condition Period, (i) the representations and warranties given by Target in (A) clauses 11.2(a), (b), (c), (e), (g) and (h) are true and correct in all respects and (B) in the other sub-clauses of clause 11.2 are true and correct in all material respects and (ii) Target has not breached any of its obligations or covenants in any material respect.
| (g) | No Target MAE |
No event occurs that constitutes a Target MAE.
| (h) | Target Information |
Target has supplied the financial and other information in accordance with clause 7.3.
| (i) | Other Matters |
Neither of the following occurs:
| (i) | The directors of the Target Board fail to (i) give a unanimous recommendation to the Target Shareholders that they accept the Offer and that all directors intend to accept the Offer with respect to their own Target Shares or (ii) reaffirm such recommendation and statement within 5 Business Days after a Target Competing Proposal is announced; or |
| (ii) | Prior to the end of the Offer Period, Bidder becomes entitled to terminate the Agreement in accordance with clause 13. |
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Schedule 2 - Nature of Conditions
| 1. | Each of the Conditions set out in Schedule 1 will: |
| (a) | constitute and be construed as a separate, several and distinct condition; |
| (b) | be a condition precedent; and |
| (c) | until the expiration of the Offer Period (or in the case of the condition referred to in paragraph (b) of Schedule 1, until three (3) Business Days after the end of the Offer Period) will be for the benefit of Bidder alone and may be relied upon only by Bidder. |
| 2. | Where an event occurs that would mean at the time the event occurs a Condition to which the Offer or the contract resulting from an acceptance of the Offer is then subject would not be fulfilled, each Condition affected by that event becomes two separate Conditions on identical terms except that: |
| (a) | one of them relates solely to that event; and |
| (b) | the other specifically excludes that event, |
and that Bidder may declare the Offer free from either of those Conditions without declaring it free from the other and may do so at different times. This clause may apply any number of times to a particular Condition (including a Condition arising from a previous operation of this clause).
| 3. | Bidder may at any time at its sole discretion but in compliance with section 650F and section 630(1) of the Corporations Act, declare the Offer free from all of any of the conditions set out in each paragraph and subparagraph of Schedule 1 by notice in writing to Target as permitted under the Corporations Act. |
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Schedule 3 - Indicative Timetable
[Omitted. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of such omitted appendix to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.]
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[Omitted. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of such omitted appendix to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.]
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Schedule 5 – Milestone Warrants Agreement
[Enclosed]
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[Enclosed]
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Schedule 7 – Incentive Compensation Program
[Omitted. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of such omitted appendix to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.]
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Signing page
Executed as an agreement.
Executed by Wize Pharma, Inc.
| By: | /s/ Noam Danenberg | /s/ Or Eisenberg | |
| Name: Noam Danenberg | Or Eisenberg | ||
| Title: CEO | CFO | ||
Executed by Cosmos Capital Limited ACN 636 458 912 in accordance with section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001:
| /s/ James Manning | /s/ Greg Martin | |
| Director / company secretary | Director | |
| James Manning | Greg Martin | |
| Name of director / company secretary | Name of director | |
| (block letters) |
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Annexure A - Agreed Announcements
[Enclosed]
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Exhibit 10.1
SCHEDULE 5 – FORM OF WARRANT AGREEMENT
WARRANT AGENCY AGREEMENT
THIS WARRANT AGENCY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of [●] [●], 2021, between WIZE PHARMA, INC., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 24 Hanagar Street, Hod Hasharon, Israel (the “Company”), and [●], a [●] corporation, with offices at [●], as warrant agent (the “Agent”).
WHEREAS, on December [●], 2020, the Company and Cosmos Capital Limited (ACN 636 458 912) (the “Target”) entered into a Bid Implementation Agreement (the “BIA”), whereby, among other things, the Company agreed to commence an offer (the “Offer”) to purchase all of the outstanding ordinary shares (the “Cosmos Shares”) of the Target;
WHEREAS, the Company plans to consummate the Offer on or about the date hereof;
WHEREAS, as contemplated in the BIA and the Offer, the Company has determined to issue (to the shareholders of Target accepting the Offer) (i) an aggregate of up to [●] shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and (ii) warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of up to [●] shares of Common Stock, with each such Warrant evidencing the right of the holder thereof to acquire one share of Common Stock (each, a “Warrant Share”) if and to the extent the holder thereof has satisfied the Milestone (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Agent, and the holders of the Warrants;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Agent
The Company hereby appoints the Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2. Warrants
2.1 Form of Warrant. Each Warrant shall be issued in registered (book entry) form only, shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein and shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile or scanned PDF signature of, the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company and shall bear the Company’s printed name. In the event the person whose facsimile or scanned PDF signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.
2.2 Effect of Countersignature. Unless and until countersigned by the Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.
2.3 Registration.
2.3.1 Warrant Register. The Agent shall maintain books (the “Warrant Register”) for the registration of original issuance and the registration of Permitted Transfers of the Warrants, which will be reflected on statements issued by the Agent from time to time to the holders thereof reflecting their aforesaid book entry position (the “Warrant Statements”). Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Agent by the Company, which shall be by way of the Company providing a list of the shareholders of Target entitled to receive the Warrants, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (the “Holders”).
2.3.2 Registered Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant (only if permitted hereunder), the Company and the Agent may deem and treat the Holder in whose name such Warrant shall be registered upon the Warrant Register (“registered holder”), as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing made by anyone other than the Company or the Agent), for the purpose of any exercise or entitlement thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
2.4 Legends; Restricted Securities. Unless and until, and for so long as, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares are not registered under the Securities Act, each certificate or book-entry position statement, as applicable, representing such securities shall bear a legend substantially similar to the following:
“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
IN ADDITION, THIS SECURITY IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE WARRANT AGENCY AGREEMENT.”
The Agent is required to refuse to register any transfer of the Warrant or the Common Stock underlying the Warrant (i) not made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from registration and (ii) not expressly permitted under this Agreement.
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3. Terms of Warrants
3.1 Issuance of Warrant Shares; Milestone.
3.1.1 Issuance. Each Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Agent, entitle the registered holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Agreement, to purchase and receive from the Company the number of Warrant Shares stated therein, for no additional consideration and without the need to exercise the Warrant, if, and only if, the Company advises the Agent that the Holder has satisfied the Milestone, including how many Warrant Shares should be issued to the Holder (the “Milestone Notice”), in which case, the Agent shall issue the number of Warrant Shares set forth in the Milestone Notice to the Holders set forth in the Milestone Notice (the “Milestone Holders”). A Warrant may not be exercised, and no Warrant Shares will be issued hereunder, unless and until the Company has delivered the Milestone Notice to the Agent in accordance with this Agreement.
3.1.2 Milestone. Solely as between the Holders and the Company, it is hereby agreed as follows: (i) a Holder who satisfied the Milestone as of the Milestone Date shall be entitled to be identified as a Milestone Holder in the Milestone Notice delivered by the Company to the Agent, (ii) in order to determine whether a Holder satisfied the Milestone as of the Milestone Date and should be identified as a Milestone Holder, including how many Warrant Shares should be issued thereto, the Company may rely solely on the registrar books of the Company’s transfer agent, but, if the Company so wishes, in its sole discretion, it may also seek from the Holder or other persons additional information, (iii) the Company’s determination under clause (ii) shall be final and conclusive as long as it was made by the Board in good faith, and (iv) the Company shall deliver a Milestone Notice to the Agent no later than 14 days following the Milestone Date.
3.2 Duration of Warrants. Each Warrant (i) held by a Holder who is not a Milestone Holder, as set forth in the Milestone Notice, shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease upon delivery of such Milestone Notice, and (ii) held by a Holder who is a Milestone Holder, as set forth in the Milestone Notice, shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease upon delivery of such Milestone Notice, except for the right of such Milestone Holder to receive the Warrant Shares in accordance with the Milestone Notice.
3.3 Issuance.
3.3.1 Issuance of Certificates. As soon as practicable after the delivery of the Milestone Notice, the Agent shall issue to each of the Milestone Holders a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock to which he is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it (or, if directed by the Company, such shares of Common Stock will initially be issued in book-entry form, registered on the books and records of the registrar and transfer agent therefor in such name or names as may be directed by such holder). Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any registered holder in any state in which such exercise would be unlawful.
3.3.2 Valid Issuance. All Warrant Shares issued in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
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3.3.3 Date of Issuance. Each person in whose name any such certificate (or statement for book-entry position) for Warrant Shares is issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which the Milestone Notice has been delivered, irrespective of the date of delivery of such notice, except that, if the date of such notice is a date when the share transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the share transfer books are open.
4. Adjustments
4.1 Stock Dividends and Splits. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.5 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a share dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a subdivision of the shares of Common Stock, or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such share dividend, subdivision or similar event, the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.
4.2 Aggregation and Reverse Split of Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.5, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, amalgamation, merger, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.
4.3 Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any consolidation, amalgamation, merger or combination of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the registered holders shall thereafter have the right, and only the right, to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, amalgamation, merger or combination, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) determines in good faith that the Warrant holder would have received if such Warrant holder had been entitled to receive the Warrant Shares immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in shares of Common Stock covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2, and this Section 4.3. The provisions of this Section 4.3 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers.
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4.4 Notices of Changes in Warrant. Upon every adjustment in accordance with Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Agent, which notice shall state the adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable hereunder, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, or 4.3, then, in any such event, the Company shall cause the Agent to give written notice to each registered holder, at the last address set forth for such holder in the warrant register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.
4.5 No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional Warrant Shares. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number the number of the shares of Common Stock to be issued to the registered holder.
4.6 Form of Warrant. The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement. However, the Company may at any time, in its sole discretion, make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.
5. Transfer and Exchange of Warrants
5.1 Registration of Transfer. Subject to Section 5.6 hereof, the Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant Register, upon receipt of a transfer form for such Warrant, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, properly completed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant Statement representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee. The Warrants so cancelled shall be clearly marked “cancelled” or bear a similar statement to that effect in the Warrant Register and delivered by the Agent to the Company from time to time upon request.
5.2 Procedure for Surrender of Warrants. Warrants may be surrendered to the Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the registered holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange therefor until the Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.
5.3 Fractional Warrants. The Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the issuance of a certificate for a fraction of a Warrant.
5.4 Service Charges. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.
5.5 Warrant Execution and Countersignature. The Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Agent, will supply the Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.
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5.6 Non Transferable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereunder, the Warrants shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or in any other manner transferred or disposed of, in whole or in part, other than through a Permitted Transfer. Any attempted sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, encumbrance or disposition of any Warrant or any right or interest therein, in whole or in part, in violation of this Section 5.6 shall be void ab initio and of no effect. The Warrants will not be listed on any quotation system or traded on any securities exchange.
6. Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants
6.1 No Rights as Shareholder. A Warrant does not entitle the registered holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.
6.2 Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants. If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.
6.3 Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock (or out of shares held by the Company in treasury) that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.
7. Concerning the Agent and Other Matters
7.1 Payment of Taxes. The Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such shares.
7.2 Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Agent.
7.2.1 Appointment of Successor Agent. The Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. The Company may terminate this Agreement and discharge the Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Agent. If the office of the Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Agent in place of the Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Agent or by the holder of a Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit its Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Agent at the Company’s cost. Any successor Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation or other business entity organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Agent with like effect as if originally named as Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.
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7.2.2 Notice of Successor Agent. In the event a successor Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Agent and the transfer agent for the Warrant Shares not later than the effective date of any such appointment.
7.2.3 Merger or Consolidation of Agent. Any corporation into which the Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation or other business entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Agent under this Agreement without any further act, provided that such business entity (i) would be eligible for appointment as successor to the Agent under the provisions of Section 7.2.1 above or (ii) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Agent.
7.3 Fees and Expenses of Agent.
7.3.1 Remuneration. The Company agrees to pay the Agent the fees and expenses set forth in Exhibit D hereto.
7.3.2 Further Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.
7.4 Liability of Agent.
7.4.1 Reliance on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chairman or Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company and delivered to the Agent. The Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
7.4.2 Indemnity. The Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Agent in the execution of this Agreement except as a result of the Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith.
7.4.3 Exclusions. The Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any determination regarding the satisfaction of the Milestone by any Holder or make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock will, when issued, be valid and fully paid and nonassessable.
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7.5 Acceptance of Agency. The Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth.
8. Miscellaneous Provisions
8.1 Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Agent shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, their respective successors and assigns.
8.2 Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within (i) five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, or (ii) one business day following delivery by fax, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Agent), as follows:
Wize Pharma, Inc.
[●]
[●]
Attn: [●]
Fax: [●]
Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company
to or on the Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail
or private courier service within (i) five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, or (ii) one business day following
delivery by fax, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Agent with the Company), as follows:
[●]
[●]
[●]
Attn: [●]
Fax: [●]
8.3 Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the SDNY, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 8.2 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim.
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8.4 Persons Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the registered holders of the Warrants, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns and of the registered holders of the Warrants.
8.5 Examination of this Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available for inspection by the registered holder of any Warrant at all reasonable times at the office of the Agent set forth in Section 8.2. The Agent may require any such holder to submit its Warrant for inspection by it.
8.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
8.7 Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
8.8 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any registered holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the registered holders. All other modifications or amendments, including any amendment to change the Milestone or Milestone Date, shall require the written consent of the registered holders of a majority of the then outstanding Warrants.
8.9 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
8.10 Certain Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Closing Date” shall mean [●], 2021.
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“Milestone” means that the Holder has not, between the Closing Date and until the Milestone Date, (1) pledged, sold, transferred, contracted to sell, sold or transferred any option or contract to purchase, purchased any option or contract to sell, granted any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transferred or disposed of, directly or indirectly, all of the shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder pursuant to the BIA and the Offer (such securities, collectively, “Covered Securities”), or (2) entered into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of all of the Covered Securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Covered Securities, in cash or otherwise, in each case, other than by way of a Permitted Transfer (as defined below, subject to applicable changes, including that the reference therein to Warrants shall be replaced by Covered Securities) of the Covered Securities (each of the above, a “Covered Transfer”); provided that if the Holder effected a Covered Transfer for part but not all of the Covered Securities, such Holder shall be deemed to have satisfied the Milestone, except that such Holder’s entitlement to Warrant Shares shall be proportionally reduced and the number of Warrant Shares issuable to such Holder shall be equal to the sum of (A) the portion (expressed in percentage) of the number of Covered Securities held by the Holder on the Milestone Date (deducting any Covered Securities that were the subject of a Covered Transfer) compared to the total number of Covered Securities issued to the Holder pursuant to the BIA and the Offer (the “Milestone Percentage”) multiplied by (B) the maximum number of Warrant Shares issuable to such Holder pursuant to the BIA and the Offer if the Holder shall have not effected any Covered Transfer until the Milestone Date. By way of illustration only of the foregoing, if (i) a Holder was issued 100,000 shares of Common Stock on the Closing Date and warrants to purchase [●] Warrant Shares and (ii) such Holder shall have sold, in the aggregate, 1,000 shares of Common Stock prior to the Milestone Date, then the Milestone Percentage is 99% and such Holder will be entitled to receive [●] Warrant Shares.
“Milestone Date” shall mean December 31, 2021.
“Permitted Transfer” means a transfer of one or more Warrants (i) upon death of a Holder by will or intestacy, (ii) by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the Warrants are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustee, (iii) pursuant to a court order (such as in connection with divorce, bankruptcy or liquidation), (iv) if the Holder is a partnership or limited liability company, a distribution by the transferring partnership or limited liability company to its partners or members, as applicable; (v) a transfer made by operation of law (including a consolidation or merger) or in connection with the dissolution, liquidation or termination of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity; provided that as a condition to any such transfer, in each case, any such transferee shall take each such Warrant subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Warrant and, if requested by the Company, shall sign and deliver to the Agent a written instrument agreeing to be subject to and bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Warrant.
“Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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SCHEDULE 5 – FORM OF WARRANT AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.
[●], as Agent |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE
[ENCLOSED]
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF LIST OF HOLDERS
| NAME OF HOLDER | CONTACT INFO | NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES1 |
1Note: To reflect the maximum amount of Warrant Shares issuable to the Holder if the Milestone has been met.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF NOTICE OF TRANSFER
[ENCLOSED]
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EXHIBIT D
FEES AND EXPENSES OF AGENT
[Enclosed]
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Exhibit 10.2
SCHEDULE 6 (FORM OF CVR AGREEMENT)
CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of [●] [●], 2021 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among Wize Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” or “Wize”), Cosmos Capital Limited (ACN 636 458 912), an Australian company (“Cosmos”), [●], Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Wize US"), OcuWize Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the state of Israel and a wholly owned subsidiary of Wize US (“OcuWize”), [_______], as the Holders’ Representative (as defined herein), [●], as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”) and as initial CVR Registrar (as defined herein).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and Cosmos have entered into a Bid Implementation Agreement, dated as of December [●], 2020 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof, the “Acquisition Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company conducted the Offer to acquire all the outstanding shares of Cosmos (the “Acquisition”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Company and Cosmos have agreed that the Company shall enter into this Agreement and issue one non-transferrable CVR with respect to each CVR Eligible Security outstanding as of the Record Date; and
WHEREAS, each of the Company and the Wize Subsidiaries has done all things necessary to make the CVRs, when issued in accordance with the Acquisition Agreement and pursuant to this Agreement, the valid obligations of the Wize Subsidiaries, and to extent set forth herein, the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the consummation of the transactions referred to above, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as follows:
Article I. DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Article I have the meanings assigned to them in this Article I, and include the plural as well as the singular;
(b) all accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP), as in effect on the date hereof;
(c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;
(d) unless the context otherwise requires, words describing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa, words denoting any gender shall include all genders and words denoting natural Persons shall include corporations, partnerships and other Persons and vice versa;
(e) all references to “including” shall be deemed to mean including without limitation;
(f) unless the context otherwise requires, if the doing of any act, matter or thing under this Agreement is dependent on the consent or approval of a party or is within the discretion of a party and the consent or approval or discretion is qualified by the words “not to be unreasonably withheld”, it shall mean not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and
(g) all references to an undertaking by Wize or Wize Subsidiaries to use “commercially reasonable efforts” shall be deemed to mean that Wize or Wize Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall also cause its Affiliates to do so, and it being clarified that neither the potential payment of the CVR Payment Amounts under this Agreement to CVR Holders, nor the lack of any economic interest to Wize Subsidiaries or Wize in the LO2A Transactions (other than reimbursement of the Transaction Expenses) shall be taken into account in determining the level of efforts to be exerted to take the applicable action.
Section 1.01 Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Acquisition Agreement. The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who or which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified Person, including, without limitation, any general partner, limited partner, member, officer, director or manager of such Person and any venture capital or private equity fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controls,” “controlled by,” or “under common control with” means the possession, direct or indirect, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise). For the sake of clarity, the Wize Subsidiaries are deemed Affiliates of the Company.
“BBG” means Bonus BioGroup Ltd.
“BBG Exchange Agreement” means that Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2020, between BBG and the Company, as amended and supplemented from time to time, including by that Addendum to Exchange Agreement, dated as of December [ ], 2020, by and among BBG, Wize, the Wize Subsidiaries and Wize IL.
“BBG Expenses” means the sums payable to BBG under the BBG Exchange Agreement.
“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.
“Common Stock” means the shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.
“CVR Derivative Security” means any security of the Company exercisable or convertible into Common Stock, the terms of which provide for an adjustment, in the event of any distribution like the CVR, by way of participation in such distribution, as is conclusively determined by the Board, and notified in writing to Rights Agent, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Record Date.
“CVR Eligible Security” means, as of the Record Date, (i) each outstanding share of Common Stock and (ii) each outstanding CVR Derivative Security.
“CVR Quarter” means the period beginning on the Effective Time and ending on the end of the first calendar quarter in which the Effective Time occurs, and, thereafter, each full calendar quarter (January 1 through March 31; April 1 to June 30; July 1 to September 30; and October 1 through December 31 of each year) until the calendar quarter ending immediately after the Termination Date (e.g., if the Termination Date falls on February 1, 2023, then the last CVR Quarter shall be the one ended on March 30, 2023).
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“CVRs” means contingent value rights issued by Wize pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement and this Agreement, pursuant to which the Holders are to receive contingent cash payments or other consideration pursuant to this Agreement, and each is referred to individually as a “CVR.”
“Effective Time” means the date and time on which the Closing Date (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) occurs.
“Holder” means a Person in whose name a CVR is registered in the CVR Register.
“Holders’ Representative” means the representative of the Holders named in the preamble, until a successor Holders’ Representative shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Holders’ Representative” shall mean such successor Holders’ Representative.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means any and all intellectual property rights, including without limitation (i) patents and patent applications, including all reissues, renewals, reexaminations, extensions, supplementary protection certificates or equivalents thereof, continuations, divisions, and continuations-in-part thereof; (ii) copyrights and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world; (iii) rights associated with trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, domain names, logos and similar rights, and the goodwill associated therewith, whether registered or unregistered; (iv) trade secrets and know-how; and (viii) any similar, corresponding or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing anywhere in the world, including the right to seek remedies against infringements thereof and rights of protection of an interest therein under the laws of all jurisdictions.
“Last CVR Entitlement Date” means the last date on which an entitlement (including entitlement for any escrow, earnout or other contingent payment) arises to receive consideration under any LO2A Transaction Agreement.
“LO2A Advisor Agreements” means engagement letter agreements of either the Company, its Affiliates or the Holders’ Representative with investment bankers, legal counsel and other professional advisors that Holders’ Representative believes, in good faith, will help facilitate exploring, pursuing and/or consummating an LO2A Transaction.
“LO2A Business” means the business of monetizing any LO2A Product or use or development or other exploitation of the LO2A Technology or of any of the Company’s rights therein, directly or indirectly.
“LO2A Product” means (i) any product, that comprise, contain or incorporate, in whole or in part, LO2A Technology, (ii) the development, production and/or sale of which is based on, or involves, in whole or in part, the use of LO2A Technology, (iii) products which are produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, using a process, method or system covered by, or falling within, the LO2A Technology, or (iv) any other use, commercialization and/or exploitation of the LO2A Technology in any manner whatsoever and for any purpose or indication whatsoever with respect to all of the foregoing.
“LO2A Technology” means any invention, know-how or other Intellectual Property Rights owned by or licensed to Wize and/or any of its Affiliates prior to, on and/or after the date hereof in connection with, based on and/or as a result of the use of the formula developed by Resdevco for the treatment of dry eye syndrome, and other ophthalmological illnesses, including Conjunctivochalasis and Sjögren’s syndrome, but specifically excludes: (a) any invention, know-how or other Intellectual Property Rights owned by or licensed to Cosmos and/or any of its Affiliates prior to the date hereof, (b) any invention, know-how or other Intellectual Property Rights owned by or licensed to Cosmos and/or any of its Affiliates on or following the date hereof in connection with digital asset infrastructure or in connection with any other business that is not related to the LO2A Business, and (c) rights associated with trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, domain names, logos and similar rights, and the goodwill associated therewith, whether registered or unregistered, of the name “Wize Pharma” or similar variations that do not include the LO2A Business; provided however that, in the event of an LO2A Transaction that involves the sale of any Wize Subsidiary, the LO2A Transaction Agreement may provide that the acquiror may keep using the corporate name of such subsidiaries for up to 90 days after consummation of such LO2A Transaction.
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“Majority of CVR Holders” means, as of any date, written consent of the Holders holding a majority of the outstanding CVRs as of such date (or, if at the Holders’ Representative decision, a meeting of the Holders of CVRs is convened in order to obtain the approval of the Holders hereunder, the Holders of a majority of the outstanding CVRs as of such date that are present and voting, by person or proxy, at such meeting); for this purpose, CVRs beneficially owned by the Company or by any Affiliate of the Company shall be considered as though not outstanding.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the chief executive officer, president or chief financial officer of the applicable party in his or her capacity as such, and delivered to the Rights Agent.
“Permitted Liabilities” mean (A) costs, obligations or liabilities that would constitute Transaction Expenses, (B) obligations or liabilities (as opposed to costs) that are immaterial in nature, taking into account that the primary business of the Company following the Closing is not related to the LO2A Business, and (C) costs, obligations or liabilities that are executory in nature and are primarily related to the corporate existence of the Company or the Wize Subsidiaries or the due authorization (and required third party consents) of the action being authorized and/or representations and warranties regarding, if applicable, financial statements of the Company or the Wize Subsidiaries (subject to customary materiality qualifications) if such financial statements cover periods beyond the Effective Time.
“Permitted Transfer” means a transfer of one or more CVRs (i) upon death of a Holder by will or intestacy, (ii) by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the CVRs are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustee, (iii) pursuant to a court order; (such as in connection with divorce, bankruptcy or liquidation), (iv) if the Holder is a partnership or limited liability company, a distribution by the transferring partnership or limited liability company to its partners or members, as applicable; (v) a transfer made by operation of law (including a consolidation or merger) or in connection with the dissolution, liquidation or termination of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity; provided that as a condition to any such transfer, in each case, any such transferee shall take each such CVR subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and, if requested by the Company, shall sign and deliver to the Rights Agent a written instrument agreeing to be subject to and bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, other firm or entity or governmental body.
“Resdevco” means Resdevco Ltd.
“Resdevco Agreement” means that Exclusive Distribution and Licensing Agreement between Wize IL (including OcuWize) and Resdevco, dated as of May 1, 2015, as amended and supplemented from time to time.
“Resdevco Expenses” means the sums payable to Resdevco under the Resdevco Agreement and the sums of any reasonable out of pocket expenses associated with or arising out of performing any and all obligations arising out of the Resdevco Agreement.
“Rights Agent” means the Rights Agent named in the Preamble to this Agreement, until a successor Rights Agent shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Rights Agent” shall mean such successor Rights Agent.
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“Transaction Expenses” means the following to the extent incurred by Wize or any of the Wize Subsidiaries after the Effective Time and prior to the applicable measurement date (i.e., prior to the scheduled distribution of the CVR Payment Amount); provided that any following item is documented and without double counting: (i) the Post-Closing LO2A Investment actually incurred and paid; (ii) all taxes incurred and paid (and that are not otherwise credited or offset) by the Company or its Affiliates during the relevant period and that are a direct result from the consummation of the LO2A Transaction (such as transfer taxes, if any); (iii) all out of pocket transaction expenses (including any broker fees, accountant or attorney’s fees) incurred by the Company or any of its Affiliates as a result of an LO2A Transaction; provided such transaction expenses (or the terms of engagement therefor) were previously approved in writing by the Holders’ Representative (not to be unreasonably withheld); (iv) any costs or expenses relating to the Company’s obligations under Sections 3.03(g), 3.03(h), 5.04 and/or 5.05; (v) the Resdevco Expenses; provided that no amendment to the Resdevco Agreement was made following the Effective Time without the prior written approval of the Holders’ Representative; (vi) the BBG Expenses; provided that no amendment to the BBG Exchange Agreement was made following the Effective Time without the prior written approval of the Holders’ Representative; (vii) all reasonable attorney fees expended or incurred in connection with reviewing any actions to be taken by the Company at the request by the Holders’ Representative; (viii) all costs and expenses for the W&I Insurance or the Indemnity Escrow, if applicable; and (ix) such other liabilities, costs or expenses that the Holders’ Representative or the Majority of CVR Holders agree to be treated as Transaction Expenses. For the sake of clarity, unless otherwise expressly agreed otherwise, any costs and expenses incurred by the Company or its Affiliates in compliance with this Agreement or arising from any dispute arising therefrom shall not be considered Transaction Expenses.
“Wize IL” means Wize Pharma Ltd., an Israeli limited company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Wize.
“Wize Subsidiaries” mean Wize US, OcuWize, and, without derogating from the Company’s obligations hereunder (including Section 4.03), any other subsidiary of the Company or Wize US to the extent it holds, directly or indirectly, any equity interest in OcuWize Ltd.
Article II. CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS; LO2A TRANSACTION
Section 2.01 Issuance of CVRs; Appointment of Rights Agent.
(a) At the Effective Time, Wize shall issue to Holders one CVR for each CVR Eligible Security held of record by such Holder as of 4:01 p.m. Eastern Time on the day immediately before the Effective Time (the “Record Date”).
(b) Wize hereby appoints the Rights Agent in accordance with the express terms and conditions of this Agreement, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment.
(c) Distribution of any CVR Payment Amount to Holders shall be made in accordance with such Holder’s proportion of the aggregate outstanding CVRs as reflected in the CVR Register from time to time.
Section 2.02 Nontransferable.
The CVRs shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or in any other manner transferred or disposed of, in whole or in part, other than through a Permitted Transfer. Any attempted sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, encumbrance or disposition of any CVR or any right or interest therein, in whole or in part, in violation of this Section 2.02 shall be void ab initio and of no effect. The CVRs will not be listed on any quotation system or traded on any securities exchange.
Section 2.03 No Certificate; Registration; Registration of Transfer; Change of Address.
(a) The CVRs shall be issued in book-entry form only and shall not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument.
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(b) The Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Rights Agent in such form as the Company receives from its transfer agent (or other agent performing similar services for the Company), and which is reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent, the names, addresses and numbers of CVR Eligible Security held as of the Record Date of those Persons entitled to receive CVRs pursuant to this Agreement and the Acquisition Agreement.
(c) The Rights Agent shall keep a register (the “CVR Register”) for the registration of CVRs. The Rights Agent is hereby initially appointed as the CVR registrar and transfer agent (“CVR Registrar”) for the purpose of registering CVRs and transfers of CVRs as herein provided. Upon any change to the identity of the Rights Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the successor Rights Agent shall automatically also become the successor CVR Registrar.
(d) Subject to the restrictions on transferability set forth herein, every request made to transfer a CVR must be in writing and accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer and accompanied by a signature guarantee and such other documentation as the Rights Agent or CVR Registrar may reasonably request, duly executed by the registered Holder or Holders thereof or by the duly appointed legal representative, personal representative or survivor of such Holder or Holders or by a duly authorized attorney-in-fact, setting forth in reasonable detail the circumstances relating to the transfer. Upon receipt of such written request and materials, the CVR Registrar shall, subject to its reasonable determination that the transfer instrument is in proper form, register the transfer of the CVRs in the CVR Register. All duly transferred CVRs registered in the CVR Register shall remain the valid obligations of the Wize Subsidiaries, and to extent set forth herein, the Company, evidencing the same right and shall entitle the transferee to the same benefits and rights under this Agreement, as those previously held by the transferor. No transfer of a CVR shall be valid until registered in the CVR Register, and any transfer not duly registered in the CVR Register will be void ab initio. Any transfer or assignment of the CVRs shall be without charge (other than the cost of any transfer tax which shall be the sole responsibility of the transferor) to the Holder; it being clarified that the Rights Agent may charge the Company a fee therefor in accordance with this Agreement.
(e) A Holder may make a written request to the CVR Registrar to change such Holder’s address of record in the CVR Register. The written request must be duly executed by the Holder. Upon receipt of such written notice, the CVR Registrar shall promptly record the change of address in the CVR Register.
Section 2.04 LO2A Transaction; CVR Payment Amount.
(a) During the period commencing on the Effective Time and ending on the earlier of (i) the LO2A Termination Date (as defined below) and (ii) the second-year anniversary of the Effective Time (the “Transaction Term”), each of the Company and the Wize Subsidiaries hereby authorizes (and shall cause the Wize Subsidiaries, if any are formed and for so long as they have not countersigned this Agreement, to authorize) the Holders’ Representative, and the Holders’ Representative hereby agrees to use its good faith efforts, to pursue, explore, discuss and negotiate the terms of a transaction, or a series of transactions (whether related or not), for the monetization of the Wize Subsidiaries’ rights in the LO2A Technology, including through (i) a sale of any of the Wize Subsidiaries to a third party and/or (ii) partnering, licensing, sublicensing, distribution, reselling or sale of all or any part of the LO2A Technology or LO2A Products to a third party (each, an “LO2A Transaction”). The Holders’ Representative shall be solely authorized for all matters and actions in respect of (i) any LO2A Transaction, including identifying appropriate third parties, negotiating with such third parties and, subject to Section 2.04(b), executing and consummating any LO2A Transaction, (ii) in connection therewith, any decision to amend or modify the Resdevco Agreement and/or the BBG Exchange Agreement, so long as such amendment or modification does not impose any additional cost, obligation or liability on the Company (other than Permitted Liabilities) and, subject to Section 2.04(b), executing and consummating such amendment(s) or modification(s) (the “Resdevco/BBG Amendment”), and (iii) terminating the Resdevco Agreement, if no LO2A Transaction Agreement is entered prior to such termination decision (the date such termination becomes effective, the “LO2A Termination Date”). Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, Wize shall (i) empower the Holders’ Representative to designate any and all members of the Board of Directors of Wize US (and, thereby, OcuWize), and (ii) empower the Holders’ Representative to manage, or designate any other person who will manage, Wize ownership rights in Wize US in view of the interests of the Holders and in accordance with this Agreement and the BBG Exchange Agreement; provided that the foregoing should not be construed as imposing any additional obligations on Wize beyond those expressly specified in the this Agreement. The Wize Subsidiaries, and to extent necessary, the Company, shall provide reasonable assistance to the Holders’ Representative in respect of any LO2A Transaction, Resdevco/BBG Amendment, and/or such termination decision, including providing the Holders’ Representative with reasonable access to the Company’s and its Affiliates’ books, records, documents, personnel and other reasonably requested information; provided that if such information is not readily in the possession of the Company or its Affiliates and would require the preparation of any information, the costs and reasonable expenses therefor would be considered Transaction Expenses if the Company so informs the Holders’ Representative in writing prior thereto.
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(b) Without derogating from Section 4.04 below, each of the Wize Subsidiaries, and to extent necessary, the Company, undertakes to provide reasonable support (and shall cause the Wize Subsidiaries, including those not countersigning this Agreement, to support), the cost of which support, if (x) requires the support of any third parties or the devotion of substantial internal resources and (y) the Company so informs the Holders’ Representative in writing prior thereto, shall be considered Transaction Expenses, (i) any proposed LO2A Transaction presented by the Holders’ Representative and to approve entry into such transaction (including causing the execution of the LO2A Transaction Agreement), (ii) any LO2A Advisor Agreements presented by the Holders’ Representative (including causing the execution thereof), and (iii) any proposed Resdevco/BBG Amendment presented by the Holders’ Representative and to approve entry into such transaction (including causing the execution of any Resdevco/BBG Amendment), unless the Company shall have reasonably determined that such LO2A Transaction Agreement, LO2A Advisor Agreements or Resdevco/BBG Amendment, as the case may be, would subject the Company to (A) any additional cost or expense that would not constitute a Transaction Expense, or (B) any other liability for which Company would not be indemnified, in each case, other than Permitted Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it is hereby agreed that unless Company consents in writing otherwise, which it may withhold in its good faith discretion, the terms for any LO2A Transaction must provide that, other than Permitted Liabilities, the Company is not liable for the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made in connection with the LO2A Transaction, except to the extent that the liability for such breach is paid solely (i) out of an escrow established with LO2A Consideration to cover breach of representations, warranties and covenants of Company (the “Indemnity Escrow”), (ii) by representation and warranty or warranty and indemnity insurance (or a similar product) (“W&I Insurance”) purchased in connection with the LO2A Transaction with LO2A Consideration, and/or (iii) out of any earn-out, contingent payment or similar payment of the LO2A Consideration ) after Company has reimbursed itself for all Transaction Expenses.
(c) If (i) the Wize Subsidiaries and, to extent applicable, the Company shall have complied with its obligations hereunder and (ii) the Wize Subsidiaries and, to extent applicable, the Company shall not have entered into a definitive binding agreement in respect of an LO2A Transaction (an “LO2A Transaction Agreement”) during the Transaction Term, then, any time thereafter the Board may, in its good faith discretion, elect to terminate this Agreement or, if so requested in writing by the Holders’ Representative, the parties shall terminate this Agreement (the date of such election, the “Program Termination Date”); in which case, the Company shall provide written notice of such termination to the Rights Agent and the Holders’ Representative. This Agreement and all CVRs shall terminate automatically, and without any action on the part of the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, the Rights Agent, any Holder, the Holders’ Representative or any other Person, on the Program Termination Date.
(d) The Wize Subsidiaries, and to extent applicable, the Company shall promptly deliver (or cause its Affiliates to deliver) to the Rights Agent for the ratable benefit of the Holders, in accordance with the payment procedures set forth in Section 2.06, any consideration (whether cash, stock, assets or otherwise) that the Wize Subsidiaries, or to extent applicable, the Company (or any of its Affiliates or shareholders) received in connection with the LO2A Transaction Agreement(s) (“LO2A Consideration”) net of all Transaction Expenses not previously reimbursed to the Company or any of its Affiliates (such net consideration distributed, a “CVR Payment Amount”). If any LO2A Consideration (i) received by the Wize Subsidiaries, or to extent applicable, the Company (or any of its Affiliates or shareholders) is a combination of cash and non-cash consideration, then the Wize Subsidiaries, or to extent applicable, the Company may, at its election, set off all Transaction Expenses first against the cash portion of such LO2A Consideration before distributing any CVR Payment Amount pursuant to this Section 2.04(d), or (ii) consists of funds or other consideration that are placed in escrow or are contingent, then the LO2A Consideration (and consequently, the CVR Payment Amount) shall initially be calculated without such escrowed funds and/or contingent consideration, and once released or otherwise received by the Wize Subsidiaries or, to extent applicable, the Company (or any of its Affiliates or shareholders), it shall be calculated as part of the LO2A Consideration (and consequently, the CVR Payment Amount).
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Section 2.05 Payment Procedures.
(a) Within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of any LO2A Consideration by the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, by Wize, Wize shall deliver to the Rights Agent (x) an Officer’s Certificate certifying the CVR Payment Amount, if any, received by the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, Wize (or its Affiliates), with a copy to the Holders’ Representative (the “CVR Certificate”) and (y) the CVR Payment Amount. If the CVR Payment Amount is to be paid in cash, then such amount will be transferred by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Rights Agent, the applicable CVR Payment Amount, if any. To the extent that any CVR Payment Amount is paid to the Rights Agent, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Holders and any delay, failure or mistake in payment by Rights Agent shall not be the liability or obligation of Wize or the Wize Subsidiaries, as applicable (it being clarified such delay, failure or mistake in payment by Rights Agent being treated, and subject to the liability limitations, set forth in Article III). If the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, the Company fails to timely deliver the CVR Payment Amount (as may be adjusted upwards following resolution of a disagreement underlying a Notice of Objection) due hereunder to the Rights Agent, other than due to reasons which are a ‘force majeur’ or act of God, then, without derogating from the other rights and remedies available herein, such CVR Payment Amount shall bear a default interest of 6% per annum (from the date it was due until the transfer date) and such default interest shall be added to, and become part of, the CVR Payment Amount.
(b) On or prior to the 10th Business Day immediately following delivery of the CVR Certificate and the applicable CVR Payment Amount to the Rights Agent in accordance with Section 2.05, the Rights Agent shall (i) send each Holder a copy of such CVR Certificate to such Holder’s registered address and (ii) distribute the CVR Payment Amount, if any, to the Holders pro rata in accordance with their respective CVRs as reflected on the CVR Register, by checks (if such payment is to be made in cash) mailed to the respective addresses of such Holders as reflected in the CVR Register (the earlier of such 10th Business Day and the date on which the Rights Agent distributes the CVR Payment in accordance with this subsection(b), in each case if a CVR Payment Amount shall have been required to be delivered to the Rights Agent in accordance with Section 2.05, the “CVR Payment Date”).
(c) The Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, Wize shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, or cause to be deducted or withheld, from each CVR Payment Amount otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement, such amounts as Wize or the applicable subsidiary of Wize is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld or paid over to or deposited with the relevant governmental entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Holders in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. The Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, the Company and the Holders’ Representative may agree to defer any payment of the CVR Payment Amount as needed to secure a tax ruling or other procedure that would allow Wize to refrain from deducting or reduce the amount to be deducted, at source from the CVR Payment Amount.
(d) Any portion of a CVR Payment Amount that remains undistributed by the Rights Agent to the Holders (including by means of uncashed checks or invalid addresses on the CVR Register) twelve (12) months after the relevant CVR Payment Date shall be delivered by the Rights Agent to Wize, and any Holder shall thereafter look only to Wize for payments of such CVR Payment Amount, without interest, but such Holder shall have no greater rights against Wize than those accorded to general unsecured creditors of Wize under applicable law. Neither Wize nor the Rights Agent shall be liable to any Holder in respect of any cash delivered to a public official in compliance with any applicable state, federal or other abandoned property, escheat or similar law. If any checks delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof shall not have been cashed prior to the date on which the cash in respect of such checks would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any governmental authority, any cash in respect of such checks shall, to the extent permitted by law, immediately prior to such time become the property of Wize. Thereafter, Wize shall be responsible for compliance with unclaimed property obligations.
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Section 2.06. Reporting.
(a) If the Company shall not have delivered a CVR Certificate pursuant to Section 2.05 in any CVR Quarter, then, no later than 15 days following the end of such CVR Quarter, the Company shall deliver to the Rights Agent, with a copy to the Holders’ Representative, an Officer Certificate indicating that no CVR Payment Amount was due in respect of such CVR Quarter (a “Non-Achievement Certificate”). The Rights Agent shall promptly (and in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof) send each Holder a copy of the Non-Achievement Certificate at the address reflected in the CVR Register as of the date the Rights Agent received such Non-Achievement Certificate.
(b) Upon written demand by the Majority of CVR Holders (which demand must be in writing, with a copy to the Holders’ Representative and the Rights Agent) or the Holders’ Representative within thirty (30) calendar days after either (i) distribution by the Rights Agent of a Non-Achievement Certificate or (ii) distribution by the Rights Agent of a CVR Certificate (the “Objection Period”), the Holders’ Representative shall deliver a written notice to Wize (i) specifying that the Holders’ Representative or Majority of CVR Holders objects to the determination and/or calculation of Wize set forth in the Non-Achievement Certificate or CVR Certificate, as applicable, and (ii) setting forth in reasonable detail the basis upon which the Holders’ Representative or Majority of CVR Holders have determined that a CVR Payment Amount is in fact payable for the applicable CVR Quarter or that the amount of the CVR Payment Amount should be higher, as applicable (a “Notice of Objection”). Any dispute arising from a Notice of Objection shall be resolved in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 8.06, which decision shall be binding on the parties hereto and every Holder; it being clarified that the delivery of a Notice of Objection shall not relieve the Wize Subsidiaries or, to extent the applicable, the Company from payment of the CVR Payment Amount set forth in its initial CVR Certificate.
(c) If a Notice of Objection has not been delivered to Wize within the Objection Period, then the Non-Achievement Certificate or CVR Certificate, as applicable, shall not be subject to any challenge by the Holders’ Representative or any Holder, and the Rights Agent shall have no further obligations with respect to such Non-Achievement Certificate or CVR Certificate, as applicable.
(d) Wize shall promptly furnish (and in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request) to the Rights Agent and the Holders’ Representative all information and documentation in connection with this Agreement and the CVRs that the Rights Agent or the Holders’ Representative may reasonably request in connection with the determination of whether a CVR Payment Amount is due and the sum thereof, which information shall be used solely in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and shall be subject to the obligations set forth in Section 8.14.
Section 2.07. No Voting, Dividends or Interest; No Equity or Ownership Interest in Wize.
(a) The CVRs shall not have any voting or dividend rights, and, except as expressly set forth otherwise herein, interest shall not accrue on any amounts payable, if any, on the CVRs to any Holder.
(b) The CVRs shall not represent any equity or ownership interest in the Company. The rights of the Holders are limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement, and Holders’ sole right to receive property hereunder is the right to receive CVR Payment Amounts, if any, through the Rights Agent in accordance with the terms hereof. It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that a CVR shall not constitute a security of Wize.
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(c) By accepting a CVR, each Holder is deemed to acknowledge and agree to the appointment and authority of the Holders’ Representative to act as the exclusive representative, agent and attorney-in-fact of such Holder and all Holders as set forth in this Agreement. By accepting a CVR, each Holder agrees that such Holder will not challenge or contest any action, inaction, determination or decision of the Holders’ Representative or the authority or power of the Holders’ Representative and will not threaten, bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute or voluntarily aid any action, which challenges the validity of or seeks to enjoin the operation of any provision of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the provisions related to the authority of the Holders’ Representative to act on behalf of such Holder and all Holders as set forth in this Agreement. If a Holder brings, commences, institutes, maintains, prosecutes or voluntarily aids any such action, then such Holder shall lose all rights under this Agreement and under such Holder’s CVRs, including, without limitation, the right to receive any payments under this Agreement or in connection with any CVR.
(d) The Wize Subsidiaries and Wize may rely upon any written decision, act, consent or instruction of the Holders’ Representative as being the decision, act, consent or instruction of every Holder. The Wize Subsidiaries and Wize are hereby relieved from any liability to any Holder for any acts done by them in accordance with such written decision, act, consent or instruction of Holders’ Representative.
Section 2.08. Amendments to LO2A Transaction Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither Wize nor the Wize Subsidiaries or Affiliates thereof shall amend any LO2A Transaction Agreement, Resdevco Agreement and/or BBG Exchange Agreement, or waive any right thereunder, unless the Holders’ Representative or the Majority of CVR Holders consents in writing to each such amendment or waiver.
Section 2.09. Ability to Abandon CVRs.
A Holder may at any time, at such Holder’s option, abandon all of such Holder’s remaining rights in a CVR by transferring such CVR to Wize without consideration therefor.
ARTICLE
III.
THE RIGHTS AGENT
Section 3.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) The Rights Agent shall be authorized and protected and shall not have any liability for, or in respect of any actions taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in connection with this Agreement and the exercise and performance of its duties hereunder, except to the extent such liability is a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of the Rights Agent (each as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) and subject to the limitations set forth herein, including section 3.01(b) below. No provision of this Agreement shall require the Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it believes that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, except for a failure to distribute the CVR Payment Amount, if any, to the Holders pro rata in accordance with their respective CVRs as reflected on the CVR Register, any liability of the Rights Agent under this Agreement will be limited to the amount of annual fees (excluding any reimbursed costs and expenses) paid by the Company to the Rights Agent during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event for which recovery from the Rights Agent is being sought.
(b) Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event will the Rights Agent be (i) liable for special, punitive, or consequential loss or damages (including, without limitation, lost profits) or (ii) required to take actions that are beyond its express duties hereunder.
(c) The Rights Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility in the case of the receipt of any written demand from any CVR Holder with respect to any action or default by the Company, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any duty or responsibility to initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise or to make any demand upon the Company.
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Section 3.02. Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent.
(a) Any corporation or limited liability company or other entity into which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or limited liability company or other entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent shall be a party, or any corporation or limited liability company succeeding to the stock transfer or other shareholder services business of the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent, shall be the successor to the Rights Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, provided that such corporation or limited liability company or other entity would be eligible for appointment as a successor Rights Agent under the provisions of Section 3.04. The purchase of all or substantially all of the Rights Agent’s assets employed in the performance of transfer agent activities shall be deemed a merger or consolidation for purposes of this Section 3.02. In case at the time such successor Rights Agent shall succeed to the agency created by this Agreement, any of the CVR Certificates shall still have the full force provided in the CVR Certificates and in this Agreement.
(b) In case at any time the name of the Rights Agent shall be changed and at such time any of the CVR Certificates shall have not been delivered, such CVR Certificates shall still have the full force provided in the CVR Certificates and in this Agreement.
Section 3.03. Certain Rights of Rights Agent.
(a) the Rights Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied duties, covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agent;
(b) the Rights Agent may rely and shall be authorized and protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, power of attorney, endorsement, affidavit, letter or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by an officer of the proper party or parties or upon any written instructions or statements from the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries or the Holders’ Representative (the authorized representatives thereof are all listed in Schedule 3) with respect to any matter relating to its role as Rights Agent hereunder. The Rights Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any event of which it was supposed to receive notice thereof hereunder but as to which no notice was provided, and the Rights Agent shall be fully protected and shall incur no liability for failing to take any action in connection therewith unless and until it has received such notice;
(c) whenever the Rights Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Rights Agent may request and rely upon an Officer’s Certificate from the Company with respect to such fact or matter; and such certificate shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Rights Agent and the Rights Agent shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such certificate. The Rights Agent shall be fully authorized and protected in relying upon the most recent instructions received from the Company. In the event the Rights Agent believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by the Rights Agent hereunder, the Rights Agent, may, in its sole discretion, refrain from taking any action, and shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to the Company or any other Person for refraining from taking such action, unless the Rights Agent receives written instructions from the Company, with a concurrent copy to the Holders’ Representative, that eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the satisfaction of the Rights Agent;
(d) the Rights Agent may engage and consult with counsel (who may be legal counsel of the Company or an employee or legal counsel of the Rights Agent) and the Rights Agent may rely on the advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it hereunder in reliance thereon in the absence of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Rights Agent (as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction);
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(e) the permissive rights of the Rights Agent to perform actions enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty;
(f) the Rights Agent shall not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of such powers or otherwise;
(g) Wize agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent for, and hold the Rights Agent harmless against, any loss, liability, damage, judgment, fine, penalty, claim, demand, suit, settlement, cost or expense (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of legal counsel) incurred, absent willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Rights Agent (the occurrence of each as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction), for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by the Rights Agent in connection with the acceptance and administration of this Agreement, or the exercise or performance of its duties hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability hereunder and in enforcing this right of indemnification;
(h) Wize agrees to pay to, and shall be liable for, the Rights Agent fees and expenses in connection with this Agreement (“Rights Agent Fees and Expenses”), as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, and further including reimbursement of the Rights Agent for all taxes and charges, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and other charges of any kind and nature, including reasonable fees and expenses of the Rights Agent’s counsel and agent, (other than taxes measured by the Rights Agent’s net income), paid or incurred by the Rights Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, delivery, amendment, administration and execution by the Rights Agent of this Agreement and its duties hereunder;
(i) the Rights Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company or Holders’ Representative only, as applicable;
(j) the Rights Agent shall not have any liability for or be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof; nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or failure by the Company to satisfy conditions contained in this Agreement;
(k) the Company agrees that it will perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be required or requested by the Rights Agent for the carrying out or performing by the Rights Agent of its duties under this Agreement;
(l) the Rights Agent shall not be subject to, nor be required to comply with, or determine if any Person has complied with, the LO2A Transaction Agreement or any other agreement between or among any of the Company, the Holders’ Representative or any other parties hereto, even though reference thereto may be made in this Agreement, or to comply with any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement;
(m) the Rights Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys or agents, and the Rights Agent shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys or agents or for any loss to the Company, to the Holders, the Holders’ Representative or any other Person resulting from any such act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct, absent gross negligence or bad faith in the selection and continued employment thereof (which gross negligence or bad faith must be determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) and, in the event of arbitration or litigation in connection with the matters contemplated herein, the Rights Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, engage and consult with tax experts, valuation firms and other experts and third parties that it, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate or necessary to enable it to discharge its duties hereunder;
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(n) nothing herein shall preclude the Rights Agent or any of its Affiliates from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other Person; and
(o) the provisions of 0 and this 0 shall survive the expiration of the CVRs, the termination of this Agreement, the payment of any distributions made pursuant to this Agreement, and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Rights Agent hereunder.
Section 3.04. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(a) The Rights Agent and any successor Rights Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Company and the Holders’ Representative, specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect, which notice shall be sent at least thirty (30) days before the date so specified. The Company may remove the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Rights Agent and the Holders’ Representative specifying a date when such removal shall take effect, which notice shall be sent at least thirty (30) days before the date so specified. In the event any transfer agency relationship in effect between the Company and the Rights Agent terminates, the Rights Agent will be deemed to have resigned automatically and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement as of the effective date of such termination, and the Company shall be responsible for sending any required notice hereunder.
(b) If the Rights Agent shall resign or be removed or shall otherwise become incapable of acting, the Company shall appoint a successor to the Rights Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after giving notice of such removal or after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the resigning or incapacitated Rights Agent, then the Holders’ Representative may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new Rights Agent. Any successor Rights Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such a court, shall be either (a) a Person organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any state of the United States that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust or stock transfer powers and is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and that has, along with its Affiliates, at the time of its appointment as Rights Agent a combined capital and surplus that is similar or higher than the combined capital and surplus of the initial Rights Agent, or (b) an Affiliate of such Person. No Rights Agent may be an Affiliate of the Company. After appointment, the successor Rights Agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named as Rights Agent without further act or deed; but the predecessor Rights Agent shall deliver and transfer to the successor Rights Agent any property at the time held by it hereunder, and execute and deliver any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed necessary for the purpose; provided, that, the predecessor Rights Agent shall not be required to make any additional expenditure or assume any additional liability in connection with the foregoing. Not later than the effective date of any such appointment the Company shall file notice thereof in writing with the predecessor Rights Agent.
(c) The Company shall give prompt notice to the Holders’ Representative of each resignation and each removal of a Rights Agent and each appointment of a successor Rights Agent. Such notice shall include the name and address of the successor Rights Agent. If the Company fails to send such notice within three (3) days after acceptance of appointment by a successor Rights Agent, the successor Rights Agent shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Company.
Section 3.05. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
Every successor Rights Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company, the Holders’ Representative and the retiring Rights Agent (i) an instrument accepting such appointment and (ii) a counterpart of this Agreement, and thereupon such successor Rights Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Rights Agent; provided, that upon the request of the Company, the Holders’ Representative or the successor Rights Agent, such retiring Rights Agent shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Rights Agent all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Rights Agent and shall cooperate in the transfer of all relevant data, including the CVR Register, to the successor Rights Agent.
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IV.
CERTAIN COVENANTS
Section 4.01. List of Holders.
Wize shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Rights Agent (with a copy to the Holders’ Representative) (i) with respect to holders of shares of Common Stock, in such form as Wize receives from its transfer agent (or other agent performing similar services for Wize), and (ii) with respect to holders of shares of Common Stock, in such form as Wize receives from its transfer agent (or the names, addresses and holdings of the Company’s holders of Common Stock as of the Record Date, within ten (10) Business Days after the Effective Time.
Section 4.02. Performance of Agreements.
Unless this Agreement and the CVRs shall have been terminated as provided herein, from and after the date hereof, the Wize Subsidiaries, or, solely to the extent applicable, Wize will use commercially reasonable efforts to perform all of its obligations under all LO2A Transaction Agreements, if any. The parties hereto acknowledge that pursuant to the LO2A Transaction Agreements, third parties may be responsible for, among other things, the development, regulatory filings, marketing and commercialization associated with the LO2A Technology. Similarly, the Wize Subsidiaries will use commercially reasonable efforts to comply (or, where applicable, cause its subsidiaries to comply) with the terms of the Resdevco Agreement and the BBG Exchange Agreement.
Section 4.03. Operations.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, including Section 4.04 below, neither Wize nor the Wize Subsidiaries has any obligation to operate the LO2A Business in order to maximize any CVR Payment Amount; provided, that (A) the Wize Subsidiaries and Wize shall not, directly or indirectly, take (or omit to take) any actions in bad faith or for the principal purpose of avoiding or reducing the amount of CVR Payment Amounts payable under this Agreement or restricting their ability to pay the CVR Payment Amounts, and (B) for the sake of clarity, Wize may not take, or commit to take, any of the following actions without the prior written consent of the Holders’ Representative or the Majority of CVR Holders (i) sell, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose any shares of Wize US or any other Wize Subsidiary, (ii) amend or modify the Resdevco Agreement, the BBG Exchange Agreement and/or the Acquisition Agreement, (iii) use its voting rights in Wize US to affect the amount of any LO2A Consideration, or (iv) use its ownership or voting rights in Wize US to circumvent or prevent Wize US from satisfying its obligations under this Agreement or the BBG Exchange Agreement.
Section 4.04. LO2A Investment.
The Wize Subsidiaries shall (and shall cause their Affiliates to) invest, at the request of the Holders’ Representative, in the development of the LO2A Technology, including (i) by continuing the conduct of clinical trials, applying for regulatory approvals and engaging advisors, and (ii) leasing space in Israel for such business, including all costs, capitalized costs and out of pocket expenses in connection with the same (the “Post-Closing LO2A Investment”); it being understood and agreed that any such Post-Closing LO2A Investment includes the license fees payable to Resdevco under the Resdevco Agreement.
Section 4.05 Books and Records.
The Wize Subsidiaries, and to the extent applicable, Wize shall make commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cause its subsidiaries to make commercially reasonable efforts to, keep true, complete and accurate records in sufficient detail to enable the Holders’ Representative and its representatives to determine the amounts payable hereunder.
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Section 4.05. Assignments.
Except as expressly set forth in Sections 3.04 and 5.06, no party hereto may, in whole or in part, assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties.
Section 4.06. Maximum Post-Closing LO2A Investment and Transaction Expenses.
The Wize Subsidiaries shall, at the request and direction of the Holders’ Representative, spend or incur up to US$300,000 of Post-Closing LO2A Investment and any other Transaction Expenses; provided that, at the request of the Holders’ Representative, such amount shall not be limited to US$300,000 if (i) the Holders’ Representative shall (or shall cause others to) finance or commit to finance such excess on terms acceptable to Wize (not to be unreasonably withheld, provided that it shall be reasonable not to accept any terms that include recourse against Wize, other than Permitted Liabilities), or (ii) in the event that an LO2A Transaction Agreement is to be executed during the Transaction Term, to the extent that the proceeds payable under the LO2A Transaction Agreement will likely cover such excess, such as in case of contingent fees payable to financial advisors (and, in which case, such excess shall, for the sake of clarity, constitute Transaction Expenses), provided further that such amount is only incurred and not required to be paid out of pocket until the completion of the LO2A Transaction.
Section 4.06. Reimbursement of Transaction Expenses.
The Wize Subsidiaries, and to the extent applicable, Wize, shall be reimbursed (or shall reimburse itself) for all Transaction Expenses incurred thereby from the LO2A Consideration (or, in the case of the Post-Closing LO2A Investment of up to US$300,000, from its own resources); provided, however, that the Wize Subsidiaries and, to the extent applicable, Wize shall provide the Holders’ Representative with a report including all Transaction Expenses to be reimbursed or offset (with copies of invoices and reasonable explanation of the nature of each expense).
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V.
THE HOLDERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
Section 5.01. Appointment of Holders’ Representative.
By accepting CVRs, the Holders hereby appoint, authorize and empower the Holders’ Representative to be the exclusive representative, agent and attorney-in-fact of each Holder, with full power of substitution, to make all decisions and determinations and to act (or not act) and execute, deliver and receive all agreements, documents, instruments and consents on behalf of and as agent for each Holder at any time in connection with, and that may be necessary or appropriate to accomplish the intent and implement the provisions of this Agreement and to facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation for purposes of (i) negotiating and settling, on behalf of the Holders, any dispute that arises under this Agreement after the Effective Time, (ii) confirming the satisfaction of the Wize Subsidiaries’ and Wize’s obligations under this Agreement, (iii) negotiating any LO2A Transaction and LO2A Transaction Agreement (including any LO2A Advisor Agreements), (iv) negotiating any Resdevco/BBG Amendment, (v) negotiating and settling matters with respect to the amounts to be paid to the Holders pursuant to this Agreement, (vi) decision regarding termination of the Resdevco Agreement, (vii) using any of its other powers and authorities contemplated by this Agreement, including designation of directors to the boards of directors Wize Subsidiaries, and (viii) negotiating and entering into any amendment, modification or waiver to this Agreement in accordance with Article VII hereof.
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Section 5.02. Authority.
The appointment of the Holders’ Representative by the Holders pursuant to Section 5.01 is coupled with an interest and may not be revoked in whole or in part (including, without limitation, upon the death or incapacity of any Holder). Subject to the prior qualifications, such appointment shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, estates, personal representatives, officers, directors, security holders, successors and assigns of each Holder. All decisions of the Holders’ Representative with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including those actions covered under Section 5.01 above) shall be final and binding on all Holders. Wize, the Wize Subsidiaries and the Rights Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, without independent investigation, any act, notice, instruction or communication from the Holders’ Representative and any document executed by the Holders’ Representative on behalf of any Holder and shall be fully protected in connection with any action or inaction taken or omitted to be taken in reliance thereon. The Holders’ Representative shall not be responsible for any loss suffered by, or liability of any kind to, the Holders arising out of any act done or omitted by the Holders’ Representative in connection with the acceptance or administration of the Holders’ Representative’s duties hereunder, unless such act or omission involves gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Holders’ Representative; it being understood, including for purposes of Sections 5.03 and 5.04 below, that any decision or act of the Holders’ Representative that is approved by the Majority of CVR Holders shall be prima facie evidence that the decision or act did not involve gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Section 5.03. Holders’ Representative Liability.
(a) The Holders’ Representative shall be authorized and protected and shall not have any liability for, or in respect of any actions taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in connection with this Agreement and the exercise and performance of its duties hereunder, except to the extent such liability is a result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Holders’ Representative (each as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). No provision of this Agreement shall require the Holders’ Representative to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it believes that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
(b) The Holders’ Representative undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied duties, covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Holders’ Representative.
(c) The Holders’ Representative may rely and shall be authorized and protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, power of attorney, endorsement, affidavit, letter or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by an officer of the proper party or parties or upon any written instructions or statements from the Wize Subsidiaries, the Company or the Rights Agent with respect to any matter relating to its acting as Holders’ Representative. The Holders’ Representative shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any event of which it was supposed to receive notice thereof hereunder but as to which no notice was provided, and the Holders’ Representative shall be fully protected and shall incur no liability for failing to take any action in connection therewith unless and until it has received such notice.
(d) Whenever the Holders’ Representative shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Holders’ Representative may request and rely upon an Officer’s Certificate from the Company with respect to such fact or matter; and such certificate shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Holders’ Representative and the Holders’ Representative shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such certificate. The Holders’ Representative shall be fully authorized and protected in relying upon the most recent instructions received from the Company. In the event the Holders’ Representative believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by the Holders’ Representative hereunder, the Holders’ Representative, may, in its sole discretion, refrain from taking any action, and shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries or any other Person for refraining from taking such action, unless the Holders’ Representative receives written instructions from the Company that eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the satisfaction of the Holders’ Representative.
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(e) The Holders’ Representative may engage and consult with counsel of its selection and the written advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Holders’ Representative in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it hereunder in reliance thereon in the absence of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Holders’ Representative (as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).
(f) The permissive rights of the Holders’ Representative to perform actions enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.
(g) The Holders’ Representative shall not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of such powers or otherwise.
(h) The Holders’ Representative shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or be required to verify the same.
(i) The Holders’ Representative shall not have any liability for or be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof; nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Wize Subsidiaries or the Company of any covenant or failure by the Wize Subsidiaries or the Company to satisfy conditions contained in this Agreement.
(j) The Holders’ Representative shall not be subject to, nor be required to comply with, or determine if any Person has complied with any other agreement between or among any of the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, or any other parties hereto (unless the Holders’ Representative is a party thereto), even though reference thereto may be made in this Agreement, or to comply with any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
(k) The Holders’ Representative may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys or agents, and the Holders’ Representative shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys or agents or for any loss to the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, the Holders, the Rights Agent or any other Person resulting from any such act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct, absent gross negligence in the selection and continued employment thereof (which gross negligence must be determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) and, in the event of arbitration or litigation in connection with the matters contemplated herein, the Holders’ Representative may, but shall not be obligated to, engage and consult with tax experts, valuation firms and other experts and third parties that it, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate or necessary to enable it to discharge its duties hereunder.
(l) It is acknowledged by each of the parties hereto that the Company and the Wize Subsidiaries have retained Goldfarb Seligman & Co. (“Sellers’ Counsel”) to act as their counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that Sellers’ Counsel has not acted as counsel for any other Person in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that no other party or Person has the status of a client of the Sellers’ Counsel for conflict of interest or any other purposes as a result thereof. The parties hereby agree that, in the event that a dispute arises between the parties or any of their respective Affiliates and the Holders or the Holders’ Representative or any of its Affiliates, Sellers’ Counsel may represent the Holders and/or the Holders’ Representative in such dispute even though the interests of the Holders or the Holders’ Representative may be directly adverse to the Company or any of its Affiliates and even though Sellers’ Counsel may have represented the Company or its Affiliates in a matter substantially related to such dispute, and the Company and its Affiliates hereby waive, on behalf of themselves and each of their Affiliates, any conflict of interest in connection with such representation by Sellers’ Counsel. Each of the parties further agrees that, as to all pre-Effective Time communications among Sellers’ Counsel, any of the Company and its Affiliates, and any Holder or Holder’s Representative in the course of the negotiation, documentation and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the attorney-client privilege, the expectation of client confidence and all other rights to any evidentiary privilege belong to the Holders’ Representative, and may be controlled by Holders’ Representative and shall not pass to or be claimed by Cosmos, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates. The parties agree to take, and to cause their respective Affiliates to take, all steps reasonably necessary to implement the intent of this Section 5.03(l).
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Section 5.04. Indemnification
(a) Wize agrees to indemnify and defend the Holders’ Representative (in this Section 5.04, including any of its family members, Affiliates, directors, executive officers, shareholders, successors and assigns) for, and hold the Holders’ Representative harmless against, any loss, liability, damage, judgment, fine, penalty, claim, demand, suit, settlement, cost or expense (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of legal counsel), incurred without willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Holders’ Representative (the occurrence of each as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction), for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by the Holders’ Representative in connection with the Holders’ Representative’s exercise or performance of its duties hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holders’ Representative shall not be deemed to act in willful misconduct or gross negligence or in breach of this Agreement if it acts in accordance with the written instructions received from the Majority CVR Holders (to the extent provided for herein) or at the written advice of counsel.
(b) Promptly (but in any event within seven (7) Business Days) after the receipt by the Holders’ Representative of written notice of any demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, the Holders’ Representative shall notify the Company thereof in writing; provided, however, that any failure to do so in a timely manner shall not limit any of the rights of the Holders’ Representative hereunder (except to the extent such failure materially prejudices the defense of such demand). The Company shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense of any such claim or proceeding, and, if it so elects at any time after receipt of such notice, it may assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such claim or of any other legal action or proceeding.
(c) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby confirmed and agreed that the Company shall not settle any claim or proceeding in respect of this Agreement for which the Holders’ Representative is not fully indemnified by the Company under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Holders’ Representative, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(d) For the purposes of this Section 5.04, the terms “expense” or “loss” means any amount paid or payable to satisfy any claim, demand, request, action, suit or proceeding settled with the written consent of the Holders’ Representative, and all reasonable costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, counsel fees and disbursements, paid or incurred in investigating or defending against any such claim, demand, action, suit, proceeding or investigation.
(e) The provisions of Section 5.03 and this Section 5.04 shall survive the expiration of the CVRs, the termination of this Agreement, the payment of any distributions made pursuant to this Agreement, and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Holders’ Representative hereunder.
Section 5.05. Holders’ Representative Fees and Expenses.
The Company agrees to pay, or reimburse the Holders’ Representative promptly for, the Holders’ Representative’s out of pocket expenses reasonably incurred in connection with this Agreement and the services the Holders’ Representative provides, including any expense associated with exploring and negotiating any LO2A Transaction as well as all taxes and charges, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and other charges of any kind and nature, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to Holders’ Representative (as well as the service fees agreed to below, as applicable) (“Holders’ Representative Fees and Expenses”). In addition, and without derogating from the other provisions of this Section 5.05, upon the Successor Holders’ Representative assuming the position of the Holders’ Representative, Holders’ Representative Fees and Expenses include reimbursement of the Holders’ Representative for all taxes and charges, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and other charges of any kind and nature, including reasonable fees and expenses of the Holders’ Representative’s counsel and agent (other than taxes measured by the Holders’ Representative’s income), paid or incurred by the Holders’ Representative in connection with the discharging of the Holders’ Representative’s duties under this Agreement. The parties agree that the Company (i) shall not pay the initial Holders’ Representative any fees for its services hereunder (other than, for the sake of clarity, reimbursement of expenses as set forth above), and (ii) in case any Successor Holders’ Representative is appointed, it shall pay a Successor Holders’ Representative a fee that shall not exceed the customary fees payable for such services at such time.
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Section 5.06. Successor Holders’ Representative.
(a) The Holders’ Representative and any successor Holders’ Representative may resign and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Company, specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect, which notice shall be sent at least 21 days before the date so specified.
(b) The Holders’ Representative (and any successor thereof) may be removed for any reason or no reason by approval of a Majority of CVR Holders, but only with the consent of Wize, which will not be unreasonably withheld.
(c) In the event that the Holders’ Representative dies, becomes unable to perform his or her responsibilities hereunder or resigns or is removed from such position, a Majority of CVR Holders shall be authorized, with the consent of Wize, which will not be unreasonably withheld, to and shall select another representative to fill such vacancy and such substituted representative shall be deemed to be the Holders’ Representative for all purposes of this Agreement; provided however that if the initial Holders’ Representative named herein resigns, then the successor Holders’ Representative replacing the initial Holders’ Representative named herein may be selected by the initial Holders’ Representative without approval of the Majority of CVR Holders.
(d) The newly-appointed Holders’ Representative shall notify Wize and the Rights Agent in writing of his or her appointment, provide evidence that a Majority of CVR Holders approved such appointment and provide appropriate contact information for purposes of this Agreement. Wize, the Wize Subsidiaries and the Rights Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, without independent investigation, the identity and validity of such newly-appointed Holders’ Representative as set forth in such written notice. In the event that within 21 days after the Holders’ Representative dies, becomes unable to perform his or her responsibilities hereunder or resigns or is removed from such position and no successor Holders’ Representative has been so selected, Wize shall cause the Rights Agent to notify the Person holding the largest quantity of the outstanding CVRs (and who is not Wize or any Affiliate of Wize) that such Person is the successor Holders’ Representative, and such person shall be the successor Holders’ Representative hereunder. If such Person notifies the Rights Agent in writing that such Person declines to serve, the Rights Agent shall forthwith notify the Person holding the next-largest quantity of the outstanding CVRs (and who is not Wize or any Affiliate of Wize) that such next-largest-quantity Person is the successor Holders’ Representative, and such next-largest-quantity Person shall be the successor Holders’ Representative hereunder. The Holders are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 5.06. If a successor Holders’ Representative is not appointed pursuant to the preceding procedure within sixty (60) days after the Holders’ Representative dies, becomes unable to perform his or her responsibilities hereunder or resigns or is removed from such position, Wize shall appoint a successor Holders’ Representative.
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VI.
ADDITIONAL UNDERTAKINGS
Section 6.01. Availability of Information.
The Company will (i) subject to Section 8.14, provide to the Rights Agent and the Holders’ Representative (as the case may be), all information in connection with this Agreement, the LO2A Transaction and the CVRs that such person may reasonably request, and (ii) in the case of any LO2A Transaction, shall publish by way of a press release and/or Form 8-K, the key details thereof.
Section 6.02. Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Conveyance.
Without derogating from the covenants set forth in Section 2.04 and Sections 4.02 to 4.04, in the event that the Wize Subsidiaries or the Company shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease any or all of its properties and assets that relate to LO2A Technology, the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, the Company shall cause the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, the Company is merged or the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer, or that leases, such properties and assets of the Company (the “Surviving Person”) to assume the obligations of the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, the Company under this Agreement and shall deliver to the Rights Agent written confirmation of the Company and Person that the requirement of this Section 6.2 has been met. It is hereby agreed, however, that if an LO2A Transaction involves the sale of the shares of (i) Wize US, then Wize US and Ocuwize shall be automatically released from any and all of their rights and obligations hereunder, or (ii) OcuWize, then Ocuwize shall be automatically released from any and all of its rights and obligations hereunder.
Section 6.03. Successor Substituted.
Upon any consolidation of or merger by the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, the Company with or into any other Person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease of properties and assets in accordance with Section 6.02, the Surviving Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, the Company under this Agreement with the same effect as if the Surviving Person had been named as the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, the Company herein, and thereafter the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Agreement and the CVRs.
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VII.
AMENDMENTS
Section 7.01. Amendments Without Consent.
(a) Without the consent of the Majority of CVR Holders or the Holders’ Representative, the Company, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more amendments hereto, solely for the following purposes (provided that any amendment effected prior to the Effective Time shall also require the written consent of Cosmos):
(i) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Wize Subsidiaries or the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein in a transaction contemplated by Section 6.02;
(ii) to evidence the succession of another Person as a successor CVR Registrar and the assumption by any successor of the obligations of the CVR Registrar herein;
(iii) to evidence the succession of another Person as a successor Rights Agent and the assumption by any successor of the covenants and obligations of the Rights Agent herein;
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(iv) as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that the CVRs are not subject to registration under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act; provided, that such provisions shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders and/or to the interests of the Holders’ Representative; or
(v) to add to the covenants of the Company or the Wize Subsidiaries such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions as the Board shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders; provided, that in each case, such provisions shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders and/or to the interests of the Holders’ Representative.
(b) Any such amendment shall be fully valid even if such amendment is signed only by the Company and the Rights Agent.
(c) Promptly after the execution by the Company and the Rights Agent of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.01, the Company shall so notify the Holders’ Representative in writing.
Section 7.02. Amendments with Consent.
(a) Subject to Section 7.01 (which amendments pursuant to Section 7.01 may be made without the consent of the Holders or the Holders’ Representative), with the written consent of the Holders’ Representative, and subject to the receipt of the approval of a Majority of CVR Holders, the Company and the Rights Agent (and, prior to the Effective Time, Cosmos), may enter into one or more amendments hereto (and, for the sake of clarity, the parties hereby agree that any amendment to the Acquisition Agreement, if made following the Effective Time, shall be deemed as an amendment to this Agreement) for the purpose of adding, eliminating or changing any provisions of this Agreement, even if such addition, elimination or change is in any way adverse to the interests of the Holders and/or to the interests of the Holders’ Representative. Any such amendment shall be fully valid even if such amendment is signed only by the Company and the Rights Agent (and, prior to the Effective Time, Cosmos), provided, the Holders’ Representative and a Majority of CVR Holders have consented thereto in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the approval of the Majority of CVR Holders shall not be required if (i) the amendment is approved by the written consent of the Holders’ Representative and (ii) such amendment, as approved by the Holders’ Representative, does not adversely effect the rights of any Holder in any material respect and does not otherwise treat any Holder disproportionately and adversely in any respect from all other Holders.
(b) Promptly after the execution by the Company and the Rights Agent (and, prior to the Effective Time, Cosmos) of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.02, the Company shall either (i) mail a notice thereof by first-class mail to the Holders at their respective addresses as they shall appear on the CVR Register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amendment, or (ii) publish a notice thereof by way of a press release and/or filing a Form 8-K, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amendment.
Section 7.03. Execution of Amendments.
Before executing any amendment permitted by this Article VII, the Rights Agent shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an opinion of counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement. The Rights Agent may, but is not obligated to, enter into any such amendment that affects the Rights Agent’s own rights, privileges, covenants, immunities, obligations or duties under this Agreement or otherwise. No supplement or amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless duly executed by the Rights Agent.
Section 7.04. Effect of Amendments.
Upon the execution of any amendment under this Article VII, this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, such amendment shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes and the Holders’ Representative and to the extent valid and binding under applicable law every Holder shall be bound thereby.
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ARTICLE
VIII.
OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 8.01. Termination.
This Agreement and all CVRs shall terminate automatically and without any action on the part of the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, any Holder, the Holders’ Representative, the Rights Agent or any other Person on the earlier of (i) the Program Termination Date; (ii) 180 days following the Last CVR Entitlement Date (as such period may be extended, in the event of the delivery of a Notice of Objection, until the final determination thereof in accordance with this Agreement, including, if applicable, the fulfillment of any payment or other obligation required pursuant to such final determination); and (iii) if the Acquisition Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms following the date hereof (such earlier date, the “Termination Date”), and neither this Agreement nor any CVR shall be of any force or effect thereafter, and the Company shall have no liability hereunder or thereunder, other than with respect to (i) the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, the Company’s obligation to pay any CVR Payment Amount due and owing to the Holders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as of the Termination Date; (ii) the Company’s obligation to pay any amount due and owing by the Company to the Rights Agent or the Holders’ Representative under this Agreement as of the Termination Date); (iii) any obligation or liability arising from any prior breach by the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, the Company of any provision of this Agreement; provided that Sections 3.03(g), 3.03(h), 5.03, 5.04, and this Article VIII shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement and shall remain fully effective and enforceable thereafter.
Section 8.02. Notices to the Rights Agent, the Company, Cosmos and/or the Holders’ Representative.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other document provided or permitted by this Agreement to the Rights Agent, the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, Cosmos and/or the Holders’ Representative shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and delivered personally, sent by email, sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (with proof of service), addressed as set forth in Schedule 2, and shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt (with confirmation of receipt, if by email).
Section 8.03. Notice to Holders.
Where this Agreement provides for notice to Holders, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his, her or its address as it appears in the CVR Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.
Section 8.04. Effect of Headings.
The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 8.05. Benefits of Agreement.
Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall give to any Person (other than the parties hereto, the Holders and their permitted successors and permitted assigns hereunder) any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement or under any covenant or provision herein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto, the Holders and their permitted successors and permitted assigns; provided, that the Holders shall have no rights or remedies hereunder except as expressly set forth herein.
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Section 8.06. Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law principals, whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction, that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of Delaware. In any action or suit among any of the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, Cosmos, the Rights Agent, the Holders’ Representative and the Holders arising out of or relating to this Agreement: (a) each of the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, the Rights Agent, the Holders’ Representative and, to the extent valid and binding under applicable law, Holders irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of Delaware; (b) if any such action or suit is commenced in such state court, then, none of the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, the Rights Agent, Cosmos, the Holders’ Representative and, to the extent valid and binding under applicable law, the Holders shall object to the removal of such action or suit to any federal court located in the District of Delaware; and (c) each of the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, the Rights Agent, Cosmos, the Holders’ Representative or, to the extent valid and binding under applicable law, the Holders irrevocably waives the right to trial by jury.
(b) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.06(b) .
Section 8.07. Legal Holidays.
In the event that a CVR Payment Date shall not be a Business Day, then, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any payment required to be made in respect of the CVRs on such date need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the CVR Payment Date.
Section 8.08. Fund.
All funds received by the Rights Agent under this Agreement that are to be distributed or applied by the Rights Agent in the performance of the services contemplated hereunder (the “Funds”) shall be held by the Rights Agent as agent for the Holders and the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, the Company deposited in one or more bank accounts to be maintained by the Rights Agent in its name as agent for the Holders and the Wize Subsidiaries, or to the extent applicable, the Company. Until paid pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Rights Agent will hold the Funds through such accounts in: deposit accounts of (i) Citi Bank or (ii) other commercial banks with Tier 1 capital exceeding $1 billion or with an average rating above investment grade by S&P (LT Local Issuer Credit Rating), Moody’s (Long Term Rating) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (LT Issuer Default Rating) (each as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P.). The Rights Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Funds, including any losses resulting from a default by any bank, financial institution or other third party, that may result from any deposit made by the Rights Agent in accordance with this paragraph. The Rights Agent may from time to time receive interest, dividends or other earnings in connection with such deposits. The Rights Agent shall not be obligated to pay such interest, dividends or earnings to the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, any Holder or any other party.
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Section 8.09. Severability Clause.
Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, the Holders’ Representative, the Rights Agent and, prior to the Effective Time, Cosmos, agree that the court making such determination will have the power to limit such term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to replace such term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the preceding sentence, the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, the Holders’ Representative, the Rights Agent and, prior to the Effective Time, Cosmos agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term or provision; provided, however, that if such term or provision, whether modified by the court or the agreement of the or the other parties hereto, shall adversely affect the rights, immunities, liabilities, duties or obligations of the Rights Agent (in its sole discretion), the Rights Agent shall be entitled to resign immediately upon written notice to the Company and the Holders’ Representative.
Section 8.10. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by all parties hereto by electronic transmission, including in PDF format, shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 8.11. Entire Agreement.
As it relates to the Rights Agent, this Agreement and the schedules and exhibits attached hereto represents the entire understanding of the parties hereto regarding the CVRs and the other transactions contemplated hereby, and this Agreement supersedes any and all other oral or written agreements made with respect to the CVRs. As it relates to the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, Cosmos, the Holders’ Representative and the Holders, this Agreement represents the entire understanding of the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, Cosmos, the Holders’ Representative and the Holders, regarding the CVRs and the other transactions contemplated hereby, and this Agreement supersedes any and all other oral or written agreements made with respect to the CVRs. If and to the extent that any provision of this Agreement is inconsistent or conflicts with the Acquisition Agreement, this Agreement shall govern and be controlling.
Section 8.12. Other Remedies; Specific Performance.
Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, the Rights Agent, the Holders’ Representative, Cosmos and the Holders will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon any of them, and the exercise by the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, the Rights Agent, the Holders’ Representative, Cosmos or the Holders of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, the Holders’ Representative, Cosmos and the Holders agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, the Holders’ Representative, Cosmos and the Holders (acting through the Holders’ Representative or by consent of the Majority of CVR Holders) shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States, the State of Israel or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, and each of the Company, the Wize Subsidiaries, the Holders’ Representative, Cosmos and the Holders waives any bond, surety or other security that might be required of any other with respect thereto.
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Section 8.13. No Fiduciary Obligations.
Each party acknowledges and agrees (and the Holders are deemed to agree) that the Holders’ Representative does not owe any fiduciary duties to either party or any of the Holders.
Section 8.14. Confidentiality.
The parties hereto agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the Rights Agent, including inter alia, personal, non-public Holder information, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement including the fees for services provided hereunder shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except (i) as may be required by law, including, without limitation, pursuant to subpoenas from state or federal government authorities (e.g., in divorce and criminal actions), (ii) as may be required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in each case including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (iii) as may be required by the rules and regulations of any national securities exchange or over the counter market on which any of the Company’s securities are then listed or admitted for trading or (iv) with the prior written consent of the Rights Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Contingent Value Rights Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
| WIZE PHARMA, INC. | Cosmos Capital Limited | |||
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[●], as Rights Agent |
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| [●], as Holders’ Representative | ||
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| Wize [ ], Inc. | ||
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| OcuWize Ltd. | ||
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Schedule 1
Rights Agent Fees and Expenses
[Omitted. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of such omitted appendix to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.]
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Schedule 2
Address for Notices
[Omitted. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of such omitted appendix to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.]
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Schedule 3
Authorized Representatives
[Omitted. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of such omitted appendix to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.]
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Exhibit 10.3
EXECUTION COPY
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of December 30, 2020, between Wize Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchasers set forth on the signature pages affixed hereto (each, a “Purchaser” and, collectively, the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act contained in Section 4(a)(2) thereof, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and Purchasers, severally and not jointly, desire to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, the Company and Cosmos Capital Limited, an Australian company (“Cosmos”), are executing and delivering a Bid Implementation Agreement (as may be amended from time to time, the “BIA”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to launch a takeover bid for all of the outstanding shares of Cosmos in exchange for the consideration set forth in the BIA; and
WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, the Company is entering into additional securities purchase agreements, substantially similar to this Agreement, with one or more other accredited investors (the “Other Purchasers”) for the purchase of additional shares of Common Stock (the “Other Shares”);
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchasers agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.
“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Purchase Price and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Shares, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Cosmos Closing Date” means the Closing Date as defined in the BIA.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“Material Adverse Effect” means: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a Bidder MAE (as defined in the BIA), or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“PPS” means US$0.12.
“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(d) hereof.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Shares” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1 hereof.
“Subsidiary” means with respect to any entity at any date, any direct or indirect corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity of which (A) more than 30% of (i) the outstanding capital stock having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managing body of such entity, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such entity, or (B) is under the actual control of the Company.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or any tier of the OTC Markets operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and any other documents executed in connection with the transaction contemplated hereunder, other than, for the sake of clarity, the BIA.
“Transfer Agent” means VStock, the current transfer agent of the Company, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
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ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company shall sell, and the Purchasers shall, severally and not jointly, invest and transfer to the Company the respective amounts set forth on the signature pages attached hereto, in cash (the “Purchase Price”), in consideration for the number of shares of Common Stock in the respective amounts set forth on the signature pages attached hereto (the “Shares”), based on dividing the respective Purchase Price of each Purchaser by the PPS. At or prior to the Closing, the Company and the Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2, hereof. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, hereof, the Closing shall occur at the offices of the Company or such other location, including through electronic transmission, as the parties shall mutually agree.
2.2 Deliveries.
| (a) | The Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the Shares purchased by such Purchasers in the amounts set forth on the signature page to this Agreement to the address set forth on the signature page to this Agreement within 5 Business Days of the Closing Date. |
| (b) | On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the aggregate number of Shares to be purchased by such Purchaser as set forth on the signature page to this Agreement by wire of immediately available funds. |
2.3 Closing Conditions.
(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
| (i) | the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date) |
| (ii) | all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and |
| (iii) | the delivery by the Purchaser of the item set forth in Section 2.2(b) hereof. |
(b) The obligation of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
| (i) | the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein); |
| (ii) | all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; |
| (iii) | the Takeover Bid shall have become Unconditional as such terms are defined in, and in accordance with, the BIA; and |
| (iv) | the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) hereof. |
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchasers:
(a) The Company is a corporation, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware.
(b) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company. Each Transaction Document to which Company is a party has been duly executed by Company, and when delivered by the Company in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law (collectively, the “Bankruptcy and Equity Limitations”).
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby party do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s certificate of incorporation or other organizational or charter documents. The Shares, upon issuance in accordance with this Agreement will be duly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable and, effective as of the Cosmos Closing Date, will entitle the holder thereof to receive the CVRs as such term is defined in, and in accordance with, the BIA.
(d) The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing filed materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing.
(e) Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,.
(f) The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company.
(g) There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the issuance of the Shares or (ii) would, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(h) Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. As of the date hereof, the Company has no intention to file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):
(a) Authority. Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except for the Bankruptcy and Equity Limitations.
(b) Understandings or Arrangements. The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Shares. The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
(c) Purchaser Status. At the time the Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
(d) Experience of the Purchaser. The Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Purchaser understands that an investment in the Shares involves a high degree of risk, including the risks set forth in the SEC Reports since January 1, 2019. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e) Access to Information. The Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents and the BIA (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and, without derogating from the representations and warranties of the Company hereunder, has been afforded, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Each Purchaser acknowledges that such Purchaser is aware that as a result of certain other transactions consummated by the Company as well as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the exercise price of certain outstanding warrants may be reduced pursuant to the terms of such warrants.
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(f) Restricted Securities. The Purchaser understands that the Shares are restricted securities within the meaning of the Securities Act, have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be transferred or sold except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an available exemption therefrom. The Purchaser agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 3.2 (f), of a legend on any of the Shares in the following form:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
(g) Private Placement. No Shares were offered or sold to Purchaser by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as such terms are defined in Rule 502 under the Securities Act).
ARTICLE IV.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
4.1 Demand Registration Rights. Subject to and effective as of the Closing Date, the Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to (i) prepare and file with the Commission, promptly following the Closing Date and no later than 60 days thereafter, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or, if becomes available, Form S-3), covering the resale of the Shares and Other Shares (“Form S-1” or “Demand Registration”); provided that it shall be a condition precedent to the inclusion of the Shares that Purchaser shall have, within seven (7) Business Days after delivery thereof by Company, completed, executed and delivered a customary questionnaire requesting the inclusion of its Shares and providing the information reasonably requested therein, and (ii) maintain the effectiveness of such Form S-1 for a period of up to one year after becoming effective, subject to customary exceptions for suspension of such effectiveness of not more than 60 days in the aggregate, in case that the Board of the Company determines, in its good faith judgment, that maintaining such effectiveness would reasonably be expected to materially interfere with or require the public disclosure of any material corporate development or plan. Such Form S-1 also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional Shares resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Shares. Company will pay all expenses associated with such registration, including filing and printing fees, Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Shares for sale under applicable state securities laws, and listing fees. In no event shall Company be responsible for any discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Shares being sold, or any legal fees or other costs of the Purchaser.
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4.2 Rule 415 Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to register any Shares (i) as a result of a limitation on the maximum number of shares of Common Stock permitted to be registered by the staff of the Commission pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis (such Shares, the “Cutback Shares”); provided that (A) the number of Cutback Shares shall be allocated pro rata among the Purchaser and the Other Purchasers electing to regiter their Shares in the Form S-1; (B) no Cutback Shares will be so excluded from the Form S-1 unless shares of Common Stock issuable under the BIA are first excluded; and (C) if there are any Cutback Shares, the Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to file additional Form S-1 to register those Cutback Shares as soon as practicable (subject to the immediately following clause (ii)), or (ii) if, and only if, (a) the holder thereof may sell such securities freely in the market pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitation thereunder on volume or manner of sale, or (b) such Shares have already been disposed of pursuant to a prior Form S-1.
4.3 Other Limitations. Notwithstanding the foregoing obligations, if the Company furnishes to Purchasers requesting a registration pursuant to this Section 4 a certificate signed by the Company’s chief executive officer stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such registration statement to either become effective or remain effective for as long as such registration statement otherwise would be required to remain effective, because such action would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, then the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to such filing for a period of not more than 60 days after the request of the Purchasers is given; provided, however, that the Company may not invoke this right more than once in any twelve (12) month period.
4.4 Piggyback Rights.
(a) If the Company determines to register any of its securities, either for its own account or the account of a security holder or holders, other than (i) a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-8 (or any successor form) or (ii) a registration relating solely to an SEC Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4 (or any successor form), Company will: include in such registration (and any related qualification under blue sky laws or other compliance), and in any underwriting involved therein, the Shares, subject to any reductions required due to the SEC’s interpretation of Rule 415 of the Securities Act.
(b) If, in connection with the underwritten public offering by Company the managing underwriter(s) advise Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number that can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range acceptable to Company, Company will include in such registration (i) first, the securities proposed to be sold by Company in such public offering; and (ii) second, the common stock requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the selling stockholders (whether holders of Shares or other stockholders holding rights to be included in such registration) based on the ratio of the number of shares of common stock that each such selling stockholder has requested that Company include in such registration over the total number of shares of common stock requested to be included in such registration. To receive such benefits, the Purchaser must agree, if requested by the managing underwriter(s) for any such offering, to execute a lock up agreement in connection with any such registration for a period of the date of filing of such registration statement and ending 90 days after effectiveness of said registration statement.
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ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Expenses. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of the Shares to the Purchaser other than income and capital gains taxes of the Purchaser that may be incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.2 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or e-mail at the facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or e-mail at the facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.4 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Purchasers (including Other Purchasers) holding at least a majority of the aggregate number of Shares (including Other Shares) issued or issuable hereunder; provided that any such amendment or waiver that complies with the foregoing but that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and/or obligations of any Purchaser(s) relative to the comparable rights and/or obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser(s). No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.5 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
5.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Neither the Purchaser nor the Company may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party (other than by operation of law).
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5.7 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any 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 improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
5.8 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.
5.9 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.10 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.11 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, the Purchaser and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.12 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
5.13 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
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5.14 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Sections 5.6 and 5.17 hereof.
5.15 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.
5.16 Independent Nature of Purchasers. The obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement or other transaction document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under this Agreement or any other transaction document. Each Purchaser shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder. The decision of each Purchaser to purchase the Shares pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company which may have been made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser or any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any other Purchaser (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any other transaction document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any other transaction document, each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other transaction documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.17 Indemnification.
(a) By the Company. In consideration of each Purchaser’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Shares and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser and each of their stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”), as incurred, from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee (unless such action is based solely upon any conduct by such Indemnitee which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance), as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Demand Registration Statement, any prospectus filed in connection with the Demand Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, except to the extent that (i) such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based upon information regarding Purchaser furnished in writing to the Company by Purchaser expressly for use therein, (b) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (c) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (d) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (ii) the status of such Purchaser as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law.
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(b) By Purchaser. Each Purchaser shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its officers, directors, employees, agents and other representatives (collectively, the “Company Indemnitees”), as incurred, from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by any Company Indemnitee (unless such action is based solely upon any conduct by such Company Indemnitee which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance), as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Demand Registration Statement, any prospectus filed in connection with the Demand Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, in each case, to the extent, and only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished by such Purchaser to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Demand Registration Statement or such prospectus; provided, further, however, that the Purchaser shall be liable under this Section 5.17(b) for only that amount of indemnity claim as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Purchaser as a result of the sale of Shares pursuant to such Demand Registration Statement.
5.18 Reverse Split. The Company undertakes to use its reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval for, and effect, a reverse share split of the Common Stock either (i) at the rate of not less than 1:24 or (ii) at a rate that, when multiplying the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on the Trading Day immediately prior to the announcement of the split by such rate, will be equal to not lower than $2.50 per share, no later than 90 days following the Cosmos Closing.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first indicated above.
| WIZE PHARMA, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Address for Notice: | ||
| 24 Hanagar Street, | ||
| Hod Hasharon, Israel | ||
| 4527708 | ||
| Email: ____________ | ||
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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first indicated above.
| (Name) | |
| Number of Shares of | |
| Common stock being purchased | |
| $_________________________ | |
| Aggregate Purchase Price |
Address for Notice:
Address for delivery of Shares (if different from address for notice):
Social Security #:
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Exhibit 10.4
EXECUTION COPY
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of December 30, 2020, between Wize Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchasers set forth on the signature pages affixed hereto (each, a “Purchaser” and, collectively, the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act contained in Section 4(a)(2) thereof, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and Purchasers, severally and not jointly, desire to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, the Company and Cosmos Capital Limited, an Australian company (“Cosmos”), are executing and delivering a Bid Implementation Agreement (as may be amended from time to time, the "BIA"), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to launch a takeover bid for all of the outstanding shares of Cosmos in exchange for the consideration set forth in the BIA; and
WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, the Company is entering into additional securities purchase agreements, substantially similar to this Agreement, with several other accredited investors (the “Other Purchasers”) for the purchase of additional shares of Common Stock (the “Other Shares”);
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchasers agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.
“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Purchase Price and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Shares, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1.
“Company Debt” means the outstanding salary and bonuses payable and due by the Company or its subsidiaries, as of the applicable measurement date, to N. Danenberg Holdings (2000) Ltd. and/or Mr. Noam Dananberg (together, “Danenberg”) under the Restated Consulting Services Agreement, dated August 20, 2018 and effective as of April 29, 2018 by and among Wize Pharma Ltd. and Danenberg. The total Company Debt (i) as of the date hereof, is not more than $199,000 and (ii) as of the Closing Date, is expected to be not more than $299,000 (giving effect to the completion and consummation of the transactions contemplated by the BIA).
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Cosmos Closing Date” means the Closing Date as defined in the BIA.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“Material Adverse Effect” means: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a Bidder MAE (as defined in the BIA), or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“PPS” means $0.12.
“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(d) hereof.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Shares” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1 hereof.
“Subsidiary” means with respect to any entity at any date, any direct or indirect corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity of which (A) more than 30% of (i) the outstanding capital stock having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managing body of such entity, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such entity, or (B) is under the actual control of the Company.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or any tier of the OTC Markets operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and any other documents executed in connection with the transaction contemplated hereunder, other than, for the sake of clarity, the BIA.
“Transfer Agent” means VStock, the current transfer agent of the Company, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
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ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company shall sell, and the Purchasers shall, severally and not jointly, invest and transfer to the Company the respective amounts set forth on the signature pages attached hereto, in cash (the “Purchase Price”), in consideration for the number of shares of Common Stock in the respective amounts set forth on the signature pages attached hereto (the “Shares”), based on dividing the respective Purchase Price of each Purchaser by the PPS. At or prior to the Closing, the Company and the Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2, hereof. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, hereof, the Closing shall occur at the offices of the Company or such other location, including through electronic transmission, as the parties shall mutually agree.
2.2 Deliveries.
| (a) | The Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the Shares purchased by such Purchasers in the amounts set forth on the signature page to this Agreement to the address set forth on the signature page to this Agreement within 5 Business Days of the Closing Date. |
| (b) | On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the aggregate number of Shares to be purchased by such Purchaser as set forth on the signature page to this Agreement by wire of immediately available funds. |
| (c) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereunder, the Purchaser may pay the Purchase Price, or any part thereof, in lieu of cash, by way of offsetting all or any portion of the Company Debt as of the Closing Date, if it provides written notice to the Company at least two Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date at which he expressly identifies the portion of the Purchase Price being paid by way of such Company Debt (such portion, the “Waived Debt”). If Purchaser timely provides such written notice, then, at and subject to the Closing, (i) the Waived Debt shall be deemed to have been fully paid to the Purchaser (and, if applicable, its affiliates) by virtue of the Closing and without any action on the part of Purchaser, the Company or any other person, and (ii) the Waived Debt (less any applicable withholding taxes, if any, that the Company or its subsidiaries are required to deduct from the Waived Debt otherwise payable to Purchaser) shall be deemed to have been fully paid to the Company on account of the Purchase Price by virtue of the Closing and without any action on the part of Purchaser, the Company or any other person. |
2.3 Closing Conditions.
(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
| (i) | the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date) |
| (ii) | all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and |
| (iii) | the delivery by the Purchaser of the item set forth in Section 2.2(b) and/or 2.2(c) hereof. |
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(b) The obligation of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
| (i) | the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein); |
| (ii) | all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; |
| (iii) | the Takeover Bid shall have become Unconditional as such terms are defined in, and in accordance with, the BIA; and |
| (iv) | the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) hereof. |
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchasers:
(a) The Company is a corporation, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware.
(b) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company. Each Transaction Document to which Company is a party has been duly executed by Company, and when delivered by the Company in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law (collectively, the “Bankruptcy and Equity Limitations”).
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby party do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s certificate of incorporation or other organizational or charter documents. The Shares, upon issuance in accordance with this Agreement will be duly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable and, effective as of the Cosmos Closing Date, will entitle the holder thereof to receive the CVRs as such term is defined in, and in accordance with, the BIA.
(d) The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing filed materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing.
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(e) Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,.
(f) The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company.
(g) There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the issuance of the Shares or (ii) would, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. As of the date hereof, the Company has no intention to file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):
(a) Authority. Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except for the Bankruptcy and Equity Limitations.
(b) Understandings or Arrangements. The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Shares. The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
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(c) Purchaser Status. At the time the Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
(d) Experience of the Purchaser. The Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Purchaser understands that an investment in the Shares involves a high degree of risk, including the risks set forth in the SEC Reports since January 1, 2019. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e) Access to Information. The Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents and the BIA (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and, without derogating from the representations and warranties of the Company hereunder, has been afforded, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Each Purchaser acknowledges that such Purchaser is aware that as a result of certain other transactions consummated by the Company as well as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the exercise price of certain outstanding warrants may be reduced pursuant to the terms of such warrants.
(f) Restricted Securities. The Purchaser understands that the Shares are restricted securities within the meaning of the Securities Act, have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be transferred or sold except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an available exemption therefrom. The Purchaser agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 3.2 (f), of a legend on any of the Shares in the following form:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
(g) Private Placement. No Shares were offered or sold to Purchaser by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as such terms are defined in Rule 502 under the Securities Act).
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ARTICLE IV.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
4.1 Demand Registration Rights. Subject to and effective as of the Closing Date, the Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to (i) prepare and file with the Commission, promptly following the Closing Date and no later than 60 days thereafter, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or, if becomes available, Form S-3), covering the resale of the Shares and Other Shares (“Form S-1” or “Demand Registration”); provided that it shall be a condition precedent to the inclusion of the Shares that Purchaser shall have, within seven (7) Business Days after delivery thereof by Company, completed, executed and delivered a customary questionnaire requesting the inclusion of its Shares and providing the information reasonably requested therein, and (ii) maintain the effectiveness of such Form S-1 for a period of up to one year after becoming effective, subject to customary exceptions for suspension of such effectiveness of not more than 60 days in the aggregate, in case that the Board of the Company determines, in its good faith judgment, that maintaining such effectiveness would reasonably be expected to materially interfere with or require the public disclosure of any material corporate development or plan. Such Form S-1 also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional Shares resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Shares. Company will pay all expenses associated with such registration, including filing and printing fees, Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Shares for sale under applicable state securities laws, and listing fees. In no event shall Company be responsible for any discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Shares being sold, or any legal fees or other costs of the Purchaser.
4.2 Rule 415 Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to register any Shares (i) as a result of a limitation on the maximum number of shares of Common Stock permitted to be registered by the staff of the Commission pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis (such Shares, the “Cutback Shares”); provided that (A) the number of Cutback Shares shall be allocated pro rata among the Purchaser and the Other Purchasers electing to regiter their Shares in the Form S-1; (B) no Cutback Shares will be so excluded from the Form S-1 unless shares of Common Stock issuable under the BIA are first excluded; and (C) if there are any Cutback Shares, the Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to file additional Form S-1 to register those Cutback Shares as soon as practicable (subject to the immediately following clause (ii)), or (ii) if, and only if, (a) the holder thereof may sell such securities freely in the market pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitation thereunder on volume or manner of sale, or (b) such Shares have already been disposed of pursuant to a prior Form S-1.
4.3 Other Limitations. Notwithstanding the foregoing obligations, if the Company furnishes to Purchasers requesting a registration pursuant to this Section 4 a certificate signed by the Company’s chief executive officer stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such registration statement to either become effective or remain effective for as long as such registration statement otherwise would be required to remain effective, because such action would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, then the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to such filing for a period of not more than 60 days after the request of the Purchasers is given; provided, however, that the Company may not invoke this right more than once in any twelve (12) month period.
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4.4 Piggyback Rights.
(a) If the Company determines to register any of its securities, either for its own account or the account of a security holder or holders, other than (i) a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-8 (or any successor form) or (ii) a registration relating solely to an SEC Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4 (or any successor form), Company will: include in such registration (and any related qualification under blue sky laws or other compliance), and in any underwriting involved therein, the Shares, subject to any reductions required due to the SEC’s interpretation of Rule 415 of the Securities Act.
(b) If, in connection with the underwritten public offering by Company the managing underwriter(s) advise Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number that can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range acceptable to Company, Company will include in such registration (i) first, the securities proposed to be sold by Company in such public offering; and (ii) second, the common stock requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the selling stockholders (whether holders of Shares or other stockholders holding rights to be included in such registration) based on the ratio of the number of shares of common stock that each such selling stockholder has requested that Company include in such registration over the total number of shares of common stock requested to be included in such registration. To receive such benefits, the Purchaser must agree, if requested by the managing underwriter(s) for any such offering, to execute a lock up agreement in connection with any such registration for a period of the date of filing of such registration statement and ending 90 days after effectiveness of said registration statement.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Expenses. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of the Shares to the Purchaser other than income and capital gains taxes of the Purchaser that may be incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.2 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or e-mail at the facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or e-mail at the facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
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5.4 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Purchasers (including Other Purchasers) holding at least a majority of the aggregate number of Shares (including Other Shares) issued or issuable hereunder; provided that any such amendment or waiver that complies with the foregoing but that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and/or obligations of any Purchaser(s) relative to the comparable rights and/or obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser(s). No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.5 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
5.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Neither the Purchaser nor the Company may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party (other than by operation of law), which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
5.7 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any 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 improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
5.8 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.
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5.9 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.10 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.11 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, the Purchaser and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.12 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
5.13 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
5.14 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Sections 5.6 and 5.17 hereof.
5.15 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.
5.16 Independent Nature of Purchasers. The obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement or other transaction document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under this Agreement or any other transaction document. Each Purchaser shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder. The decision of each Purchaser to purchase the Shares pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company which may have been made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser or any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any other Purchaser (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any other transaction document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any other transaction document, each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other transaction documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
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5.17 Indemnification.
(a) By the Company. In consideration of each Purchaser’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Shares and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser and each of their stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”), as incurred, from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee (unless such action is based solely upon any conduct by such Indemnitee which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance), as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Demand Registration Statement, any prospectus filed in connection with the Demand Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, except to the extent that (i) such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based upon information regarding Purchaser furnished in writing to the Company by Purchaser expressly for use therein, (b) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (c) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (d) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (ii) the status of such Purchaser as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law.
(b) By Purchaser. Each Purchaser shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its officers, directors, employees, agents and other representatives (collectively, the “Company Indemnitees”), as incurred, from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by any Company Indemnitee (unless such action is based solely upon any conduct by such Company Indemnitee which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance), as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Demand Registration Statement, any prospectus filed in connection with the Demand Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading, in each case, to the extent, and only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished by such Purchaser to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Demand Registration Statement or such prospectus; provided, further, however, that the Purchaser shall be liable under this Section 5.17(b) for only that amount of indemnity claim as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Purchaser as a result of the sale of Shares pursuant to such Demand Registration Statement.
5.18 Reverse Split. The Company undertakes to use its reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval for, and effect, a reverse share split of the Common Stock either (i) at the rate of not less than 1:24 or (ii) at a rate that, when multiplying the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on the Trading Day immediately prior to the announcement of the split by such rate, will be equal to not lower than $2.50 per share, no later than 90 days following the Cosmos Closing.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first indicated above.
| WIZE PHARMA, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Or Eisenberg | |
| Name: | Or Eisenberg | |
| Title: | CFO | |
| Address for Notice: | ||
| 24 Hanagar Street, | ||
| Hod Hasharon, Israel | ||
| 4527708 | ||
| Email: or@wizepharma.com | ||
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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first indicated above.
| Noam Danenberg | ||
| By: | /s/ Noam Danenberg | |
| 3,750,000 | ||
| Number of Shares of | ||
| Common stock being purchased | ||
| $ | 450,000 | |
| Aggregate Purchase Price | ||
| Address for Notice: * | ||
| Address for delivery of Shares (if different from address for notice): | ||
| Social Security #: n/a | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
Wize Pharma Receives Bonus BioGroup Shares from Escrow and Additional Bonus BioGroup Shares Totaling $1.3 Million
HOD HASHARON, Israel, Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Wize Pharma, Inc. (OTCQB: WIZP), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of ophthalmic disorders, today announced that, on December 29, 2020, it has completed the transactions contemplated by the previously reported Addendum to a Share Purchase Agreement, dated November 29, 2020 (the "Addendum"), with Bonus BioGroup Ltd., a biotechnology company applying proprietary, innovative technology to supply tissue-engineered viable bone grafts, whose shares are listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: BONS.TA).
Wize and Bonus had entered into a strategic transaction in January 2020, whereby, among other things, Bonus had issued to Wize new ordinary shares of Bonus and placed additional Bonus shares in escrow together with funds invested by Wize, which shares and funds were to be released pending, among other things, an uplisting of Bonus to Nasdaq (the "Nasdaq Milestone"). According to the Addendum, Wize has agreed to amend certain provisions in the original transaction, including waiving the Nasdaq Milestone, such that the Bonus shares and funds were released from escrow to Wize and Bonus, respectively. In consideration, Wize received, among other things, 2,987,100 of additional Bonus shares that, together with the 5,682,600 Bonus shares released to Wize from escrow, are worth approximately $1.3 million, based on the US$ equivalent of the closing sale price of Bonus shares on the TASE (NIS 48.4 per Bonus share) on December 31, 2020.
"We believe the completion of the recent Bonus BioGroup share transaction is an important step that strengthens our balance sheet as we gear up for closing our previously reported transaction with Cosmos Capital. Moreover, together with the LO2A encouraging topline results reported in our Phase IV study, these transactions enable us to further enhance shareholder value," stated Noam Danenberg, CEO of Wize.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Wize has previously filed, on November 30, 2020, a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which contains additional information about the Addendum.
About Wize Pharma
Wize Pharma, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company currently focused on the treatment of ophthalmic disorders, including dry eye syndrome (DES). Wize has in-licensed certain rights to purchase, market, sell and distribute a formula known as LO2A, a drug developed for the treatment of DES, and other ophthalmological illnesses, including CCh and Sjögren's syndrome (Sjögren's).
Wize recently reported topline results from its Phase IV clinical trial of LO2A for the symptomatic treatment of DES in patients with Sjögren's syndrome, in which LO2A met its primary endpoint of non-inferiority vs. comparator. LO2A demonstrated clinically meaningful improvement in both the signs and symptoms of DES in patients suffering from Sjögren's. A numeric advantage was evident in both the signs and symptoms of DES for patients using LO2A vs. the comparator in the subgroup of patients with primary Sjögren's.
LO2A is currently registered and marketed by its inventor in Germany and Switzerland for the treatment of DES, in Hungary for the treatment of DES, CCh and Sjögren's and in the Netherlands for the treatment of DES and Sjögren's.
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