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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 25, 2025, KALA BIO, Inc. (the “Company”) previously entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “November 2025 Purchase Agreement”), dated as of November 23, 2025, with the investor named therein (the “Series AA Investor”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in a private placement, shares of Series AA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series AA Preferred Stock”), of the Company and shares of Series AAA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series AAA Preferred Stock”), of the Company in two closings for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $6.0 million, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Private Placement”). The first closing of the Private Placement occurred on November 24, 2025, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to the Series AA Investor an aggregate of 900,000 shares of Series AA Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to $2.00, for aggregate gross proceeds of $1.8 million. Each share of Series AA Preferred Stock is convertible into 55 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) for an aggregate total of 49,500,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series AA Preferred Stock.
On December 11, 2025, the Series AA Investor transferred his rights and obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement solely with respect to the shares of Series AAA Preferred and the director nomination right to AK Holdings Group Inc., a Panamanian company (“AK Holdings”). On January 29, 2026, pursuant to the terms of that certain Rights Purchase Agreement by and among AK Holdings and each signatory thereto (the “Series AAA Investors”), AK Holdings sold its rights to purchase the Series AAA Preferred Stock (but not its director nomination rights under the November 2025 Purchase Agreement) to the Series AAA Investors.
On January 30, 2026, the Company entered into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with each of the Series AAA Investors pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Series AAA Investors at a second closing of the Private Placement (the “Second Closing”), an aggregate of 2,100,000 shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock at a price per share of Series AAA Preferred Stock equal to $2.00, for aggregate gross proceeds of $4.2 million. The Second Closing occurred on January 30, 2026, following (A) the approval at the Annual Meeting of the Issuance Proposal and the Share Increase Proposal (each as defined herein), (B) the filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware of the (i) Certificate of Amendment (as defined herein) and (ii) Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series AAA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”), and (C) the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. The terms of the Series AAA Preferred Stock are substantially similar to the terms of the Series AA Preferred Stock. Each share of Series AAA Preferred Stock is convertible into 420 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate total of 882,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series AAA Preferred Stock.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company and customary closing conditions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Purchase Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties thereto and as of specific dates and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K as related to the issuance and sale of the Series AAA Preferred Stock in the Private Placement are incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The offering and sale of the Series AAA Preferred Stock was exempt from registration under Rule 506(b) of Regulation D and/or Rule 903 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act. The sale of the Series AAA Preferred Stock by the Company in the Private Placement was not, nor will be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and such shares may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with SEC or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. The sale of such shares did not involve a public offering and was made without general solicitation or general advertising.
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Item 5.01. Changes in Control of the Registrant.
Pursuant to the terms of the November 2025 Purchase Agreement, upon the approval at the Annual Meeting of the Issuance Proposal and the Share Increase Proposal and the Second Closing, AK Holdings had the right to nominate up to eight (8) individuals to serve as directors of the Company and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee was to assess each nominee’s qualifications, experience, personal and professional integrity, financial literacy and other factors and criteria customarily reviewed and assessed.
Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K below is incorporated into this Item 5.01 by reference.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
As previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2025, on December 19, 2025, each of (i) Marjan Farid, M.D. and Andrew I. Koven, who were Class I directors of the Company, (ii) Mark Iwicki and Todd Bazemore were Class II directors of the Company, and (iii) C. Daniel Meyers and Howard B. Rosen, who were Class III directors of the Company (collectively, the “Resigning Directors”), tendered their resignations as directors of the Company, effective immediately following the Annual Meeting and upon approval of the Issuance Proposal and the Share Increase Proposal, as further described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”). Each of Messrs. Farid, Koven, Iwicki, Bazemore, Meyers and Rosen’s resignations was due to the approval of the Issuance Proposal and the Share Increase Proposal at the Annual Meeting and did not arise or result from any disagreement with the Company on any matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
As described in Item 5.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, upon the approval at the Annual Meeting of the Issuance Proposal and the Share Increase Proposal and the Second Closing, the five (5) nominees of AK Holdings were appointed as directors by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: (A) Avi Minkowitz as a Class II director to serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until the election and qualification of his successor or his earlier death, resignation or removal, (B) Hillel Posen and Chaim (Dovi) Berger as Class I directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until the election and qualification of their successors or their earlier death, resignation or removal, and (C) Yonatan Colman and Brendan Purdy as Class III directors to serve until the 2026 meeting of stockholders or until the election and qualification of their successors or their earlier death, resignation or removal.
Following these new appointments by the Board, (A) the Audit Committee is comprised of Dovi Berger (Chairperson), Hillel Posen and Yonatan Colman, (B) the Compensation Committee is comprised of Yonatan Colman (Chairperson), Hillel Posen and Brendan Purdy, and (C) the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is comprised of Brendan Purdy (Chairperson), Dovi Berger and Hillel Posen. The non-employee members of the Board shall be entitled to compensation for their services on the Board as described in the Proxy Statement.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
As described below under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the “Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), to increase the number of authorized shares of the Common Stock 1,500,000,000 shares. The increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock was affected pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 30, 2026, and was effective as of such date.
As described above under Item 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Certificate of Designations was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 30, 2026, prior to the Second Closing, and was effective as of such date.
The above description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Designations and the Certificate of Amendment, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
A total of 15,489,822 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted in favor of the following items of business:
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders voted to elect the following persons to the board of directors of the Company as Class II directors to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| David Lazar | 9,600,260 | 75,725 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mark Iwicki | 9,387,392 | 288,593 | 0 | |||||||||
| Todd Bazemore | 9,458,754 | 217,231 | 0 | |||||||||
Proposal No. 2 – Advisory Vote On Executive Compensation
The Company’s stockholders voted to approve, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement and pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the compensation tables and the narrative discussion related thereto.
| Voted For | Voted Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 9,339,335 | 317,192 | 19,458 | 5,813,837 |
Proposal No. 3 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the selection of HTL International, LLC, as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
| Voted For | Voted Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 15,226,155 | 158,255 | 105,412 | 0 |
Proposal No. 4 – Approval of the Issuance of Shares of Common Stock upon Conversion of the Company’s Series AA Preferred Stock and Series AAA Preferred Stock in Accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(b) and 5635(d)
The Company’s stockholders voted to approve the issuance of shares of the Company’s Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series AA Preferred Stock and Series AAA Preferred Stock in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(b) and 5635(d) (the “Issuance Proposal”).
| Voted For | Voted Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 8,943,583 | 700,375 | 32,027 | 5,813,837 |
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Proposal No. 5 – Approval of an Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Increase the Number of Authorized Shares of Common Stock to 1,500,000,000.
The Company’s stockholders voted to approve the Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to 1,500,000,000 (the “Share Increase Proposal”).
| Voted For | Voted Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 12,840,839 | 2,449,851 | 199,132 | 0 |
Proposal No. 6 – Approval of an Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Effect a Reverse Stock Split of the Common Stock at a Ratio of Not Less than 1‑for‑2 and Not Greater than 1‑for‑100.
The Company’s stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Common Stock at a ratio of not less than 1-for-2 and not greater than 1-for-100 at such time as the Company’s Board of Directors shall determine, in its sole discretion, and to be included in a public announcement.
| Voted For | Voted Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 12,775,610 | 2,563,129 | 151,083 | 0 |
Proposal No. 7 – Approval of an Adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if Necessary, to Solicit Additional Proxies, or in the Absence of a Quorum
The Company’s stockholders voted to approve an adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary to solicit additional proxies, or in the absence of quorum (the “Adjournment Proposal”).
| Voted For | Voted Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 12,929,875 | 2,370,631 | 189,316 | 0 |
Although the Adjournment Proposal received sufficient votes to be approved, no motion to adjourn the Annual Meeting was made because the adjournment of the Annual Meeting was determined not to be necessary or appropriate.
The results reported above are final voting results. No other matters were considered or voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series AA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock of KALA BIO, Inc. | |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of KALA BIO, Inc. | |
| 10.1 | Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2026, by and among the Company and each of the Series AAA Investors signatory thereto | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL documents). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| KALA BIO, INC. | |||
| February 2, 2026 | By: | /s/ David Lazar | |
| Name: | David Lazar | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES
AND RIGHTS OF
SERIES AAA CONVERTIBLE NON-REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
KALA BIO, INC.
(Pursuant to Section 151 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law)
KALA BIO, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) does hereby certify that, in accordance with Sections 151 of the DGCL, the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) on November 21, 2025:
RESOLVED, pursuant to authority expressly set forth in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), the issuance of a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) designated as the Series AAA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation is hereby authorized and the number of shares, powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions upon, the Series AAA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock (in addition to any provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation that are applicable to the Preferred Stock of all classes and series) are hereby fixed, and the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series AAA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Certificate of Designations”) is hereby approved as follows:
SECTION 1 Designation of Amount.
(a) 2,100,000 shares of Preferred Stock shall be, and hereby are, designated the “Series AAA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock” (the “Series AAA Preferred Stock”), par value $0.001 per share.
(b) Subject to the requirements of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation and this Certificate of Designations, the number of shares of Preferred Stock that are designated as Series AAA Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased by vote of the Board of Directors; provided, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of such shares then outstanding. Any shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock converted, redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall, automatically and without further action, be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof, and shall become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may not be reissued as shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock when the Corporation shall take such action as may be necessary to reduce the number of authorized shares of the Series AAA Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of any class or series of Preferred Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation.
SECTION 2 Certain Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 2 shall have, for all purposes of this resolution, the meanings specified (with terms defined in the singular having comparable meanings when used in the plural).
“Affiliate” means any person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Board of Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Certificate of Designations.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
“Bylaws” shall mean the Third Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Corporation, as amended from time to time.
“Certificate of Incorporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Certificate of Designations.
“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.
“Conversion Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
“Conversion Price” shall mean $0.00476, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with Section 6(d).
“Conversion Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
“Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Certificate of Designations.
“DGCL” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Certificate of Designations.
“Exchange Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Holder” means any holder of Series AAA Preferred Stock, all of such holders being the “Holders.”
“Junior Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Parity Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Participating Dividends” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.
“Permitted Exchange” means any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Capital Market (or any of their respective successors).
“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, company, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity.
“Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Certificate of Designations.
“Requisite Holders” shall mean the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Senior Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Series AAA Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a).
“Stated Value” shall mean the per share stated value for a share of Series AAA Preferred Stock of $2.00, subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, or other similar event with respect to the Series AAA Preferred Stock.
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SECTION 3 Voting Rights.
(a) Non-Voting Stock. Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL, other applicable law or as provided in this Certificate of Designations, the holders of Series AAA Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote (or render written consents) on any matter submitted for a vote of (or written consents in lieu of a vote as permitted by the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws) holders of Common Stock.
(b) Limited Voting Rights. So long as any shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the approval of the Requisite Holders:
| a. | alter, repeal or change the powers, preferences or rights of the Series AAA Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designations so as to adversely affect the Series AAA Preferred Stock; |
| b. | supplement, amend, restate, repeal, or waive any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or file any certificate of amendment, certificate of designation, preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of preferred stock, if such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the Series AAA Preferred Stock, regardless of whether any of the foregoing actions shall be by means of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, conversion or otherwise; |
| c. | increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the number of authorized shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock; or |
| d. | enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing. |
SECTION 4 Dividends.
If the Board of Directors shall declare a dividend or other distribution payable upon the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, whether in cash, in kind or in other securities or property (other than dividends payable in shares of Common Stock), the holders of the outstanding shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the amount of dividends as would be payable in respect of the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock held by each holder thereof could be converted, without regard to any restrictions on conversion, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 hereof, such number to be determined as of the record date for determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or, if no such record date is established, as of the date of such dividend (“Participating Dividends”). Participating Dividends are payable at the same time as and when dividends on the Common Stock are paid to the holders of Common Stock, the holders of Series E Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series E Preferred Stock”), the holders of Series F Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series F Preferred Stock”), the holders of Series G Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series G Preferred Stock”), the holders of Series H Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series H Preferred Stock”), the holders of Series I Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series I Preferred Stock”) and the holders of Series AA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series AA Preferred Stock”).
SECTION 5 Liquidation Preference.
(a) Ranking. The Series AAA Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to all of the Common Stock; (ii) senior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms junior to any Series AAA Preferred Stock (“Junior Securities”); (iii) on parity with the Series AA Preferred Stock or any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms on parity with the Series AAA Preferred Stock (“Parity Securities”); and (iv) junior to the Series E Preferred Stock, the Series F Preferred Stock, the Series G Preferred Stock, the Series H Preferred Stock, the Series I Preferred Stock and any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms senior to any Series AAA Preferred Stock (“Senior Securities”), in each case, as to distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntarily or involuntarily (each, a “Dissolution”).
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(b) Distribution to Series AAA Preferred Stock and Parity Securities. Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders of any Senior Securities of the Corporation, upon a Dissolution, each Holder shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distributions of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the holders of the Common Stock and Junior Securities and pari passu with any distribution to the holders of Parity Securities, an amount per share of Series AAA Preferred Stock held by such Holder equal to the greater of (i) the Stated Value, plus any dividends declared but unpaid on such share of Series AAA Preferred Stock, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 6 (without regard to any restrictions on conversion) immediately prior to such Dissolution. If, upon any such Dissolution, the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of the Series AAA Preferred Stock the amount required under the preceding sentence, the holders of Series AAA Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Parity Securities shall share in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock and Parity Securities held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock and Parity Securities were paid in full. For the avoidance of any doubt, but without limiting the foregoing, neither a change in control of the Corporation, the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other entity, nor the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets shall, in and of itself, be deemed to constitute a Dissolution.
SECTION 6 Conversion Rights.
(a)
General. Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Section 6 and subject to the Corporation’s
stockholders approving each of (A) an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to enable the Corporation to
issue all of the shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon the conversion of the Series AAA Preferred Stock and any Series
AA Preferred Stock that is issued and outstanding and (B) the conversion of the Series AAA Preferred Stock and any Series AA Preferred
Stock that is issued and outstanding into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the listing rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market
(the “Stockholder Approvals”), and subject to the Corporation filing an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Charter Amendment”) evidencing such stockholder approval,
each Holder shall be entitled, at its option, at any time and from time to time after the Stockholder Approvals and the filing
of the Charter Amendment, to convert all or any such shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock into the number of fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock equal to the number obtained by dividing (i) the Stated Value of such Series AAA Preferred Stock by (ii)
the Conversion Price in effect at the Conversion Time (determined as provided in this Section 6).
(b) Fractions
of Shares. Fractional shares of Common Stock may not be issued in connection with any conversion of the Series AAA Preferred
Stock. As to any fraction of a share which a Holder would otherwise be entitled to receive upon such conversion, the Corporation
shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion
Price.
(c) Adjustments to Conversion Price.
(i) Upon Subdivisions. If, at any time after the date the first share of Series AAA Preferred Stock was issued, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is increased by a subdivision of shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock affected by such subdivision, the Conversion Price in effect immediately before such subdivision shall be proportionately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of Series AAA Preferred Stock shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(ii) Upon Combinations. If, at any time after the date the first share of Series AAA Preferred Stock was issued, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date to determine shares affected by such combination, the Conversion Price in effect immediately before such combination shall be proportionately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of Series AAA Preferred Stock shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.
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(iii) Stock Dividends. If, at any time after the date the first share of Series AAA Preferred Stock was issued, the Corporation shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable on the Common Stock in additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Conversion Price in effect immediately before such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction: (1) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date, and (2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Conversion Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this Section 6(c)(iii) as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions; and (b) no such adjustment shall be made if the holders of Series AAA Preferred Stock simultaneously receive a dividend or other distribution of shares of Common Stock in a number equal to the number of shares of Common Stock as they would have received if all outstanding shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.
(iv) Reorganization, Reclassification, Merger or Consolidation. If at any time or from time to time there shall be a reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, merger or consolidation involving the Corporation in which the Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or property (other than a subdivision or combination provided for elsewhere in this Section 6), then, as a part of such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, or consolidation, provision shall be made so that holders of Series AAA Preferred Stock shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion of the Series AAA Preferred Stock, the kind and amount of shares of stock, cash or other property to which such holder would have been entitled if such holder had converted its shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, merger or consolidation. In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Section 6 with respect to the rights of the holders of the Series AAA Preferred Stock after the reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, merger or consolidation, to the end that the provisions of this Section 6 (including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the Conversion Price then in effect for the Series AAA Preferred Stock) shall be applicable after that event in as nearly equivalent a manner as may be practicable.
(d) Exercise of Conversion Privilege. In order to exercise the conversion privilege, the holder of any share of Series AAA Preferred Stock shall, (i) provide written notice in the form attached hereto as Annex A (a “Conversion Notice”) to the Corporation at any office or agency of the Corporation maintained for such purpose, that the Holder elects to convert all such shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock or, if less than the entire amount thereof is to be converted, the portion thereof to be converted and (ii) if such Holder’s shares are certificated, surrender the certificate evidencing such shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock, duly endorsed or assigned to the Corporation in blank, at such office or agency. The Conversion Notice shall state such Holder’s name or the names of the nominees in which such Holder wishes the shares of Common Stock to be issued. Series AAA Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the close of business on the date of surrender of such shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock for conversion in accordance with the foregoing provisions or such later time as specified in the Conversion Notice (the “Conversion Time”), and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the specified shares shall be deemed to be outstanding of record as of such Conversion Time. As promptly as practicable on or after the Conversion Time, the Corporation shall (i) issue and shall deliver a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion (or a notice of such issuance if uncertificated shares are issued) and (ii) pay all declared but unpaid dividends on the shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock converted. In the case of any certificate evidencing shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock that is converted in part only, upon such conversion the Corporation shall also execute and deliver a new certificate evidencing the number of shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock that are not converted (or a notice of such issuance if uncertificated shares are issued).
(e) Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Price. Whenever the provisions of Section 6(c) require that the Conversion Price be adjusted as herein provided, the Corporation shall compute the adjusted Conversion Price in accordance with Section 6(c) and shall prepare a certificate signed by the Corporation’s principal executive officer or principal financial officer setting forth the adjusted Conversion Price and showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based, and such certificate shall forthwith be filed at each office or agency maintained for such purpose for conversion of shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock and mailed by the Corporation at its expense to all holders of Series AAA Preferred Stock at their last addresses as they shall appear in the stock register.
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(f) Corporation to Reserve Common Stock. Following the receipt of Stockholder Approvals and the filing of the Charter Amendment, the Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of the authorized but unissued Common Stock or out of the Common Stock held in treasury, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of Series AAA Preferred Stock, the full number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock. Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment reducing the Conversion Price below the then par value (if any) of the shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of the Series AAA Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take any corporate action that, in the opinion of its counsel, is necessary in order that the Corporation may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock at such adjusted Conversion Price.
(g) Taxes on Conversions. The Corporation will pay any and all original issuance, transfer, stamp and other similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock on conversion of Series AAA Preferred Stock pursuant hereto. The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock in a name other than that of the holder of the share(s) of Series AAA Preferred Stock to be converted (nor shall the Corporation be responsible for any other taxes payable by the holders of the Series AAA Preferred Stock), and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issue has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.
SECTION 7 Waiver. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any provisions of this Certificate of Designations may be waived on behalf of all of the holders of Series AAA Preferred Stock by the affirmative written consent or vote of the Requisite Holders.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights to be duly executed by its Chief Financial Officer, this 30th day of January, 2026.
| By: | /s/ David Lazar | ||
| Name: | David Lazar | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
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ANNEX A
CONVERSION NOTICE
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert Shares of Preferred Stock)
The undersigned being the Holder of KALA BIO, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”) Series AAA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series AAA Preferred Stock”) hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of KALA BIO, Inc., according to the conditions as set forth in the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series AAA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”), as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned holder will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as may be required by the Corporation in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 23, 2025. No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.
Conversion calculations:
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| Number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion: | |||
| Number of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted: | |||
| Stated Value of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted: | |||
| Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued: | |||
| Applicable Conversion Price: | |||
| Number of shares of Preferred Stock subsequent to Conversion: | |||
| Address for Delivery: | |||
| or | |||
| DWAC Instructions: | |||
| Broker no: | |||
| Account no: | |||
| [HOLDER] | |||
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Exhibit 3.2
CERTIFICATE
OF AMENDMENT TO
THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF KALA BIO, INC.
Pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, Kala Bio, Inc., a corporation organized under and existing by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
| 1. | The name of the corporation is Kala Bio, Inc. (the “Corporation”). | |
| 2. | The date of filing the original Certificate of Incorporation of this Corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was July 7, 2009. | |
| 3. | Resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation setting forth this proposed Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation and declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling for the consideration and approval thereof at a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation. | |
| 4. | The Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by amending and restating the first paragraph of Article FOURTH in its entirety as follows: |
“FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,505,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 1,500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, each having a par value of $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) five million (5,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, each having a par value of $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).”
| 5. | The foregoing amendment was effected pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of said corporation. | |
| 6. | Thereafter, pursuant to a resolution by the Board of Directors, this Certificate of Amendment was submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for their approval in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL. Accordingly, said proposed amendment has been adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the DGCL. |
[Signature page follows.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Kala Bio, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be duly executed by the undersigned duly authorized officer as of this 30th day of January, 2026.
| KALA BIO, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ David Lazar | |
| Name: | David Lazar | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[Signature Page to Certificate of Amendment]
Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into and made effective as of January 30, 2026, by and between KALA BIO, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchasers identified on the signature pages hereto (each a “Purchaser”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act (as defined below), the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchasers agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home,” “shelter-in-place,” “non-essential employee,” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York are generally open for use by customers on such day.
“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to Section 2.1.
“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto pursuant to Section 2.1 and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amounts and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Shares, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant, or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
“Company Counsel” means Haynes and Boone, LLP with offices located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10112.
“Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.
“Disqualification Event” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(mm).
“Environmental Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(s).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“Federal Reserve” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(kk).
“GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Hazardous Materials” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Indebtedness” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(bb).
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“Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(p).
“Issuer Covered Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(mm).
“IT Systems and Data” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(gg).
“Legend Removal Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right, or other restriction.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(n).
“Money Laundering Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ll).
“OFAC” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ii).
“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.
“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation, or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Purchaser” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.6.
“Purchaser Representative” means FM Global Markets Inc.
“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“Series AAA Preferred Stock” means the Series AAA Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Series AAA Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Series AAA Preferred Stock hereunder by such Purchaser as specified below the such Purchaser’s name one of the signature pages of this Agreement in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.
“Shares” means the shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock issued or issuable to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement.
“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include locating and/or borrowing shares of Common Stock).
“Subscription Amount” means the Series AAA Subscription Amount in accordance with Section 2.1 herein.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company, and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto, and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Transfer Agent” means Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 28 Liberty Street, Floor 53, New York, NY 10005, 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 agrees to sell, and the Purchasers agrees to purchase, an aggregate of 2,100,000 shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock (each share of Series AAA Preferred Stock shall be convertible into 420 shares of Common Stock) $0.001 par value per share (the “Series AAA”) at a price equal to Two Dollars ($2.00) per share of Series AAA Preferred Stock. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer, immediately available funds equal to the Purchaser’s Series AAA Subscription Amount executed by the Purchaser and the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a number of Shares as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and the Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree or take place remotely by electronic transfer of the Closing documentation.
2.2 Deliveries.
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchasers the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) the Company’s wire instructions; and
(iii) evidence of the issuance of the Purchaser’s Shares hereunder, registered in the name of the Purchaser, which evidence shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser.
(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company, as applicable, the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and
(ii) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account specified in writing by the Company.
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 when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchasers required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(iii) the delivery by the Purchasers of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
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(b) The respective obligations of each Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;
(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and
(v) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Shares at the Closing.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports as filed prior to the Closing Date and the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchasers:
(a) Subsidiaries. The Company wholly owns each of the following subsidiaries: (i) Kala Pharmaceuticals Security Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation, and (ii) Combangio, Inc, a Delaware corporation (“Combangio” and collectively with Kala Pharmaceuticals Security Corporation (the “Subsidiaries”) and owns no other subsidiaries.
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(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity, or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”); provided, that a change, effect, development or circumstance to the extent arising or resulting from: (A) a change in the market price or trading volume of the Common Stock; (B) general conditions applicable to the economy of the United States or foreign economies in general, including changes in interest rates and tariffs; (C) any act of God, natural disaster or extreme weather conditions or any epidemics, pandemics, disease outbreaks, or other public health emergencies; (D) acts of terrorism or war (whether or not declared) occurring prior to, on or after the Effective Date; (E) conditions generally affecting the industry in which the Company operates; (F) any changes in applicable laws or accounting rules (including GAAP) occurring after the date hereof; or (G) the public announcement, pendency or performance of the Transaction Documents shall not be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) No Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting, or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit, or curtail such power and authority or qualification;
(d) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
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(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) except in respect of the Series E Securities Purchase Agreement dated November 28, 2022, by and the among the Company and the investors party thereto, or (iii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, anti-dilution, or similar adjustments, acceleration, or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt, or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree, or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization, or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local, or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement; (ii) that are contemplated by the Transaction Documents, (iii) the notice, non-objection and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Shares and the Common Stock underlying the Shares (the “Conversion Shares”) and the listing of the Conversion Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (iv) the Stockholder Approval, (v) filing of the Certificates of Designations of the Series AAA Preferred Stock, the filing of the charter amendment increasing the authorized shares of Common Stock (the “Charter Amendment”), filings required by Nasdaq or under federal and state securities laws, filings required pursuant to this Agreement and filings as have been already obtained and (vi) the filing of the Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).
(g) Issuance of the Securities. 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 other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Conversion Shares upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Series AAA Preferred Stock will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, free and clear of any Lien imposed by the Company. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock for conversion of the Series AAA Preferred Stock into the Conversion Shares on the date hereof, subject to Stockholder Approval.
(h) [Reserved].
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(i) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. Other than as set forth in Schedule 3.1(i), 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 year preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(j) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(j): except as disclosed in the SEC Reports or as otherwise provided in or contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (i) there has been no event, occurrence, or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed, or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans; provided that each Purchaser acknowledges, and as a qualification to the foregoing, the Company has few remaining employees whose knowledge of the Company is limited, is in severe financial distress, has no unencumbered cash and has liabilities that likely far exceed the value of its assets, has incurred and continued to incur liabilities in the course of its wind-down. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Shares contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence, or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets, or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
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(k) Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(k), 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 Shares or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(k), there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(l) Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure, or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms, and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Compliance. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(m) of the Disclosure Schedules, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan, or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state, and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality, and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(n) Environmental Laws. The Company and the Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local, and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface, or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii), and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and the Subsidiaries expressly do not make any representations regarding this representation on behalf of any of the vendors or manufacturers of the Company’s products.
(o) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations, and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local, or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit. The Company and the Subsidiaries expressly do not make any representations regarding this representation on behalf of any of the vendors or manufacturers of the Company’s products.
(p) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens of any landlord, it being acknowledged by Purchaser that Menlo Prepi I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the Company’s landlord for the space the Company leases in Menlo Business Park, Menlo Park, California (the “California Facility”) (A) has not been paid pursuant to that certain Lease Agreement, dated April 6, 2023, by and between Combangio and Menlo Prepi I, LLC (the “Lease”), (B) has locked the Company out of the California Facility, (C) may assert Liens in any assets of the Company at the California Facility and (D) has delivered a notice of default and termination with respect to the Lease, (ii) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (iii) Liens for the payment of federal, state, or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance. The Company does not own or lease any real property except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(p).
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(q) Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses, and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has no knowledge of any facts that would preclude it from having valid license rights or clear title to the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company has no knowledge that it lacks or will be unable to obtain any rights or licenses to use all Intellectual Property Rights that are necessary to conduct its business.
(r) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
(s) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(r) or in the SEC Reports or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement, or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company and (iv) the settlement agreements entered into by certain officers and directors of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 23, 2025, between the Company and David Lazar.
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(t) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, except in each case as disclosed in the SEC Reports. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company presented in its most recently filed annual report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the internal accounting controls. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date.
(u) Certain Fees. Except for fees payable to the Purchaser Representative, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor, or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank, or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(v) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Shares hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
(w) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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(x) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and, except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company has taken no action designed to terminate, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of terminating, the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports and/or on Schedule 3.1(w), the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.
(y) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. The Company acknowledges and agrees that none of the Purchasers make nor has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
(z) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
(aa) Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the 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. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one (1) year from the Closing Date. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for
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borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $200,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $200,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(z), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness. Purchaser acknowledges that the Company is in default in respect of various obligations that are not within the definition of Indebtedness.
(bb) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state, and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports, and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports, and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports, or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.
(cc) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising, nor has the Company or any Person acting on behalf of the Company engaged in any directed selling efforts (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act) with respect to the Shares. The Company has offered the Shares for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act while complying with the offering restriction requirements of Regulation S.
(dd) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any director of officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment, or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.
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(ee) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to such Purchaser’s purchase of the Shares. The Company further represents to the Purchasers that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.
(ff) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Shares, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
(gg) Cybersecurity. (i)(x) There has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors, and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules, and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies, and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation, or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.
(hh) Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plans was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s respective stock option plan; and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plans has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.
(ii) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any agent, employee, or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).
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(jj) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon any Purchaser’s request.
(kk) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.
(ll) No Disqualification Events. With respect to the Shares to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506 under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to each Purchaser a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.
(mm) Other Covered Persons. The Company is not aware of any person (other than the Purchaser Representative and any Issuer Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Shares.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company, or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by
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all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company, or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(b) Own Account. Such Purchaser understands that the Shares are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Shares as principal for his, her, or its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Shares in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Shares in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
(c) Purchaser Status. Such Purchaser is either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act or (ii) not a “U.S. person” as defined in Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act and is not within the United States and is purchasing the Shares in an “offshore transaction” as defined in Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
(d) Investment Intent; Understandings or Arrangements. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Shares in compliance with applicable securities laws, and in the ordinary course of his business. Such Purchaser further represents that it is purchasing the Shares solely for his own account (and not for the account of any other Person for investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution of the Securities or any portion thereof, and not with any present intention of selling, offering to sell or otherwise disposing of or distributing the Shares or any portion thereof in any transaction other than a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. Purchaser does not beneficially own, director or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents or other Company securities. Such Purchaser also represents that the entire legal and beneficial interest of the Securities is being purchased, and will be held, for the Purchaser’s account only (and not for the account of any other Person), and neither in whole or in part for any other person. Such Purchaser understands and acknowledges that (i) the Shares are “restricted securities” as the sale of the Shares has not been registered under the Securities Act or under any applicable state securities law or laws of any other jurisdiction and the Shares must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available and the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares, (ii) the Shares whether held in book-entry form or certificated form will have transfer restrictions and include the legend as provided in Section 4.1; and (iii) the Company will make a notation in its records and that of its transfer agent of the aforementioned restrictions on transfer and legends.
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(e) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof (i) is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act or if Purchaser has purchased the Shares pursuant to Regulation S, the Purchaser represents and warrants that: (i) at the time it was offered the Shares it was not, as of such date and it is not, and throughout the Closing Date it will continue not to be, a “U.S. Person” as that term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S; (ii) it has, and will at all times have, executed all documents (including this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents) outside of the United States; (iii) it was outside of the United States when offered the Shares and will be outside of the United States when initiating the Closing and on any Closing Date; and (iv) such Purchaser is not acquiring the Shares for the account or benefit of any “U.S. Person” as that term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S. Such Purchaser further represents that such Purchaser is not an “underwriter,” “distributor” or a “dealer” (each as defined in the Securities Act).
(f) Experience of the Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication, and experience in business and financial matters 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. Such 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.
(g) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not, to such Purchaser’s knowledge, purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice, or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, any other general solicitation or general advertisement, nor is such Purchaser, to such Purchaser’s knowledge, purchasing the Shares as a result of any “directed selling efforts” as defined in Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
(h) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the 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. The Purchaser understands that no U.S. or non-U.S. securities regulator or other authority has made any determination or finding relating to the merits or fairness of an investment in the Securities. In making its investment decision, the Purchaser has relied upon its review of the SEC Reports and other Company filings with the Commission and other documents and not any representation, oral or written, by the Company’s officers or directors.
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(i) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to such Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend, or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this paragraph shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Restrictive Legends.
(a) The Purchaser agrees that the Series AAA Preferred Stock and the Conversion Shares, issued pursuant to exemptions from registration under the Securities Act, shall each bear legends stating that transfer of those securities is restricted, substantially as follows:
“THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES 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”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY ARE BEING OFFERED AND ISSUED TO INVESTORS WHO ARE ACCREDITED INVESTORS OR WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S OF THE SECURITIES ACT) IN RELIANCE UPON REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO 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. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION SET FORTH HEREIN AND IN THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED JANUARY 30, 2026 AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, COPIES OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.
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(b) Certificates evidencing the Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(a) hereof), (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 without any public information requirement, or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent or the Purchaser if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder, or if requested by a Purchaser, respectively. The Company agrees that, at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(b), it will, no later than the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Shares, as the case may be, issued with a restrictive legend (such date, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchasers certificates representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Certificates for Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchasers by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of a certificate representing Shares issued with a restrictive legend.
4.2 Limitation on Disposition. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company will refuse to register any transfer of the Securities not made (a) pursuant to the provisions of Regulation S, (b) pursuant to registration under the Securities Act, or (c) pursuant to an available exemption from registration. The Purchaser further agrees not to engage in any hedging transactions in Company securities.
4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Shares or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
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4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. If required by law, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act. The Company and the Purchasers shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor the Purchasers shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of the Purchaser Representative, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication.
4.5 Conversion Procedures. The form of Conversion Notice included in the Certificate of Designations of the Series AAA Preferred Stock, together with the provisions of the applicable Certificate of Designations sets forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchaser in order to convert the Series AAA Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock following the receipt of Stockholder Approval. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required in order to convert the Preferred Stock into Conversion Shares. No additional information or instructions shall be required of the Purchaser or transferee thereof to convert the Preferred Stock. The Company shall honor the conversions of the Preferred Stock and shall deliver Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents
4.6 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement), or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Shares under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.
4.7 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.3, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide the Purchaser or his, her, or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto the Purchaser shall have consented in writing to the receipt of such information and agreed in writing with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, or Affiliates delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without the Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, or agents, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, or agents, including, without limitation, not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously with the delivery of such notice file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
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4.8 Indemnification of the Purchasers. Subject to the subsections of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold Purchaser and its agents (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed within twenty (20) days after notice from the Purchaser Party to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.8 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser acknowledges that the Company does not have assets sufficient to compensate Purchaser for any breach or default by the Company hereunder or for any indemnification obligation hereunder, and the recourse of the Purchaser hereunder is accordingly limited.
4.9 Indemnification of the Company. Subject to the subsections of this Section 4.9, each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold the Company and each Company Party harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Company Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any inaccuracy in or breach of or failure to perform any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Purchaser in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents,
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(b) any transferred Shares or Convertible Securities or (c) any action instituted against the Company or any Company Party in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any Company stockholder or holder of a Common Stock Equivalent with respect to any of the Transaction Documents (unless such action is solely based upon a material breach of the Company’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any violations by the Company or Company Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by the Company or Company Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud or willful misconduct). If any action shall be brought against the Company or any Company Party in respect of which indemnity is provided pursuant to this Agreement, then the Company and such Company Party shall promptly notify the Purchaser in writing, and, unless elected by the Company or the Company Party, the Purchaser shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with experienced legal counsel of his own choosing that is acceptable to the Company and/or the Company Party, as applicable. In such case where the Purchaser assumes the defense, any Company Party shall have the right to employ separate legal counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such legal counsel shall be at the expense of the Company or such Company Party, except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Purchaser in writing, (ii) the Purchaser has failed within ten days after notice from the Company or the Company Party to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Purchaser and the position of the Company and/or such Company Party, in which case, the Purchaser shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate legal counsel. Additionally, if the Company or Company Party elects to assume the defense as provided above from the beginning, then the Purchaser in such case shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of the Company or the Company Party. The Purchaser will not be liable to the Company or any Company Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by the Company or a Company Party effected without the Purchaser’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to the Company any Company Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company or such Company Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.9 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Company Party against the Purchaser or others and any liabilities the Purchaser may be subject to pursuant to law.
4.10 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3. Each Purchaser covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3, the Purchasers will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction (other than as disclosed to its legal and other representatives). Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not
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engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or agent, after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Agreement.
4.11 Form D; Blue Sky Filings. If required by law, the Company agrees to timely file a Form D with the Commission with respect to the Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of the Purchaser Representative. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Shares for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of the Purchaser Representative.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants, and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes, and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Shares to the Purchasers.
5.2 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
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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 time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the fourth (4th) 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, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition, or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition, or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon the Purchasers and holder of Shares and the Company.
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. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (other than by merger).
5.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
5.8 Governing Law and Dispute Resolution. All questions concerning the construction, validity, performance, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and other 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 Contemplated Transactions (whether brought against a party hereto or its or his respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it or he, as the case may be, is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it or he, as the case may be, under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing
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contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its or his reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding. The Purchaser does hereby represent that this Section 5.8 is and will remain enforceable and binding on him and he waives any right to contest the enforceability or the governing law, personal jurisdiction and/or venue.
5.9 Survival. The Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall not survive the Closing and final delivery of Securities pursuant to this Agreement, except for the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.1(b), 3.1(c), 3.1(g), and 3.1(h), which shall survive for the period of the applicable statute of limitations. The Purchaser’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (and correspondingly any transferee(s)’ reps and warranties, as applicable) shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities for the period of the applicable statute of limitations.
5.10 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.
5.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by 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 “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void, or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants, and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired, or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant, or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void, or unenforceable.
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5.13 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.
5.14 Construction. The parties hereto 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.
5.15 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
| KALA BIO, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | David Lazar | |
| Title: | Chairman | |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
| Name of Purchaser: | ||
| Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: | ||
| Name of Authorized Signatory: | ||
| Title of Authorized Signatory: | ||
| Email Address of Authorized Signatory: | ||
| Address for Notice to Purchaser: |
Number of Series AAA Preferred Shares to be Purchased at the Closing:
Purchase Price: $
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