8-K
DNA X, Inc. (SONM)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 15, 2025
SonimTechnologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38907 | 94-3336783 |
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| (State<br> or other jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of<br> incorporation) | (Commission<br><br> <br>File<br> Number) | (IRS<br> Employer<br><br> <br>Identification<br> No.) |
4445Eastgate Mall, Suite 200,
SanDiego, CA 92121
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(650)378-8100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not
applicable.
(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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common<br> Stock, par value $0.001 per share | SONM | The<br> Nasdaq Stock Market LLC<br><br> <br>(Nasdaq<br> Capital Market) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
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NoteOffering and Purchase of Membership Interest
On December 15, 2025, Sonim Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with DNA Holdings Venture, Inc. (“DNA Holdings”) and issued a convertible promissory note in the original principal amount of $1,200,000 (the “DNA Note”), in a private placement (the “Offering”). The Company paid no placement agent fees in connection with the Offering. The cash proceeds disbursed to the Company from the issuance of the DNA Note were $1,200,000.
In connection with the Offering, on the same date and concurrently with the closing of the sale of the DNA Note, the Company also entered into a membership interest purchase agreement with DNA Holdings (the “Membership Interest Purchase Agreement” and, together with the Purchase Agreement and the DNA Note, the “Transaction Documents”), pursuant to which the Company purchased 100% of the membership interests in DNA X LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (“DNA X”) for an aggregate purchase price of 223,201 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 19.99% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of the date of issuance.
DNA X is engaged in the business of DNAX DeFi, an advanced on-chain trading protocol that lets users automate their decentralized exchange trading — things like limit orders, grid / range orders, and recurring trades.
MembershipInterest Purchase Agreement
The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement occurred on December 15, 2025, contemporaneously with the consummation of the Offering. Under the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, DNA Holdings also agreed to vote all shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by DNA Holdings in favor of the asset purchase agreement, dated July 17, 2025, as subsequently amended and as amended from time to time, by and among the Company, Pace Car Acquisition LLC, the seller representative named in the asset purchase agreement, and Social Mobile Technology Holdings LLC (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) and granted the officers and directors of the Company irrevocable proxy to vote for the adoption of the Asset Purchase Agreement and against any proposal made in opposition to, or in competition with, the consummation of the Asset Purchase Agreement until the earlier of January 15, 2026 and the termination of the Asset Purchase Agreement (such obligation of DNA Holdings, the “Voting Arrangement”).
Pursuant to the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, so long as DNA Holdings, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns at least 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, DNA Holdings will have the right under the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement to designate one officer and one nominee for election to the Company’s board of directors, and the Company will be required to take reasonably necessary corporate action to appoint such designees, subject to the oversight of the Company’s nominating and governance committee.
The Membership Interest Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties of each of DNA Holdings and the Company that are customary for transactions of this type, including with respect to due authorization, ownership of the membership interests in DNA X being sold (the “Purchased Interests”), title to the assets of DNA X, and the financial condition and investment intent of the parties. DNA X is an express third-party beneficiary of the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement and is entitled to enforce its terms. The Membership Interest Purchase Agreement also contains covenants and other provisions that are customary for transactions of this nature, including mutual non-disparagement obligations, confidentiality obligations, certain consent rights relating to anticipated uses of proceeds from the Asset Purchase Agreement, and an agreement to resolve disputes by binding arbitration (subject to limited exceptions for injunctive or other equitable relief).
The Membership Interest Purchase Agreement also grants DNA Holdings a put option (the “Put Option”). If at any time prior to June 30, 2026 (the “Put Period”) the DNA X does not realize either (i) aggregate trading volume of at least $600,000,000 or (ii) aggregate revenues of at least $1,000,000 per day, DNA Holdings will have the right, during the Put Period, to exchange all or any portion of the shares of common stock issued to DNA Holdings under the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement for the Purchased Interests then held by the Company. To the extent not exercised during the Put Period, the Put Option will terminate upon the expiration of the Put Period.
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SecuritiesPurchase Agreement
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the Company and DNA Holdings. Additionally, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company made certain covenants including, but not limited to: (i) timely filing of its reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (ii) restrictions on the adoption of stockholder rights plans, poison pills, or similar anti-takeover measures, (iii) limitations on the use of proceeds from the Offering to the ordinary course of business of the Company, and (vi) for so long as the DNA Note remains outstanding, a covenant not to effect or enter into any variable rate transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
Additionally, under the Purchase Agreement, DNA Holdings has agreed to a Voting Arrangement that is substantially identical to the Voting Arrangement described above under “Membership Interest Purchase Agreement.”
ConvertiblePromissory Note
Repayment Date; Interest
The DNA Note is an unsecured obligation of the Company and matures on December 15, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”). The DNA Note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, payable in cash on the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of any mandatory redemption of the DNA Note as described below. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default under the DNA Note, the interest rate increases to 20% per annum.
Conversion
Beginning on the six-month anniversary of the original issue date of the DNA Note, the outstanding principal amount of, and accrued but unpaid interest on, the DNA Note will be convertible, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder, into shares of the Company’s common stock, at an initial conversion price of $5.50 per share (the “Minimum Price” as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d)), subject to adjustment as described below.
The DNA Note provides for customary anti-dilution and other adjustments to the conversion price, including in connection with stock dividends, stock splits, reverse stock splits, reclassifications and similar transactions, as well as a “full ratchet” price-protection adjustment in the event that the Company issues or is deemed to issue common stock or common stock equivalents at an effective price per share lower than the then-current conversion price (subject to customary exceptions for “Exempt Issuances” such as equity incentive awards and the exercise or conversion of outstanding securities). In such a case, the conversion price will be reduced to the lower price. The DNA Note also entitles the holder to participate, on a pro rata “as converted” basis, in certain rights offerings and distributions to holders of common stock. However, the conversion price cannot be reduced below $1.10, and no adjustment to the conversion price may be made under the “full-ratchet” adjustment or the anti-dilution adjustment, unless and until the Company has received approval from the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
At any time after (i) the termination of the Asset Purchase Agreement or (ii) during the continuance of any event of default under the DNA Note, the conversion price will equal the “Alternate Conversion Price,” which is defined as 80% of the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Company’s principal trading market on the date of conversion (subject to the same adjustment provisions described above). In addition, if at any time the Depository Trust Company imposes a “chill” on the Company’s shares, the holder may convert the DNA Note at the Alternate Conversion Price while such “chill” is in effect.
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Redemption
Upon the occurrence of a “Change of Control Transaction” (as defined in the DNA Note), the Company is required to redeem the outstanding principal amount of the DNA Note for cash at a price equal to 110% of the then outstanding principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest and any other amounts then due under the DNA Note (the “Redemption Amount”), at the closing of such transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement do not constitute a Change of Control Transaction under the DNA Note. In lieu of receiving the Redemption Amount, and subject to any required stockholder approval under the rules of the Company’s principal trading market, the holder may elect to convert the DNA Note, in whole or in part, upon a Change of Control Transaction at a price per share equal to the lower of (i) the closing price of common stock on the original issue date of the DNA Note and (ii) the closing price of common stock on the date of consummation of such Change of Control Transaction.
Events of Default
The DNA Note contains customary events of default, including, among others: (i) failure to pay principal, interest or other amounts when due; (ii) breaches of covenants or other agreements in the DNA Note or other transaction documents; (iii) certain cross-defaults to other material indebtedness; (iv) certain bankruptcy or insolvency events; (v) certain judgments in excess of specified thresholds; and (vi) certain Change of Control Transactions or dispositions of substantially all of the Company’s assets (other than the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement). Upon an event of default, the holder may declare all outstanding obligations under the DNA Note immediately due and payable, in which case the Company is required to pay a “Mandatory Default Amount” equal to 100% of the then outstanding principal amount of the DNA Note plus accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts due under the DNA Note, and interest accrues at the default rate described above.
Covenants
The DNA Note also includes negative covenants that, for so long as any portion of the DNA Note remains outstanding (unless waived by the holder), restrict the Company and its subsidiaries from, among other things: (i) incurring additional indebtedness, other than “Permitted Indebtedness” as defined in the DNA Note and the Purchase Agreement; (ii) granting liens, other than “Permitted Liens”; (iii) amending the Company’s organizational documents in a manner that adversely affects the rights of the holder; (iv) repaying, repurchasing or otherwise acquiring shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock equivalents (other than in limited circumstances); (v) repaying other indebtedness, subject to limited exceptions; and (vi) paying cash dividends or distributions on the Company’s equity securities.
The foregoing descriptions of the DNA Note, the Purchase Agreement, and the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the DNA Note, the Purchase Agreement, and the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 4.1, 10.1, and 10.2 hereto, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein.
The foregoing descriptions of the Transaction Documents have been included to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Transaction Documents. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, DNA Holdings, or their respective affiliates. The representations, warranties, and covenants contained in the Transaction Documents were made only as of specified dates for the purposes of the Transaction Documents, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the applicable Transaction Documents and may be subject to qualifications and limitations agreed upon by the parties. In particular, in reviewing the representations, warranties, and covenants contained in the Transaction Documents and discussed in the foregoing description, it is important to bear in mind that such representations, warranties, and covenants were negotiated with the principal purpose of allocating risk between the parties, rather than establishing matters as facts, and may have been qualified by confidential disclosures. Such representations, warranties, and covenants may also be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally applicable to stockholders and reports and documents filed with the SEC. Accordingly, investors should not rely on such representations, warranties, and covenants as characterizations of the actual state of facts or circumstances described therein. Information concerning the subject matter of such representations, warranties, and covenants may change after the date of the Transaction Documents, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the parties’ public disclosures.
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ExchangeAgreement
As previously reported on the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on February 21, 2025, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with Streeterville Capital, LLC (the “Lender”) on February 21, 2025, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to the Lender a promissory note in the original principal amount of $3,300,000 (the “Original Note”).
On December 16, 2025, the Company and the Lender entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company and the Lender agreed to:
| (i) | partition<br> a new secured promissory note in the form of the Original Note (the “Partitioned Note”)<br> in the original principal amount of $629,640 (the “Exchange Amount”) and then<br> cause the outstanding balance of the Original Note to be reduced by the Exchange Amount;<br> and |
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| (ii) | exchange<br> the Partitioned Note for the delivery of 148,500 shares of common stock (the “Exchange<br> Shares”), at an effective price per Exchange Share equal to $4.24, which is below the<br> “Minimum Price” as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) (the “Exchange”). |
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The number of Exchange Shares being issued in connection with the Exchange is less than 20% of the Company’s voting power outstanding prior to the Exchange. Immediately following the Exchange, the remaining Outstanding Balance (as defined in the Original Note) was reduced to approximately $2.3 million.
The Exchange Agreement contains representations, warranties, and covenants that are customary for this type of transaction.
The foregoing description of the Exchange Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Exchange Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
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The information contained above under the heading “Note Offering and Purchase of Membership Interest” in Item 1.01 to the extent applicable is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
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The information contained above under the heading “Note Offering and Purchase of Membership Interest” in Item 1.01 to the extent applicable is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
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The information contained above under the headings “Membership Interest Purchase Agreement” and “Exchange Agreement” in Item 1.01 to the extent applicable is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
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Set forth below is information regarding equity securities issued by the Company following the fiscal quarter ended on September 30, 2025. Also included is the consideration received by the Company for such shares and information relating to the section of the Securities Act, or rule of the SEC, under which exemption from registration was claimed. The information below is retroactively adjusted to reflect the 1-for-18 reverse stock split that became effective on October 27, 2025.
| October<br> 6, 2025 | 13,041<br> shares of common stock in consideration of the exchange of $150,000 of the Note. The exchange was effected at the “Minimum<br> Price” as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) | Section<br> 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act | Streeterville<br> Capital, LLC |
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| October<br> 31, 2025 | 16,187<br> shares of common stock in consideration of the exchange of $180,000 of the Note. The exchange was effected at the “Minimum<br> Price” as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) | Section<br> 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act | Streeterville<br> Capital, LLC |
| November<br> 7, 2025 | 13,071<br> shares of common stock in consideration of the exchange of $150,000 of the Note. The exchange was effected at the “Minimum<br> Price” as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) | Section<br> 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act | Streeterville<br> Capital, LLC |
| November<br> 17, 2025 | 18,423<br> shares of common stock in consideration of the exchange of $180,000 of the Note. The exchange was effected at the “Minimum<br> Price” as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) | Section<br> 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act | Streeterville<br> Capital, LLC |
| December<br> 3, 2025 | 27,932<br> shares of common stock in consideration of the exchange of $150,000 of the Note. The exchange was effected at the “Minimum<br> Price” as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) | Section<br> 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act | Streeterville<br> Capital, LLC |
| December<br> 15, 2025 | 223,201<br> shares of common stock in consideration of the exchange of the membership interest in DNA X. | Section<br> 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder | DNA<br> Holdings Venture, Inc. |
| December<br> 16, 2025 | 148,500<br> shares of common stock in consideration of the exchange of $629,640 of the Note. The exchange was effected at a price which is below<br> the “Minimum Price” as defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d) | Section<br> 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act | Streeterville<br> Capital, LLC |
| Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. | ||
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The information contained above under the heading “Convertible Promissory Note” in Item 1.01 to the extent applicable is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
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Following the consummation of the transactions described in this Current Report on Form 8-K, there were 1,488,465 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| (a) | Financial Statementsof Business Acquired. |
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The financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K will be filed by an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
| (b) | Pro Forma FinancialInformation. |
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The pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K will be filed by an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
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(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
EXHIBIT
INDEX
| Exhibit<br><br> <br>Number | Description |
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| 4.1 | Convertible Promissory Note dated as of December 15, 2025 |
| 10.1* | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2025, by and between Sonim Technologies, Inc. and DNA Holdings Venture, Inc. |
| 10.2* | Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2025, by and between Sonim Technologies, Inc. and DNA Holdings Venture, Inc. |
| 10.3 | Exchange<br> Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2025, by and between Sonim Technologies, Inc. and Streeterville Capital, LLC |
| 104 | Cover<br> Page Interactive Data File (embedded<br> within the Inline XBRL document) |
| * | Schedules<br> have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant agrees<br> to furnish a copy of all omitted schedules to the SEC upon its request. |
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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.
| SONIM<br> TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
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| Date:<br> December 18, 2025 | By: | /s/ Clay Crolius |
| Name: | Clay<br> Crolius | |
| Title: | Chief<br> Financial Officer |
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Exhibit4.1
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE/EXCERCISABLE HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION/EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
Original Issue Date: December 15, 2025
Original Principal Amount: $1,200,000
Purchase Price: $1,200,000
CONVERTIBLEPROMISSORY NOTE
DUEDECEMBER 15, 2026
THIS CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE is a duly authorized and validly issued debt obligation of Sonim Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or the “Borrower”), having its principal place of business at 4445 Eastgate Mall, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92121, designated as its Convertible Promissory Note due December 15, 2026 (the “Note”).
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to DNA Venture Holdings, Inc. or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), or shall have paid pursuant to the terms hereunder, the principal sum of $1,200,000 and any other sums due hereunder on December 15, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”), or such earlier date as this Note is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, and to pay interest to the Holder on the then outstanding principal amount of this Note in accordance with the provisions hereof. This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
Section
- Definitions. For the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Note, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Alternate Conversion Price” means 80% of the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market on the date of conversion.
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“Bankruptcy Event” means any of the following events: (a) the Company commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company, (b) there is commenced against the Company any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement, (c) the Company is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered, (d) the Company suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within 60 calendar days after such appointment, (e) the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (f) the Company calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts or (g) the Company, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which the New York Federal Reserve Bank is closed.
“Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b)(v).
“Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of the following: (a) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (b) the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions (other than transactions previously announced on or prior to the Original Issue Date), (c) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of greater than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (d) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (e) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or greater than 50% of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (f) a replacement at one time or within a three year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (g) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (f) above.
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“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
“Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).
“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, consultants, advisors or directors of the Company in consideration of services to the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of directors established for such purpose, and (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or conversion price of such securities.
“Late Fees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“Mandatory Default Amount” means the payment of 100% of the outstanding principal amount of this Note and accrued and unpaid interest hereon, in addition to the payment in cash of all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Note.
“New York Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).
“Note Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).
“Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of the Note, as set forth on the first page hereof, regardless of any transfers of any Note and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such Note.
“Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2025 among the Company and the original Holder, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Redemption Amount” means the sum of (a) 110% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Note, (b) accrued but unpaid interest and (c) any liquidated damages and other amounts due in respect of the Note.
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“Required Minimum” means, as of any date, the number of shares of Common Stock that is two times the number of shares of Common Stock may be converted into at such time. The initial reserve shall be 436,364 shares of Common Stock.
“Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b)(ii).
“Stockholder Approval” means the approval of the conversion of this Note in full by the stockholders of the Company, in accordance with the rules of the Principal Market.
Section 2. Interest and Redemption.
a) Payment of Interest in Cash. The Company shall pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of this Note at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum, payable on the Redemption Date or the Maturity Date (the “Interest Payment Date”) (if any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day), in cash. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company shall pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of this Note at the rate of twenty percent (20%) per annum.
b) Interest Calculations. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30 calendar day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made. Interest hereunder will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note (the “Note Register”).
c) All overdue accrued and unpaid interest to be paid hereunder shall incur a late fee at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 20% per annum (the “Late Fees”) which shall accrue daily from the date such interest is due hereunder through and including the date of actual payment in full.
Section 3. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.
a) Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.
b) Investment Representations. This Note has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.
c) Reliance on Note Register. Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Note Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The Company shall update the Note Register to reflect permitted transferees and assignees of the Note.
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Section 4. Mandatory Redemption: Optional Conversion upon a Change of Control.
(a) Mandatory Redemption. Upon the consummation of a Change of Control Transaction, the Company shall redeem all of the then outstanding principal amount of this Note for cash in an amount equal to the Redemption Amount at the closing of the Change of Control Transaction or the Fundamental Transaction (such date, the “Redemption Date”, and such redemption, the “Redemption”). The payment of cash or issuance of Common Stock as set forth in Section 4(a) above, as applicable, pursuant to a Redemption shall be payable on the Redemption Date. If any portion of the payment pursuant to a Redemption shall not be paid by the Company by the applicable due date, interest shall accrue thereon at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement shall not be considered a Change of Control Transaction under this Note.
(b) Optional Conversion upon a Change of Control. At any time after the Original Issue Date, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Transaction and subject to Stockholder Approval, if required, this Note shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) at the option of the Holder, at a price per share of Common Stock equal to the lower of the closing price of the Common Stock on (i) the Original Issue Date or (ii) the date of consummation of the Change of Control Transaction.
Section 5. Conversion. At any time after the six (6) month anniversary of the Original Issue Date until this Note is no longer outstanding, this Note shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time. The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the Company a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Annex A (each, a “Notice of Conversion”), specifying therein the principal amount of this Note to be converted and the date on which such conversion shall be effected (such date, the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless the entire principal amount of this Note, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, has been so converted. Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Note in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and the date of such conversion(s). The Company may deliver an objection to any Notice of Conversion within one Business Day of delivery of such Notice of Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Company shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder, andany assignee by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversionof a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
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a) Conversion Price. The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date shall be equal to $5.50, subject to adjustment herein (the “Conversion Price”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time (i) after termination of the Asset Purchase Agreement or (ii) during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Conversion Price in effect shall be equal to the Alternate Conversion Price. If at any time the Conversion Price as determined hereunder for any conversion would be less than the par value of the Common Stock, then at the sole discretion of the Holder, the Conversion Price hereunder may equal such par value for such conversion and the Conversion Amount for such conversion may be increased to include Additional Principal, where “Additional Principal” means such additional amount to be added to the Principal Amount to the extent necessary to cause the number of conversion shares issuable upon such conversion to equal the same number of conversion shares as would have been issued had the Conversion Price not been adjusted by the Holder to the par value price. In the event the Borrower has a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Holder may convert the Note at the Alternate Conversion Price while that “Chill” is in effect. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock during such measuring period. Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, the Conversion Price in effect shall not beless than $1.10. In addition, unless the Company has obtained Stockholder Approval as required by the applicable rules and regulationsof the Principal Market, the Company shall not issue any Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Note if the issuance of such ConversionShares, together with the issuance of Common Stock with any other related transactions that may be considered part of the same seriesof transactions, would exceed the aggregate number shares of Common Stock that the Company may issue in a transaction in compliance withthe Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market.
b) Mechanics of Conversion.
i. Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount. The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this Note to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price.
ii. Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion. Not later than one Trading Day after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Note and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid interest (if the Purchaser has elected or is required to pay accrued interest in cash).
iii. Failure to Deliver Certificates. If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the Holder any original Note delivered to the Company and the Holder shall promptly return to the Company the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.
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iv. Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the Holder. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) by the Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of principal amount being converted $5 per Trading Day (increasing to $10 per Trading Day on the fifth (5^th^) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 7 hereof for the Company’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
v. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates by the Share Delivery Date, and if after such Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by the Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) this Note in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the attempted conversion (in which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Company had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 4(c)(ii). For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of this Note with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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vi. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to 100% of the Required Minimum (to be adjusted monthly) for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Note and payment of interest on this Note, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Note), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable upon the conversion of the then outstanding principal amount of this Note and payment of interest hereunder. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
vii. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Note. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.
viii. Transfer Taxes and Expenses. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Note shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that, the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of this Note so converted and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion.
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Section 5. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Note is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon conversion of, or payment of interest on, the Note), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Equity Sales. If, at any time while this Note is outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the “Base Conversion Price” and such issuances, collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section in respect of an Exempt Issuance. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, despite the prohibition set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion price at which such securities may be converted or exercised. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than 1 Business Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section, upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion.
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c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 5(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
d) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Note is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Note, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Note immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution.
e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) issued and outstanding.
f) Notice to the Holder.
i. Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section, the Company shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
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ii. Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property (other than the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement) or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Note, and shall cause to be delivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Note Register, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified (or such shorter period as is reasonably possible, but not less than ten (10) calendar days, if twenty (20) calendar days is not reasonably possible), a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert this Note during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
Section 7. Events of Default.
a) “Event of Default” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
i. any default in the payment of (A) the principal amount of the Note or (B) interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing to the Holder on the Note, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise) which default, solely in the case of an interest payment or other default under clause (B) above, is not cured within five (5) Trading days;
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ii. the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the Note;
iii. a breach, default, event of default or the failure observe or perform any covenant or agreement (subject to any grace or cure period provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument) shall occur under (A) any of the Transaction Documents or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered by clause (v) below) other than the Asset Purchase Agreement or any agreements, documents or instruments entered into or to be entered into in connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement;
iv. any Person shall breach any agreement delivered to the initial Holder pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Purchase Agreement;
v. any representation or warranty made in this Note, any other Transaction Documents, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder or any other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect (or, to the extent such representation or warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in any respect) as of the date when made or deemed made;
vi. the Company or any Subsidiary shall default on any of its obligations under any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement that (a) involves an obligation greater than $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, and (b) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;
vii. the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;
viii. the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction or shall agree to sell or dispose of all or in excess of fifty percent (50%) of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction) (other than the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement);
ix. any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $100,000, and such judgment, writ or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days;
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b) Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs, at the Holder’s election (i) the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become immediately due and payable in cash pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of Mandatory Default Amount, or (ii) the outstanding principal amount of this Note, and, if elected by the Holder, all accrued and unpaid interest hereon, shall be paid to the Holder in cash. Commencing on the occurrence of any Event of Default and for as long an Event of Default is not cured, the interest rate on this Note as set forth in Section 2 above shall accrue at a rate equal to 20% per annum. Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Note to or as directed by the Company. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Note until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 6(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. The Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.
Section 7. Negative Covenants. As long as any portion of this Note remains outstanding, unless the Holder shall have otherwise given prior written consent, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries (whether or not a Subsidiary on the Original Issue Date) to, directly or indirectly:
a) except for Permitted Indebtedness, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including, but not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;
b) except for Permitted Liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;
c) amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the Holder;
d) except for Permitted Indebtedness, repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a de minimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents;
e) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness, other than the Liabilities, and other than regularly scheduled principal and interest payments of Permitted Indebtedness as such terms are in effect as of the Original Issue Date, provided that such payments shall not be permitted if, at such time, or after giving effect to such payment, any Event of Default exist or occur;
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f) pay cash dividends or distributions on any equity securities of the Company; or
g) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
Section 8. Miscellaneous.
a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder shall be in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
b) Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest, as applicable, on this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Note is a direct debt obligation of the Company. This Note ranks pari passu with all other Notes now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein.
c) Lost or Mutilated Note. If this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Note, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Note, a new Note for the principal amount of this Note so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Note, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
d) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Purchase Agreement.
e) Waiver. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Note shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Note. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Note on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Note on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder must be in writing.
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f) Severability. If any provision of this Note is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Note shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Note as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Note, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.
g) Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any such breach or any such threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Note.
h) Next Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
i) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Note and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
j) No Security. This Note is unsecured and the Holder does not have any Lien on any assets of the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.
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| By: | /s/ Clay Crolius |
| Name: | Clay<br> Crolius |
| Title: | Chief<br> Financial Officer |
| Address:<br> 4445 Eastgate Mall, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92121 | |
| Email<br> Address for delivery of Notices: [*****] |
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ANNEXA - NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the Convertible Promissory Note due December 15, 2025 of Sonim Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), into shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”), of the Company according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.
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Exhibit10.1
SECURITIESPURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of December 15, 2025, by and among Sonim Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (and together with all of its current and future, direct and/or indirect, wholly owned and/or partially owned Subsidiaries, collectively, the “Company”), and the Purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (including its successors and assigns, each a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).
RECITALS
A. The Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act (as defined below), and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act.
B. The Purchasers wish to purchase and the Company wishes to sell at closing, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, the Securities (as defined herein), all in the amounts and for the price set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agrees as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined Terms. In addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement or in any supplement, amendment or exhibit hereto, when used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 of the Securities Act, including, among others, executive officers, directors, large stockholders, subsidiaries, parent entities and sister companies.
(b) “Asset Purchase Agreement” means asset purchase agreement, dated July 17, 2025, as subsequently amended and as amended from time to time, by and between the Company, Pace Car Acquisition LLC, the seller representative named in the asset purchase agreement, and Social Mobile Technology Holdings LLC.
(c) “Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
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(d) “Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchaser’ obligations to pay the Purchase Price and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Notes, in each case, have been satisfied or waived with respect to the Closing.
(e) “Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.
(f) “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
(g) “Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.
(h) “Dollar(s)” and “$” means lawful money of the United States.
(i) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(j) “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time.
(k) “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (but excluding trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or the Purchaser under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all capital lease obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under acceptance, letter of credit, surety bond or similar facilities, (g) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any capital stock of such Person, (h) all obligations for any earn-out consideration, (i) the liquidation value of preferred capital stock of such Person, (j) all guarantee obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above, (k) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any lien on property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation and all obligations of such Person in respect of hedge agreements; and (l) all Contingent Obligations in respect to indebtedness or obligations of any Person of the kind referred to in clauses (a)-(k) above. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include, without duplication, the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
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(l) “Liens” or “liens” means a lien, mortgage, charge pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction, or other clouds on title.
(m) “Liabilities” means all direct or indirect liabilities, Indebtedness and obligations of any kind of Company to the Purchaser, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether now existing or hereafter arising (including those acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary, joint or several, whether existing or arising through discount, overdraft, purchase, direct loan, participation, operation of law, or otherwise, including, but not limited to, pursuant to the Note, this Agreement and/or any of the other Transaction Documents, all accrued but unpaid interest on the Note the principal, any letter of credit, any standby letter of credit, and/or outside attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees or charges relating to the preparation of the Transaction Documents and the enforcement of the Purchaser’s rights, remedies and powers under this Agreement, the Note and/or the other Transaction Documents.
(n) “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, property, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (c) the rights or remedies of the Purchaser hereunder or thereunder, or (d) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document.
(o) “Note” means the Promissory Notes due on the first anniversary of the Closing Date in such amounts as set forth on Schedule 1 next to the heading “Note,” in United States Dollars, which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, shall be purchased from the Company pursuant to this Agreement, and any and all Note(s) issued in exchange, transfer or replacement of the Note(s); the form of Note is annexed hereto as Exhibit A.
(p) “Permitted Indebtedness” means (a) the indebtedness evidenced by the Note, and (b) any indebtedness of the Company outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and set forth on Schedule 3.1(n).
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(q) “Permitted Lien” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established in accordance with GAAP; (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien; (c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations; (d) Deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business and (e) Liens of the Company which are outstanding as of the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 3.1(n).
(r) “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, entity, party or government (whether national, federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise including, without limitation, any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).
(s) “Principal Market” means the principal Trading Market on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
(t) “Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
(u) “Purchase Price” shall have the meaning as set forth on Schedule 1 next to the heading “Purchase Price,” in United States Dollars.
(v) “SEC” or “Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(w) “SEC Reports” means all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein.
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(x) “Securities” means the Note and any securities of the Company issued to the Purchaser in replacement, substitution and/or in connection with any exchange, conversion and/or any other transaction involving all or any of such securities of the Company.
(y) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(z) “SMRH” means Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, with offices located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 39^th^ Floor, New York, New York 10112.
(aa) “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. All of the Company’s Subsidiaries are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) hereto.
(bb) “Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
(cc) “Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, any market or quotation tier of the OTC Markets Group (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
(dd) “Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, and such other documents, instruments, certificates, supplements, amendments, exhibits and schedules required and/or attached pursuant to this Agreement and/or any of the above documents, and/or any other document and/or instrument related to the above agreements, documents and/or instruments, and the transactions hereunder and/or thereunder and/or any other agreement, documents or instruments required or contemplated hereunder or thereunder, whether now existing or at any time hereafter arising.
(ee) “Transfer Agent” means Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (formerly, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC) the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219 and a phone number of (800) 937-5449, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
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(ff) “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.
(a) Use of Defined Terms. Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Transaction Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(b) Accounting Terms. As used herein and in the other Transaction Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms relating to the Company not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP (provided that all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts referred to herein shall be made without giving effect to (i) any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (previously referred to as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159) (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Company at “fair value”, as defined therein, and (ii) any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof).
(c) Construction. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and section, schedule and exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
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ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers agree to purchase, the Notes. Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer immediately available funds equal to the Purchase Price, and the Company shall deliver to the Purchasers the Notes on the Closing Date, and the Company and the Purchasers shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of SMRH or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
2.2 Deliveries.
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchasers the following:
(i) on the Closing Date, this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) on the Closing Date, the Notes registered in the name of the Purchasers as set forth on Schedule 1;
(iii) a certificate, in the form acceptable to the Purchaser and its counsel, executed by the secretary of the Company dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions as adopted by the Company’s board of directors relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in a form acceptable to the Purchaser, (ii) Certificate of Incorporation or other similar organizational document of the Company, and (iii) the Bylaws or other similar organizational document of the Company, each as in effect at the Closing;
(iv) a certificate, duly executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, confirming compliance with Section 2.3(a)(i) and (ii) below and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser and its counsel in the form acceptable to the Purchaser;
(v) certificate evidencing the good standing of the Company in such entity’s jurisdiction of incorporation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction of formation as of a date within five (5) days of the Closing Date;
(vi) such other documents, instruments, opinions or certificates relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request.
(b) On or prior to the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:
(i) on the Closing Date, this Agreement duly executed by the Purchaser; and
(ii) the Purchase Price subject to the closing by wire transfer;
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2.3 Conditions to Purchase the Securities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser will at the Closing purchase from the Company the Securities in the amounts and for the Purchase Price as set forth on Schedule 1, provided the following:
(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the date of the Closing of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the date of the Closing shall have been performed;
(iii) the delivery by the Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement;
(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and
(v) no statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(b) The obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the date of the Closing of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects;
(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;
(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof;
(v) the Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory and third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the entry into the Transaction Documents and the sale of the Securities;
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(vi) no statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; and
(vii) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or any foreign securities commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.
2.4 Purchase Price and Payment of the Purchase Price for the Securities. The Purchase Price for the Securities to be purchased by the Purchasers at the Closing shall be as set forth on Schedule 1 and shall be paid at the Closing by the Purchasers by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Securities.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; OTHER ITEMS
3.1 Representation and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules (but in no event shall qualify any indemnity obligation of the Company hereunder), the Company (which for purposes of this Section 3.1 means the Company and all of its Subsidiaries) represents and warrants to the Purchaser that on the Closing Date (unless as of a specific date set forth below):
(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company and the locations thereof are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other interests of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Schedule 3.1(a) sets forth, as of the Closing Date, the jurisdiction of organization and the location of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ executive offices and other places of business.
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(b) Organization, Etc. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of their respective organization and are duly qualified and in good standing or has applied for qualification as a foreign corporation authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where, because of the nature of its activities or properties, such qualification is required except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Authorization: No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby by the Company, including, but not limited to, the sale and issuance of the Securities for the Purchase Price, (i) are within the Company’s corporate powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary action by or on behalf of the Company (and/or its stockholders to the extent required by law), (iii) have received all necessary and/or required governmental, regulatory and other approvals and consents (if any shall be required), (iv) do not and shall not contravene or conflict in any material respect with any provision of, or require any consents under (1) any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations) or ordinance, (2) the Company’s organizational documents; and/or (3) any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, and (v) other than the Liens granted to the Purchaser pursuant to the Transaction Documents, do not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien and/or encumbrance on any of the Company’s properties or revenues pursuant to any law, rule, regulation or ordinance or otherwise.
(d) Validity and Binding Nature. The Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other similar laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
(e) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries, (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and the payment of which is not delinquent, and (iii) Permitted Liens. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(f) No Violations of Laws. The Company is not in violation of any law, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order of any federal, state or local governmental body or court and/or regulatory or self-regulatory body, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(g) Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.
(h) Licenses and Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries possesses all certificates, authorizations, consents, approvals, orders, licenses and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities as set forth on Schedule 3.1(h) (collectively, the “Permits”), necessary to conduct its business as now conducted. All of such Permits are valid and in full force and effect. There is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation that individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to lead to the revocation, modification, termination, suspension or any other impairment of the rights of the holder of any such Permit.
(i) Investment Company. The Company is not (i) an “investment company” or a company “controlled”, whether directly or indirectly, by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; or (ii) engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).
(j) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts. The Company and its Subsidiaries is not (i) in violation of its charter, by-laws or similar incorporation or organizational documents or (ii) in violation or default in the performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject (collectively, “Agreements and Instruments”). The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and compliance by the Company with its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, (w) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, (x) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance (other than Permitted Liens) upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments, (y) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter, by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company, or (z) result in any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets, properties or operations, except in the case of this clause (z) for such conflicts, violations, breaches or defaults which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. As used herein, a “Repayment Event” means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness that is material to the operations or financial results of the Company (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company.
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(k) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act**.** Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents or other person acting on behalf of the Company is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a material violation by such person of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in material compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.
(l) Rule 506(d) Bad Actor Disqualification Representations and Covenants.
(i) No Disqualification Events. Neither the Company, nor any of its predecessors, affiliates, any manager, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering, any beneficial owner (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity as of the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date (each, a “Company Covered Person” and, together, “Company Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine (A) the identity of each person that is a Company Covered Person; and (B) whether any Company Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e).
(ii) Other Covered Persons. The Company is not aware of any person (other than any Company Covered Person) who has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration in connection with the purchase and sale of the Note who is subject to a Disqualification Event (each, an “Other Covered Person”).
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(iii) Reasonable Notification Procedures. With respect to each Company Covered Person, the Company has established procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the Company receives notice from each such Company Covered Person of (A) any Disqualification Event relating to that Company Covered Person, and (B) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to that Company Covered Person; in each case occurring up to and including the Closing Date.
(iv) Notice of Disqualification Events. The Company will notify the Purchaser immediately in writing upon becoming aware of (A) any Disqualification Event relating to any Company Covered Person and (B) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Company Covered Person and/or Other Covered Person.
(m) Accuracy of Information, etc. No statement or information contained in this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any other document, certificate or statement furnished to the Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company in writing for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and/or the other Transaction Documents contained, as of the date such statement, information, document or certificate was made or furnished, as the case may be, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein, taken as a whole, not materially misleading. There is no fact known to the Company that would reasonably be expected to materially affect the Company that has not been expressly disclosed herein, in the other Transaction Documents, or in any other documents, certificates and written statements furnished to the Purchaser for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents.
(n) Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder: (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(n) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments and all liens on any Indebtedness or other personal property of the Company or any Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
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(o) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. None of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(p) Intellectual Property. The Company has, or has rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as described on Schedule 3.1(p) that are material to the conduct of its business (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). The Company has not received a notice (written or otherwise) that any material Intellectual Property Right has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned. The Company has not received, since the Balance Sheet Date, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company has taken commercially reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of its intellectual property.
(q) USA Patriot Act. The Company is in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law on October 26, 2001) (the “Act”). No part of the proceeds of the Note will be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
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(r) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, joint venture employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently, or in the past 5 years, has been subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).
(s) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).
(t) Authorization; Enforcement. All corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the performance of all obligations of the Company under the Transaction Documents and have been taken on or prior to the date hereof. Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by general equitable principles regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, (iii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iv) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(u) Valid Issuance of Securities. The Notes have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens and all restrictions on transfer other than those expressly imposed by the federal securities laws and vest in the Purchaser full and sole title and power to the Notes purchased hereby by the Purchaser.
(v) Offering. The offer and sale of the Notes when issued pursuant to this Agreement, as contemplated by this Agreement, are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and the qualification or registration requirements of state securities laws or other applicable blue sky laws. Neither the Company nor any authorized agent acting on its behalf will take any action hereafter that would cause the loss of such exemptions.
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(w) Capitalization and Voting Rights. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w), which Schedule 3.1(w) shall also include the number of shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. The authorized capital stock of the Company and all securities of the Company issued and outstanding are set forth on Schedule 3.1(w) as of the dates reflected therein. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and other securities of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w), no Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w), there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company is obligated to register the sale of any of the Company’s securities under the Securities Act. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w), no shares of Common Stock and/or other securities of the Company are entitled to preemptive rights and there are no outstanding debt securities and no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of the capital stock and/or other securities of the Company or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company other than those issued or granted in the ordinary course of business pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive and/or compensatory plans or arrangements. Except for customary transfer restrictions contained in agreements entered into by the Company to sell restricted securities and/or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w), the Company is not a party to, and it has no knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock and/or other securities of the Company. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w), the offer and sale of all capital stock, convertible or exchangeable securities, rights, warrants, options and/or any other securities of the Company, when any such securities of the Company were issued, complied in all material respects with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and no current and/or prior holder of any securities of the Company has any right of rescission or damages or any “put” or similar right with respect thereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w), there are no securities or instruments of the Company containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance and/or sale of the Securities and/or the consummation of the transactions described herein or in any of the other Transaction Documents.
(x) Shell Company Status; SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
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(y) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest annual financial statements included within the SEC Reports: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities reflected in the Company’s financial statement issued subsequent to the latest annual financial statement, or that are not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists, or is reasonably expected to occur or exist, with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.
(z) Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
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(aa) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any Purchaser or its respective agents or counsel with any information that constitutes material, non-public information. The Company understands that the Purchaser may rely on the Transaction Documents, the information included therein, including, but not limited to, the foregoing representation in purchasing the Securities. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser in the Transaction Documents regarding, among other matters relating to the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents, is true and correct in all material respects as of the date made and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser does not make nor has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
(bb) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause the issuance and/or sale of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings of securities by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act that would require the registration of any such Securities and/or any other securities of the Company under the Securities Act, or that would invalidate the exemptions from registration relied upon by the Company, or (ii) any stockholder-approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed, eligible for quotation and/or designated.
(cc) Insurance. The Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the business in which it is engaged; the Company has not been refused any coverage sought or applied for; and the Company does not have any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.
(dd) Manufacturing and Marketing Rights . The Company has not granted rights to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, license, distribute, market, or sell its products to any other Person and is not bound by any agreement that affects the Company’s exclusive right to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, license, distribute, market or sell its products.
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(ee) Registration Rights. No Person has any right to cause the Company to affect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiaries.
(ff) Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(gg) Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provisions under the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended, or the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation that are or could become applicable to the Purchaser as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and/or the other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchaser’s ownership of the Securities. The Company has not adopted a stockholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company.
(hh) Affiliate Transactions. The Company has not purchased, acquired or leased any property from, or sold, transferred or leased any property to, or entered into any other transaction with (i) any Affiliate, (ii) any officer, director, manager, stockholder or member of the Company or any Affiliate of any thereof, or (iii) any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing, except on terms comparable to the terms that would prevail in an arms-length transaction between unaffiliated third parties.
(ii) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Person acting on its behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
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(jj) Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company and an unconsolidated or other off-balance sheet entity.
(kk) Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiaries to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchaser shall have no obligationwith respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(ll) Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(mm) Seniority. As of the Closing Date, no Indebtedness or other claim against the Company is senior to or pari passu with the Note in right of payment, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise, other than indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests (which is senior only as to underlying assets covered thereby) and capital lease obligations (which is senior only as to the property covered thereby).
(nn) Accounts Receivable. All accounts receivable of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are reflected on the Company’s balance sheet or interim balance sheet or on the accounting records of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date (collectively, the “Accounts Receivable”) represent or will represent valid obligations arising from sales actually made or services actually performed in the ordinary course of business. Unless paid prior to the Closing Date, the Accounts Receivable are or will be as of the Closing Date current and collectible net of the respective reserves shown on the balance sheet or interim balance sheet or on the accounting records of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date (which reserves are adequate and calculated consistent with past practice and, in the case of the reserve as of the Closing Date , will not represent a greater percentage of the Accounts Receivable as of the Closing Date than the reserve reflected in the interim balance sheet represented of the Accounts Receivable reflected therein and will not represent a material adverse change in the composition of such Accounts Receivable in terms of aging). Subject to such reserves, each of the Accounts Receivable either has been or will be collected in full without any set-off, within ninety days after the day on which it must becomes due and payable. There is no contest, claim, or right of set-off, other than returns in the ordinary course of business, under any agreement and/or contract with any obligor of an Accounts Receivable relating to the amount or validity of such Accounts Receivable. Schedule 3.1(nn) contains a complete and accurate list of all Accounts Receivable as of the date of the interim balance sheet, which list sets forth the aging of such Accounts Receivable.
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(oo) Inventory. All inventory of the Company and the Subsidiaries, whether or not reflected in the balance sheet or interim balance sheet, consists of a quality and quantity usable and salable in the ordinary course of business, except for obsolete items and items of below standard quality, all of which have been written off or written down to net realizable value in the balance sheet or interim balance sheet or on the accounting records of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, as the case may be. All inventories not written off have been priced at the lower of cost or market on the last in, first out basis. The quantities of each item of inventory (whether raw materials, work-in-process, or finished goods) are not excessive, but are reasonable in the present circumstances of the Company and the Subsidiaries.
(pp) Manipulation of Price. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result, or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result, in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
(qq) DTC Eligible. The Common Stock is DTC eligible and DTC has not placed a “freeze” or a “chill” on the Common Stock and the Company has no reason to believe that DTC has any intention to make the Common Stock not DTC eligible, or place a “freeze” or “chill” on the Common Stock.
(rr) No Delisting from Trading Market. The Common Stock is eligible for quotation on the Principal Market and, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company has no reason to believe that the Principal Market has any intention of delisting the Common Stock from the Principal Market.
(ss) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(ss) and in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Common Stock is eligible for quotation on the Principal Market and the Company has no reason to believe that the Principal Market has any intention of delisting or no longer quoting the Common Stock from the Principal Market. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
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(tt) Acknowledgment Regarding the Purchaser’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that the Purchaser is not (i) an officer or director of the Company, (ii) an Affiliate of the Company or (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act). The Company further acknowledges that the Purchaser is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by the Purchaser or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Purchaser’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.
3.2 Representation and Warranties of the Purchaser. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization; Authority. The Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of the Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(b) Own Account. The Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting the Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
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(c) Purchaser Status. At the time the Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
(d) Experience of Purchaser. The Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Purchaser 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.
(e) General Solicitation. The Purchaser is not, to the Purchaser’s knowledge, purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
(f) Access to Information. The Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment.
(g) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to the Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, the Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.
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ARTICLE 4
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer Restrictions.
(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of the Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement.
(b) The Purchaser agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE/EXCERCISABLE HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION/EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, the Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are then registered for resale on a registration statement, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of selling stockholders thereunder.
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4.2 Furnishing of Information. As long as the Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as the Purchaser owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchaser and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchaser to sell the Securities, including without limitation, under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Securities without registration under the Securities Act, including without limitation, within the requirements of the exemption provided by Rule 144.
4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (a) issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and (b) file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act (“Form 8-K”). From and after the filing of the Form 8-K, the Company represents to the Purchasers that the Company shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the filing of the Form 8-K, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser in any press release, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except: (a) as required by federal securities law or the Company’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).
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4.5 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that the Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that the Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents.
4.6 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.4, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide the Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto the Purchaser shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to the Purchaser without the Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K or if not subject to the reporting requirements under the Commission, file a press release. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
4.7 Use of Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto, the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (d) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.
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4.8 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. The Purchaser covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced, (iii) the Purchaser has not been asked by the Company to agree, nor has the Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling Securities which have been issued under the terms of this Agreement, the Note or any other Transaction Document, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (iv) the Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction, (v) the Purchaser may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, and (vi) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release. Except as contemplated above, Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
4.9 Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities with the Commission as required under Regulation D, and with the applicable securities regulators in the states in which the Securities were sold, and to provide copies thereof, promptly upon request of the Purchaser. The Company shall take such further action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchaser at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of the Purchaser.
4.10 Preservation of Corporate Existence. So long as the Note remains outstanding, the Company shall preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, privileges and franchises in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified, as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary in view of its business or operations and where the failure to qualify or remain qualified would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.11 Subsequent Equity Sales. From the date hereof until such time as the Purchaser no longer holds the Note, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction which is not Permitted Indebtedness and in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price. The foregoing restrictions shall not include any agreement for an at-the-market offering. The Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.
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4.12 Most Favored Nations. From the date hereof until the date when the Purchaser no longer holds any Securities, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents for cash consideration, indebtedness or a combination of units hereof (a “Subsequent Financing”), Purchaser may elect, in its sole discretion, to exchange (in lieu of conversion), if applicable, all or some of the Securities then held for any securities or units issued in a Subsequent Financing on a $1.00 for $1.00 basis. The Company shall provide the Purchaser with notice of any such Subsequent Financing in the manner set forth below. Additionally, if in such Subsequent Financing there are any contractual provisions or side letters that provide terms more favorable to the investors than the terms provided for hereunder or in the Transaction Documents, then the Company shall specifically notify the Purchaser of such additional or more favorable terms and such terms, at Purchaser’s option, shall become a part of the transaction documents with the Purchaser. The types of terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing stock sale price, price per share, conversion price, exercise price and warrant coverage.
4.13 Stockholder Meeting.
(a) The Purchaser agrees to vote (or cause to be voted) all shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Purchaser (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), as of the applicable record date, (i) in favor of the Asset Purchase Agreement and any and all proposals or resolutions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement or otherwise presented by the Company to its stockholders at any meeting of stockholders (however called, and including any adjournment or postponement thereof) held on or after the date hereof relating to the approval of the Asset Purchase Agreement, and (ii) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that could reasonably be expected to impede, delay or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement.
(b) By execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser hereby constitutes and appoints each officer and director of the Company (in such capacity), any individual who succeeds to any such office or directorship, or any of them, as proxies for the Purchaser, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the purpose of voting the Purchaser’s shares in favor of any and all proposals presented by the Company to its stockholders at any meeting(s) of stockholders held on or after the date hereof relating to the approval of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement, until the earlier of (i) the termination of the Asset Purchase Agreement and (ii) January 15, 2026 (the “Expiration Date”). Each such proxy is hereby authorized to cast on behalf of the Purchaser all votes that the Purchaser is entitled to cast and to otherwise represent the Purchaser at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, with all powers that the Purchaser would possess if personally present at such meeting, and to give written consent of the Purchaser with respect to such shares of Company Common Stock (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any additional shares of Company Common Stock that may be beneficially owned by the Purchaser after the date of this Agreement), in each case with respect to any of the matters set forth in subsection (a) above. This proxy is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Expiration Date, at which time it shall automatically terminate, and the Purchaser hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by the Purchaser in connection with the matters described above with respect to any shares beneficially owned by the Purchaser.
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ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth below and in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the reasonable, documented fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by the Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchaser.
5.2 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email attachment at the facsimile number or email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email attachment at the facsimile number or email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, (c) the second (2^nd^) Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.4 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any amendment effected in accordance with accordance with this Section 5.4 shall be binding upon the Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.
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5.5 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchaser then holding the outstanding Note (other than by merger). Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities in compliance with the Transaction Documents, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchaser,” and provided further that (i) such transferee is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and (ii) such transferee is not a direct competitor of the Company or any Subsidiary.
5.6 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
5.7 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be exclusively governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company elsewhere in this Agreement, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.
5.8 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities at Closing.
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5.9 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.10 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired, or invalidated, as long as the essential terms and conditions of the Note for each party remain valid, binding, and enforceable. The parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction.
5.11 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever the Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then the Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.
5.12 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.13 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchaser and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.14 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or the Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
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5.15 Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any Action or Proceeding that may be brought by the Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Transaction Documents from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to the Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess shall be applied by the Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at the Purchaser’s election.
5.16 Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
5.17 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
5.18 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto.
5.19 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIESEACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLYAND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
| SONIM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Address<br> for Notice:<br><br> <br>Sonim<br> Technologies, Inc.<br><br> <br>4445<br> Eastgate Mall, Suite 200<br><br> <br>San<br> Diego, CA 92121 | |
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| By: | /s/ Clay Crolius | Email:<br> [*****] |
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| Name: | Clay<br> Crolius | |
| Title: | Chief<br> Financial Officer |
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Venable LLP
151 W. 42nd Street, 49th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Attention: William N. Haddad, Kirill Y. Nikonov
Telephone: (212) 503-9812
Facsimile: (212) 307-5598
Email: WNHaddad@Venable.com, KYNikonov@Venable.com
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PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO SONM SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
| Name<br> of Purchaser: | DNA<br> Holdings Venture, Inc. |
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| Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: | /s/ Shawn Matthews |
| Name<br> of Authorized Signatory: | Shawn<br> Matthews |
| Title<br> of Authorized Signatory: | CEO |
| Email<br> Address of Authorized Signatory: | [*****] |
| Facsimile<br> Number of Authorized Signatory: | |
| Address<br> for Notice to Purchaser: | [*****] |
| Address<br> for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice): | |
| EIN<br> Number: | [*****] |
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Exhibit 10.2
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated December 15, 2025 (“Effective Date”), is entered into by and between DNA Holdings Venture, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation (“Seller”) and Sonim Technologies, Inc. (the “Purchaser”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Operating Agreement of DNA X LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), effective as of December 9, 2025 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Operating Agreement”).
WHEREAS, Seller is the record owner of 100% of the Membership Interests in the Company; and
WHEREAS, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Seller seeks to sell all of Seller’s Membership Interests in the Company (the “Purchased Interest”);
WHEREAS, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Purchaser seeks to purchase all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Interests, in exchange for the Purchase Price described in Section 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and conditions hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
1. Purchase. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser agrees to purchase from Seller, and Seller agrees to sell to the Purchaser, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Interests for 223,201 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) (representing 19.99% of the shares of Common Stock) of the Purchaser (such aggregate amount, the “Purchase Price”).
(a) Voting of Shares of Common Stock.
i. The Seller agrees to vote (or cause to be voted) all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Seller and its affiliates (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), as of the applicable record date, (i) in favor of the Asset Purchase Agreement and any and all proposals or resolutions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement or otherwise presented by the Purchaser to its stockholders at any meeting of stockholders (however called, and including any adjournment or postponement thereof) held on or after the date hereof relating to the approval of the Asset Purchase Agreement (as defined below), and (ii) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that could reasonably be expected to impede, delay or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement.
ii. By execution of this Agreement, the Seller hereby constitutes and appoints each officer and director of the Purchaser (in such capacity), any individual who succeeds to any such office or directorship, or any of them, as proxies for the Seller, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the purpose of voting the Seller’s shares in favor of any and all proposals presented by the Seller to its stockholders at any meeting(s) of stockholders held on or after the date hereof relating to the approval of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement, until the earlier of (i) the termination of the Asset Purchase Agreement and (ii) January 15, 2026 (the “Expiration Date”). Each such proxy is hereby authorized to cast on behalf of the Seller all votes that the Seller is entitled to cast and to otherwise represent the Purchaser at any meeting of the stockholders of the Purchaser, with all powers that the Seller would possess if personally present at such meeting, and to give written consent of the Seller with respect to such shares of Purchaser Common Stock (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any additional shares of Purchaser Common Stock that may be beneficially owned by the Seller after the date of this Agreement), in each case with respect to any of the matters set forth in subsection (a) above. This proxy is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Expiration Date, at which time it shall automatically terminate, and the Seller hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by the Seller in connection with the matters described above with respect to any shares beneficially owned by the Purchaser.
iii. “Asset Purchase Agreement” means the asset purchase agreement, dated July 17, 2025, as subsequently amended and as amended from time to time, by and between the Purchaser, Pace Car Acquisition LLC, the Purchaser representative named in the asset purchase agreement, and Social Mobile Technology Holdings LLC.
2. Closing. The closing of the sale and purchase of the Purchased Interest under this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place on the Effective Date through the electronic exchange of documents, or at such other time or place as Seller and Purchaser may mutually agree (the “Closing Date”).
3. Deliveries.
(a) Closing Deliveries of Seller. At Closing, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Seller shall:
(1) Deliver to the Purchaser an executed copy of the Assignment and Assumption of Membership Interest Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”), duly executed by Seller and Purchaser.
(2) Execute and deliver to the Purchaser such other documents as are customary and reasonably necessary, as reasonably determined by the Purchaser, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(b) Closing Deliveries of Purchaser. At Closing, the Purchaser shall:
(1) Deliver a certificate representing the shares of Common Stock constituting the Purchase Price to Seller.
(2) Deliver to Seller a copy of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser.
(3) Execute and deliver to Seller such other documents as are customary and reasonably necessary, as reasonably determined by Seller, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) The Closing shall not be deemed to have occurred until each of the deliveries and actions described in this Section 3 has occurred.
4. Representations and Warranties of Seller.
Except as set forth on the applicable section or subsection in the disclosure schedule delivered by Seller to Purchaser dated as of the date of this Agreement (the “Seller Disclosure Schedule”), Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows:
(a) This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
(b) Immediately prior to giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Seller has good and marketable title to the Purchased Interest, free and clear of any liens, charges, encumbrances or other restrictions (whether on transfer, on voting or in any other manner affecting the Purchased Interest), other than restrictions on transfer under the Operating Agreement and applicable state and federal securities laws. The Purchased Interest is not subject to any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, co-sale rights, or any other similar rights, except for those set forth in the Operating Agreement.
(c) Seller is not in violation or default in any material respect of any provision of any mortgage, agreement, instrument or contract to which Seller is a party or by which Seller is bound, or of any foreign or domestic, federal or state judgment, order, writ, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Seller, where such default would restrict the rights of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in any such violation or be in material conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time or giving of notice, either a material default under any such provision, instrument, contract, judgment, order, writ or decree or an event that results in the creation of any material lien, charge or encumbrance upon the Purchased Interest, other than the restrictions imposed by the Operating Agreement.
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(d) Seller is selling the Purchased Interest for Seller’s own account only and no portion of the Purchase Price will be received directly or indirectly by the Company.
(e) The Company has good and marketable title to all of its assets, free and clear of all lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction. The assets (including Contractual rights and Intellectual Property rights) of the Company constitute all of the assets, rights and properties that are used in the operation of the Company’s business as it is now conducted or that are used or held by the Company or any Subsidiary for use in the operation of its business, and taken together, are adequate and sufficient for the operation of the Company’s business as currently conducted. Immediately following the Closing, all of the assets of the Company will be owned, leased or available for use by the Company on terms and conditions substantially identical to those under which, immediately prior to the Closing, the Company owns, leases, uses or holds available for use such assets.
(f) Schedule 4(f) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule accurately lists each item of indebtedness, liability or obligation (“Indebtedness”) of Seller in respect of, incurred in connection with or otherwise applicable to the Business, including, if applicable, the contract governing such Indebtedness and the principal amount in respect of such Indebtedness.
(g) Seller has had an opportunity to review the tax consequences of the sale of the Purchased Interest to Purchaser and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with Seller’s own tax advisors. Seller is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of Purchaser, the Company or any of their respective Related Parties (as defined below). Seller understands that Seller (and not Purchaser or the Company) shall be responsible for Seller’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Related Parties” shall mean current and former members, managers, directors, officers, partners, employees, attorneys, accountants, agents, successors, assigns, current and former stockholders (including current and former limited partners, general partners and management companies), owners, trustees, representatives, predecessors, parents, affiliates, associates and subsidiaries.
(h) None of Seller or any of its Related Parties is making any representation or warranty of any kind or nature whatsoever, oral or written, express or implied, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Section 4, and Seller hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties.
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Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Except as set forth on the applicable section or subsection in the disclosure schedule delivered by Purchaser to Seller dated as of the date of this Agreement (the “Purchaser Disclosure Schedule”), Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
(a) This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies. Purchaser’s governing instruments and organizational documents permit it to purchase, and it is duly qualified to purchase the Purchased Interest.
(b) Purchaser is not in violation or default in any material respect of any provision of any mortgage, agreement, instrument or contract to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser is bound, or of any foreign or domestic, federal or state judgment, order, writ, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Purchaser, where such default would restrict the rights of Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in any such violation or be in material conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time or giving of notice, either a material default under any such provision, instrument, contract, judgment, order, writ or decree.
(c) Purchaser understands that: (a) the Company is recently organized and has limited financial or operating history; (b) Purchaser’s purchase of the Purchased Interest is a speculative investment involving a high degree of risk, including, but not limited to, the risk of economic losses from the operations of the Company and the loss of Purchaser’s entire investment; (c) there is no assurance of any income from the Purchased Interest; and (d) no federal or state agency has passed upon the offering or made any finding or determination as to the fairness of the investment contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Purchaser: (a) can, for an indefinite period of time, bear the economic risk of Purchaser’s investment in the Purchased Interest; (b) can afford to sustain a complete loss of such investment given Purchaser’s present and reasonably foreseeable future economic circumstances; (c) has adequate means of providing for Purchaser’s current financial needs and personal contingencies; and (d) has no need for liquidity of investment with respect to the Purchased Interest.
(e) Purchaser understands that the Purchased Interest will be illiquid. In particular, Purchaser recognizes that (i) Purchaser must bear the economic risk of its investment in the Company for an indefinite period of time, because (A) the Company interests have not been registered under the Act and, therefore, cannot be sold unless they are subsequently registered under the Act or an exemption from such registration is available; and (B) the Company interests cannot be sold unless they are registered under applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available; (ii) there is no established market for the Company interests and no public market for the Company interests will develop and, accordingly, it may not be possible for Purchaser to liquidate its investment in case of emergency; and (iii) its rights to assign, transfer or pledge its interests in the Company are restricted.
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(f) In connection with the acquisition of the Purchased Interest, Purchaser represents that the Purchased Interest is being acquired by Purchaser solely for the Purchaser’s own account, for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution. Purchaser agrees not to take any action which will subject this sale of the Purchased Interest to the registration requirements of the Act. Purchaser understands that the Company has no obligation to file a registration statement under the Act for the Purchased Interest or to otherwise assist Purchaser in complying with any exemption from registration.
(g) Purchaser also understands that the Purchased Interest is a “restricted security” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Act and that unregistered re-sales may only be made in conformity with that Rule or pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Act. The availability of Rule 144 depends on the satisfaction of various conditions, one of which is the condition that there must be available adequate current public information concerning the Company, a condition which is not satisfied as of the date hereof and which the Company has no obligation, and does not intend, to satisfy. Furthermore, if available, Rule 144 may afford a basis for sale of the Purchased Interest only in limited amounts.
(h) Purchaser (i) is a sophisticated individual or entity familiar with transactions similar to those contemplated by this Agreement and is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), (ii) has adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of Company to make an informed decision regarding the sale of the Purchased Interest, (iii) has independently and without reliance upon Seller, the Company, or any of their Related Parties gathered information about the Company and based on such information and the advice of such advisors as the Purchaser has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Purchaser acknowledges that none of Seller, the Company or any of their Related Parties are acting as a fiduciary or financial or investment adviser to Purchaser, and that none Seller, the Company, or any of their Related Parties, have given Purchaser any investment advice, opinion or other information on whether the purchase of the Purchased Interest is prudent. Purchaser acknowledges that (A) Seller is the sole owner of the Company and currently may have, and later may come into possession of, information with respect to the Company that is not known to Purchaser and that may be material to a decision to purchase the Purchased Interest (the “Excluded Information”), (B) Purchaser has determined to purchase the Purchased Interest notwithstanding Purchaser’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (C) Seller, the Company, and their Related Parties shall have no liability to Purchaser, and Purchaser waives and releases any claims that it might have against Seller, the Company, or their Related Parties whether under applicable securities laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information in connection with the sale of the Purchased Interest and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Purchaser understands that the Seller will rely on the accuracy and truth of the foregoing representations, and the Purchaser hereby consents to such reliance.
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(i) Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Section 4, none of Seller, the Company or any of their Related Parties, have made, or by virtue of this Agreement are any of the foregoing persons hereby making (and Purchaser here disclaims reliance upon), any representations or warranties to Purchaser of any kind or nature relating to the Company, or the Purchased Interest. Without limitation of the foregoing, Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that (i) none of Seller, Company, or any of their Related Parties, have made, or by virtue of this Agreement are any of the foregoing persons hereby making, any representations or warranties regarding future revenues, earnings or profits of the Company, the future value of the Purchased Interest, the future capitalization of the Company, the occurrence or timing of any public offering or registration statement filing by the Company, the amount of future business that may be transacted by the Company; (ii) Purchaser is not purchasing the Purchased Interest based upon representations, oral or written, by any person (including Seller, Company, or their respective Related Parties) with respect to the future value of, or income from, the Purchased Interest, or the length of time that Purchaser will be required to remain as the owner of the Purchased Interest, but is rather purchasing the Purchased Interests based upon Purchaser’s independent examination and judgment as to the prospects of the Company; (iii) none of Seller, Company, or any of their Related Parties will have or be subject to any liability or obligation to Purchaser resulting from the distribution to Purchaser of any information, or any other information, document or material made available to Purchaser in any other form in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise. To the extent Purchaser has requested, Purchaser or Purchaser’s representatives and advisors have had access to the books and records of the Company and its business. Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser has had the opportunity to obtain any additional information necessary to verify the information received.
(j) Purchaser acknowledges that the opportunity to purchase Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Interest was communicated to Purchaser in such a manner that Purchaser was able to ask questions of and receive answers from Seller and the Company concerning the terms and conditions of this transaction and that at no time was the undersigned presented with or solicited by any leaflet, public promotional meeting, newspaper or magazine article, radio or television advertisement or any other form of advertising or general solicitation.
(k) Purchaser understands that any projections or predictions that may have been made available are based on estimates, assumptions and forecasts which may prove to be incorrect; and no assurance is given that actual results will correspond with the results contemplated by the various projections.
(l) Purchaser represents and acknowledges that by reason of Purchaser’s business or financial experience or the business or financial experience of Purchaser’s professional advisors who are unaffiliated with and who are not compensated by the Company or any affiliate thereof, either directly or indirectly, Purchaser has the capacity to protect Purchaser’s own interests in connection with this investment. Purchaser understands the speculative nature of the Purchased Interest and the financial risks with respect thereto.
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(m) Purchaser has had an opportunity to review the tax consequences of the purchase of the Purchased Interest from Seller and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with Purchaser’s own tax advisors. Purchaser is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of Seller, the Company or any of their respective Related Parties. Purchaser understands that Purchaser (and not Seller or the Company) shall be responsible for Purchaser’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(n) Schedule 5(n) of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedules sets forth the anticipated use of proceeds by the Purchaser of the purchase price received from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain asset purchase agreement, dated July 17, 2025, as subsequently amended and as amended from time to time, by and between the Company, Pace Car Acquisition LLC, the seller representative named in the asset purchase agreement, and Social Mobile Technology Holdings LLC (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”). Seller acknowledges and agrees that it shall not make any Material Modification to any items identified on Schedule 5(n) without the prior written consent of the Seller. For purposes of this Section, “Material Modification” shall mean any deviation(s) from the aggregate amount set forth on Schedule 5(n) which shall be equal to or greater than $500,000 in the aggregate.
6. Officer and Director Appointment. Subject to approval by the Purchaser’s Board of Directors or appropriate committee thereunder, so long as Seller, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns at least 5% of Common Stock of the Purchaser, the Seller have the right to nominate appoint an officer and a nominee to the Purchaser’s Board of Directors. Purchaser shall promptly appoint any nominees as directed by the Seller. Any rejection of a proposed candidate by the Purchaser’s Board of Directors or committee shall be evidenced by a writing in reasonable detail signed by the chair of such Committee setting forth the basis for the rejection. Provided, however, under no circumstance shall the Purchaser’s Nominating and Governance Committee reject more than two nominees for either position proposed by Seller. To be free from doubt, the Purchaser must accept the third nominee for either position suggested by the Seller, unless the Borrower has delivered a reasoned written opinion of its then current general counsel to Seller specifying in reasonable detail what provisions of applicable law or regulation the appointment of such nominee would violate.
7. Put Option. If at any time prior to June 30, 2026 (the “Put Period”) the Company does not realize either (i) aggregate trading volume of $600,000,000, or (ii) aggregate revenues of $1,000,000 per day, the Purchaser hereby grants to Seller an option (the “Put Option”) to exchange all or any portion of the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement (the “Put Shares”) to the Purchaser for 100% of the equity securities of the Company held by the Purchaser (the “Put Exchange Shares”). If not exercised during the Put Period, the Put Option shall terminate and shall be of no further force or effect. The Put Option shall be exercisable by Seller’s delivery of written notice to the Purchaser (the “Put Notice”). The Put Notice shall specify the date on which the closing of the exchange of the Put Exchange Shares shall take place (the “Put Closing Date”), which such date shall be no earlier than ten (10) days but no later than thirty (30) days from the date of the Put Notice. On or before the Put Closing Date, the Seller will deliver to the Purchaser certificate(s) representing the Put Shares, if any (duly endorsed for transfer by Lender or accompanied by duly executed stock powers in blank) and the Purchaser shall cause the Company shall tender to Seller a certificate representing the Put Exchange Shares in the name as designated by Seller.
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Company as Beneficiary. Seller and Purchaser acknowledge that the Company is a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the representations of the parties contained herein) and may take all actions that are necessary and appropriate to enforce this Agreement.
9. Survival. The representations, warranties, and covenants of Seller and Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and shall in no way be affected by any investigation of the subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of either Seller or Purchaser.
10. Non-Disparagement. Seller shall not, at any time, unless compelled by law, disparage, criticize or defame Purchaser or its Related Parties, or knowingly or willfully harm the business interests, reputation or goodwill of the Company, Purchaser or any of their Related Parties; provided, however, that the Seller shall be permitted to provide truthful testimony and participate in an investigation by a governmental authority. Purchaser shall not, at any time, unless compelled by law, disparage, criticize or defame Seller or its Related Parties, or knowingly or willfully harm the business interests, reputation or goodwill of the Seller or any of its Related Parties; provided, however, that the Purchaser shall be permitted to provide truthful testimony and participate in an investigation by a governmental authority.
11. Broker’s Fees. Each party hereto represents and warrants that no agent, broker, investment banker, Person or firm acting on behalf of or under the authority of such party hereto is or will be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission directly or indirectly in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.
12. Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated hereby, the relationship of the parties and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties, whether arising in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (including in respect of the statute of limitations or other limitations period applicable to any such claim, controversy or dispute), without giving effect to its conflicts or choice of law principles.
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Arbitration. Except for actions for injunctive or other equitable relief, any dispute whatsoever relating to the interpretation, validity or performance of this Agreement which is not resolved within the thirty (30) day period commencing upon receipt of written notice by a party from the other parties, shall be settled by binding and final arbitration before a single arbitrator. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA Rules”). Arbitration shall be by a single arbitrator experienced in the matters at issue selected in accordance with the AAA Rules. The arbitration shall be held in such place in the metropolitan area of San Diego, California as may be specified by the arbitrator (or such other place upon which the parties and the arbitrator may agree), and shall be conducted in accordance with the AAA Rules (regardless of any choice of law provision in the Agreement) to the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding as to any matters submitted to arbitration and shall be in lieu of any other action or proceeding of any nature whatsoever; and, if necessary, any judgment upon the arbitrator’s decision may be entered in any court of record having jurisdiction over the subject matter or over the party against whom the judgment is being enforced. The reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of the prevailing party (as determined by the arbitrator) shall be reimbursed by the other party. Except as required by law, the parties agree to keep confidential the existence and details of any dispute subject to this provision, including the results of arbitration. The foregoing shall not be deemed to prohibit a party from disclosing relevant information to its legal, financial and other advisors in connection with any such dispute as long as such advisors agree to maintain the confidentiality thereof in accordance with this provision. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party may seek temporary injunctive relief through any local, state, or federal court with proper jurisdiction over the dispute in the event of any breach or anticipatory or threatened breach of this Agreement.
14. Assignment; Successors and Assigns. No party hereto shall assign or delegate its rights, duties or obligations hereunder to any third party without the express prior written consent of each other party hereto, which consent may be provided or denied in each party’s sole discretion. Subject to the foregoing, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of the parties hereto and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each Person who shall be a holder of the Purchased Interest from time to time.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. No representation, inducement, promise, understanding, condition or warranty not set forth herein has been made or relied upon by any party hereto. Except as provided in Section 8, neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
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Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the written consent of Seller and Purchaser.
18. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (i) immediately if delivered personally to, (ii) two business days after it is sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid to, or (iii) one day after electronic submission, read receipt requested, if sent by facsimile or e-mail to, the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
| If<br> to Seller: | DNA<br> Holdings Venture Inc.<br><br> <br>151<br> Calle de San Francisco, Suite 200<br><br> <br>San<br> Juan, PR 00901-1607<br><br> <br>Attn:<br> Shawn Matthews, CEO<br><br> <br>Email:<br> [*****] |
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| If<br> to Purchaser: | Sonim<br> Technologies, Inc.<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>4445<br> Eastgate Mall, Suite 200<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>San<br> Diego, CA 92121<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Attn:<br> Clay Crolius, CFO |
| Email:<br> [*****] |
19. Confidentiality. All confidential information of the Company (“Confidential Information”) to which Purchaser has had access will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed by Purchaser to any third party other than to its affiliates, partners, directors, officers, employees and advisors who shall be bound by the restrictions of this Section 19; Confidential Information will be interpreted as broadly as possible, provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to information which (i) is lawfully and independently obtained from a third party without restriction as to disclosure, (ii) was known prior to its disclosure by or on behalf of the Company or the Seller, (iii) is in the public domain or enters into the public domain through no fault of Purchaser, (iv) is independently developed by Purchaser without reference to information provided by the Company or Seller or (v) Purchaser is required by law or legal process to disclose.
Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
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INWITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Membership Interest Purchase Agreement as of the date first above written.
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| DNA<br> Holdings Venture, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Shawn Matthews |
| Name: | Shawn<br> Matthews |
| Title: | CEO |
| PURCHASER: | |
| Sonim<br> Technologies, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Clay Crolius |
| Name: | Clay<br> Crolius |
| Title: | Chief<br> Financial Officer |
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Exhibit10.3
THEEXCHANGE CONTEMPLATED HEREIN IS INTENDED TO COMPORT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 3(a)(9) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This Exchange Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of December 16, 2025 by and between Streeterville Capital, LLC, a Utah limited liability company (“Lender”), and Sonim Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Original Note (defined below).
A. Borrower previously sold and issued to Lender that certain Promissory Note dated February 21, 2025 in the original principal amount of $3,300,000.00 (the “Original Note”) pursuant to that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated February 21, 2025 by and between Lender and Borrower (the “Purchase Agreement,” and together with the Original Note and all other documents entered into in conjunction therewith, the “Transaction Documents”).
B. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Borrower and Lender desire to partition a new Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $629,640.00 (the “Partitioned Note”) from the Original Note and then cause the outstanding balance of the Original Note to be reduced by an amount equal to the initial outstanding balance of the Partitioned Note.
C. Borrower and Lender further desire to exchange (such exchange is referred to as the “Note Exchange”) the Partitioned Note for the delivery of 148,500 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”, and such 148,500 shares of Common Stock, the “Exchange Shares”), according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
D. The Note Exchange will consist of Lender surrendering the Partitioned Note in exchange for the Exchange Shares, which will be issued free of any restrictive securities legend. Other than the surrender of the Partitioned Note, no consideration of any kind whatsoever shall be given by Lender to Borrower in connection with this Agreement.
E. Lender and Borrower now desire to exchange the Partitioned Note for the Exchange Shares on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Recitals and Definitions. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the recitals set forth above in this Agreement are true and accurate, are contractual in nature, and are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement.
2. Partition. Effective as of the date hereof, Borrower and Lender agree that the Partitioned Note is hereby partitioned from the Original Note. Following such partition of the Original Note, Borrower and Lender agree that the Original Note shall remain in full force and effect, provided that the outstanding balance of the Original Note shall be reduced by an amount equal to the initial outstanding balance of the Partitioned Note.
3. Issuance of Shares. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Exchange Shares shall be delivered to Lender on or before December 17, 2025 and the Note Exchange shall occur with Lender surrendering the Partitioned Note to Borrower on the Free Trading Date (as defined below). On the Free Trading Date, the Partitioned Note shall be cancelled and all obligations of Borrower under the Partitioned Note shall be deemed fulfilled. All Exchange Shares delivered hereunder shall be delivered via DWAC to Lender’s designated brokerage account. Borrower agrees to provide all necessary cooperation or assistance that may be required to cause all Exchange Shares delivered hereunder to become Free Trading (the first date such occurs, the “Free Trading Date”). For purposes hereof, the term “Free Trading” means that (a) the Exchange Shares have been cleared and approved for public resale by the compliance departments of Lender’s brokerage firm and the clearing firm servicing such brokerage, and (b) such shares are held in the name of the clearing firm servicing Lender’s brokerage firm and have been deposited into such clearing firm’s account for the benefit of Lender.
4. Closing. The closing of the transaction contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) along with the delivery of the Exchange Shares to Lender shall occur on the date that is mutually agreed to by Borrower and Lender by means of the exchange by express courier and email of .pdf documents, but shall be deemed to have occurred at the offices of Hansen Black Anderson Ashcraft PLLC in Lehi, Utah.
5. Holding Period, Tacking and Legal Opinion. Borrower represents, warrants and agrees that for the purposes of Rule 144 (“Rule144”) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the holding period of the Partitioned Note and the Exchange Shares will include Lender’s holding period of the Original Note from February 21, 2025, which date is the date that the Original Note was originally issued. Borrower agrees not to take a position contrary to this Section 5 in any document, statement, setting, or situation and further acknowledges that the Original Note has not been amended or altered since its issuance. Borrower agrees to take all action necessary to issue the Exchange Shares without restriction, and not containing any restrictive legend without the need for any action by Lender; provided that the applicable holding period has been met. In furtherance thereof, prior to the Closing, counsel to Lender may, in its sole discretion, provide an opinion that: (a) the Exchange Shares may be resold pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements; and (b) the transactions contemplated hereby and all other documents associated with this transaction comport with the requirements of Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. Borrower represents that it is not subject to Rule 144(i). The Exchange Shares are being issued in substitution of and exchange for and not in satisfaction of the Partitioned Note. The Exchange Shares shall not constitute a novation or satisfaction and accord of the Partitioned Note. Borrower acknowledges and understands that the representations and agreements of Borrower in this Section 5 are a material inducement to Lender’s decision to consummate the transactions contemplated herein.
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6. Representations, Warranties and Agreements. In order to induce Lender to enter into this Agreement, Borrower, for itself, and for its affiliates, successors and assigns, hereby acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees as follows: (a) Borrower has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to incur and perform all obligations and covenants contained herein, all of which have been duly authorized by all proper and necessary action, (b) no consent, approval, filing or registration with or notice to any governmental authority is required as a condition to the validity of this Agreement or the performance of any of the obligations of Borrower hereunder, (c) no Event of Default has occurred under the Original Note and any Events of Default that may have occurred thereunder have not been, and are not hereby, wavied by Lender, (d) except as specifically set forth herein, nothing herein shall in any manner release, lessen, modify or otherwise affect Borrower’s obligations under the Original Note, (e) the issuance of the Exchange Shares is duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and the Exchange Shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all taxes, liens, claims, pledges, mortgages, restrictions, obligations, security interests and encumbrances of any kind, nature and description, (f) Borrower has not received any consideration in any form whatsoever for entering into this Agreement, other than the surrender of the Partitioned Note, and (g) Borrower has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for a brokerage commission, placement agent or finder’s fee or other similar payment by Borrower related to this Agreement.
7. Arbitration. By its execution of this Agreement, each party agrees to be bound by the Arbitration Provisions (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) set forth as an exhibit to the Purchase Agreement and the parties agree to submit all Claims (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) arising under this Agreement or any Transaction Document or other agreement between the parties and their affiliates to binding arbitration pursuant to the Arbitration Provisions.
8. Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Utah, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Utah or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Utah. The provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement to determine the proper venue for any disputes are incorporated herein by this reference. BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTIT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISINGOUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all signing parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and constitute the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission (including email) shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission (including email) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
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10. Attorneys’ Fees. In the event of any arbitration or action at law or in equity to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the parties agree that the party who is awarded the most money shall be deemed the prevailing party for all purposes and shall therefore be entitled to an additional award of the full amount of the attorneys’ fees and expenses paid by such prevailing party in connection with the arbitration, litigation and/or dispute without reduction or apportionment based upon the individual claims or defenses giving rise to the fees and expenses. Nothing herein shall restrict or impair an arbitrator’s or a court’s power to award fees and expenses for frivolous or bad faith pleading.
11. No Reliance. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that neither Lender nor any of its officers, directors, members, managers, equity holders, representatives or agents has made any representations or warranties to Borrower or any of its agents, representatives, officers, directors, or employees except as expressly set forth in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and, in making its decision to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Borrower is not relying on any representation, warranty, covenant or promise of Lender or its officers, directors, members, managers, equity holders, agents or representatives other than as set forth in this Agreement.
12. Severability. If any part of this Agreement is construed to be in violation of any law, such part shall be modified to achieve the objective of the parties to the fullest extent permitted and the balance of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Transaction Documents, and all other documents referred to herein, supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between Borrower, Lender, its affiliates and persons acting on its behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither Lender nor Borrower makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters.
14. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified, or supplemented only by written agreement of the parties. No provision of this Agreement may be waived except in writing signed by the party against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced.
15. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement or any of the severable rights and obligations inuring to the benefit of or to be performed by Lender hereunder may be assigned by Lender to a third party, including its financing sources, in whole or in part. Borrower may not assign this Agreement or any of its obligations herein without the prior written consent of Lender.
16. Continuing Enforceability; Conflict Between Documents. Except as otherwise modified by this Agreement, the Original Note and each of the other Transaction Documents shall remain in full force and effect, enforceable in accordance with all of its original terms and provisions. This Agreement shall not be effective or binding unless and until it is fully executed and delivered by Lender and Borrower. If there is any conflict between the terms of this Agreement, on the one hand, and the Original Note or any other Transaction Document, on the other hand, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
17. Time of Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to each and every provision of this Agreement.
18. Notices. Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, all notices, demands or requests required or permitted under this Agreement to be given to Borrower or Lender shall be given as set forth in the “Notices” section of the Purchase Agreement.
19. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
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| SONIM<br> TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Clay Crolius |
| Name: | Clay<br> Crolius |
| Title: | Chief<br> Financial Officer |
| LENDER: | |
| STREETERVILLE<br> CAPITAL, LLC | |
| By: | /s/ John M. Fife |
| John<br> M. Fife, President |
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