OCLN 8-K
Originclear, Inc. (OCLN)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2021
ORIGINCLEAR, INC.
(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 333-147980 | 26-0287664 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| Incorporation or organization) | Identification Number) |
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13575 58th Street North, Suite 200 Clearwater, FL |
33760 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (323) 939-6645
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b2 of this chapter).
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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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 10, 2021, OriginClear, Inc. issued and sold to an accredited investor an aggregate of 25 shares of newly created Series X Preferred Stock and 1,798,562 shares of common stock, for an aggregate purchase price of $250,000, pursuant to a subscription agreement between the Company and the investor.
In connection with the foregoing, the Company relied upon the exemption from registration provided under Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Ac”), for transactions not involving a public offering.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Exchange of Preferred Shares
Between August 6, 2021 and August 9, 2021, holders of the Company’s Series K Preferred Stock exchanged an aggregate of 283 shares of Series K Preferred Stock for an aggregate of 283 shares of the Company’s Series W Preferred Stock.
Restricted Stock Grant Agreement Issuances
On August 2, 2021, per electing and qualifying for the Restricted Stock Grant Agreement alternate vesting schedule, the Company issued to a consultant an aggregate of 768,017 shares of the Company’s common stock.
The securities above were offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for transactions not involving a public offering.
Consultant Issuances
Between August 10, 2021 and August 13, 2021, the Company issued to consultants an aggregate of 345,865 shares of the Company’s common stock for services including 170,865 shares of common stock for settlement of prior consulting agreement.
The securities above were offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for transactions not involving a public offering.
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On August 10, 2021, the Company filed a certificate of designation of Series X Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of Nevada.
Pursuant to the Series X COD, the Company designated 25 shares of preferred stock as Series X. The Series X has a stated value of $10,000 per share. The Series X holders will not be entitled to dividends or any voting rights except as may be required by applicable law. The Series X will be convertible into common stock of the Company pursuant to the Series X COD, provided that, the Series X may not be converted into common stock to the extent such conversion would result in the holder beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock (which amount may be increased up to 9.99% upon 61 days’ written notice). Beginning on the one year anniversary of the subscription agreement for the Series X Preferred Stock, until the two year anniversary of the subscription agreement, the holder will have the right to require the Company to redeem all of the Series X purchased by the subscriber at a price equal to 125% of the $250,000 original purchase price, or $312,500. The holder will also have the right, exercisable at any time, to require the Company to redeem all of the holder’s Series X in exchange for the issuance of shares of the Company's common stock in an amount equal to 250% of the original $250,000 purchase price, or $625,000, divided by the closing price of the Company's common stock as of the date the holder executed the subscription agreement. The foregoing description of the Series X COD is qualified by reference to the full text of the Series X COD, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Designation of Series X Preferred Stock | |
| 10.1 | Form of Subscription Agreement |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ORIGINCLEAR, INC. | ||
| August 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ T. Riggs Eckelberry |
| Name: T. Riggs Eckelberry Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF
RIGHTS, POWERS,
PREFERENCES, PRIVILEGES AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE
SERIES X CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF
ORIGINCLEAR, INC.
I, T. Riggs Eckelberry, hereby certify that I am the Chief Executive Officer of OriginClear, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”), and further do hereby certify:
That, pursuant to the authority expressly conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles of Incorporation”), the Board on August 6, 2021 adopted the following resolutions creating a series of shares of Preferred Stock designated as Series X Convertible Preferred Stock, none of which shares has been issued:
RESOLVED, that the Board designates the Series X Convertible Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting such series, and fixes the rights, powers, preferences, privileges and restrictions relating to such series in addition to any set forth in the Articles of Incorporation as follows:
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF SERIES. There shall hereby be created and established by this Certificate of Designation of Rights, Powers, Preferences, Privileges and Restrictions (this “Certificate of Designation”) a series of preferred stock of the Company designated as “Series X Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Preferred Shares”). The authorized number of Preferred Shares initially constituting such series shall be 25 (twenty-five). Each share of the Series X Convertible Preferred Stock shall have a stated face value of $10,000 (the “Stated Value”). Each share of Series X Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at the conversion rate set forth in Section 5(a)(i) below, as adjusted in accordance with Section 5 and Section 6 below. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 21. The Series X Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the rights, preferences and privileges set forth below:
SECTION 2. DIVIDENDS. The holders of Series X Preferred Stock (the "Holders") shall not be entitled to receive dividends on any outstanding shares of Series X Preferred Stock.
SECTION 3. REDEMPTION RIGHTS. The Series X Preferred Stock shall be subject to the following redemption rights:
(a) Beginning on the one-year anniversary of the date the Series X Preferred Stock holder executed the Series X Preferred Stock Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”), and continuing thereafter until the second anniversary of the Subscription Agreement (the “Redemption Option End Date”), the holder shall have the right to cause the Company to redeem all, but not less than all, of the holder’s Series X Preferred Shares acquired under the Subscription Agreement, for a cash redemption price equal to 125% of the total Aggregate Purchase Price paid by the holder for such Series X Preferred Shares as set forth in the Subscription Agreement, divided by the Closing Price of the Company’s common shares on the date the Subscription Agreement is executed by the holder (as calculated in Section 6(a)(i)(A) herein). So long as the holder’s Series X Preferred Shares are issued, outstanding, and owned by holder, the Company shall set aside $20,000 each month in a segregated holding account until a total of $240,000 has been set aside, and shall maintain such account balance through the Redemption Option End Date.
(b) So long as holder shall hold Series X Preferred Shares, the holder shall have the option, exercisable at any time, to cause the Company to redeem all, but not less than all, of the holders outstanding Series X Preferred Shares in exchange for the issuance to the holder of that number of the Company’s common shares as shall equal 250% of the Aggregate Purchase Price, as set forth in the Subscription Agreement, divided by the Closing Price of the Company’s common shares as of the date the Subscriber executed the Subscription Agreement (as calculated in Section 6(a)(i)(A) herein).
SECTION 4. LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, wither voluntary or involuntary, the holder of each outstanding share of the Series X Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Company legally available for distribution to its shareholders upon such liquidation, whether such assets are capital or surplus of any nature, for each share of Series X Preferred Stock an amount equal to the Stated Value per share (as adjusted for any combinations, consolidations, stock distributions or stock dividends with respect to such shares) before any distribution or payment may be made to the holders of any Common Stock.
SECTION 5. VOTING. The Series X Preferred Stock will not entitle the Holder to any voting rights except as required under applicable law.
SECTION 6. CONVERSION. Each Preferred Share shall be convertible into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6.
(a) Holder’s Conversion Right. At any time or times on or after the Initial Issuance Date, each Holder shall be entitled to convert any whole number of Series X Preferred Shares into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Rate (as defined below).
(i) Conversion Rate. The number of validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of each Preferred Share pursuant to Section 6(a) shall be calculated by dividing that number that is the Stated Value of a share of Series X Preferred Stock multiplied by the number of shares of Series X Preferred Stock being converted, divided by the Closing Price of the Company’s Common Shares (as defined below) (the “Conversion Rate”). The Conversion Rate is represented by this equation:
(Stated Value) x (Number of Preferred Shares being Converted)
(Closing Price)
(A) Closing Price. The Closing Price (“Closing Price”), for any date, shall be calculated as follows: (i) if the Company’s shares of common stock are listed or quoted on the OTCQB or a registered national securities exchange, the most recent bid price per share of the Company’s common stock as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time); (ii) if the Company’s common stock is not then listed or quoted on the OTCQB and if prices for the Company’s common stock are then reported by the OTC Pink tier of the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Company’s common stock so reported; or (iii) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
(ii) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the conversion of any Preferred Shares. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share.
(b) Mechanics of Conversion. The conversion of each Preferred Share shall be conducted in the following manner:
(i) Holder’s Conversion. To convert a Preferred Share into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date”), a Holder shall deliver (whether via facsimile or otherwise), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion of the share(s) of Preferred Shares subject to such conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company. If required under any provision of this Section 5, within five (5) Trading Days following a conversion of any such Preferred Shares as aforesaid, such Holder shall surrender to a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for delivery to the Company the original certificates representing the share(s) of Preferred Shares so converted as aforesaid.
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(ii) Company’s Response. On or before the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile an acknowledgment of confirmation, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II, of receipt of such Conversion Notice to such Holder and the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock (the “Transfer Agent”), which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Conversion Notice in accordance with the terms herein. On or before the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of receipt by the Company of such Conversion Notice, the Company shall (1) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled to such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (2) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in such Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of such Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled. If the number of Preferred Shares represented by the Preferred Share Certificate(s) submitted for conversion is greater than the number of Preferred Shares being converted, then the Company shall, if requested by such Holder, as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Trading Days after receipt of the Preferred Share Certificate(s) and at its own expense, issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a new Preferred Share Certificate representing the number of Preferred Shares not converted.
(iii) Record Holder. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of Preferred Shares shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date.
(iv) Company’s Failure to Timely Convert. If the Company shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, except in the case that the relevant Preferred Share Certificate is required to be and shall not have been timely received by the Transfer Agent, to issue to a Holder within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of a Conversion Notice (whether via facsimile or otherwise) (the “Share Delivery Deadline”), a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or to credit such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion of any Preferred Shares (as the case may be) (a “Conversion Failure”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Holder, such Holder, upon written notice to the Company, (x) may void its Conversion Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned (as the case may be) any Preferred Shares that have not been converted pursuant to such Holder’s Conversion Notice, provided that the voiding of a Conversion Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments that have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designation or otherwise and (y) the Company shall pay in cash to such Holder on each day after such second (2nd) Trading Day that the issuance of such shares of Common Stock is not timely effected an amount equal to 1.0 % of the product of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock not issued to such Holder on a timely basis and to which the Holder is entitled and the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the last possible date on which the Company could have issued such shares of Common Stock to the Holder. In addition to the foregoing, if within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of a Conversion Notice (whether via facsimile or otherwise), the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to such Holder and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or credit such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be), and, if on or after such second (2nd) Trading Day, such Holder (or any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of such Holder) purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, issuable upon such conversion that such Holder so anticipated receiving from the Company, then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Holder, the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after such Holder’s request and in such Holder’s discretion, either pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to such Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of such Holder) (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to so issue and deliver such certificate or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to so issue and deliver to such Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock multiplied by (B) the lowest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Conversion Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this clause (ii).
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(v) Book-Entry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 6, upon conversion of any Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms hereof, no Holder thereof shall be required to physically surrender the certificate representing the Preferred Shares to the Company following conversion thereof unless (A) the full or remaining number of Preferred Shares represented by the certificate are being converted (in which event such certificate(s) shall be delivered to the Company as contemplated by this 6(b)(v)) or (B) such Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of Preferred Shares upon physical surrender of any Preferred Shares. Each Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Preferred Shares so converted by such Holder and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to such Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of the certificate representing the Preferred Shares upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Company establishing the number of Preferred Shares to which the record holder is entitled shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. A Holder and any transferee or assignee, by acceptance of a certificate, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of any Preferred Shares, the number of Preferred Shares represented by such certificate may be less than the number of Preferred Shares stated on the face thereof. Each certificate for Preferred Shares shall bear the following legend:
ANY TRANSFEREE OR ASSIGNEE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THE CORPORATION’S CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION RELATING TO THE SHARES OF SERIES X PREFERRED STOCK THAT MAY BE REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE, INCLUDING SECTION 6(b)(v) THEREOF. THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES X PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF SERIES X PREFERRED STOCK STATED ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 6(b)(v) OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION RELATING TO THE SHARES OF SERIES X PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.
(c) Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all documentary, stamp, transfer (but only in respect of the registered holder thereof), issuance and other similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of Preferred Shares.
(d) Limitation on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Certificate of Designation, at no time may all or a portion of the Series X Preferred Stock be converted if the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion would exceed, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock owned by the Holder at such time, the number of shares of Common Stock that would result in the Holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and the rules thereunder) more than 4.99% of all of the Common Stock outstanding at such time (the “4.99% Beneficial Ownership Limitation”); provided, however, that, upon the Holder providing the Corporation with sixty-one (61) days’ advance notice (the “4.99% Waiver Notice”) that the Holder would like to waive this Section 6(d) with regard to any or all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series X Preferred Stock, this Section 6(d) will be of no force or effect with regard to all or a portion of the Series X Preferred Stock referenced in the 4.99% Waiver Notice but shall in no event waive the 9.99% Beneficial Ownership Limitation described below. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Certificate of Designation, at no time may all or a portion of the Series X Preferred Stock be converted if the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock owned by the Holder at such time, would result in the Holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules thereunder) in excess of 9.99% of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time (the “9.99% Beneficial Ownership Limitation” and the lower of the 9.99% Beneficial Ownership Limitation and the 4.99% Beneficial Ownership Limitation then in effect, the “Maximum Percentage”). By written notice to the Company, a holder of Series X Preferred Stock may from time to time decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage specified in such notice. For purposes hereof, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form I 0-K, Quarterly Report on Form l0-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing wi1h the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of a holder of Series X Preferred Stock, the Company shall within three (3) Business Days confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including the Series X Preferred Stock, by the Holder and its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported, that in any event are convertible or exercisable, as the case may be, into shares of the Company’s Common Stock within 60 days’ of such calculation and that are not subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 6(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) that may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.
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SECTION 8. AUTHORIZED COMMON SHARES. So long as any of the Preferred Shares are outstanding, the Company shall take all action necessary to keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares, as of any given date, 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of all of the Preferred Shares.
SECTION 9. NOTICES. Any notice required hereby to be given to a Holder shall be deemed given if deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, or provided by fax or e-mail, to each Holder of record at his, her or its address appearing on the books of the Company.
SECTION 10. SHAREHOLDER MATTERS; AMENDMENT.
(a) Shareholder Matters. Any shareholder action, approval or consent required, desired or otherwise sought by the Company pursuant to the NRS, the Articles of Incorporation, this Certificate of Designation or otherwise with respect to the issuance of Preferred Shares may be effected by written consent of the Company’s shareholders or at a duly called meeting of the Company’s shareholders, all in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the NRS. This provision is intended to comply with the applicable sections of the NRS permitting shareholder action, approval and consent affected by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
(b) Amendment. This Certificate of Designation or any provision hereof may be amended by obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose, or written consent without a meeting in accordance with the NRS, of the Holders owning a majority of the Preferred Shares remaining at the time of the vote, voting separate as a single class, and with such other shareholder approval, if any, as may then be required pursuant to the NRS and the Articles of Incorporation.
SECTION 11. CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS. For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) “Affiliate” as applied to any Person, means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, a Person shall be deemed to be “controlled by” a Person if such latter Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such former Person.
(c) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(d) “Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
(e) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.
(f) “Principal Market” means The OTCQB, OTCQX, Pink Sheets, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE American.
(g) “Subscription Agreement” means that certain Subscription Agreement by and among the Company and the initial holders of Preferred Shares, dated as of the Initial Issuance Date, as may be amended from time in accordance with the terms thereof.
(h) “Subsidiaries” shall have the meaning as set forth in the Subscription Agreement.
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(i) “Successor Entity” means the Person or Entity formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person or Entity with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
(j) “Trading Day” means, as applicable, (i) with respect to all price determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time) or (ii) with respect to all determinations other than price determinations relating to the Common Stock, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.
(k) “Transaction Document” means the Subscription Agreement and any other document related thereto.
(l) “Voting Stock” of a Person means capital stock of such Person of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power to elect, or the general power to appoint, at least a majority of the board of directors, managers, trustees or other similar governing body of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).
SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) The headings of the various sections and subsections of this Certificate of Designation are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions of this Certificate of Designation.
(b) Whenever possible, each provision of this Certificate of Designation shall be interpreted in a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law and public policy. If any provision set forth herein is held to be invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or otherwise adversely affecting the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Designation. No provision herein set forth shall be deemed dependent upon any other provision unless so expressed herein. If a court of competent jurisdiction should determine that a provision of this Certificate of Designation would be valid or enforceable if a period of time were provision in question effective and valid under applicable law.
(c) Except as may otherwise be required by law, the shares of the Series X Preferred Stock shall not have any powers, designations, preferences or other special rights, other than those specifically set forth in this Certificate of Designation.
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EXHIBIT I
ORIGINCLEAR, INC. CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference is made to the Certificate of Designation of Rights, Powers, Preferences, Privileges and Restrictions of the Series X Convertible Preferred Stock of OriginClear, Inc. (the “Certificate of Designation”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series X Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of OriginClear, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), indicated below into shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, as of the date specified below.
Date of Conversion: _______________________________________________________________________
Number of Preferred Shares to be converted: _____________________________________________________
Share certificate no(s). of Preferred Shares to be converted: ___________________________________________
Tax ID Number (If applicable): _________________________________________________________________
Conversion Rate: ___________________________________________________________________________
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: __________________________________________________
Please issue the shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares are being converted in the following name and to the following address:
Issue to: __________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________
Telephone Number: ___________________________________________
Facsimile Number: ___________________________________________
Holder: __________________________________________
By: _________________________________________________________________
Title: __________________________________________________________
Dated: _____________________________________________________________
Account Number (if electronic book entry transfer): _________________________________
Transaction Code Number (if electronic book entry transfer): ______________________________________
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EXHIBIT II
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Company hereby acknowledges this Conversion Notice and hereby directs ____________________to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated _______________________, 20___ from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by _____________________.
| ORIGINCLEAR, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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Exhibit 10.1
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Subscription Agreement between OriginClear, Inc., a Nevada corporation with its principal place of business at 13575 58th Street N, Suite 200, Clearwater, Florida 33760 (the “Company”), and the purchaser identified on the signature page to this Agreement (the “Subscriber”), and is being delivered to the Subscriber in connection with the purchaser’s investment in the Company. The Company is conducting a private placement (the “Offering”) for a single investment amount of $250,000 entitling the Subscriber to (i) 25 (twenty-five) shares (the “Series X Preferred Shares”) of the Company’s newly created convertible Series X Preferred Stock having the rights set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series X Preferred Stock substantially in the form of Annex B hereto (the “Series X Certificate of Designation”), and (ii) such number of shares of the Company’s common stock as equals $125,000 divided by the per share fair market value of the Company’s common shares as of the date of the Subscriber’s acceptance of this Subscription Agreement (the “Added Common Shares”) (the Series X Preferred Shares and the Added Common Shares are referred to collectively herein as the “Securities”) at a purchase price of $250,000. As set forth in the Series X Certificate of Designation, the Series X Preferred Shares are subject to a cash redemption option exercisable by the Subscriber any time following the first anniversary of this Subscription Agreement until the second anniversary of this Subscription Agreement, to cause the Company to redeem all of the Series X Preferred Shares purchased by the Subscriber at a price equal to 125% of the $250,000 original purchase price, or $312,500, without affecting the Subscriber’s ownership of the Added Common Shares. The Series X Preferred Shares are also subject to the Subscriber’s option, exercisable at any time, to cause the Company to redeem all of the Subscribers purchased Series X Preferred Shares in exchange for the issuance to the Subscriber of that number of the Company’s common shares as shall equal 250% of the original $250,000 purchase price, or $625,000, divided by the fair market value of the Company’s common shares as of the date the Subscriber executed this Subscription Agreement.
Solely by way of illustration, in the event a Subscriber hereunder purchases the Securities for an investment of $250,000, and the per share fair market value of the Company’s common stock as of the Subscribers execution of this Securities Purchase Agreement was $0.20 per common share, such Subscriber would receive 25 shares of Series X Preferred Stock and 625,000 Added Common Shares.
The net proceeds of this offering, after the payment of offering-related expenses, will be used to fund the operations of the Company.
The Offering hereunder will terminate on the earlier of (i) August 5, 2022, or (ii) the sale of $250,000 of the Securities, subject however, to the right of the Company to terminate or extend this Offering at any time in its discretion and the Company’s right to reject any subscription in whole or in part.
IMPORTANT INVESTOR NOTICES
NO OFFERING LITERATURE OR ADVERTISEMENT IN ANY FORM MAY BE RELIED UPON IN THE OFFERING OF THE SECURITIES EXCEPT FOR THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND ANY SUPPLEMENTS HERETO (THE “AGREEMENT”), AND NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS EXCEPT THOSE CONTAINED HEREIN.
THIS AGREEMENT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND THE CONTENTS HEREOF MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED OR DIVULGED BY OR TO ANY PERSONS OTHER THAN THE RECIPIENT OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE, ACCOUNTANT OR LEGAL COUNSEL, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY. EACH PERSON WHO ACCEPTS DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.
THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE ALL-INCLUSIVE OR TO CONTAIN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY DESIRE IN EVALUATING THE COMPANY, OR AN INVESTMENT IN THE OFFERING. THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD NORMALLY APPEAR IN A PROSPECTUS FOR AN OFFERING REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. YOU MUST CONDUCT AND RELY ON YOUR OWN EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED, IN DECIDING WHETHER TO INVEST IN THE OFFERING.
THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO ANY PERSON OR IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL OR NOT AUTHORIZED. EACH PERSON WHO ACCEPTS DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT AGREES TO RETURN IT AND ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS IF SUCH PERSON DOES NOT PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME NOR ANY SALE OF SECURITIES HEREUNDER SHALL IMPLY THAT INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE. THE COMPANY WILL EXTEND TO EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR (AND TO ITS REPRESENTATIVE, ACCOUNTANT OR LEGAL COUNSEL, IF ANY) THE OPPORTUNITY, PRIOR TO ITS PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES, TO ASK QUESTIONS OF AND RECEIVE ANSWERS FROM THE COMPANY CONCERNING THE OFFERING AND TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, TO THE EXTENT THE COMPANY POSSESSES THE SAME OR CAN ACQUIRE IT WITHOUT UNREASONABLE EFFORT OR EXPENSE, IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION SET FORTH HEREIN. ALL SUCH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHALL ONLY BE PROVIDED IN WRITING AND IDENTIFIED AS SUCH BY THE COMPANY THROUGH ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS ALONE; NO ORAL INFORMATION OR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ANY BROKER OR THIRD PARTY MAY BE RELIED UPON.
NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR ASSURANCES OF ANY KIND ARE MADE OR SHOULD BE INFERRED WITH RESPECT TO THE ECONOMIC RETURN, IF ANY, THAT MAY ACCRUE TO AN INVESTOR IN THE COMPANY.
THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS REGARDING THE COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE, STRATEGY, PLANS, OBJECTIVES, EXPECTATIONS, BELIEFS AND INTENTIONS. THE OUTCOME OF THE EVENTS DESCRIBED IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IS SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL RISKS, AND ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY.
THE OFFERING PRICE OF THE SECURITIES HAS BEEN DETERMINED ARBITRARILY. THE PRICE OF THE SECURITIES DOES NOT NECESSARILY BEAR ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THE ASSETS, EARNINGS OR BOOK VALUE OF THE COMPANY, OR TO POTENTIAL ASSETS, EARNINGS, OR BOOK VALUE OF THE COMPANY. THERE IS NO PUBLIC MARKET FOR THE COMPANY’S SERIES X PREFERRED STOCK AND A LIMITED MARKET IN THE COMPANY’S COMMON STOCK AND THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT AN ACTIVE TRADING MARKET IN ANY OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES WILL DEVELOP OR BE MAINTAINED. THE PRICE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK QUOTED ON THE OTC MARKETS OR TRADED ON ANY EXCHANGE MAY BE IMPACTED BY A LACK OF LIQUIDITY OR AVAILABILITY OF SUCH SHARES FOR PUBLIC SALE AND ALSO WILL NOT NECESSARILY BEAR ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THE ASSETS, EARNINGS, BOOK VALUE OR POTENTIAL PROSPECTS OF THE COMPANY. SUCH PRICES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED ACCURATE INDICATORS OF FUTURE QUOTED OR TRADING PRICES THAT MAY SUBSEQUENTLY EXIST FOLLOWING THIS OFFERING.
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THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO REJECT ANY SUBSCRIPTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON. THE COMPANY IS NOT OBLIGATED TO NOTIFY RECIPIENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT WHETHER ALL OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE BEEN SOLD.
FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL STATES
THIS OFFERING IS BEING MADE SOLELY TO “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” (IN THE UNITED STATES), AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 501 OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND WILL BE OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION AFFORDED BY SECTION 4(a)(2) THEREUNDER AND REGULATION D (RULE 506) OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTION ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”), ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS AGREEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD NOT CONSTRUE THE CONTENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT AS INVESTMENT, LEGAL, BUSINESS, OR TAX ADVICE. EACH INVESTOR SHOULD CONTACT HIS, HER OR ITS OWN ADVISORS REGARDING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THIS INVESTMENT AND THE TAX CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, WHICH MAY DIFFER DEPENDING ON AN INVESTOR’S PARTICULAR FINANCIAL SITUATION. IN NO EVENT SHOULD THIS AGREEMENT BE DEEMED OR CONSIDERED TO BE TAX ADVICE PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY.
FOR FLORIDA RESIDENTS ONLY
THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN WILL BE SOLD TO, AND ACQUIRED BY, THE HOLDER IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT UNDER § 517.061 OF THE FLORIDA SECURITIES ACT. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IN ADDITION, ALL FLORIDA RESIDENTS SHALL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF VOIDING THE PURCHASE WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS AFTER THE FIRST TENDER OF CONSIDERATION IS MADE BY SUCH SUBSCRIBER TO THE COMPANY, AN AGENT OF THE COMPANY, OR WITHIN THREE DAYS AFTER THE AVAILABILITY OF THAT PRIVILEGE IS COMMUNICATED TO SUCH SUBSCRIBER, WHICHEVER OCCURS LATER.
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1. SUBSCRIPTION AND AGGREGRATE PURCHASE PRICE
(a) Subscription. Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2 hereof, the Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase the number of Series X Preferred Shares indicated on the Subscriber’s signature pages hereof on the terms and conditions described herein.
(b) Purchase of Series X Preferred Shares. The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the purchase price to be remitted to the Company in exchange for the Series X Preferred Shares shall be set at a total purchase price of $250,000 (the “Aggregate Purchase Price”). The Subscriber shall concurrently with delivery of this Agreement to the Company pay the Aggregate Purchase Price for the Securities subscribed for hereunder, payable in United States Dollars, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company in accordance with the wire instructions provided on Annex A, or by remitting a check using the Company’s Federal Express account and address which are also provided on Annex A. The Subscriber understands and agrees that, subject to Section 2 and applicable laws, by executing this Agreement, it is entering into a binding agreement.
2. ACCEPTANCE, OFFERING TERM AND CLOSING PROCEDURES
(a) Acceptance or Rejection. Subject to full, faithful and punctual performance and discharge by the Company of all of its duties, obligations and responsibilities as set forth in this Agreement and any other agreement entered into between the Subscriber and the Company relating to this subscription (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”), the Subscriber shall be legally bound to purchase the Securities pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, upon the occurrence of the failure by the Company to fully, faithfully and punctually perform and discharge any of its duties, obligations and responsibilities as set forth in any of the Transaction Documents, which shall have been performed or otherwise discharged prior to the Closing, the Subscriber may, on or prior to the Closing (as defined below), at its sole and absolute discretion, elect not to purchase the Securities and provide instructions to the Company to receive the full and immediate refund of the Aggregate Purchase Price. The Subscriber understands and agrees that the Company reserves the right to reject this subscription for Securities in whole or part in any order at any time prior to the Closing for any reason or for no reason, notwithstanding the Subscriber’s prior receipt of notice of acceptance of the Subscriber’s subscription. In the event the Closing does not take place for any reason or no reason (including, without limitation, because the Company has terminated the Offering, which the Company may do at any time in its discretion), this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents shall thereafter be terminated and have no force or effect, and the parties shall take all steps, to ensure that the Aggregate Purchase Price shall promptly be returned or caused to be returned to the Subscriber without interest thereon or deduction therefrom.
(b) Closing. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities hereunder (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of the Company or such other place as determined by the Company and may take place in one of more closings. Closings shall take place on a Business Day promptly following the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5 below, as determined by the Company (the “Closing Date”). “Business Day” shall mean from the hours of 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) through 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) of a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required to be closed. The Series X Preferred Shares purchased by the Subscriber and the Added Common Shares will be delivered by the Company within 15 Business Days following the Closing Date.
(c) Following Acceptance or Rejection. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and any other documents delivered in connection herewith will be held by the Company. In the event that this Agreement is not accepted by the Company for whatever reason, which the Company expressly reserves the right to do, this Agreement, the Aggregate Purchase Price received (without interest thereon) and any other documents delivered in connection herewith will be returned to the Subscriber at the address of the Subscriber as set forth in this Agreement. If this Agreement is accepted by the Company, the Company is entitled to treat the Aggregate Purchase Price received as an interest free loan to the Company until such time as the Subscription is accepted.
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3. THE SUBSCRIBER’S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
The Subscriber hereby acknowledges, agrees with and represents, warrants and covenants to the Company, as follows:
(a) The Subscriber has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the execution and delivery of which has been duly authorized by all the necessary corporate actions, and no other acts or proceedings on the part of the Subscriber are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery or performance by the Subscriber of this Agreement, if applicable, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Subscriber, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and similar laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of rights of creditors, and except as enforceability of the obligations hereunder are subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or law).
(b) The Subscriber acknowledges its understanding that the Offering and sale of the Securities is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and the provisions of Regulation D promulgated thereunder (“Regulation D”). In furtherance thereof, the Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company and its affiliates as follows:
(i) The Subscriber realizes that the basis for the exemption from registration may not be available if, notwithstanding the Subscriber’s representations contained herein, the Subscriber is merely acquiring the Securities for a fixed or determinable period in the future, or for a market rise, or for sale if the market does not rise. The Subscriber does not have any such intention.
(ii) The Subscriber realizes that the basis for exemption would not be available if the Offering is part of a plan or scheme to evade registration provisions of the Securities Act or any applicable state or federal securities laws.
(iii) The Subscriber is acquiring the Securities solely for investment purposes, and not with a view towards, or resale in connection with, any distribution of the Securities
(iv) The Subscriber has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of the Subscriber’s investment, has adequate means for providing for its current needs and contingencies, and has no need for liquidity with respect to an investment in the Company.
(v) The Subscriber and the Subscriber’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, the “Advisors”) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of a prospective investment in the Securities. If other than an individual, the Subscriber also represents it has not been organized solely for the purpose of acquiring the Securities.
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(vi) The Subscriber has carefully reviewed and understands this Agreement in its entirety, including without limitation all Exhibits hereto (including the Series X Certificate of Designation, included as Annex B) and including the Risk Factors set forth in Annex C. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Subscriber is aware that, pursuant to the Series X Certificate of Designation, upon conversion of shares of Series X Preferred Stock, a Subscriber that holds securities of the Company that such Subscriber purchased in certain prior offerings of the Company will be entitled to Make-Good Shares (as defined therein), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, that a Subscriber that does not hold such securities purchased in such prior offerings of the Company will not be entitled to.
(vii) The Subscriber (together with its Advisors, if any) has received all documents requested by the Subscriber or its agents (including that which is attached hereto forming Annex A, Annex B, and Annex C), has carefully reviewed them and understands the information contained therein, prior to the execution of this Agreement.
(c) The Subscriber is not relying on the Company or any of its employees, agents, sub-agents or advisors with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations involved in this investment. The Subscriber has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its Advisors.
(d) The Subscriber has carefully considered the potential risks relating to the Company and a purchase of the Securities, and fully understands that the Securities are a speculative investment that involves a high degree of risk of loss of the Subscriber’s entire investment. Among other things, the Subscriber has carefully considered each of the risks as described on Annex C, attached hereto.
(e) The Subscriber will not sell or otherwise transfer any Securities without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and fully understands and agrees that the Subscriber must bear the economic risk of its purchase because, among other reasons, the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of any state and, therefore, cannot be resold, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and under the applicable securities laws of such states, or an exemption from such registration is available. In particular, the Subscriber is aware that the Securities are “restricted securities,” as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), and they may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 unless all of the conditions of Rule 144 are met. The Subscriber understands that any sales or transfers of the Securities are further restricted by state securities laws.
(f) No oral or written representations or warranties have been made, or information furnished, to the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, by the Company or any of its officers, employees, agents, sub-agents, affiliates, advisors or subsidiaries in connection with the Offering, other than any representations of the Company contained herein, and in subscribing for the Securities, the Subscriber is not relying upon any representations other than those contained herein.
(g) The Subscriber’s overall commitment to investments that are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to the Subscriber’s net worth, and an investment in the Securities will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive.
(h) The Subscriber understands and agrees that the certificates for the Securities shall bear substantially the following legend until (i) such Securities shall have been registered under the Securities Act and effectively disposed of in accordance with a registration statement that has been declared effective or (ii) in the opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company, such Securities may be sold without registration under the Securities Act, as well as any applicable “blue sky” or state securities laws:
“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH SHARES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, DELIVERED AFTER SALE, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED BY THE ISSUER WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION COVERING SUCH SHARES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
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(i) Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved the Securities or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Offering. There is no government or other insurance covering any of the Securities.
(j) The Subscriber and its Advisors, if any, have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning the Offering, the Securities, and the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Company, and all such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of the Subscriber and its Advisors, if any.
(k) In making the decision to invest in the Securities the Subscriber has relied solely upon the information provided by the Company in the Transaction Documents. To the extent necessary, the Subscriber has retained, at its own expense, and relied upon appropriate professional advice regarding the investment, tax and legal merits and consequences of this Agreement and the purchase of the Securities hereunder. The Subscriber disclaims reliance on any statements made or information provided by any person or entity in the course of Subscriber’s consideration of an investment in the Securities other than the Transaction Documents.
(l) The Subscriber has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(m) The Subscriber is not relying on the Company or any of its employees, agents, or advisors with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations of an investment in the Securities, and the Subscriber has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its own Advisors.
(n) The Subscriber acknowledges that any estimates or forward-looking statements or projections furnished by the Company to the Subscriber were prepared by the management of the Company in good faith, but that the attainment of any such projections, estimates or forward-looking statements cannot be guaranteed by the Company or its management and should not be relied upon.
(o) No oral or written representations have been made, or oral or written information furnished, to the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, in connection with the Offering that are in any way inconsistent with the information contained herein.
(p) (For ERISA plans only) The fiduciary of the ERISA plan (the “Plan”) represents that such fiduciary has been informed of and understands the Company’s investment objectives, policies and strategies, and that the decision to invest “plan assets” (as such term is defined in ERISA) in the Company is consistent with the provisions of ERISA that require diversification of plan assets and impose other fiduciary responsibilities. The Subscriber or Plan fiduciary (i) is responsible for the decision to invest in the Company; (ii) is independent of the Company and any of its affiliates; (iii) is qualified to make such investment decision; and (iv) in making such decision, the Subscriber or Plan fiduciary has not relied primarily on any advice or recommendation of the Company or any of its affiliates.
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(q) This Agreement is not enforceable by the Subscriber unless it has been accepted by the Company, and the Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Company reserves the right to reject any subscription for any reason or for no reason.
(r) The Subscriber will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and, where applicable, its directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, affiliates and shareholders, and each other person, if any, who controls any of the foregoing from and against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all fees, costs and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim, lawsuit, administrative proceeding or investigation whether commenced or threatened) (a “Loss”) arising out of or based upon any representation or y of the Subscriber contained herein or in any document furnished by the Subscriber to the Company in connection herewith being untrue in any material respect or any breach or failure by the Subscriber to comply with any covenant or agreement made by the Subscriber herein or therein.
(s) The Subscriber is, and on each date on which the Subscriber acquires restricted Securities will be, (i) an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act (in general, an “Accredited Investor” is deemed to be an institution with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 (excluding such person’s principal residence) or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with his or her spouse and/or (ii) if the Subscriber is not a resident of the United States:
(i) the Subscriber is not in the United States and is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act (a “U.S. Person”);
(ii) the Securities were not offered to the Subscriber in the United States;
(iii) this Agreement was delivered to, completed, executed and delivered by, the Subscriber (or its authorized signatory) outside the United States;
(iv) the Subscriber is not a “distributor” of securities, as that term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act, nor a dealer in securities, and is not purchasing the Securities for the account or benefit of, directly or indirectly, any U.S. Person; and
(v) Subscriber has not purchased the Securities as a result of any form of “directed selling efforts” (as such term is used in Regulation S under the Securities Act).
(t) The Subscriber, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Offering, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Subscriber has not authorized any person or entity to act as its Purchaser Representative (as that term is defined in Regulation D of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act) in connection with the Offering. The Subscriber is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(u) The Subscriber has reviewed, or had an opportunity to review, the Company’s most Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC as well as all of the Company’s filings with the SEC since January 1, 2021 (the “SEC Filings”), all of which are deemed incorporated herein by reference, including, without limitation, all “Risk Factors” and “Forward Looking Statements” disclaimers contained in the SEC Filings.
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4. THE COMPANY’S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
The Company hereby acknowledges, agrees with and represents, warrants and covenants to the Subscriber, as follows:
(a) The Company is a corporation, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Nevada, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted.
(b) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby party do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s articles of incorporation or other organizational or charter documents.
5. CONDITIONS TO ACCEPTANCE OF SUBSCRIPTION
The Company’s right to accept the subscription of the Subscriber is conditioned upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or before the date the Company accepts such subscription:
(a) As of the Closing, no legal action, suit or proceeding shall be pending that seeks to restrain or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall have been true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing as if made on the Closing Date (except for any such representations and warranties which are as of a different specific date).
6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
(a) No inference shall be drawn in favor of or against any party by virtue of the fact that such party’s counsel was or was not the principal draftsman of this Agreement.
(b) Each of the parties hereto shall be responsible to pay the costs and expenses of its own legal counsel in connection with the preparation and review of this Agreement and related documentation.
(c) Neither this Agreement, nor any provisions hereof, shall be waived, modified, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, modification, discharge or termination is sought.
(d) The representations, warranties and agreement of the Subscriber and the Company made in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the delivery of the Securities.
(e) Any party may send any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder to the Subscriber at the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement or to the Company at its primary office (including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, fax, ordinary mail or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim or other communication will be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the intended recipient. Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties written notice in the manner herein set forth.
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(f) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties to this Agreement and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and assigns. If the Subscriber is more than one person or entity, the obligation of the Subscriber shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, each such person or entity and its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and assigns. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any and every nature among them.
(g) This Agreement is not transferable or assignable by the Subscriber.
(h) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall not be changed, modified or amended except by a writing signed by both (a) the Company and (b) the Subscribers.
(i) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles.
(j) The Company and the Subscriber hereby agree that any dispute that may arise between them arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be adjudicated before a court located in New York County, New York, and they hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the State of New York located in New York County with respect to any action or legal proceeding commenced by any party, and irrevocably waive any objection they now or hereafter may have respecting the venue of any such action or proceeding brought in such a court or respecting the fact that such court is an inconvenient forum, relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any acts or omissions relating to the sale of the Securities hereunder, and consent to the service of process in any such action or legal proceeding by means of registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in care of the address set forth herein or such other address as either party shall furnish in writing to the other.
(k) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.
(l) This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
7. LEAK OUT.
The Subscriber hereby agrees that, for a period commencing on the date of this Agreement, and expiring on the date that the Subscriber does not beneficially own any Securities (the “Restricted Period”), Subscriber will not sell, dispose or otherwise transfer, directly or indirectly, (including, without limitation, any sales, short sales, swaps or any derivative transactions that would be equivalent to any sales or short positions) in any 90 day period more than 1% of the total outstanding shares of common stock of the Company as of the end of such 90 day period. The Subscriber agrees that the Company may have stop transfer instructions placed with the Company’s transfer agent against transfer of shares held by Subscriber except in compliance with this Section 7. The Company may waive the limitations set forth in this Section 7 at any time in its sole discretion.
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SUBSCRIBER MUST COMPLETE THIS PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subscriber has executed this Agreement on the _____ day of ___________, 2021.
Series X Preferred Shares subscribed for: 25
Aggregate Purchase Price: $250,000
Manner in which Title is to be held (Please Check One):
| 1. | Individual | 7. | Trust/Estate/Pension or Profit | |||
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| Date Opened: ____________ | ||||||
| 2. | Joint Tenants with Right of | 8. | As a Custodian for | |||
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| 3. | Community Property | 9. | Married with Separate Property | |||
| 4. | Tenants in Common | 10. | Keough | |||
| 5. | Corporation/Partnership | 11. | Tenants by Entirety | |||
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ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
To direct distribution to a party other than the registered owner, complete the information below.
YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS SECTION IF THIS IS AN IRA INVESTMENT.
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IF MORE THAN ONE SUBSCRIBER, EACH SUBSCRIBER MUST SIGN.
INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIBERS MUST COMPLETE THIS PAGE.
SUBSCRIBERS WHICH ARE ENTITIES MUST COMPLETE FOLLOWING PAGE.
EXECUTION BY NATURAL PERSONS
Exact Name in Which Title is to be Held
| Name (Please Print) | Name of Additional Subscriber | ||
| Residence: Number and Street | Address of Additional Subscriber | ||
| City, State and Zip Code | City, State and Zip Code | ||
| Social Security Number | Social Security Number | ||
| Telephone Number | Telephone Number | ||
| Fax Number (if available) | Fax Number (if available) | ||
| E-Mail (if available) | E-Mail (if available) | ||
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| ACCEPTED this _________day of ______________, 2021, on behalf of the Company. |
| ORIGINCLEAR, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: Riggs Eckelberry | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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EXECUTION BY SUBSCRIBER WHICH IS AN ENTITY
(Corporation, Partnership, LLC, Trust, Etc.)
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| Name: Riggs Eckelberry | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
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ANNEX A
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE SENDING OPTIONS
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ANNEX B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF SERIES X PREFERRED STOCK
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ANNEX C
RISK FACTORS
An investment in the Securities of the Company involves a high degree of risk and should be considered only by persons who can afford to lose their entire investment and who have no need for liquidity in their investment. You should carefully consider the risk factors described below, and discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as the risks, uncertainties and additional information set forth in our SEC Filings incorporated by reference herein. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Related to the Securities and This Offering
There is no public market for the Series X Preferred Shares and a limited public market for the common stock.
There is no public market for the Series X Preferred Shares, and we do not intend to have such securities quoted or listed on any market. In addition, our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink which is an unorganized, inter-dealer, over-the-counter market which provides significantly less liquidity than the NASDAQ Capital Market or other national securities exchange. These factors may have an adverse impact on the trading and price of our common stock.
The Securities will be subject to restrictions on resale.
We have not registered the sale of any of the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. The securities offered hereby are highly illiquid, and are not transferable except in accordance with the Securities Act. Consequently, the Securities may not be resold or otherwise transferred unless they are subsequently registered under applicable securities laws or an exemption therefrom is available. In view of these and other limitations to the transfer of the Securities as described herein, the Securities should be considered an illiquid investment that may need to be held indefinitely. Limitations on the transfer of the Securities may also adversely affect the price that a Subscriber might be able to obtain for such securities in a private sale.
The price of the Series X Preferred Shares has been determined without a third party valuation or fairness opinion.
We have set the price of the Series X Preferred Shares without the benefit of any third party valuation or fairness opinion or review. You must make your own determination as to the accuracy, fairness or reasonableness of the price of the Series X Preferred Shares and the other terms of the Offering.
We will have significant discretion over the use of the gross proceeds.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of this Offering for funding its business operations, and the Company shall have discretion to use any of such net proceeds for its general corporate purposes and to meet working capital needs. Accordingly, Company management will have broad discretion as to the application of such proceeds. There can be no assurance that management’s use of proceeds generated through this Offering will prove optimal or translate into revenue or profitability for the Company.
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There is no investor counsel.
The Company has not retained any independent professionals to review or comment on this Offering or otherwise protect the interests of Subscribers. Although the Company has retained its own counsel, neither such firm nor any other firm has made any independent examination of any factual matters represented by management herein, and purchasers of the Securities offered hereby should not rely on any such firms so retained with respect to any matters herein described.
No governmental entity has evaluated our securities.
No federal or state commission, department or agency has made any evaluation, finding, recommendation or endorsement with respect to the Securities.
Additional stock offerings in the future may dilute then-existing shareholders’ percentage ownership of the Company.
Given our plans and expectations that we will need additional capital and personnel, we anticipate that we will need to issue additional shares of common stock or securities convertible or exercisable for shares of common stock, including convertible preferred stock, convertible notes, stock options or warrants. The issuance of additional securities in the future will dilute the percentage ownership of then current stockholders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company may conduct other offerings concurrent with this offering.
The Series X Preferred Shares will not have voting rights.
Holders of the Series X Preferred Shares, by virtue of holding such shares, will not have any voting rights, except as may be required under applicable law. Thus, the holders of the Series X Preferred Shares, by virtue of holding such shares, will have no right to participate in the election of directors of the Company or any other matter that may be brought to the vote of the shareholders of the Company.
The Series X Preferred Shares will be subject to the Company’s right of redemption.
In addition to the Subscribers right to cause the Company to redeem the Subscriber’s Series X Preferred Stock after the one-year anniversary of this Subscription Agreement at the redemption price of 125% of the Aggregate Purchase Price, pursuant to the Series X Certificate of Designation, the Company will have the right to redeem outstanding shares of Series X Preferred Stock at any time in the Company’s discretion, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
Investors should consult their own tax advisers regarding tax consequences of this Offering, the Series X Preferred Shares, and the Added Common Shares.
The Company makes no representations regarding the tax treatment that will apply to the Series X Preferred Shares, the Added Common Shares or this Offering, including, without limitation, with respect to any dividend or redemption payments under the Series X Preferred Shares. Subscribers should consult their own tax advisers regarding such tax consequences.
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