MDB Capital Holdings, LLC S-1/A, filed Jul 20, 2023
MDB Capital Holdings, LLC (MDBH)
As filed with the Commission on July 20, 2023
Registration No. 333-268318
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 6
TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 6199 | 87-4366624 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
14135 Midway Road, Suite G-150
Addison, TX 75001
(310) 526-5000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Christopher A. Marlett
Chief Executive Officer
MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC
14135 Midway Road, Suite G-150
Addison, TX 75001
(310) 526-5000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Andrew Hudders, Esq. Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP 711 Third Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10017 (212) 907-7300 |
Louis A. Bevilacqua, Esq. Bevilacqua PLLC 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 869-0888 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: ☒
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer ☐ | Non-accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ | Smaller reporting company ☒ |
| Emerging growth company ☒ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☒
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth all costs and expenses, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us, in connection with the offer and sale of the securities being registered. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee and the Nasdaq Capital Market listing fee.
| SEC registration fee | $ | 5,129 | ||
| FINRA filing fee | 6,862 | |||
| Nasdaq Capital Markets listing fee | 50,000 | |||
| Accounting fees and expenses | 230,000 | |||
| Legal fees and expenses | 200,000 | |||
| Printing and related expenses | 9,000 | |||
| Transfer agent and registrar fees and expenses | 15,000 | |||
| Blue sky fees and expenses (including legal fees) | 5,000 | |||
| Total | $ | 520,991 |
ITEM 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The form of limited liability agreement provides for the same indemnification as provided in Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, which authorizes a court to award, or a company’s board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and officers under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations. The terms of Section 145 of the DGCL are sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act.
As permitted by the DGCL, the registrant’s operating agreement that will be in effect following the effectiveness of this registration statement contains provisions that eliminate the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as a director, except liability for the following:
● any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the registrant or its shareholders;
● acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
● under Section 174 of the DGCL (regarding unlawful dividends and stock purchases); or
● any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
As permitted by the DGCL, the registrant’s operating agreement provides that:
● the registrant is required to indemnify its directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, subject to very limited exceptions;
● the registrant may indemnify its other employees and agents as set forth in the DGCL;
● the registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and executive officers in connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, subject to very limited exceptions; and
● the rights conferred in the restated bylaws are not exclusive.
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In addition, the registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its current directors and executive officers to provide these directors and executive officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in the registrant’s operating agreement and to provide additional procedural protections. From time to time the registrant has indemnified and may in the future indemnify its directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification agreements in connection legal or regulatory proceedings. The indemnification provisions in the registrant’s restated certificate of incorporation and restated bylaws and the indemnification agreements entered into or to be entered into between the registrant and each of its directors and executive officers may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the registrant’s directors and executive officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
The registrant has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for its directors and officers.
Certain of the registrant’s directors are also indemnified by their employers with regard to their service on the registrant’s board of directors.
ITEM 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
In the three years preceding the filing of this registration statement, we have issued the following securities that were not registered under the Securities Act:
On January 16, 2022 the registrant issued 5,000,000 class B common shares to two of its founders and principals for a contribution of capital in the form of assets. These assets, which were comprised of equity in Public Ventures, PatentVest, and Invizyne, had a book value of $6,049,225, or a net book value of $3,325,525 after the cash distribution of $2,723,700 made in Jul 2022, as necessitated by regulatory requirements of FINRA.
On January 16, 2022, the registrant issued 100,000 class A common shares in settlement of certain obligations between the registrant and an employee. The obligation represented a 10% ownership of PatentVest that had a fair value of $200,000.
The registrant commenced a private placement of class A common shares on March 29, 2022, offering up to $50,000,000 of the shares at a price of $10.00. On June 8, 2022, the registrant completed the first closing of 2,517,966 class A common shares, for gross proceeds of $25,179,660. On June 15, 2022, the registrant completed the second closing of the private placement of an additional 11,000 class A common shares, for gross proceeds of $110,000, for a total gross proceeds of $25,289,660 from the sale of 2,528,966 shares of Class A common shares. The registrant received net proceeds of approximately $24,746,142 after $543,518 of offering expenses and commissions paid to two sales agents engaged by the registrant. The registrant also issued warrants to purchase 18,477 class A common shares to two sales agents that are registered broker-dealers, which are exercisable for 10 years at $13.00 per share. The warrants to purchase 8,277 class A common shares that were issued to Cambria Capital LLC, a soliciting dealer in this offering, as non-cash compensation in the June 2022 private placement have been amended such that they are not exercisable more than five years from the date of commencement of sales in this offering.
Each of the securities indicated above as being issued by the registrant were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), pursuant to an exemption under Section 4(a)(2) of the Act for transactions of an issuer not involving a public offering, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Act or an exemption from such registration requirements.
All recipients of the foregoing transactions either received adequate information about the registrant or had access, through their relationships with the registrant, to such information. Furthermore, the registrant affixed appropriate legends to the share certificates and instruments issued in each foregoing transaction setting forth that the securities had not been registered and the applicable restrictions on transfer.
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ITEM 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Exhibits. We have filed the exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index of this Registration Statement.
| * | To be filed by amendment |
| ** | Previously filed |
| + | Management agreement |
(b) Financial Statement Schedules. All financial statement schedules are omitted because the information called for is not required or is shown either in the consolidated financial statements or in the notes thereto.
ITEM 17. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof), which individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; or
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser: If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C (§230.430C of this chapter), each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A (§230.430A of this chapter), shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (§230.424 of this chapter);
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(d) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(e) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(f) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Addison, Texas, on the 20th day of July, 2023.
| MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Christopher A. Marlett | |
| Christopher A. Marlett, | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Christopher A. Marlett | Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director | July 20, 2023 | ||
| Christopher A. Marlett | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
| /s/ Jeremy W. James | Chief Accounting Officer | July 20, 2023 | ||
| Jeremy W. James | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||
| /s/ * | Chief of Transactions and Director | July 20, 2023 | ||
| Anthony DiGiandomenico | ||||
| /s/ * | President and Director | July 20, 2023 | ||
| George Brandon | ||||
| /s/ * | Chief of Entrepreneurship & Operations and Director | July 20, 2023 | ||
| Mo Hayat | ||||
| /s/ * | Director | July 20, 2023 | ||
| Susanne Meline | ||||
| /s/ * | Director | July 20, 2023 | ||
| Matthew Hayden | ||||
| /s/ * | Director | July 20, 2023 | ||
| Sean Magennis |
| * | By Attorney-in-Fact | |
| July 20, 2023 | ||
| /S/ Christopher A Marlett | ||
| Christopher A. Marlett |
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Exhibit 4.3
ESCROW AGREEMENT
This AMENDED ESCROW AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of this 18th day of July, 2023 by and among MDB Capital Holdings, LLC, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), having an address at 4209 Meadowdale Lane, Dallas, TX 75229; Digital Offering, LLC, having an address at 1461 Glenneyre Street, Suite D, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (“Placement Agent”), and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “Escrow Agent”). The Company and the Placement Agent, each a “Party,” are collectively referred to as “Parties” and individually, a “Party.”
RECITALS:
| 1. | This Agreement amends and restates that that certain Escrow Agreement dated as of October 25, 2022 by and among the Company, the Placement Agent, and the Escrow Agent (the “Original Agreement”). |
| 2. | Pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Original Agreement, the amendments contemplated by the Parties must be contained in a written agreement signed by an authorized representative of each such Party. |
| 3. | The Company and the Placement Agent desire to make certain changes to the Offering (as defined below), including increasing the Offering amount as set forth below. |
| 4. | The Company now proposes to sell a maximum of 1,666,666 shares of its common stock, (the “Common Stock”), at an offering price of $12.00 per share (the “Shares”) for an offering amount of up to $19,999,992 in a public offering (the “Offering”) to investors (each, an “Investor”). |
| 5. | Subject to all conditions to closing being satisfied or waived, the closing(s) of the Offering shall take place from time to time until the earlier of (a) the date which is one year after the Offering being declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”), or (b) the date on which this Offering is earlier terminated by the Company in its sole discretion (the “Termination Date”) (the earlier of (a) or (b), the “Final Termination Date”). |
| 6. | There is no minimum offering amount but the Company and the Placement Agent have agreed that if the Common Stock is not approved for listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market the Offering will not close and all funds held in escrow by the Escrow Agent shall be returned to the potential Investors. In the event the Offering is not consummated for any other reason or if the Company, in its sole discretion, rejects all or a part of a particular potential Investor’s subscription, funds held in escrow by the Escrow Agent shall be returned to the potential Investors. |
| 7. | In connection with the Offering, the Company entered into a Placement Agent Agreement between the Company and the Placement Agent, and certain other agreements, documents, instruments and certificates necessary to carry out the purposes thereof, including without limitation a subscription agreement with each Investor in the Offering (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”). |
| 8. | On or prior to the date of commencement of the Offering, the Company and the Placement Agent desire to establish an escrow account with the Escrow Agent into which the Company and the Placement Agent shall instruct the Investors to deposit checks or make a wire transfer for the payment of money made payable to the order of “WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. as Escrow Agent for MDB Capital Holdings, LLC,” and the Escrow Agent is willing to accept said checks and other instruments for the payment of money in accordance with the terms hereinafter set forth. |
| 9. | The Company and the Placement Agent represent and warrant to the Escrow Agent that they have not stated to any individual or entity that the Escrow Agent’s duties will include anything other than those duties stated in this Agreement; and |
| 10. | THE ISSUER AND THE PLACEMENT AGENT UNDERSTAND THAT THE ESCROW AGENT, BY ACCEPTING THE APPOINMTMENT AND DESIGNATION AS ESCROW AGENT HEREUNDER, IN NO WAY ENDORSES THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING OF THE SECURITIES. THE ISSUER AND THE PLACEMENT AGENT AGREE TO NOTIFY ANY PERSON ACTING ON ITS BEHALF THAT THE ESCROW AGENT’S POSITION AS ESCROW AGENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE SUCH AN ENDORSEMENT, AND TO PROHIBIT SAID PERSONS FROM THE USE OF THE ESCROW AGENT’S NAME AS AN ENDORSER OF SUCH OFFERING. The Issuer and the Placement Agent further agree to include with any sales literature, in which the Escrow Agent’s name appears and which is used in connection with such offering, a statement to the effect that the Escrow Agent in no way endorses the merits of the offering. |
| 11. | The Company and Placement Agent represent and warrant to the Escrow Agent that a copy of each document that has been delivered to the Investor and third parties that include Escrow Agent’s name and duties, has been attached hereto as Schedule I. |
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED as follows:
Article 1
ESCROW DEPOSIT
Section 1.1 Establishment of Escrow Account; Delivery of Escrow Funds.
(a) On or prior to the date of the commencement of the Offering, the parties shall establish a non-interest bearing escrow account with the Escrow Agent. Placement Agent and the Company shall instruct the Investor to deliver to the Escrow Agent checks made payable to the order of “WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. as Escrow Agent for MDB Capital Holdings, LLC”, or wire transfer to:
Wilmington Trust Company
ABA #: 031100092
A/C #: 158630-000
A/C Name: MDB Escrow
Attn: Ellen Jean-Baptiste
International Wires:
M&T
Buffalo, New York
ABA: 022000046
SWIFT: MANTUS33
Beneficiary Bank: Wilmington Trust
Beneficiary ABA: 031100092
A/C #: 158630-000
A/C Name: MDB Escrow
All such checks and wire transfers remitted to the Escrow Agent shall be accompanied by information identifying each Investor, subscription, the Investor’s social security or taxpayer identification number and address. In the event the Investor’s address and/or social security number or taxpayer identification number are not provided to Escrow Agent by the Investor, then Placement Agent and/or the Company agree to promptly upon request provide Escrow Agent with such information in writing. The checks or wire transfers shall be deposited into a non interest-bearing account at WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION entitled “WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. as Escrow Agent for MDB Capital Holdings, LLC” (the “Escrow Account”).
Checks should be mailed to the following address:
Wilmington Trust, N.A.
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890
Attention: Workflow Management
(b) The collected funds deposited into the Escrow Account are referred to as the “Escrow Funds.”
(c) The Escrow Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to enforce the collection or demand payment of any funds deposited into the Escrow Account. If, for any reason, any check deposited into the Escrow Account shall be returned unpaid to the Escrow Agent, the sole duty of the Escrow Agent shall be to return the check to the Investor and advise the Company and Placement Agent promptly thereof.
(d) All funds received by the Escrow Agent shall be held only in non-interest bearing bank accounts at WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
(e) In the event that market conditions are such that negative interest applies to amounts deposited with the Escrow Agent, the Company and Placement Agent jointly and severally shall be responsible for the payment of such interest and the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to deduct from amounts on deposit with it an amount necessary to pay such negative interest. For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification protections afforded to the Escrow Agent under Section 2.2 of this Agreement shall cover any interest-related expenses (including, but not limited to, negative interest) incurred by the Escrow Agent in the performance of its duties hereunder.
Section 1.2 Release of Escrow Funds. The Escrow Funds shall be paid by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the following:
(a) In the event that the Company and the Placement Agent advise the Escrow Agent in writing that the Offering has been terminated (the “Termination Notice”), the Escrow Agent shall promptly return the funds paid by each Investor to such Investor without interest or offset.
(b) At each Closing, the Company and the Placement Agent shall provide the Escrow Agent with written instructions regarding the disbursement of the Escrow Funds in accordance with Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof and signed by the Company and the Placement Agent (the “Written Direction”).
(c) If by 5:00 P.M. Eastern time on the Final Termination Date, the Escrow Agent has not received Written Direction from the Company and Placement Agent regarding the disbursement of the Escrow Funds in the Escrow Account, if any, then the Escrow Agent shall promptly return such Escrow Funds, if any, to the Investors without interest or offset. The Escrow Funds returned to the Investors shall be free and clear of any and all claims of the Escrow Agent.
(d) The Escrow Agent shall not be required to pay any uncollected funds or any funds that are not available for withdrawal.
(e) The Placement Agent or the Company will provide the Escrow Agent with the payment instructions for each Investor, to whom the funds should be returned in accordance with this section.
(f) In the event that Escrow Agent makes any payment to any other party pursuant to this Escrow Agreement and for any reason such payment (or any portion thereof) is required to be returned to the Escrow Account or another party or is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a receiver, trustee or other party under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, other federal or state law, common law or equitable doctrine, then the recipient party shall repay to the Escrow Agent upon written request the amount so paid to it.
(g) The Escrow Agent shall, in its sole discretion, comply with judgments or orders issued or process entered by any court with respect to the Escrow Amount, including without limitation any attachment, levy or garnishment, without any obligation to determine such court’s jurisdiction in the matter and in accordance with its normal business practices. If the Escrow Agent complies with any such judgment, order or process, then it shall not be liable to any of the Parties or any other person by reason of such compliance, regardless of the final disposition of any such judgment, order or process.
(h) Each Party understands and agrees that Escrow Agent shall have no obligation or duty to act upon a written direction delivered to Escrow Agent for the disbursement of all or part of the Escrow Amount under this Agreement (a “Written Direction”) if such Written Direction is not
(i) in writing,
(ii) signed by, in the case of Company, any individual designated by Company on Exhibit B hereto or, in the case of Placement Agent, any individual designated by Placement Agent on Exhibit C hereto (in each case, each such individual an “Authorized Representative” of such Party), and
(iii) delivered to, and able to be authenticated by, Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 1.4 below.
(i) Upon request by any Party, the Escrow Agent set up each Party with on-line access to the account(s) established pursuant to this Agreement, which each Party can use to view and verify transaction on such account(s).
(j) A Party may specify in a Written Direction whether such Escrow Amount shall be disbursed by way of wire transfer or check. If the written notice for the disbursement of funds does not so specify the disbursement means, Escrow Agent may disburse the Escrow Amount by wire transfer.
Section 1.3 Written Direction and Other Instruction.
| (a) | With respect to any Written Direction or any other notice, direction or other instruction required to be delivered by a Party to Escrow Agent under this Agreement, the Escrow Agent is authorized to follow and rely upon any and all such instructions given to it from time to time if the Escrow Agent believes, in good faith, that such instruction is genuine and to have been signed by an Authorized Representative of such Party. Escrow Agent shall have no duty or obligation to verify that the person who sent such instruction is, in fact, a person duly authorized to give instructions on behalf of a Party, other than to verify that the signature of the Authorized Representative on any such instruction appears to be the signature of such person. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting instructions to Escrow Agent, and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting instructions other than the method selected by such Party. Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss which may result from (i) any action taken or not taken by Escrow Agent in good faith reliance on any such signatures or instructions, (ii) as a result of a Party’s reliance upon or use of any particular method of delivering instructions to Escrow Agent, including the risk of interception of such instruction and misuse by third parties, or |
(iii) any officer or Authorized Representative of a Party named in an incumbency certificate, Exhibit B or Exhibit C delivered hereunder prior to actual receipt by the Escrow Agent of a more current incumbency certificate or an updated Exhibit B or Exhibit C and a reasonable time for the Escrow Agent to act upon such updated or more current certificate or Exhibit.
(b) The Company may, at any time, update Exhibit B and the Placement Agent may, at any time, update Exhibit C by signing and submitting to the Escrow Agent an updated Exhibit. Any updated Exhibit shall not be effective unless the Escrow Agent countersigns a copy thereof. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to a reasonable time to act to implement any changes on an updated Exhibit.
Section 1.4 Delivery and Authentication of Written Direction.
(a) A Written Direction must be delivered to Escrow Agent by one of the delivery methods set forth in Section 3.3.
(b) Each Party and Escrow Agent hereby agree that the following security procedures will be used to verify the authenticity of a Written Direction delivered by any Party to Escrow Agent under this Agreement:
| (i) | The Written Direction must include the name and signature of the person delivering the disbursement request to Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent will check that the name and signature of the person identified on the Written Direction appears to be the same as the name and signature of an Authorized Representative of such Party; |
| (ii) | Escrow Agent will make a telephone call to an Authorized Representative of the Party purporting to deliver the Written Direction (which Authorized Representative may be the same as the Authorized Representative who delivered the Written Direction) at any telephone number for such Authorized Representative as set forth on Exhibit B or Exhibit C to obtain oral confirmation of delivery of the Written Direction. If the Written Direction is a joint written notice of the Parties, the Escrow Agent shall call back an Authorized Representative of both of those Parties; and |
| (iii) | If the Written Direction is sent by email to Escrow Agent, Escrow Agent also shall review such email address to verify that it appears to have been sent from an email address for an Authorized Representative of one of the Parties as set forth on Exhibit B and Exhibit C, as applicable, or from an email address for a person authorized under Exhibit B or Exhibit C, as applicable, to email a Written Direction to Escrow Agent on behalf of the Authorized Representative). |
(c) Each Party acknowledges and agrees that given its particular circumstances, including the nature of its business, the size, type and frequency of its instructions, transactions and files, internal procedures and systems, the alternative security procedures offered by Escrow Agent and the security procedures in general use by other customers and banks similarly situated, the security procedures set forth in this Section 1.4 are a commercially reasonable method of verifying the authenticity of a payment order in a Written Direction.
(d) Escrow Agent is authorized to execute, and each Party expressly agrees to be bound by any payment order in a Written Direction issued in its name (and associated funds transfer) (i) that is accepted by Escrow Agent in accordance with the security procedures set forth in this Section 1.4 , whether or not authorized by such Party and/or (ii) that is authorized by or on behalf of such Party or for which such Party is otherwise bound under the law of agency, whether or not the security procedures set forth in this Section 1.4 were followed, and to debit the Escrow Account for the amount of the payment order. Notwithstanding anything else, Escrow Agent shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and without negligence, gross negligence or misconduct if Escrow Agent is authorized to execute the payment order under this Section 1.4. Any action taken by Escrow Agent pursuant to this paragraph prior to Escrow Agent’s actual receipt and acknowledgement of a notice of revocation, cancellation or amendment of a Written Direction shall not be affected by such notice.
(e) The security procedures set forth in this Section 1.4 are intended to verify the authenticity of payment orders provided to Escrow Agent and are not designed to, and do not, detect errors in the transmission or content of any payment order. Escrow Agent is not responsible for detecting an error in the payment order, regardless of whether any of the Parties believes the error was apparent, and Escrow Agent is not liable for any damages arising from any failure to detect an error.
(f) When instructed to credit or pay a party by both name and a unique numeric or alpha-numeric identifier (e.g. ABA number or account number), Escrow Agent, and any other banks participating in the funds transfer, may rely solely on the unique identifier, even if it identifies a party different than the party named. Each Party agrees to be bound by the rules of any funds transfer network used in connection with any payment order accepted by Escrow Agent hereunder.
(g) Escrow Agent shall not be obliged to make any payment requested under this Escrow Agreement if it is unable to validate the authenticity of the request by the security procedures set forth in this Section 1.4. Escrow Agent’s inability to confirm a payment order may result in a delay or failure to act on that payment order. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, Escrow Agent shall not be required to treat a payment order as having been received until Escrow Agent has authenticated it pursuant to the security procedures in this Section 1.4 and shall not be liable or responsible for any losses arising in relation to such delay or failure to act.
ARTICLE 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ESCROW AGENT
Section 2.1 Acceptance by Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent hereby accepts and agrees to perform its obligations hereunder, provided that:
(a) The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any order, judgment, opinion, or other writing delivered to it in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement without being required to determine the authenticity or the correctness of any fact stated therein or the propriety or validity of service thereof.
(b) The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the advice of counsel or other professionals retained or consulted by the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall be reimbursed as set forth in Section 2.2 for any and all compensation (fees, expenses and other costs) paid and/or reimbursed to such counsel and/or professionals. The Escrow Agent may perform any and all of its duties through its agents, representatives, attorneys, custodians, and/or nominees and shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of such agents, representatives, attorneys, custodians or nominees appointed with due care.
(c) In the event that the Escrow Agent shall be uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to (i) refrain from taking any action other than to keep safely the Escrow Funds until it shall be directed otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) deliver the Escrow Funds to a court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) The Escrow Agent shall have no duty, responsibility or obligation to interpret or enforce the terms of any agreement other than Escrow Agent’s obligations hereunder, and the Escrow Agent shall not be required to make a request that any monies be delivered to the Escrow Account The Escrow Agent makes no representation as to the validity, value, genuineness or collectability of any security or other document or instrument held by or delivered to it.
(e) The Escrow Agent shall be obligated to perform only such duties as are expressly set forth in this Agreement. No implied covenants or obligations shall be inferred from this Agreement against the Escrow Agent, nor shall the Escrow Agent be bound by the provisions of any agreement by the Company beyond the specific terms hereof. Without limiting the foregoing, the Escrow Agent shall dispose of the Escrow Funds in accordance with the express provisions of this Agreement, and has not reviewed and shall not make, be required to make or be liable in any manner for its failure to make, any determination under any other document, or any other agreement.
(f) No term or provision of this Agreement is intended to create, nor shall any such term or provision be deemed to have created, any trust, joint venture, partnership, between or among the Escrow Agent and any of the Parties.
Section 2.2. Indemnification. Placement Agent and the Company agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold the Escrow Agent and its employees, officers, directors and agents (the “Indemnified Parties”) the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any and against all liabilities, losses, actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity, and any other expenses, fees or charges of any character or nature, (including, without limitation, negative interest, attorney’s fees and expenses and the costs of enforcement of this Escrow Agreement or any provision thereof), which an Indemnified Party may incur or with which it may be threatened by reason of acting as or on behalf of the Escrow Agent under this Escrow Agreement or arising out of the existence of the Escrow Account, except to the extent the same shall be have been finally adjudicated to have been directly caused by the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Placement Agent and the Company agree, jointly and severally, to pay or reimburse the Escrow Agent upon request for any transfer taxes or other taxes relating to the Escrow Funds incurred in connection herewith and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent with respect to any amounts that it is obligated to pay in the way of such taxes. The terms of this paragraph shall survive termination of this Agreement.
Section 2.3. Limitation of Liability. the escrow agent SHALL NOT be liable, directly or indirectly, for any (i) damages, Losses or expenses arising out of the services provided hereunder, other than damages, losses or expenses which have been finally adjudicated to have DIRECTLY resulted from the escrow agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, or (ii) special, Indirect, PUNITIVE or consequential damages or LOSSES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS), even if the escrow agent has been advised of the possibility of such LOSSES OR damages AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, OR (III) AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE ESCROW FUNDS.
Section 2.4. Resignation and Termination of the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice of such resignation to Placement Agent and the Company. Upon providing such notice, the Escrow Agent shall have no further obligation hereunder except to hold as depositary the Escrow Funds that it receives until the end of such 30-day period. In such event, the Escrow Agent shall not take any action, other than receiving and depositing the Investor’s checks and wire transfers in accordance with this Agreement, until the Company has designated a banking corporation, trust company, attorney or other person as successor. Upon receipt of such written designation signed by Placement Agent and the Company, the Escrow Agent shall promptly deliver the Escrow Funds to such successor and shall thereafter have no further obligations hereunder. If the Company and Placement Agent have failed to appoint a successor escrow agent prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days following the delivery of such notice of resignation or removal, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled, at its sole discretion and at the expense of the Company and/or Placement Agent, to (a) return the Escrow Funds to the Company, or (b) petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor escrow agent or for other appropriate relief, and any such resulting appointment shall be binding upon the parties. In either case provided for in this paragraph, the Escrow Agent shall be relieved of all further obligations and released from all liability thereafter arising with respect to the Escrow Funds.
Section 2.5 Termination. The Company and Placement Agent may terminate the appointment of the Escrow Agent hereunder upon written notice specifying the date upon which such termination shall take effect, which date shall be at least 30 days from the date of such notice. In the event of such termination, the Company and Placement Agent shall, within 30 days of such notice, appoint a successor escrow agent and the Escrow Agent shall, upon receipt of written instructions signed by the Company and Placement Agent, turn over to such successor escrow agent all of the Escrow Funds Upon receipt of the Escrow Funds, the successor escrow agent shall become the escrow agent hereunder and shall be bound by all of the provisions hereof and the Escrow Agent shall be relieved of all further obligations and released from all liability thereafter arising with respect to the Escrow Funds and under this Agreement. If the Company has failed to appoint a successor escrow agent prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days following the delivery of the notice of termination, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled, at its sole discretion and at the expense of the Company, to (a) return the Escrow Funds to the Company, or (b) petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor escrow agent or for other appropriate relief, and any such resulting appointment shall be binding upon the parties.
Section 2.6 Compensation. Escrow Agent shall be entitled, for the duties to be performed by it hereunder, to compensation as stated in the schedule attached hereto as Schedule II, which fee shall be paid by the Company upon the signing of this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be obligated to reimburse Escrow Agent for all fees, costs and expenses incurred or that become due in connection with this Agreement or the Escrow Account, including attorney’s fees. Neither the modification, cancellation, termination, resignation or rescission of this Agreement nor the resignation or termination of the Escrow Agent shall affect the right of Escrow Agent to retain the amount of any fee which has been paid, or to be reimbursed or paid any amount which has been incurred or becomes due, prior to the effective date of any such modification, cancellation, termination, resignation or rescission. To the extent the Escrow Agent has incurred any such expenses, or any such fee becomes due, prior to any closing, the Escrow Agent shall advise the Company and the Company shall direct all such amounts to be paid directly at any such closing. As security for the due and punctual performance of any and all of the Company’s obligations to the Escrow Agent hereunder, now or hereafter arising, the Company, hereby pledges, assigns and grants to the Escrow Agent a continuing security interest in, and a lien on and right of setoff against, the Escrow Funds and all distributions thereon, investments thereof or additions thereto. If any fees, expenses or costs incurred by, or any obligations owed to, the Escrow Agent hereunder are not promptly paid when due, the Escrow Agent may reimburse itself therefor from the Escrow Funds, and may sell, convey or otherwise dispose of any Escrow Funds for such purpose. The security interest and setoff rights of the Escrow Agent shall at all times be valid, perfected and enforceable by the Escrow Agent against the Parties and all third parties in accordance with the terms of this Escrow Agreement. The terms of this paragraph shall survive termination of this Agreement.
Section 2.7. Merger or Consolidation. Any corporation or association into which the Escrow Agent may be converted or merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or to which it may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its corporate trust business and assets as a whole or substantially as a whole, or any corporation or association resulting from any such conversion, sale, merger, consolidation or transfer to which the Escrow Agent is a party, shall be and become the successor escrow agent under this Agreement and shall have and succeed to the rights, powers, duties, immunities and privileges as its predecessor, without the execution or filing of any instrument or paper or the performance of any further act.
Section 2.8. Attachment of Escrow Funds; Compliance with Legal Orders. In the event that any Escrow Amount shall be attached, garnished or levied upon by any court order, or the delivery thereof shall be stayed or enjoined by an order of a court, or any order, judgment or decree shall be made or entered by any court order affecting the Escrow Funds , the Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized, in its sole discretion, to respond as it deems appropriate or to comply with all writs, orders or decrees so entered or issued, or which it is advised by legal counsel of its own choosing is binding upon it, whether with or without jurisdiction. In the event that the Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any such writ, order or decree it shall not be liable to any Party or to any other person, firm or corporation, should, by reason of such compliance notwithstanding, such writ, order or decree be subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated.
Section 2.9 Force Majeure. The Escrow Agent shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligation under this Escrow Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood; wars; acts of terrorism; civil or military disturbances; sabotage; epidemic; pandemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunctions of utilities including but not limited to, computer (hardware or software), payment systems, or communications services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority or governmental action; hacking, cyber-attacks or other unauthorized infiltration of Escrow Agent’s information technology infrastructure; it being understood that the Escrow Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as reasonably practicable under the circumstances.
Section 2.10 No Financial Obligation. Escrow Agent shall not be required to use its own funds in the performance of any of its obligations or duties or the exercise of any of its rights or powers, and shall not be required to take any action which, in Escrow Agent’s sole and absolute judgment, could involve it in expense or liability unless furnished with security and indemnity which it deems, in its sole and absolute discretion, to be satisfactory.
ARTICLE 3
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.1. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of each Party and the Escrow Agent and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No other persons shall have any rights under this Agreement. No assignment of the interest of any of the Parties shall be binding unless and until written notice of such assignment shall be delivered to the other Parties and Escrow Agent and shall require the prior written consent of the other Parties and Escrow Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).
Section 3.2. Escheat. Each Party is aware that under applicable state law, property which is presumed abandoned may under certain circumstances escheat to the applicable state. The Escrow Agent shall have no liability to any of the Parties, their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns, or any other party, should any or all of the Escrow Funds escheat by operation of law.
Section 3.3. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications required under this Escrow Agreement shall be in writing, in English, and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered (i) personally, (ii) by facsimile transmission with written confirmation of receipt, (iii) by overnight delivery with a reputable national overnight delivery service, (iv) by mail or by certified mail, return receipt requested, and postage prepaid, or (v) by electronic transmission; including by way of e-mail (as long as such email is accompanied by a PDF or similar version of the relevant document bearing the signature of an Authorized Representative for the Party sending the notice) with email confirmation of receipt. If any notice is mailed, it shall be deemed given five business days after the date such notice is deposited in the United States mail. If notice is given to a party, it shall be given at the address for such party set forth below. It shall be the responsibility of the Company to notify the Escrow Agent in writing of any name or address changes. In the case of communications delivered to the Escrow Agent, such communications shall be deemed to have been given on the date received by the Escrow Agent. :
If to Placement Agent:
Digital Offering, LLC
Gordon McBean
CEO
1461 Glenneyre St., Suite D Laguna Beach, CA 92651
gmcbean@digitaloffering.com
If to the Company:
MDB Capital Holdings, LLC
Mo Hayat
CEO
4209 Meadowdale Lane, Dallas, TX 75229
(310) 526-5000
mo@MDB.com
If to Escrow Agent:
Wilmington Trust, National Association
277 Park Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, NY 10172
Attn: Ellen Jean-Baptiste
Telephone: (212)941-4425
Email Address: ejean-baptiste@wilmingtontrust.com
Section 3.4. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. Each Party and Escrow Agent hereby consents to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of Delaware in the event of a dispute arising out of or under this Agreement. Each Party and Escrow Agent hereby irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of the venue of any suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court in such suit, action or proceeding.
Section 3.5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Exhibits attached hereto (as updated from time to time in accordance herewith) set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties related to the Escrow Amount. If a court of competent jurisdiction declares a provision invalid, it will be ineffective only to the extent of the invalidity, so that the remainder of the provision and Escrow Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
Section 3.6. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, rescinded, or canceled only by a written instrument executed by each of the Parties and the Escrow Agent.
Section 3.7. Waivers. The failure of any party to this Agreement at any time or times to require performance of any provision under this Agreement shall in no manner affect the right at a later time to enforce the same performance. A waiver by any party to this Agreement of any such condition or breach of any term, covenant, representation, or warranty contained in this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall neither be construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such condition or breach nor a waiver of any other condition or breach of any other term, covenant, representation, or warranty contained in this Agreement.
Section 3.8. Headings. Section headings of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way restrict or otherwise modify any of the terms or provisions of this Escrow Agreement.
Section 3.9. Electronic Signatures; Facsimile Signatures; Counterparts. This Escrow Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts. Such execution of counterparts may occur by manual signature, electronic signature, facsimile signature, manual signature transmitted by means of facsimile transmission or manual signature contained in an imaged document attached to an email transmission, and any such execution that is not by manual signature shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manual signature. Each such counterpart executed in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed an original, with all such counterparts together constituting one and the same instrument. The exchange of executed copies of this Escrow Agreement or of executed signature pages to this Escrow Agreement by electronic transmission, facsimile transmission or as an imaged document attached to an email transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery hereof. Any copy of this Escrow Agreement which is fully executed and transmitted in accordance with the terms hereof may be used for all purposes in lieu of a manually executed copy of this Escrow Agreement and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as if executed by manual signature.
Section 3.10. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THE ESCROW AGENT EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESOLVING ANY CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 3.11 Termination. This Agreement will terminate upon the Final Termination Date.
Section 3.12 Anti-Terrorism/Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT - To help the United States government fight the funding of terrorism or money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens a new account. What this means for the parties to this Agreement: the Escrow Agent will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow the Escrow Agent to identify you (e.g., your social security number or tax identification number.) The Escrow Agent may also ask to see your driver’s license or other identifying documents (e.g., passport, evidence of formation of corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, etc., certificate of good standing.)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
| Company. | Placement Agent | |||
| By: | By: | |||
| Name: | Christopher A. Marlett | Name: | Gordon McBean | |
| Title: | CEO | Title: | CEO | |
| WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||
| as Escrow Agent | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Ellen Jean-Baptiste | |
| Title: | Assistant Vice President | |
Schedule I
Form S-1
Exhibit A
Form of Written Direction
Date:
Wilmington Trust, National Association
Corporate Client Services
277 Park Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, NY 10172
Attention: Ellen Jean-Baptiste
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with the terms of paragraph 1.2(b) of the Escrow Agreement dated as of October 18, 2022 (the “Escrow Agreement”), by and between MDB Capital Holdings, LLC (the “Company”), Digital Offering, LLC (“Placement Agent”) and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “Escrow Agent”), the Company and Placement Agent hereby direct the Escrow Agent to release the funds in the Escrow Account, account number 158630-000, in the amounts, and to the account(s), as follows:
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| Additional Information: |
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Company | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Placement Agent | ||
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| Title: | ||
EXHIBIT B
Certificate as to Authorized Signatures
of Company
Company hereby designates each of the following persons as its Authorized Representative for purposes of this Agreement, and confirms that the title, contact information and specimen signature of each such person as set forth below is true and correct. Each such Authorized Representative is authorized to initiate and approve transactions of all types for the Escrow Account[s] established under the Agreement to which this Exhibit B is attached, on behalf of Company.
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Telephone Number (required): If more than one, list all applicable telephone numbers. |
Office: Cell:
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E-mail (required): If more than one, list all applicable email addresses. |
Email 1: Email 2: |
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| Specimen Signature: |
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| Title: | ||
Telephone Number (required): If more than one, list all applicable telephone numbers. |
Office: Cell:
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E-mail (required): If more than one, list all applicable email addresses. |
Email 1: Email 2: |
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| Specimen Signature: |
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| Title: | ||
Telephone Number (required): If more than one, list all applicable telephone numbers. |
Office: Cell:
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E-mail (required): If more than one, list all applicable email addresses. |
Email 1: Email 2: |
Additional Email Addresses:
The following additional email addresses also may be used by Escrow Agent to verify the email address used to send any Payment Notice to Escrow Agent:
| Email 1: | ||
| Email 2: | ||
| Email 3: |
COMPLETE BELOW TO UPDATE EXHIBIT B
If Company wishes to update this Exhibit B, Company must complete, sign and send to Escrow Agent an updated copy of this Exhibit B with such changes. Any updated Exhibit B shall be effective once signed by Company and Escrow Agent and shall entirely supersede and replace any prior Exhibit B to this Agreement.
| Company | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Date: | ||
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (as Escrow Agent)
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Date: |
EXHIBIT C
Certificate as to Authorized Signatures
of Placement Agent
Placement Agent hereby designates each of the following persons as its Authorized Representative for purposes of this Agreement, and confirms that the title, contact information and specimen signature of each such person as set forth below is true and correct. Each such Authorized Representative is authorized to initiate and approve transactions of all types for the Escrow Account[s] established under the Agreement to which this Exhibit C is attached, on behalf of Placement Agent.
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| Title: | ||
Telephone Number (required): If more than one, list all applicable telephone numbers. |
Office: Cell:
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E-mail (required): If more than one, list all applicable email addresses. |
Email 1: Email 2: |
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| Title: | ||
Telephone Number (required): If more than one, list all applicable telephone numbers. |
Office: Cell:
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E-mail (required): If more than one, list all applicable email addresses. |
Email 1: Email 2: |
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| Specimen Signature: |
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| Title: | ||
Telephone Number (required): If more than one, list all applicable telephone numbers. |
Office: Cell:
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E-mail (required): If more than one, list all applicable email addresses. |
Email 1: Email 2: |
Additional Email Addresses:
The following additional email addresses also may be used by Escrow Agent to verify the email address used to send any Payment Notice to Escrow Agent:
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| Email 2: | ||
| Email 3: |
COMPLETE BELOW TO UPDATE EXHIBIT C
If PLACEMENT AGENT wishes to update this Exhibit C, PLACEMENT AGENT must complete, sign and send to Escrow Agent an updated copy of this Exhibit C with such changes. Any updated Exhibit C shall be effective once signed by PLACEMENT AGENT and Escrow Agent and shall entirely supersede and replace any prior Exhibit C to this Agreement.
| PLACEMENT AGENT | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Date: | ||
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (as Escrow Agent)
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Date: |
Schedule II
Fees of Escrow Agent
| Acceptance Fee: | Waived |
Initial Fees as they relate to Wilmington Trust acting in the capacity of Escrow Agent – includes review of the Escrow Agreement; acceptance of the Escrow appointment; setting up of Escrow Account(s) and accounting records; and coordination of receipt of Escrow Information for deposit to the Escrow Account(s). Acceptance Fee payable at time of Escrow Agreement execution.
| Escrow Agent Administration Fee: | $4,500 |
For ordinary administrative services by Escrow Agent – includes daily routine account management; monitoring claim notices pursuant to the agreement; and disbursement of Escrow Information in accordance with the agreement.
Wilmington Trust’s bid is based on the following assumptions:
| ● | Number of Escrow Accounts to be established: 1 | |
| ● | Est. Term: Under 12 months | |
| ● | Escrow funds remain un-invested |
| Out-of-Pocket Expenses: | Billed At Cost |
Exhibit 4.4
DO
PUBLIC OFFERING SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Class A Common Shares
In
MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC
This Subscription Agreement relates to my/our agreement to purchase ________ class A common shares (the “Shares”), to be issued by MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), for a purchase price of $12.00 per Share, for a total purchase price of $___________ (“Subscription Price”), subject to the terms, conditions, acknowledgments, representations and warranties stated herein and in the final prospectus for the sale of the Shares, dated [*], 202_ contained in the registration statement on Form S-1 declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on [*], 202_ (the “Prospectus”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Prospectus.
I understand that if I wish to purchase Shares, I must complete this Subscription Agreement and submit the applicable Subscription Price as set forth herein. Subscription funds will be held by and at an FDIC insured bank in compliance with SEC Rule 15c2-4, with funds released to the Company at closing, as described in the Prospectus. The escrow account will be maintained by Wilmington Trust as escrow agent. In the event that the offering is terminated, then the Shares will not be sold to investors pursuant to this offering and all funds will be returned to investors from escrow without interest or offset. If any portion of the Shares is not sold in the offering, any funds paid by me for such portion of the Shares will be returned to me promptly, without interest or deduction.
In order to induce the Company to accept this Subscription Agreement for the Shares and as further consideration for such acceptance, I hereby make, adopt, confirm and agree to all of the following covenants, acknowledgments, representations and warranties with the full knowledge that the Company and its affiliates will expressly rely thereon in making a decision to accept or reject this Subscription Agreement:
1. Type of Ownership
☐ Individual ☐ Joint ☐ Institution
2. Investor Information (You must include a permanent street address even if your mailing address is a P.O. Box.)
| Individual/Beneficial Owner: | Joint-Owner/Minor: (If applicable.) |
| Name: | Name: |
| Social Security/Tax ID Number: | Social Security/Tax ID Number: |
| Street Address: | Street Address: |
| City: | City: |
| State: | State: |
| Postal Code: | Postal Code: |
| Country: | Country: |
| Phone Number: | Phone Number: |
| Email Address: | Email Address: |
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3. I understand that the Company reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, accept or reject this Subscription, in whole or in part, for any reason whatsoever, and to the extent not accepted, unused funds held at the escrow agent shall be returned to the undersigned in full, without any interest accrued thereon or deduction.
4. I have received the Prospectus.
5. I accept the terms of the Company’s Limited Liability Company Agreement.
6. I am purchasing the Shares for my own account.
7. I hereby represent and warrant that I am not on, and am not acting as an agent, representative, intermediary or nominee for any person identified on, the list of blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Treasury. In addition, I have complied with all applicable U.S. laws, regulations, directives, and executive orders relating to anti-money laundering, including but not limited to the following laws: (1) the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56; and (2) Executive Order 13224 (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism) of September 23, 2001. By making the foregoing representations you have not waived any right of action you may have under federal or state securities law. Any such waiver would be unenforceable. The Company will assert your representations as a defense in any subsequent litigation where such assertion would be relevant. This Subscription Agreement and all rights hereunder shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws.
8. Digital (“electronic”) signatures, often referred to as an “e-signature”, enable paperless contracts and help speed up business transactions. The 2001 E-Sign Act was meant to ease the adoption of electronic signatures. The mechanics of this Subscription Agreement’s electronic signature include your signing this Agreement below by typing in your name, with the underlying software recording your IP address, your browser identification, the timestamp, and a securities hash within an SSL encrypted environment. This electronically signed Subscription Agreement will be available to both you and the Company, as well as any associated brokers, so they can store and access it at any time, and it will be stored and accessible from Digital Offering. You and the Company each hereby consent and agree that electronically signing this Agreement constitutes your signature, acceptance and agreement as if actually signed by you in writing. Further, all parties agree that no certification authority or other third party verification is necessary to validate any electronic signature; and that the lack of such certification or third party verification will not in any way affect the enforceability of your signature or resulting contract between you and the Company. You understand and agree that your e-signature executed in conjunction with the electronic submission of this Subscription Agreement shall be legally binding and such transaction shall be considered authorized by you. You agree your electronic signature is the legal equivalent of your manual signature on this Subscription Agreement and you consent to be legally bound by this Subscription Agreement’s terms and conditions. Furthermore, you and the Company each hereby agree that all current and future notices, confirmations and other communications regarding this Subscription Agreement specifically, and future communications in general between the parties, may be made by email, sent to the email address of record as set forth in this Subscription Agreement or as otherwise from time to time changed or updated and disclosed to the other party, without necessity of confirmation of receipt, delivery or reading, and such form of electronic communication is sufficient for all matters regarding the relationship between the parties. If any such electronically sent communication fails to be received for any reason, including but not limited to such communication being diverted to the recipient’s spam filters by the recipient’s email service provider, or due to a recipient’s change of address, or due to technology issues by the recipient’s service provider, the parties agree that the burden of such failure to receive is on the recipient and not the sender, and that the sender is under no obligation to resend communications via any other means, including but not limited to postal service or overnight courier, and that such communications shall for all purposes, including legal and regulatory, be deemed to have been delivered and received. No physical, paper documents will be sent to you, and if you desire physical documents then you agree to be satisfied by directly and personally printing, at your own expense, the electronically sent communication(s) and maintaining such physical records in any manner or form that you desire.
9. Delivery Instructions. All shares will be retained at the transfer agent in book entry. On closing you will receive a notice of your holdings delivered to the address of record above.
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Digital Offering, LLC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as a broker-dealer . This Client Relationship Summary provides details about our brokerage and advisory services, fees, and other important information. Please review the information prior to submitting this Subscription at 99208b_6603eb2b75ee4a639d1b4e62f92c3a79.pdf (digitaloffering.com).
I acknowledge that I have reviewed the client relationship summary link provided above.
10. Direct Participation Disclosure. The class A common shares offered hereby are interests in a direct participation program as defined in FINRA Rule 2310. I hereby represent and warrant that I have read the prospectus including all the disclosed facts related to the offering and confirm that I have reviewed the following facts related to the offering:
(i) items of compensation;
(ii) physical properties;
(iii) tax aspects;
(iv) financial stability and experience of the sponsor;
(v) the program’s conflict and risk factors; and
(vi) appraisals and other pertinent reports.
I further represent that I am in a financial position that is appropriate to enable myself to realize to a significant extent the benefits described in the prospectus, including the tax benefits where they are a significant aspect of the program and that I have a fair market net worth sufficient to sustain the risks inherent in the program, including loss of investment and lack of liquidity.
Your Consent is Hereby Given: By signing this Subscription Agreement electronically, you are explicitly agreeing to receive documents electronically including your copy of this signed Subscription Agreement as well as ongoing disclosures, communications and notices.
SIGNATURES:
THE UNDERSIGNED HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE PERSON(S) OR ENTITY REGISTERED ABOVE.
| Subscriber: | Issuer: | ||
| /s/ | |||
| Name: | Name: | ||
| Email: | Company: | MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC | |
| Date: | Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Cambria MYIPO
PUBLIC OFFERING SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Class A Common Shares
In
MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC
This Subscription Agreement relates to my/our agreement to purchase ________ class A common shares (the “Shares”), to be issued by MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), for a purchase price of $12.00 per Share, for a total purchase price of $___________ (“Subscription Price”), subject to the terms, conditions, acknowledgments, representations and warranties stated herein and in the final prospectus for the sale of the Shares, dated July [*], 2023 contained in the registration statement on Form S-1 declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July [*], 2023 (the “Prospectus”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Prospectus.
I understand that if I wish to purchase Shares, I must complete this Subscription Agreement and submit the applicable Subscription Price as set forth herein. Subscription funds will be held by and at an FDIC insured bank in compliance with SEC Rule 15c2-4, with funds released to the Company at closing, as described in the Prospectus through a clearing firm or escrow account. I may pay the Subscription Price either though my brokerage account held with the clearing firm or by forwarding funds directly to the escrow account. The escrow account will be maintained by Wilmington Trust as escrow agent. In the event that the offering is terminated, then the Shares will not be sold to investors pursuant to this offering and all funds will be returned to investors from escrow without interest or deduction. If any portion of the Shares is not sold in the offering, any funds paid by me for such portion of the Shares will be returned to me promptly; or, if I have an account with My IPO, funds for such unsold
Shares will not be debited from my account at closing..
In order to induce the Company to accept this Subscription Agreement for the Shares and as further consideration for such acceptance, I hereby make, adopt, confirm and agree to all of the following covenants, acknowledgments, representations and warranties with the full knowledge that the Company and its affiliates will expressly rely thereon in making a decision to accept or reject this Subscription Agreement:
1. Type of Ownership
☐ Individual ☐ Joint ☐ Institution
2. Investor Information (You must include a permanent street address even if your mailing address is a P.O. Box.)
| Individual/Beneficial Owner: | Joint-Owner/Minor: (If applicable.) |
| Name: | Name: |
| Social Security/Tax ID Number: | Social Security/Tax ID Number: |
| Street Address: | Street Address: |
| City: | City: |
| State: | State: |
| Postal Code: | Postal Code: |
| Country: | Country: |
| Phone Number: | Phone Number: |
| Email Address: | Email Address: |
3. I understand that the Company reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, accept or reject this Subscription, in whole or in part, for any reason whatsoever, and to the extent not accepted, unused funds maintained in my account at My IPO or transmitted herewith shall either, as the case may be, not be debited from my account at My IPO or be returned to the undersigned in full, with any interest accrued thereon or deduction.
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4. I have received the Prospectus.
5. I accept the terms of the Company’s Limited Liability Company Agreement.
6. I am purchasing the Shares for my own account.
7. I hereby represent and warrant that I am not on, and am not acting as an agent, representative, intermediary or nominee for any person identified on, the list of blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Treasury. In addition, I have complied with all applicable U.S. laws, regulations, directives, and executive orders relating to anti-money laundering, including but not limited to the following laws: (1) the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56; and (2) Executive Order 13224 (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism) of September 23, 2001. By making the foregoing representations you have not waived any right of action you may have under federal or state securities law. Any such waiver would be unenforceable. The Company will assert your representations as a defense in any subsequent litigation where such assertion would be relevant. This Subscription Agreement and all rights hereunder shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws.
8. Digital (“electronic”) signatures, often referred to as an “e-signature”, enable paperless contracts and help speed up business transactions. The 2001 E-Sign Act was meant to ease the adoption of electronic signatures. The mechanics of this Subscription Agreement’s electronic signature include your signing this Agreement below by typing in your name, with the underlying software recording your IP address, your browser identification, the timestamp, and a securities hash within an SSL encrypted environment. This electronically signed Subscription Agreement will be available to both you and the Company, as well as any associated brokers, so they can store and access it at any time, and it will be stored and accessible on My IPO. You and the Company each hereby consent and agree that electronically signing this Agreement constitutes your signature, acceptance and agreement as if actually signed by you in writing. Further, all parties agree that no certification authority or other third party verification is necessary to validate any electronic signature; and that the lack of such certification or third party verification will not in any way affect the enforceability of your signature or resulting contract between you and the Company. You understand and agree that your e-signature executed in conjunction with the electronic submission of this Subscription Agreement shall be legally binding and such transaction shall be considered authorized by you. You agree your electronic signature is the legal equivalent of your manual signature on this Subscription Agreement and you consent to be legally bound by this Subscription Agreement’s terms and conditions. Furthermore, you and the Company each hereby agree that all current and future notices, confirmations and other communications regarding this Subscription Agreement specifically, and future communications in general between the parties, may be made by email, sent to the email address of record as set forth in this Subscription Agreement or as otherwise from time to time changed or updated and disclosed to the other party, without necessity of confirmation of receipt, delivery or reading, and such form of electronic communication is sufficient for all matters regarding the relationship between the parties. If any such electronically sent communication fails to be received for any reason, including but not limited to such communication being diverted to the recipient’s spam filters by the recipient’s email service provider, or due to a recipient’s change of address, or due to technology issues by the recipient’s service provider, the parties agree that the burden of such failure to receive is on the recipient and not the sender, and that the sender is under no obligation to resend communications via any other means, including but not limited to postal service or overnight courier, and that such communications shall for all purposes, including legal and regulatory, be deemed to have been delivered and received. No physical, paper documents will be sent to you, and if you desire physical documents then you agree to be satisfied by directly and personally printing, at your own expense, the electronically sent communication(s) and maintaining such physical records in any manner or form that you desire.
9. Delivery Instructions. If purchased through a clearing firm then shares will be retained in your brokerage account. On closing you will receive a notice of your holdings from your broker. If purchased through escrow account then shares will be retained at the transfer agent in book entry. On closing you will receive a notice of your holdings delivered to the address of record above.
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Cambria Capital, LLC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as a broker-dealer and is a State Registered Investment Adviser. Brokerage and investment advisory services and fees differ, and it is important for you to understand the differences. This Client Relationship Summary provides details about our brokerage and advisory services, fees, and other important information. Please review the information prior to submitting this Subscription at Cambria Reg BI Disclosure.
I acknowledge that I have reviewed the client relationship summary link provided above.
10. Jury Trial Waiver. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT BUT NOT INCLUDING CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF EITHER PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ALSO WAIVES ANY BOND OR SURETY OR SECURITY UPON SUCH BOND WHICH MIGHT, BUT FOR THIS WAIVER, BE REQUIRED OF SUCH PARTY. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT. BY AGREEING TO THIS WAIVER, THE SUBSCRIBER IS NOT DEEMED TO WAIVE THE COMPANY’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.
11. Direct Participation Disclosure. The class A common shares offered hereby are interests in a direct participation program as defined in FINRA Rule 2310. I hereby represent and warrant that I have read the prospectus including all the disclosed facts related to the offering and confirm that I have reviewed the following facts related to the offering:
(i) items of compensation;
(ii) physical properties;
(iii) tax aspects;
(iv) financial stability and experience of the sponsor;
(v) the program’s conflict and risk factors; and
(vi) appraisals and other pertinent reports.
I further represent that I am in a financial position that is appropriate to enable myself to realize to a significant extent the benefits described in the prospectus, including the tax benefits where they are a significant aspect of the program and that I have a fair market net worth sufficient to sustain the risks inherent in the program, including loss of investment and lack of liquidity.
Your Consent is Hereby Given: By signing this Subscription Agreement electronically, you are explicitly agreeing to receive documents electronically including your copy of this signed Subscription Agreement as well as ongoing disclosures, communications and notices.
SIGNATURES:
THE UNDERSIGNED HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE PERSON(S) OR ENTITY REGISTERED ABOVE.
| Subscriber: | Issuer: | ||
| /s/ | |||
| Name: | Name: | Christopher A Marlett | |
| Email: | Company: | MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC | |
| Date: | Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Syndicate
PUBLIC OFFERING SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Class A Common Shares
In
MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC
This Subscription Agreement relates to my/our agreement to purchase ________ class A common shares (the “Shares”), to be issued by MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), for a purchase price of $12.00 per Share, for a total purchase price of $___________ (“Subscription Price”), subject to the terms, conditions, acknowledgments, representations and warranties stated herein and in the final prospectus for the sale of the Shares, dated [*], 202_ contained in the registration statement on Form S-1 declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on [*], 202_ (the “Prospectus”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Prospectus.
I understand that if I wish to purchase Shares, I must complete this Subscription Agreement and submit the applicable Subscription Price as set forth herein. Subscription funds will be held by and at an FDIC insured bank in compliance with SEC Rule 15c2-4, with funds released to the Company at closing, as described in the Prospectus through a clearing firm or an escrow account. I may pay the Subscription Price either though my brokerage account held with the clearing firm or by forwarding funds directly to the escrow account. The escrow account will be maintained by Wilmington Trust as escrow agent. In the event that the offering is terminated, then the Shares will not be sold to investors pursuant to this offering and all funds will be returned to investors from escrow without interest or deduction. If any portion of the Shares is not sold in the offering, any funds paid by me for such portion of the Shares will be returned to me promptly, without interest or deduction.
In order to induce the Company to accept this Subscription Agreement for the Shares and as further consideration for such acceptance, I hereby make, adopt, confirm and agree to all of the following covenants, acknowledgments, representations and warranties with the full knowledge that the Company and its affiliates will expressly rely thereon in making a decision to accept or reject this Subscription Agreement:
1. Type of Ownership
☐ Individual ☐ Joint ☐ Institution
2. Investor Information (You must include a permanent street address even if your mailing address is a P.O. Box.)
| Individual/Beneficial Owner: | Joint-Owner/Minor: (If applicable.) |
| Name: | Name: |
| Social Security/Tax ID Number: | Social Security/Tax ID Number: |
| Street Address: | Street Address: |
| City: | City: |
| State: | State: |
| Postal Code: | Postal Code: |
| Country: | Country: |
| Phone Number: | Phone Number: |
| Email Address: | Email Address: |
3. I understand that the Company reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, accept or reject this Subscription, in whole or in part, for any reason whatsoever, and to the extent not accepted, unused funds maintained in my account or transmitted herewith shall either, as the case may be, not be debited from my account or be returned to the undersigned in full, with any interest accrued thereon or deduction.
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4. I have received the Prospectus.
5. I accept the terms of the Company’s Limited Liability Company Agreement.
6. I am purchasing the Shares for my own account.
7. I hereby represent and warrant that I am not on, and am not acting as an agent, representative, intermediary or nominee for any person identified on, the list of blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Treasury. In addition, I have complied with all applicable U.S. laws, regulations, directives, and executive orders relating to anti-money laundering, including but not limited to the following laws: (1) the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56; and (2) Executive Order 13224 (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism) of September 23, 2001. By making the foregoing representations you have not waived any right of action you may have under federal or state securities law. Any such waiver would be unenforceable. The Company will assert your representations as a defense in any subsequent litigation where such assertion would be relevant. This Subscription Agreement and all rights hereunder shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws.
8. Digital (“electronic”) signatures, often referred to as an “e-signature”, enable paperless contracts and help speed up business transactions. The 2001 E-Sign Act was meant to ease the adoption of electronic signatures. The mechanics of this Subscription Agreement’s electronic signature include your signing this Agreement below by typing in your name, with the underlying software recording your IP address, your browser identification, the timestamp, and a securities hash within an SSL encrypted environment. This electronically signed Subscription Agreement will be available to both you and the Company, as well as any associated brokers, so they can store and access it at any time, and it will be stored and accessible from Digital Offering servers. You and the Company each hereby consent and agree that electronically signing this Agreement constitutes your signature, acceptance and agreement as if actually signed by you in writing. Further, all parties agree that no certification authority or other third party verification is necessary to validate any electronic signature; and that the lack of such certification or third party verification will not in any way affect the enforceability of your signature or resulting contract between you and the Company. You understand and agree that your e-signature executed in conjunction with the electronic submission of this Subscription Agreement shall be legally binding and such transaction shall be considered authorized by you. You agree your electronic signature is the legal equivalent of your manual signature on this Subscription Agreement and you consent to be legally bound by this Subscription Agreement’s terms and conditions. Furthermore, you and the Company each hereby agree that all current and future notices, confirmations and other communications regarding this Subscription Agreement specifically, and future communications in general between the parties, may be made by email, sent to the email address of record as set forth in this Subscription Agreement or as otherwise from time to time changed or updated and disclosed to the other party, without necessity of confirmation of receipt, delivery or reading, and such form of electronic communication is sufficient for all matters regarding the relationship between the parties. If any such electronically sent communication fails to be received for any reason, including but not limited to such communication being diverted to the recipient’s spam filters by the recipient’s email service provider, or due to a recipient’s change of address, or due to technology issues by the recipient’s service provider, the parties agree that the burden of such failure to receive is on the recipient and not the sender, and that the sender is under no obligation to resend communications via any other means, including but not limited to postal service or overnight courier, and that such communications shall for all purposes, including legal and regulatory, be deemed to have been delivered and received. No physical, paper documents will be sent to you, and if you desire physical documents then you agree to be satisfied by directly and personally printing, at your own expense, the electronically sent communication(s) and maintaining such physical records in any manner or form that you desire.
9. Delivery Instructions. All shares will be retained in your brokerage account. On closing you will receive a notice of your holdings from your broker.
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10. Direct Participation Disclosure. The class A common shares offered hereby are interests in a direct participation program as defined in FINRA Rule 2310. I hereby represent and warrant that I have read the prospectus including all the disclosed facts related to the offering and confirm that I have reviewed the following facts related to the offering:
(i) items of compensation;
(ii) physical properties;
(iii) tax aspects;
(iv) financial stability and experience of the sponsor;
(v) the program’s conflict and risk factors; and
(vi) appraisals and other pertinent reports.
I further represent that I am in a financial position that is appropriate to enable myself to realize to a significant extent the benefits described in the prospectus, including the tax benefits where they are a significant aspect of the program and that I have a fair market net worth sufficient to sustain the risks inherent in the program, including loss of investment and lack of liquidity.
Your Consent is Hereby Given: By signing this Subscription Agreement electronically, you are explicitly agreeing to receive documents electronically including your copy of this signed Subscription Agreement as well as ongoing disclosures, communications and notices.
SIGNATURES:
THE UNDERSIGNED HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE PERSON(S) OR ENTITY REGISTERED ABOVE.
| Subscriber: | Issuer: | ||
| /s/ | |||
| Name: | Name: | ||
| Email: | Company: | MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC | |
| Date: | Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Exhibit 5.1
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July 18, 2020
MDB Capital Holdings, LLC
14135 Midway Road, Suite G-150
Addison, TX 75001
Re: Registration Statement No. 333-268318
We have acted as counsel to MDB Capital Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), in connection with the proposed public offering of up to 1,666,666 Class A Common Shares representing limited liability Interests (the “Offered Shares”) of the Company. The Offered Shares are included in a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 11, 2022 (Registration No. 333-268318) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) and subsequently amended. In addition the Registration Statement is registering for resale 2,628,966 Class A Common Shares for resale by selling shareholders (the “Selling Shareholder Shares”) and 16,666 warrants to purchase up to16,666 Class A Common Shares to be issued to the selling agent or its nominees for the offering (the “Selling Agent Warrant” and “Selling Agent Shares,” respectively). Together the Offered Shares, the Selling Shareholder Shares, the Selling Agent Warrant and Selling Agent Shares are referred to collectively as the “Securities.” This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related prospectus (the “Prospectus”), other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issuance of the Securities.
In connection with our representation of the Company, and as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for the purposes of this letter. In connection with the issuance of this opinion letter, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of: (i) the operating agreement of the Company; (ii) the Registration Statement and all exhibits thereto as filed through the date hereof, including the Selling Agent Warrant; (iii) the Company’s certificate of formation as presently in effect; (iv) certain resolutions adopted by the Company’s board of directors and committees thereof, relating to the authorizations of the filing of the Registration Statement and other related matters, including the authorization of the Securities for sale and issuance; and (v) such other documents, records, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below, subject to the assumptions, limitations, and qualifications stated herein.
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July 18, 2023
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We have also examined and relied on originals or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials, and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. In such examination, we have assumed: (i) the authenticity of original documents and the genuineness of all signatures; (ii) the persons executing the documents that we have examined have the legal capacity to execute such documents; (iii) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies; (iv) the truth, accuracy, and completeness of the information contained in the Registration Statement, the operating agreement of the Company, and other records, documents, instruments, and certificates we have reviewed; and (v) that all Securities will be issued in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and will have been approved. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others.
For the purposes of this opinion, we have assumed that the Company has authorized and entered into the selling agreement and the Selling Agent Warrant with the selling agent, the individual investor subscription agreements with each accepted investor, and the escrow agreement, and in connection therewith authorized the issuance of the Offered Shares, the Selling Agent Warrant, and the Selling Agent Shares for sale under the selling agreement, the Selling Agent Warrant, the investor subscription agreements, and the escrow agreement, all in the manner as described in the Registration Statement. We have also assumed that the Company, prior to the issuance of the Offered Shares, the Selling Agent Warrant, and the Selling Agent Shares, will have received the consideration for those securities as provided through the selling agent agreement, Selling Agent Warrant, the individual investor subscription agreement and the escrow agreement, as stated in the Registration Statement. We have also assumed that the sale of the Selling Shareholder Shares by the Company were authorized and subject to selling agreements with the individual investors and that the Company received the consideration for the Selling Shareholder Shares.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions, and limitations stated herein, (i) it is our opinion that upon the approval by the board of directors of the Company of the issuance of the Offered Shares, the Selling Agent Warrant and Selling Agent Shares and the effectiveness of all other approvals for the issuance of the Offered Shares, the Selling Agent Warrant and Selling Agent Shares referred to in the Registration Statement and any selling agreement, Selling Agent Warrant and investor subscription agreement entered into by the Company, when the Registration Statement has been declared effective and the Offered Shares, Selling Agent Warrant and Selling Agent Shares have been issued in the manner contemplated by, and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Statement and any selling agreement, Selling Agent Warrant, and investor subscription agreement, it is our opinion that (i) the Offered Shares and Selling Agent Shares will be duly approved and validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, (ii) the Selling Agent Warrant will be the legally binding obligation of the Company under the laws of the State of New York, and (iii) the Selling Shareholder Shares have been duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
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July 18, 2023
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The foregoing opinion is based on, and is limited to the laws of the State of New York, and we render no opinion with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction. For the purposes of this Opinion, we have assumed that the laws of the State of Delaware are the same as the State of New York. Our opinion expressed herein is as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement the opinion rendered herein should the above-referenced laws be changed by legislative or regulatory action, judicial decision, or otherwise. We express no opinion as to whether, or the extent to which, the laws of any particular jurisdiction apply to the subject matter hereof.
The opinion expressed herein is limited to the matters specifically set forth herein and no other opinion shall be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm in the Prospectus under the heading “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/S/ Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP
Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP