Airwa Inc 8-K, filed Apr 21, 2021
Airwa Inc. (YYAI)
About this 8-K
Airwa Inc filed this 8-K on April 21, 2021, reporting on events of April 15, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 1.01: Entered into a material agreement
- Item 2.03: New debt or off-balance-sheet obligation
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 15, 2021
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
SLINGER BAG INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Nevada | 333-214463 | 61-1789640 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
2709 N. Rolling Road, Suite 138
Windsor Mill, MD
21244
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(443) – 407 7564
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Not Applicable
Emerging growth company [X]
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Agreement
On April 15, 2021, Slinger Bag Inc. (“SBI”) and its subsidiaries, Slinger Bag Americas Inc., (“SBA”), Slinger Bag Canada, Inc., (“SBC”), Slinger Bag International (UK) Limited (“SB UK”), and Slinger Bag Ltd., (“SBL” and, together with SBI, SBA, SBC, SB UK, SBL the “Borrower”) issued a $2,000,000 secured term promissory note that bears interest at the rate of 15% per annum (the “Note”) to SB Invesco LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (the “Lender”). In connection with the Note, the Borrower and Lender entered into the following agreements:
| (i) | business loan and security agreement (“BLSA”); |
| (ii) | intellectual property security agerement (“IPSA”); |
| (iii) | stock pledge agreement (“SPA”); |
| (iv) | intercreditor agreement (“ICA”); |
| (v) | warrant purchase agreement (“WPA”); and |
| (vi) | 2,200,000 warrants to the Lender and Chessler Holdings, LLC to purchase shares of common stock of SBI (“Warrants”) and, collectively, the “Loan Agreements”). |
BLSA
Pursuant to the BLSA, the Borrower granted to the Lender, as collateral security for the payment and performance of all of the all obligations and liabilities of any member of and all of the Borrower in favor of the Lender (the “Obligations”), due or to become due, existing or hereafter incurred, contracted or acquired, a first priority continuing security interest in all of the assets and personal property of the Borrower and its business (the “Collateral”). Such security interest is a first priority security interest in the Collateral.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the BLSA), the Lender may (i) at any time thereafter, in its discretion transfer any securities or other property constituting Collateral into its own name or that of its nominee and receive the income thereon and hold the same as security for all Obligations or apply it on any or all amounts due on the Obligations in such order as Lender may elect in its sole discretion, (ii) enter the Borrower’s premises and take control of its business and (iii) require each Borrower to establish, at Borrower’s expense, a lock box account with such bank acceptable to Lender, into which Borrower shall promptly deposit and direct their account debtors to directly remit all payments on receivables and which such payments or deposits shall be the property solely of the Lender.
IPSA
To secure the prompt payment to the Lender of the Obligations of the Borrower, the Borrower pledged and granted to the Lender a continuing security interest in and lien upon all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following, whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired acquired (collectively, the “IP Collateral”):
a. trademarks and trademark licenses to which the Borrower is a party;
b. patents and patent licenses to which Borrower is a party;
c. copyrights and copyright licenses to which Borrower is a party;
d. intellectual property not covered by the foregoing;
e. rights to sue third parties for past, present or future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, or other violation of rights in any intellectual property, including injury to the goodwill associated with any trademark, and all causes of action for the same; and
f. All proceeds of all or any of the foregoing, tort claims and all claims and other rights to payment including (i) insurance claims against third parties for loss of, damage to, or destruction of, the foregoing IP Collateral and (ii) payments due or to become due under copyright licenses, patent licenses or trademark licenses and proceeds payable under, or unearned premiums with respect to, policies of insurance in whatever form regarding the foregoing Collateral.
SPA
Pursuant to the SPA, SBI pledged, assigned and granted to the Lender and created a continuing first priority lien and security interest in favor of the Lender in and to all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following, property (collectively, the “Security Collateral”) to secure the due and prompt payment and performance of the Borrower’s Obligations:
(a) 100% of the shares in each of its subsidiaries SBA, SBC, SB UK and SBL; and
(b) all proceeds and products of the foregoing, all books and records relating to the foregoing, all supporting obligations related thereto, and all accessions to, substitutions, and replacements for, and profits and products of, each of the foregoing, and any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty, or guaranty payable to the Borrower from time to time with respect to any of the foregoing.
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The Borrower also agreed, from time to time, as may be required by the Lender with respect to all Security Collateral, to take all actions as may be requested by the Lender to perfect the security interest of the Lender in the Security Collateral and so that control of such Security Collateral is obtained and at all times held by the Lender.
The Borrower further authorized the Lender at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any financing statements and amendments thereto that contain the information required by Article 9 of the UCC of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment relating to the Security Collateral, without the signature of the Borrower where permitted by law.
ICA
Under the ICA, until the obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every nature of the Borrower from time to time owed to the Lender under the Loan Agreements (the “First Lien Obligations”) have been paid in full, any other creditor’s security interest in and lien on the Collateral to secure the payment and performance of their obligations were subordinated to the Lender’s security interests in and liens on the Collateral to secure the First Lien Obligations, regardless of the order or time of attachment, or the order, time, or manner of perfection, or the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument, or other method of perfecting a lien.
WPA
Pursuant to the WPA, SBI issued and sold to the Lender 2,000,000 warrants to purchase common stock of SBI and to Chessler Holdings, LLC 200,000 warrants to purchase common stock of SBI (together, the “Warrants”).
Warrants
Each Warrant permits its holder to purchase shares of SBI’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.025 per share, subject to the option to cashlessly exercise such warrants.
Each warrant has other customary terms found in like instruments, including, but not limited to, events of default.
Copies of each of the Loan Agreements are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.8 and the above summaries of the Loan Agreements is subject to full terms of the applicable Loan Agreements.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth above in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Slinger Bag inc. a Nevada corporation | ||
| Dated: April 20, 2021 | By: | Mike Ballardie |
| Chief Executive Officer and Sole Director | ||
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Exhibit 10.1
THIS IS A BALLOON NOTE, WITH ALL PRINCIPAL AND ACCRUED INTEREST THEREON DUE IN FULL ON 15 April 2023. THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE OR SOLD, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION UNLESS WRITTEN EVIDENCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE MAKER IS SUPPLIED TO THE MAKER TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PROPOSED OFFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT OR OTHER TRANSFER MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT SUCH REGISTRATION.
SECURED TERM PROMISSORY NOTE
| $2,000,000 | 15 April 2021 |
THIS SECURED TERM PROMISSORY NOTE (as may be amended from time to time, this “Note”) is issued by Slinger Bag Inc., a Nevada corporation having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“Parent”), Slinger Bag Americas Inc., a Delaware corporation having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“Slinger Bag Americas”), Slinger Bag Canada, Inc., a Canadian company having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“SBC”), Slinger Bag International (UK) Limited (“SB UK”), an English limited company having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 and Slinger Bag Ltd., an Israeli company having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“SBL;” Slinger Bag Americas, SBC, SB UK, SBL and the Parent are referred to collectively, jointly and severally, as the “Borrower”).
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Borrower promises to pay to the order of SB Invesco LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (“Lender”), at such place as the holder hereof may designate, in lawful money of the United States of America, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000), plus interest, at the rates and in accordance with the terms of the Business Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower and Lender of even date herewith, as amended from time to time (the “Loan Agreement”) on or before the last calendar day of each month. The entire principal amount and all accrued interest shall be due and payable on or before the day before 15 April 2023, or on such earlier date, as provided for in the Loan Agreement.
This Note is issued pursuant to the Loan Agreement which shall govern the rights and obligations of Borrower with respect to all obligations hereunder. The obligations of Borrower hereunder are secured by a security interest in the “Collateral” of Borrower, as provided under the terms of the Loan Agreement.
Exhibit A - Promissory Note | Page 1 of 3 |
Borrower promises to pay Lender all Lender Expenses (as defined in the Loan Agreement), whether or not suit is filed. Borrower waives presentment, demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of nonpayment, and any and all other notices and demands in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note, as well as any applicable statute of limitations. No delay by Lender in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any power or right. Time is of the essence as to all obligations hereunder.
Borrower expressly acknowledges that the indebtedness evidenced by this Note is a “business loan” within the meaning of the Wyoming Revised Statutes. In the event that this Note should be found not to be a negotiable instrument, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Article 3 of the Code, as now or hereafter in effect in the State of Wyoming, nevertheless sets forth the respective contracts, warranties, rights and obligations of Lender and of Borrower and any other person liable for payment hereof, except to the extent that there can be no holder in due course hereof.
This Note shall be binding upon Borrower and Borrower’s heirs, successors and assigns. This Note shall inure to the benefit of Lender, its successors and assigns, including any parties to whom this Note may be assigned. If more than one party shall execute this Note, the term “Borrower,” as used herein, shall mean all parties signing this Note, who shall be jointly and severally obligated hereunder. The term “other person liable for payment hereof” shall include any endorser, guarantor, surety or other person now or hereafter primarily or secondarily liable for the payment of this Note, whether by signing this or another instrument.
If any provision of this Note is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, or operates, or would if enforced operate to invalidate this Note, then that provision shall be deemed null and void. Nevertheless, its nullity shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Note, which shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or disturbed.
THE LAW OF THE STATE OF WYOMING SHALL APPLY TO THIS NOTE. BORROWER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN CHEYENNE COUNTY, WYOMING IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND, AGAINST IT WHICH ARISES OUT OF OR BY REASON OF THIS NOTE OR THE LOAN AGREEMENT. BORROWER AND ANY OTHER PERSON LIABLE FOR PAYMENT HEREOF WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT) OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. BORROWER RECOGNIZE AND AGREE THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR IT TO ENTER INTO THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND ACCEPT THIS NOTE. BORROWER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT BORROWER HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
Signature pages follow.
Exhibit A - Promissory Note | Page 2 of 3 |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has set its hand and seal to this Note as of 15 April 2020.
| BORROWER: | ||
| Slinger Bag Inc., | ||
| a Nevada corporation | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Authorised Signatory | |
| BORROWER: | ||
| Slinger
Bag Americas Inc., a Delaware corporation | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Authorised Signatory | |
| BORROWER: | ||
| Slinger Bag, Inc., | ||
| a Canadian company | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Authorised Signatory | |
| BORROWER: | ||
| Slinger Bag Ltd., An Israeli company | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Authorised Signatory | |
| BORROWER: | ||
| Slinger Bag International (UK) Limited, an English company | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Authorised Signatory | |
Exhibit A - Promissory Note | Page 3 of 3 |
Exhibit 10.2
BUSINESS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Business Loan and Security Agreement (this “Agreement”), is made effective as of 15 April 2021 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Slinger Bag Inc., a Nevada corporation having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“Parent”), Slinger Bag Americas Inc., a Delaware corporation having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent (“Slinger Bag Americas”), Slinger Bag Canada, Inc., a Canadian company having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“SBC”), Slinger Bag International (UK) Limited, an English company, company number 11923305, having registered offices at Annecy Court Ferry Works, Summer Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, KT? 0QJ, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Slinger Bag Americas, and in the United States at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“SB UK”) and Slinger Bag Ltd., an Israeli company having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Slinger Bag Americas (“SBL;” Slinger Bag Americas, SBC, SB UK, SBL and the Parent are referred to collectively, jointly and severally, as the “Borrower”), and SB Invesco LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company having offices at 50 Central Avenue, Suite 800, Sarasota, FL 34236 (the “Lender”).
BACKGROUND:
A. Borrower and Lender desire in this Agreement to set forth their agreement with respect to a business loan as documented herein and by that certain “Note” attached hereto as Exhibit A. Exhibit A, along with this Agreement, that certain “Intellectual Property Security Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B, that certain “Springing Deposit Account Control Agreement” attached hereto as Exhibit C, that certain “Stock Pledge Agreement” attached hereto as Exhibit E, that certain “lntercreditor Agreement” attached hereto as Exhibit F, the Investment Documents (defined below) attached hereto as Exhibit G, and all other agreements, documents and instruments evidencing or securing said Note or entered into in connection herewith, now or in the future, are referred to collectively herein and therein as the “Loan Documents.”
B. As an inducement to Lender to enter into this Agreement and the Loan Documents and issue the loan amount to the Borrower and accept the Note, Borrower wishes to, among other things, grant a first priority lien upon and security interest in and to the Collateral (as defined below).
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
For the reasons described in the Background above, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Lender and Borrower hereby agree as follows:
1. For purposes of this Agreement: (a) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (b) the word “or” is not exclusive; (c) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole; (d) words denoting the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice-versa; and (e) words denoting any gender include all genders. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement: (x) to sections, Exhibits, schedules, attachments, and appendices mean the sections of, and Exhibits, schedules, attachments and appendices attached to, this Agreement; (y) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof; and (z) to a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. The parties drafted this Agreement without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. The Background above, Exhibits, schedules, attachments and appendices referred to herein are an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:
| a. | “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
| b. | “Asset to Debt Ratio” means, at any date of determination, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) the U.S. dollar value of Accounts (as defined in the Code) owed the Borrower from unaffiliated third parties on a consolidated basis plus the U.S. dollar cost basis of Borrower of Inventory “In Hand” of the Borrower on a consolidated basis plus cash on hand to (b) the aggregate principal amount of all Obligations outstanding at such time, in the amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared at such date, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining Inventory “In Hand,” all Inventory in the physical possession of a Borrower in addition to Inventory purchased from a contract manufacturer or supplier in transit to the Borrower (but not in transit to an end user) shall be counted. |
| c. | “Banking Day” has the meaning ascribed to it in the C?de. |
| d. | “Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. |
| e. | “Business” means the business of the Borrower as of the Effective Date, including the production and sale of innovative consumer athletic and/or sporting goods, athletic or sports analytics and technology (including through artificial intelligence and otherwise) and any and all additions, and successions and appreciation thereof. |
| f. | “Business Purpose” means acts performed for the purpose carrying out the Business in the ordinary course as of the Effective Date. |
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the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole; (d) words denoting the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice-versa; and (e) words denoting any gender include all genders. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement: (x) to sections, Exhibits, schedules, attachments, and appendices mean the sections of, and Exhibits, schedules, attachments and appendices attached to, this Agreement; (y) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof; and (z) to a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. The parties drafted this Agreement without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. The Background above, Exhibits, schedules, attachments and appendices referred to herein are an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:
| a. | “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
| b. | “Asset to Debt Ratio” means, at any date of determination, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) the U.S. dollar value of Accounts (as defined in the Code) owed the Borrower from unaffiliated third parties on a consolidated basis plus the U.S. dollar cost basis of Borrower of Inventory “In Hand” of the Borrower on a consolidated basis to (b) the aggregate principal amount of all Obligations outstanding at such time, in the amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared at such date, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining Inventory “In Hand,” all Inventory in the physical possession of a Borrower in addition to Inventory purchased from a contract manufacturer or supplier in transit to the Borrower (but not in transit to an end user) shall be counted. |
| c. | “Banking Day” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Code. |
| d. | “Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. |
| e. | “Business” means the business of the Borrower as of the Effective Date, including the production and sale of innovative consumer athletic and/or sporting goods, athletic or sports analytics and technology (including through artificial intelligence and otherwise) and any and all additions, and successions and appreciation thereof. |
| f. | “Business Purpose” means acts performed for the purpose carrying out the Business in the ordinary course as of the Effective Date. |
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| g. | “Change in Control” means: |
| i. | any sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one transaction or series of related transactions during the twelve month period ending on the date of the most recent sale, lease, exchange or other transfer) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower to any Person or Persons acting as a group (within the meaning of § 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a “Group”)), other than to a person or Group holding, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value of the outstanding and issued equity interests of the Borrower, as constituted immediately preceding such event; or |
| ii. | the acquisition by any person or Group of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value of the outstanding and issued equity interests in the Borrower other than in connection with the currently contemplated acquisition by the Borrower of Playsight Interactive Ltd. or any event as a result of which partners or owners (or their affiliates) of the Borrower, as constituted immediately preceding such event, hold greater than one-half (50%) of the total fair market value of the outstanding and issued equity interests of the Borrower. |
| h. | “Closing Date” means the date the transactions contemplated under this Agreement are consummated, intended by the parties to be as soon as commercially practicable on or after the Effective Date. |
| i. | “Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as, from time to time, in effect in the State of Wyoming. |
| j. | “Collateral” means all of the assets and personal property of the Borrower and the Business, wheresoever located and whensoever acquired, contracted or arising, including the following (capitalized but otherwise undefined terms in this Section have the meaning ascribed to them in the Code): |
| i. | all ofthe Business and Borrower’s rights, title and interests in, to and under all of their Accounts, Deposit Accounts, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Electronic Chattel Paper, Documents, Equipment, Property, Inventory, Receivables, Goods, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, Letter of Credit Rights, General Intangibles, Payment Intangibles, including all Proceeds, and all software, licenses, and permits related thereto, whether designed or issued by the Borrower, or otherwise; |
| ii. | all rights of the Business and Borrower to the payment of money now or hereafter arising out of or in connection with the sale, lease or other disposition of the foregoing property, including amounts due from affiliates, tax refunds, and insurance proceeds; |
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| iii. | all files, records (including computer programs, tapes and related electronic data processing software) and writings of the Business and Borrower or in which the Borrower has an interest in any way relating to the foregoing property; and | |
| iv. | as to each of the foregoing, all products and proceeds thereof, substitutions therefore and Accessions thereto. |
| k. | “Collateral Documents” collectively, means any documents delivered to the Lender granting a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure the Obligations of any Borrower under any Loan Document. |
| I. | “Contractual Obligation” of any Person, means any prov1s1on of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument, or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound. |
| m. | “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, conservatorship, moratorium, receivership, insolvency, rearrangement, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the US or other applicable jurisdictions in effect from time to time. |
| n. | “Default Rate” means Twenty Percent (24%) per annum. |
| o. | “Event of Default” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4. |
| p. | “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied. |
| q. | “General Intangibles” means all general intangibles (within the meaning of the Code), whether now existing or hereafter created, arising or acquired. |
| r. | “Governmental Action” means any consent, approval, waiver, authorization, exception, variance, order, exemption, publication, filing, declaration, concession, grant, franchise, agreement, permission, permit, or license of or with any Governmental Authority, any required notice to or registration with any Governmental Authority, or any other action in respect of any Governmental Authority. |
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| s. | “Governmental Authority” means the government of any nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether at the national, state, territorial, provincial, municipal, or any other level, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank, or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory, or administrative powers or functions of, or pertaining to, government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank). |
| t. | “Intellectual Property” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Intellectual Property Security Agreement. |
| u. | “Insolvency” means, in addition to the commonly-applied solvency tests referenced in Section 6 below, the following: (i) the appointment, by the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of the Borrower, if such order shall not be discharged or dismissed within sixty (60) days after such appointment; (ii) application for, or consent in writing to, the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or liquidator of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower; (iii) the filing of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or the admission in writing of inability to pay debts as they become due; (iv) a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (v) the filing of a petition or an answer seeking a reorganization (other than a reorganization not involving the liabilities of the Borrower) or an arrangement with creditors or taking advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency law; (vi) the filing of an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against the Borrower in any bankruptcy, reorganization, or insolvency proceeding; (vii); or (viii) the entering of an order, judgment, or decree by any court of competent jurisdiction on the application of a creditor adjudicating the Borrower as bankrupt or insolvent, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or liquidator of the Borrower, or of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, if such order, judgment or decree continues unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) days from the date entered. |
| v. | “Investment Documents” means that certain Warrant Purchase Agreement by and between the Parent and Lender dated as of even date herewith, that certain Warrant granted to Lender and that certain Warrant granted to Chessler Holdings, LLC pursuant hereto, attached hereto as Exhibit G. |
| w. | “Inventory” means all of the Borrower’s inventory (within the meaning of the Code). |
| x. | “Lender Expenses” means any and all costs of Lender ansmg out of or in connection with the Loan being made hereunder, including Lender’s due diligence costs including travel, lodging and consultants, audits, recording fees, documentary stamps, intangible taxes and all reasonable legal fees of Lender for the preparation of the Loan Documents as well as for any future administrative dealings with Borrower following the Closing Date with respect to any modification, consent or waiver of the provisions of any Loan Document and any enforcement of the Note and the Loan Documents, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other out-of-pocket disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with modifying terms or an action to collect payment, or an action involving the Lender, or an appeal from such action. The previous notwithstanding, Borrower will not be liable for Lender Expenses that are legal fees paid to United States legal counsel prior to and through the Closing Date in excess of $20,000. |
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| y. | “Loan” means any loan made by Lender hereunder. |
| z. | “Loan Documents” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Background. |
| aa. | “Material Adverse Change” means, in the reasonable discretion of Lender, a material adverse effect on (i) the business operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) the ability of Borrower to repay the Obligations or otherwise perform its obligations under the Loan Documents; (iii) impairment of priority of Lender’s security interests in the Collateral; or (iv) impairment of, or material reduction in value of the Collateral. | |
| bb. | “Material Contracts” with respect to any Person, means each contract to which such Person is a party involving aggregate consideration payable by or to such Person equal to at least $25,000 or otherwise material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties, or prospects of such Person. | |
| cc. | “Maturity Date” means 15 April 2023. | |
| dd. | “Obligations” means, collectively, all obligations and liabilities (primary, secondary, direct, indirect, contingent, sole, joint or several, whether similar or dissimilar or related or unrelated) of any and all of the Borrower in favor of the Lender, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter incurred, contracted or acquired, whether arising under, out of or in connection with the Loan Documents or otherwise. | |
| ee. | “Permitted Debt” means: (i) the $6,220,000 owed by Borrower to 2672237 Ontario Limited evidenced by that assignment and assumption agreement dated as of April 1, 2021; (ii) the $1,000,000 owed by Borrower to Midcity Capital Ltd. evidenced by that loan agreement dated as of December 24, 2020, as amended by an extension agreement dated February 2, 2021 (iii) the $1,000,000 owed by Borrower to Yonah Kalfa evidenced by that loan agreement dated as of March 25, 2021; and indebtedness to third-party trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business on usual and customary terms or upon terms and conditions acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion. | |
| ff. | “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government (whether foreign, federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof), and shall include such Person’s successors and assigns. |
| gg. | “Proceeds” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 9-102 the Code and, in any event, shall include whatever is receivable or received when Collateral or proceeds of the Collateral are sold, collected, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of, whether the disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes, all rights to payment in whatever form and however arising. | |
| hh. | “Property” means any and all interests in real or personal property of the Borrower. | |
| ii. | “Receivables” means all accounts (within the meaning of the Code), Accounts, accounts receivable, book debts, notes, drafts, acceptances and other forms of obligations, now or hereafter owing to the Borrower, arising from the sale or lease of goods and services, including the Inventory, by Borrower any obligation that might be characterized as an account, contract right, general intangible or chattel paper under the Code, all of the Borrower’s rights in, to and under all purchase orders, now or hereafter received by the Borrower for such Inventory, and all monies due or to become due to the Borrower under all contracts for the sale, lease, or other disposition of the Inventory (whether or not yet earned by performance) or in connection with any other transaction (including the right to receive the proceeds of said purchase orders and contracts}, and all collateral security and guarantees of any kind given by any obliger, with respect to any of the foregoing. | |
| jj. | “Requirement of Law” as to any Person, means the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law (including common law), statute, ordinance, treaty, rule, regulation, order, decree, judgment, writ, injunction, settlement agreement, requirement, or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject. |
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| kk. | “Responsible Officer” with respect to any Person, means the chief executive officer, president, or chief financial officer of such Person, except that with respect to financial matters, the Responsible Officer shall be the chief financial officer or treasurer of such Person. | |
| II. | “Sanctions” means sanctions administered or enforced by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), US Department of State, United Nations Security Council, European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority. |
| mm. | “Subsidiary” means any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the shares of stock or other interests entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof at that time is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Borrower, including Slinger Bag Americas, SBC, SB UK and SBL. |
| 2. | Loan and Terms of Payment. |
| a. | Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender agrees to loan the Borrower TWO MILLION DOLLARS (USD$2,000,000), distributable to Borrower on the Closing Date, less any Lender Expenses due and owing on the Closing Date; Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender the Note concurrently herewith. |
| b. | Interest Rates, Payments. |
| i. | Interest Rate. Subject to Sections 4(c) and 11(c), interest payable on the outstanding principal amount of the Note, including any amounts added thereto as a result of Borrower incurring Lender Expenses or Borrower’s default of this Agreement or, at the request of Borrower and in the sole discretion of Lender, increases in the amount of the Loan as a result of an amendment to the Note hereafter (the “Principal Amount”), shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to FIFTEEN PERCENT (15%) and shall be payable on the last day of each calendar month, in arrears, commencing on the last day of the first full calendar month after the Closing Date. Borrower shall enroll in the automatic payment plan (see Exhibit D) to have all payments to Lender hereunder made via electronic funds transfer (“EFT”). |
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| ii. | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Note: |
| 1. | all accrued and unpaid interest shall be due in payable in cash on the Maturity Date and on the date of any acceleration hereof; and |
| 2. | on the date of any repayment of Principal Amount of the Note, accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Amount so repaid shall be due and payable in cash. |
| iii. | All Obligations shall bear interest, from and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the Default Rate. |
| iv. | Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. The Borrower does not intend or expect to pay, nor does the Lender or any subsequent holder hereof intend or expect to charge, accept or collect any interest greater than the highest legal rate of interest which may be charged under the laws of the State of Wyoming, and if, from any circumstances whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision of the Note or any Loan Document in any manner relating thereto, at the time performance of said provision shall be due, shall involve transcending the limit of validity prescribed by any applicable law governing usury, then, ipso facto, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity so that in no event shall exaction be possible under this Agreement or any document relating thereto in excess of the limit of such validity, but such obligation shall be fulfilled to the limit of such validity and if, under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the limit of such validity will have been paid by the Borrower in connection with the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and Loan Documents, such excess shall be applied to the unpaid and outstanding principal due under the Note, and not to the payment of interest. The provisions of this paragraph shall control every other provision of all other agreements executed by the Borrower or Lender in connection with this transaction. |
| c. | The receipt by Lender of any wire transfer of funds, check, or other item of payment shall be immediately applied to conditionally reduce Obligations but shall not be considered a payment on account unless such wire transfer is of immediately available federal funds or unless and until such check or other item of payment is honored when presented for payment. Lender may accept partial payments or payments marked “payment in full” or “in satisfaction” or words to similar effect at any time. Acceptance of such payments shall not affect or vary the duty of Borrower to pay all Obligations when due hereunder and shall not affect or impair the right of Lender to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, or under any of the other Loan Documents securing or guarantying payment hereof. |
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| d. | Borrower irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of any and all payments at any time hereafter received by Lender from or on behalf of Borrower, and Borrower irrevocably agrees that Lender shall have the continuing exclusive right to apply any and all such payments against the then due and owing obligations of Borrower as Lender may deem advisable. |
| e. | In the absence of a specific determination by Lender with respect thereto, all payments received by Lender hereunder, including from any sale or assignment of all or any portion of the Collateral after an Event of Default, will, whether received before or after an Event of Default, be credited on a daily basis in the following order: (a) then due and payable Lender Expenses; (b) then due and payable interest payments and any mandatory prepayments; and (c) then due and payable principal payments and optional prepayments when received in Lender’s bank account. |
| f. | Borrower shall pay to Lender all Lender Expenses. On the Closing Date, Borrower will pay Lender Expenses incurred through the Closing Date and, after the Closing Date, all Lender Expenses as they become due. |
| g. | This Agreement shall become effective once duly executed and authorized by Borrower and Lender and shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending on the date which all Obligations of Borrower have been indefeasibly discharged and paid in full, or on such earlier date as the parties agree in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately and without notice upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and Borrower shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately upon indefeasible payment in full of its Obligations then outstanding hereunder. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, all of Lender’s security interest in all of the Collateral and all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until all Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full, and no termination shall impair any right or remedy of Lender, nor shall any such termination relieve Borrower of any Obligation to Lender until all of the Obligations have been paid and performed in full. |
| h. | Subject to Section 2(b){ii) above, Borrower may prepay principal without penalty. | |
| i | Borrower hereby grants Lender the right to convert the Obligations, or any part of them, into such equity or debt securities offered by any Borrower in any offering, private or otherwise, from the Closing Date until the earlier of (i) the date of pre-payment of the Obligations or (ii) the date that is 18 months from the Closing Date. |
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| 3. | As collateral security for the payment and performance of all of the Obligations, the Borrower hereby extends, sells, assigns, conveys, mortgages, pledges, transfers, and grants to the Lender a first priority continuing security interest in the Collateral. Any security interest will be a first priority security interest in the Collateral. Prepayment by the Borrower of any portion of principal and accrued interest pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall not reduce or otherwise impair the security interest of Lender in the Collateral, except that complete and indefeasible repayment of all Obligations shall release and redeem to the Borrower all interest in the Collateral securing the Obligations. |
| 4. | Events of Default. |
| a. | The occurrence of any of the following events, in addition to any other Events of Default as defined in any Loan Document, shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder: |
| i. | any prov1s1on of this Agreement or any Loan Document, and any amendments thereto, is breached or is untrue or misleading in any material respect; |
| ii. | any warranty, representation, or statement made or furnished to Lender by Borrower in connection with any of the Loan Documents, is untrue or misleading in any material respect; |
| iii. | Borrower fails to observe any covenant, condition provision or agreement contained in any Loan Document or any amendments thereto, including if the Borrower shall fail to pay on the due date any payment of money, whether as principal, interest, late charge, or Lender Expenses, as required under this Agreement or any Loan Document, with any applicable notice having been given and time to cure expired; |
| iv. | with respect to any proceedings or actions described below: |
| 1. | the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (x) commences any case, proceeding or other action under any existing or future Debtor Relief Law, seeking (A) to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or (B) to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or (C) reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (D) appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or (y) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; |
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| 2. | there is commenced against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in a court of competent jurisdiction any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in subsection (1) above which (x) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (y) remains undismissed, undischarged, unstayed or unbonded for 60 days; |
| 3. | there is commenced against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which has not been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; |
| 4. | the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in subsections (1), (2) or (3) above; |
| v. | one or more judgments or decrees is entered against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by a court of competent jurisdiction involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or for which the Borrower or Subsidiary has not set aside adequate reserves on its balance sheet]) in an amount in excess of $100,000 and all such judgments or decrees have not been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; |
| vi. | any Collateral Document ceases for any reason to be valid, binding and in full force and effect or any Lien created by any Collateral Document ceases to be enforceable and of the same effect and priority purported to be created thereby, other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder; |
| vii. | (1) any provision of any Loan Document ceases for any reason to be valid, binding and in full force and effect, other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder; (2) any Borrower contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or (3) any Borrower denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any provision of any Loan Document or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Loan Document; |
| viii. | any Borrower incurs, creates, assumes, or suffers to exist any debt or other financial obligations, except (1) obligations imposed by operation of law, (2) obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents and (3) indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business on usual and customary terms or upon terms and conditions acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion; |
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| ix. | there occurs (1) any material Governmental Action by a Governmental Authority which is a moratorium on debt payments, (2) the implementation of transfer, convertibility or other similar monetary restrictions, (3) any other material Governmental Action of any Governmental Authority, including the loss, condemnation, confiscation, compulsory sale, expropriation or nationalization of all or a material portion of a Borrower’s assets, or the assumption of custody or control of all or a material portion of such assets, or of the business or operations of the Borrower or its voting share capital, or (4) any change in any Requirement of Law, or any other Governmental Action by any competent Governmental Authority or decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, if in any such case, in the reasonable opinion of the Lender such event or circumstance could reasonably be expected to (x) adversely affect (i) the ownership by the Borrower of, or any Lien on, the Collateral or any portion thereof, (ii) the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Lender under any Loan Document, or (iii) the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any Loan Document or (y) have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, financial condition or prospects of the Borrower; |
| x. | the Insolvency of any Borrower; |
| xi. | there occurs a Material Adverse Change; or |
| xii. | there occurs a Change in Control of any Borrower. |
| b. | Time is of the essence for all Obligations hereunder; provided however: |
| i. | Borrower shall have up to three (3) thirty-calendar-day grace periods during the Term to cure any non-monetary default hereunder, such period beginning to run after the sooner of written notice of breach (1) from Borrower to Lender as required in Section 6 or (2) from Lender to Borrower; provided however that such grace period does not cause a Material Adverse Change; and |
| ii. | Borrower shall have one (1) fifteen-Banking Day grace period during the Term to cure a monetary default; provided however: (1) such grace period shall commence upon any Borrower’s receipt of written notice (notwithstanding Section 10 including by email to a Responsible Officer); and (2) that such grace period does not cause a material adverse change in the sole discretion of Lender. |
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| c. | If an Event of Default shall occur for any reason whatsoever (and whether such occurrences shall be voluntary or involuntary, or come about or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to or in compliance with any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) then, or at any time thereafter, the Lender may, without written notice, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (A) accelerate the maturity of the Obligations and demand the immediate payment thereof, and to charge the Default Rate on such Obligations without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived; (B) require the Borrower to assemble the Collateral and the records pertaining thereto and deliver possession of same to the Lender, as well as to permit Lender to have unrestricted access to the Borrower’s premises and the Collateral so as to allow Lender to take control thereof for purposes of disposition of the Collateral and the collection of all Obligations; and (C) take any and all action and pursue any and all remedies as may be permitted under the Loan Documents or by applicable law or otherwise, including exercising all rights of counterclaim or set-off. |
| d. | Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Lender may (i) at any time thereafter, in its discretion and in accordance with Article 9 of the Code, transfer any securities or other property constituting Collateral into its own name or that of its nominee and receive the income thereon and hold the same as security for the Obligations or apply it on any or all amounts due on the Obligations in such order as Lender may elect in its sole discretion, (ii) enter the premises peacefully at the address(es) listed herein, and take control of the Business and (ii) require each Borrower to establish, at Borrower’s expense, a lock box account with such bank acceptable to Lender, into which Borrower shall promptly deposit and direct their account debtors to directly remit all payments on Receivables and, which such payments or deposits shall be the property solely of the Lender. Insofar as the Collateral shall consist of Receivables, other claims and rights to the payment of money, insurance policies, instruments, choses in action or the like, the Lender may, without notice to or demand on the Borrower, demand, collect, receipt for, settle, compromise, adjust, use, sue for, foreclose or realize upon the Collateral as the Lender may determine, whether or not the obligations or the Collateral are then due and for the purpose of realizing the Lender’s rights therein, the Lender may receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to the Borrower and endorse notes, checks, drafts, money orders, documents of title or other evidences of payment, shipment or storage or any form of the Collateral on behalf of and in the name of Borrower. The powers conferred on the Lender by this Section are solely to protect the interest of the Lender and shall not impose any duties on the Lender to exercise any powers. All acts of said attorney or designee are hereby ratified and approved by the Borrower and the Lender and said attorney or designee shall not be liable for any acts of commission or omission nor for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or law. Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Lender (and any of Lender’s designated officers, or employees) as Borrower’s true and lawful attorney to: (a) send requests for verification of Accounts or notify account debtors of Lender’s security interest in the Accounts; (b) endorse Borrower’s name on any checks or other forms of payment or security that may come into Lender’s possession; (c) sign Borrower’s name on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any Account, drafts against account debtors, schedules and assignments of Accounts, verifications of Accounts, and notices to account debtors; (d) make, settle, and adjust all claims under and decisions with respect to Borrower’s policies of insurance; (e) settle and adjust disputes and claims respecting the accounts directly with account debtors, for amounts and upon terms which Lender determines to be reasonable; (f) to modify, in its sole discretion, any intellectual property security agreement entered into between Borrower and Lender without first obtaining Borrower’s approval of or signature to such modification to include reference to any right, title or interest in any copyrights, patents or trademarks acquired by Borrower after the execution hereof or to delete any reference to any right, title or interest in any copyrights, patents or trademarks in which Borrower no longer has or claims any right, title or interest; (g) to file, in its sole discretion, one or more financing or continuation statements and amendments thereto, relative to any of the Collateral without the signature of Borrower where permitted by law; (h) file any application, request, certificate or other instrument which may be required to be filed with any governmental authority in the State of Wyoming or any other jurisdiction whose laws may be applicable to effectuate any remedy available to Lender, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; and (i) any instrument which Lender deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the implementation of the terms of this Agreement. The appointment of Lender as Borrower’s attorney in fact, and each and every one of Lender’s rights and powers, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable until all of the Obligations have been fully repaid and performed and shall survive the bankruptcy or insolvency of Borrower. |
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| 5. | As a material inducement for Lender to enter into this Agreement, Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender as follows: |
| a. | Slinger Bag, Inc. is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has the power and authority carry on its business as is now being conducted. Slinger Bag Americas Inc. is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the power and authority carry on its business as is now being conducted. Slinger Bag Canada, Inc., is a Canadian company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Province of Ontario and has the power and authority carry on its business as is now being conducted. Slinger Bag International (UK) Ltd. is a limited company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of England and Wales and has the power and authority carry on its business as is now being conducted and Slinger Bag Ltd., is an Israeli limited company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of and has the power and authority carry on its business as is now being conducted. |
| b. | Borrower has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents contemplated hereby and to assume and perform fully its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents contemplated hereby and the performance by Borrower of their Obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action of Borrower. Courts or tribunals sitting in each Borrower’s jurisdiction will recognize and enforce: |
| i. | the choice of Wyoming law as the governing law of this Agreement; |
| ii. | the choice of Wyoming state courts or a federal court sitting in the District of Wyoming as the exclusive venue to adjudicate disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement; and | |
| iii. | any judgment rendered by the courts referenced immediately above without reconsidering the merits of the case. |
| c. | The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents contemplated hereby and the performance by Borrower hereunder and thereunder (i) do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of the operating agreement of Borrower and (ii) do not and will not (A) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (B) constitute a default under, (C) result in the creation of any encumbrance, lien or other restriction of any nature upon the Borrower’s assets pursuant to, (D) give any third party the right to modify, terminate or accelerate any obligation under, (E) result in a violation of, or require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any third party pursuant to, any agreement, instrument, order, judgment, license, permit, decree, law, regulation, ordinance or judgment to which any of Borrower or the Collateral or is a party or is subject or bound. | |
| d. | Other than reports required to be filed by the 1934 Act, no filings with, notices to, or approvals or consents of, any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory agency or body or any other Person are required to be obtained by Borrower in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents. |
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| e. | Other than the Permitted Debt, Borrower has no liability or obligation of any nature relating directly or indirectly to the assets of Borrower (whether accrued or unaccrued, absolute or contingent, known or unknown, due or to become due, liquidated or unliquidated or secured or unsecured or otherwise). Borrower is not aware of any basis upon which any such liability or obligation may be asserted against Borrower or their employees, contractors or affiliates or otherwise adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents. | |
| f. | There are no charges, complaints, claims, actions, suits, disputes, investigations, arbitrations, demands or other proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, threatened before or by any court, governmental agency or instrumentality, arbitrator, Person to which Borrower is, or are threatened to be, a party or to which, to the best knowledge of Borrower, any employee, independent contractor or affiliate of Borrower is or is threatened to be a party, or which relate to Borrower, the business of Borrower, or any of the assets of Borrower or any other agreement related hereto. To the best knowledge of Borrower, there is no basis or grounds for any of the foregoing. Borrower is not subject to or bound by any injunction, order or decree of any court or governmental or administrative agency. | |
| g. | There are no existing defaults, Events of Default, breaches or other circumstances, facts or events that with the passage of time or giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default, Event of Default or breach on the part of Borrower under any agreement of Borrower or otherwise. | |
| h. | Borrower has obtained and maintained all required local, state and federal licenses and permits necessary to operate Borrower’s business and all such licenses and permits are in good standing and Borrower has no knowledge of any actions, claims or violations that are pending that would result in any limitations on or suspension or termination of such licenses. | |
| i. | All financial statements and reports relating to the Borrower provided by Borrower or made available or disclosed to Lender and its accountants, attorneys and other agents are GAAP-compliant, complete, accurate and fairly present the financial position and performance of Borrower in all material respects for the periods to which they relate, and there has been no adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of Borrower since the last disclosed statement. | |
| j. | All of the representations and warranties made by Borrower contained in the Loan Documents contemplated hereby and all information delivered to Lender including in any schedule, attachment, certificate or exhibit hereto are true, correct and complete on the date of this Agreement, throughout the term of this Agreement. Borrower has not omitted to state to Lender any fact relating to the Borrower, which (i) is necessary to make the information given by or on behalf of Borrower not misleading, (ii) if disclosed would reasonably affect the decision of a Person considering making a loan to Borrower or (iii) has or which could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect upon the Borrower or the profits, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower’s business. |
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| k. | Borrower is the record and beneficial owner of and has good and marketable title to the Collateral free of any and all liens or options in favor of, or claims of, any other Person and Lender’s security interest in the Collateral is a first priority lien in such Collateral, senior to any other lien or encumbrance, and there are no unrecorded liens or encumbrances on the Collateral. | |
| I. | There are no actions or proceedings pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened by or against Borrower or any Subsidiary in which an adverse decision could cause a Material Adverse Change. | |
| m. | All consolidated financial statements for Borrower delivered to Lender fairly present in all material respects Borrower’s consolidated financial condition and Borrower’s consolidated results of operations. There has not been any material deterioration in Borrower’s consolidated financial condition since the date of the most recent financial statements submitted to Lender. | |
| n. | The fair salable value of Borrower’s assets (including goodwill minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of their liabilities; the Borrower is not left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions in this Agreement; and Borrower is able to pay their debts (including trade debts) as they mature. | |
| o. | This Agreement is entered into by Borrower for the Business Purpose. |
| 6. | From the date hereof and so long as any of the Loan Documents remains in effect or any of the Obligations shall be unpaid, each Borrower will: |
| a. | At all times preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence, rights, licenses, permits and franchises and comply with all applicable laws, and operate its business in the manner in which it is presently conducted and operated; | |
| b. | At all times preserve all Property (except for such property as is disposed of in the ordinary course of business) used or useful in the conduct of the Business and keep the same in good repair, working order and condition (subject to normal wear and tear), and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all necessary and proper repairs, whether pursuant to a warranty or otherwise, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto; |
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| c. | Execute such other documents and instruments as Lender may reasonably request, duly executed by Borrower, to further implement and effectuate the purposes of this Agreement; | |
| d. | Keep the insurable Collateral and other properties insured at all times at the replacement value thereof, by financially sound and reputable insurers, and maintain or cause to be maintained such other insurance to such extent and against such risks, including fire and other risks insured against by extended coverage, as is, the Borrower’s best judgment, customary with companies in the same or similar business, and maintain in full force and effect public liability insurance against claims for personal injury, death or property damage occurring upon, in, about or in connection with the use of any properties owned, occupied or controlled by it and manufacturer’s liability insurance against claims for personal injury or death occurring in connection with the use of any products assembled, manufactured or sold by it in such amount as the Borrower shall in good faith deem necessary, or as may be reasonably required by the Lender and maintain such additional insurance as may be required by law. In respect of the Collateral, the Lender shall be loss payee under all policies of insurance maintained thereon. The Lender shall be entitled to at least 30 days’ prior written notice of the insurer’s intention to cancel or reduce any policies of insurance required by this subsection, and, at its election and without any obligation whatsoever, shall have an opportunity to cure any defaults thereunder during such time. In addition, the Borrower shall deliver renewals of all such policies not less than 30 days prior to the expiration date of such policies. The Borrower shall furnish to the Lender full information as to the insurance carried (including a copy or the original, as required hereby, of all insurance policies), as well as proof of payment therefor, and pay for all insurance obtained in accordance herewith upon the terms of invoices therefor. | |
| e. | Pay all indebtedness and obligations (other than Permitted Debt) promptly and in accordance with their respective terms, and pay and discharge promptly all taxes, assessments, and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or in respect of its property, before the same shall become in default, as well as all lawful material claims for labor, materials, and supplies or otherwise which, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon such property or any part thereof, and timely comply with all applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations; provided, however that the Borrower shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge, lien or claim, or timely comply with laws and governmental rules so long as the validity thereof shall be contested by appropriate legal proceedings timely initiated and conducted in good faith, and (i) in the case of an unpaid tax, assessment, governmental charge or levy, lien, encumbrance, charge or claim, such proceedings shall be effective to suspend the collection thereof from the Borrower, and its properties; (ii) neither such properties nor any part thereof, nor any interest therein would be in any danger of being sold, forfeited or lost; (iii) in the case of a law and governmental rule or regulation, neither the Borrower nor the Lender would be in any danger of criminal liability for failure to comply therewith; and (iv) there shall have been established such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, with respect thereto on the books of the Borrower, as shall be required by generally accepted accounting principles with respect to any such tax, assessment, charge, lien, claim, encumbrance, law, rule or regulation, so contested. |
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| f. | Furnish to Lender on a monthly basis, balance sheets, statements of income and loss, and statements of cash flow, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and all such other information regarding the operation, business, affairs and financial condition of the Borrower as the Lender may reasonably request, including the ratio of cash on deposit in the Borrower’s operating accounts to outstanding Obligations. | |
| g. | On 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October of each year during the Term, deliver to the Lender a compliance certificate from the chief financial officer of the Parent (x) containing all information and calculations necessary for determining compliance by each individual Borrower and its Subsidiaries with the provisions of this Agreement as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Borrower, as the case may be and (y) stating that each individual Borrower during such period has observed and performed all of the covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every condition contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such chief financial officer has not obtained any knowledge of any breach or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate. | |
| h. | Promptly, and in any event within 10 days of the following events, to the extent not previously disclosed to the Lender, deliver to the Lender a description of any change in the jurisdiction of organization of any individual Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. | |
| i. | Promptly, upon receipt of the same, deliver to the Lender copies of all notices, requests and other documents received by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under or pursuant to any Material Contract or instrument, indenture, loan agreement regarding or related to any breach or default by any party thereto or any other event that could materially impair the value of the interests or the rights of any Borrower or otherwise cause a Material Adverse Change and copies of the foregoing and such information and reports regarding Material Contracts and such instruments, indentures, loan agreements as the Lender may request from time to time. |
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| j. | As soon as available, and in any event within 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, deliver to the Lender a report summarizing the insurance coverage (specifying type, amount and carrier) in effect for each Borrower and their Subsidiaries and containing such additional information as the Lender may reasonably specify. | |
| k. | Give the Lender prompt telephonic, electronic mail, text message or other written notice (to be confirmed within 48 hours by written notice) of any: |
| i. | Event of Default or of any event which, with notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such an Event of Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the action which the party giving such notice proposes to take with respect thereto; | |
| ii. | default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; | |
| iii. | litigation, investigation or proceeding that may exist at any time between any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and any Governmental Authority; | |
| iv. | any litigation or proceeding affecting any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) in which the amount involved is at least $25,000 and not covered in full by insurance, (ii) in which injunctive or similar relief is sought or (iii) which relates to any Loan Document; | |
| v. | any development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. |
Each notice pursuant to this Section 6(k) shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the applicable Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the relevant Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries proposes to take with respect thereto.
| I. | Keep its place of business and chief executive office and the office where it keeps its records concerning Receivables at its current location. | |
| m. | Keep its deposit account(s) at the bank(s) presently utilized by Borrower as its operating account(s). Borrower agrees that Borrower will not for any reason change banking institutions or instructions for payment of policies or Receivables to any other account without the express written consent of Lender. |
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| n. | At all reasonable times during business hours and as often as the Lender may reasonably request, permit any authorized representative of the Lender to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Borrower, including the Collateral, and the books in respect thereof, and to make extracts from such books and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts with any oftheirrespective chieffinancial officers or such other person as may be designated by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. | |
| o. | Promptly, from time to time as the Lender may reasonably request, perform such acts and execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, register, deposit or record any and all further instruments, agreements and documents whether to continue, preserve, renew, record or perfect interests conferred by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, as well as the priority thereof, or otherwise in connection with the Obligations. | |
| p. | Pay all Lender Expenses incurred from time to time by the Lender with respect to any modification, consent or waiver of the provisions of any Loan Document reasonably required or requested in writing by the Borrower. | |
| q. | Utilize the Loan proceeds solely in connection with the Business for the Business Purpose. | |
| r. | The Borrower irrevocably consents to the service of process out of the applicable courts of Wyoming by mailing copies thereof by registered United States air mail postage prepaid to it at its address specified in the Preamble above. | |
| s. | Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its corporate or organizational existence and take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted under this Agreement. | |
| t. | Comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law. | |
| u. | Perform and observe all the terms and provisions of each such Material Contract to be performed or observed by it, maintain each Material Contract in full force and effect, enforce each such Material Contract in accordance with its terms, take all such action to such end as may be from time to time requested by the Lender and, upon request of the Lender, make to each other party to each Material Contract such demands and requests for information and reports or for action as any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled to make under such Material Contract. | |
| v. | Provide to Lender list of all Intellectual Property owned or leased by any Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and a list of any Intellectual Property acquired by any Borrower since the date of the most recent report delivered pursuant to this clause (or, in the case of the first such report so delivered, since the Closing Date), on the same dates as delivery of the compliance certificate under Section 6(9). |
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| w. | Maintain at all times an Asset to Debt Ratio of 1.25:1, a report of which shall be included in the monthly reports provided to Lender under Section 6(f). |
| 7. | From the date hereof and so long as the Agreement remains in effect and any of the Obligations shall be unpaid, each Borrower will not, without the prior written consent of the Lender: |
| a. | Either, directly or indirectly, incur, create, assume or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired, or be bound by or subject to any agreement or option to do so, except liens granted, incurred or created in favor of the Lender in connection with the Loan Documents; | |
| b. | Incur, create, assume or permit to exist any indebtedness or liability on account of deposits or advances or progress payments under any contract or any indebtedness or liability for borrowed money, or any other indebtedness or liability evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar obligations, except indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business on usual and customary terms or upon terms and conditions acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion; | |
| c. | (i) Enter into any consolidation, (ii) liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself, (iii) sell, convey, transfer, assign, lease, abandon or otherwise dispose (including in a sale and leaseback) (“Dispose”) of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions), voluntarily or involuntarily, assets (tangible or intangible (including but not limited to sale, assignment, discount or other disposition of accounts, contract rights, chattel paper or general intangibles with or without recourse) constituting all or substantially all of its assets and Property; | |
| d. | Dispose of any of its property, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, or, in the case of any Subsidiary, issue or sell any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary to any Person, except: |
| i. | the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of the Business; | |
| ii. | the sale or disposition of machinery and Equipment no longer used or useful in the business of the Borrower; | |
| iii. | the disposition of obsolete or worn-out Property in the ordinary course of business; |
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| e. | Declare or pay any dividend on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any equity interests of the Borrower or any of Subsidiaries, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries; | |
| f. | Pay bonuses to any Person, including officers and directors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary not set forth in an incentive plan or in such Person’s service or employment agreements; | |
| g. | Enter into or permit to exist or become effective any agreement with any Person which prohibits or limits the ability of any Borrower to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; | |
| h. | Enter into any business, directly or indirectly, except for the Business or a business that is reasonably related thereto; | |
| i. | Except in connection with an acquisition or merger transaction or to create a new class of securities, amend, supplement or otherwise modify (pursuant to a waiver or otherwise): |
| i. | its articles of incorporation, certificate of designation (or corporate charter or other similar organizational document) operating agreement or bylaws (or other similar document); or | |
| ii. | the terms and conditions of any Material Contract; |
| j. | In the case of Parent, engage in any business or activity other than: |
| ,. | the ownership of all outstanding equity interests in the Borrower; | |
| ii. | maintaining its corporate existence; | |
| 111. | participating in tax, accounting and other administrative activities as the parent of the consolidated group of companies including the Borrower Subsidiaries; |
| iv. | the performance of obligations under the Loan Documents; |
| v. | activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in subsections |
| (i) | through (iv); |
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| k. | Anti-Terrorism: |
| i. | (1) Violate any Anti-Terrorism Laws; (2) engage in any transaction, investment, undertaking or activity that conceals the identity, source or destination of the proceeds from any category of prohibited offenses designated by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering; or (3) permit any of their respective Affiliates to violate these laws or engage in these actions; | |
| ii. | Use, directly or indirectly, the proceeds of the Loans, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, (1) to fund any activities or business of or with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions at the time of such funding, or (2) in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the Loans, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor, or otherwise); | |
| iii. | (1) Deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction related to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to any Anti-Terrorism Law, (2) engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempt to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law; or (3) permit any of their respective Affiliates to do any of the foregoing. |
| 8. | Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lender and its members, agents, partners, employees and independent contractors, at all times from and after the Effective Date, from and against any and all claims, actions, damages, liabilities, losses (including consequential losses), judgments, penalties, interest, fines, expenses, or other costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs) arising from or relating to: |
| a. | any negligent action or omission of Borrower or any of the Borrower’s employees, contractors, agents or any other Person acting under Borrower’s supervision or control prior to, as of, or following the Effective Date; | |
| b. | any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty made by Borrower in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, document or instrument executed or delivered by Borrower in connection with this Agreement or any breach or non-performance of any covenant or agreement made by Borrower in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, document or instrument executed or delivered by Borrower in connection with this Agreement; |
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| c. | any Loan Document and the payments due thereunder, including Lender Expenses; | |
| d. | the willful misconduct of Borrower, their agents or employees; | |
| e. | the misapplication or conversion by Borrower of any insurance proceeds paid by reason of any loss, damage or destruction to the Collateral; | |
| f. | Any state or local documentary stamp taxes, intangible taxes, personal property taxes and sales tax, if any, imposed by virtue of the execution and acceptance of this Agreement, the Loan Documents, Lender’s perfection of its security interest in the Collateral, including deeds of trust filed with regard to the Receivables, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. |
| 9. | The Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of nonpayment of the Note, and any and all other notices and demands in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Agreement and the Note and specifically consents to and waives notice of any renewal or extension of this Agreement. The Borrower hereby waives the benefits of the statute of limitations to the maximum extent allowed by law. No delay by the Lender in exercising any power or privilege hereunder, nor the single or partial exercise of any power or privilege hereunder, shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other power or privilege hereunder. | |
| 10. | All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth in the Preamble above or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a Banking Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first Banking Day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a Banking Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second Banking Day following the date of mailing by reputable courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices under this Section by giving at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice of such changed address or facsimile number to the other party hereto. |
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| 11. | Each of the parties hereby consents to service of process by registered mail, Federal Express or similar courier at the address listed in the Preamble above, it being agreed that service in such manner shall constitute, to the extent permitted by law, in every respect effective and valid service upon such party or its respective successors or permitted assigns in connection with any such action or proceeding; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 11 shall affect the right of any such parties or their respective successors and permitted assigns to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. The Parent, SBC, SBL and SB UK hereby irrevocably appoint Slinger Bag Americas as its authorized agent to receive for and on its behalf service of summons or other legal process in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement in the State of Wyoming and covenants and agrees that such service may be made upon Slinger Bag Americas by mail as described above at the office of Slinger Bag Americas at 2709 N. Rolling Road, Unit 138, Windsor Mill, Maryland, 21244 (or at such other United States address Borrower provides in accordance with Section 10) and each individual borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs Slinger Bag Americas to accept such service on its behalf. | |
| 12. | Miscellaneous. |
| a. | THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE, DISTRICT OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN THE STATE OF WYOMING OVER ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXCLUSION OF ANY OTHER COURT OR TRIBUNAL. THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. The parties agree the substantive law of the State of Wyoming shall govern this Agreement exclusive of its conflict of laws doctrine. Final judgment in any such suit, action, or proceeding brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon a party hereto and may be enforced in any court in which such party is subject to jurisdiction by a suit upon such judgment provided that service of process is effected upon such party as permitted hereunder or by applicable law. | |
| b. | If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in US Dollars into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, the Lender could purchase US Dollars with such other currency at the buying spot rate of exchange in the New York foreign exchange market on the Banking Day immediately preceding that on which any such judgment, or any relevant part thereof, is given. |
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| c. | The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than US Dollars, be discharged only to the extent that on the Banking Day following receipt by the Lender of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency the Lender may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase US Dollars with such other currency. If the amount of US Dollars so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Lender in US Dollars, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Lender against such loss. If the amount of US Dollars so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Lender in US Dollars, the Lender shall remit such excess to the Borrower. | |
| d. | No modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective against the Lender unless the same shall be in writing and signed by all parties hereto, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle such parties to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. | |
| e. | The remedies of the Lender contained in this Agreement are cumulative with one another and with any other remedies which the parties hereto may have at law, in equity, under any agreements of any type or otherwise and no failure or delay on the part of the Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege under the Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. | |
| f. | In case any one or more of the provisions contained in the Loan Documents should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. | |
| g. | In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or ambiguity between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any other Loan Document, the provision which best assures the payment and performance of the Obligations or enlarges the security interest of the Lender in and to the Collateral, shall prevail. | |
| h. | The name of this Agreement, as well as Section headings used herein, are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration, in interpreting this Agreement. No language in any Loan Document will be construed against any party as the drafter. |
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| i. | This Agreement, any schedules or exhibits hereto, constitute the entire understanding and agreement between Borrower and Lender and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous oral or written representation, understanding, agreement or communication relating thereto. | |
| J. | The covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of, the legal and personal representatives, heirs, successors, and permitted assignees of the parties. This Agreement may be executed in one or more facsimile or emailed PDFs, each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which together will be deemed to be one and the same document. | |
| k. | Lender shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any Loan Document, or otherwise, a fiduciary relationship with the Borrower, and Borrower hereby waives and releases the Lender from all claims and liabilities arising out of any fiduciary duty hereunder. | |
| I. | THE BORROWER DESIRES THAT ITS DISPUTES BE SETTLED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE, BORROWER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN. FURTHER, THE BORROWER HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF THE LENDER NOR THE LENDER’S COUNSEL HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT THE LENDER WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL PROVISION. FINALLY, THE BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE LENDER HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, INTER ALIA, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. |
Signature page follows.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Lender has executed and entered into this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
| LENDER: | ||
| SB INVESCO LLC, | ||
| a Wyoming limited liability company | ||
| By: | SBI Management LLC | |
| Its: | Manager | |
| By: | Chessler Holdings, LLC | |
| Its: | Manager | |
| B/s” | QaviB L. O,dssler | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower have executed and entered into this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
| BORROWER: | ||
| SLINGER BAG, INC., | ||
| a Nevada corporation | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SLINGER BAG AMERICAS INC., | ||
| a Delaware corporation | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SLINGER BAG CANADA, INC., | ||
| a Canadian company | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SLINGER BAG LTD., | ||
| an Israeli company | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SLINGER BAG INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED, | ||
| an English company | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Exhibit 10.3
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT
This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, this “Agreement”), dated as of 15 April 2021, is made by Slinger Bag Inc., a Nevada corporation having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“Parent”), Slinger Bag Americas Inc., a Delaware corporation having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“Slinger Bag Americas”), Slinger Bag Canada, Inc., a Canadian company having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“SBC”), Slinger Bag International (UK) Limited (“SB UK”), an English limited company having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 and Slinger Bag Ltd., an Israeli company having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“SBL;” Slinger Bag Americas, SBC, SB UK, SBL and the Parent are referred to collectively, jointly and severally, as the “Grantor”), and SB Invesco LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (the “Lender”).
BACKGROUND:
The Grantor has agreed to execute and deliver to Lender this Agreement to secure the indebtedness of Grantor under the promissory note (the “Note”) issued pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as defined herein).
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
For the reasons described above, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth in this Loan Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Lender and Borrower hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Notes or the Loan Agreement, as applicable. When used herein the following terms shall have the following meanings:
a. “Copyrights” means all copyrights (whether registered or unregistered), and all moral rights and all registrations, applications for registration, renewals, extensions and reversions of any of the foregoing.
b. “Copyright Licenses” means all agreements pursuant to which Grantor is licensor or licensee, granting any right under any Copyright, including rights to manufacture, reproduce, display, distribute, perform, modify or otherwise exploit, and sell materials embodying or derived from, any work protected by Copyright.
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c. “Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights and related priority rights throughout the world, whether protected, created or arising under the Laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction or under any international convention, including any and all of the following: (i) Patents; (ii) Trademarks; (ii) Copyrights; (iii) Patent Licenses; (iv) Trademark Licenses; (v) Copyright Licenses; (vi) Trade Secrets, (vii) all intellectual property rights in or to Software, databases and data collections, and (viii) all domain names, together with the goodwill associated therewith, and all registrations, applications for registration, renewals and extensions for any of the foregoing.
d. “Loan Agreement” means that certain Business Loan and Security Agreement made and entered into as of 15 April 2021, by and among the Granter, and Lender (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms).
e. “Obligations” shall have the meaning provided thereto in the Loan Agreement.
f. “PTO” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office and any successor office or agency.
g. “Patents” means all patents and patent applications and invention disclosures, including all continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals and provisionals and all patents issuing on any of the foregoing, and all reissues, reexaminations, substitutions, renewals and extensions of any of the foregoing.
h. “Patent Licenses” means all agreements pursuant to which Granter is licensor or licensee, granting any right to manufacture, have made, import, use, or sell any invention claimed, in whole or in part, in a Patent.
i. “Software” means all (a) computer programs, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code, (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, (c) descriptions, flow-charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons and (d) documentation, including user manuals and other training documentation, related to any of the foregoing.
j. “Technology” means all Software, works of authorship, compositions, content, information, designs, formulae, algorithms, procedures, methods, techniques, ideas, know-how, research and development, technical data, programs, subroutines, tools, materials, specifications, processes, inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), apparatus, creations, improvements, recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses and other similar writings and materials.
k. “Trademarks” means all trade names, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos and other source or business identifiers (whether registered or unregistered), together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and all registrations, applications for registration, renewals and extensions for any of the foregoing.
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l. “Trademark Licenses” mean all agreements pursuant to which Grantor is licensor or licensee, granting any right to use a Trademark.
m. “Trade Secrets” mean all trade secrets and all intellectual property rights in or to proprietary information, know-how, show-how or Technology.
n. “UCC” shall have the meaning provided thereto in the Loan Agreement.
o. All Schedules, Addenda, Annexes and Exhibits hereto or expressly identified to this Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and taken together with this Agreement constitute but a single agreement. The words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” or other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Exhibits, Addenda, Annexes and Schedules thereto, as the same may be from time to time amended, modified, restated or supplemented, and not to any particular section, subsection or clause contained in this Agreement. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter. The term “or” is not exclusive. The term “including” (or any form thereof) shall not be limiting or exclusive. All references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of same and any successor statutes and regulations. All references in this Agreement or in the Schedules, Addenda, Annexes and Exhibits to this Agreement to sections, schedules, disclosure schedules, exhibits, and attachments shall refer to the corresponding sections, schedules, disclosure schedules, exhibits, and attachments of or to this Agreement. All references to any instruments or agreements, including references to any of this Agreement or the Related Agreements shall include any and all modifications or amendments thereto and any and all extensions or renewals thereof.
p. The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed this Agreement and that 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 this Agreement or any amendments, Schedules or Exhibits hereto.
2. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERlY COLLATERAL. To secure the prompt payment to the holder of the Notes of the Obligations of the Grantor now or hereafter existing from time to time, Grantor hereby pledges and grants to the Lender, for the benefit of the holder of the Notes, a continuing security interest in and Lien upon all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following, whether presently existing or hereafter created or acquired (collectively, the “Collateral”):
a. Trademarks and Trademark Licenses to which Grantor is a party including those referred to on Schedule I hereto;
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b. Patents and Patent Licenses to which Granter is a party, including those referred to on Schedule II hereto;
c. Copyrights and Copyright Licenses to which Granter is a party, including those referred to on Schedule Ill hereto;
d. Intellectual Property not covered by the foregoing, including those referred to on Schedule IV hereto;
e. Rights to sue third parties for past, present or future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, or other violation of rights in any Intellectual Property, including injury to the goodwill associated with any Trademark, and all causes of action for the same; and
f. All proceeds of all or any of the foregoing, tort claims and all claims and other rights to payment including (i) insurance claims against third parties for loss of, damage to, or destruction of, the foregoing Collateral and (ii) payments due or to become due under Copyright Licenses, Patent Licenses or Trademark Licenses and proceeds payable under, or unearned premiums with respect to, policies of insurance in whatever form regarding the foregoing Collateral; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any of the foregoing or anything else in this Agreement or the Loan Agreement or otherwise, Collateral shall not include (i) any property or interests in property to the extent that the grant of a security interest therein is prohibited by any rule of Law, statute or regulation, requires a consent not obtained of any government, governmental body or official or is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of or requires any consent not obtained under, any contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document or shareholder or similar agreement, except to the extent that such rule of Law, statute or regulation or the term in such contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document or shareholder or similar agreement providing for such prohibition, breach, default or termination or requiring such consent is ineffective under applicable Law or (ii) any Trademark application filed in the PTO on the basis of Grantor’s intent to use the Trademark that is the subject of such Trademark application, unless and until a statement of use or amendment to allege use under 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(d) or 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(c), respectively, has been filed in the PTO and examined and accepted or deemed in conformance with 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(a), respectively, by the PTO, in which event, such Trademark shall automatically be included in the Collateral.
3. COVENANTS. Granter covenants and agrees with Lender, from and after the date of this Agreement, and in addition to the covenants in the Notes, that:
a. Granter shall notify Lender reasonably promptly if it knows (i) that any application or registration for any Intellectual Property owned by Grantor may become abandoned, dedicated to the public or placed in the public domain or otherwise invalidated or unenforceable (unless, in any of the foregoing cases, Granter shall have previously determined in its reasonable business judgment that such Intellectual Property is no longer necessary for or desirable in the conduct of Grantor’s business), or (ii) of any adverse determination in any proceeding (including the institution of any proceeding) in the PTO, the United States Copyright Office, or any similar agency of the United States, any State of the United States, or other country or political subdivision thereof, any Internet domain name registry or other registry, or any court, regarding Grantor’s ownership of or right to use, register, keep or maintain any material Intellectual Property;
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b. Grantor shall take all reasonable actions necessary to maintain and pursue each application for registration of the material Intellectual Property owned by Grantor from time to time, including filing applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of noncontestability and the commencement and prosecution of opposition and interference and cancellation proceedings (unless, in any of the foregoing cases, Grantor reasonably determines that any such action would be of negligible economic value or that any such action would jeopardize or harm any other Intellectual Property (including any application or registration therefor));
c. In the event that any Intellectual Property owned by Grantor (or exclusively licensed to Grantor such that Grantor has sufficient rights and standing under applicable Law to assert such Intellectual Property against any third party) is infringed, diluted, misappropriated, or otherwise violated by a third party, Grantor shall notify Lender reasonably promptly after Grantor learns thereof and shall, unless Grantor reasonably determines that any such action would be of negligible economic value or that any such action would jeopardize or harm any other Intellectual Property (including any application or registration therefor) or would otherwise be inadvisable, (i) reasonably promptly take reasonable actions to stop the same and enforce its rights in such Intellectual Property and (except where the failure to recover such damages could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), properties or operations of Grantor) to recover all damages therefor, including, when and where reasonably appropriate, the initiation of a suit for injunctive relief or damages and (ii) take such other actions as are reasonable under the circumstances to protect Grantor’s rights in such Intellectual Property;
d. Grantor shall, when and where commercially reasonable and feasible, use statutory notice of registration in connection with its use of registered Trademarks, proper marking practices in connection with the use of Patents, appropriate notice of copyright in connection with the publication of materials protected by Copyright and any other legends or markings required by Law that are applicable to other Intellectual Property;
e. Grantor shall maintain the level of the quality of products sold and services rendered under any Trademarks owned by Grantor at a level at least substantially consistent with the quality of such products and services as of the date hereof, and, with respect any products sold or services rendered by Grantor’s licensees of any Trademarks owned by Grantor, Grantor shall reasonably control the quality of such products sold and services rendered under such Trademarks owned by Grantor;
f. Grantor shall take all reasonable steps necessary to protect the secrecy of all Trade Secrets material to its business (unless Grantor shall have previously determined in its reasonable business judgment that any such Trade Secret is of negligible economic value or is no longer necessary for or desirable in the conduct of Grantor’s business).
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4. LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT. The security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement are granted in conjunction with the security interests granted by Grantor to Lender, for the benefit of the holder of the Notes, pursuant to the Loan Agreement. Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of Lender with respect to the Collateral made and granted herein are more fully set forth in the Loan Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. Any rights and remedies set forth herein are without prejudice to, and in addition to, those set forth in the Loan Agreement.
5. REINSTATEMENT. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against Grantor for liquidation or reorganization, should Grantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of any creditor or creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of Grantor’s assets, and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable Law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by Grantor, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.
6. NOTICES. Whenever it is provided herein that any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any of the parties by any other party, or whenever any of the parties desires to give and serve upon any other party any communication with respect to this Agreement, each such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication shall be in writing and shall be given in the manner, and deemed received, as provided for in the Loan Agreement.
7. TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. Subject to Section 5 hereof, this Agreement shall terminate upon payment in full of the Obligations.
8. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WYOMING APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Signature page follows.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has executed this Intellectual Property Security Agreement as of 15 April 2021.
| GRANTOR: | ||
| SLINGER BAG, INC., | ||
| a Nevada corporation | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SLINGER BAG AMERICAS INC., | ||
| a Delaware corporation | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SLINGER BAG CANADA, INC., | ||
| a Canadian company | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SLINGER BAG LTD., | ||
| an Israeli company | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SLINGER BAG INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED, | ||
| An English limited company | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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SCHEDULE
I
TO
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT
I. TRADEMARKS
| TRADEMARKS | |||||||
SLBG |
Mark |
Serial No. |
Filed |
Goods |
Reg. No. |
Issue Date |
Next Due (Window Opens) |
8157 United States |
Slinger, |
88013537 |
06-25-2018 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
6053961 |
05-12-2020 |
Renewal due 05-12-2025 |
8157 Chile |
1317645 |
03-18-2019 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
1306502 |
09-25-2019 |
Renewal due 09-25-2029 | |
8157 United Arab Emirates |
Pending | ||||||
8157 South Africa |
2019/07763 |
03-18-2019 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
2019/07763 |
07-30-2020 |
Renewal due 03-18-2029 | |
8157 Taiwan |
108016210 |
05-17-2019 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
2010780 |
09-16-2019 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | |
8157 Mexico |
1465081 |
03-19-2019 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
1465081 | 03-06-2020 | Renewal due 03-19-2029 | |
8157 Colombia |
1465081 | 06-04-2020 | Renewal due 03-19-2019 | ||||
8157 European Union |
1465081 |
06-12-2019 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
8157 Russia |
1465081 |
12-17-2019 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
8157 Poland |
1465081 | 06-12-2019 | Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
8157 Czech Repubilc |
1465081 |
12-17-2019 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
8157 Australia |
1465081 |
01-14-2020 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
8157 New Zealand |
1120235 |
06-12-2019 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
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| TRADEMARKS | |||||||
SLBG |
Mark |
Serial No. |
Filed |
Goods |
Reg. No. |
Issue Date |
Next Due (Window Opens) |
8157 China |
1465081 |
06-12-2019 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
8157 Israel |
1465081 |
01-03-2021 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
8157 Japan |
1465081 |
09-25-2020 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
8157 South Korea |
Slinger, |
1465081 |
03-19-2019 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
1465081 |
06-01-2020 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 |
8157 Switzer- land |
Pending | ||||||
8157 Indonesia |
Pending | ||||||
8157 Malaysia |
Pending | ||||||
8157 Viet Nam |
1465081 |
05-09-2020 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
8157 Thailand |
1465081 |
published | |||||
8157 Turkey |
1465081 |
12-29-2020 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
8157 Singapore |
1465081 |
11-21-2019 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
8157 India |
1465081 |
12-11-2019 |
Renewal due 03-19-2029 | ||||
8157 Argentina |
Slinger, |
3919268 |
07-29-2020 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
pending | ||
8157 Brazil |
Slinger, |
919493700 |
03-31-2020 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
919493700 |
11-24-2020 |
Renewal due 11-24-2030 |
8633 United States |
SLINGER BAG |
88179181 |
11-02-2018 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
6158818 |
09-22-2020 |
Renewal due 09-22-2025 |
9753 United States |
CHANGE THE GAME |
88745024 |
01-02-2020 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
6223455 |
12-15-2020 |
Renewal due 12-15-2025 |
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| TRADEMARKS | |||||||
SLBG |
Mark |
Serial No. |
Filed |
Goods |
Reg. No. |
Issue Date |
Next Due (Window Opens) |
9753 Europe |
1517060 |
01-10-2020 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
1517060 |
07-14-2020 |
Renewal due 01-10-2030 | |
9753 United Kingdom |
1517060 |
01-10-2020 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
1517060 |
08-14-2020 |
Renewal due 01-10-2030 | |
9753 Japan |
Quote Provided | ||||||
9753 China |
Quote Provided | ||||||
10376 |
SLINGER SMARTBAG |
90/642658 |
11-25-2020 |
009/Hardware and downloadable software for monitoring and analyzing various parameters associated with sports performance and sports play, for exercise and fitness training; downloadable mobile application software for monitoring and analyzing various parameters associated with sports performance and sports play, for exercise and fitness training; digital media, namely, downloadable audio and audiovisual recordings, all in the field of exercise, fitness, wellness, sports analysis and personal development; downloadable software in the nature of an application for use by individuals participating in physical fitness, exercise, sports, physical training, and exercise instruction for detecting, storing, analyzing and reporting various parameters of human energy expenditure and physical activity level, for developing and monitoring personal activity and sports performance, training goals and giving feedback on the achieved results; Portable electronic devices for monitoring and analyzing ball movement in sports; Portable electronic devices for monitoring and analyzing sports play, player movement and positioning, and player performance; Tracking device to be worn on the wrist of an athlete during sports events; Electronic devices for localing and tracking athletes using radio frequency, global positioning systems, and cellular communication networks; GPS tracking devices; Cameras; Sunglasses; Sport glasses | |||
010/ Heart rate monitors; Exercise monitors | |||||||
018/ Bags, namely, duffel bags, tote bags, travel bags, toiletry bags sold empty, and backpacks; all-purpose sports bags; umbrellas | |||||||
| 028/ Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus; Ball throwing apparatus; Ball collection apparatus; Ball throwing apparatus for use with racquetsports; Cases specially adapted for sports equipment; Sport balls; Racket balls; Sport rackets; Rackets for tennis, badminton, racquetball, squash, pickleball, padel, soft tennis, ping pong; Sport cases; Racket cases; Racket cases for racquetsport rackets, namely rackets for tennis, badminton, racquetball, squash, pickleball, padel, soft tennis, ping pong; Protective covers for rackets; Sports grip tape; Grip tape for racquetsport rackets; Strings for racquetsport rackets | |||||||
042/ Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for monitoring and analyzing various parameters associated with sports performance, sport analysis and sports play, for detecting, storing, analyzing and reporting various parameters of human energy expenditure and physical activity level, for developing and monitoring personal activity and sports performance, training goals and giving feedback on the achieved results, and for exercise and fitness training; Software as a service {SAAS) services featuring software using artificial intelligence for monitoring and analyzing various parameters associated with sports performance, sport analysis and sports play, for detecting, storing, analyzing and reporting various parameters of human energy expenditure and physical activity level, for developing and monitoring personal activity and sports performance, training goals and giving feedback on the achieved results, and for exercise and fitness training; Providing a web site featuring temporary use of non- downloadable software allowing web site users to upload on-line videos for sharing with others | |||||||
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| TRADEMARKS | |||||||
SLBG |
Mark |
Serial No. |
Filed |
Goods |
Reg. No. |
Issue Date |
Next Due (Window Opens) |
| 10526 |
SLINGER |
90/342,648 |
11-25-2020 |
Same as 10376 |
|||
1873351 Canada |
Slinger, |
1873351 |
12-15-2017 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
TMA1045814 |
07-30-2019 |
Renewal due 07-30-2029 |
1873354 Canada |
SLINGER BAG |
1873354 |
12-15-2017 |
IC 28: Cases for tennis balls; Racket cases; Tennis ball throwing apparatus |
TMA1059268 |
10-17-2019 |
Renewal due 10-17-2029 |
II. INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES
| 1. | Slinger.cz |
| 2. | Slingerbag.nl |
| 3. | Slinger.at |
| 4. | Slingerbag.be |
| 5. | Slingerbg.pl |
| 6. | Slingerbag.com.tw |
| 7. | Slinger.com.tw |
| 8. | Slinger-bag.com |
| 9. | Slingerbag.in |
| 10. | Slingerbag.co.il |
| 11. | Slingerbag.biz |
| 12. | Slingerbag.info |
| 13. | Slingerbag.co |
| 14. | Slingerbag.mx |
| 15. | Slingerbag.cn |
| 16. | Slingerbag.kr |
| 17. | Slinger.kr |
| 18. | Slingerbag.dk |
| 19. | Slingerbag.com |
| 20. | Slingerbag.asia |
| 21. | Slingerbag.app |
| 22. | Slinger-bag.co.uk |
| 23. | Slingerbag.online |
| 24. | Slingerbag.tech |
| 25. | Slingerbag.store |
| 26. | Slingerbag.shop |
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SCHEDULE II
TO
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT
PATENTS
| Tennis
Ball Launch Bag (Cl. 03-01) |
40093/dJP/19 | JP | WIP094464/970051484/JP | Pending | |
| Tennis
Ball Launch Bag (Cl. 03-01) |
40093/dll/19 | IL | WIPO94464/970051484/IL | Pending | |
| Tennis
Ball Launch Bag (Cl. 03-01) |
40093/dHAP/19 | HAP | WIPO94464/970051484 | DM/209 855 | Granted |
| Tennis
Ball Launch Bag (Cl. 03-01) |
40093/dEP/19 | EP | WIPO94464/970051484/EP | DM/209 855 | Granted |
| Tennis Ball Launch Bag | 40093/dCN/19 | CN | 2020/30188313 | Pending | |
| Tennis
Ball Launch Bag (Cl. 03-01) |
40093/dCA/19 | CA | WIPO94464/970051484/CA | Pending | |
| Tennis
Ball Launch Bag (Cl. 03-01) |
40093/dUS/19 | us | 35/510,195 | Pending | |
| A TELESCOPIC BALL RETRIEVAL DEVICE | 40092/dHAP/19 | HAP | 970051483 | Pending | |
| A TELESCOPIC BALL RETRIEVAL DEVICE | 40092/dCA/19 | CA | 970051483 | Pending | |
| A TELESCOPIC BALL RETRIEVAL DEVICE | 40092/dCN/19 | CN | 2020/30189179.6 | Allowed | |
| A TELESCOPIC BALL RETRIEVAL DEVICE | 40092/dEP/19 | EP | 970051483 | Granted |
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| A TELESCOPIC BALL RETRIEVAL DEVICE | 40092/dlL/19 | IL | 65884 | Granted | |
| A TELESCOPIC BALL RETRIEVAL DEVICE | 40092/dJP/19 | JP | 970051483 | Pending | |
| OSCILLATING TURNING DEVICE FOR TENNIS BALL LAUNCHER (Cl. 21-02) | 40091/dUS/19 | us | 35/510,172 | Pending | |
| OSCILLATING TURNING DEVICE FOR TENNIS BALL LAUNCHER (Cl. 21-02) | 40091/dJP/19 | JP | WIPO94448/970063866/JP | Pending | |
| OSCILLATING TURNING DEVICE FOR TENNIS BALL LAUNCHER (Cl. 21-02) | 40091/dlL/19 | IL | WIP094448/970063866/IL | Pending | |
OSCILLATING TURNING DEVICE FOR TENNIS BALL LAUNCHER (Cl. 21-02) |
40091/dHAP/19 | HAP | WIP094448/970063866 | DM/209 852 | Granted |
| OSCILLATING TURNING DEVICE FOR TENNIS BALL LAUNCHER (Cl. 21-02) | 40091/dEP/19 | EP | WIPO94448/970063866/EP | DM/209 852 | Granted |
| A HORIZONTALLY OSCILLATING TURNING DEVICE FOR TENNIS BALL LAUNCHER | 40091/dCN/19 | CN | 2020/30189181.3 | Pending | |
| OSCILLATING TURNING DEVICE FOR TENNIS BALL LAUNCHER (Cl. 21-02) | 40091/dCA/19 | CA | WIPO94448/970063866/CA | Pending |
** “HAP” stands for “Application filed under the Hague Agreement.”
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SCHEDULE III
IQ
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT
| I. | COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS |
| II. | COPYRIGHT APPLICATIONS |
| III. | COPYRIGHT LICENSES |
| Name of Agreement | Parties | Effective Date | ||
NOT APPLICABLE
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SCHEDULE IV
TO
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT
OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
NOT APPLICABLE
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Exhibit 10.4
STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT
This STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of 15 April 2021 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof, this “Agreement”), made by and among Slinger Bag, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Pledgor”), in favor of SB Invesco LLC (the “Secured Party”).
BACKGROUND:
A. On the date hereof, the Secured Party has made and may make loans to the Pledger in an aggregate unpaid principal amount not exceeding Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) (the “Loans”), evidenced by that certain Business Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) made by the Pledgor and payable to the order of the Secured Party. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
B. This Agreement is given by the Pledgor in favor of the Secured Party to secure the payment and performance of all of the Obligations.
C. It is a condition to the obligations of the Secured Party to make the Loans under the Loan Agreement that the Pledgor execute and deliver this Agreement.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Background above and the mutual covenants, terms, and conditions set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
(a) Unless otherwise specified herein, all references to Sections and Schedules herein are to Sections and Schedules of this Agreement.
(b) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used herein that are defined in the UCC shall have the meanings assigned to them in the UCC. However, if a term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC differently than in another Article of the UCC, the term has the meaning specified in Article 9.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
Exhibit E- Stock Pledge Agreement | 1 of 10 | Execution |
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.
“Pledged Shares” means the shares of stock described in Schedule hereto and issued by the issuers named therein, and the certificates, instruments, and agreements representing the Pledged Shares and includes any securities or other interests, howsoever evidenced or denominated, received by the Pledger in exchange for or as a dividend or distribution on or otherwise received in respect of the Pledged Shares.
“Proceeds” means “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the Pledged Shares, collections thereon, or distributions with respect thereto.
“Obligations” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.
“UCC” has the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement.
2. Pledge. The Pledger hereby pledges, assigns, and grants to the Secured Party, and hereby creates a continuing first priority lien and security interest in favor of the Secured Party in and to all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following, wherever located, whether now existing or hereafter from time to time arising or acquired (collectively, the “Collateral”):
(a) the Pledged Shares; and
(b) all Proceeds and products of the foregoing, all books and records relating to the foregoing, all supporting obligations related thereto, and all accessions to, substitutions, and replacements for, and profits and products of, each of the foregoing, and any and all Proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty, or guaranty payable to the Pledger from time to time with respect to any of the foregoing.
3. Obligations. The Collateral secures the due and prompt payment and performance of Borrower’s (as defined in the Loan Agreement) Obligations.
4. Perfection of Pledge.
(a) The Pledger shall, from time to time, as may be required by the Secured Party with respect to all Collateral, promptly take all actions as may be requested by the Secured Party to perfect the security interest of the Secured Party in the Collateral, including, without limitation, with respect to all Collateral over which control may be obtained within the meaning of Section 8-106 of the UCC, the Pledger shall promptly take all actions as may be requested from time to time by the Secured Party so that control of such Collateral is obtained and at all times held by the Secured Party. All of the foregoing shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Pledger.
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(b) The Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Secured Party at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any financing statements and amendments thereto that contain the information required by Article 9 of the UCC of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment relating to the Collateral, without the signature of the Pledgor where permitted by law. The Pledgor agrees to provide all information required by the Secured Party pursuant to this Section promptly to the Secured Party upon request.
5. Representations and Warranties. The Pledgor represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The Pledged Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and subject to no options to purchase or similar rights. All information set forth in Schedule 1 relating to the Pledged Shares is accurate and complete.
(b) At the time the Collateral becomes subject to the lien and security interest created by this Agreement, the Pledgor will be the sole, direct, legal, and beneficial owner thereof, free and clear of any lien, security interest, encumbrance, claim, option, or right of others except for the security interest created by this Agreement.
(c) The pledge of the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement creates a valid and perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral, securing the payment and performance when due of the Obligations.
(d) The Pledgor has taken all action required on its part for control (as defined in Section 8-106 of the UCC) to have been obtained by the Secured Party over all Collateral with respect to which such control may be obtained pursuant to the UCC. No person other than the Secured Party has control or possession of all or any part of the Collateral. Without limiting the foregoing, all certificates, agreements, or instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Shares in existence on the date hereof have been delivered to the Secured Party in suitable form for transfer by delivery or accompanied by duly executed undated instruments of transfer or assignment in blank.
6. Qjyidends and Voting Rights.
(a) The Secured Party agrees that unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Pledgor may, to the extent the Pledgor has such right as a holder of the Pledged Shares, vote and give consents, ratifications, and waivers with respect thereto, except to the extent that, in the Secured Party’s reasonable judgment, any such vote, consent, ratification, or waiver would be inconsistent with or result in any violation of any provision of the Loan Agreement or this Agreement; provided, however, that the Pledgor shall not in any event exercise such rights in any manner which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and from time to time, upon request from the Pledgor, the Secured Party shall deliver to the Pledgor suitable proxies so that the Pledgor may cast such votes, consents, ratifications, and waivers.
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(b) The Secured Party agrees that the Pledgor may, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, receive and retain all cash dividends and other distributions with respect to the Pledged Shares.
7. further Assurances.
(a) The Pledgor shall, at its own cost and expense, defend title to the Collateral and the first priority lien and security interest of the Secured Party therein against the claim of any person claiming against or through the Pledgor and shall maintain and preserve such perfected first priority security interest for so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect.
(b) The Pledgor agrees that at any time and from time to time, at the expense of the Pledgor, the Pledgor will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, use reasonable efforts to obtain such agreements from third parties, and take all further action, that may be reasonably necessary or desirable, or that the Secured Party may reasonably request, in order to create and/or maintain the validity, perfection, or priority of and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Secured Party to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder or under any other agreement with respect to any Collateral.
(c) The Pledgor will not, without providing at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Secured Party, change its legal name, identity, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization, corporate structure (provided that an acquisition transaction shall not be considered a change of corporate structure), location of its chief executive office or its principal place of business, its Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or its organizational identification number. The Pledgor will, prior to any change described in the preceding sentence, take all actions reasonably requested by the Secured Party to maintain the perfection and priority of the Secured Party’s security interest in the Collateral.
8. Transfers and Other Liens. The Pledgor agrees that it will not sell, offer to sell, dispose of, convey, assign, or otherwise transfer, grant any option with respect to, restrict, or grant, create, permit, or suffer to exist any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest, option, right of first offer, encumbrance, or other restriction or limitation of any nature whatsoever on, any of the Collateral or any interest therein except as expressly provided for herein or with the prior written consent of the Secured Party.
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9. Secured Party Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. The Pledgor hereby appoints the Secured Party the Pledgor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Pledgor and in the name of the Pledgor or otherwise, from time to time in the Secured Party’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Secured Party may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, to receive, endorse, and collect all instruments made payable to the Pledgor representing any dividend, interest payment, or other distribution in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same (but the Secured Party shall not be obligated to and shall have no liability to the Pledgor or any third party for failure to do so or take action). Such appointment, being coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable. The Pledgor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
10. Secured Party May Perform. If the Pledgor fails to perform any obligation contained in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty on the part of the Pledgor contained herein shall be breached, the Secured Party may itself perform, or cause performance of, such obligation, or remedy such breach, and the expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Pledgor; provided that the Secured Party shall not be required to perform or discharge any obligation of the Pledgor. Neither the provisions of this Section 10 nor any action taken by the Secured Party pursuant to the provisions of this Section 10 shall prevent any such failure to observe any covenant contained in this Agreement or any breach of representation or warranty from constituting an Event of Default.
11. Reasonable Care. The Secured Party shall have no duty with respect to the care and preservation of the Collateral beyond the exercise of reasonable care. The Secured Party shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Secured Party accords its own property, it being understood that the Secured Party shall not have any responsibility for (a) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders, or other matters relative to any Collateral, whether or not the Secured Party has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or (b) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any Collateral. Nothing set forth in this Agreement, nor the exercise by the Secured Party of any of the rights and remedies hereunder, shall relieve the Pledgor from the performance of any obligation on the Pledgor’s part to be performed or observed in respect of any of the Collateral.
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12. Remedies Upon Default.
(a) If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Secured Party may, without any other notice to or demand upon the Pledgor, assert all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC or other applicable law, including, without limitation, the right to take possession of, hold, collect, sell, lease, deliver, grant options to purchase or otherwise retain, liquidate, or dispose of all or any portion of the Collateral. If notice prior to disposition of the Collateral or any portion thereof is necessary under applicable law, written notice mailed to the Pledgor at its notice address as provided in its signature block ten (10) days prior to the date of such d isposition shall constitute reasonable notice, but notice given in any other reasonable manner shall be sufficient. So long as the sale of the Collateral is made in a commercially reasonable manner, the Secured Party may sell such Collateral on such terms and to such purchaser(s) as the Secured Party in its absolute discretion may choose, without assuming any credit risk and without any obligation to advertise or give notice of any kind other than that necessary under applicable law. Without precluding any other methods of sale, the sale of the Collateral or any portion thereof shall have been made in a commercially reasonable manner if conducted in conformity with reasonable commercial practices of creditors disposing of similar property. At any sale of the Collateral, if permitted by applicable law, the Secured Party may be the purchaser, licensee, assignee or recipient of the Collateral or any part thereof and shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold, assigned, or licensed at such sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price of the Collateral or any part thereof payable at such sale. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Pledgor waives all claims, damages, and demands it may acquire against the Secured Party arising out of the exercise by it of any rights hereunder. The Pledgor hereby waives and releases to the fullest extent permitted by law any right or equity of redemption with respect to the Collateral, whether before or after sale hereunder, and all rights, if any, of marshalling the Collateral and any other security for the Obligations or otherwise. At any such sale, unless prohibited by applicable law, the Secured Party or any custodian may bid for and purchase all or any part of the Collateral so sold free from any such right or equity of redemption. Neither the Secured Party nor any custodian shall be liable for failure to collect or realize upon any or all of the Collateral or for any delay in so doing, nor shall it be under any obligation to take any action whatsoever with regard thereto. The Pledgor agrees that it would not be commercially unreasonable for the Secured Party to dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof by utilizing internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the type included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to clean-up or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale.
(b) If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all rights of the Pledgor to (i) exercise the voting and other consensual rights it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 6(a) and (ii) receive the dividends and other distributions which it would otherwise be entitled to receive and retain pursuant to Section 6(6), shall immediately cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party, which shall have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights and receive and hold such dividends and other distributions as Collateral.
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(c) If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any cash held by the Secured Party as Collateral and all cash Proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied in whole or in part by the Secured Party to the payment of expenses incurred by the Secured Party in connection with the foregoing or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or the rights of the Secured Party hereunder, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, and the balance of such proceeds shall be applied or set off against all or any part of the Obligations in such order as the Secured Party shall elect. Any surplus of such cash or cash Proceeds held by the Secured Party and remaining after payment in full of all the Obligations shall be paid over to the Pledgor or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus. The Pledgor shall remain liable for any deficiency if such cash and the cash Proceeds of any sale or other realization of the Collateral are insufficient to pay the Obligations and the fees and other charges of any attorneys employed by the Secured Party to collect such deficiency.
(d) If the Secured Party shall determine to exercise its rights to sell all or any of the Collateral pursuant to this Section, the Pledgor agrees that, upon request of the Secured Party, the Pledgor will, at its own expense, do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be necessary to make such sale of the Collateral or any part thereof valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law.
13. No Waiver and Cumulative Remedies. The Secured Party shall not by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 15), delay, indulgence, omission, or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default. All rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
14. SECURITY INTEREST ABSOLUTE. The Pledgor hereby waives demand, notice, protest, notice of acceptance of this Agreement, notice of loans made, credit extended, Collateral received or delivered, or other action taken in reliance hereon and all other demands and notices of any description. All rights of the Secured Party and liens and security interests hereunder, and all Obligations of the Pledgor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:
(a) any illegality or lack of validity or enforceability of any Secured Obligation or any related agreement or instrument;
(b) any change in the time, place, or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, the Obligations, or any rescission, waiver, amendment, or other modification of the Loan Agreement, this Agreement, or any other agreement, including any increase in the Obligations resulting from any extension of additional credit or otherwise;
(c) any taking, exchange, substitution, release, impairment, or non-perfection of any Collateral or any other collateral, or any taking, release, impairment, amendment, waiver, or other modification of any guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations;
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(d) any manner of sale, disposition, or application of proceeds of any Collateral or any other collateral or other assets to all or part of the Obligations;
(e) any default, failure, or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Obligations;
(f) any defense, set-off, or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) that may at any time be available to, or be asserted by, the Pledger against the Secured Party; or
(g) any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or manner of administering the Loans or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Secured Party that might vary the risk of the Pledger or otherwise operate as a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, the Pledger or any other granter, guarantor, or surety.
15. [Intentionally omitted.]
16. [Intentionally omitted.]
17. Continuing Security Interest: Further Actions. This Agreement shall create a continuing first priority lien and security interest in the Collateral and shall (a) subject to Section 18, remain in full force and effect until payment and performance in full of the Obligations, (b) be binding upon the Pledger, its successors and assigns, and (c) inure to the benefit of the Secured Party and its successors, transferees and assigns; provided that the Pledger may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Secured Party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any assignee of the Secured Party’s interest in any agreement or document which includes all or any of the Obligations shall, upon assignment in accordance with Section 12(j) of the Loan Agreement, become vested with all the benefits granted to the Secured Party herein with respect to such Obligations.
18. Termination; Release. On the date on which all Loans and other Obligations have been paid and performed in full, the Secured Party will, at the request and sole expense of the Pledger, (a) duly assign, transfer, and deliver to or at the direction of the Pledger (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Collateral as may then remain in the possession of the Secured Party, together with any monies at the time held by the Secured Party hereunder, and (b) execute and deliver to the Pledger a proper instrument or instruments acknowledging the satisfaction and termination of this Agreement.
Signature page follows.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| SLINGER BAG, INC., as Pledgor | ||
| By | ||
| Name: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Title: | CEO | |
| Address for Notices: | ||
| 2709 North Rolling Road | ||
| Suite 138 | ||
| Windsor Mill, MD 21244 | ||
| SB Invesco LLC, as Secured Party | ||
| By | ||
| Name: | D’avid L. Chessler | |
| Title: | Manager | |
| Address for Notices: | ||
| 50 Central Avenue | ||
| Suite 800 | ||
| Sarasota, FL 34236 | ||
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SCHEDULE 1
PLEDGED SHARES
| Entity | Stock Certificate Number or Agreement pursuant to which the relevant entity was contributed to the Slinger Bag Group | Percent Owned by the Slinger Bag Group | ||
| Slinger Bag Americas Inc. | Assignment and Conveyance Agreement dated September 16, 2019 from Zehava Tepler to Slinger Bag Inc. | 100 | ||
| Slinger Bag Canada Inc. | Share Purchase Agreement dated October 31, 2019 from 2490585 Ontario Inc, to Slinger Bag Americas Inc. |
100 | ||
| Slinger Bag Ltd. | Share Transfer Agreement dated November 14, 2019 from Zehava Tepler to Slinger Bag Americas Inc. | 100 | ||
| Slinger Bag International (UK) Limited | Stock Certificate No. 2 |
100 |
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Exhibit 10.5
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
This lntercreditor Agreement is made as of 15 April 2021 by and among SB Invesco LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company having offices at 50 Central Avenue, Suite 800, Sarasota, FL 34236 (the “Lender”), 2672237 Ontario Limited, an Ontario limited company having offices at 535 Millway Avenue, Unit 3, Concord, Ontario L4K 3V4, Midcity Capital Ltd., an Ontario limited company having offices at 504 Russell Hill Road, Toronto, Ontario M5P 2S9, Canada and Yonah Kalfa, an individual resident of the State of Israel, having an address at 9 Raban Gamliel St., Raanana, 434024 Israel (each a “Junior Loans Creditor” and collectively the “Junior Loans Creditors”), and Slinger Bag Inc., a Nevada corporation having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“Parent”), Slinger Bag Americas Inc., a Delaware corporation having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“Slinger Bag Americas”), Slinger Bag Canada, Inc., a Canadian company having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“SBC”), Slinger Bag International (UK) Limited, a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland limited company having offices at Annecy Court Ferry Works, Summer Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, KT7 0QJ (“SB UK”) and Slinger Bag Ltd., an Israeli company having offices at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (“SBL;” Slinger Bag Americas, SBC, SB UK, SBL and the Parent are referred to collectively, jointly and severally, as the “Borrower”).
BACKGROUND:
A. Reference is made to the Business Loan and Security Agreement dated as of even date herewith (as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated and in effect from time to time, the “First Lien Credit Agreement”) by and among the Borrower and the Lender, pursuant to which the Lender has agreed to extend credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the First Lien Credit Agreement. All of the Borrower’s obligations under the First Lien Credit Agreement and the other First Lien Loan Documents (as defined below) are secured by liens on and security interests in substantially all of the now existing and hereafter acquired personal property assets of the Borrower granted to the Lender (the “Collateral”).
B. Reference is also made to those Loan Agreements set forth on Exhibit A hereto (as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated and in effect from time to time, the “Junior Loan Agreements”) by and among the Borrower and the Junior Loans Creditors, pursuant to which such lenders have agreed to extend unsecured credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the Junior Loan Agreements.
C. Pursuant to the terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement, the Junior Loans Creditors and the Borrower are required to enter into this Agreement (as defined below) with the Lender.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms, and conditions set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
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| 1. | Definitions and Interpretation. |
1.1 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings in this Agreement. All other terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the First Lien Credit Agreement.
“Agreement” means this lntercreditor Agreement, as amended, restated, renewed, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“Collateral” has the meaning set forth in the Background.
“Distribution” means, with respect to any indebtedness, obligation, or security, including the Junior Loan Obligations (a) any payment or distribution by any Person of cash, securities, or other property, by set-off or otherwise, on account of such indebtedness, obligation, or security, or (b) any redemption, purchase, or other acquisition of such indebtedness, obligation, or security by any Person.
“First Lien Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“First Lien Event of Default” means any Event of Default described in any First Lien Loan Document.
“First Lien Loan Documents” means the First Lien Credit Agreement and all Loan Documents (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) and, after any refinancing of the First Lien Obligations under the First Lien Loan Documents, the applicable refinancing documents.
“First Lien Obligations” means all obligations, liabilities, and indebtedness of every nature of the Borrower from time to time owed to the Lender under the First Lien Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Obligations (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement), any debtor-in-possession financing furnished by the Lender after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, together with (a) any amendments, modifications, renewals, or extensions thereof, and (b) any interest, fees, and other charges accruing thereon or due or to become due with respect thereto after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, without regard to whether or not such interest, fees, and other charges constitute an allowed claim. First Lien Obligations shall be considered to be outstanding whenever any commitment under any First Lien Loan Document is outstanding.
“Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding in respect of bankruptcy, insolvency, winding up, receivership, dissolution, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, for each of the foregoing events whether under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar federal, state, or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or similar law.
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“Junior Loan Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Junior Loans Creditor” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble as well as collectively with each other holder from time to time of the Junior Loan Obligations.
“Junior Loan Event of Default” means any Event of Default as such term is defined in any of the Junior Loan Documents.
“Junior Loan Documents” means the Junior Loan Agreements and all agreements, documents, and instruments entered into in connection therewith.
“Junior Loan Obligations” means all of the obligations of the Borrower to any Junior Loans Creditor, whether now existing or hereafter arising and evidenced by or incurred pursuant to the Junior Loan Documents.
“Lender” means, collectively, the Lender and each other holder from time to time of the First Lien Obligations.
“Lender’ Rights and Remedies” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment (as security), deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or other security interest, or any preference, priority, or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease).
“Paid in Full” means that, with respect to the First Lien Obligations (a) all of the First Lien Obligations have been paid, performed, or discharged in full (with all First Lien Obligations consisting of monetary or payment obligations having been paid in full in cash); (b) no Person has any further right to obtain any loans, letters of credit, or other extensions of credit under the First Lien Loan Documents; and (c) any and all letters of credit or similar instruments issued under such documents have been cancelled and returned (or backed by stand-by guarantees or cash collateralized) in accordance with the terms of such documents.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, limited or general partnership, unincorporated organization, governmental authority, or other entity.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, partners, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors, and representatives of it and its affiliates.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the state of Wyoming from time to time.
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1.2 Terms Generally.
(a) All terms defined in the UCC, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings set forth therein.
(b) The definitions of terms in this Agreement shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine, and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes,” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise:
(i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument, or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument, or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, replaced, or extended;
(ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and assigns;
(iii) the words “herein,” “hereof,” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof;
(iv) any references to sections, subsections, clauses, or paragraphs shall be references to sections, subsections, clauses, and paragraphs in this Agreement;
(v) the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; and
(vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts, and contract rights.
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| 2. | Lien Priorities and Security Interests. |
2.1 Seniority of Liens Securing First Lien Obligations. Until the First Lien Obligations have been Paid in Full, any Junior Loans Creditor’s security interest in and Lien on the Collateral to secure the Junior Loan Obligations, attached or perfected in contravention of this Agreement or otherwise, shall be and hereby are subordinate for all purposes and in all respects to the Lender’s security interests in and Liens on the Collateral to secure the First Lien Obligations, regardless of the order or time of attachment, or the order, time, or manner of perfection, or the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument, or other method of perfecting a Lien. The Lien priorities set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall not be altered or otherwise affected by any amendment, modification, supplement, extension, renewal, restatement, replacement, or refinancing of any of the First Lien Obligations or the Junior Loan Obligations, by any failure to perfect the Lender’s security interest in the Collateral, the subordination of the Lender’s Lien on the Collateral, the avoidance or invalidation of the Lender’s Lien, or by any other action or inaction which any First Lien Creditor may take or fail to take with respect to the Collateral.
2.2 Prohibition on Contesting Liens. This Agreement is intended solely to govern the respective Lien priorities as between the Lender and the Junior Loans Creditors and shall not impose on the Lender or the Junior Loans Creditors any obligations in respect of the disposition of proceeds of foreclosure of any Collateral which would conflict with any order or decree of any court or other governmental authority or any applicable law. Each Junior Loans Creditor agrees that it will not at any time contest the validity, perfection, priority, or enforceability of the First Lien Obligations, the First Lien Loan Documents, or the liens and security interests of the Lender in the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations.
2.3 Agreement to Execute Releases. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any agreement between any Junior Loan Creditor and the Borrower, until the First Lien Obligations have been Paid in Full, only the Lender shall have the right to restrict or permit, or approve or disapprove, the sale, transfer, release, or other disposition of the Collateral or take any action with respect to the Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of any Junior Loan Creditor. In the event that the Lender releases or agrees to release any of its Liens or security interests in any portion of the Collateral in connection with the sale or other disposition thereof, or any of the Collateral is sold or retained pursuant to a foreclosure or similar action, the Junior Loans Creditors shall promptly consent to such sale or other disposition and promptly execute and deliver to the Lender such consent to such sale or other disposition, termination statements, and releases as the Lender shall reasonably request to effect the release of any interest, including Liens and security interests of the Junior Loans Creditors, attached or perfected in contravention of this Agreement or otherwise, in such Collateral. In the event of any sale, transfer, or other disposition (including a casualty loss or taking through eminent domain) of the Collateral, the proceeds resulting therefrom (including insurance proceeds) shall be applied in accordance with the terms of the First Lien Loan Documents until such time as the First Lien Obligations have been Paid in Full.
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| 3. | Enforcement. |
3.1 Exercise of Remedies. Until the First Lien Obligations have been Paid in Full, the Lender shall have the exclusive right to manage, perform, and enforce (or not enforce) the terms of the First Lien Loan Documents with respect to the Collateral, to exercise and enforce all privileges and rights thereunder in such order and manner as it may determine in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, the exclusive right to take or retake control or possession of any Collateral and to make determinations regarding the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to the Collateral, without any consultation with or the consent of any Junior Loan Creditor. In that regard, no Junior Loan Creditor shall, without the prior written consent of the Lender (i) exercise or seek to exercise any rights or remedies (including setoff) with respect to any Collateral in respect of any Junior Loan Obligations, or institute any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies (including any action of foreclosure), (ii) contest, protest, or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought with respect to the Collateral by the Lender in respect of the First Lien Obligations, or any other exercise by any such party of any rights and remedies relating to the Collateral under the First Lien Loan Documents or otherwise in respect of the First Lien Obligations, or (iii) object to the forbearance by the Lender from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the Collateral in respect of First Lien Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Junior Loans Creditors may, subject to Section 8.2 of this Agreement, file and defend proofs of claim against the Borrower in any Insolvency Proceeding involving the Borrower. The Lender shall not have any liability to any Junior Loan Creditor in respect of any Junior Loan Creditor’s failure to obtain repayment in full of the Junior Loan Obligations.
3.2 Waiver of Rights as Unsecured Creditors. Until the First Lien Obligations have been Paid in Full, the Junior Loans Creditors hereby waive all rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against the Borrower. Until the First Lien Obligations have been Paid in Full, no Junior Loans Creditor shall accept or receive any of the required payments of principal, premium, interest, fees, and other amounts due under the Junior Loan Documents. In the event any Junior Loans Creditor becomes a judgment lien creditor in respect of the Collateral, in contravention of this Agreement or otherwise, such judgment lien shall be subordinated to the Liens securing the First Lien Obligations on the same basis as the other Liens securing the Junior Loan Obligations are so subordinated to such Liens securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement.
| 4. | Payments. |
4.1 Application of Collateral Proceeds. If a First Lien Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, so long as the First Lien Obligations have not been Paid in Full and whether or not any Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower, the Collateral and any proceeds received in connection with the sale or other disposition of, or collection on, the Collateral upon the exercise of remedies shall be applied by the Lender to the First Lien Obligations in such order as specified in the First Lien Loan Documents until the First Lien Obligations shall have been Paid in Full. When the First Lien Obligations have been Paid in Full, the Lender shall deliver to the Junior Loans Creditors any Collateral or proceeds thereof held by it in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct, to be applied by the Junior Loans Creditors to the Junior Loan Obligations in such order as specified in the relevant Junior Loan Document.
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4.2 Payments Over. Unless and until the First Lien Obligations shall have been Paid in Full and whether or not any Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower, the Collateral and any proceeds thereof received by the Junior Loans Creditors, in contravention of this Agreement or otherwise, shall be segregated and held in trust for the benefit of, and immediately paid over to, the Lender for the benefit of the Lender in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The Lender is hereby authorized to make any such endorsements as agent for each of the Junior Loans Creditors and any other Junior Loan Creditor. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.
| 5. | Modifications and Amendments. |
5.1 Modifications to First Lien Loan Documents. The Lender may at any time and from time to time without the consent of or notice to the Junior Loans Creditors, without incurring liability to any Junior Loans Creditor, and without impairing or releasing the obligations of the Junior Loans Creditors under this Agreement, change the manner or place of payment, or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter any of the terms of the First Lien Obligations (including any increase in the amount thereof), or amend in any manner any First Lien Loan Document.
5.2 Modifications to Junior Loan Documents. Until the First Lien Obligations have been Paid in Full, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Junior Loan Documents, the Borrower and the Junior Loans Creditors shall not, without the prior written consent of the Lender, agree to any amendment, modification, or supplement to the Junior Loan Documents if such amendment, modification, or supplement would add or change any terms in a manner materially adverse to the Borrower or the Lender (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any addition of any Junior Loan Event of Default not existing on the date hereof would be materially adverse to the Borrower and the Lender), or shorten the final maturity of the Junior Loan Obligations, or require any payment to be made sooner than originally scheduled or increase the interest rate applicable thereto.
| 6. | Waiver of Certain Rights over Collateral by Junior Loans Creditors. |
6.1 Marshalling. The Junior Loans Creditors hereby waive any rights they may have under applicable law to assert the doctrine of marshalling or to otherwise require the Lender to marshal any property of the Borrower for the benefit of the Junior Loan Creditors.
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6.2 Rights Relating to Lender’s Actions Regarding the Collateral. The Junior Loans Creditors hereby waive, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any rights which they or each of them may have to enjoin or otherwise obtain a judicial or administrative order preventing the Lender from taking, or refraining from taking, any action with respect to all or any part of the Collateral. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Junior Loans Creditors hereby agree (a) that no Junior Loans Creditor has the right to direct or object to the manner in which the Lender applies the proceeds of the Collateral resulting from the exercise by the Lender of rights and remedies under the First Lien Loan Documents and (b) that the Lender has not assumed any obligation to act as the agent for the Junior Loans Creditors with respect to the Collateral. The Lender shall have the exclusive right to enforce rights and exercise remedies with respect to the Collateral until the First Lien Obligations have been Paid in Full. In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, the Lender may enforce the provisions of the First Lien Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as it may determine in its sole discretion. Such exercise and enforcement shall include, without limitation, the rights to sell or otherwise dispose of Collateral, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured lender under the UCC. In conducting any public or private sale under the UCC, the Lender shall give the Junior Loans Creditors written notice of such sale; provided, however, that 10 (ten) days’ notice shall be deemed to be commercially reasonable notice.
6.3 Preservation of Rights. The Lender shall have no duty to protect or preserve any rights pertaining to any of the Collateral in its possession and the Lender shall not have any liability to the Junior Loans Creditors for any claims and liabilities at any time arising with respect to the Collateral in its possession.
6.4 Bail e for Perfection. The Junior Loans Creditors, and each of them, acknowledges and agrees that to the extent that it (or its agent) retains physical possession or control of any of any Collateral, it (or its agent) shall hold such Collateral on behalf of the Lender so that for purposes of perfecting any Lien in any Collateral it acts and holds such Collateral on behalf of the Lender. Nothing in this Section 6.4 shall affect the relative priorities in and to the Collateral, all of which shall be governed by Section 2.1 of this Agreement.
| 7. | Representations and Warranties. |
7.1 Junior Loans Creditors’ Representations and Warranties . The Junior Loans Creditors hereby represent and warrant to the Lender that as of the date hereof:
(a) the Junior Loans Creditors have the power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement, all of which have been duly authorized by all proper and necessary action;
(b) the execution of this Agreement by the Junior Loans Creditors will not violate or conflict with the organizational documents of the Junior Loans Creditors, the Junior Loan Documents, or any law, regulation, or order, or require any consent or approval that has not been obtained; and
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(c) this Agreement is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Junior Loans Creditors, enforceable against the Junior Loans Creditors in accordance with its terms under the laws of each locality in which a Junior Loans Creditor resides, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by equitable principles. Specifically, courts or tribunals in each Junior Loans Creditor’s location will recognize and enforce:
(i) the choice of Wyoming law as the governing law of this Agreement;
(ii) the choice of Wyoming state courts or a federal court sitting in the District of Wyoming as the venue to adjudicate disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement; and
(iii) any judgment rendered by the courts referenced immediately above without reconsidering the merits of the case.
7.2 Lender Representations and Warranties. The Lender hereby represents and warrants to the Junior Loans Creditors that as of the date hereof:
(a) the Lender has the power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement, all of which have been duly authorized by all proper and necessary action;
(b) the execution of this Agreement by the Lender will not violate or conflict with the organizational documents of the Lender, the First Lien Loan Documents, or any law, regulation, or order or require any consent or approval that has not been obtained; and
(c) this Agreement is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Lender, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by equitable principles.
| 8. | Insolvency Proceedings. |
8.1 Subordination Agreement. This Agreement, which the parties hereto expressly acknowledge is a “subordination agreement” under Section 510(a) ofthe Bankruptcy Code, shall be effective before, during, and after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding. All references in this Agreement to the Borrower shall include the Borrower as a debtor-in- possession and any receiver or trustee for the Borrower in any Insolvency Proceeding.
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8.2 Liquidation. Dissolution. Bankruptcy. In the event of any Insolvency Proceeding involving the Borrower:
(a) All First Lien Obligations shall first be Paid in Full and all commitments to lend under the First Lien Credit Agreement shall be terminated before any Distribution, whether in cash, securities, or other property, shall be made to the Junior Loans Creditors on account of any Junior Loan Obligations.
(b) Any Distribution, whether in cash, securities, or other property which would otherwise, but for the terms hereof, be payable or deliverable in respect of the Junior Loan Obligations shall be delivered to the Lender and applied in accordance with the terms of the First Lien Loan Documents. Each Junior Loans Creditor irrevocably authorizes, empowers, and directs any debtor, debtor-in-possession, receiver, trustee, liquidator, custodian, conservator, or other Person having authority, to pay or otherwise deliver all such Distributions to the Lender as set forth above. The Junior Loans Creditors also irrevocably authorize and empower the Lender, in the name of the Junior Loans Creditors, to demand, sue for, collect, and receive any and all such Distributions.
(c) The Junior Loans Creditors agree not to initiate, prosecute, or participate in any claim, action, or other proceeding challenging the enforceability, validity, perfection, or priority of any portion of the First Lien Obligations or any Liens and security interests securing any portion of the First Lien Obligations.
(d) The Junior Loans Creditors agree that the Lender may consent to the use of cash collateral or provide debtor-in-possession financing to the Borrower on such terms and conditions and in such amounts as the Lender, in its sole discretion, may decide and, in connection therewith, the Borrower may grant to the Lender liens and security interests upon all of the property of the Borrower, which liens and security interests (i) shall secure payment of all First Lien Obligations owing to the Lender (whether such First Lien Obligations arose prior to the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding or at any time thereafter) and all other financing provided by the Lender during such Insolvency Proceeding and (ii) shall be superior in priority to the Liens in favor of the Junior Loans Creditors on the property of the Borrower. Each Junior Loans Creditor agrees that it will not object to or oppose any such cash collateral usage or debtor-in-possession financing or any sale or other disposition of any property securing all of any part of the First Lien Obligations free and clear of security interests, liens, or other claims of any Junior Loans Creditor under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code or any other provision of the Bankruptcy Code, if the Lender have consented to such sale or disposition. Each Junior Loans Creditor agrees not to assert any right it may have to “adequate protection” of its interest in any Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding and agrees that it will not seek to have the automatic stay lifted with respect to any Collateral without the prior written consent of the Lender; provided that, the Lender will not object to any request by the Junior Loans Creditors for adequate protection replacement liens on all prepetition and postpetition property of the Borrower upon which the Lender is also granted adequate protection replacement liens, with such liens in favor of the Junior Loans Creditors being subject in all respects to this Agreement; provided, further that, other than such replacement liens the Junior Loans Creditors will not seek any other form of adequate protection. Each Junior Loans Creditor waives any claim it may now or hereafter have against any First Lien Creditor arising out of the election of any First Lien Creditor of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code or out of any cash collateral or financing arrangement or out of any grant of a security interest in connection with the Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding. Each Junior Loans Creditor agrees that it will not provide, or offer to provide, any debtor-in-possession financing to the Borrower without the prior written consent of the Lender.
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(e) The Junior Loans Creditors agree to execute, verify, deliver, and file any proofs of claim in respect of the Junior Loan Obligations reasonably requested by the Lender in connection with any such Insolvency Proceeding and hereby irrevocably authorize the Lender to file such proofs of claim upon the failure of any Junior Loans Creditor to do so prior to three (3) Business Days before the expiration of the time to file any such proof of claim; provided, however, that the Lender shall not be permitted to vote such claim and all voting rights with respect thereto shall be retained by the Junior Loans Creditors. Each Junior Loans Creditor agrees not to vote for any plan of reorganization that does not provide for the prior payment in full of the First Lien Obligations or otherwise vote its claims or interests in any Insolvency Proceeding (including voting for, or supporting, confirmation of any plans of reorganization) in a manner that would be inconsistent with the Junior Loans Creditors’ covenants and agreements contained herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Lender shall have no affirmative obligation to file any such proof of claim on behalf of the Junior Loans Creditors.
(f) The First Lien Obligations shall continue to be treated as First Lien Obligations and the provisions of this Agreement shall continue to govern the relative rights and priorities of the Lender and the Junior Loan Creditors even if all or part of the First Lien Obligations or the Liens or security interests securing the First Lien Obligations are subordinated, set aside, avoided, invalidated, or disallowed in connection with any such Insolvency Proceeding. This Agreement shall be reinstated if at any time any payment of any of the First Lien Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any holder of First Lien Obligations or any representative of such holder.
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(g) Each of the Borrower, the Lender, and each Junior Loans Creditor acknowledges and agrees with respect to the Collateral that (i) the grants of Liens on the Collateral pursuant to the First Lien Loan Documents and the Junior Loan Documents constitute separate and distinct grants of Liens and (ii) because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Collateral, the First Lien Obligations and the Junior Loan Obligations are fundamentally different from one another and must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization proposed or adopted in an Insolvency Proceeding of the Borrower. To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, if it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the claims of the Lender and the Junior Loan Creditors in respect of any Collateral, constitute only one secured claim (rather than separate classes of senior and junior secured claims), then the Lender shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them from, or in respect of, the Collateral in respect of principal, prepetition interest and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of postpetition interest, fees, costs, and other charges, irrespective of whether a claim for such amounts is allowed or allowable in such liquidation or Insolvency Proceeding, before any Distribution from, or in respect of, any such Collateral is made in respect of the claims held by any Junior Loan Creditor. Each Junior Loans Creditor hereby acknowledges and agrees to turn over to the Lender amounts otherwise received or receivable by it to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of the preceding sentence, regardless of whether such turnover has the effect of reducing the claim or recovery of any Junior Loans Creditor.
| 9. | Miscellaneous. |
9.1 In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or ambiguity between any term, covenant, or condition of this Agreement and the and any term, covenant, or condition of the Junior Loan Documents, the term, covenant, or condition which best assures the payment and performance of the Obligations or enlarges the security interest of the Lender in and to the Collateral, shall prevail.
9.2 Continuing Subordination: Termination of Agreement. This is a continuing agreement of subordination and the Lender may continue, at any time and without notice to the Junior Loans Creditors, to extend credit or other financial accommodations and loan monies to, or for the benefit of, the Borrower on the faith hereof. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the First Lien Obligations have been Paid in Full, after which this Agreement shall terminate without further action on the part of the parties hereto.
9.3 Amendments: Modifications. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Any modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or any consent to any departure by any party from the terms hereof, shall not be effective in any event unless the same is in writing and signed by the Lender and the Junior Loans Creditors, and then such modification, waiver, or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given. Any notice to or demand on any party hereto in any event not specifically required hereunder shall not entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar, or other circumstances unless specifically required hereunder.
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9.4 No Subrogation. The Junior Loans Creditors shall not be subrogated to the rights of the Lender with respect to receipt of Distributions on account of the Junior Loan Obligations unless and until all of the First Lien Obligations have been Paid in Full. For the purposes of such subrogation, no Distributions made to the holders of the First Lien Obligations to which any Junior Loan Creditor would be entitled except for this Agreement, and no payments made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement to the Lender by such Junior Loan Creditor shall, as among the Borrower, its creditors, and such Junior Loan Creditor, be deemed to be a payment by the Borrower to or on account of the Junior Loan Obligations. The Junior Loans Creditors, agrees that in the event that all or any part of a payment made with respect to the First Lien Obligations is recovered from the holders of the First Lien Obligations in an Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, any Distribution received by the Junior Loans Creditors with respect to the Junior Loan Obligations at any time after the date of the payment that is so recovered, whether pursuant to the right of subrogation provided for in this Agreement or otherwise, shall be deemed to have been received by the Junior Loans Creditors in trust as property of the holders of the First Lien Obligations and the Junior Loans Creditors shall forthwith deliver the same to the Lender for application to the First Lien Obligations, until the First Lien Obligations have been Paid in Full.
9.5 No impairment. No right of the Lender to enforce the provisions hereof shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act taken in good faith, or failure to act, which failure to act is in good faith, by the Lender or by any non-compliance by the Borrower with the terms and provisions and covenants herein. The Junior Loans Creditors and the Borrower agree not to take any action to avoid or to seek to avoid the observance and performance of the terms and conditions hereof and shall at all times in good faith carry out all such terms and conditions.
9.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the respective successors and assigns of the Lender,/ and the Junior Loan Creditors, and the Borrower. The Lender may, from time to time, without notice to the Junior Loans Creditors, assign or transfer any or all of the First Lien Obligations or any interest therein to any Person and, notwithstanding any such assignment or transfer, or any subsequent assignment or transfer, the First Lien Obligations shall, subject to the terms hereof, be and remain First Lien Obligations for purposes of this Agreement, and every permitted assignee or transferee of any of the First Lien Obligations or of any interest therein shall, to the extent of the interest of such permitted assignee or transferee in the First Lien Obligations, be entitled to rely upon and be the third party beneficiary of the subordination provided under this Agreement and shall be entitled to enforce the terms and provisions hereof to the same extent as if such assignee or transferee were initially a party hereto. The Junior Loans Creditors further acknowledges that this Agreement will inure to the benefit of any third Person who refinances or succeeds to or replaces any or all of the First Lien Obligations, whether such successor financing or replacement occurs by transfer, assignment, or repayment, without the necessity of any further writing; provided, however, the Junior Loans Creditors agrees, upon the request of such third Person, to execute and deliver an agreement with such Person containing terms substantially identical to those contained herein (subject to changing names of parties, documents, and addresses, as appropriate).
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9.7 Lender’ Rights and Remedies. The rights, remedies, powers, and privileges of the Lender hereunder (hereinafter, the “Lender’ Rights and Remedies”) shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which it would otherwise have. No delay or omission by any First Lien Creditor in exercising or enforcing any of the Lender’ Rights and Remedies shall operate as, or constitute, a waiver thereof. No waiver by any First Lien Creditor of any of the Lender’ Rights and Remedies or of any ‘default or remedy under any other agreement with the Borrower or any Junior Loan Creditor shall operate as a waiver of any other default hereunder or thereunder. No exercise of the Lender’ Rights and Remedies and no other agreement or transaction, of whatever nature, entered into between any First Lien Creditor and the Junior Loan Creditors and/or between any First Lien Creditor and the Borrower at any time shall preclude any other or further exercise of the Lender’ Rights and Remedies. No waiver by any First Lien Senior Creditor of any of the Lender’ Rights and Remedies on any one occasion shall be deemed a continuing waiver. All of the Lender’ Rights and Remedies and all of the Lender’ rights, remedies, powers, and privileges under any other agreement with the Junior Loan Creditors and/or the Borrower shall be cumulative, and not alternative or exclusive, and may be exercised by the Lender at such time or times and in such order of preference as the Lender in their sole discretion may determine.
9.8 Notices: Service of Process.
(a) All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth in the Preamble above or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first Business Day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second Business Day following the date of mailing by reputable courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices under this Section by giving at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice of such changed address or facsimile number to the other party hereto.
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(b) Each party hereto may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to service of process by registered mail, Federal Express or similar courier at the address listed in the Preamble above, it being agreed that service in such manner shall constitute, to the extent permitted by law, in every respect effective and valid service upon such party or its respective successors or permitted assigns in connection with any such action or proceeding; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9 shall affect the right of any such parties or their respective successors and permitted assigns to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. The Borrower and the Junior Loans Creditors hereby irrevocably appoint Slinger Bag Americas as its agent for receiving service of process and covenants and agrees that service of process in any such legal action or proceeding may be made upon it at the office of such agent at [INSERT ADDRESS] (or at such other United States address Borrower provides in accordance with Section 9).
(d) Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder upon three (3) Business Days’ notice to the other parties hereto.
9.9 Further Assurances. Each party to this Agreement will promptly execute and deliver such further instruments and agreements and do such further acts and things as may be reasonably requested in writing by any other party hereto that may be necessary or desirable in order to effect fully the purposes of this Agreement.
9.10 Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.
9.11 Counterparts: Integration: Effectiveness: Electronic Execution. This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents, or supplements hereto may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement constitutes the entire contract among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect thereto. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Lender,/ and the Junior Loans Creditors, and the Borrower and when the Lender shall have received counterparts hereof that together bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
9.12 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by reason of the operation of any law or by reason of the interpretation placed thereon by any court or governmental authority, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the affected provision shall be modified to the minimum extent permitted by law so as to most fully achieve the intention of this Agreement.
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9.13 Specific Performance. The Lender may demand specific performance of this Agreement. The Junior Loan Creditors and the Borrower each hereby irrevocably waive any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law and any other defense which might be asserted to bar the remedy of specific performance in any action which may be brought by any First Lien Creditor.
9.14 Expenses. In the event that the Lender undertake any action that is reasonably necessary in order to enforce the provisions of this Agreement (whether or not suit is commenced), the Borrower shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Lender in connection therewith, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees. Borrower agrees and acknowledges that any such costs and expenses are “Lender Expenses” as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.
9.15 Governing Law: Jurisdiction: Etc.
(a) This Agreement and any claim, controversy, dispute, or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of, or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Wyoming.
(b) The Junior Loans Creditors and the Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation, or proceeding of any kind whatsoever, whether in law or equity, or whether in contract or tort or otherwise, against the Lender , or any of their respective Related Parties in any way relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, in any forum other than the courts of the State of Wyoming sitting in Cheyenne County and of the United States District Court of the District of Wyoming, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that any such action, litigation, or proceeding may be brought in any such Wyoming state court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation, or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing herein shall affect any right that the Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Junior Loans Creditors or the Borrower or its/their respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) The Junior Loans Creditors and the Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Each party hereto irrevocably consents to the service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.08and agrees that nothing herein will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
9.16 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER THEORY. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO AGENT, ATTORNEY, REPRESENTATIVE, OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Signature page follows.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Lender has executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| LENDER: | ||
| SB INVESCO LLC | ||
| By: | Chessler Holdings, LLC | |
| Its: | Manager | |
| By: | David Chessler | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Exhibit F - lntercreditor Agreement | Page 17 of 20 |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| BORROWER: | ||
| SLINGER BAG, INC. | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SLINGER BAG AMERICAS INC. | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SLINGER BAG CANADA INC. | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SLINGER BAG (UK) LTD. | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SLINGER BAG LTD. | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Exhibit F - lntercreditor Agreement | Page 18 of 20 |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Junior Loans Creditors hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| JUNIOR LOANS CREDITORS: | ||
| 2672237 ONTARIO LIMITED | ||
| By: | Elisha Kalfa | |
| Its: | Authorized Signatory | |
| Midcity Capital Ltd. | ||
| By | ||
| Name: Title: | Authorised signatory | |
| Yonah Kalfa, INDIVIDUALLY | ||
| Exhibit F - lntercreditor Agreement | Page 19 of 20 |
EXHIBIT A
| 1. | 2672237 Ontario Limited Loan Agreements |
(a) The loan agreement between the Borrower and Assig nor1 dated June 1, 2019 whereby the Assignor loaned the principal sum of $1,700,000 at the interest rate of 9.5%;
(b) The loan agreement between the Borrower and the Assignor dated October 7, 2019 whereby the Assignor loaned the principal sum of $500,000 at the interest rate of 9.5%;
(c) The loan agreement between the Borrower and the Assignor dated December 2, 2019 whereby the Assignor loaned the principal sum of $500,000 at the interest rate of 9.5%;
(d) The loan agreement between the Borrower and the Assignor dated December 11, 2019 whereby the Assignor loaned the principal sum of $700,000 at the interest rate of 9.5%;
(e) The loan agreement between the Borrower and the Assignor dated January 8, 2020 whereby the Assignor loaned the principal sum of $200,000 at the interest rate of 9.5%;
(f) The loan agreement between the Borrower and the Assignor dated February 28, 2020 whereby the Assignor loaned the principal sum of $200,000 at the interest rate of 9.5%;
(g) The loan agreement between the Borrower and the Assignor dated May 12, 2020 whereby the Assignor loaned the principal sum of $1,000,000 at the interest rate of 9.5%;
(h) The loan agreement between the Borrower and the Assignor dated July 3, 2020 whereby the Assignor loaned the principal sum of $500,000 at the interest rate of 9.5%;
(i) The loan agreement between the Borrower and the Assignor dated July 3, 2020 whereby the Assignor loaned the principal sum of $120,000 at the interest rate of 9.5%;
(j) The loan agreement between the Borrower and the Assignor dated August 10, 2020 whereby the Assignor loaned the principal sum of $250,000 at the interest rate of 9.5%;
(k) The loan agreement between the Borrower and the Assignor dated September 15, 2020 whereby the Assignor loaned the principal sum of $250,000 at the interest rate of 9.5%; and
(I) The loan agreement between the Borrower and the Assignor dated November 24, 2020 whereby the Assignor loaned the principal sum of $300,000 at the interest rate of 9.5%.
| 2. | Midcity Capital Ltd. Loan Agreement - 2.25% Promissory Note from Slinger Bag Inc. dated December 24, 2021 in the amount of $1,000,000, as extend by the extension agreement dated February 2, 2021. |
| 3. | Yonah Kalfa Loan Agreement - The loan agreement between Slinger Bag Inc. and Yonah Kalfa dated March 25, 2021in the amount of $1,000,000. |
1 Borrower means either Slinger Bag Inc. or Slinger Bag Americas Inc. (as the case may be) and Assignor means 2490585 Ontario Inc.
| Exhibit F - lntercreditor Agreement | Page 20 of 20 |
Exhibit 10.6
WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Warrant Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of 15 April 2021 by and between Slinger Bag, Inc., a Nevada corporation with its principal office at 2709 North Rolling Road, Suite 138, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 (the “Company”) on one hand, and SB Invesco LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company and Chessler Holdings, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, each with its principal office at 50 Central Avenue, Suite 800, Sarasota, FL 34236 (each a “Purchaser,” and collectively, the “Purchasers”) on the other.
BACKGROUND:
| A. | The Company has authorized the sale and issuance of warrants to purchase 2,200,000 shares of Common Stock to the Purchasers in a private placement (the “Offering”). | |
| B. | Pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to sell to the Purchasers listed on the attached Exhibit A, as such exhibit may be amended from time to time, and such Purchasers, severally and not jointly, desire to purchase from the Company that aggregate number of warrants to purchase that aggregate number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. | |
| C. | Reference is made to that certain business loan and security agreement dated as of even date herewith by and between the Company and its Subsidiaries on the one hand and SB Invesco LLC on the other (the “Loan Agreement”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning ascribed to them herein as in the Loan Agreement. |
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Now, therefore, in consideration of the foregoing Background and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
| 1. | Purchase of the Warrants. Agreement to Sell and Purchase. At the Closing (as hereinafter defined}, the Company will issue and sell to each of the Purchasers, and each Purchaser will, severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, the number of warrants to purchase Common Stock of the Company (the “Warrants”) set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A. The Warrants shall be in the form set forth hereto as fabibit B. | |
| 2. | Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company incorporates by reference and restates the representations and warranties made by the Company to SB Invesco LLC in the Loan Agreement. The Company hereby further represents and warrants to each Purchaser: |
Exhibit G - Investment Documents | 1 of 11 | Execution Copy |
| a. | Authorization. The Company has the requisite corporate power to enter into this Agreement and carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement and issue and sell the Warrants and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”). | |
| b. | No Conflict with Other Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Warrant to be sold by the Company under this Agreement, the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants and the consummation of the actions contemplated by this Agreement (which for all purposes herein shall include exercise of the Warrants) will not (A) result in any violation of, be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice: (i) any provision of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof or at the Closing; (ii) any provision of any judgment, arbitration ruling, decree or order to which the Company or its subsidiaries are a party or by which they are bound; (iii) any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness, or any lease, contract, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, loan agreement, joint venture or other agreement, instrument or commitment to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which they or their respective properties are bound; or (iv) any statute, rule, law or governmental regulation applicable to the Company; or (B) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, encumbrance, claim, security interest or restriction whatsoever upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any subsidiary or any acceleration of indebtedness pursuant to any obligation, agreement or condition contained in any bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of indebtedness or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary are a party or by which they are bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any subsidiary is subject. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration, qualification or filing with, any regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental body is required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the valid issuance or sale of the Warrant by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, other than such as have been made or obtained and that remain in full force and effect, and except for the filing of a Form D and any filings required to be made under state securities laws. | |
| c. | SEC Filings. The consolidated financial statements contained in each report, registration statement and definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC,” and the documents, the “Company SEC Documents”): (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto and were timely filed; (ii) the information contained therein as of the respective dates thereof did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading; (iii) were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered, except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements and (in the case of unaudited statements) as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC, and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to year-end audit adjustments; and (iv) fairly present the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and the changes in shareholders’ equity of the Company and its subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby. |
Exhibit G - Investment Documents | 2 of 11 | Execution Copy |
| d. | Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, the Company does not presently own or control, directly or indirectly, and has no stock or other interest as owner or principal in, any other corporation or partnership, joint venture, association or other business venture or entity with material operations. All of the outstanding capital stock or other securities of each Subsidiary is owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any liens, claims, or encumbrances. | |
| e. | Valid Issuance of Securities. The Warrants and Warrant Shares are duly authorized and, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof or the Warrants, as the case may be, will be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all taxes, liens, claims, encumbrances and charges with respect to the issue thereof; provided, however, that the Warrants and Warrant Shares may be subject to restrictions on transfer under state and/or federal securities laws or as otherwise set forth herein. The issuance, sale and delivery of the Warrants and Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof or the Warrant, as the case may be, will not be subject to preemptive rights of shareholders of the Company. The Warrant Shares have been duly reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrant. | |
| f. | Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Purchasers in Section 3.3 of this Agreement on the date hereof, on the Closing Date and solely as this Section relates to the issue and sale of the Warrant Shares on the date(s) of exercise of the Warrant, the offer, issue and sale of the Warrant and issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant (assuming no change in applicable law prior to the date the Warrant Shares are issued), are and will be exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act and have been or will be registered or qualified (or are or will be exempt from registration and qualification) under the registration, permit or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws. 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 require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Warrant to the Purchasers or the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants. Other than the Company SEC Documents, the Company has not distributed and will not distribute prior to the Closing Date any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Warrant or Warrant Shares. The Company has not taken any action to sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy any securities of the Company which would bring the offer, issuance or sale of the Warrant or the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants, within the provisions of Section 5 of the 1933 Act, unless such offer, issuance or sale was or shall be within the exemptions of Section 4 of the 1933 Act. |
Exhibit G - Investment Documents | 3 of 11 | Execution Copy |
| g. | No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Warrant. | |
| h. | No “Bad Actor” Disqualification. The Company has exercised reasonable care, in accordance with SEC rules and guidance, and has conducted a factual inquiry, the nature and scope of which reflect reasonable care under the relevant facts and circumstances, to determine whether any Covered Person (as defined below) is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the 1933 Act (“Disqualification Events”). To the Company’s knowledge, after conducting such sufficiently diligent factual inquiries, no Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event, except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3) under the 1933 Act. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with any disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e) under the 1933 Act. “Covered Persons” are those persons specified in Rule 506(d)(1) under the 1933 Act, including the Company; any predecessor or Affiliate of the Company; any director, executive officer, other officer participating in the offering, general partner or managing member of the Company; any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power; any promoter (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of the sale of the Shares; and any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of the Shares (a “Solicitor”), any general partner or managing member of any Solicitor, and any director, executive officer or other officer participating in the offering of any Solicitor or general partner or managing member of any Solicitor. |
Exhibit G - Investment Documents | 4 of 11 | Execution Copy |
| 3. | Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows: |
| a. | Legal Power. Each Purchaser has the requisite authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement. All action on each Purchaser’s part required for the lawful execution and delivery of this Agreement have been or will be effectively taken prior to the Closing. | |
| b. | Due Execution. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Purchaser, and, upon due execution and delivery by the Company, this Agreement will be a valid and binding agreement of each Purchaser, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles. | |
| c. | Investment Representations. In connection with the sale and issuance of the Warrants and Warrant Shares, each Purchaser, for itself and no other Purchaser, makes the following representations: |
| i. | Investment for Own Account. Each Purchaser is acquiring the Warrants and Warrant Shares for its own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, each Purchaser does not agree to hold any of the Warrant for any minimum or specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. | |
| ii. | Transfer Restrictions; Legends. Each Purchaser understands that (i) the Warrants and Warrant Shares have not been registered under the 1933 Act; (ii) the Warrants and Warrant Shares are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration, based in part upon the Company’s reliance upon the statements and representations made by each Purchasers in this Agreement, and that the Warrants and Warrant Shares must be held by each Purchaser indefinitely, and that each Purchaser must, therefore, bear the economic risk of such investment indefinitely, unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the 1933 Act or is exempt from such registration; (iii) each Certificate representing the Warrants and Warrant Shares will be endorsed with the following legend until the earlier of (1) in the case of the Warrant Shares, such date as the Warrant Shares have been registered for resale by each Purchaser or (2) the date the Warrants or the Warrant Shares, as the case may be, are eligible for sale under Rule 144 under the 1933 Act without limitations: |
Exhibit G - Investment Documents | 5 of 11 | Execution Copy |
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE REGISTRATION OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS, EXEMPTION THEREFROM.PURSUANT TO UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 3.3(6) is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that each Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom.
| iii. | Financial Sophistication; Due Diligence. Each Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement. Such Purchaser has, in connection with its decision to purchase the Securities, relied only upon the representations and warranties contained herein and the information contained in the Company SEC Documents. Further, each Purchaser has had such opportunity to obtain additional information and to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Company, concerning the terms and conditions of the investment and the business and affairs of the Company, as each Purchaser considers necessary in order to form an investment decision. | |
| iv. | Accredited Investor Status. Each Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of the rules and regulations promulgated under the 1933 Act and has provided a questionnaire as requested by the Company to document such status. |
Exhibit G - Investment Documents | 6 of 11 | Execution Copy |
| v. | General Solicitation. Each Purchaser is not purchasing the Warrants as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Warrant published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over the television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement. Prior to the time that each Purchaser was first contacted by the Company such Purchaser had a pre-existing and substantial relationship with the Company. | |
| vi. | No Investment, Tax or Legal Advice. Each Purchaser understands that nothing in the Company SEC Documents, this Agreement, or any other materials presented to each Purchaser in connection with the purchase and sale of the Warrant constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Each Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of Warrant. | |
| vii. | Additional Acknowledgement. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it has independently evaluated the merits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, that it has independently determined to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby, that it is not relying on any advice from or evaluation by any other person. |
| 4. | Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be {i) personally served, {ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, {iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth in the Preamble above or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective {a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below {if delivered on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first Business Day following such delivery {if delivered other than on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or {b) on the second Business Day following the date of mailing by reputable courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices under this Section by giving at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice of such changed address or facsimile number to the other party hereto. |
Exhibit G - Investment Documents | 7 of 11 | Execution Copy |
| 5. | Cumulative Remedies. Except to the extent expressly provided in Section 8 to the contrary, the rights and remedies provided in this Warrant are cumulative and are not exclusive of, and are in addition to and not in substitution for, any other rights or remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise. | |
| 6. | Equitable Relief. Each of the Company and the Holder acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach by such party of any of its obligations under this Warrant may give rise to irreparable harm to the other party hereto for which monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by such party of any such obligations, the other party hereto shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to seek equitable relief, including a restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction. | |
| 7. | Entire Agreement. This Warrant and the Loan Agreement, together with the Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement), constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Warrant with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. | |
| 8. | Successor and Assigns. This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of the Holder. Such successors and/or permitted assigns of the Holder shall be deemed to be a Holder for all purposes hereunder. | |
| 9. | No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Warrant is for the sole benefit of the Company and the Holder and their respective successors and, in the case of the Holder, permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Warrant. | |
| 10. | Headings. The headings in this Warrant are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Warrant. | |
| 11. | Amendment and Modification: Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Warrant may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by the Company or the Holder of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Warrant shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. |
Exhibit G - Investment Documents | 8 of 11 | Execution Copy |
| 12. | Severability. If any term or provision of this Warrant is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Warrant or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. | |
| 13. | Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Wyoming without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule {whether of the State of Wyoming or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Wyoming. | |
| 14. | Submission to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America or the courts of the State of Wyoming in each case located in the and County of Cheyenne, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of process, summons, notice or other document by certified or registered mail to such party’s address set forth herein shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or any proceeding in such courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. | |
| 15. | Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Warrant is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues and, therefore, each such party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any legal action arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby. | |
| 16. | Counterparts. This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Warrant delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Warrant. | |
| 17. | No Strict Construction. This Warrant shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. |
Signature page follows.
Exhibit G - Investment Documents | 9 of 11 | Execution Copy |
In witness whereof, the foregoing Warrant Purchase Agreement is hereby executed as of the date first above written.
| COMPANY: | ||
| Slinger Bag, Inc. | ||
| By: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| HOLDER: | ||
| SB Invesco LLC | ||
| By: | Chessler Holdings, LLC | |
| Its: | Manager | |
| By: | David Chessler | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Exhibit G - Investment Documents | 10 of 11 | Execution Copy |
EXHIBIT A
| 1. | SB Invesco, LLC - 2,000,000 Warrants | |
| 2. | Chessler Holdings, LLC - 200,000 Warrants |
Exhibit G - Investment Documents | 11 of 11 | Execution Copy |
Exhibit 10.7
WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SHARES IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND IS QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW OR (II) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW AND, IF THE CORPORATION REQUESTS, AN OPINION SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT HAS BEEN RENDERED BY COUNSEL.
Warrant Certificate No.:
Original Issue Date: 15 April 2021
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Slinger Bag, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that SB Invesco LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled to purchase from the Company TWO MILLION (2,000,000) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at a purchase price per share of $0.25 (subject to adjustment as provided herein, the “Exercise Price”), all subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth below in this Warrant. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 1 hereof.
This Warrant has been issued pursuant to the terms of the Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of even date herewith (the “Loan Agreement”), between the Company and the Holder.
1. Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Aggregate Exercise Price” means an amount equal to the product of (a) the number of Warrant Shares in respect of which this Warrant is then being exercised pursuant to Section 3 hereof, multiplied by (b) the Exercise Price in effect as of the Exercise Date in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.
“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day, except a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, on which banking institutions in the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, and any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been converted, exchanged or reclassified following the date hereof.
“Common Stock Deemed Outstanding” means, at any given time, the number of shares of Common Stock actually outstanding at such time.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Convertible Securities” means any securities (directly or indirectly) convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, but excluding Options.
“Excluded Issuances” means any issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale) by the Company after the Original Issue Date of: (a) shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of this Warrant; (b) shares of Common Stock (as such number of shares is equitably adjusted for subsequent stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends and recapitalizations) issued directly or upon the exercise of Options to directors, officers, employees, or consultants of the Company in connection with their service as directors of the Company, their employment by the Company or their retention as consultants by the Company, in each case authorized by the Board and issued pursuant to the Company’s service agreements with such persons and/or the Company’s Global Share Incentive Plan (2020) (including all such shares of Common Stock and Options outstanding prior to the Original Issue Date); or Convertible Securities issued prior to the Original Issue Date, provided that such securities are not amended after the date hereof to increase the number of shares of Common Stock issuable thereunder or to lower the exercise or conversion price thereof.
“Exercise Date” means, for any given exercise of this Warrant, the date on which the conditions to such exercise as set forth in Section 3 shall have been satisfied at or prior to 5:00 p.m., Wyoming time, on a Business Day, including, without limitation, the receipt by the Company of the Exercise Agreement, the Warrant and the Aggregate Exercise Price.
“Exercise Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(i).
“Exercise Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Exercise Price” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Fair Market Value” means, as of any particular date: (a) the volume weighted average of the closing sales prices of the Common Stock for such day on all domestic securities exchanges on which the Common Stock may at the time be listed; (b) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on any such exchange on any such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock on all such exchanges at the end of such day; (c) if on any such day the Common Stock is not listed on a domestic securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association for such day; or (d) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association on such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association at the end of such day; in each case, averaged over twenty (20) consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately prior to the day as of which “Fair Market Value” is being determined; provided, that if the Common Stock is listed on any domestic securities exchange, the term “Business Day” as used in this sentence means Business Days on which such exchange is open for trading. If at any time the Common Stock is not listed on any domestic securities exchange or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association, the “Fair Market Value” of the Common Stock shall be the fair market value per share as determined jointly by the Board and the Holder; provided, that if the Board and the Holder are unable to agree on the fair market value per share of the Common Stock within a reasonable period of time (not to exceed 10 days from the Company’s receipt of the Exercise Agreement), such fair market value shall be determined by a mutually agreeable investment banking, accounting or valuation firm. The determination of such firm shall be final and conclusive, and the fees and expenses of such valuation firm shall be borne equally by the Company and the Holder.
“Holder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.
“Options” means any warrants or other rights or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
“Original Issue Date” means 15 April 2021, the date on which the Warrant was issued by the Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
“Nasdaq” means The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.
“OTC Bulletin Board” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority OTC Bulletin Board electronic inter-dealer quotation system.
“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, trust, incorporated organization or government or department or agency thereof.
“Pink OTC Markets” means the OTC Markets Group Inc. electronic inter- dealer quotation system, including OTCQX, OTCQB and OTC Pink.
“Loan Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Warrant” means this Warrant and all warrants issued upon division or combination of, or in substitution for, this Warrant.
“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company then purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.
2. Term of Warrant. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof and prior to 5:00 p.m., Wyoming time, on 15 April 2023, or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day (the “Exercise Period”), the Holder of this Warrant may exercise this Warrant for all or any part of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder (subject to adjustment as provided herein).
3. Exercise of Warrant.
(a) Exercise Procedure. This Warrant may be exercised from time to time on any Business Day during the Exercise Period, for all or any part ofthe unexercised Warrant Shares, upon:
(i) surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its then principal executive offices (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction), together with an Exercise Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, an “Exercise Agreement”), duly completed (including specifying the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased) and executed; and
(ii) payment to the Company of the Aggregate Exercise Price in accordance with Section 3(b).
(b) Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price. Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price shall be made, at the option of the Holder as expressed in the Exercise Agreement, by the following methods:
(i) by delivery to the Company of a certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company, in the amount of such Aggregate Exercise Price;
(ii) by instructing the Company to issue Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of all or any part of this Warrant on a net basis such that, without payment of any cash consideration or other immediately available funds, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant in exchange for the number of Warrant Shares as is computed using the following formula:
Where:
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Y = the total number of Warrant Shares for which the Holder has elected to exercise this Warrant pursuant to Section 3(a).
A= the Fair Market Value of one Warrant Share as of the applicable Exercise Date.
B = the Exercise Price in effect under this Warrant as of the applicable Exercise Date.
X = Y(A- B) + A
(iii) by surrendering to the Company (x) Warrant Shares previously acquired by the Holder with an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the Exercise Date equal to such Aggregate Exercise Price and/or (y) other securities of the Company having a value as of the Exercise Date equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price (which value in the case of debt securities shall be the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, in the case of preferred stock shall be the liquidation value thereof plus accumulated and unpaid dividends and in the case of shares of Common Stock shall be the Fair Market Value thereof); or
(iv) any combination of the foregoing.
In the event of any withholding of Warrant Shares or surrender of other equity securities pursuant to clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) above where the number of shares whose value is equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price is not a whole number, the number of shares withheld by or surrendered to the Company shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share and the Company shall make a cash payment to the Holder (by delivery of a certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) based on the incremental fraction of a share being so withheld by or surrendered to the Company in an amount equal to the product of (x) such incremental fraction of a share being so withheld or surrendered multiplied by (y) in the case of Common Stock, the Fair Market Value per Warrant Share as of the Exercise Date, and, in all other cases, the value thereof as of the Exercise Date determined in accordance with clause (iii)(y) above.
(c) Delivery of Stock Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company of the Exercise Agreement, surrender of this Warrant and payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price (in accordance with Section 3(a) hereof), the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within five (5) Business Days thereafter, execute (or cause to be executed) and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share, as provided in Section 3(d) hereof. The stock certificate or certificates so delivered shall be, to the extent possible, in such denomination or denominations as the exercising Holder shall reasonably request in the Exercise Agreement and shall be registered in the name of the Holder or, subject to compliance with Section 7 below, such other Person’s name as shall be designated in the Exercise Agreement. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised and such certificate or certificates of Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and the Holder or any other Person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such Warrant Shares for all purposes, as of the Exercise Date.
(d) Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue a fractional Warrant Share upon exercise of any Warrant. As to any fraction of a Warrant Share that the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay to such Holder an amount in cash (by delivery of a certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) equal to the product of (i) such fraction multiplied by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one Warrant Share on the Exercise Date.
(e) Delivery of New Warrant. Unless the purchase rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares being issued in accordance with Section 3(c) hereof, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unexpired and unexercised Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant. Such new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical to this Warrant.
(f) Valid Issuance of Warrant and Warrant Shares; Payment of Taxes. With respect to the exercise of this warrant, the Company hereby represents, covenants and agrees:
(i) This Warrant is, and any Warrant issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant shall be, upon issuance, duly authorized and validly issued.
(ii) All Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be, upon issuance, and the Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that such Warrant Shares are, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, issued without violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any stockholder of the Company and free and clear of all taxes, liens and charges.
(iii) The Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary to ensure that all such Warrant Shares are issued without violation by the Company of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares may be listed at the time of such exercise (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Company upon each such issuance).
(iv) The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Warrant Shares, immediately upon such exercise, to be listed on any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares are listed at the time of such exercise.
(v) The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to, the issuance or delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant; provided, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed with respect to any applicable withholding or the issuance or delivery of the Warrant Shares to any Person other than the Holder, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the Person requesting such issuance has paid to the Company the amount of any such tax, or has established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
(g) Conditional Exercise. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if an exercise of any portion of this Warrant is to be made in connection with a public offering or a sale of the Company (pursuant to a merger, sale of stock, or otherwise), such exercise may at the election of the Holder be conditioned upon the consummation of such transaction, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed to be effective until immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.
(h) Reservation of Shares. During the Exercise Period, the Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the exercise of this Warrant, the maximum number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant, and the par value per Warrant Share shall at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Exercise Price. The Company shall not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect and shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.
4. Adjustment to Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares. In order to prevent dilution of the purchase rights granted under this Warrant, the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 4 (in each case, after taking into consideration any prior adjustments pursuant to this Section 4).
(a) Adjustment to Exercise Price and Warrant Shares Upon Dividend, Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company shall, at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, (i) pay a dividend or make any other distribution upon the Common Stock or any other capital stock of the Company payable in shares of Common Stock or in Options or Convertible Securities, or (ii) subdivide (by any stock split, recapitalization or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to any such dividend, distribution or subdivision shall be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 4(a) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the dividend, subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(b) Adjustment to Exercise Price and Warrant Shares Upon Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger. In the event of any (i) capital reorganization of the Company, (ii) reclassification of the stock of the Company (other than a change in par value or from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value or as a result of a stock dividend or subdivision, split-up or combination of shares), (iii) consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, (iv) sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or (v) other similar transaction (other than any such transaction covered by Section 4(a)), in each case which entitles the holders of Common Stock to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock, each Warrant shall, immediately after such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction, remain outstanding and shall thereafter, in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the number of Warrant Shares then exercisable under this Warrant, be exercisable for the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or assets of the Company or of the successor Person resulting from such transaction to which the Holder would have been entitled upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction if the Holder had exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior to the time of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction and acquired the applicable number of Warrant Shares then issuable hereunder as a result of such exercise (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant); and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder) shall be made with respect to the Holder’s rights under this Warrant to insure that the provisions of this Section 4 hereof shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as possible, to this Warrant in relation to any shares of stock, securities or assets thereafter acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant (including, in the case of any consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction in which the successor or purchasing Person is other than the Company, an immediate adjustment in the Exercise Price to the value per share for the Common Stock reflected by the terms of such consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction, and a corresponding immediate adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise, if the value so reflected is less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction). The provisions of this Section 4(6) shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales or similar transactions. The Company shall not effect any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction unless, prior to the consummation thereof, the successor Person (if other than the Company) resulting from such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction, shall assume, by written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant and satisfactory to the Holder, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such shares of stock, securities or assets which, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, such Holder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to any corporate event or other transaction contemplated by the provisions of this Section 4(6), the Holder shall have the right to elect prior to the consummation of such event or transaction, to give effect to the exercise rights contained in Section 2 instead of giving effect to the provisions contained in this Section 4(6) with respect to this Warrant.
(c) Certain Events. If any event of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions occurs, then the Board shall make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the Holder in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Section 4; provided, that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 4(c) shall increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares issuable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 4.
(d) Certificate as to Adjustment.
(i) As promptly as reasonably practicable following any adjustment of the Exercise Price, but in any event not later than twenty (20) Business Days thereafter, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate of an executive officer setting forth in reasonable detail such adjustment and the facts upon which it is based and certifying the calculation thereof.
(ii) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the receipt by the Company of a written request by the Holder, but in any event not later than twenty (20) Business Days thereafter, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate of an executive officer certifying the Exercise Price then in effect and the number of Warrant Shares or the amount, if any, of other shares of stock, securities or assets then issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.
(e) Notices. In the event:
(i) that the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, to vote at a meeting (or by written consent), to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other security; or
(ii) of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person; or
(iii) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding- up of the Company; then, and in each such case, the Company shall send or cause to be sent to the Holder at least twenty (20) Business Days prior to the applicable record date or the applicable expected effective date, as the case may be, for the event, a written notice specifying, as the case may be, (A) the record date for such dividend, distribution, meeting or consent or other right or action, and a description of such dividend, distribution or other right or action to be taken at such meeting or by written consent, or (B) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is propo’sed to take place, and the date, if any is to be fixed, as of which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken with respect to which the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, and the amount per share and character of such exchange applicable to the Warrant and the Warrant Shares.
5. Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 4 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any shares of Common Stock, Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder shall be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder would have acquired if the Holder had held the number of Warrant Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Holder shall not be entitled to the Purchase Rights granted herein with respect to any Excluded Issuance.
6. Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or otherwise. the Company guarantees to Holder that the gross sale price of the Warrant Shares sold by Holder will be no less. on average. than $1.50 per Warrant Share (the “Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price”).
(b) The actual gross sale price received by Holder on the sale of the Warrant Shares shall be calculated on the earlier of (i) 15 April 2023: or (ii) the date on which the last Warrant Share is sold.
(c) If, for any reason. Holder receives less than Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price on the sale of Warrant Shares. the Company will. within two (2) Business Days. issue to Holder shares of Common Stock. valued at Fair Market Value. in such amount such that Holder has received the Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price.
(d) This obligation of the Company shall terminate on 15 April 2023.
(e) By way of example. if on 20 April 2022: (x) Holder sells the last Warrant Share issued hereunder: (y) the total gross amount received by Holder for the sale of all the Warrant Shares is $2,000.000 (i.e. $1 per Warrant Share): and (z) the Fair Market Value of the Company Common Stock is $1: then prior to the end of business on 22 April 2022. the Company will issue Holder 1,000.000 shares of Common Stock. which will result in a deemed net profit of $.2.500,000 to the Holder.
7. Transfer of Warrant. Subject to the transfer conditions referred to in the legend endorsed hereon, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, by the Holder without charge to the Holder, upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its then principal executive offices with a properly completed and duly executed Assignment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, together with funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes described in Section 3(f)(v) in connection with the making of such transfer. Upon such compliance, surrender and delivery and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant, if any, not so assigned and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.
8. Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder: Limitations on Liability. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares to which the Holder is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 8, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.
9. Replacement on Loss: Division and Combination.
(a) Replacement of Warrant on Loss. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and upon delivery of an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (it being understood that a written indemnification agreement or affidavit of loss of the Holder shall be a sufficient indemnity) and, in case of mutilation, upon surrender of such Warrant for cancellation to the Company, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver to the Holder, in lieu hereof, a new Warrant of like tenor and exercisable for an equivalent number of Warrant Shares as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed; provided, that, in the case of mutilation, no indemnity shall be required if this Warrant in identifiable form is surrendered to the Company for cancellation.
(b) Division and Combination of Warrant. Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of this Warrant as to any transfer or other assignment which may be involved in such division or combination, this Warrant may be divided or, following any such division of this Warrant, subsequently combined with other Warrants, upon the surrender of this Warrant or Warrants to the Company at its then principal executive offices, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the respective Holders or their agents or attorneys. Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of this Warrant as to any transfer or assignment which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall at its own expense execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered in accordance with such notice. Such new Warrant or Warrants shall be of like tenor to the surrendered Warrant or Warrants and shall be exercisable in the aggregate for an equivalent number of Warrant Shares as the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered in accordance with such notice.
10. No Impairment. The Company shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but shall at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the Holder in order to protect the exercise rights of the Holder against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant.
11. Compliance with the Securities Act.
(a) Agreement to Comply with the Securities Act; Legend. The Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 11 and the restrictive legend requirements set forth on the face of this Warrant and further agrees that such Holder shall not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). This Warrant and all Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant (unless registered under the Securities Act) shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SHARES IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND IS QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW OR (II) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW AND, IF THE CORPORATION REQUESTS, AN OPINION SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT HAS BEEN RENDERED BY COUNSEL. II
(b) Representations of the Holder. In connection with the issuance of this Warrant, the Holder specifically represents, as of the date hereof, to the Company by acceptance of this Warrant as follows:
(i) The Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The Holder is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof for investment for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
(ii) The Holder understands and acknowledges that this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof are “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that, under such laws and applicable regulations, such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. In addition, the Holder represents that it is familiar with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.
(iii) The Holder acknowledges that it can bear the economic and financial risk of its investment for an indefinite period, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Warrant and the Warrant Shares. The Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Warrant and the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company.
12. Warrant Register. The Company shall keep and properly maintain at its principal executive offices books for the registration of the Warrant and any transfers thereof. The Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name the Warrant is registered on such register as the Holder thereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, except any assignment, division, combination or other transfer of the Warrant effected in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.
13. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth in the Preamble above or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first Business Day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second Business Day following the date of mailing by reputable courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices under this Section by giving at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice of such changed address or facsimile number to the other party hereto.
14. Cumulative Remedies. Except to the extent expressly provided in Section 8 to the contrary, the rights and remedies provided in this Warrant are cumulative and are not exclusive of, and are in addition to and not in substitution for, any other rights or remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise.
15. Equitable Relief. Each of the Company and the Holder acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach by such party of any of its obligations under this Warrant may give rise to irreparable harm to the other party hereto for which monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by such party of any such obligations, the other party hereto shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to seek equitable relief, including a restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction.
16. Entire Agreement. This Warrant and the Loan Agreement, together with the Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement), constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Warrant with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.
17. Successor and Assigns. This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of the Holder. Such successors and/or permitted assigns of the Holder shall be deemed to be a Holder for all purposes hereunder.
18. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Warrant is for the sole benefit of the Company and the Holder and their respective successors and, in the case of the Holder, permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Warrant.
19. Headings. The headings in this Warrant are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Warrant.
20. Amendment and Modification: Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Warrant may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by the Company or the Holder of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Warrant shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
21. Severability. If any term or prov1s1on of this Warrant is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Warrant or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
22. Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Wyoming without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Wyoming or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Wyoming.
23. Submission to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America or the courts of the State of Wyoming in each case located in the and County of Cheyenne, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of process, summons, notice or other document by certified or registered mail to such party’s address set forth herein shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or any proceeding in such courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
24. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Warrant is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues and, therefore, each such party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any legal action arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby.
25. Counterparts. This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Warrant delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Warrant.
26. No Strict Construction. This Warrant shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.
Signature page follows.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this Warrant on the Original Issue Date.
| SLINGER BAG, INC., a Nevada corporation | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Accepted and agreed,
| SB Invesco LLC | ||
| By: | Chessler Holdings, LLC | |
| Its: | Manager | |
| By: | ||
| Name: | David Chessler | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SHARES IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND IS QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW OR (II) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW AND, IF THE CORPORATION REQUESTS, AN OPINION SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT HAS BEEN RENDERED BY COUNSEL.
Warrant Certificate No.:
Original Issue Date: 15 April 2021
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Slinger Bag, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that Chessler Holdings LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled to purchase from the Company TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND (200,000) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at a purchase price per share of $0.25 (subject to adjustment as provided herein, the “Exercise Price”), all subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth below in this Warrant. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 1 hereof.
This Warrant has been issued pursuant to the terms of the Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of even date herewith (the “Loan Agreement”), between the Company and the Holder.
1. Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Aggregate Exercise Price” means an amount equal to the product of (a) the number of Warrant Shares in respect of which this Warrant is then being exercised pursuant to Section 3 hereof, multiplied by (b) the Exercise Price in effect as of the Exercise Date in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.
“Board ” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day, except a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, on which banking institutions in the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, and any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been converted, exchanged or reclassified following the date hereof.
“Common Stock Deemed Outstanding” means, at any given time, the number of shares of Common Stock actually outstanding at such time.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Convertible Securities” means any securities (directly or indirectly) convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, but excluding Options.
“Excluded Issuances” means any issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale) by the Company after the Original Issue Date of: (a) shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of this Warrant; (b) shares of Common Stock (as such number of shares is equitably adjusted for subsequent stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends and recapitalizations) issued directly or upon the exercise of Options to directors, officers, employees, or consultants of the Company in connection with their service as directors of the Company, their employment by the Company or their retention as consultants by the Company, in each case authorized by the Board and issued pursuant to the Company’s service agreements with such persons and/or the Company’s Global Share Incentive Plan (2020) (including all such shares of Common Stock and Options outstanding prior to the Original Issue Date); or Convertible Securities issued prior to the Original Issue Date, provided that such securities are not amended after the date hereof to increase the number of shares of Common Stock issuable thereunder or to lower the exercise or conversion price thereof.
“Exercise Date” means, for any given exercise of this Warrant, the date on which the conditions to such exercise as set forth in Section 3 shall have been satisfied at or prior to 5:00 p.m., Wyoming time, on a Business Day, including, without limitation, the receipt by the Company of the Exercise Agreement, the Warrant and the Aggregate Exercise Price.
“Exercise Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(i).
“Exercise Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Exercise Price” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Fair Market Value” means, as of any particular date: (a) the volume weighted average of the closing sales prices of the Common Stock for such day on all domestic securities exchanges on which the Common Stock may at the time be listed; (b) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on any such exchange on any such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock on all such exchanges at the end of such day; (c) if on any such day the Common Stock is not listed on a domestic securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association for such day; or (d) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association on such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association at the end of such day; in each case, averaged over twenty (20) consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately prior to the day as of which “Fair Market Value” is being determined; provided, that if the Common Stock is listed on any domestic securities exchange, the term “Business Day” as used in this sentence means Business Days on which such exchange is open for trading. If at any time the Common Stock is not listed on any domestic securities exchange or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association, the “Fair Market Value” of the Common Stock shall be the fair market value per share as determined jointly by the Board and the Holder[; provided, that if the Board and the Holder are unable to agree on the fair market value per share of the Common Stock within a reasonable period of time (not to exceed 10 days from the Company’s receipt of the Exercise Agreement), such fair market value shall be determined by a mutually agreeable investment banking, accounting or valuation firm. The determination of such firm shall be final and conclusive, and the fees and expenses of such valuation firm shall be borne equally by the Company and the Holder.
“Holder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.
“Options” means any warrants or other rights or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
“Original Issue Date” means 15 April 2021, the date on which the Warrant was issued by the Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
“Nasdaq” means The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.
“OTC Bulletin Board” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority OTC Bulletin Board electronic inter-dealer quotation system.
“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, trust, incorporated organization or government or department or agency thereof.
“Pink OTC Markets” means the OTC Markets Group Inc. electronic inter- dealer quotation system, including OTCQX, OTCQB and OTC Pink.
“Loan Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Warrant” means this Warrant and all warrants issued upon division or combination of, or in substitution for, this Warrant.
“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company then purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.
2. Term of Warrant. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof and prior to 5:00 p.m., Wyoming time, on 15 April 2023, or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day (the “Exercise Period”), the Holder of this Warrant may exercise this Warrant for all or any part of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder (subject to adjustment as provided herein).
3. Exercise of Warrant.
(a) Exercise Procedure. This Warrant may be exercised from time to time on any Business Day during the Exercise Period, for all or any part of the unexercised Warrant Shares, upon:
(i) surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its then principal executive offices (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction), together with an Exercise Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, an “Exercise Agreement”), duly completed (including specifying the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased) and executed; and
(ii) payment to the Company of the Aggregate Exercise Price in accordance with Section 3(6).
(b) Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price. Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price shall be made, at the option of the Holder as expressed in the Exercise Agreement, by the following methods:
(i) by delivery to the Company of a certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company, in the amount of such Aggregate Exercise Price;
(ii) by instructing the Company to issue Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of all or any part of this Warrant on a net basis such that, without payment of any cash consideration or other immediately available funds, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant in exchange for the number of Warrant Shares as is computed using the following formula:
Where:
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Y = the total number of Warrant Shares for which the Holder has elected to exercise this Warrant pursuant to Section 3(a).
A= the Fair Market Value of one Warrant Share as of the applicable Exercise Date.
B = the Exercise Price in effect under this Warrant as of the applicable Exercise Date.
X = Y(A - B) ..,. A)
(iii) by surrendering to the Company (x) Warrant Shares previously acquired by the Holder with an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the Exercise Date equal to such Aggregate Exercise Price and/or (y) other securities of the Company having a value as of the Exercise Date equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price (which value in the case of debt securities shall be the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, in the case of preferred stock shall be the liquidation value thereof plus accumulated and unpaid dividends and in the case of shares of Common Stock shall be the Fair Market Value thereof); or
(iv) any combination of the foregoing.
In the event of any withholding of Warrant Shares or surrender of other equity securities pursuant to clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) above where the number of shares whose value is equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price is not a whole number, the number of shares withheld by or surrendered to the Company shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share and the Company shall make a cash payment to the Holder (by delivery of a certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) based on the incremental fraction of a share being so withheld by or surrendered to the Company in an amount equal to the product of (x) such incremental fraction of a share being so withheld or surrendered multiplied by (y) in the case of Common Stock, the Fair Market Value per Warrant Share as of the Exercise Date, and, in all other cases, the value thereof as of the Exercise Date determined in accordance with clause (iii)(y) above.
(c) Delivery of Stock Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company of the Exercise Agreement, surrender of this Warrant and payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price (in accordance with Section 3(a) hereof), the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within five (5) Business Days thereafter, execute (or cause to be executed) and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share, as provided in Section 3(d) hereof. The stock certificate or certificates so delivered shall be, to the extent possible, in such denomination or denominations as the exercising Holder shall reasonably request in the Exercise Agreement and shall be registered in the name of the Holder or, subject to compliance with Section 7 below, such other Person’s name as shall be designated in the Exercise Agreement. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised and such certificate or certificates of Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and the Holder or any other Person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such Warrant Shares for all purposes, as of the Exercise Date.
(d) Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue a fractional Warrant Share upon exercise of any Warrant. As to any fraction of a Warrant Share that the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay to such Holder an amount in cash (by delivery of a certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) equal to the product of (i) such fraction multiplied by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one Warrant Share on the Exercise Date.
(e) Delivery of New Warrant. Unless the purchase rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares being issued in accordance with Section 3(c) hereof, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unexpired and unexercised Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant. Such new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical to this Warrant.
(f) Valid Issuance of Warrant and Warrant Shares; Payment of Taxes. With respect to the exercise of this warrant, the Company hereby represents, covenants and agrees:
(i) This Warrant is, and any Warrant issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant shall be, upon issuance, duly authorized and validly issued.
(ii) All Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be, upon issuance, and the Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that such Warrant Shares are, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, issued without violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any stockholder of the Company and free and clear of all taxes, liens and charges.
(iii) The Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary to ensure that all such Warrant Shares are issued without violation by the Company of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares may be listed at the time of such exercise (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Company upon each such issuance).
(iv) The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Warrant Shares, immediately upon such exercise, to be listed on any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares are listed at the time of such exercise.
(v) The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to, the issuance or delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant; provided, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed with respect to any applicable withholding or the issuance or delivery of the Warrant Shares to any Person other than the Holder, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the Person requesting such issuance has paid to the Company the amount of any such tax, or has established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
(g) Conditional Exercise. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if an exercise of any portion of this Warrant is to be made in connection with a public offering or a sale of the Company (pursuant to a merger, sale of stock, or otherwise), such exercise may at the election of the Holder be conditioned upon the consummation of such transaction, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed to be effective until immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.
(h) Reservation of Shares. During the Exercise Period, the Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the exercise of this Warrant, the maximum number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant, and the par value per Warrant Share shall at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Exercise Price. The Company shall not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect and shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.
4. Adjustment to Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares. In order to prevent dilution of the purchase rights granted under this Warrant, the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 4 (in each case, after taking into consideration any prior adjustments pursuant to this Section 4).
(a) Adjustment to Exercise Price and Warrant Shares Upon Dividend, Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company shall, at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, (i) pay a dividend or make any other distribution upon the Common Stock or any other capital stock of the Company payable in shares of Common Stock or in Options or Convertible Securities, or (ii) subdivide (by any stock split, recapitalization or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to any such dividend, distribution or subdivision shall be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 4(a) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the dividend, subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(b) Adjustment to Exercise Price and Warrant Shares Upon Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger. In the event of any (i) capital reorganization of the Company, (ii) reclassification of the stock of the Company (other than a change in par value or from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value or as a result of a stock dividend or subdivision, split-up or combination of shares), (iii) consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, (iv) sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or (v) other similar transaction (other than any such transaction covered by Section 4(a)), in each case which entitles the holders of Common Stock to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock, each Warrant shall, immediately after such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction, remain outstanding and shall thereafter, in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the number of Warrant Shares then exercisable under this Warrant, be exercisable for the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or assets of the Company or of the successor Person resulting from such transaction to which the Holder would have been entitled upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction if the Holder had exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior to the time of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction and acquired the applicable number of Warrant Shares then issuable hereunder as a result of such exercise (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant); and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder) shall be made with respect to the Holder’s rights under this Warrant to insure that the provisions of this Section 4 hereof shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as possible, to this Warrant in relation to any shares of stock, securities or assets thereafter acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant (including, in the case of any consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction in which the successor or purchasing Person is other than the Company, an immediate adjustment in the Exercise Price to the value per share for the Common Stock reflected by the terms of such consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction, and a corresponding immediate adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise, if the value so reflected is less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction). The provisions of this Section 4(b) shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales or similar transactions. The Company shall not effect any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction unless, prior to the consummation thereof, the successor Person (if other than the Company) resulting from such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction, shall assume, by written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant and satisfactory to the Holder, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such shares of stock, securities or assets which, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, such Holder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to any corporate event or other transaction contemplated by the provisions of this Section 4(b), the Holder shall have the right to elect prior to the consummation of such event or transaction, to give effect to the exercise rights contained in Section 2 instead of giving effect to the provisions contained in this Section 4(b) with respect to this Warrant.
(c) Certain Events. If any event of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions occurs, then the Board shall make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the Holder in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Section 4; provided, that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 4(c) shall increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares issuable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 4.
(d) Certificate as to Adjustment.
(i) As promptly as reasonably practicable following any adjustment of the Exercise Price, but in any event not later than twenty (20) Business Days thereafter, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate of an executive officer setting forth in reasonable detail such adjustment and the facts upon which it is based and certifying the calculation thereof.
(ii) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the receipt by the Company of a written request by the Holder, but in any event not later than twenty (20) Business Days thereafter, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate of an executive officer certifying the Exercise Price then in effect and the number of Warrant Shares or the amount, if any, of other shares of stock, securities or assets then issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.
(e) Notices. In the event:
(i) that the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, to vote at a meeting (or by written consent), to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other security; or
(ii) of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person; or
(iii) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding- up of the Company; then, and in each such case, the Company shall send or cause to be sent to the Holder at least twenty (20) Business Days prior to the applicable record date or the applicable expected effective date, as the case may be, for the event, a written notice specifying, as the case may be, (A) the record date for such dividend, distribution, meeting or consent or other right or action, and a description of such dividend, distribution or other right or action to be taken at such meeting or by written consent, or (B) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is proposed to take place, and the date, if any is to be fixed, as of which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken with respect to which the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, and the amount per share and character of such exchange applicable to the Warrant and the Warrant Shares.
5. Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 4 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any shares of Common Stock, Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder shall be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder would have acquired if the Holder had held the number of Warrant Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Holder shall not be entitled to the Purchase Rights granted herein with respect to any Excluded Issuance.
6. Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or otherwise, the Company guarantees to Holder that the gross sale price of the Warrant Shares sold by Holder will be no less, on average, than $1.50 per Warrant Share (the “Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price”).
(b) The actual gross sale price received by Holder on the sale of the Warrant Shares shall be calculated on the earlier of (i) 15 April 2023; or (ii) the date on which the last Warrant Share is sold.
(c) If, for any reason, Holder receives less than Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price on the sale of Warrant Shares, the Company will, within two (2) Business Days, issue to Holder shares of Common Stock, valued at Fair Market Value, in such amount such that Holder has received the Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price.
(d) This obligation of the Company shall terminate on 15 April 2023.
(e) By way of example, if on 20 April 2022: (x) Holder sells the last Warrant Share issued hereunder; (y) the total gross amount received by Holder for the sale of all the Warrant Shares is $200,000 (i.e., $1 per Warrant Share); and (z) the Fair Market Value of the Company Common Stock is $1; then prior to the end of business on 22 April 2022, the Company will issue Holder 100,000 shares of Common Stock, which will result in a deemed net profit of $250,000 to the Holder.
7. Transfer of Warrant. Subject to the transfer conditions referred to in the legend endorsed hereon, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, by the Holder without charge to the Holder, upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its then principal executive offices with a properly completed and duly executed Assignment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, together with funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes described in Section 3(f)(v) in connection with the making of such transfer. Upon such compliance, surrender and delivery and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant, if any, not so assigned and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.
8. Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder: Limitations on Liability. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares to which the Holder is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 8, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.
9. Replacement on Loss: Division and Combination.
(a) Replacement of Warrant on Loss. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and upon delivery of an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (it being understood that a written indemnification agreement or affidavit of loss of the Holder shall be a sufficient indemnity) and, in case of mutilation, upon surrender of such Warrant for cancellation to the Company, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver to the Holder, in lieu hereof, a new Warrant of like tenor and exercisable for an equivalent number of Warrant Shares as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed; provided, that, in the case of mutilation, no indemnity shall be required if this Warrant in identifiable form is surrendered to the Company for cancellation.
(b) Division and Combination of Warrant. Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of this Warrant as to any transfer or other assignment which may be involved in such division or combination, this Warrant may be divided or, following any such division of this Warrant, subsequently combined with other Warrants, upon the surrender of this Warrant or Warrants to the Company at its then principal executive offices, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the respective Holders or their agents or attorneys. Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of this Warrant as to any transfer or assignment which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall at its own expense execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered in accordance with such notice. Such new Warrant or Warrants shall be of like tenor to the surrendered Warrant or Warrants and shall be exercisable in the aggregate for an equivalent number of Warrant Shares as the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered in accordance with such notice.
10. No Impairment. The Company shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but shall at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the Holder in order to protect the exercise rights of the Holder against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant.
11. Compliance with the Securities Act.
(a) Agreement to Comply with the Securities Act; Legend. The Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 11 and the restrictive legend requirements set forth on the face of this Warrant and further agrees that such Holder shall not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). This Warrant and all Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant (unless registered under the Securities Act) shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SHARES IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND IS QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW OR (II) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW AND, IF THE CORPORATION REQUESTS, AN OPINION SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT HAS BEEN RENDERED BY COUNSEL. II
(b) Representations of the Holder. In connection with the issuance of this Warrant, the Holder specifically represents, as of the date hereof, to the Company by acceptance of this Warrant as follows:
(i) The Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The Holder is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof for investment for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
(ii) The Holder understands and acknowledges that this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof are “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that, under such laws and applicable regulations, such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. In addition, the Holder represents that it is familiar with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.
(iii) The Holder acknowledges that it can bear the economic and financial risk of its investment for an indefinite period, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Warrant and the Warrant Shares. The Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Warrant and the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company.
12. Warrant Register. The Company shall keep and properly maintain at its principal executive offices books for the registration of the Warrant and any transfers thereof. The Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name the Warrant is registered on such register as the Holder thereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, except any assignment, division, combination or other transfer of the Warrant effected in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.
13. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth in the Preamble above or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective {a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first Business Day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second Business Day following the date of mailing by reputable courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices under this Section by giving at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice of such changed address or facsimile number to the other party hereto.
14. Cumulative Remedies. Except to the extent expressly provided in Section 8 to the contrary, the rights and remedies provided in this Warrant are cumulative and are not exclusive of, and are in addition to and not in substitution for, any other rights or remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise.
15. Equitable Relief. Each of the Company and the Holder acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach by such party of any of its obligations under this Warrant may give rise to irreparable harm to the other party hereto for which monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by such party of any such obligations, the other party hereto shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to seek equitable relief, including a restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction.
16. Entire Agreement. This Warrant and the Loan Agreement, together with the Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement), constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Warrant with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.
17. Successor and Assigns. This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of the Holder. Such successors and/or permitted assigns of the Holder shall be deemed to be a Holder for all purposes hereunder.
18. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Warrant is for the sole benefit of the Company and the Holder and their respective successors and, in the case of the Holder, permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Warrant.
19. Headings. The headings in this Warrant are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Warrant.
20. Amendment and Modification: Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Warrant may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by the Company or the Holder of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Warrant shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
21. Severability. If any term or prov1s1on of this Warrant is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Warrant or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
22. Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Wyoming without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Wyoming or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Wyoming.
23. Submission to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts ofthe United States of America or the courts ofthe State of Wyoming in each case located in the and County of Cheyenne, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of process, summons, notice or other document by certified or registered mail to such party’s address set forth herein shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or any proceeding in such courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
24. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Warrant is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues and, therefore, each such party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any legal action arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby.
25. Counterparts. This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Warrant delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Warrant.
26. No Strict Construction. This Warrant shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.
Signature page follows.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this Warrant on the Original Issue Date.
| SLINGER BAG, INC., a Nevada corporation | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Accepted and agreed, | ||
| CHESSLER HOLDINGS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 10.8
WARRANT
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SHARES IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND IS QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW OR (II) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW AND, IF THE CORPORATION REQUESTS, AN OPINION SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT HAS BEEN RENDERED BY COUNSEL.
Warrant Certificate No.:
Original Issue Date: 15 April 2021
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Slinger Bag, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that Chessler Holdings LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled to purchase from the Company TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND (200,000) duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at a purchase price per share of $0.25 (subject to adjustment as provided herein, the “Exercise Price”), all subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth below in this Warrant. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 1 hereof.
This Warrant has been issued pursuant to the terms of the Business Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of even date herewith (the “Loan Agreement”), between the Company and the Holder.
1. Definitions. As used in this Warrant, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Aggregate Exercise Price” means an amount equal to the product of (a) the number of Warrant Shares in respect of which this Warrant is then being exercised pursuant to Section 3 hereof, multiplied by (b) the Exercise Price in effect as of the Exercise Date in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.
“Board ” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day, except a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, on which banking institutions in the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, and any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been converted, exchanged or reclassified following the date hereof.
“Common Stock Deemed Outstanding” means, at any given time, the number of shares of Common Stock actually outstanding at such time.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Convertible Securities” means any securities (directly or indirectly) convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, but excluding Options.
“Excluded Issuances” means any issuance or sale (or deemed issuance or sale) by the Company after the Original Issue Date of: (a) shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of this Warrant; (b) shares of Common Stock (as such number of shares is equitably adjusted for subsequent stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends and recapitalizations) issued directly or upon the exercise of Options to directors, officers, employees, or consultants of the Company in connection with their service as directors of the Company, their employment by the Company or their retention as consultants by the Company, in each case authorized by the Board and issued pursuant to the Company’s service agreements with such persons and/or the Company’s Global Share Incentive Plan (2020) (including all such shares of Common Stock and Options outstanding prior to the Original Issue Date); or Convertible Securities issued prior to the Original Issue Date, provided that such securities are not amended after the date hereof to increase the number of shares of Common Stock issuable thereunder or to lower the exercise or conversion price thereof.
“Exercise Date” means, for any given exercise of this Warrant, the date on which the conditions to such exercise as set forth in Section 3 shall have been satisfied at or prior to 5:00 p.m., Wyoming time, on a Business Day, including, without limitation, the receipt by the Company of the Exercise Agreement, the Warrant and the Aggregate Exercise Price.
“Exercise Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(i).
“Exercise Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Exercise Price” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Fair Market Value” means, as of any particular date: (a) the volume weighted average of the closing sales prices of the Common Stock for such day on all domestic securities exchanges on which the Common Stock may at the time be listed; (b) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on any such exchange on any such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock on all such exchanges at the end of such day; (c) if on any such day the Common Stock is not listed on a domestic securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association for such day; or (d) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association on such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association at the end of such day; in each case, averaged over twenty (20) consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately prior to the day as of which “Fair Market Value” is being determined; provided, that if the Common Stock is listed on any domestic securities exchange, the term “Business Day” as used in this sentence means Business Days on which such exchange is open for trading. If at any time the Common Stock is not listed on any domestic securities exchange or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association, the “Fair Market Value” of the Common Stock shall be the fair market value per share as determined jointly by the Board and the Holder[; provided, that if the Board and the Holder are unable to agree on the fair market value per share of the Common Stock within a reasonable period of time (not to exceed 10 days from the Company’s receipt of the Exercise Agreement), such fair market value shall be determined by a mutually agreeable investment banking, accounting or valuation firm. The determination of such firm shall be final and conclusive, and the fees and expenses of such valuation firm shall be borne equally by the Company and the Holder.
“Holder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.
“Options” means any warrants or other rights or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
“Original Issue Date” means 15 April 2021, the date on which the Warrant was issued by the Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
“Nasdaq” means The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.
“OTC Bulletin Board” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority OTC Bulletin Board electronic inter-dealer quotation system.
“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, trust, incorporated organization or government or department or agency thereof.
“Pink OTC Markets” means the OTC Markets Group Inc. electronic inter- dealer quotation system, including OTCQX, OTCQB and OTC Pink.
“Loan Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Warrant” means this Warrant and all warrants issued upon division or combination of, or in substitution for, this Warrant.
“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company then purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.
2. Term of Warrant. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof and prior to 5:00 p.m., Wyoming time, on 15 April 2023, or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day (the “Exercise Period”), the Holder of this Warrant may exercise this Warrant for all or any part of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder (subject to adjustment as provided herein).
3. Exercise of Warrant.
(a) Exercise Procedure. This Warrant may be exercised from time to time on any Business Day during the Exercise Period, for all or any part of the unexercised Warrant Shares, upon:
(i) surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its then principal executive offices (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction), together with an Exercise Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, an “Exercise Agreement”), duly completed (including specifying the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased) and executed; and
(ii) payment to the Company of the Aggregate Exercise Price in accordance with Section 3(6).
(b) Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price. Payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price shall be made, at the option of the Holder as expressed in the Exercise Agreement, by the following methods:
(i) by delivery to the Company of a certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company, in the amount of such Aggregate Exercise Price;
(ii) by instructing the Company to issue Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of all or any part of this Warrant on a net basis such that, without payment of any cash consideration or other immediately available funds, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant in exchange for the number of Warrant Shares as is computed using the following formula:
Where:
X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder.
Y = the total number of Warrant Shares for which the Holder has elected to exercise this Warrant pursuant to Section 3(a).
A= the Fair Market Value of one Warrant Share as of the applicable Exercise Date.
B = the Exercise Price in effect under this Warrant as of the applicable Exercise Date.
X = Y(A - B) ..,. A)
(iii) by surrendering to the Company (x) Warrant Shares previously acquired by the Holder with an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the Exercise Date equal to such Aggregate Exercise Price and/or (y) other securities of the Company having a value as of the Exercise Date equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price (which value in the case of debt securities shall be the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, in the case of preferred stock shall be the liquidation value thereof plus accumulated and unpaid dividends and in the case of shares of Common Stock shall be the Fair Market Value thereof); or
(iv) any combination of the foregoing.
In the event of any withholding of Warrant Shares or surrender of other equity securities pursuant to clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) above where the number of shares whose value is equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price is not a whole number, the number of shares withheld by or surrendered to the Company shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share and the Company shall make a cash payment to the Holder (by delivery of a certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) based on the incremental fraction of a share being so withheld by or surrendered to the Company in an amount equal to the product of (x) such incremental fraction of a share being so withheld or surrendered multiplied by (y) in the case of Common Stock, the Fair Market Value per Warrant Share as of the Exercise Date, and, in all other cases, the value thereof as of the Exercise Date determined in accordance with clause (iii)(y) above.
(c) Delivery of Stock Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company of the Exercise Agreement, surrender of this Warrant and payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price (in accordance with Section 3(a) hereof), the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within five (5) Business Days thereafter, execute (or cause to be executed) and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share, as provided in Section 3(d) hereof. The stock certificate or certificates so delivered shall be, to the extent possible, in such denomination or denominations as the exercising Holder shall reasonably request in the Exercise Agreement and shall be registered in the name of the Holder or, subject to compliance with Section 7 below, such other Person’s name as shall be designated in the Exercise Agreement. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised and such certificate or certificates of Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and the Holder or any other Person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such Warrant Shares for all purposes, as of the Exercise Date.
(d) Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue a fractional Warrant Share upon exercise of any Warrant. As to any fraction of a Warrant Share that the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay to such Holder an amount in cash (by delivery of a certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) equal to the product of (i) such fraction multiplied by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one Warrant Share on the Exercise Date.
(e) Delivery of New Warrant. Unless the purchase rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares being issued in accordance with Section 3(c) hereof, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unexpired and unexercised Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant. Such new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical to this Warrant.
(f) Valid Issuance of Warrant and Warrant Shares; Payment of Taxes. With respect to the exercise of this warrant, the Company hereby represents, covenants and agrees:
(i) This Warrant is, and any Warrant issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant shall be, upon issuance, duly authorized and validly issued.
(ii) All Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be, upon issuance, and the Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that such Warrant Shares are, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, issued without violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any stockholder of the Company and free and clear of all taxes, liens and charges.
(iii) The Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary to ensure that all such Warrant Shares are issued without violation by the Company of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares may be listed at the time of such exercise (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Company upon each such issuance).
(iv) The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Warrant Shares, immediately upon such exercise, to be listed on any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares are listed at the time of such exercise.
(v) The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes and other governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to, the issuance or delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant; provided, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed with respect to any applicable withholding or the issuance or delivery of the Warrant Shares to any Person other than the Holder, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the Person requesting such issuance has paid to the Company the amount of any such tax, or has established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
(g) Conditional Exercise. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if an exercise of any portion of this Warrant is to be made in connection with a public offering or a sale of the Company (pursuant to a merger, sale of stock, or otherwise), such exercise may at the election of the Holder be conditioned upon the consummation of such transaction, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed to be effective until immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.
(h) Reservation of Shares. During the Exercise Period, the Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock or other securities constituting Warrant Shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the exercise of this Warrant, the maximum number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant, and the par value per Warrant Share shall at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Exercise Price. The Company shall not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect and shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.
4. Adjustment to Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares. In order to prevent dilution of the purchase rights granted under this Warrant, the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 4 (in each case, after taking into consideration any prior adjustments pursuant to this Section 4).
(a) Adjustment to Exercise Price and Warrant Shares Upon Dividend, Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company shall, at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, (i) pay a dividend or make any other distribution upon the Common Stock or any other capital stock of the Company payable in shares of Common Stock or in Options or Convertible Securities, or (ii) subdivide (by any stock split, recapitalization or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to any such dividend, distribution or subdivision shall be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 4(a) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the dividend, subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(b) Adjustment to Exercise Price and Warrant Shares Upon Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger. In the event of any (i) capital reorganization of the Company, (ii) reclassification of the stock of the Company (other than a change in par value or from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value or as a result of a stock dividend or subdivision, split-up or combination of shares), (iii) consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, (iv) sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or (v) other similar transaction (other than any such transaction covered by Section 4(a)), in each case which entitles the holders of Common Stock to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock, each Warrant shall, immediately after such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction, remain outstanding and shall thereafter, in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the number of Warrant Shares then exercisable under this Warrant, be exercisable for the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or assets of the Company or of the successor Person resulting from such transaction to which the Holder would have been entitled upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction if the Holder had exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior to the time of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction and acquired the applicable number of Warrant Shares then issuable hereunder as a result of such exercise (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant); and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder) shall be made with respect to the Holder’s rights under this Warrant to insure that the provisions of this Section 4 hereof shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as possible, to this Warrant in relation to any shares of stock, securities or assets thereafter acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant (including, in the case of any consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction in which the successor or purchasing Person is other than the Company, an immediate adjustment in the Exercise Price to the value per share for the Common Stock reflected by the terms of such consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction, and a corresponding immediate adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise, if the value so reflected is less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction). The provisions of this Section 4(b) shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales or similar transactions. The Company shall not effect any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction unless, prior to the consummation thereof, the successor Person (if other than the Company) resulting from such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction, shall assume, by written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant and satisfactory to the Holder, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such shares of stock, securities or assets which, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, such Holder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to any corporate event or other transaction contemplated by the provisions of this Section 4(b), the Holder shall have the right to elect prior to the consummation of such event or transaction, to give effect to the exercise rights contained in Section 2 instead of giving effect to the provisions contained in this Section 4(b) with respect to this Warrant.
(c) Certain Events. If any event of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions occurs, then the Board shall make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the Holder in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Section 4; provided, that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 4(c) shall increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares issuable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 4.
(d) Certificate as to Adjustment.
(i) As promptly as reasonably practicable following any adjustment of the Exercise Price, but in any event not later than twenty (20) Business Days thereafter, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate of an executive officer setting forth in reasonable detail such adjustment and the facts upon which it is based and certifying the calculation thereof.
(ii) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the receipt by the Company of a written request by the Holder, but in any event not later than twenty (20) Business Days thereafter, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate of an executive officer certifying the Exercise Price then in effect and the number of Warrant Shares or the amount, if any, of other shares of stock, securities or assets then issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.
(e) Notices. In the event:
(i) that the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, to vote at a meeting (or by written consent), to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other security; or
(ii) of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company, any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person; or
(iii) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding- up of the Company;
then, and in each such case, the Company shall send or cause to be sent to the Holder at least twenty (20) Business Days prior to the applicable record date or the applicable expected effective date, as the case may be, for the event, a written notice specifying, as the case may be, (A) the record date for such dividend, distribution, meeting or consent or other right or action, and a description of such dividend, distribution or other right or action to be taken at such meeting or by written consent, or (B) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is proposed to take place, and the date, if any is to be fixed, as of which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken with respect to which the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon exercise of the Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, and the amount per share and character of such exchange applicable to the Warrant and the Warrant Shares.
5. Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 4 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any shares of Common Stock, Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder shall be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder would have acquired if the Holder had held the number of Warrant Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Holder shall not be entitled to the Purchase Rights granted herein with respect to any Excluded Issuance.
6. Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or otherwise, the Company guarantees to Holder that the gross sale price of the Warrant Shares sold by Holder will be no less, on average, than $1.50 per Warrant Share (the “Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price”).
(b) The actual gross sale price received by Holder on the sale of the Warrant Shares shall be calculated on the earlier of (i) 15 April 2023; or (ii) the date on which the last Warrant Share is sold.
(c) If, for any reason, Holder receives less than Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price on the sale of Warrant Shares, the Company will, within two (2) Business Days, issue to Holder shares of Common Stock, valued at Fair Market Value, in such amount such that Holder has received the Minimum Guaranteed Sale Price.
(d) This obligation of the Company shall terminate on 15 April 2023.
(e) By way of example, if on 20 April 2022: (x) Holder sells the last Warrant Share issued hereunder; (y) the total gross amount received by Holder for the sale of all the Warrant Shares is $200,000 (i.e., $1 per Warrant Share); and (z) the Fair Market Value of the Company Common Stock is $1; then prior to the end of business on 22 April 2022, the Company will issue Holder 100,000 shares of Common Stock, which will result in a deemed net profit of $250,000 to the Holder.
7. Transfer of Warrant. Subject to the transfer conditions referred to in the legend endorsed hereon, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, by the Holder without charge to the Holder, upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its then principal executive offices with a properly completed and duly executed Assignment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, together with funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes described in Section 3(f)(v) in connection with the making of such transfer. Upon such compliance, surrender and delivery and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant, if any, not so assigned and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.
8. Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder: Limitations on Liability. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares to which the Holder is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 8, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.
9. Replacement on Loss: Division and Combination.
(a) Replacement of Warrant on Loss. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and upon delivery of an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (it being understood that a written indemnification agreement or affidavit of loss of the Holder shall be a sufficient indemnity) and, in case of mutilation, upon surrender of such Warrant for cancellation to the Company, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver to the Holder, in lieu hereof, a new Warrant of like tenor and exercisable for an equivalent number of Warrant Shares as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed; provided, that, in the case of mutilation, no indemnity shall be required if this Warrant in identifiable form is surrendered to the Company for cancellation.
(b) Division and Combination of Warrant. Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of this Warrant as to any transfer or other assignment which may be involved in such division or combination, this Warrant may be divided or, following any such division of this Warrant, subsequently combined with other Warrants, upon the surrender of this Warrant or Warrants to the Company at its then principal executive offices, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the respective Holders or their agents or attorneys. Subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of this Warrant as to any transfer or assignment which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall at its own expense execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered in accordance with such notice. Such new Warrant or Warrants shall be of like tenor to the surrendered Warrant or Warrants and shall be exercisable in the aggregate for an equivalent number of Warrant Shares as the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered in accordance with such notice.
10. No Impairment. The Company shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but shall at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the Holder in order to protect the exercise rights of the Holder against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant.
11. Compliance with the Securities Act.
(a) Agreement to Comply with the Securities Act; Legend. The Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 11 and the restrictive legend requirements set forth on the face of this Warrant and further agrees that such Holder shall not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). This Warrant and all Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant (unless registered under the Securities Act) shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SHARES IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND IS QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW OR (II) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN LAW AND, IF THE CORPORATION REQUESTS, AN OPINION SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT HAS BEEN RENDERED BY COUNSEL. II
(b) Representations of the Holder. In connection with the issuance of this Warrant, the Holder specifically represents, as of the date hereof, to the Company by acceptance of this Warrant as follows:
(i) The Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The Holder is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof for investment for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
(ii) The Holder understands and acknowledges that this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof are “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that, under such laws and applicable regulations, such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. In addition, the Holder represents that it is familiar with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.
(iii) The Holder acknowledges that it can bear the economic and financial risk of its investment for an indefinite period, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Warrant and the Warrant Shares. The Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Warrant and the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company.
12. Warrant Register. The Company shall keep and properly maintain at its principal executive offices books for the registration of the Warrant and any transfers thereof. The Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name the Warrant is registered on such register as the Holder thereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, except any assignment, division, combination or other transfer of the Warrant effected in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.
13. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth in the Preamble above or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective {a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first Business Day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second Business Day following the date of mailing by reputable courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. Any party hereto may from time to time change its address for notices under this Section by giving at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice of such changed address or facsimile number to the other party hereto.
14. Cumulative Remedies. Except to the extent expressly provided in Section 8 to the contrary, the rights and remedies provided in this Warrant are cumulative and are not exclusive of, and are in addition to and not in substitution for, any other rights or remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise.
15. Equitable Relief. Each of the Company and the Holder acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach by such party of any of its obligations under this Warrant may give rise to irreparable harm to the other party hereto for which monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by such party of any such obligations, the other party hereto shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to seek equitable relief, including a restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction.
16. Entire Agreement. This Warrant and the Loan Agreement, together with the Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement), constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Warrant with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.
17. Successor and Assigns. This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of the Holder. Such successors and/or permitted assigns of the Holder shall be deemed to be a Holder for all purposes hereunder.
18. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Warrant is for the sole benefit of the Company and the Holder and their respective successors and, in the case of the Holder, permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Warrant.
19. Headings. The headings in this Warrant are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Warrant.
20. Amendment and Modification: Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Warrant may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by the Company or the Holder of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Warrant shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
21. Severability. If any term or prov1s1on of this Warrant is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Warrant or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
22. Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Wyoming without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Wyoming or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Wyoming.
23. Submission to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts ofthe United States of America or the courts ofthe State of Wyoming in each case located in the and County of Cheyenne, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of process, summons, notice or other document by certified or registered mail to such party’s address set forth herein shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or any proceeding in such courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
24. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Warrant is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues and, therefore, each such party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any legal action arising out of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby.
25. Counterparts. This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Warrant delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Warrant.
26. No Strict Construction. This Warrant shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.
Signature page follows.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this Warrant on the Original Issue Date.
| SLINGER BAG, INC., a Nevada corporation | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Mike Ballardie | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Accepted and agreed, | ||
| CHESSLER HOLDINGS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||